The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-30


with much pleasure. Cake and coffee were
served, and after a short time spent in
pleasant manner the company dispersed.
No presents were received. - Some
fields of potatoes are rotting so badly in this
vicinity as to be hardly worth digging.
- Orrin p. Dudley has received PEN
sion of IS a month, with S13S back pay.
80 The delegates from this town to the
state Sunday-sChool convention, held at
Burlington this week, are John Peavy and
Mabel Flint. = Alfred Eaton and wife
of Rochester were in town last week, the
guests of A. II. McIntire. == G.. w. Flagg
started last Thursday for keene, n. H., to
attend a wrestling match between II. NJ.
Dufur and Mcmahon. - Harvey Pack
ard, who has been sick since last April has
so far recovered as to be able to walk out
short distance. - Frank Howard and
wife of Massachusetts are visiting friends
! in town. 80 II j. Bass has gone to Med
ford, Mass, to work for W. Lamb
Chelsea.
O. H. POWERS, Esq, and wife were in
Barre, last week. attending the funeral ser
vices of Mrs. Powers sister. = Charles
! II. Corwin has made arrangements to go into
business in Boston, Mass, we are informed.
80 a. w. Whitney has bought the Mar
tin Ordway place. Price, 80, 700. There is a
rumor that a change is to take place in the
| ownership of the hotel property, but we
sincerely hope this is not true. - Will
lam Robbins bought the " school-house pas
auction. - Mr.. Reuben Clough went
to White River Junction, Wednesday,
to be examined by medical board in rela-
tion to his application for pension. -
Miss Blanche Corless of Barre has been WIS.,
iting Miss Lillian Peters. - Hon. l.. G..
Hinckley has been i'll for few days past
but is better at this writing. - school
lyceum has been gotten up by the pupils of
Chelsea Academy, being held every week.
80 Several citizens have been making
improvements in their yards-filling in,
leveling up, and taking down fences. This
is move in the right direction, and we hope
it will be carried on by others. - A Sc
we're snow storm visited this locality last
week Wednesday-th is, severe for the sea-
son of the year. Six inches and half was
measured in several places. - The
worlds fair at Tunbridge occurs this week,
and will be fully attended by Chelsea peo-
pie 1t deserves hearty support. "A
game of base ball is to be played to-day
, wednesday, at Tunbridge between the
Chelsea and Royaton mines.
Corinth.
THE forests have put on their brilliant
hue, and it is noticeable fact that very few,
if any birds, are to be seen. Usually the
robins feast upon the black cherries. The
trees are loaded this fall. - Snow fell
last Wednesday in some parts of this town to
the depth of eight inches. Drifts were to be
t seen on the hills last Sunday. - Cooks
Vile school meets every two weeks to dis
decamations and music are upon the pro-
gramme. The meetings held Tuesday
l evenings. - Lyman Porter, Esq, is at
/ work on the dam at the grist-nill. Judging
: from present appearances, it will be several
weeks before the mill will be in running
: order. The repairs estimated to cost
| $3.50 and upward, without doing some
4 needed work upon the mill building. The
+ repairing is unfortunate for the owner and
q the community at this time of the year.
n when the mill is most needed. - Crops
8 are mostly secured. Corn is better than was
e anticipated a few weeks since. Some fields
of potatoes are yielding heavily Clarence
Day dug for George Tenney one hundred
= twenty-three bushels of Brooks Seedlings in
a ten hours. Mr.. Tenney and his brother
:, picked up one hundred ten bushels of them,
e leaving thirteen bushels of small ones for
= the next days work. - q. &. Cook has
y putin new letter-boXes during the past week
:, q and proposes to enter upon his duties as
u postmaster October 1st - Rev. III. p.
q James exchanged on the 9th with Rev.
:, y Mr.. Thomas of Vershire. - The annual
II meeting of the Congregational society will
oe nelo az tG G oGhter cmurcn Octooer otn
IS in place of the one blown down a few weeks
s. since - Frank Hutton who bought ont
i G. a. Washburn, has erected a barn upon
the premises - Mrs. Loren Emery is
visiting friends at West Fairlee village.
! - Mrs. A. f. Kinney is visiting rela-
~ tives at Lyndon II Rowe and wife
~ ~ visited last week at Norwich. - Quar-
= terly meeting will be held at the Methodist
u church at the Corner next Sunday.
y Wool sells at TWENTY-FIVE cents per nound at
y which price BUYERS are plenty. - Corn
u is late in this section of the state But little
L has been cut up as vet.
4 Newbury.
II REV. Mr.. BURSHAM of West Concord
u preached at the Methodist church last sun
e dav, in exchange with Rev. J. H Winslow
|, - The eclipse of the moon was wit
|. messed by MANY of our peonle last week
Is Rev. ]. IT, Winslow of the Methodist
l. church is taking his summer vacation
Il - Mr.. Horace w. Bailey, town sunerin.
|. tendent of common schools. gives a rond ra-
g mort of the fail schools in town W1 I'll There
o is large number of boarders at the nresent
e time at the Mount Pulaski Uouse -----
IL Messrs. Dwinell and Winch of NarsbfeId
? have been over six weeks in town renairing
A old and new roofs of buildinos witb Netcalfs
<, elastic fire-proof paint. The naint is whollv
:: different from a coal-tar preparation. which
a was being introduced "A few wears ago. and
p which proved a perfect failure
-
c orange.
s On the 23d instant snow fell to the depth
X of from eight to ten inches doing consider
s able damage to forest and fruit trees. break
T. ing them down in MANY places on the
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