The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-28

49, l.. w. Welch and wife of Montpelier
are visiting in town. $50 Thirty-eight
iresh fresh children from Boston arrived in
Albert b. Chambers new house is being
laid. II will be an ornament TO South Main
street. - c. j. White was putting down
an upper window in the Methodist church
last Sunday. when the cord broke and his
hand was caught between the sash, hold
ing him until help arrived. 80 We
understand w. w. Morton has decided not
to move up town and will remain where he
is. -= Milt. Chadwick is somewhat i'm
proved since his visit to Boston 80 Mrs.
ID, c. Griswold and daughter OF Boston are
visiting her father, Loren Griswod. Mr..
Griswold will come later. 80 Milo Will
son, Sr., is here from the West il. p.
Cleveland, Jr., started for California last
week to attend the soldiers meeting there.
- a Mr.. Wiley of Sharon has been in
town having large tank built for the
Sharon mineral spring. Over $4,000 have
been spent about the spring. The water is
said to be a cure for dyspepsia, humors,
etc. - Rev. George b. Hyde and wife
have safely reached their new field of labor
in Central Mexico and are well pleased with
the outlook.
STAFFORD.
SENATOR MORRILL, and his family arrived
| home last Thursday, Mrs. Edna Carpenter,
the senator's sister, accompanying them.
Mr. Morrill, is none the worse for the
| Journey There Is little doubt that orr
|
| labor will soon restore him to his usual
health. - II. A. Hatch has sold to
! Charles Chandler the Howe farm of one
hundred fifty acres situated in the norther-
most part of the town. The farm is pur-
chased for Frank j. Chandler, who has
immediate possession. - Henry j. Ord
way has conveyed back to his parents,
William II. and Sarah A. Ordway, the
| homestead and real estate they sold him last
spring, and the contract then made for the
support of the parents is revoked by con-
sent of all parties concerned - DR.. f.
f, Chaffee has bought of S. F. Frary the til
lage land known as the Stiles lot situated at
South STAFFORD. - A bountiful hay crop
of excellent quality is gladdening the hearts
of our farmers. This, with the recent adj
vance in wool, puts different face upon
matters as well as upon men. - The
school at the Upper village closed Friday
with rhetorical exercises by the pupils,
which were witnessed by large number of
citizens. The school has been so successful
that the teacher, Miss Mary l.. Page of
Wells River, has been engaged for the fall
term, which begins August 23d Scholars
are to be admitted from other districts by
the payment of very moderate admission
fee. - large party of our young peo-
pie, including several collegeians, made
fishing excursion to Farlee Lake last Satur-
day. - Nate Morrill, of Chicago, ILL.,, and
Curtis Morrill, of Elkhart, Ind, are spend
ing few days in this their native village.
West Topsham.
UNCLE JOHN SMITH of Fryeburgh, Maine,
who left here nearly thirty years ago, is
stopping with Mrs. Burton. AT one time
he was the hotel proprietor and prominent
business man in this town. Although nearly
ninety years of age, he came through from
Fryeburgh alone, driving his own team.
- The party who came here from Mont
peler, consisting of four couples, and
stopped at Wallace Hotel through last week,
seemed to enjoy themselves We shall be
pleased to greet them again. - Several
from the cities are sojournng in town, Mr..
Durant, editor of the Boston Transcript, be-
} ing one of the number.
Tunbridge.
f The republican caucus for the election of
= delegates to the district convention is to be
held at the town hall next Saturday even
[ ing. - There are several cases Of rough
fun /" reported. Thursday evening cart
belonging to Gustavus Cleveland was taken
and hidden over the river on the old Osgood
place. The next night Mrs Moody Smiths
: gate was carried away - The Woman's
e Christian Temperance Union will hold
!, Monday evening. - This locality was
K blessed with good fall of rain last Mon
= day. - Rev E. E. Herrick of Chelsea
.. exchanged pulpits with Rev. Mr.. Hubbard
K Temperance Union library is to be open to
l. the public generally. :" George Brown
s. is happy father. See births. - j. c..
e Sawyer and wife of Philadelphia are spend
ing the summer with Mr.: John Baliou.
- Mrs. NJ. A. Riddall of Newark Ohio,
II is visiting at Arthur Adams. - A. C..
9 Jones is very ILL.,
/. Williamstown.
II IT will be of interest to the friends of Rev.
II John p. Demertt for some years pastor of
Il the Congregational church in this place, to
NJ know that he has just gone TO Hooksett, a
l. town between Concord and Manchester, n.
n H., to preach. - Our town superinten-
|. dent tells us, in substance, that she thinks
4. improvement is making in our schools.
y - Mrs Fred Barron, nee Miss Sarah
5, Little, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. |. G. Little,
d has come on from Minnesota to visit the old
d home here. - DR.. Charles Briggs of
Of Rochester n Y, purposes to come this
W week to visit his brothers families here and
8 in Barre. He may likely remain fortnight.
Of - Who of our townsfolk dropped a letter
n in the post-otfice to Miss Lucretia Bracket,
Is Buckland but failed to say to which of the
"a four or five states having towns of that name
Of it should 90? - Mrs DR.. G. W. McClearn
y is with home friends in Northtield at pres
ent. - Of course our republican voters
will not forget the caucus at the town hall on
B. Saturday evening of this week for the pur.
s. pose of electing three delegates to the second
j. district convention, to be held at Montpelier
re August 4th. - A townsman tells us that
al he has tried wheat-bran as fertilizer in rails
he ing potatoes. The first season he put it into
a the holes and dropped the potatoes directly
rs upon it. The result was that perhaps one
=
a, put thin covering of dirt upon the bran
r and dropped the potatoes upon it, and the
H. result was successful. This year he used
10 bran in raising cucumbers, and speaks in
S. high praise of it. 60 Fred Martins new
Id store building in South Barre is progressing
ez finely and will soon be ready for occupancy
is, 1t is a pretty building. He will use the first
ELI story for a grocery store and live in the
,e. upper part of it. 60 Miss A. A. Clement
I'd will return to teach in the Calvin Flint dis
he trict the coming fall. 1t was to be expected
he that her summer term would prove sue
he cess. If the district will allow it, is not th'
fall term likely to be attended by pupils
lie from outside the district - No com
X plants were entered against the recent ap
"a praisal of the real estate of the place. One
k of our listers tells us he thinks the tota
T. valuation will be about ten per cent less
Is than the previous one. 80 Principal Dan
he iel II. Martin reached Boston last week. He
il expects to be here early this week. -
H. Widow Elijah Crane, who has been living
ed with Mrs Daniel Field and son. was tounC
re- dead in her bed last Friday morning. She
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