The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-17

New York; A. w. Whitney, Esq, has
been i'll, but is better now. === Il. II.
hyde and wife leave this week for an ex-
tended western trip.
East Corinth.
THERE is to be a target shoot Friday, Feb
rruary Goth, at this place. The distance will
be two hundred yards and the match is open
10 all. - All present at Mrs. Fulton's
at the candy-pull, last Friday night, report
good time. $500 George Divoll is sick
with the chicken-pox. 60 II. A. Stevens
has finished his school at Waits River.
f.. A. Corliss of this place, who has been
been at home on a visit.
Orange.
The antiquarian supper proved success
ID every particular. One of the most pleas
ing features of the entertainment was a
drum corps composed of elderly gentlemen
| The tenor drum was played by Mr.. p. l..
Lord, seventy-seven years of age, who
seemed to enjoy the sport The proceeds
are to be used to buy dishes, to be kent at
the town hall for the use of the public.
Nearly 800 were cleared. - William
Richardson is very sick with inflammation
OF the bowels. The youngest son of Mrs. A.
l.. Hutchinson is also quite sick with
measles, and Harry johnson is sick with a
stomach trouble. - The warm weather
and rain of the past week has again ruined
tile sleighing.
West Randolph.
SUNDAY afternoon, as DR.. Bailey and Mr..
| woodbury. were riding across the lower
railroad crossing, one of the sleigh-runners
struck rail in such a manner as to break
it. The horse ran down the track and soon
| threw the gentlemen out, but they were in
jured but slightly. The horse continued its
course down the track until il got cast near
Lewis Fishers, nearly three miles away.
The sleigh was reduced to kindling-wood
and the horse was badly injured. - One
day last week the state treasurer received
one hundred sixteen letters. The average
receipts are from thirty to forty per day
- The English Ballad Concert Com
pany OF Boston gave an entertainment here
last Friday evening. 1t was the best yet
given in the reading-room lecture course.
- The ladies of the Christian church
served boiled dinner at the vestry last
Thursday to large number. The next day
they furnished a dinner consisting of hash,
rolls and coffee and pie, for ten cents. -
The Good Templars have elected the follow
ing officers for the quarter ensuing: w. G.
T., f. p. Morse; w. S., c. j. White; w. A.
s., Mrs. A. j. Dutton; W. f. S., A. l.. Cur
rer; w. T., Mrs. John Prince; w. NJ,
Scion Sulham; w. d. NJ, Mrs. G. j. White;
W. g., Mrs: E. A. Rising; w. s., DIR. s. n.
Could r. II. s., Miss Carrie Atwood; L.
II. S.. Miss Ethel Gould; w. V. T., Mrs.
Isaac Newton; l.. D., G. b. Pratt. The
lodge is .prospering. - Owing to the
firemen's ball Professor Curtis will have no
dancing-school this week, - 1t is said
some one is stealing papers from the read
lng-room. - Governor Pingree was in
town last week, acting as referee in one of
the Brookfield cases. - Mrs Gould from
the Center has rented one of the flats in
Dubois & GAYS block - Rev. L. NJ.
Atwood has opened a carriage repair shop
in the Hastings building near the covered
bridge. - =. P. Ripley, editor of the old
Orange County Eagle, has received pension
of IS per month and $500 back pay. -
The Star Theater Company has returned
and will be here all this week.
STAFFORD.
LAST Thursday our citizens made hand
some and much-needed donation of money
and provisions, exceeding S45 in value
to the family of William II. Nichols, a
worthy English miner residing in the
"city" neighborhood and who moved
into town about two and one-half years
since. lie appears to be in an advanced
do any work For many months the
support of this family of five persons has
rested upon the shoulders of their son, Dick
youth of some sixteen years, industrious
and full OF courage, but of course not equa
to the burden. Two epidemics prevail
in this community-acute bronchitis, &C
companied with harassing cough Tin sew
eral instances attacking nearly every mem
Der of a family and tobogganing. Our enter
prising young men have made slide from
the second story of the town-house towe
down wooden shute some thirty-five feet
at dizzy pitch, to the ground, thence dowI
the town-house hill and through the entir,
length OF the common, A hard freeze IL
} greatly desired. - The figures are in
Sharon has notified STAFFORD that our shar,
or proportion of the cost of the new iroI
bridge across White River is 81 5S3, and on
: selectmen have promptly paid over this sum
- Over sixty new volumes have jus
r been added to the Congregational Sunday
| superintendent, Rev. j. S. Staples, ha
/, lately delivered to different common schools
t in town an interesting lecture on physiology
designed to supplement what the scholar
have learned on this subject from their text
books, as well as to create a greater interes
with all in this branch of study. - An
nette CRoberts) Bragg has sold her farm t,
/ Albert X. Kittridge. - Rev. George +
: Earle has purchased of Ezra I. West
2 building spot just south of Mr.. Vests tin
, shop. Mr.. Earle will soon commence build
/. ing a dwellng-house thereon He expect
. TO move his family into town from Spring
q field, VT, in "a few days. - j. NJ. Film
has bought of Lois Brown and III. c. Gilke,
r the dwelling-house, stores and land appurte
. nant, situated opposite S. f. Tracy & CO..
n store.
r Tunbridge.
$ A VERY interesting educational meeting
!. was held here last week, commencin,
g Thursday and closing Friday evening. Hon
. Justus Dartt gave a very interesting ad
> dress on The Relation of the School T.
+ the State y Thursday evening, which was
e fair, candid statement of facts, and Mr.. o.
h Cilley had paper ON The Duties and Re
/. lations of the People to the Common School.
o Friday morning Miss Hattie Gay had al
: excellent essay on Compositions" Mis-
: Martha Noyes gave many valuable sugges
e tons in her paper on " Manner of Conduct
j. ing Rectatons," and E. f. Howe presente,
b The Needs of Our Common Schools in
4 way to stir up considerable thought. Tn
hour given to the question box was one wei
spent. In the afternoon Principal Edwar
Conant of Randolph gave very able AM
y interesting address ON the subject of Tn
/, Faculties in the Pupil that we have T.
y praise, and Miss Kate Sanders gave a bre
!, essay on Advanced Reading" Mrs. j. w
n Kibby for the Woman's Christian Temper
u ance Union. gave sketch of the aims of tina
i, society. Friday evening Carrie Jones CAV
" recitation, Principal j. NJ. Hit of tn
- Northtield High School a plan for gradin
/, the common school studies, and " The Tow
g System of Schools - was discussed by DIR. j
~ Durkee, o. p. Cilley, Principal Hit and L
u f. Chapman. - A. n. King & Son hav
II been repairing their store. 80 Waite
u Cushman is at home He is reported t
81 have purchased one-half of his father
l. farm. - Martin Ross returned fror
X Montpelier last Wednesday. His son, FREQ
10 hatt l,.., to-, hon. lal.t 81