The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02
Orange County.
RradfOrd.

FRANK HARDY met with quite serious
accident last Saturday. In attempting to
lead cow to back pasture the animal
grew fractions, and threw him violently on to
a low stone-wall and post, breaking in one
cheek-bone and severely bruising his face,
neck and hand. - The continued wet
weather and frequent showers makes it
slow work for our farmers in securing their
grain. - The meeting of the Passumpsic
Railroad Company at Newport to-day
"wednesday and the operas to be held
there this week will attract the attention of
our people. A free ride to Newport always
draws crowd - o. II. Baker is suf-
ficiently improved in health to enable him to
be out again. - Dr. Paine of Union Viii
lage was in town last Friday. The doctor
was in practice here some three years ago.
- The Bradford Guards Company G)
returned last Saturday from the muster at
St. Adams. - II. b. Stevens has sold
his livery-stable to e. j. & w. A. Libbey,
who will carry on business at the old stand
Braintree.
WEDNESDAY evening of last week, at
about eight o'clock, there was seen in the
western heavens a bright rainbow. 1t was
raining at the time and the moon was shin
ing quite brightly. Several persons saw it,
only one of whom remembered ever seeing
anything like it before. - The pay
your-money-and-no-wo system of repair
ing roads is the cause of good amount of
comment. Persons who have paid their
highway tax and live on roads upon which
no work has been done this year-and there
are plenty of them-think they are not be-
ing treated fairly in the matter. - II. A.
Powers has large force of men at work
filling his silos. Mr.. Powers is an extern
sive farmer, and one who, after careful
tests, believes ensilage to be valuable feed
for cattle. -Q Quite a number of the
Good Templars in this place attended the
basket picnic of the Orange County Good
Templars' Union at Brooktield last week.
- School in district No. commenced
this week Monday, with Miss Belle Thayer
as teacher. - Mrs p. j. blanchard and
son have returned from Middlebury, where
they have been visiting friends. - Miss
Nancy Gooch is very sick Her trouble is
cancer. She is attended by DR.. Mayo of
Mortified. - Aunt Betsey Martin con-
tinues on the sick list. AS she is quite
aged, but slight hopes are entertained of
attending school at Randolph. - Miss
A. f. Lamb, the clairvoyant, is visiting in
town.
Brookfeld.
C. j. KDBEE is quite out of health The
doctor says he has a slow fever. - Mr..
Hinkley and wife start for their western
| home this week. - Miss Raymond closes
her summer cottage and returns to New
| York this week. - On the 30th ult Mr..
Minor Fielders and Miss Minnie f. Smith
of Huntington We're united in marriage at
the residence of Marcus Peck, Rev. William
Carr officiating. - Mrs. Marcus Peck
has not yet returned from Saratoga. -
Mrs. G. w. Wilcox returns to Massachusetts
| this week.
East Brookfield.
A TRANSIENT calling himself Bishop
stopped at the residence OF John Sprague
one night last week He was quite sick the
next morning, and was carried TO the over
seer of the poor, 7. Calagan, Esq. -
William III. Sprague has gone to St. Johns,
bury to attend school. - George s.
Moulton and wife of West Randolph were
in town last week, visiting their old neigh
| bors. - Luther Blanchard lost valu
able horse last week from Inflammation Of
| the bowels.
Chelsea.
REV. w. H. DAVIS occupied the pulpit o.
the Congregational church last Sunday
Fl The roast-corn festival on North
Common, last Wednesday, by young ladie.
| of the band OF hope, was a success, we art
informed, Notwithstanding the very colo
weather. - Quite large number of PEG
pie from this town attend the camp-meetinl
at Mortified this week. 80 The county
examining board for teachers in public
schools was in session here last Thursda,
and Friday. = William Densmore wa,
committed to Jail last week ON a certife,
execution in favor of Samuel Crafts. -
This town can contribute only four surviv
ing members of the legislature to the De
tober reunion at Montpelier. - Sixt,
fresh-air children from Boston have beef
entertained in this place the past month
- A new base ball nine is In process o
organization. IL promises to be good one
and some fine games are anticipated. =-
The floral decorations at the Congregations
church, last Sunday, We're unusually fine
- Quite number of large catches o