The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-23
Orange County.


A FEW from this place attended the boat
race at Newport last Saturday. - III. A.
Winship has purchased typewriter. -
About eighteen of the young men have
their leader. - Charles Jones goes to
Bethlehem Station, n. H., as ticket agent
this summer. - Mr.. and Mrs. A. W.
Porter arrived last Thursday, to remain
several weeks withher parents. - Frank
Clay has apprenticed himself to learn the
tin business with George w. Martin.
Strawberries are plenty here now at ten to
twelve cents per quart.
Braintree.
Mrs. RACHEL CARDELL died at Brattle-
boro last week. Her remains were brought
to West Brookfield for burial. - George
W. Flagg, Henry Fits, NJ. ID. LaPorte,
Allen Flint and G.. +. Woodward, Jr are
the delegates from this town to the county
convention. - Carrie Hutchinson will
close her school in district No this week
Friday with picnic. - Mabel Flint
and May Thayer have returned home from
Foxboro, Mass. - The Sewing and Mite
Society will meet with Mrs. NJ. X. Flint on
Friday afternoon of this week. 60 Mrs.
Louisa Pike and grandson of Newport, n.
H., are visiting Mrs. c. T. Palmer, Mrs.
Pixies daughter. - Henry W. Tewks-
bury lectured on " The Battle of Gettys-
burg last Wednesday evening to large
and appreciative audience.
bFOOkuelu.
ID. E. HERRIcK has been off duty for two
weeks with sore hand - Among
these who are making repairs on their barns
this season may be mentioned Cassius Peck,
c. III. Bigelow, NJ. X. Wheatley and h. Alb
bolt. j. W. Parmeter has his house nearly
completed.
Chelsea.
Mrs. SALLY (SMITH) WILLS, wife of Perley
G.. Wills, died Saturday evening, after a
Lei. thA f. of lfx Il xla
tiers of Oliver Smith, who came to this town
| from Lebanon, n. H., in 1871, and was born
here July 10, 1905. She was married De-
cember 10, 1924 and leaves behind the COM
| panon of over siXty-one years of married
| life and five of their eight children. The
funeral services were held at the house on
Monday afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Knapp otici-
ating. - Rev. j. L. Knapp attended the
| Seminary commencement at Montpelier last
week. - Harry III. Goss is home on his
vacation from Lewis College, Hattie Putfer
| from the Vermont Methodist Seminary and
Hattie E. Stevens from Randolph Normal
School, where she graduated last week
- Miss Lillian NJ. Peters of Williams
town was visiting friends here last week
- Charles r. Corwin and DIR. Walter
II. Barnes were in town last week, and also
Alonzo Jones, now of Montpelier. -
Horace d. Moore of Elmira, n. Y, is visit
ing his brother, Thomas p. Moore. - II
| B. Leighton advertises to sell his household
goods at auction on Saturday next. He in
tends to remove to Franklin, n. III. -
At the caucus on Saturday to choose dele
gates to the republican county convention
held here to-day Wednesday,, j. b. Bacon
f. Dearborn, A. W. Whitney, q. S. Emery
and L. III. Sanborn We're chosen. -
Quarterly meeting at the Methodist churcl
last Sunday, Presiding Elder Sherburn beinG
present - The youngest child of Chester
M, Davis has been quite i'll of pneumonia
- S. G.. Hall of Cohoes, n. Y, is visit
ing his sister, Miss Martha Hall. - Mrs
Edison S. Densmore and two children o
Washington, ID. c., are at A. II. Emerson's
- Moses c. Sanborn was taken with al
epileptic fit on Thursday morning, while a
work alone at distance from his house
and was not found till evening. His condi
ton is now critical,
Corinth.
WHILE running after a horse, the Other
day, Granville Flint broke his collar bone
- Lyman Porter has the job of build
ing barn for Hiram Lathrop of Vershire
- There was slight frost here last
Saturday morning, inJuring tender plants
- Mrs. Alanson Eastman was buried al
the Center and Mr.. Jehu Southwck at Wes
Corinth recently. 80 Quarterly meeting
will be held at the Methodist Episcopa
church at the Corner June 9th. - Mr.
5. Huntington from the West has been Wis
ting friends in town.
Newbury.
REV. \. w. WILDER and daughter left
town Monday of this week to attend the
commencement exercises at the Wesleyan
| University, Middletown, Conn. 80 Mr.
Charles Deming of Lowell, Mass, and wife
are in town visiting friends. - Severa
of our farmers have commenced having
- The Montebello buildings have beer
repaired and are now in readiness for sum
mer boarders. Baths We're given for the
first time at the spring-house last Friday
large number is expected during tile
season. - Mr. Alonzo Grant was al
home from Littleton, n. H., last week and