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

trout are reported lately in this vicinity.
Trout-ishing has been the best the past
season for several years. - Chelsea
academy opens for its fall term to-day
wednesday,, and a large school is promised
= A severe frost visited this section
last Thursday night, damaging vines, etc.
- William Peters and wife are visiting
friends in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
- Mr. 9. o. Burnhsm is i'll at this writ
ing. - Special Pension Examiner Cur
rem was in town last week. 80 Henry
Cleveland and son of North Adams Mass,
have been in town visiting friends the past
week. - John Bixby has left for Stowe,
where he is to teach in the academy. -
George A. Emery of East Somerville, Mass,
is in town. - Hon. S. b. Hebard went
to Boston last Saturday on bus ness -
Orcutt Bixby has returned from his western
trip. He reports pleasant journey. -
Miss Grace Taylor of Royalton has been in
Carter of Lebanon, N. H., is in town on
visit to e. a: Davis. - e. X. Hyde,
Esq, and wife, were at West Lebanon,
N. H., on visit last week. - Alonzo
Hayes, Esq, is away on short trip in
Northern New York. &C: S. Emery,
Esq, who has been away on his vacation,
is at home again. - Mrs. w. A. Allen is
in Burlington on visit to her daughter
Mrs ID. j. Foster. - Carroll Churchill
of Dedham,. Mass, is in town. - Miss
Francie Hildreth Of Lebanon n. H., was in
town last week. - Miss Nancie Jones
and Miss Grace NJ. Noyes both left town
last Saturday for their respective schools
the former at Lancaster n. H., and the lat
ter at Wells River - Mr.. f. ID. Forbush
of Springfield is in town visiting j l. Bacon.
- Eugene X. Darling, Esq, of New
York city is the guest of j. X. Darling.
Corinth.
THE dwelling-house of G. G. Fuller OF
West Corinth was destroyed by fire Monday
morning, the oath. 1t was insured in the
Union Mutual. - G.. G. Cooke has been
appointed postmaster at Cooksville. The
Office has been in the care of Theodore Cook
and his son-in-law, G. G. Sargent, since 1927,
except during two administrations, or about
eight years. The office has not yet been re-
moved from the old stand, and it is reported
that G. c. Cooke did not himself solicit or
want change. Time will tell whether he
will remove it or let 1t remain where it is
- In the case of Town of Corinth Us. A.
M. Carpenter and Bondsmen, the court did
not find as reported found by referee. The
| case has been remanded for re-examina-
ton. The end is not yet. - The recent
heavy rains have prevented the secur-
| ing of grain in good condition. For years the
| ground has not been so filed with water in
September as at the present time. - The
| frost of Thursday night cut the leaves of
corn and India wheat in the low lands The
high lands escaped without damage.
| Charles A. Washburn has bought a farm of
some one hundred acres in the eastern part
of this town, on the road from Cooksville to
| Bradford, four miles from Cooksville. He
| purchased the property of Joseph Eastman.
- The apple cropis not an average one.
Corn is very backward and will require two
weeks of warm weather to ripen it. -
| Charles A. Washburn has decided his prop
erty (house and shop at Cooksville to Frank
Hutton, who takes possession soon
Newbury.
CLAYTON FRENCH of Barre was stabbed
with dirk-knfe by some person as he left
the depot last Saturday evening. The
buckle of one of his suspenders prevented a
serious, If not fatal, wound. The author
tiles are in pursuit of the culprit and, il
found, he will suffer the full penalty of the
law. - The fall term of school at
the Seminary commences the 18th of this
month. - Mr.. jeremiah Towle, form.
erly of this place, died in jefferson, n II :.
August IA, aged fifty-seven years. He was
born in Newbury, where he lived several
years. Here he became Christian and
joined the Free Will Baptist church. Fol
three years he had been great sufferer
but, died in the triumph of the Christian
Johnsbury last Saturday. His remain:
We're brought here for burial on Monday
The funeral was holden at the Congrega
tional cnurch. - The Ox-bow school
house is being thoroughly repaired -
Orvin Temple has purchased a farm a
bard started for California last Monday
- Mr.. Charles Atkinson of Illinois il
visiting in town. - Rev. S. l.. Bates
pastor of the Congregational church. il
away from town on few weeks vacation
- William W. Jackson of Boston
Mass, gave an excellent lecture last weel
in Seminary hall on the " Law of DIVINE
Progression" - Mrs. Dr. Atkinson o
Brooklyn, N. Y, is spending few week
in town among her many friends.
Orange.
THERE was slight frost on the streams OF
Wednesday and Friday mornings of las
week. If a change does not soon occur il
the weather, but little corn in this section
will get ripe. - Rev. Mr.. Coolidge ha
moved his family into the house recent,
vacated by Rev, Mr.. lockwood. He ha
, commenced his labors as pastor of the Con
gregational church for the ensuing year
- The many friends of Mrs Helen Fl
field Hurlbert were panied to learn of he
, DEATH which occurred at her home in Wi
mona, Mimi, August Goth. - Freddie
five-y ears-old son of NJ. b. Curtiss, had tn
: misfortune to fall and dsocate both joint
of his elbow on Tuesday of last week. III
is doing well at the present writing. -
Mrs. G.. Y. Barnes sister, Mrs Hall, AM
daughter, Frances, from near Malone n. Y
, - Mrs. Sophronia Bailey and daughter
Carrie, of Lowell, Mass, have been visitin
i G.. II. and III. =. Gale, brothers of Mrs. Ba
,, ley. - Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Houghto
: went to Lowell Mass, last Saturday. The
, expect to be gone week, visiting differen
i places of interest in Massachusetts and Ne,
Hampshire
l Randolph.
r The Normal School opened Tuesday {
| last week with fair attendance. The tru.
3 tees held their annual meeting on the sam
5 day - The young ladies' guild of Grac
) (EpiscopaD church give an entertainment
( in the town hall next Friday evening. -
: Mrs. Eliza Partridge, aged seventy-nin
e years, died on Monday of last week, afte
( "a very brief illness. Her funeral was a
5 tended from the Methodist Episcopal churc
S last Thursday morning. - In accoro
4 ance with the suggestion of the Williams
town correspondent, we have made il
quiries in regard to horse corn-panters, an
learn that nearly all the corn in this vicil
ity is planted with the horse corn-plante
n In several instances three or more farmer
y use of one They give very good satsfa
ton, making even rows and fertilizing tn
, corn in the hill. Some of them will plan
t eight acres in day.
u West Randolph.
= LAST week Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Tinker
9 Brooklyn; r. j. Kimball, wife, Anna, Clai
and Eugene; Albert Chandler, wife an
Bert; William II. Dubois, wife, Mamie an
Charlie; William b. Wall and wife and Nil