The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-10
NORTHFIELD.

Inere IS some talB OF Dali IN arm
DRY hall on Thanksgiving night.
Nelson Tyler is having his yard
graded in front of his residence on
Main street.
A reception was rendered Rev. and
Mrs. Walter Dole on Friday evening
in Odd Fellows hall The affair was
attended by large number of young
people and proved itself to be one of
the pleasantest events of the season.
Dainty refreshments were served I'M
der the direction of Miss Nina Thurs
ton, who presided at the punch bowl.
A musical program was furnished
which proved to be very entertaining.
Ned Witham is suffering from the
effects of sore hand and is at present
unable to work
M. D. Smith spent a part of last
week in Montpelier.
Frank Garter has sold his farm stu
ated one and one half miles from this
village on the Waitsfield road through
the M. d Smith Real Estate Agency
to B. A. Horner Of Edgworth, Pa.
Possession to be given next spring.
Theodore Morrison has sold the farm
he recently purchased, known as the
Lynch. farm IN the Waitsfied road, to
Frank Garter. Possession to be given
at once.
The senior promenade and dance of
Norwich University will be held in
Dewey hall on Friday evening. Gil
bertson's orchestra will furnish mu-
sic.
The recent difficulty among the
granite men of town has been satsfac-
torily settled and the men are again at
work.
A social was held in the high school
rooms on Saturday evening
Miss Dora Miller of Montpelier is
spending vacation in town.
Mrs. Nellie Saunders of Tunbridge
was the guest of her father. j Preutis
Brooks, last week.
The ladies' literary club will meet
on Tuesday with Mrs Julius Bingham
and on next week with Mrs. Walter
Dole.
Frank Carrigan has finished work
for H. Q. Moseley.
Mrs. Lucie Premier has moved from
the Cutler house to the Baine house
at the Center.
Mildred Kimball is ill with scarlet
fever.
Miss Maud Gilligan was called to
her home in Natick, Mass, on Satur-
day on account of the shooting of her
brother. 1t seems that on Thursday
the young man was cleaning revolver
and in some manner the weapon was
discharged, bullet piercing the lung.
At last accounts he was very low with
little chance of recovery.
William Legier and Prof. Brill have
had new phones installed in their
residences.
Mrs. Frank Martin received news
of her mothers death in Quebec one
day last week but the telegram an
nouncing the fact was SO delayed that
Mrs. Martin was unable to reach her
home in time to attend the funeral.
Deputy Sheriff Cushman of Bethel
was IN town on Friday on business.
MIS-. Lizzie FeIson and Simeon
Field of Hanover, N. H., have re-
turned to that place after visit with
their brother in in this place.
Mrs. W. B. Mayo's class, No 8 Of
the Congregational church. will NEE
with Mrs. f. l.. Field on Thursday tt
sew.
An Italian dance was held in thu
spring house on Saturday evening.
The Dumas house on King street ha
been shingled and otherwise repaired
and will be rented in the near future
New plate glass windows have beef
added to the rooms occupied by LIE
mieux q MoriaIty and to the store re
Gently occupied by the Boston frui
store. Both of these places bear
marked Improvement.
This place was in almost total dark
ness on Thursday and Friday evening
on account of the burning of the cleo
trio light station here Lanterns wer
in great demand and these who di
not join the lantern brigade stumble
along in the darkness as best the
could. Old lamps were Iesurreote
and made useful and the business PAL
of the village presented dull appear
ance lighted by candles torches al
lamps of various kinds. The darknes
was relieved on Saturday evenin
when power was obtained from th
Moody Almon plant, which was II
Gently installed and the village becan
light once more. The burning of I'll
station was great loss TO the ac'
The time of the arrival of train N,
8 coming from the south has bee
changed from 3 AS to 8 80 a. m. III
mail will be closed at 30
public examination for teache
will be held In the graded soho
building on Friday and Saturday No
IS and 10.
Mr. and Mrs. j. M Holland lie
Saturday for trip to st. Louis.
The football game between Norwi