The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-24

ssalns have made A. w. Whitney an offer
iIror the Orange County Hotel. II. A.
lWlss closed out the goods in his furniture
store at auction last Saturday and Monday
preparatory to going West. II is expected
II. Bixby q Son of South Royaton wifi soon
occupy the rooms vacated by Mr.. Twiss
WIN house-furnishings, Baskets, etc. ===
.. u. Bacon Il Co. have purchased the
,enement-house next their store, owned by
Mrs M. X. Coburn, for $3.50. - Deputy
sheriif e: NJ. Collins of Topsham has moved
INTO the Jail - AT the donation for Rev
D. II. Knapp, Wednesday afternoon and
evening, about $50 were realized. 60
warren Russell and wife are in town. stop-
ping. with John Sanborn. -= Fred w
Lewis has returned to Lafayette, Ind. where
ne has good position in retail boot and
shoe house. - Fred II. Dunning of
Witneyville, Maine, is visiting at DR.. S. U.
Loss - Warren Stearns has moved to
Tunbridge, where he has opened a tub fac
tory. - Mrs. ID. j. Foster of Burlington
is visiting her mother, Mrs. w. A. Allen
- b. w. Smith of Lowell, Mass, has
been visiting his father, David Smith, who
Is quite low,
East Corinth.
Mrs. EtM1RA JACKMAN, widow of the late
Daniel 7. Jackman, died at her home March
10TH aged seventy years, one month and
twelve days &c. Allie Jackman of ST.
Johnsbury was at home over Sunday
=" The monthly meeting of the Temper
ance Union will be held at j. b. Kemp's
next Saturday at seven P. NJ. - We hear
that Mary n. Foster, formerly of this place.
was married February 9th to w. III. Glover
- Horace Wiley and Herbert Dickey
started Monday morning for Manchester
n H., where they are to visit friends. -
George Little started Friday for the West
- All present at George Ways birth
DAY party, the 18th, had nice time. =-
5. |. Divoll has sold his horse to Bagey
Abbott. - The monthly meeting of the
Band of Hope will be held at f. T. Smiths
saturday at two P. NJ. - Horace Wiley
mas recently received a pension of $40.
Newbury.
COLONEL JACOB KENT an old resident of
this place, was buried last Monday.
DR.. E. V. Watkins, who has been con-
fined to the house for several weeks with
ianeness, is out again attending to the sick.
- Rev. j. II. Winslow, pastor of the
Methodist church, was called away to at
tend the funeral of his brother-in-law at
Cabot last Friday, and did not return until
Monday - Mrs. Abigail George, widow
OF the late Charles George and mother of
James l.. and Edmund George of this place,
died last Sunday morning, Her age was
ninety years. - The spring term of
school at the Seminary is half out this week.
Repairs which were commenced last sum-
mer on the Seminary building and boarding.
! house will be continued the present season
/
that the Montebello buildings will be re-
paired and opened for summer boarders the
| present season. man from Akron, Ohio,
is now present to purchase the whole prop
erty. - Mr.. Lother, an old and respected
citizen, is not expected to live long. having
passed beyond all hope of recovery. -
People are obliged to use wagons, as the
snow has mostly disappeared. - There
was large attendance at the entertainment
given at the Seminary hall last week. About
$40 were taken. - Samuel II. Lee, who
| is sick at r. NJ. Chamberlain's, is no better.
His recovery is doubtful. - Mrs. Josie
Kelton of East Montpelier is visiting at
Edward Hales.
West Randolph.
FIFTY-ETGHr deaths occurred in town last
! year Thirty-four were males and twenty
| four females. The number of births during
! the year was forty-seven. - Mrs. Cora
| Q4illie) Jones was buried Monday afternoon.
She died from hemorrhage of the bowels.
- The lodge of Good Tempars is pros
perng these days. Several have joined re-
Gently. - Miss Hattie Smith has been
| studying mind-reading in Boston. -
Several farmers in town are interested in a
creamery and it is expected one will be es-
will present Pinafore I" in the lecture
course Tuesday evening, April 6. This will
be the last entertainment in the lecture
course this season. - Tax inventories
can be had at the post-office in town or at
the Randolph National Bank. - Acadia
! Lodge, No. 150 /. o. of G.. T., celebrates its
! tenth anniversary the first week in April.
- Hon. j. w. Patterson gave a good
lecture in the course last Friday evening.
- The first number of the Vermont BIZ
cycle appears this week. - The Brewster
girls have been spending weeks vacation
at their home in East Barnard. - Rev.
Homer White is holding Lenten meetings
! Wednesday evenings at private houses.
| The first one was held at Miss Yuranns last
week. - Judson E. Cushman, formerly
a student in n. l.. Boydens law-office, has
returned to complete his studies. He will
be in Mr. Boydens Office at Yves; Randolph
and act as assistant town clerk. s. Those
who wish to hear Mikado " at Montpelier
April 5, can go for half-fare over the rail
road. - Mr.. o. E. Gay of TunbridGe
ent term of Randolph Normal School the
average age of the pupils is eighteen and
nine-tenths years the average weight, fifty
seven and one-half Kilograms; the average
height, one and sixty-One one-hundredths
metres. - Norman Lilly of Hancock has
soon. - Miss Abbie Mcintyre visited at
Charles Kidder's in Bethel last week. Mary
| and Emma Moses visited at Gaysville last
week. - Bert Gay of Gaysville was in
town the first of this week. - The Me.
| chanics' band give sugar-party in their
play some of its latest music - George
H. Slack and his mother have returned
home from visit at Hillsdale, Mich. -
A party of two from Bethel and thirteen
from New Hampshire passed through here
last week en- route for Dakota. - George
Bixby of South Royalton is working on
Chester Holman's house. - Last week
we neglected to speak of the excellent con.
cert at the Congregational church on the
| 18th. The exercises consisted of Bible sto-
ries by some members of each class, "a story
for the little ones by Rev. V. NJ. Hardy, vo.
cal and instrumental music by Kate Guptil
Harry and Claude Beedle, and a song by
Miss Kate Howard. The largest attend.
ance in the Sunday-school during January
and February was one hundred fifty; the
smallest, one hundred twenty; average
one hundred thirty-four. Amount of penny
collections, $40. - Rev. Mr.. Cook of Me
| IndoeS Falls was in town last week. -
j. j. Washburn, formerly of this place
has been elected mayor of the city of Ba
tavia, n. Y. over three hundred students
are attending our Graded School. - Mrs
VIII. Snow has been visiting her sister al
Montpelier -" Hank White visited
his BROTHER Rev. Homer White, this week
- Mrs Otis Standish arrived in town
last Monday on visit to her old home
- There was a fair attendance at Whit
more & Clark's minstrel show Monday
night. 60 Frank McWhorter of Barre Is
in town. - Mrs. Erastus Hebard was
buried last Saturday.
STAFFORD.
THE warm weather of last week caused
many to tap their naples Our farmers dc
asaf I.l Al - .s...