Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-05-24
West Randolph Items.


Rev. v. M. Hardy attended the Royalton Asso-
citation Of Ministers at Chelsea, on Tuesday and
Wednesday OF last week, and delivered sermon
before the association. DR.. o. r. Greene goes
to Warren for n few days this week. Curtis
Parkhurst, about twenty years old, stole bushel
Of wheat and other articles of Ahira Griswold.
It cost him $40 TO settle the matter without any
trial. Is II good plan to collect hush money!
Too close contact with a buzz planer gave
Mr.. Mann rather sore fingers. T.. J. McWain Is
again on the street. His health Is rapidly i'm
proving under the treatment OF DR.. Burbank. -.
Salisbury Brothers have just begun shipping fur
niture from their new shop. They employ about
twenty five hands Ceverly Is putting on flat
tin roof In place OF tho one burned. Fred
Beede and T. o. Blanchard brought In fine
string Of trout each on Friday Miss Sadie
Smith OF Boston is stopping at her mothers for
few days. IA. b, Tewksbury has slated his
house. The entertainment on Thursday even
ing for the benefit Of the singing-school was well
attended and the audience much pleased. The
receipts were S3i. Co. which will cover all indebt
edness. Much credit is due Mrs. Samuel Bass,
who arranged It,. There was very pleasant
reunion on Thursday at Mrs. A. f. Hendricks Of
Mrs. Parish of Brookfeld and her FIVE daughters.
..,.William Vial has returned after few weeks
absence. 80. We thought we understood Brother
Chase store, but he says 1t isn't 3d." That 1t Il
Dubois Gays block instead. 1t is "leetle"
hard to understand Brother Thayer sometimes,
so we hope to be pardoned for the mistake...
Inc ice men are nappy.. we near or seem 20
hear the distant chimes OF wedding bells Will
lard Gay has sold the house formerly occupied by
II. X. French to Charles Burridge, Price paid,
$500 cash. .Quite a lot OF fine stock was I'M
loaded here last week, Moulton Brothers receiv-
ing Jersey COW for which they paid $780, and a
calf costing $500, and Robert Kimball receiving
four head OF blooded stock for which q high price
was paid. Mr.. Kimball, who Ia stopping In town
for a few days, also received pair OF beautiful
roam horses from Montreal which cost 81, 600,
making the finest team that has been seen on our
streets for some time. Rev. II. c. Howard OF
Roxbury preached In the Christian church on
Sunday In exchange with Rev. c. p. Smith. 80.
VIII Seymour Is In town and will remain until his
health Is better. ID. c. Woodward has lately
purchased fine black horse OF H. A. Brown OF
Royalton. A. f. Kendrick is now at st. Paul
Repairs are progressing slowly on A. II.
Beedle's residence. Gospel Hymns Nos. !, q
and combined, have just been purchased for
use at social meetings at the Congregational
church. The cornet band organized on Satur-
day night with Chatield az leader. g.. DIR. Nor
man Martin, druggist and physician Of Brush
town, N. Y, has been visiting Dr. Whttlesey.
Moulton Brothers sent four Jersey calves and two
Jersey bulls to New York on Monday. =. Rev.
II. +. Forrest Is TO preach at the Baptist church
next Sunday. The high school closes with pub
lie examination June 9th. The graduating ex-
ercises will occur Friday evening in Dubois e.
Gays hall The class consists OF eight. College
preparatory course, Herbert Flint, Guy Wilson,
Gertrude Jones; classical course, George Spar
hawk, Kate Howard, Emma Smith, Lena Spauld-
ing; English course, Jennie Smith.