The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-12-23
Orange County.


vestry of each church, besides number of
private trees, on Thursday evening. -
All the stores are to be closed at six o'clock
on Wednesday evening of each week Uhs
week excepted) by mutual consent. 80
Jesse NJ. Merrill and f. X. Prescott were
drawn as petit jurors at the present term of
court at Chelsea, and Lyman j. Heath and
James Branaan from Fairee. = The
Magnet Union fair at the Congregational
church parlors, last week, was a success,
netting so. - George W. Baker for
merly paper manufactures here, has been
in town the past week. He returned to
Troy, n. H., on Monday, where he has an
engagement as salesman for a wooden-ware
mandatory, His youngest daughter went
with him. - w. II. ii. Murray is to give
one of his readings at Village hall on Fri
day evening, January LIST.
Braintree.
APoLLAs SHARPE, who is over eighty years
! old, is having an attack of rheumatism.
- Asa Snow has rented the James
Hutchinson farm for the coming year. -
Julian Amdon of Hartford is in town visit
| ing his sister. - C.. f. Woodward, Jr.,
who is teaching school in Grafton, is spend
ing Christmas week at home.
Brookfield.
CHRISTMAS exercises will be held by the
Second Congregational society on Thurs
day evening. - The annual meeting of
Brookfield Grange was held in Union hall
Friday evening, December 18th, and elected
the following officers: Master, George Crane;
overseer, III. p. Abbott; lecturer, Z. /. Sar-
gent: steward, G.. c. Fulam chaplain,
Marcus Peck; treasurer Marshall Green
assistant steward, w. II. Bacon; secretary,
Mrs. Mary Ralph gate-keeper, ID. f. Her
rick; Ceres, Mrs. Ann Crane; Pomona, Mrs.
w: c. Clark; Flora, Mrs. II. c. Kibbee
lady assistant steward, Mrs. w. II. Bacon ;
agent, Orlando Ralph The installation of
officers will take place on the evening of
January LIST. The financial department has
been very well conducted, the sales the past
year reaching nearly 81 900. This grange is
looking for an addition to its membership at
in very poor health. 1t is feared that he
will not recover. Messrs. NJ. Peck and
u. NJ. Upham have hung out nice street
lamp in front of their houses, which is
highly appreciated these dark nights.
There ought to be several more in the viii
lage. - Royal Abbott was under the
care of DIR. Goodrich last week 60 We
are glad to learn that Marshall Green, who
went to Philadelphia a few weeks since for
medical treatment, is meeting with good
success. - Several went to Boston last
week with their poultry. - Miss Marcia
Peck returned from Rutland last Saturday.
- w. G. Clark was called to Chelsea,
last week, to assist at the court, on account
of the illness of the sheriff. - A. j.
Parker has been quite sick the past week
- Rev. Mr. Carr's people have got
settled in the parsonage, and w p. Bigelow
is about to move into his house, which has
been thoroughly repaired. - Lucy G.
Upham is spending her vacation at home.
East BrookfeId.
SOCIAL dances are the attraction in this
vicinity this winter. AT Walter Hubbard S
and Dan Sargent's the houses were crowded
- Unusual preparations are being made
to celebrate Christmas at the Union church
/ / arrtIa has fol- httCi ,,aC
trip TO Connecticut. - The school in
district No. IL is badly broken up on ac.
count of canker-rash. - Rev Almor
Shepherd supplied the pulpit of the Union
church very acceptably last Sabbath the
regular pastor, Rev Mr.. Thyng, being in the
south part of the state visiting friends.
Chelsea.
GOVERNOR PNGREE was in town, last
week, in attendance upon Orange county
court. - &. l.. Harris of Neigh, Neb.
: was in town last week, the guest o
j. b. Bacon. Charles r. Corwr
bought fifteen tons of poultry in this vicn
, ity for the Christmas market. - AT thu
Chelsea cider-mill over II 900 bushels OF
, apples We're made into 200 barrels of cidel
/ during the past season. - Byron Berr!
has suddenly moved to Barnet. - A. II
, Hood Il Son have fine specimen of loon
! in their sbow-window which attracts grea
, deal of attention. - r. j. Coffey, gen
. town inspecting the Grand Army post las
/ week. He found the post in good con
dition Several new members have beef
: added. - Rev. w. r. Putfer has gon
: West on a visit to his son, who lives il
Minnesota.
: DEACON ROBERT ORR has been failing TO
!. several weeks and took his bed last week
e He is not expected TO rally from this al
e tack. == Miss Avery is not able to teac
o at the Center district on account of sick
e ness. - There is to be a Christmas ten
# perance festival at the academy hall mex
: Friday evening. - There is Christina
S tree at West Corinth Thursday evening
n and one at the Corners Friday evening
d - a lyceum has been started at Cooks
l. vile.
d East Corinth.
e THERE is a new mailbag on the Yves
/. Corinth line. - Our people recently ha
d the pleasure of listening to the reading
- Mrs. Purple of Woodstock. Those that di
& not go missed great treat - The Ten
o perance Union will meet at Flora Page
% next Saturday. 80 There is to be n
81 Christmas tree at this place. - Singing
Z, school next Saturday night
l. Newbury.
e. SEVERAL tramps were in town last FL
d day. They went as far as Wells River Sa
III urday. They lounged about the depot a
OF most all day. Between one and two o cloC
,e p. NJ. some one broke into the ticket an
IN telegraph Office and stole $3.50 therefroI
ne No clue to the perpetrator has been foun
III yet. - There is to be a Christmas tr,
~ at the Methodist church next Friday eve
IS ing. 80 1t showed nearly all the afte
Sc noon of Monday. =- The winter terms
vi school are prospecting finely. - Profess
es ID. A. French has been engaged for anoth
~ year TO play the organ at the Congreg
of tional church. w, III. II. Murray ga
&c a reading at the Congregational church la
e. week Tuesday evening Most of his au,
: ence was from out of town. == Mr. Jol
e. Goodwin and wife returned home from Ne
ry York city last week Wednesday, 60 II
,r- family of Rev. j. ii. Winslow has be-
he very sick the past week. 60 Rev. NJ
U.s. Bruce of Bradford will preach at d
ur Methodist church next Sunday, in eXchan
nd with Rev. j. IL. Winslow. ===== Nj
III Thomas G. Keyes has been very sick the pa
on week, but is now somewhat better. -
M Rev. John Wright has located in tow
Ter - Mrs. Edwin Reyes has gone West
RS spend the winter Her residence will
get closed until early in the spring. 60 NJ
be John Hale, who has been very sick OF la
IN, is reported to be somewhat better.
de- Orange.
of THE Good Tempars of this place de
lat Gated their new hail Wednesday evenir