The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-01
Orange County.
Braintree.

Orange County.
Braintree.
THE republican caucus last Friday nom
| mated George w. Flagg for representative.
- Rev. George e. Boynton and wife,
who have been laboring with this people,
return this week to their home in South
Jefferson, Maine. They have done a good
work here and we hope they may return in
a short time - Mrs Melissa Hebard Of
Schoolcraft, Mich. is visiting her sister,
Mrs NJ. F. Sanborn, and other relatives.
- Luther Hunt and family of Waltham
are in town, the guests of Parish Blanchard.
- Mrs. NJ. ID. Laport's mother Mrs.
Stevens, of Kennebunk, Maine, with her
daughter, Mrs. Waterhouse are visiting at
| Mr.. Laport's. - Van Ness Clatlin has
gone to work for A. w. Ferry of Greenfield,
n. Y. - A. l.. Bass and wife are visiting
friends in Pittsfeld and Sherburne. -
d. l.. LOOMS of Mortified is visiting
friends in town. - Mrs. g. +. Wood
ward was taken with violent bleeding at the
nose about half-past eight o'clock Saturday
evening, and it continued to bleed until
nearly twelve o'clock. She is very weak
and it will be some time before she will be
able to get about. Her physician thinks it
was caused by being thrown from wagon
some six weeks ago. - Edgar Dame is
sick with rheumatic fever at Mr.. Henry
Fits. - Mrs. William Sharpe and
daughter from Boston visited friends in
town last week
Brookfie1d.
The board of civil authority will meet
Saturday afternoon to correct the checklist.
There seems to be quite lively times now-a-
days. Keep cool, boys: you cannot all go to
Montpelier this fall. But let us act the part
of wisdom and send the best man. -
The republicans will hold their caucus at the
town house Thursday, September I'd, in the
afternoon. - l.. w. Glysson and wife of
Concord, n. H., recently visited his brother
here. - Mrs. Ebridge Sargent died last
week Tuesday, after long and painful ill
ness. - About fifty went to Saratoga
from this town last week All report nice
time. - II. III. Taylor, our enterprsing
stage-driver, has gone West and Marshall
Banister is now the pilot of the coach -
School in district No. II commenced last
Monday, with Luna Partridge as teacher.
School also commenced in district No. 3
Monday, with Minnie Marshall as teacher
- Everett Newell and wife, who
have been visiting his parents, have re-
: turned to Boston. - The school-house
: in district No. II has undergone extensive
repairs in the interior, which were badly
needed William II. Sprague finds his
health much improved by a short sojourn at
Saratoga Springs. %. G. Jackson and
/, wife are rejoicing over daughter, born Au.
gust 10th.
East Brookfield.
EVERY republican should attend the eau
! Gus at the town hall next Thursday, at two
, o'clock P. NJ, for nominating candidates for
offices to be filed freeman's meeting day
, - About dozen of our people went
, with the excursion to Saratoga last week
, - Marshal Bannister is driving the
stage to Royalton, in the absence of Stage
driver Taylor, who is just now in Dakota
- There Is an overflow into this place
: of the railroad excitement in Williamstown
l since the road seems likely to come here il
g extended to that place. In that event We
j. too, look for an uplifting of business and
| DrippS of real estate. Sheriff William
5 Clark is in pursuit of the thief who took SAL
. from the Office of the Gulf Spring House
e last week. - Mrs. Elbridge Sargent o
: Brookfeld Center died last week. after
g long illness with cancer. Her funeral wa.
attended by Rev. j. H. Thyng. -
Thomas Sanders family has returned to his
home, " Birch Brow" Haverhill Mass. I
. is expected he will return in October to de
) liver the annual address at the World
n Fair at Tunbridge. - Mrs. Elliot Ii
! Bowman and daughter, Miss Stella, of ESSEX
k junction have been visiting friends here o
S late. - Misses Tennie II. Wheatley ant
j. Mary A. Peck are attending the Methods
n Seminary in Montpelier. - Her vacation
/ ended, Miss Lizzie S. Newell returned t.
e Burlington last Saturday week, where sh,
y has long had the care of the late Mrs. Presi
,. dent Buckham in her very sad sickness
n - Will II. Sprague is attending God
!. dard Seminary in Barre. - John X
T. Sprague administrator of the estate of thu
d late Deacon Frank III. Newell, wishes to sci
d the farm belonging to the estate. 1t i
l. located near this village and is good farm
n of ninety-six acres, suitably divided int
tillage, pasture and woodland. 1t contain
n good sugar-place and apple orchard An.
d one wishing to see or learn of it will pleas
,, address the administrator.
Chelsea.
REV. EVAN THOMAS of Vershire preache
T., last Sunday at the Congregational church
"A on exchange with Mr.. Herrick. - TIL
e republican caucus for the nomination G
n town representative and justices of tn
peace will be held at the town hall mex
al Saturday afternoon at four o'clock -
At School district No. Is had lively and pre-
Ie tracted school-meeting on Wednesday even
a. ing of last week, which resulted in vote {
4 arrange with the academy for the instrut
10 ton of the district scholars. The presenc
IS at the meeting of two women voters is NOTE
h. worthy Rev. Newell Bixby of Edge
l. wood, Iowa, Free Baptist minister and
,r native of this town, has been visiting relf
,e tives here. - w. A. Allen, who ha
~ been insane for some time and has been
AZ late with relatives in Brookfeld, has bee
ne taken to the asylum at Brattleboro. Nj
'e Aliens family have the hearty sympathy g
n the community in their trouble. -
q. George, son of Wilbur f. Dewey, have bee
N quite ill. - Miss l.. Ardelle Allen, form
~ erly of this place, but now of Jersey Cit.
be n. j., has been here for few days. So
al FRANK Kendall OF Burlington mas Deeu sta.
10 ing at Mrs. Nancy Merrills. - Mr.
e, Frank McClearn of South GlastOnbur.
IL Conn, is at &. A. Bacon's, whose wife is HI
or sister. - w. III. Ill. Hall and wife hay
eff been absent several days on carriage tri
al - Eliza j. Corwin has been home Il
n, a short time from Quincy Mass. - Ell
)d f. Brown has gone to Faribault, Mimi,
~ take charge of school there. -
4 Nathan G.. Hale and wife of Windsor are
% Sarah Gustins - Mrs. G. o. Burnhar
IN who has been for some time at Providenc
II h. l., has joined her husband here. -
X Sharie Mouton has gone to Providence,
he L., where she has obtained employment
,is Ernest A. Corwin has complete
j, with credit his course at the business coleI
* at Albany, N Y, and returned home Satu
he day. He is to act as clerk in his father
lie. store. - William Densmore was release
WIS from Jail last week on taking the po
, - debtors oath.
ra- East Corintb.
he FRANK Il. PAGE and Bagley Abbott a
ed in Boston buying horses. 60 Charl
Ser Kemp and Alfred Jackman started Mond
MS morning for st. Johnsbury, where they a
for to attend school. 80 j. b. Kemp has SC
lad his horse to Bagley Abbott. 49, Mel
ng Corliss is attending school at RandolI