The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-19
Orange County.
Bradford.

were elected George w. Chapman Haver-
HILL N. H.. E, T. Smith, Corinth; George
L. Arthur, John III. Watson and ex-Gov-
ernor Roswell Farnham, Bradford At a
subsequent meeting George w. Chapman
was chosen president Il. 7. Smith, vice.
president, and George p. Arthur, secretary
and treasurer. The annual statement of
this institution shows 1898, 964.12 undivided
profits, gain of about $1,000 during the
past year. - III. G.. Day is improving his
store, with new piazza foundation and
f1oor. - 1t is now expected that Benja-
min Greenbanks will locate his wooden mill
at Enfield, n. II. - Mrs. Andrew Sar-
gent was summoned to Nashua n. H., last
Friday to care for Mr.. Sargent, who was
dangerously sick at that place. Later it
was learned by letter that Mr.. Sargent was
| little better. - Mrs. Mary E. Bean re-
ceived telegram last Saturday announcing
that her son, Charles, was dangerously i'll
at Lincoln, Neb. - John Hartwell took
five horses to market on Monday.
Braintree.
THE citizens of East Braintree and West
Brooktield are requested to meet at the
cemetery, for the purpose of clearing away
the loose stones and brush, next Saturday at
one o'clock. - Memorial day will be OBJ
served here with appropriate exercises on
Saturday, May 29th The procession will
form at ten o'clock A. M, on the common in
front of the Snowsville House. After re-
turning from the cemetery refreshments will
be served on the common, after which Rev.
George f. Boynton will deliver the address.
- Mrs. Parish Blanchard has returned
home, after an absence of a few weeks with
her sister in Waltham. - Mrs. Rebecca
Cleverly of Boston, Mass, is stopping at A.
B. Ferry's. - School in district No s
commenced last week with Miss Lula Allen
of Brooktield as teacher. - A street
lamp was put up on the common in front of
the Snowsville House last week. - l..
L. Udall and wife of Granville made their
many friends short visit this week. -
Mrs Wells Green of West Brookfeld is very
i'll, but at last accounts she was considered
out Of danger. - Rev. e. Gerry COM
menced preaching on Braintree Hill last
Sunday. He will preach there this sum-
mer. - John Woodward came home
from Burlington where he is attending a
course of medical lectures, last week. -
daughter, Mrs. E. L. Bass, returned to her
home at Taunton, Mass, last Friday.
Brookfield.
THOMAS SANDERS and wife of Haverhill
Mass, were in town last week, but made
the Gulf Spring House, just through the
Gulf, their abode during their stay. -
Mrs. Albert Hixson is in quite poor health
this spring. - Baseball playing at the
Center every Saturday afternoon. -
The school teachers that have been delayed
on account of sickness commenced theiI
schools last Monday
Chelsea.
MRS ELLA (ORDwAY) WOODBURY. of Provi
} dence, r. l., is paying visit to her rela
tives here. 20. S. Wright has moved
from Mrs S. r. Belts house into DR.. NJ. II
Corwin's house south of the Methodist
church. - Nellie /. Bixby teaches the
, school in No /, and begins this week
Matte E. Flint and Katie j. Bryant have
begun schools in Tunbridge. - Emma
} Lewis is assisting Mrs. Peters through the
! spring millinery trade, and Eulie Dutton is
assisting Miss Cooley. - W. +. Hood i.
grounds, which promise to add much to the
= appearance of the place. - The spring
: term of Chelsea Academy closed on Thurs
day last. - AT last the questions con
corning the legal status of fire district No
r l seem likely to be authoritatively settled
7 The former prudential committee of the
district have sued the present organization
to recover certain moneys expended by
= them for the district. The trial of the sui
4 will necessitate a judicial decision of the
= question whether the district was legal,
g organized, which decision is much to be de
3. sired - The Orange County Conference,
of Congregational Churches will meet herr
on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week
{ - Misses May and Rosa Lassor of Put
, nam, Conn, are visiting at Philip Little s
= - Mrs. e. r. Hyde returned home Fri
| day. She left Mr.. Hyde at Lakeland
a Mimi, with his sister, Mrs. James, in some
. what improved health, it is hoped. -
4 The engine company was out Saturda,
: afternoon and made a good appearance
: - Mrs. G. S. Emery is visiting in Mont
r pelier.
. East Corinth.
k F. E. PAGE drives very fine pair o
e horses. - e. G.. Sawyer went to Boston
t last Monday with horses: W. Corkil
/ and wife of Ohio were in town recently
0 - E. S. Rowland caught trout re
l. Gently that measured twelve and one-hal
!. inches in length. - DR.. Fox has move
!, his family into the Grant house, and ha
: also moved his Office to the north room G
< the same house. u. l.. Burgess ha
It moved from the hotel to his house at tn
It South End" - Mrs. j. W. Butterfiel
: is reported i'll with the rheumatic fever, bu
n is now convalescent. - John Sillowa
[. seriously injured his back while lifting
IS - Our meat man, George Buttertield
II appeared on the streets recently with
z, choice supply. All were glad to see him.
Il Orange.
e r. G. FLANDERS recently shot a henhaw
e which measured tifty-three inches from tiI
" to-tip of its wings - The ladies cor
J. nected Herewith cleaned the church Ma
S 9th. - Mrs. j. b. Goodrich and gran6
IS daughter have returned from Buffalo, \
:. Y. They left Mrs Vaille greatly in il,
:, ton has returned from Palatka, Fla, wher
is she spent the winter. - f. n. Cutie
re died Sunday morning, after a long an
/, lingering Illness He leaves a wife an
q six young children. - Sanford Baldwi
& is dangerously i'll with complication {
q diseases. q. II. Gale has also been col
II fined to his bed for several days. -
Mrs. DR.. Smith and daughter of Plainliel
have been visiting Mrs Smiths sister, Mr.
II, A. S. Martyr, the past week. - Farmer
- ~ are getting pretty well through with thei
o. springs work. A good deal of corn is bein
, planted fully a week earlier than usua
- w. ID. Flanders has bought of S.
Emerson about twenty-five acres OF lane
77t to be used for farming purposes in conne'
! ton with his mill property. - Rev. {
1f III. Coolidge will have IA short vacation tn
= week and be absent next Sunday. ID
AZ Briggs of Barre will preach in his place
., ~ - Charles Wood is repairing the ten
. ments owned by IL. j. Curtis of Montpelie
-, =, 80 Your correspondent propounds tn
w query How long does it take lettt
q which is mailed at Barre to get to Mon
If pelier?
~ ~ West Randolph.
m THE ninety-first annual meeting of til
General Convention of Congregations
Churches of Vermont will be held here Jun
l., Sth, 9th and 10th. Entertainment will
~ ~ provided all who visit our pleasant villag
81 - The Orange County Good Templar
u Union, which was to be held at Brookhel
10 this week Wednesday, has been postpone,
eu Time not decided upon, So Steve Cusl
III man was badly burned with turpentir
q Sunday. 60 Professor Edward Conan
" delivered an address at the closing of I'll