The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-21
Windsor County.
Bethel.

On Thursday Clint. Soper and Ed. Rood
started from the Locust Creek wharf for a
ride down the river upon raft, intending
to make landing at Graham's Point, but
somehow the steering apparatus got out of
fix and the first port that they made was
the pier of the river bridge, sailing from
which they passed down the river a little
ways, when they concluded to take volun-
tary bath and swan ashore - Consid-
cradle excitement was occasioned here last
Sunday by the arrival of parties from West
Randolph in pursuit of two tramps. The
guilty parties were arrested and taken back
to Randolph. - Smith & McAlpin of
Waterbury, Conn, CARED twelve horses and
thirty-two head of cattle for that place at
this station last week. - The entertain
ment given by the Shepard Family last
Thursday night was pronounced the best
given here in many years. 1t is matter
for regret that the attendance was so small.
- The members of the Universalist
Sunday-school will give the beautiful Easter
service of d" GATES A. jar " at their church
next Sunday, commencing at seven o'clock
P. NJ All the beautiful recitations and the
fine original music will be given. Every
one is cordially invited to attend. - The
village schools began last week, with forty
one scholars in the two rooms of the high
school, twenty-four in the intermediate and
twenty-six, in the primary department.
- About thirty of our people attended
the Pinafore entertainment at Randolph on
Thursday night of last week - To illus
trate the difference between now and the
days when it took our merchants two or
three weeks to go to, Boston and get their
goods home, we mention the following: A.
A. Brooks (of the firm of Brooks & WASH
burn), who was in Boston last week, pur-
chased a bill of goods Saturday morning,
and in the evening they were displayed for
sale on their counters here. - The camp
fire given by Daniel Lille Post, q. A, r.,
on Friday evening, was an excellent one,
but it did not receive the support from the
public that its merits entitled it to. We
trusa that the boys will get a full house next
time. - A. j. Davis has been bottling
summer drinks for the Wholesale trade.
From the elegant style in which he puts
them.u we should judge that it might be
for the interest of the people in other towns
to buy of him. - John Sanspree has
moved into Ben Hills house. recently va
Gated by c. I. Coy. - Mrs. A. Wiimot
of Mortified visited friends in this place
last week. - j. ID. Cushing, A. A.
! Brooks and Gardner Wheeler have removed
their dooryard fences. - Mrs. Nj. A.
Moody has returned from her visit to her
parents in BrattleborO> - Rev. j. A.
Robin and wife returned from their west
ern visit last week. - Lawyer Il. w.
Smith of Newbury was in town on Thurs
day of last week. - Edwin Spalding has
moved into Mrs. Betsey Woodbury's house.
Miss Sara Gilman returned from her vaca-
tlOn ana TtSulllttl utT idSb
week.
East Bethel.
The sugar-house of Elijah Kathan (who
lives on the Shipman place., together with
its contents, was burned the other night
- Faber Benedict lately sold a pair of
five-year-old cattle, which tipped the beam
at 3,400 pounds to Connecticut parties for
| Sl65. - David Dutton, guardian OF Mary
Boyington, has sold her house and lot in
the village to George Harlow of West Leb-
anon, n. H.. for $500, - Eddie, tens
years-old son of Harry Wills, loaded a cro-
quet mallet with powder and touched 1t off.
| 4 badly burned face was the result.
Sharon.
| THE teachers examination is to be held
| in the village school-house next Saturday.
| - The school-house in district No. s is
being extensively repaired Nos g. 3 and 10
| should do likewise. =- A. Il. Mosher is
the first man heard from that has his sowing
| done for this season. - Eli Roberts of
San Francisco, Cal, spent last Sunday with
f. w. Baldwin, Esq. - Il. b. Baldwin's
sister from Barton visited him last week.
- Mrs, Melinda Kimball is visiting her
brother in Montpelier - A. w. Board
man has moved and is repairing his barn.
| - Penn Gile OF West Hartford is NOV
| ing into p ID. Giles house in the village.
- Il. w. Brown and family moved to
Bellows Falls last week. - Henry
shumway has pneumonia and Mrs. j. III.
Marsh is i'll