The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-21
Orange County.
Bradford.

Bradford.
a SPECIAL town meeting has been called
for October Goth, to see if the town will vote
to pay the listers for 1881 and 1882 additional
money for services rendered. - The
new barber didn't make a long stay in town.
He was seen, with his traps loaded into a
lumber-wagon, travelling due south one day
last week. - Rev. Mr. Bard of Oxford,
n. H., preached at the Congregational
church Sunday morning last, in exchange
with Mr.. Lees. == NJ G.. Flanders is sick
with bilious fever. Mrs. George w
Farr started Monday to join her husband in
Kansas City, Mo-, where he is engaged as
overseer in the erection of some fine build
ings. - Mrs n. A. Bailey died last week
Wednesday morning, after an illness of
about two weeks
Braintree.
A PLEASANT party gathered with Mrs.
Mudgett, on the evening of the 10th, to cele-
brate the eighteenth birthday of her daugh-
ter, Ella. - H. NJ. Blanchard has moved
back to his fathers Bernard Blanchard's
whose health is very poor and who needs
his sons assistance. - j. b. Peavey runs
the grist-mill. - Mrs. A. NJ Sherman
has returned from Waterbury. - Henry
j. Hyzer has gone to Baltimore, Md, to
spend the winter. - Kozsta S. Spear of
the Boston police force is in town visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Spear.
Brookfield.
CENTRAL VERMONT POMONA GRANGE will
hold its annual meeting, for the election
of officers, with Brookfield Grange of this
place on Wednesday, October 2Sth, at ten
o'clock A. NJ. A full attendance of all men,
bers is earnestly requested. The afternoon
meeting will be open to the public. All are
invited to come and take part in discussing
any subject that may be presented. 1t is
expected that Professor Deerng of Bur-
mil hn add h.,
meeting - The work on the parsonage
is nearly done. - There was a game of
base ball played here last Saturday by the
University" club of Mortified and the
cold Boys of Brooktield. The score
stood twenty-six for the former to nineteen
for the latter. =- The auction on the
Abbott place was well attended. - III
II. Fullham is quite sick. - Mrs. Will
lam Wheatley attended the meeting of the
Woman's Board of Missions held at Wind.
sor October 18th. Last week she attended
the meeting of the American Board held in
! Boston. She is also visiting friends in
! Waltham.
THE whooping-cough is quite prevalent in
this vicinity and several children are quite
i'll. - The cider mill run by Bacon &
Allen is running again, with "A large supply
of apples. 1t is estimated that from this
mill alone fifteen hundred barrels of cider
Esq, is giving his residence and shop a new
coat of paint, and is also making various
other improvements. - Wells ~ Lamp
son of Barre have put two very fine granite
monuments into Highland cemetery tn,
past week. They are for j. b. Bacon o
this town and il. E. Roberts of Boston
Mass. - Rev. j. E. Knapp arrived HON,
from his vacation, last Saturday, ant
preached to his congregation last Sunday
- Miss Sue Gilman has gone to Bur
lington to enter the dress-making establish
ment of Mrs. Loveland. 60 Miss Clar;
Allen has gone to New Jersey to spend tn,
winter. - f. r. Meader of Montpele
was in town Monday.
Corinth.
THE school is prospering under the care O
A. Il. Perkins and Miss Dickerman.
numbers over fifty, which is nearly doub
that of some of the past years. A lyceun
meets once in two weeks, conducted by TIL
school. - The dam at the grist-mill is $
far completed that custom grinding is nov
done. - The annual Congregational SC
siety meeting was held at the Center churc
the 9Th chose its officers and adjourne
to complete its business at the East Village
November Sd. - The division of til
Sons of Temperance propose to have severa
public lectures during the fall months an
coming winter at academy hall, Cooksvillt
- Rev. III. u. James attended the mee
ing of the American Board of Missions dun
ing the past week On Sabbath, the 18th il
slant, he gave his hearers an interesting a,
count of the meeting and the mission work
- Rev. Mr.. Blake has not commence
his labors yet at Corinth Meadows. He
at present suffering from an injury produce
by fall. - Mrs. Herbert Wilson
quite sick with pneumonia,
East Corinth.
/. H. DAY of Bradford was in town o
Saturday. - Many avaied themselve
of the opportunity to attend the horse-trC
between James Roehams horse, d" Topsy,
and James McKindley's Reindeer"
was an exciting contest, resulting in vi,
; wife of South Ryegate are in town. -
Morrison has moved into g. b. Smith
honse.
Newbury.
, THE post-office was moved last weel
The postmaster, Mr.. Chamberlain, has til
, good will of the people. - All the builC
ings belonging to Newbury Seminary al
undergoing thorough repairs. - Mr..
McKeene of Landau, N. H., was in tow
the first of the week to visit his sisters, VIII
are attending school at the seminary. 80
n. Il. Hutchins is about to move into I'll
house formerly occupied by Eugene Col
i leigh. - Ira Brainard of st. Johnsbur
was in town last week. - Rev S.
Bates of the Congregational church attende
the meeting of the American Board at Bo
ton last week. - Mr.. Frank Jones +
> turned home from Boscawen, n. H., la
a Saturday. - Moses Morrill, was in tow
! Monday from Landau, n. III. He has sc
and daughter attending school at the sen
: iuary this fall.
i Orange.
{ AN interesting Sunday-school concert W
i held at the church last Sunday evening
$ = Mr. and Mrs. II. j. Curtis and son
t Montpelier were in town few days la
k week. =- Mrs, CorTe Il. Batchelder
4 Coventry is spending few weeks with h
& brother, Mr.. j. l.. Lord ==- Charl
y Wood, former resident of this town, al
|. now of Lowell, Mass, is stopping a fe
Y days with his daughters
:, West Randolph.
: The directors of the free reading-room
l. tend to have course of eight lectures,
J. entertainments, as follows Professor Ma
o shall, Wonderland" illustrated; Web
Quartet, concert; Professor Churchill,
lect readings; Rock Band Company, co
cert DR.. James Hedley, "The sun
a South" Nashville Students, concert a
10 comedy; George II. Hartwell, Harness
= ! Lightning" with electrical experiment