The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-10

Junction last week.
Corinth.
Mr.. WILLIS II. BLISS is authorized to re-
ceive subscriptions and make collections for
the WATCHMAN in the towns of Corinth and
Vershre. 80 Meetings have not been
holden at the Center church for about two
months. - Dea. Robert Orr died last
Sunday. Funeral services will be held to-
day wednesday,. - ID. NJ. Bond, for
several years in the employ of George G.
Cooke, has engaged to Mr.. Reyes of New
store. - Mr.. Henderson, Free Will Bap-
fist, is expected at the Meadows the third
Sabbath OF the present month.
East Corinth.
REV. MIR. LEES of Bradford filed the pull
pit last Sunday. - 1t is reported that j.
f. Fulton is going to move to Newbury
- 1t is said that Il. =. Sawyer has pur-
chased the Goodall place. Whether this is
true or not remains to be found out. -
The school in district No 8 finished last
Friday, Miss Gitchel being teacher. -
There Is candy-pull at Mrs Fulton's Fri
day night.
Newbury.
REV. j. II. WINsLow is closing his third
year Of labor on this charge. The church
has prospered under his ministrations and
all will regret to have him leave - The
spring term of school at the Seminary be-
gins February ODD. - State Superntend-
ent Dart will address our citizens on "The
Town System of Schools " Friday evening,
the 10Th instant. - The price of board at
the Seminary clearinghouse has been cut
down fifty cents per week for the spring
term of school. - w. II. Silsby is pur-
chasing potatoes to car at fifty cents per
bushel. - Our winter schools are nearly
through. There are only four male teachers
rented his farm to Mr.. Hall of West Fairlee.
- ID. M. Bond of Corinth has taken the
position of head clerk in the store of Thomas
G. Reyes. - Mrs. Maurice Gale of North
Thetford, who has been visiting at the
Sawyer House, returned home last Satur-
day. - The wife of Mr.. Bennett, who
moved into town last fall, is very sick and
doubts are entertained of her recovery.
- Mrs. Lizzie Chlds has just returned
from Northampton, Mass, where she has
been of late to attend the marriage of her
son. - The wife of Rev. j. H. Winslow
is very sick at the present writing. -
G. Carley of East Calais is assisting at the
railroad station in our village. 80 Ed
ward Hale, who has been spending the
winter at Newburyport, Mass, is expected
home this week.
Orange.
NOTWITHSTANDING the cold weather of
last week, there was a social gathering every
evening. Monday evening Miss Della NJ
Barron gave her scholars party at w. W.
wilson's; Tuesday evening there was a
dance at the town hail. which was quite
well attended; Wednesday evening bust
ness meeting of the Dramatic Club was held
at III. ID. Camps Thursday evening there
was prayer-meeting at the parsonage
Friday evening an exhibition took place at
the town hall, given by George Bates and
his school; Saturday evening the nstala-
ton of officers at the Good Templars' lodge
occurred. - w. ID. Flanders had the
misfortune to sprain and bruise his foot
quite badly last Friday. 1t is hoped he will
be able to be about his work in few days.
- The school in district No. 2, taught
by George Bates of Barre, closed last Fri
day. The majority of the people in the
having had " the right man in the right
place " for the past fourteen weeks. His
pupils presented him with writing-desk as
small token of their respect and esteem.
- Miss Belle Crockett has returned
from Barre. - Mrs. Charles Wood is
stopping with her daughter, Mrs. E. c.
Richardson - The Orange Library AS
ISOLATION held its annual business meet
ing at the residence of G. Y. Barnes last
Monday evening. - The ladies give an
"wednesday evening. - The case of S.
r. Emerson, guardian for Mrs. Cynthia
Sergeant u.s. David r. Platt will be tried at
the town hall on Thursday of this week
- n. S. Waterman has sold his house
and lot in Washington and will return to
his farm in March next.
West Randolph.
The Mott family, some of whom live in
Painsville South Randolph, is noted for its
longevity. The father was eighty-one, one
boy was ninety-two, one eighty-five and
one seventy-five. Two sons now living are
seventy-three and seventy-seven years old.
One daughter died some time ago at the
age of eighty-two, and Mrs. Matilda (Nott)
| Averill recently died in New York at the
age of ninety-seven. The aggregate ages OF
the family of eight persons above mentioned,
two of which are living, is six hundred
seventy-siX years. an average of eighty-four
years and six months. though as a Mott ~
is applicable in this case. - Presiding
Elder II. A. Spencer preached at the Meth
odist church Friday night. - Some forty
of the friends of Mrs. Alva Dutton met at
Mary Tilson's, recently, to celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary of Mrs. buttons birth
day. The affair was a general surprise. About
| S14 were left with her. - The lyceun
at the Graded School will be public, the odd
in honor of Washngton's birthday. -
The Jonathan Holman farm is to be sold
George *. Montgomery of Rutland has sold
his house on Church street to the Widow
Cushman. A. l.. Hodges will sell his place
ON the Center road. - The Mortified
Dramatic Club presented Neighbor Jack
| wood" here last Saturday evening to large
audience. The drama is fascinating one
The parts were all well rendered and some
| vi lnein uneNceptOnaDly so. we nope tnt
club will visit us again. - Mrs Sophia
II. Bugbee has rented her house in East
Randolph to John Rogers. 60 Mrs. Will
lam Bass died of consumption, last Satur
day, being confined to her bed only one day
- The First Congregational society OF
Randolph Center holds its annual festiva
this week Friday evening. A lecture vii
be delivered by DIR. Nutting, and warm ma
pie sugar and doughnuts, chic<en-pie, etc.
will be furnished for the inner man. -
Fountain Engine Company, No. l, will have
grand ball in Dubois & Gays hall FRIDAY
evening" February 10, it being their tent
annual ball. A banquet will be served a
the Red Lion Inn. Music by Curtis full
band Eiremen from other towns are in
vited and requested to appear in uniform
60 A. w. Tewksbury & Sons had fifty
five names on their pay roll at the Abbot
mill last month. They run two other steam
mills and large store, and do the larges
business of any one firm in Central Yer
mont. - Robert j. Kimball has beer
elected member of the governing commit
tee of the New York Stock Exchange. 80
Charles Il. Granger has sold his farm in tn,
north part of the town to Martin Rowell
- The young people of the Congrega
tional church at the Center have organized
a Society of Christian Endeavor. 60
George Pearl has moved his family into TIT
basement of Wheelers block, adjoining hi
shoe-shop. - j. ID, Denison, Esq. an,
family will board at the Red Lion Inn TO
the present. - Mrs. Everett Pitkin o
Boston visited in town last week. - DIR
IL. II. Morgan is able to resume his denta
| business