The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-11
Orange County.
Bradford.

of this town attended the county conven-
ton at Chelsea last Saturday. They all re-
port having good time, which of course
Washburn G. A. r., last Monday evening,
resolutions were adopted in memory of their
late comrade, jesse A. Warren. He served
in the late war, was wounded three times
and for a time was a prisoner in Libby
prison. - Rev. r. Morgan, presiding ell
der, occupied the pulpit at the Methodist
church last Sunday morning and conducted
the services at quarterly meeting; also at
Fairlee at two o'clock in the afternoon.
- n. T.. Frary has sold his farm on the
lower plain to II. II. Ormsby - DIR. o.
II. Kimball and family of Lancaster, n. H.,
are visiting his sisters, the Mrs. Heath, on
the lower plain. - Mr.. and Mrs. Shum-
way returned fsom their wedding trip last
Thursday. - Mrs. j. G. Stearns was
quite Ill last week, but is now improving.
= Charles Kimball and family of Wo-
burn, Mass, are visiting his sisters, the
Mrs. Heath. - Arthur L. johnson has
sold the Henry Brown place to n. Il. Frary.
Braintree.
AS Jonah Loomis and Lucius Mann were
driving past the residence of j. b. Wells
last Sunday evening, their horse became
frightened and ran. Mr.. LOOMS was thrown
to the ground and one wrist was put out of
joint and the other sprained. He also re-
ceived several bruises. Mr.. Mann jumped
from the carriage and had an ankle dislo-
Gated. - G. ii. Canterbury of New York,
who had been boarding at G. G.. Whites,
died of consumption last Sunday morning.
His remains were taken to New York for
interment. - The first selectman of
Fairfax was in town last week looking after
Mrs. Ellen Wilson, resident of that town.
After hearing at West Randolph, she was
adjudged to be insane, and was accordingly
taken to Bratteboro. - Five genera
lions of Dea. j. w. Martins family, the
Oldest being ninety and the youngest four
years of age, had their pictures taken last
week. - Two fresh-air children are in
the place. They are stopping at Rodney
Flints. Twenty others are expected on
Thursday of this week. - Mrs. w. T.
Blanchard was thrown from a carriage last
Saturday and considerably bruised -
Orvis Thayer is building cottage at Queen
City Park, Burlington, for f. A. Shattuck.
- r. n. Flint, wife and daughter OF
relatives in town. - One day last week
Mr.. Il. L. Bass left his horse at the door
unhtched, when it concluded it would take
a survey of the farm. The horse jumped
the barn-yard bars and the buggy was over
turned and somewhat smashed.
! Frank Flint claims to have been assaulted
| by certain party one day last week Drs
! Scott and Stewart were called to see the in
! jured man. We understand the town grand
| juror has the case in hand. - Mrs
Eleazer Bass fell down flight of stairs last
week and received severe injury to one Of
| her limbs. - Stilman LOOMS was called
home from Jonesville the other day by rea
son of the illness of his youngest child
- Mrs. Lucretia Amidon has returned
home from Boston, where she has been fol
| the last ten months. - Newton Flint
and wife of Massachusetts are in town visit.
ing friends.
Brookfield.
THE society connected with the FRS
church held a picnic at Wiliamstowr
Springs last Thursday. About one hundred
fifty participated. Rev. William Palmer
of Norwalk, Conn, was present ant
made some remarks on his trip to Cali
fornia. - The funeral of John Petten
gill was attended at his late residence las
Friday afternoon. Elder l.. III. Brigham of
ficiated, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Carr. -
John Raymore was not known to'be a truth
full man, one might doubt his word when h,
says that he has caught twenty-five wood
chucks, two skunks and two squirrels on
of one hole, and don't think it much of ;
hole for game either. - Mrs. Betsey FISH
returned home last Thursday.
East Brookfield.
In the last two years three suits have bee,
brought by the estate of the late Lyman
button of Chelsea against w. Wallace Dut
ton of this place: BY appointment of cour
John Watson, Esq, of Bradford was tn
|
a decision in all three of them in favor o
w. w. Dutton. They involved total o
something over 81 200. Messrs. j. X. Oar
ling of Chelsea and n l.. Boyden of Ran
dolph were counsel for the defence. -
Rev. b. =. Parker exchanged with Rev
William Carr last Sabbath, the former goin
to Randolph Center - Misses S. L
Newell and E. c. Wheatley made a publ
profession of religion on Sunday last. -
Nelson Durkee and A. w. Allen are dan
gerously i'll. - The fall term of school il
district No. II will be taught by Miss Lun
Partridge and that in district No. 10 b.
Miss Ethel G. Wheatley. - We are gla
to see Thomas Sanders, Esq. again in thi
vicinity. - The Ladies' Society meet
with Mrs. William Wheatley on Wednes
day of this week. Will any part
wanting a good Estey organ that has nc
been injured by use call on or address job
X. Sprague of this place.
Chelsea.
A CAMP of Sons of Veterans, to be know
as II. f. X. Hall camp, No. %, was organ
lied last week, and its members were mus
tered in and its officers installed by Lieu
tenant F. S. Palmer and Sergeant Terrill {
Camp Custer of Underhill. There are fiftee
charter members, and the principal officer
are as follows: Captain, Herbert o. BiXby
first lieutenant, George l.. Hayward; secon
lieutenant, Philip j. Little; chaplain, Elme
G. Reed; orderly sergeant, Hale X. Darling
quartermaster-sergea Fred Z. Sleeper
sergeant of the guard, Brock S. Flint col
poral of the guard, John III. Davis. -
Miss Nancy Dearborn, who has been livin
at Claremont, n. H., for some years, has re
} turned to town and will occupy her hous
on the Vershire road. Mrs. e.
Hyde received a telegram Friday afternoo
announcing the alarming condition of he
husband She left on the night train I
join him in Minnesota. - Il. X. b. Berr
has opened harness-shop in the Uppe
village. - j. Holmes Morey of Concor,
n. H., Mrs. j. b. Bacon's brother, acted g
organist at the Congregational church las
Sunday. - The principal attraction du
ing the past week has been the Norto
bridge, where derrick is being used in +,
. laying the abutmentS. - The democrat
county convention on Saturday brought
large crowd. In the afternoon addresst
were made on the south common by Edit,
Atkins, Governor Shurtleff, Colon
George Sweet of New York and Rev. j.
Cross Of Vershire. - The checklist
voters posted by the selectmen contain
three hundred seventy-nine names. Thei
are probably several more to go on. I'll
board of civil authority meet for revision
the list on Thursday September 9. Ii
every voter see that his name is on the list
Corinth.
L.. ID. BURNHAM, a former stage-driver i
this vicinity, was killed in California +,
, Gently. 60 Foxes are more troubleson
this year than usual. - William Orr n;
. who has been in California and the We
q for several years, has returned to tow
He intends to move his family West 80
, | A large delegation from this town will a