The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-12
Orange County.
Bradford.

REV. A. j. HoUGH has been assigned by
the Vermont Conference to Bradford and
Fairlee, and preached here last Sunday
Rev. r. L. Bruce has taken Mr.. Hough's
former pastorate at White River Junction.
- Mrs. G. III. Carpenter, who has had
light attack of diphtheria, is better. -
j. A. Warren has returned, after spending
a week at Lyme, n. II. He is poorly, not
being as strong or as well as before he went
away. - Hartwell Pillsbury has re-
turned from Dakota 1t is only six weeks
since he started to go, and as he stopped
some time at Manchester, n. H., on his re-
turn trip, it would appear that he stayed
but short time in the West. III. b.
Chambers household goods, which have re-
manned packed since he want away, were
Brookfield.
WILLIAM C. CLARK is engaged nowadays
in the horse trade. He recently went to
Boston and purchased carload - H..
NJ. Gaylord is doing large amount of graft
ing for the farmers this spring. - II.
Abbott is building an addition to his barn.
- A. S. Allis observed Arbor day quite
largely, as he set out nearly one hundred
trees on his farm. - 1t is hoped that we
shall soon have better roads. - Eugene
Glysson works for f. Il. Benham this sea-
son. - Farmers are very busy now-a-
days and they can hardly keep up with the
season. - Mr.. and Mrs. George Newell
of Boston, Mass, are to reside with his
father, Joseph Newell, during the summer.
- Quite number of couples attended
the opening ball at the Gulf Spring House
last week. A nice time is reported -
On account of sickness Misses Della Rob-
bins and Lula Allen did not commence their
schools. - III. III. Taylor appeared in his
new stage-coach last Saturday.
COrinth.
THE lawsuit between G.. n. Winchester
and the late Samuel Fellows heirs has been
adjourned. - The first rain of the season
occurred Last Saturday, and was much well
coined by the farmers, - Owing TO the
forwardness of the fruit-trees, fears are en-
tertained of the fruit being destroyed by a
frost. - Rev. Mr.. Taylor will preach at
the Corner next Sabbath. Rev. Mr.
Henderson preached at the Meadow last
Sabbath. - S. G. Clement is on the sick
list, but is improving.
Newbury.
GREAT improvements are to be made on
the Seminary common the coming season
About one hundred additional trees have
slready been set out Money has also beer
subscribed to repair the fountain and to pu
it into operation. - Rev. j. III. Wins
| low, who has preached at the Methods
church for the last three years, shipped hi'
goods by railroad on Monday to Alburgh
where he has been appointed to labor
- There was a frost Sunday night il
this vicinity. ==Q Quite a number of gu
citizens Sixty or seventy assembled at Mr.
! John Garland's last Friday evening, it be
ing his twenty-fifth marriage anniversary
An enjoyable time was reported. - Tn
! Sawyer House is doing a lively bushes
this spring. Mr.. Sawyer has added severa
fine horses to his livery stable lately. -
Rev. f. j. Ranslow of Wells River
preached IN exchange with Rev. S. l.. Bate
| of nj las Sabbath Mro
lin has returned home, after several months
absense. - Mr.. Thomas G.. Keyes has It
turned from Boston. - Rev. n. w
Wilder has been appointed by the Vernon
Conference to preach in the Methods
church the present year. - DR.. Il.
Watkins and wife have gone TO Chicago o
visit of several weeks. - Judge Ba
ley is having his buildings painted thi
week. - Mrs. Goddard and sister-iI
law have returned to spend the season /
their summer residence in this place.
West Randolph.
ALBERT CHANDLER, Esq, of Brookly
has purchased the Lombard site on Mai
street, and we understand he will erect
fine residence thereon this summer. -
The frame of Mrs. Matthews new house o
South Pleasant street is up and boarde,
George Hyzer's house on the same street
boarded and shingled. - Rev. III.
Spencer, formerly presiding elder, con
menced his labors with the Methods
church Sunday afternoon. He breaches
the Center Sunday mornings. - I'll
following officers were elected at the co
, poration meeting: Moderator, James Hutcl
inson clerk, Il. .. Hibbard trustees,
A. Shattuck, #, l.. Martin, G. II. Grange
. A. A, Smith and Willard Gay; chief 81
, gineer, ii. NJ Wires Voted to pay the fir
men fifty cents each for practice meeting
Z and 81 for attending fires, and to purcha,
five rubber-coats for the leading hosemel
J Also voted tax of ten cents. Receipts fl
taxes, S559.42; disbursements to fremel
, $175; old Indebtedness, SlS0,Si; inciden