The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-23

with the West, particularly Southern Da-
lxota. - Miss Laura, daughter of G. G.
Wilson, Esq, of this town, was married to
Myron Burnham last Wednesday evening.
A large number of invited guests were
present, and the presents were numerous.
- Carl Corwin spent last Sabbath at
home going back to Hanover on Monday.
- Misses Nellie Corwin and Jennie
Noyes drove to Wells River, last Friday
on visit to Miss Grace NJ. Noyes, who is
teaching in the graded school there. -
l.. H. Sanborn, Esq, and family, went to
Middlesex last week 60 Mrs. G.. j. EN-
cry has returned from Montpelier, where
she has been stopping for month past.
- Lester Spear and wife of Lowell,
Mass, are in town == Mrs. Charles
Peters and daughter, Lillian, are visiting
friends in Barre. 80 Rev. William Daug-
lass and wife of Fletcherville, VT, are in town
visiting friends. 80 Judge Nichols was
in town last Thursday on official business.
-J j. b. Bacon and wife returned from
Saratoga Springs last Thursday. 60
John Nation, who has been stopping in
town for the past six months, has returned
to Boston, Mass 80 Mrs. Albert Wells
and Mrs. NJ. A. Moorehouse of Weverville,
n. Y, are visiting friends in town. - II.
o. BiXby is in Boston for about two weeks.
Newbury.
MIR. GEORGE w. LESLIE, an old and re-
spected citizen, died last Monday morning
about four clock He leaves awife, one son
and four daughters. - Rev. g. p Taplin
of Lunenburgh preached at the Methodist
church last Sabbath, in exchange with Rev.
j. II. Winslow. - The only son of
James Lawrie died last Sunday of diph-
liberia. His age was three years. - Our
summer boarders have left town. - Mr..
John Edwards, who has been laid by with
rheumatic fever for several months is out
again but ON cruthes, - DIR. George b.
Hatch and family have returned home, to
remain a few weeks. - Miss Mamie
Clark goes to Boston this week. to remain
permanently. - A son of the late Arad
Gorliss of East Corinth is clerldng for Mr..
7. {. Keyes. Mrs. John Brock is his head
clerk. She has held that position for three
years past with eminent success. 80 Mrs.
= Sanderson of Colorado has been on visit
at Mr., Jacob Worthen's for few days.
West Randolph.
5 RI. REV. BISHOP BIssELL holds confrma-
| ton service in the Episcopal church on
$ Thursday afternoon at three o'clock. -
| Rev. f. Wheelock of Cambridge preached
{ in the Congregational church last Sunday
5 - Mrs. Annis Rowel, mother of j. w.
h Rowell, was buried from his residence last
5 Thursday afternoon. - The next Or
: ange county reunion of soldiers will be held
e in West Randolph some time this fall. ==
:. Old Mr.. Walbridge was buried last Sun
e day. He had shock of paralysis week be-
= fore last, from which he did not rally. -
e Rev. Homer White has an Episcopaian
/ vine with six pumpkins on it. The largest
g is ifty-two and the smallest forty-tive,
: inches in circumference - j. w. Hale
r talks of building house on the western
I. flat next season. 1t will be pleasant local
n ity when filled with buildings. - The
h chimney at the Abbott steam mill has been
built about twenty feet higher, as the en-
larged boiler requires more draft than the old
one. - The skating rink is now being
It run byT w. Allen - Henry w. Tewks-
:: bury's new house is nearly completed on the
d outside. The location, well as the house,
is very desirable. - H. p. Riford has a
II new-style sulky plow on exhibition. 1t must
\ | bpcOInp DODIIIar. work bp
y sitting down. - f. A. Shattuck and
d wife have returned from a trip in the West.
!. They report very pleasant time. - DR..
n Putnam of Newport, n. H., who has been
e stopping with Dr. E. o. Blanchard, has re-
g turned home. - Mrs. Edison of Randolph
q Center is stopping at William S: Woods.
S - Charles Lougee of North Tunbridge
y was in town last Saturday. j. G..
r Mann was in Boston last week. - Rev.
+ George B. Hyde was in New York and
I. Brooklyn last week - The Chambers
II have returned to their home. - Frank
n Holman will move into Will Gabrielles
q tenement in a week or two - Charles
y Thurston has put new furnace into his
a house
: North Thetford.
> For the first time within the memory of
the present generation, this community has
been called to mourn the death of its acting
pastor, Orlando H. Scott, who after short
illness of one week. waa called home to rest
Saturday, September r. His funeral was
e from the Congregational church on Sunday,
IL the 18th inst and was attended by his class
p from Dartmouth College in body. Charles
y Putney, his former principal at St. Johns
)f bury, attended the funeral. The church was
n draped in black and adorned with flowers
II by the loving hands of those who for the
n past months of his pastorate here have lis
Is tened to his plain. scholarly discourses.
n From the desk, Professor Parker called the
t' attention of his many friends TO the I'M
Is mortality of the soul" AS a young man,
nnpn his COLL ilr-
1t lando Scott possessed the qualities which,
'e developed, would have formed a man of
lie sterling character As "A Christian his
: whole heart was in his work, and his sim
y pie, inotfensve ways won for him the love
Is of his people. His labor was diigent and
20 successful and his reward sublime. -
n Communion service was held in the Congre-
d gational church last Sabbath. Rev. Mr.. But
II Ter of Lyme, \. H., supplied the pulpit and
H. administered the sacrament. Six new MEM
y bers We're added to the church-two by let
n ter and four by confession -= Mr.. How
lie ard, student from Dartmouth College, was
here over the Sabbath and took charge of
the evening meeting. - Mrs. Edward
IN Sawyer is very sick with typhoid fever.
y West Topsham.
i Mrs. R. NJ. BILL has returned to her old
,r home, after a few weeks absence. -
n Mrs. f. j. Wallace of Carthage, Missouri,
p was in town visiting friends and relatives
k. last week. - John FoSs moves TO Plain
- Batchelder 4 Dewey, Mr.. Foss having
n bought out Mr.. Dewey. His friends wish
re- him health and prosperity. - A. f..
4 Batchelder of Barre has moved into the
10 tenement recently vacated by John Foss
and has gone into the store of f. V. Wiley.
- Bernal Cilley moved on to the farm
he purchased of L. G.. Pealle last Monday.
l. - DIR. o. l.. Watson and daughter are
s. expected home from Michigan, where they
have been visiting Mr.. Watson's brother.
r. Tunbridge.
of REMEMBER the free lecture at the Congre-
al gational church this wednesday, evening.
IN - a horse belonging to Mr.. G.. Corwin
/. ran into some barbed-wire, one day last week,
: and got badly cut. - Some of our citi-
to zens were summoned to Montpelier to testify
ar in the case of Mrs. S, A, L. Walton against
st the town of Randolph. - Some fellow
~ peted Deacon Dana Giles with rotten eggs
in last Wednesday evening Those whose duty
lie il is to see that such outrages are punished
~ will have to wake up, or there will be some
at thing serious to look after soon. - Mrs.
nj Fred. w. Noyes is sick. - Myron Flan-
rd ders remains in very critical situation.
it. == A NJ. Dean is doing large job of
k. painting for John G. Huntington of East
ne Randolph, - There was frost last
ge Monday morning