The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-12-16
Orange County.

,. Emery Is SICK, ana several OtnerS III Town
have hard colds.
Orange County.
Braintree.
MRS A. w. LAPoRT of Lawrence, Mass, is
visiting friends in this vicinity. - Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Dutton are boarding at Mrs.
Matilda Beeman's. - The Sewing and
Mite Society will meet with Mrs. j. A.
French next Friday afternoon.
Chelsea.
e. p. DENsMoRE has sold his house and
milling property to Mr.. Hutchinson of
Bradford. - Francis Laird caught an
owl last week, which was the largest of its
kind we have ever seen. 1t is to be mounted.
- The members of the Methodist Epis-
copal church have obtained new organ,
which is quite an addition to this church.
John s. Parks officiated as organist last Sun
day. - The following was written on
slip of paper and handed to an usher as an
admission ticket at late school exhibition
in district No. .: admit the bearer She
paid 500 school tax" 1t is needless to say
she was admitted by the dazed usher. -
Charles X. Corwin is to buy poultry for the
Christmas market this week. - The
heavy rain and south winds on Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week melted the snow
and left the travelling very bad in this vicin-
ity. In consequence business has been dull
for week past although it was very good
the previous week. - Orange county
court convened Tuesday last, with large
docket on hand Judge Rowell presiding,
with Judges Tibbetts and Lathrop assisting.
- Achsa Hemenway was buried last
week Thursday. - The town meet
ing called for Wednesday of last week met
and dissolved without transacting any bust
ness, the business for which it was warned
having been transacted at a former meeting.
! - Harry j. Corwin was in Boston last
week on business. - We are informed
that a first-class barber will be in attend
ance at the Orange County Hotel during the
present term of court This will be much
appreciated, as we have had nothing of the
kind for any length of time for the past ten
years. - Rev. K. +. Herrick was called
to Randolph, last week, by the death of his
father No service was held at the Congre-
gational church last Sunday. - The suit
of Maria Medcalf Us. Willard f. Med
calf, brought before Justice w. s. Hatch,
was tried last Wednesday. 1t was an
action of trover for the recovery of a
promissory note Judgement for plain
tiff. Hubbard for plaintiff; Darling for de-
PENDANT - Fred Edwards is home from
the West. 1t is reported that Bert
Allen has gone to New Mexico. - Ed.
| Worthen, teller in the Northfield National
Bank, Northteld, VT, was in town visiting
friends last week. - Rev. III. A. Spencer,
presiding elder of the Montpelier district
day. - Luna Godfrey and Oracle Lewis
are visiting friends in st. Johnsbury
- A. A. Goodwin an old resident, has
taken the WATcHMAN sixty years, and would
hardly know how to do without it. -
Mrs. f.. b. Stanley visited friends in Brad
ford last week0- Coasting and skating
have been very good in town for two o:
three days past, and it has been fully Ell
joyed by Young America. - Christmas
goods are beginning to show themselves in
our shop windows.
Corinth.
THE remains of r. Ward, a former resi-
dent of this town, We're buried in the GENE
terry at the Corner last Sunday, Rev. Mr.
Hamilton of West Fairlee officiating. -
The Spear grst-mill is being repaired, anc
a new wheel is being put in. - Their,
will be Christmas festival at Cooksvill'
on Thursday evening, December 24th
- w. ID. b. Avery's son-in-law who il
Dakota last week. - Burt Virgins fel
through scuttle-hole at the barn, recently
a distance of thirty feet.
East Corinth.
The lawsuit of four years standing be
tween George Way and Hilas Grow ha
been decided in favor of Way 60 Rev
III. p. James was absent at the other part o
the town, to attend a funeral, so there wa
no preaching service here last Sunday.
Orange.
j. b. GOODRICH is failing quite rapidly
- Mrs X. Beard has been ON the sicl
list the past week She is slowly recover
ing. - Our snow left us last Wednes
day as quickly as it came. People have T.
use wagons now.
West Randolph.
WILL CARLETON, the popular speaker AM
author, will appear in Dubois * Gays hal
Friday night next. This is the third enter
tainment in the free reading-room lectur
course. Everybody ought to hear him an
the expense is small. - Quarterly meet
ing services will be held at the Methods
church Friday, Saturday and Sunday neXl
Elder Billiard will preside. Friday will b
devoted to fasting and prayer. == Til
mechanics band will hold social dance i
their hall Thursday evening. Music will b
furnished by the mechanics band orchestrs
- The ladies of the Methodist societ
gave very successful pumpkin pie suppe
one night last week. - 1t is said tn
} Randolph House at the Center will be +,
opened January LIST. - The choral unto
, met at the Methodist church vestry las
: Thursday night and recognized. -
Elisha Herrick an old and esteemed either
was buried Sunday. He had been deaco
= and a prominent member of the Christia
: church for many years. - Laura A
, Goodrich, formerly teacher in the oil
! academy is stopping in town. 80 Is
Oyer IL clerklnB III samuel bass JeWelf
a and fancy goods store through the holidays
( -=S S. j. Paige of Bailey's music rooms
$ Burlington, was in town last week. 49,
: ID. C.. Flint and W. Bates Nichols hay
/, leased the new hotel, we understand, fC
. Sl,325 per year. They formerly kept goo
t hotel in jamestown, Dakota. - Mrs.
S A. Smith visited Mrs. l.. b. Atwood in S
{ Johnsbury last week = Mrs. j. "
= Carleton and son have returned from vii
$ JAMESTOWN. - DR.. II. q. Morton III
$ moved into his new house on Main stree
!. 49, Nj. Il. Warrington late proprietor
$ the Cottage Hotel, has moved into W
y Rogers house ON South Main street III
furniture is to be sold today at auction
J. Harrison Ketchum moves into the old hote
}, - Mr. Pearl, who has been in tow
several weeks, returned to Vershre la
II Saturday. - William Gorham has move
n from Braintree on TO the farm recent