The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-11

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the East Village, November Sd. Only seven
were present at this meeting, and two COM
mittees were chosen to fill the vacancy of
two who have declined to act. Nothing has
been done in the way of raising the sub
scription for the year commencing with the
ISL OF December next 80 Mrs. Rosie
Wilson is recovering from an attack OF
pneumonia. Anna Knight, who was re-
ported much worse Sabbath evening, the
lst now seems to be improving. She has
been i'll with fever since the middle of Sep
TENDER. The other sick ones are slowly
improving. = Miss Estella Mcfarland
has become deranged. She has the sym
pathy of all. - A case of dphtheria is
reported in the east part of the town
Scott Doe, who left this town several years
since and went to California, has moved to
Iowa. His family have returned to Corinth
for visit. - The lyceum conducted by
the scholars at the academy is well at
tended. There have been more present
than could find seats. The following sub
ject was discussed Tuesday evening, No
vember 3D.: ResolUed, That the town sys-
TEN of schools is to be preferred to the
district system" The discussions are gem
orally confined to the scholars. At the
last meeting, after the regular disputants
mad spoken, volunteers were called for,
and Mr.. George M. Dearborn, an old
teacher of the academy, addressed the
meeting at length on the above subject.
East Corinth.
MOSES CURRIER has sold his colt to a man
from Newbury. -. +. Perley, agent
for the Walter A. Wood Manufacturing
Company, was in town Thursday.
Charles Marten returned last Wednesday
from California, whittier he went last spring.
u. b. Kemp has put in Watering
trough opposite his store. - II. r. Full
ton was thrown from his wagon, the other
evening, and quite seriously injured. -
D. Mckinley drives the stage for s. Morri-
son, who is laid by with rheumatism. -
5. Thompson has further improved the brick
house by moving the old cOflin-shop round
to the north side, joining the house and barn.
Orange.
Mrs. E. G.. PEAKE is seriously i'll.
Miss Ella Curtis is sick with jaundice at j.
l.. Lords. - Foxes visited the turkey
roost of Mr.. Francis Curtis last FRIDAY
night. There are seventeen turkeys missing
u. M. Lord is putting into Reuben
Lords pasture an eight-horse power engine
to saw wood and lath - Misses A, M
Houghton and Stella Platt have gone to
Boston to spend the winter.
West Randolph.
The neXT annual session of the Good TEN.
plars' basket picnic union will be held at the
Methodist vestry next week Thursday. The
afternoon and evening sessions will be pub
lie. The following is the programmes Open
ing in form at ten o'clock A. NJ; address OF
welcome, Acadia lodge; response, Cleave
land lodge; music by the union; report OF
lodges; election and installation of officers
general business; dinner. Half-past one p
M Music; prayer; essay, Brookfield lodge
recitation, Cleaveland lodge; discussion
I" ReSolced, That Emigration from Foreign
Countries into the United States Ought IL
be Prohibited;" music by the union; ques
tion-boX; essay, Acadia lodge. Seven p NJ
-Music prayer; address, Frank Plumley o.
Northheld; music; benediction. - The
Mechanics band held its second social dane,
IN Its hall last week Thursday evening
Iwenty-one couples were present, and al
had very pleasant time. A small sum wa.
Melted. - The free reading-rooms will
soon be moved into the Wheeler block
- several OF our people went to the
capital to hear Will Carleton. The lv
ceum OF the graded school is flourishing. /
has over seventy members, and some of tn,
discussions are very spirited. - Dog
are making sad havoc with sheep in tn,
east part of the town. Two youn.
men We're recently admitted as member
into the Congregational church. - w,
understand that Rev. E. Gerry closed hi
labors with the Braintree Hill church las
sunday. - The Central Vermont rail
road is laying covered drain through tn,
railroad yard. - AT the sale of tn,
choice of seats at auction for the lectur,
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thirty new buildings have been erected il
this village this season. Six persons
were admitted as members of the Christian
church last week. - Curtis orchestr;
will furnish music at a benefit for the Rocb
ester cornet band at that place Thanks
giving eve. - A. A. Smith has re
turned from a visit to Connecticut and adj
joining states A. w. Tewksbury &
Sons have an order for four thousand dozel
wire screens. They will be made at Tn,
Abbott steam-mill. - DR.. Scott, VIII,
was formerly a physician in this place fol
many years, has come back, and has an of
flee in one of the new blocks. Mrs DIR
a. kendrick fell down the attic stairs, las
week, and broke one of her legs - Rev
5. A. Parker will preach in the Mechanics
band hall next Sunday. - Last Wednes
day night Miss Emerson of Jacksonville
Florida, spoke at the Methodist church
- One of j. c. Dyer's horses strayed O.
was stolen from the pasture one day las
week. - Martin Garrison of the firm o
Nj. Garrison Company, publishers, Bos
ton, was in town last week. - DIR
Geo. Sparhawk of Burlington was here las
Monday. - w. f.. Lamson has moved
into his new block, which is very pleasan
and spacious one. - Rev. Moses Kidde
OF Woodstock occupied the pulpit at tn,
Christian church last Sunday - A. A
Storrs will spend the winter in Florida
- Charles l.. Wheeler, who has charg
OF the handolpn creamery, has sold his but
ter tins season for twenty-seven cents pc
pound on an average, while most of TIN
farmers have not got twenty cents. -
j. w. Hale has hired fiat in Dubois 8
Gay new block. - BENJAMIN McIntyr
brought boy home with him from Alaska
Last week the little fellow was run over b,
team, injuring him badly. - DR.. w.
Curtis has sold his place for 81 800 to Mr.
Carrigan of the Center.
North Thetford.
The North Thetford nine beat the Oxford
in game of base ball played last Friday a
this place. The musical convention a
Bradford will draw few from here. -
The lyceums are well attended and quite
success. - Mr.. Blanchard from Dart
mouth College has been hired by the Congre
gatlonal society to preach the remainder o
the year - Mrs. Forrest and children
have returned to their home in Kansas
- Frank Wilcox has built large hen
house and is going into the egg business OF
a large scale. - Mrs. William Snow
| (nee Ellie Sawyer) is home from Cheyenne
Wyoming Territory, on visit to her sicl
mother, and will stay through the winter
- Harry Berry has recently taken T.
himself wife, a Massachusetts girl, wher
he has been for the past two years. -
Newton Balch has been quite sick for few
weeks past, but is able to be out again.
Tunbridge.
THE pound and acquaintance party at Rev
| &. Il. Hurd's, last W ednesday evening, wa
a success. A large number of people wer
| present and many articles were carried an,
presented to the new pastor. Ed. Il
Smith, former resident, and one of the or