The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-07
Orange County.
Bradford.

THERE was no Fourth of July celebration
here. Some of our citizens went to Lyndon
vile and some to Newbury and Woodsville.
- j. j. Rennie and wife returned from
their western trip last Thursday. - n.
R. Doe arrived on the paper train from
New York last Sunday morning - The
listers have returned the quadrennial grand
list of this town to the town clerks office.
Some lists are higher than after doubling,
four years ago, and on the whole the list
shows a reduction of only about twenty
three per cent from the list of four years ago
after doubling - Flora Warren has the
measles, but is improving, while her father,
j. A. Warren, we are sorry to say, is fail
ing. - The weather is hot and dry.
Farmers are beginning their haying, with
prospects of more than an average crop.
Braintree.
FRED DIcKERMAN of Jonesville is in town
visiting his sister, Mrs Don Parker. -
John Woodward came home last week from
Burlington, where he has been attending a
course of medical lectures. - Mrs. NJ.
l.. Bruce is very i'll and fears are entertained
as to her recovery. - The town school
picnic last week was success, nearly all
the schools in town being present Music
was furnished by the Braintree band
Tables were spread and all partook of a
bountiful dinner, after which came the
speaking, dialogues, etc, which were cred
strumental and vocal music by Mamie
Flint, eleven years of age, was pronounced
by good judges to be excellent. - e. E.
Woodward, Dr., our town superintendent,
has taken the school in Grafton, where he
taught last winter, and will begin the same
the LIST of September. - Mrs. j. w. Van
Wrinkle of Passaic, n. j., was in town last
week, and when she returned home she took
her invalid father, Lewis Bigelow, with her.
- The Sewing and Mite Society meets
with Mrs. l.. III. Fisher next Friday after
noon. - Jefferson Flint and wife of
STAFFORD have been in town visiting her
brother, A. X McIntire
Brookfield.
TWELVE persons, former members Of the
First Congregational church, united with
the Second church last Sunday. - Miss
Lucy Upham has returned from Aver, Mass.
where she has been teaching the past year.
- Mary and Ellen Crane are spending
their vacation with their uncle, Hon. u. NJ.
Upham. - Katie Crane and Alice and
Emma Gaylord, who have been teaching in
the West, have returned home. - Mrs.
Marcus Peck has been quite i'll of congestion
of the lungs, but is now convalescent.
East Brookfeld.
CHARLES HIxoN of Everett, Mass. is
| spending his vacation in this place. 80
Miss Marshall (teacher in school district
! NO. %, MISS Wneatley TN NO. lU) anu MISS
Holden lin No. ~, with their schools, held
picnic on the camp-ground the I'd instant
The exercises were very pleasing and enter
tanning. - Langdon Marshall has shut
down his steam mill until after haying
60 Several couples of young people
went to Berlin pond last Saturday. -
As Cyrus Whitney's boys were driving in
the East village, their horse took fright al
some fire-crackers and ran. A box of salt
and family groceries were promiscuously
scattered along the road, but no further
damage was done. - AFRO Durkee o.
Cady's Falls was in town last week looking
after Jersey cattle. - Clafiin x Archer
ushered in the Fourth by firing few heavy
guns. 80 Elmer Clafiin had the misfor
tune to run pitchfork tine nearly through
his hand while pitching hay one day las
week
Chelsea.
VINToN A. CoRwIN has returned home fo
| the summer from Somerville, Mass =-
Principal w. III. Cummings OF ThetforC
Academy is in town with his family. =
Henry H. Dwight of Cambridge, Mass, wh'
has Just graduated from Harvard, has beer
in town for few days -= As the glorious
Fourth came on Sunday this year, thu
patriotic youth seized the occasion TO cele
brate both the Sd and the 9th. The festivitie
came near having serious termination Sat
urday evening, as cannon which had beel
industrously worked since midnight of tn
night before exploded. fortunately no on