The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-26

heWluJ OF GrOtOn, CONN.,, are AT tnlS place on
business, and stopping with John Sprague.
80 William r. Reed lost a valuable
horse, recently. While working it on
1t was driven on to
scythe that Mr.. Reed had laid in the grass,
thereby receiving severe wound, from
which 1t died next day. 60 II. G. Sprague
has gone to attend school at st. Johnsbury.
Chelsea.
THE farmers are most all nearly through
with haying, and the harvesting has com
menced, A good hay crop has been real
lied. - Mr.. Archie Mills Of st. Louis,
Mo-, is in town. - Professor j. II.
Morey and family of Concord, N. H., are in
town, the guests of j. b. Bacon. - Ralph
Perkins of Williams College and III. IL.
Dwight of Harvard are in town. - f.
II. Hyde, Esq, was appointed postmaster
in this town last week, in place of j. b.
Bacon, removed. - w. f. Hazen, Esq,
of Des Moines, Iowa, was in town Friday.
Mr.. Hazen is cashier of the Des Mones
National Bank. Three quarters of the stock
of said bank is held in Vermont and New
Hampshire. - Special Examiner Boyn-
ton of johnson was in town during the past
week, in the interest of the postal service.
- A game of base ball was PLAYED
Saturday on West Hill, between the village
nine and West Hill nine. 1t was a victory
for the West Hill nine - Drs. NJ. ii.
Corwin and III. j. Corwin have returned
from the West, and report very pleasant
trip - G. S. Emery, ESD, and wife are
away on a two weeks carriage drive through
the state. - The band gave promenade
concert Thursday evening, and pleasant
Of the Methodist Society gave black berry
festival on the academy grounds, Saturday
evening, with the band in attendance. -
John q. Clark, Esq, and family of st.
Johnsbury are in town on a visit to Mrs.
Clark's mother, Mrs. j. M. Puffer. -
l. ln.ls .f -
church give an ice-cream festival on North
common to-day "wednesday. - Mr..
John Hall and family of Boston, Mass, are
the guests of Captain w. III. II. Hall. -
Merton Wells Of Cabot and Will Woolson
of Springfield were in town last week, the
guests of Il. A. Davis. - Hon. l.. G..
Hinckley is in Saratoga. - Mr.. Wright.
livery man of this town, lost horse Satur-
day night
Corinth.
THE roads were badly washed by the
heavy thunder showers last Friday evening
and Saturday morning. - The select
men of the town have purchased new
who has been visiting friends in town, re-
turned to Nashua, n. H., last week. -
Dan Smith and family from New York are
spending few weeks in town. - The
fall term of Corinth academy and graded
school will commence on Monday, Septem-
and Miss Annie Dickerman as assistant
There is good prospect of large attend
ance. - The proprietor of the Travellers
Home has been making improvements upon
his house, which has improved its appear
ance. - The town has lately furnished
a watering trough near HAL Thompson
for the public There are now two places
between Cooksville and East Corinth where
the thirsty horse can drink. - Rev. L.
II. Elliot presented the Bible cause at Cor
inth August 23d. 1t seems that in the last
six years COrinth has received some S31
worth of the Word from the Vermont Bible
Society and has contributed some 50 in tn,
same time, an average of $1.50 per year
thus receiving some S22 more than its con
tribution. - Preaching is expected a
Corinth Meadows Gree Baptist Septembe
18th, to be followed by the Free Baptis
yearly meeting. - Rev. II. p. James il
expected to return to his parish and be pres
ent September 9th.
West Randolph.
LAST week Wednesday a man hired
team of Charles Blodgett, and not return
| ing, search was made, but in vain. -
| Jake Ford shot the largest blue heron eve
seen in this town last week - Azr'
Lamson, Esq, of Philadelphia has returne,
to town again. - A. Tewksbury & Som
Abbott mill started up again Tuesday. Z
section of boiler has been put in. -
| lIdSt thursday IL freight lTdln separated
short distance above here, and as the rea
part caught up with the rest of the train,
car containing corn was badly smashed
- Mrs. Sadie Boynton, nee Smith, O
Boston is in town. - The annual of tn
Woman's Christian Temperance Union wa
held Tuesday afternoon, at Mrs. A. b
| Tewksbury's. - A deaf and dumb serN
ice was recently held at the Episcops
church. - Rev. Mr.. Stevens of the Cal
fornia conference preached powerful sci
mon at the Methodist church last Sunday
- Mrs. NJ. A. Smith and Hattie re
turned from West Rutland last Thursday
-W w. II. II. Whitcomb, ESQ.,, of Blu
lington was in town last week. - TIL
Congregationalists had pleasant picni
last week Wednesday in Warren Smith
grove. NJ. Osgood Snow executed
nice job when he painted the jet and corr
ices of the new blocks to represent marble
80 The Christian church society held
lawn party at Mrs. Leroy Sargents, las
Saturday evening. Music was furnished b
the Randolph cornet band - Mrs. S. A
Smith of Concord, n. H., is visiting he
sister, Mrs. G. Ketchum, on Central stree
- Rev. George Byron Hyde is the ne'
Methodist pastor. His study is at DIR. Ba
leys on South Pleasant street. - Georg
j. Prince started for Michigan Wednesda,
HI goes for his health. - NJ. NJ Drapt
returned from Boston and New York Sal
urday night. His wife and daughters +,
turned from New Hampshire mt the sam
time. - Rev. S. A. Parker preached i
Subject, "Will the coming man atten
church ?' - Some of the young peopl
had "A social dance in Dubois x Gays ha
Friday night. Twenty couples were pre-
ent. w. w. Chandler of Chicago is !
town. He is manager of large railroad i
the West, - Charles Bass and wife
New York are in town. He will constru'
"a nice house ON the land he recently pu