The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-03


Winship house, just vacated by o. Corwin.
Braintree.
ALLEN FLINT Jr. goes to st. Adams this
week to work in the car-shops. 80 Rufus
Hutchinson plowed up an old landmark,
last week, in the shape of a harrow-tooth.
1t is over foot in length and weighs four
pounds. - Abraham CURLY has just had
his pension raised from twenty-four to
thirty-six dollars month - il. f. Kin
ney and wife have returned home from
New York city, where they have been the
past season. - Mrs. Matilda Beeman
went to Hartford, Conn, last week to get
evidence for her pension. She reports her
journey a success.
Brookfield.
THE Vermont Central Pomona Grange
held its annual meeting with Brooktield
Grange October 18th and elected the follow
ing officers: Worthy master, Salmon Will
liams; worthy overseer, l.. A. Flint, Mid
dlesex; worthy lecturer, III. G. Hayward,
Berlin; steward, II. A. Il. Richardson,
Roxbury; assistant steward, w. ii. Bacon,
Brookield; chaplain, John Farnham, Will
liamstown; treasurer, H. D. Abbott, Will
Jamestown; secretary, II. P. Abbott, Brook
tield gate-keeper, j. A Kelton, Worcester;
Pomona, Mrs. n. A. Kelley, Worcester;
Ceres, Miss Betsey Howard, Randolph;
Flora, Miss Marcia Libby, Berlin; lady as
sistant steward, Mrs. w. H. Bacon, Will
The day being very rainy, there were not
as many present as usual, but those who
were present seemed to enjoy themselves
much The next meeting is to be held in
Williamstown in February. - The fork
shop started up last week, after a long rest
Chelsea.
AMOS b. WRIGHT met with a severe acct
dent last week, being thrown from load
of wood and breaking one leg above the
lrrn md wi fa HOY a
returned from California, the climate not
agreeing with Mr.. Densmore's health. They
propose to locate in Manchester, n. il.
- The Sons of Veterans gave very
pleasant promenade concert at the town
hall last Thursday evening. Rev.
James Buckham, who died recently in Bur
lngton, was pastor of the Congregational
church here from 1885 to 1871, and is very
pleasantly remembered by many of our
older people. - Albert w. Chandler is
now leader of the band, which has lately
been reorganized. - DIR. Arthur V. Goss,
who has been some months assistant physi-
clan in the city hospital of Newark, n. j.,
has finished his work there, and is here for
a short time. - DR.. Walter II. Barnes,
native of the town and well known here,
has changed his professional location from
Lyme to Oxford, n II. - Some of the
friends of Mrs. Lydia Hood held a quilting
for her benefit last Friday at f. i. Stan
ley's. - Miss Hattie +. Stevens closed
her school in No. II on Friday afternoon
with public exercises. - f. b. Robbins
removes this fall to the old homestead +,
known as the Philander Robbins place, and
Edmund Conant, who has been living there
of late, removes to the farm lately sold by
G. W. Hildreth to Mr.. Robbins.
Newbury.
A PRoTRAcTED meeting has been holden
! for two weeks at the Methodist church with
good results. - Mr.. Edwin Bailey and
wife start for California about the middle
of November. They think of remaining
through the winter. - The new drug
store will be completed this week. Mr.. S.
l.. Swasey, the proprietor, will occupy it in
a few weeks - Mrs. Il. NJ English
leaves for Florida this month. She will re-
main during the winter. - The winter
term of school commences at the seminary
the second of December. - The village
school closes November 80. 1t has been a
very successful term, under the efficient
management of Miss Belle Hibbard, who is
an experienced teacher. - Mrs. Glover.
who has been very i'll for the past week, is
now somewhat better. - Mr.. Merrill
| Goodwin, the mail carrier, was capsized out
of his wagon last week by his horse taking
a quick turn, on the arrival of the cars at
the depot. He was taken up unconscious,
but was not injured seriously. - a dis
play of pictures by magic lantern will be
made at seminary hall next Monday even
ing by Harris Wilder and Fred Garland. T.
West Randolph.
REV. ELBRIDGE GERRY preached in Roch-
ester Sunday. He will preach there every
sunday 1or the present 80 Kew V. M
Hardy has returned from his Western trip
ne occupied Ine oongregatiohal Gnurcn
SUNDAY. - rIolessor y, "a. bunker vi
feacham iectured mere rriuay evening 10
small audience, owing 10 tne unIaVoraplt
Wea. s IT.. nc III - 81 ,,, ,,,.
take Mace this week Friday evening. The
Redpath Concert Company will give con
cert II. Paine is studying law in
Montpelier. = Harry Sault will soon 90
TO LYNN. Mass. to work. Robert j
KimhalI ESQ is in town looking after his
new house. - About TWENTY-FIVE mem
hers Of United Brethren Lodge Visited Phu.
nix Lodge. Free and Accented Masons. last
weel, and exemplified the second degree
Our lodge worked the third degree, AZ the
close an oyster sumner was given at the Red
lion inn The next meeting of The
l.. s. Grant Post. No. o6. G. A. r. will b,
held Friday night. All members should b,
present. as important work is to be trans
acted - II is rumored that we are t,
have another clothing store. = Mis-.
Irene Weeks is i'll.
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MR.. BLANCHARD was in town last week
having so far recovered from his sickness al
to continue his studies at Dartmouth, bu
not to supply his former place here in thu
pulpit 1or a Few oaDpa'hs. - oharil'
volui'.e mas peeh No,S sioh ioi .ie P"o