The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-10

assisting in Chelsea Academy during the
spring term.
Corinth.
THE late blizzard was very severe in this
region. Boards, doors and shingles were
blown from buildings, and some people
were so frightened that they sat lip several
nights - Albert Day and Angie Fits
were united in marriage February 18th.
- Mrs. G.. Hale and family have moved
back to town. 80 The friends of Mrs.
Laura Prescott Rowe are panied to learn OF
her death. The family moved from town
last fall.
Newbury.
AT the annual March meeting the town
voted to have the school report of the past
| year printed, each family to be supplied with
copy. The. superintendent Horace W.
Bailey, served the town so faithfully that he
was reelected for another year. - Mrs.
Goddard, the wife of the late Maurice God
dard, returned from Brookline, Mass, last
Saturday. Mr.. Goddard's sister came with
her They. will occupy their summer resi-
dence during the present season. -
Samie T., only son of Rev. s. L. Bates, has
been quite sick the past week, but is some
what better at the present writing. -
Mrs Ross Ford has advertised all her prop
erty for sale March II. - Colonel Jacob
Kent is insane Mt the present time, and is
thought to be beyond recovery, as he is now
|
Lapien died last week and was buried
| Wednesday. - Samuel II. Lee travel
ing salesman for firm manufacturing har-
ness trimmings, was taken sick here, about
two weeks ago, and has been very i'll ever
| since. - DIR. Il. V. Watkins is confined
to the house with bad foot, which has
troubled him for long time. - Profess
sor ID. A. French has students this spring
| taking lessons on the piano and organ at
the seminary. - Mrs. Charles George,
/ NH n 10 nil tN ~ 10
feeble and not expected to live long. -
Mrs. Edwin Bailey is expected home from
Boston this week. - Miss Mamie Clark
is at home from Boston for few days visit
- Dr.. George b. Hatch was in town
last Saturday.
COMMUNION services were observed at the
church last Sunday - Miss Christine
Ellsworth came home to attend the funeral
of her grandfather, j. b. Goodrich. -
Miss Belle Crockett is at Barre, stopping
with her aunt, Mrs. William Howard
- The Young Peoples Literary Society
meets at the residence of G. j. Cook this
"wednesday evening
North Randolph.
GEORGE Hunt has moved away. He will
work at Worcester, Mass, on the city farm,
where he has worked quite a number of
years. - Dix Camp has boy from the
Burlington Home for Destitute Children on
trial. He is ten years of age. - People
are getting out lumber and making arrange
ments for the new hall. - The dance
held at the hall last Wednesday was well
attended.
West Randolph.
REV. S. A. PARKER of Bethel preached in
Mechanics hall last Sunday forenoon. Sub
ject, Stumbling-blocks, or the Result of
| Modern Biblical Criticism" - Rev. G. Z.
w. Minis, a commercial traveller, preached
| a oh Ia
on Sunday morning and conducted the
young peoples prayer-meeting in the after
noon. p. p. Ripley was in Wells
River last week on business. - Avail
Wires is very sick and not expected to re-
cover. - Rev. George b. Hyde was in
Montpelier last week. - Burt Daven-
port of Williamstown was visiting in town
the first of the week. - The banquet to
be given to commercial travellers, next Sat
urday afternoon at the Red Lion Inn,
promises to be a grand affair This is the
first banquet of the kind ever given in this
part of the state. 30. G. Sawyer, for
merly of this place, was recently burned
out at Perkinsville. Loss on store and
goods $4,000; no insurance. - Charlie
| Wood is very sick with rheumatic fever
- Miss Mabel Sanford has been visiting
friends in Bethel. - Miss Ella X. Her
rick is spending her vacation at her home in
Chelsea. - A. j. Woodwork of Royalton
will soon come here to work. - Mrs. j
| IIlltu EOSUeT Vi CllnUOn, Iowa, the ELOQUENT
temperance lecturer and lawyer, will speak
here the GOTH - Mrs. Alexander and
Mrs. Bowen were among the forty who went
to Loyalton, Dakota, last week. - II.
NJ NJ Wires s, has put in peanut roastermthe
from Canada have been sold here. -
Arson Burroughs, formerly in the clothing
business here, has stock of $4,000 in Fer
gus Falls, MINI. He has sold one hundred
thirty fur-coats this winter. - Horace
| RifOr1 baliaVps in bpiDp Kind ~, \;
mails. He has wooden caps to put on his
horses ears during the cold days.
The spring term of the Graded School will
commence next Monday. - The follow
ing persons have been chosen directors OF
the Reading-room Association for the year
ensuing: DR.. II, II. Mcintyre, II. w.
Tewksbury, A. A. Smith, Rev. Homer
White, Rev. j. A. Pierce, DIR. e. f. Upham,
J. A. Fowler, DR.. A. C.. Bailey and E. A.
Thomas. u. w. Hale contemplates
lie oyster-supper at Thomas Carrigans,
Saturday evening, was well attended.
- Hon. j. w. Patterson, state superin-
tendent of education of New Hampshire,
will deliver the next lecture in the
reading,,room course. - There was a
Friday night. goodly number were
present. This was the first party of the
kind held in town. - II is rumored that
John Mcbride will travel with circus
again Iue COMING SulnuleT. - freu N
Whitney was in town over Sunday. -
Miss Minnie Brooks went to Boston, Mon.
day, to be absent few weeks. She will
work for Mrs. Mitchell this spring
An unsuccessful attempt was made &c
break into Chadwick's billiard-saloon last
Sunday night. - Miss Flora Hewitt Wis
its her home in Pomfret this week. -
Miss Lulu Bark is learning type-setting in
the Herald office. Miss Edith Good
rich has gone to Pomfret TO live. - Mr.
Currier has bought the Partridge place at
the Center and takes possession soon
60 Harrie Slack and Delphine Well.
, were married last Tuesday. - DR.. JohI
Wood, druggist in Somerville, Mass, hus
band of Jennie Slack, died recently.
West Topsham.
ONE windy day, recently, o. B. Graves
house took fire. The flames were ex
tinguished, however, before serious damag,
had been done. - George e. Farnhan
is confined to his bed, being sorely afflicted
with sciatica. - Walter Bxby ha!
bought the Joseph Jackson place of Free
/ man Cunningham and taken possession
- Milo Kezer has commenced a sprinl
term of school of eight weeks. - Cyru,
Dickey is soon to move on to George New
tons farm, and Raymond Cilley will NOV,
on to the farm he recently purchased il
East Topsham
: Tunbridge.
j. f. BENNETT had barn nearly de
stroyed by the wind during the late blizzard
The doors We're also torn from Il. G.. Sleep