The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15

Buttertield in his stable. - Mrs.
Amanda Taplin, wife of Bliss Corliss, died
at her home December 18TH aged seventy
eight years. Funeral services were held
Tuesday. - Hamilton's band will play
at Cooksvile Thursday.
NEwBURy.
School at the Seminary commenced
Thursday. - Miss Gleason of McIndoes
rails, returned missionary from Constan-
tlnople, gave a lecture before the Beacon
Light Society in the Congregational vestry
friday afternoon 80 Mrs. ID. NJ. Bond
has been very. sick the past week. DR..
Jones of Bradford has been in attendance
and now considers her out of danger. 80
Rev. N. w. Wilder attended the preachers
meeting at Bradford last week 60 There
was sociable at the Congregational vestry
last week Friday. - George, only son
OF X. M. Chamberlin, is in Boston, Mass,
receiving. medical treatment. =- Nelson
Avery died last Saturday morning Of
asthma. So Miss Matte Clifford is teach
ing the village school this winter. Miss
Matte Chamberlin teaches in the Ox-bow
district. - Mr.. A. w. Adams is in town
collecting facts and materials to aid in writ
ing a history of Orange county.
Charles Day. formerly of this town but now
living in Warren n. H., spent few days
in town last week. - Professor Went
worth of Boston, Mass, gave one of his
popular entertainments at Seminary hall
last week Every one was delighted with
the exercises of the evening.
ORANGE.
MERTON, son of III. j. Curtis of Mont
pelier, who has been very sick with infiam-
nation of the bowels at his grandfather's,
Charles Woods, is slowly recovering. f.. G.
Richardson is also sick with the same dis
ease. - Nora Camp has been on the
sick list for the past two weeks. - Mrs.
D. b. Goodrich is visiting friends in Massa-
chusetts, and from there will go to Phila-
delphia to spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. 7. p. Vaille 80 There is
a singing-school at the town hall every
Thursday evening, taught by Mr.. Stevens
of New Hampshire. - A. S. Martyr re-
ceived a dispatch last Friday that DR..
d ames Milne of Oswego, n. Y, had been
killed by accident. - The district
schools for the winter have commenced,
with the following teachers: Florence
man in No. ., Orpha Houghton in No. 3,
AFRO Noyes in the Kimball district, Lena
Cutler at Cutler Corner and Earl Davis at
East Orange.
WEST RANDOLPH.
REV. MIR. MERKEL and family from New
York arrived in town Saturday afternoon
Mr.. Merkel has been hired to supply the
pulpit here and at the Center until
spring. He will live at the Center. -
ne west kanuOlpn HcTU(0 appeared with
sixteen pages last week to supply the de-
mand of advertising. - Mrs. DR.. Perry
of Bethel was in town last week on a visit.
- Whtmore q Clark were here Mon
day night. 60 Judge Rowell is holding a
court inv oodstock. - May Bradsh is
clerking in S. Bass store during the holt
days. - Frank Herrck and family have
arrived from Braintree - A shaft in
Tewksburys steam saw-mil broke last
week, causing a shutdown for several days.
- Ella Skinner has been visiting in
Bethel. - Mrs. j. ID. Denison is stop
ping at home in Royalton for few weeks
- Hattie Brewster and mother have
returned from East Barnard. - Emma
Moses is teaching school in Brookfield and
Mabel Sanford in East Granville
Nina Riford is clerking in j. d. Mitchel's
store. - w. S. Howard is driving job
team for A. b. Tewksbury x Sons. -
There will be grand Masonic ball and
promenade concert in Dubois & Gays hall
Friday evening, December 24th under the
auspices of Phoenix lodge, F. and A. NJ,
and Whitney chapter, h. A. NJ. Music will
be furnished by the celebrated Beede,
orchestra banquet will be served at the
Red Lion Inn. III Ransom Currier and
Herbert Church are attending school at
- Free hand gymnastics
school. - Professor Charles Dole of
Northtield was in town last week.
The Burlington clothing store will move
from town the 29th. - Mrs. X Ken
drick and son have been visiting in Bethel.
They have now gone to New York to spend
the winter. - Mrs. Rufus Chadwick is
weaving rag-carpets in East Bethel. She is
eighty-two years of age. - Mrs. Emma
Bennett of Royalton has been visiting in
town. - H. Porter Smith of Cambridge,
Mass, has been visiting his mother, Mrs.
Laura Smith. Mary Mcintosh fin
a1 in Rai1 1rtt.,
- j. X. Bates is teaching school in
Granville. - Mrs. j. w. Gabrielle has
returned from Massachusetts. - The
Ladies Schubert Quartet of Boston gave
very good entertainment here Thursday
evening. - 1t is said Fred Bradish is
having very good success in teaching in
Warren. - Il. A. Bass has taken the
agency for the Bowker fertilizers. -
Charles Holman will move into his new
house on Highland avenue in the spring
- The Christian society will soon put
stained glass windows into its church.
There will be six memorial windows. -
Susie Hastings is sick with scarlet fever
- The Grand Army post hold "A beam
bake in mechanics hall this week Tuesday
night. = Thirty-fve couples attended
the select dance in Dubois x Gays hall
Friday evening. - Otis Standsh died
on his way home Monday from Bright's
disease.
PROFESSOR BRADLEY HARTFORD returned
to his home in Springfield, Mass, on Mon
day last. - a Christmas tree in the
church this year is being talked Of - A
minister from Vershire filled the pulpit here
last Sunday. - Miss Ada Cutting from
Lyme teaches the winter school here.
TUNBRIDGE.
DIR. A. II. REYNOLDS and his daughters
play at Barre Wednesday and Thursday
evenings of this week They go to Brandon
next Monday - Miss Ann Howe
teaches the winter term of school in district
bank of Chelsea in No. 10. 80 Rev. G. E.
Hurd visited Concord, n. H., last week
- Rev. T. s. Hubbard's lecture upon
the Life and Character of Alexander Ham
llton y at the Congregational church last
Thursday evening, was listened to by many.
The lecture was very interesting. - The
officers of the Woman's Relief Corps for the
year are: Mrs. q. w. Durkee,
presidents Mrs. A. j. Wills, senior vice
presidents Mrs. Ann Whitney junior vice
president; Mrs. Clara Swan, secretary;
Mrs. Kate Kenison, assistant secretary;
Mrs. II. G. Smith, treasurer; Mrs. Ora III.
Goodale, chaplain; Mrs. Sue T.. Hayward
conductor: Mrs Flora Jones, assistant
Mrs. j, Durkee, guard; Mrs o.
7. Cilley, assistant guard; Mrs. Sue Il.
Hayward and Clara Swan, delegates to
state department; Mrs. Ann Whitney and
Mrs. Flora Jones' alternates. - The
White River Pomona grange meets here
tomorrow CIhursday). - The officers of
the Grand Army post for the ensuing year
are: H. II. Hayward, commander; W. w.
Swan, senior vice-commander; Royal San
born, junior vice-commander; +. W.