The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15
Orange County.

from Massachusetts.
Orange County.
Braintree.
II. j. BASS of Lowell, Mass, is in town
! visiting his parents. - Hiram Luce and
family move this week to Randolph where
he has engaged to work year for a man by
the name of Dimick. - Allen Flint, Jr.,
| has moved into II. A. Powers house, lately
vacated by NJ. l.. Bruce. == Carrie
Hutchinson is teaching the fall term of
school in the Peth district -= E. n.
Godfrey returned from the West last week,
where he has been visiting friends. -
Water is so scarce that most of our farmers
are obliged to haul in barrels enough for
their daily use.
Chelsea.
JAMES p. ROBERTS, engineer of the city
water-worlls at Lowell, Mass, was in town
several days last week. - Eugene S.
Burnham is employed at South Royalton as
a designer and painter of signs. - The
iron bridge has arrived and will soon be
put in position. - Carl II. Corwin has
returned TO Dartmouth College, John w.
Norwich University, Vinton A. Corwin to
Somerville, Mass. - The Sons of Vet
Grams initiated four new members last
Wednesday evening. &c. o. Burnham
has sold his livery-stable to Mr. Stillwell
of Bridgewater Mr. Burnham has not de-
cided where he will locate. - Rev. W.
r. Puffer preached on Sunday at the Con-
gregational church, Rev. Mr.. Herrck at
tending funeral at West Topsham. -
Harvey p. Hood of Derry, n. H., native
of this town and son of the late Dea.
Harvey Hood, is visiting in town.
Corinth.
THE long-continued drouth was broken
last Sunday by a copious rain. - Quar-
terly meeting will be held at the Methodist
church at the Corner next Sunday and Mon
day, the 18th and 10Th, - A petition is
, in circulation for new road, to commence
: near the residence of Simeon Hastings, run
; ming northerly over Lunn Hill, so-caled.
! - Mrs. Albion Eaton of Nashua n.
H., is in town. - The old well at the
parsonage has been reconstructed. -
Preaching services at the Corner on Wednes-
| day, Thursday and Saturday of this week.
, East Corinth.
HENRY KEMP started Monday morning
+. for Burlington, where he is to attend col
o lege. - Alfred Corliss started Monday
a morning for Union Village, where he is to
!, work clerkng. - Gertie James, who has
. been in East Corinth for the past summer,
!. Mrs. j. E. Chamberlin and children
of Boston, who have been in Vermont dur
3 ing the summer, returned home Tuesday.
l., - Captain j. III. Chamberlain of New
e York came Saturday for a stay of few
Il days.
j. L. LORD has lost the index finger of his
left hand by an accident. To add to his
II misfortunes, his four small children have
e the whoopng-cough. - A severe cash
a was cut through the mouth of Charles John
It son while he was rolling logs in Flanders
IS mill last week. - Mrs. Betsey Baldwin
It has just had very fine family monument
g of granite erected on her lot in the ceme-
d terry. o. d. Sanborn of Chenoa, H.,
n surprised his many friends last Friday by
> making them flying visit. 1t is hoped he
= will stay longer next time. == Mrs
h Emma Sanders has returned to her home in
Nashua, n. III.
East Randolph.
d CHARLIE CooMBs is at home on a short
% visit. - Prentiss Waldo arrived from
r. the West Saturday night. He was sent foI
l. on account of the severe illness of his sister
A. Mrs. Austin Emery. - The medical fac
= ulty of Burlington pronounce Joseph Blod.
,r gett to be suffering from the effects of lead
: poison. - The Brookfeld and East
# Randolph boys met on Gillett's fiat last
I. Friday and played quite an exciting game
1t of baseball. The Brooktield boys finally
s. carried off the honors. - Miss Nina Vim.
r. son is back at Goddard Seminary and Misses
10 Mary and Belle Camp at the Normal
y. School again.
: West Randolph.
4 A SPECIAL village meeting has been called
d for Saturday, September %, to see if the
t. corporation will vote to put in water-works
d - Charles II. Perry and wife of Will
st iamstown are visiting his sister, Mrs, w
fine easy-char for birthday present re
Gently. - Bishop Bissell visited st
lie Johns church last week. - DIR. H. 7
D. Hanks and wife have arrived in port from
re Liverpool. They have been in the ole
E. country through the summer. - Las
lie week Mrs. Will Wood of Minneapolis
ID Mimi, who has been visiting here, received
n a dispatch stating that her husband hat
t. fallen from building and was seriously in
Of jured internally. She went there on the
re- first train. - Hon. w, III. Dubois has
l. sold his small house on Highland avenue to
l. b. ID. Drake for $3.50.
d Strafford.
,r THE report recently published in the
,r Landmark that the Good Templars lodge
ir in this place was about to disband is en-.
l. tirely without foundation. The lodge meets
1t regularly every week and its literary exer-
d cises are of high Order open sessions be-
a ing often called for, that outsiders may also
d enjoy the treats, which are the only regu-
Il lar intellectual entertainments the place
r affords. - r. A. Hatch has recently OBJ
n tanned large orders for bedsteads, is add
IS ing to the number of his workmen and
1t business in his shop is assured for months
1t to come. He has purchased of the An
al drus estate the farm in Nershire, near Straf.
l. ford line, lately occupied by Stephen Rich
" ardson and has bargained it to w. II
|. Chase, who expects TO pay for the same by
il cutting and drawing lumber therefrom
-= Death has lately deprived us of two OF
our most respected citizens-John c. Buz
zell, who died August llth, aged seventy
ID five years and seven months, and Amasa c.
L. Jones, aged seventy, who died September
is Sd. Both had cancerous affection of the
d stomach, suffering severely long time.
S. - Last Thursday evening the young
4 people gave an entertainment at the town
s. house for the benefit of Bishop lodge of Good
st Templars, and realized good sum thereby
n The, exercises We're operate music, finely
e rendered by the village orchestra, choice
songs and the play " Too Late for the Pic
nic,n closing with the song, "Old Folks
at Home" called for by Senator Morrill,
n and sung to his qualification and to that
)f of all present. The senator's health is
g now quite restored, and he walks about the
's village with as brisk and firm a step as
T. usual - Last Saturday, while Lee
IF Hatch was attempting to climb upon Car
% penter's stage while it was in motion, to bid
d farewell to relatives leaving the place, he
n lost his hold, fell, and the coach, heavily
4, loaded with passengers and trunks, passed