The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-04
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by Professor French. 60 A Mr.. Bennett
from Wells River has moved into one of the
Reyes houses. - Mrs. George Swazey,
who was seriously injured by being thrown
from carriage few weeks ago, is gaining
very slowly. 80 Mary, youngest daughter
of the late John Buxton, who had been sick
with consumption for several months, died
on saturday morning. Her funeral oc-
Cured on Monday. - DR.. Cutting, state
geologist, spent the Sabbath in town. -
MIR. Hutchins is moving from Mr.. Browns
house into the house recently vacated by
Eugene Cobleigh. - Mrs. English starts
for Florida this week She will spend the
winter there. - John Goodwin and wife
are in New York city, where they will re-
main during the winter.
Orange.
REV. G. III. COOLIDGE has fitted up room
in his house to hold Thursday evening
prayer-meetings in. - Communion SER
vices were observed at the church last Sun
day. - Miss Orpah G.. Houghton closed
q successful term of school in the Mills
dirtrict last Friday. Miss Marion Lord
last week Monday. George Bates of South
Barre commenced school in district No.
last Monday. 80 r. Il. Patterson, adj
ministrator OF the estate of the late James
Houghton, will sell at auction to-day
wednesday, all the personal property be-
West Randolph.
Miss ELSIE CoLBURN of this place and AL
bert Bartholomew of Hartford were married
last Thursday by Rev. X. o. Allen. They
went to Boston Thursday afternoon. They
will be at their home in Hartford Novem-
Der 18th. Miss Colburn has been a compos-
itor In the Herald office for some time and
was one of our finest young ladies.
The Vermont Farmer has been sold to the
An1r Va. sIx,aa.I
agricultural paper cannot be made to pay
in this state. - The second snow-stOrm
OF the season occurred last Friday. -S S.
Il. SpauldiDg has moved into the Gabrielle
new tenement-house, on Western street,
and W. s.. S. Buck has moved his family
into their house on South Pleasant street,
Just vacated by Mr.. Spaulding 80 John
Hobart and wife have returned to Barretts
junction, Mass. - Mrs. Belle CBruce)
Goodwin of Wolcott was here last week.
- Ed. Rising is erecting a new two
story house on Mill street - The school
directors met at the Center last Monday
- George j. Prince made over one hum
dred ninety-two thousand butter-tubs the
pastyear. - Alton Hubbard of Rochester
is clerking for w. E. Lamson. John
Spencer was buried last week. - Ben
jamin Mcintyre returned from Alaska last
week. - w. A. Briggs of Montpelier
was at the state treasurer's office, last week,
assisting Mr.. Dubois in making out the
state tax. - j. G. Mann intends NOV
ing into his new store this week or next
and John Mcbride expects to open his new
store this week. - Mr. Bates is erecting
blacksmith shop near his residence on
South Pleasant street - Miss Kate Bull
lard of Connecticut has been visiting
friends in town. - w. Bates Nichols
son of Judge Nichols, is home from Mani
toba. 1t is said he will remain through the
winter. - George Pearl has moved his
lnnlr
ant street. - George Laird of Hanover,
n. H., has got settled in his new store
- Nellie Hastings is clerking for Fred
Joslyn. - Will Flint has moved into his
new house. - Mr.. Demers intends
moving his harness-shop into the Wheeler
block. - l.. d. Smith and wife of Will
Jamestown were in town last week. - A
new sidewalk has been built on the north
side of Highland avenue. - One hun
dred people attended the silver wedding of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Durham recently.
- Robert j. Kimball has put furnace
into his farmhouse, occupied by Mr. King.
- VIII Blodgett was united in mar
rage to Fairlee lady last Sunday.
About four inches of snow fell last Monday
morning, making fair sleighing. A rain set
IN II, and we had irregular spring slush. -
The Randolph cornet band had social
dance in Concert hall last Saturday even
ing The attendance was good. The Me-
chanics' band have a dance this week
Thursday night.
Tunbridge.
THE party given in honor of Minnie Aliens
eighteenth birthday, last Friday evening,
was very pleasant affair. - There was
lyceum in the schoo-house above the
village last Wednesday evening.
Ichabod Tucker lately broke his collar bone.
- Myron Flanders has been out of
doors few times. - The Boston eXcur-
sionists returned last Saturday. - III. r.
Ilgx-t 1,nt
Hattie Gay is visiting her sister, Emma in
Fitchburgh, Mass. - Ed. Stow of Middle
bury visited at Robert Pixley's last week.
- Frank PiXley returned from visit to
relatives in Hancock and Middlebury last
Saturday.
West Fairlee.
THE dwelling-house of Bart. Bohonon
was burned last Monday morning, with
nearly all of its contents. Insured in the
Vermont Mutual.
Williamstown.
In the survival of the fittest " we are
glad that the old-fashioned "husking" has
not been wholly crowded out. Last week
there was one of the kind at William Han
sons, made up partly of the older ones
among his neighbors and young men from
the village. Twenty persons brought out a
hundred baskets of ears, and at nine o'clock
adjourned to the house for refreshments 1t
is said to have been pleasant time, with
nothing intermiXed to make one blush for
himself or his associates. - Conductor
Frank w. Flint after taking in the national
convention of conductors at LOUISVILLE Ken
lucky, will visit Washington, ID. c.. and
New York city. - Mrs Dr. James Bal
ley of Ticonderoga, n. Y, is staying short
time at the old home here, after several
weeks at Bethlehem, n. H., with her sister
Mrs. Martin S. Adams of South Royalton
She is great sufferer in late years from
asthma. Her brother, James S. Abbott OF
Boston, finds himself in a similar asthmatiC
condition. - Miss Mary Hubbard went
home with her step-sister, Mrs. Fifield, on
her recent return TO Adams, Mass. and is to
remain there for time. - We congrat-
ulate the Free Baptist society here on the
improved appearance of their Westinghouse
with its new coat of paint, belfry etc. Fur.
| ther improvements inside, we hear, are be.
! ing provided for. The society surely will not
regret the outlay. Miss Violetta Hib.
bard left here for New York last week
! She has a rather ominous bronchial trouble
and her ill-health interferes with hel
work as a professional nurse. Hor.
ace, son of John Farnham, is engaged
to teach in the David Gale district the COM
! ing winter. - George w. Farnham, a
! longtime invalid, is able to ride out. -
James Walbridge is to teach a class in voca
music in Washington, beginning this week
He will give two lessons week there. All
effort is being made to secure his services
again in the Jacob Flint neighborhood
where he taught last winter. - james
Burnham, late of Washington. has returned
to the Enoch Howe farm. 80 The tannery
has lately passed into the possession of John
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