The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31

! - VIII carry on the Jewelry and cloth
ing business there. - Fred A. Carter has
bought out store at st. Johnsbury His
family go there to live this week. -.
- Granger and wife, who recently moved
mere from West Newbury were received
into n,t the Methodist Episcopal church last
who has been sick all winter, thinks he is
gaining some in strength. He is still unable
to do any work. 60 Small quantities of
maple sugar are being sent to market
from this station.
Braintree.
w. b. HIBBARD's house caught fire Satur-
day night about eight o'clock, while the
family were away One of the neghbors
seeing light, and knowing that they were
gone, went to investigate, and upon ascer-
tanning that the house was on fire forced
open the door and went in. More help soon
came and the fire was put out, but not until
considerable damage had been done. ==
Inc Braintree amateurs gave q dramatic
entertainment in the church at Snowsville,
last week, to raise funds to light the streets.
| Ihey took about $50. - Mrs. Augusta
Green, who has been teaching at Attleboro,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. +. l..
| Archer. - J. ID. Fits has moved on to his
farm, lately vacated by Mr.. White. -
Columbus Spear and wife of Bratteboro are
! visiting his parents. - Last week Fri
day Elmer Clafin came home from Lowell,
Mass, where he has been at work the past
NiiNcI' - Alleu lndyer mas rented MS
farm to A. A. Hewett and has moved to
Lebanon, n. II. - Mrs. Melissa Heath
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Timothy Blanch-
ard. - Mrs. A. NJ. Sherman has gone
to Salem, Mass. with her son-in-law, Edgar
Sanborn, where she is to stay for few
months. - Della Sherman has gone to
Barre to spend the summer at William Far
wells. - Mrs. G.. L. Palmer has returned
from Newport, N. II.
RrookfieId.
THE remains of John Mevey were taken
to Mortified for interment. 80 Mrs.
Marcus Peck has gone to Rutland to spend
a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Lyman. 60 Royal Abbott is thought to be
improving. - III. j. Rood has purchased
a new incubator, and will devote his time
poultry-raising. - George Nichols has
taken j. p. Davis farm on Bare Hill and
Alvin Haven has moved to Williamstown.
g. The Brantree dramatic club pre-
sented the drama "Above the Clouds -
here last Tuesday evening. - Miss Josie
Kibbee is spending few weeks with Mrs.
Cynthia Kibbee. - 1t is about time for
everybody to know how much they are
worth, whether the listers do or not. -
The overseer of the poor has made several
changes in his family this spring.
Chelsea.
ARTHUR " Goss, who expects to gradu.
ate from the medical department of the Uni
NerSlty OF NernlOnU1n June, mas been CHOSEN
by the graduating class as their valedicto
rian. - The Congregational ladies held
sociable at DIR. Corwin's on Monday
evening of last week. - Mrs. n. III
Knox, president of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union of New Hampshire, de
livered temperance lecture in the Metho
dist church on Wednesday evening of last
week to good audience. She makes NJ
pretensions to oratory and is quite closely
confined to her manuscript, but her lecture
was candid and convincing, and was wei
| listened to. At the special town meet
ing on Thursday, the vote passed at the
regular meeting on highway matters was
rescinded, and a tax was voted of fifteeI
cents in money or twenty cents in labor tC
be expended by agents to be appointed by
the selectmen in each of the old highway
districts. 1t was further voted to authorize
the seectmen to borrow not more thar
$1,000 at four per cent to pay the outstand
ing orders against the town, and an add
tional tax of ten cents for school purposes
was raised. j. X. Darling served as mod
? orator pro tenn, in the absence of l.. G.. HiDck
ley. 49, Carlton Slack has removed tC
Tunbridge, and the farm on which he ha
been living has been sold to Walter l.. Clarl
( of Calais, who takes possession this week
- Mary, daughter of George b. Roberts
who has been sick for some time, is though
, to be falling. j. j. r. Randall, ma
r tional bank examiner, inspected the book
, of Cashier Emery on Saturday. - Mrs
Susan Hinckley, a dross-maker, has takel
rooms in Mrs Clara SINNERS house. -
Ed. Churchill returns this week to Lowell
Mass. - Albert Goneo died on Wednes
day at the residence of his father-n-law
Aiken Edwards. The funeral services wer
held on Friday at the West Hill church
Rev Mr.. Knapp officiating. - Rev. 7
S. Hubbard, who has been engaged L
of the Congregational church here fror
1877 to 1854. - Philip L. Sargent cut hi
, foot quite badly last week - Jennie NJ
Tracy has returned home from a long sc
journ in Corinth.
East Corinth.
A SUCCESSFUL series of singing-school
closed last Friday night. - There
some talk of getting up sugar party. =
+, A. Stevens and Albert Corliss who hav
' been attending school at Peacham, were a
home over Sunday. - Miner Haywar
! and Gertie James of Middlebury are WISH
ing at Rev. II. p. James. - The trave
5 ing about town is getting very poor. -
II. a. Jackman is doing rushing business q
the bobbin works, now running a nigh
shift. - The school meeting in distriC
No. 10 was held Tuesday. Particulars wi
be given in next weeks issue.
! North Randolph.
The drama, Only Three Glasses Day
7 was played at the hall to a good audienc
last Thursday evening. - G. Harve
is carrying on Mr.. Huntingtons sugar
place. John Hunt has moved on to Ware
i Stearns' farm, Chelsea West Hill; Charlie
. Lyon has moved on to the York place; Wa
( ter Hambln has moved into j. c. Huntin.
! on's tenement-house - George BlodI
Il EFT is gaining but is as yet unable to be at til
mill. - Mrs. Trask and her two children
y who have been boarding with Mr.. King. VIII
g lives on G. III. Taft's place, have gone I
$ North Hartland. - Jack Parker ha
9 bought and moved on TO the Abe. Stanle
place - c. II. Taft has the lumber a
/ drawn with which to build house the con
e ing summer.
u West Randolph.
g WE are indebted to the Herald and NeU
e for the following sketch of Mrs. Aurelia
e e. Weston, widow of Hon. Edmun
|, Mrs Weston was the daughter of Dr. En-
n kiel Bissell, and was born at Randolph Ma
IS 18th, 1904, Her first husband was DIR. Au
o tin Bradford of Randolph and afterwart
= of Vergennes. Doctor Bradford died Sci
If TENDER %, 1856, and two years later h
# widow married Hon. Edmund Weston
West Randolph Judge Weston died
July, 1870, and in 1874 Mrs Weston remove
TO Thetford, where she resided up TO Il
% time of her death. She has one broth'
y living, Rt. Rev. w. II. a. Bissell, bishop
Il Vermont. Mrs. Weston was well-known
T. Randolph and much loved and respecte
Il for her many excellent qualities. 49, G
, Thursday, April 10, "Pinafore" will
a presented in Dubois x Gays hall. 1t will
: the best entertainment in the lecture cours
k - The ladies of the Congregation