The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-26

Methodist church on the evening of Friday,
June 4th. - The Woman's Christian
Temperance Institute for Orange county
will be held at Tunbridge on the I'd and ID
Of June. === Rev. William Carr of Brook
field preached at the Congregational church
on Sunday in exchange with Rev Mr.. Her
rick. 80 Mrs. j. A. II. Corwin is visiting
her sons in Somerville, Mass. - County
court sits next Tuesday. The grand jurors
from this town are r. p. Moore and Abel
Merrill, and the petit jurors are W. II.
Emery and w. A. Hood.
Corinth.
THE G. N. winchester lawsuit has been
appealed to county court. 60 A Sabbath
school was organized at the Corner last
Sunday, with Don G. Bliss as superintend-
ent; George Ryder, assistant superintend-
Merrill and Mrs. 6. Rollins, librarians.
- The first thunder and hal-storm
passed over this place last Thursday -
Grass and all crops are quite forward for
the season. - Some fears are entertained
that the heavy frosts of last week killed the
fruit. - Addie Carleton of Nashua, n.
H., was visiting friends at her old home
here last week.
East Corinth.
MEMORIAL services will be held at the
cemetery at this place May 31st, Mt half-past
one p. NJ. All are invited. -. X. bar
| ling of Chelsea was in town over Sunday.
| 60 After this the services at the church
are to be held at eleven A. NJ, instead of one
| PM. - e. G.. Sawyer returned home from
Boston Saturday. - Our postmaster has
recently purchased very fine clock. -
Isaac Fenno and wife of Boston were in town
recently.
West Randolph.
A LARGE number of shade trees have been
set out in this town this year. - There
are no services at the Episcopal church
now. The society hope to have a rector
soon. - East Randolph has the railroad
! fever again 60 The ladies of the Metho-
d church will have baked bean dinner
d, ration day, including hot rolls and
coffee. The society need the proceeds COM
ing from the dinner, and people ought to
patronize them. - Seven meat-carts and
several general delivery wagons keep the
people in this village pretty well supplied.
- Wheeler's block had narrow es-
cape from burning last week A stovepipe
set the floor on fire in the basement. -
Mrs. Mary Blood is in East Randolph,
where she will spend two weeks vacation.
- Twenty-eight years ago East Ran
dolph was hourishing village, largest in
town. 1t then had a good newspaper.
- The closing exercises of the twentieth
year of Randolph Normal School will com
mence June 18th and end the 18th. The
following will be the order of exercises
Sermon to the graduating classes by Rev.
l.. o. Sherburne of Swanton, VT, Sunday
|
nations, written and oral, Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday, the 14th, 10Th and 10Th
Oral examination of the a senior classes
Wednesday afternoon and Thursday fore
noon the 10th and 18th. Address before
the alumni and citizens Wednesday evening
the 18th, at eight o'clock, by Professor Clar.
ence w. Scott, Dartmouth College. Alumni
meeting Thursday afternoon, the 18th. The
b and junior exhibition Thursday evening
the 18th, at eight o'clock. Closing exercises
by the graduating classes Friday morning
the 18th, at nine o'clock. Alumni dinner
Friday afternoon at two o'clock. All for
mer students and friends of the institution
are invited to this, its twentieth anniver
sary. Rooms will be assigned for class
meetings by the principal on application a
persons coming and paying full fare ovel
the Central Vermont railroad. - l.
p. Thayer and George Walker rode the
wheels to White River Junction Saturday
- E. j. McWain, Esq, of the Center
formerly of this place, has gone to Nebraski
single. - Snowsville has a street lamp
1t costs twenty-five cents to keep it running
while a farmer visits his sheep pasture il
the evening. - DR.. w. l.. Paine o
Union Village will write the poem for tn
: alumni meeting at the close of the presen
term of the Normal School. - Bliss Ban
| lister is visiting his sister, Mrs Eddy Tracy
5 in Chelsea. - Alt. Hubbard, clerk il
w. f. Lamson's store, is spending vacation
1 in Rochester - Eddy Tracy and his son
Frank, of Chelsea were in town last week
+ - Herbert LOOMS had narrow escap
| Saturday morning. He had hitched a spa
of horses to wagon, and was on the poll
: when the horses ran. He was thrown T.
:, the ground and was picked up insensible
e He is recovering. - DR.. f. f. Uphar
: has returned from his southern trip. III
reports very pleasant time. He VISITED
I his son, Dan, at Louisville, KY, during hi
r absence. - DR.. A. C. Bailey took
g prominent part in the medical meeting a
o White River Junction last week. - De2
ter Chatfeld gives the new band at Shows
vile instructions once a week. - Henri
g Soper has painted his marble shop building
l. bronze green. - Dr. II. III. Mcintyre
S much improved in health since he went t
$ California. - Mrs. e. 7. Smith is no be
$ ter. - Mr.. Bates, the blacksmith, vii
d soon slate his house. - F. E. DuBoi
d went to Montpelier last week. - Pete
y Kelly injured his hand quite badly in til
S mill last week - Mrs. \. l.. Stearns
V Bethel visited friends in town last weel
e - Miss Emma Camp is teaching scho'
l. in East Bethel. - George o. Bruce, til
d general agent of the Connecticut Genera
d Life Insurance Company, who is locate
d here, is doing big business in his lin
- ID. NJ. Durkee of East Randolph too
the second premium at the colt fair at Will
JAMESTOWN Springs recently. - f. !
e Shattuck and family are camping at Green
?. boro Pond.
). West Topsham.
. JERRY BOWEN rode out last Sunday, it b
< ing the first time he has been out since
e broke his leg last October. - II.
u Watson and Archie Perkins have returne
to Burlington to complete their first cour.
of medical lectures, the trouble with IL
medical class and one of the professors ha
ing been settled. - George +. Farnhan
who has been confined to the house all Wi
-, ter, is little better, so that he goes out
= doors some, and hopes are entertained
i his ultimate recovery. - Farmers hay
- nearly finished their springs work al
vegetation is looking remarkably well. tt
! grass crop never looked better at this tin
=. of the year.
> Tunbridge.
le WHITNEY Posi- sends five delegates to ii
Al Brandon Memorial day celebration ne,
" Saturday. Ada Mann is quite sic
n - Mrs. Abby Ballou of Fort Edwar
. n. Y, is visiting in town. - I'll
le Womans Christian Temperance UniC
ir meet at Mrs. Alice Gays next Saturda
he - Whitney Post and Relief Corps me-
IS Saturday evening. Flags and wreaths wi
|. be ready for the several comrades detailt
10 to decorate the graves in the various Gem
a. teries. - DR.. Charles A. Flanders
s. Pittsford is visiting here.
n WiIiiamstown.
~ THE very sad news of our eX-townsma
~ James f. Jillson (for many years past
- resident of Chipauo Ill } that came n Sho