The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28
Orange County.


Orange County.
Bradford.
ARBoR DAY was observed by good many
residents by the planting of maple and
other trees. - News was received last
week of the sickness of Dan Eastman in
Worcester, Mass. Dan was formerly a clerk
in Bailey's store here, and it was announced
that he was very dangerously sick with
hemorrhage of the lungs and also had the
measles. His father went on Saturday to
Worcester to care for him. - DIR. III. A.
Cutting has been placing young trout in the
brooks in this vicinity. AS many as 1880
have been placed in three or four brooks
near here this spring. These streams will
not be posted if they can be let alone for
this year. - Winship's new delivery
wagon arrived last week 1t was made by
the Abbott Downing Company of Concord,
N H., and weighs 1000 pounds. S. A.
Morse will drive it and do the trucking for
the hardware store. - Mary Harriet,
youngest child and only daughter of Rev. II.
l.. and Mrs. Bruce, died Friday morning,
aged one year and ten months. The funeral
was held at the parsonage on Saturday at
nine o'clock, Rev T. p. Frost OF Montpelier
officiating, after which the remains were
taken to Stoneham, Mass, for interment
~ Norman, only son of Rev. j. w
and Mrs. Lees, died last Saturday of diph-
was held Monday, and the remains were
conveyed to Boston for interment. -
Owing TO sickness and death in the families
of both ministers, as noted above, no serv-
ice was held at either church last Sunday
- S. =. Avery died Friday last. The
funeral was held on Sunday and the re.
mains were taken to Corinth for burial
Mr.. Avery was formerly a resident of West
Corinth, but had resided in Bradford for the
past ten years. His age was about seventy
four years.
Braintree.
SIX young ladies presented themselves
for teachers certificates at the public exam
ination last Saturday. - Frank Par
fridge, formerly a Braintree boy, has beer
appointed assistant postmaster at Nortl
Brookield. - All the children in this
vicinity are suffering from what seems to bt
a throat and lung distemper. - Ed
Godfrey is in Boston visiting his brother
III. A. Powers returned from that city las
week.
Brookfield.
AN ecclesiastical council is to be held her,
tomorrow (Thursday) Many prominen
clergymen are expected to be present, DR.
Dexter of Boston being among them. -
w. G. Clark has gone to Boston to purchase
another load of horses. - Marcus Peel
returns from Rutland this week. - j
w. Parmenter is making extensive improve
ments on his buildings. - "A goodl,
number attended the annual examination O
teachers, some marking as high as ninety
five per cent. - DIR. Goodrich, the new
postmaster, has taken possession of tn
office.
Chelsea.
AT the auction sale of the real estate @
the late Lewis Thompson the property wa
bid off by Mrs. John Thompson for $3.50
- A Cough memorial meeting was he'll
Il. 4.
- Special services appropriate t
Easter were held at the Congregations
church Sunday morning j. b. Al
wood and II. j. Corwin are in Boston TO
their spring purchases. - Cashier j. L
Bacon of White River Junction spent Sun
day here. - Mrs. Emeline Waterson Ina
returned home. Miss A. A. Clement
town superintendent examined large nun
Der of prospective teachers on Saturday
She is to teach in Williamstown this season
and in her absence John M. Comstock wi
act as deputy superintendent for the benef
of any teachers who may call for a privat
examination. - Ella X. Herrick bega
the primary school in No. 2 on Monda,
- Rev. f. f. Herrick is absent thi
week at West Randolph on business, an
will also attend church council held
Brookfield on Thursday. - E. ID. Barn'
will sell various articles at auction at h
house on Saturday next. - Mrs. A
on Monday next the p. NJ. Hunt place
Tunbridge, with farming tools, stock, etc.
Corinth.
w. ID. b. AVERY and I. p Eaton wei
called to Nashua, n. H., last week, to a
tend the funeral of G. V. Dearborn, form,
resident of this town. - Rev. Mr. Hell
derson of st. Johnsbury has been engage
to preach at the Meadow one-half of IL
time. - The remains of Putnam Aver
were inferred at the Meadow last Sabbat
Rev. Mr.. Henderson preached the sermon
East Corinth.
II. A. JAcKMAN has commenced runnir
his engine at the bobbin factory, W. f. JAG
man acting as engineer. - Rev. III.
James returned from Middlebnry with
fine horse. 1t stands sixteen hands hig
- j. b. Kemp has opened his store
East Orange. Charles Johnson acts
clerk - Everett p. Sawyer and Ellie
NJ. Page of this place were married APP
21st. Forty-fiTe of their friends visited the
Saturday evening, bringing their music wit
them. Oysters We're served, and the occ
sion was an enjoyable one.
West Randolph.
EASTER was appropriately observed
nearly all the churches. The displays
flowers were unusually large and fine. II
largest display was at the Congregation
church. Services were held in the mornil
and evening. At the Methodist church Re
George b. Hyde preached his farewell Sc
, mon in the morning. In the evening the
was an Easter concert. - Last Frids
: fire was discovered in a shaving room a
joining Princes tub-factory. The alarm W
t given, the engine brought out, and aft
some hard work the flames We're exit
guished. The wind was blowing at d
time, and had the fire made much furth
progress all of the locality known as " Low
Canada " would have been in great DANCE
- The West Randolph Dramatic Ass
citation will present " The Octoroon, or Ii
in louisiana" in Dubois & Gays Ia
this week Thursday evening. The ente
tanment will be well worth attendin
1 - Alice Edison and Kate Wheeler
Bethel were in town last week. -
{ George j. Prince has returned from d
West Miss Annie Johnson is vistil
in town. - Professor &. w. Scott
Dartmouth College will deliver the addre
! before the alumni of the Normal School
June. - Mrs. Il. +. Denton of Stoc
bridge is working for W. S. Mann. -
Rev. S. A. Parker will preach in Mechanic
| band hall at three o'clock p. NJ. next Su
day. Subject, " Thoughts about the East
season."
Tunbridge.
DIR. STORY n. Goss of Chelsea was call
here by DIR. Fish for counsel last Thursda
/, - Miss Vim Farnham is TO teach t
school in the Reynolds district. 80 N
h. n. Austin has the new hearse-hou
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