The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-02

at chelsea. - Washburn Relief Corps,
No. %, auxiliary to the Grand Army Post,
was organized here last week with nine
teen charter members Mrs. j. G. Stearns
was elected president and Mrs. II. G.. Day
secretary - Rev. T. p Frost of Mont
pelier will lecture at Village Hall next Fri
day evening for the benefit of the Woman's
Relief Corps. Subject, " Excelsior" -
We hear that f. p. Staples has had his pen
sion increased to $50 per month. - o.
r. Baker has leased franklin block for two
| years more.
Braintree.
REV. G.. T.. BoYNToN and wife and NJ. r.
| Flint and wife attended the Orange County
Conference of Congregational Churches,
which was held at Chelsea Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week. - Decoration
day was observed here last Saturday. APP
propriate exercises were held at the GEM
etery and on the common in front of the
| SDowsville House. About five hundred
people were present. nearly all of whom
partook of free dinner served by the ladies
of Snowsvile and vicinity. - Orvis
| Thayer has sold his colt to parties in New
York for 1925. - The Sewing and Mite
Society meets with Mrs. John Mudgett next
| Friday afternoon - AS Elmer Clahn,
accompanied by his mother and sister, was
on the way to West Brookfield to visit
| friends, the forward wheel of the wagon
crushed down and all were thrown ont. No
one was seriously injured. - The jurors
to county court from this town are Samuel
| Spear and G. M. Bass. - w. b. Hubbard
is on the sick list. - II. A. Powers is
| soon TO convey water from the farm formerly
owned by Apollas Sharpe to his residence,
distance of some two hundred rods, in an
inch pipe. - f. III. Packard has pur-
chased an incubator and has over two hun
dred eggs in process of Matching - The
commissioners are repairing the highways
| with the road-machine. - Miss +. Jane
Wellington has gone West for visit of a
few months - Willie Udall and his
mother of Granville are visiting their many
friends in this vicinity 80 Thomas Cahill
of Boston was in town last week.
Brookfield.
THE selectmen have the road-machine at
work. - The listers will commence the
appraisal of real estate next Monday. -
Mr.. and Mrs. II. p Abbott were elected
delegates to the meeting of Pomona Grange
held at MiddleseX this week. - Quite a
number attended the memorial exercises at
Snowsville last Saturday. - c. B. Fisk
is setting out a number of cedar trees around
his buildings. - A. S. Allis is improving
his house somewhat this summer. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Field spent Sunday with her
father, u. n. Paige
Chelsea.
The rain interfered with the attendance
at the Congregational County Conference
last week, but the conference was a good
one, Notwithstanding, and was much en-.
joyed by those who attended. - Rev.
Evan Thomas of Vershire preached at the
Congregational church on Sunday, in ex.
change with Rev. Mr.. Herrick. - Oren
A. Burbank left for Rhode Island on Mon.
day, where he is to act as clerk in a store in
village near Providence. He is pretty
sure to commend himself to his employers
by faithful work and stanch integrity
- Mrs. j. l.. Perkins, president of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Of
Vermont, is to lecture on temperance at the
Methodist church on Friday evening. -
Memorial day was celebrated on Monday by
the usual procession, by the decoration OF
soldiers graves and by an address in the
Methodist church by Rev. j. E. Knapp.
Corintb.
THERE was a slight frost Friday morning
G. C. Sargent and wife celebrated
J their wedding anniversary last week, one
hundred thirty-fve being present. -
, Charles Woodcock has purchased the farm
owned by the late George Hale. Mrs. Hall
and family talk of going West. -
visiting friends in town.
, Newbury.
DECORATION DAY was observed last Mon
day by Colonel Preston Post, No. GA, G.. A
r., Rev. f. j. Ranslow of Wells River de
livering the address - Harris Watkin
4 is at home from Dartmouth this week
- Children's day is to be observed a
|
: Sabbath. - Mr.. George Johnson, young
: est son of Henry johnson, is at home from
Z Hartford, Conn. - DIR. Il. V. Watkin
and wife still remain West on their visit
- George w. Leslie and his sister, Mrs
Wells, of Montpelier were in town recent,
8 visiting the old homestead and friends 0
u former days. - Mrs. Henry Reyes ant
children of Boston are expected in tow
. soon to occupy their summer residence.
/. Orange.
n HENRY CURTIss, who had been sick TO
n the past eight months with consumption
!; died last Sunday. - Rev. Mr.. Cooidg
d not having returned there was no preach
u ing service at the Congregational churc
r last Sunday. Sunday exercises wer
o held as usual. - Charles Mills wa
r drawn as grand juror and II. p. Lord an
: Leland Hayward are our petit jurors. -
r A. S. Martyr is building new barn on hi
e meadow to replace the one blown down las
g summer
:. West Randolph.
. THE graduating exercises of the Grade,
u School took place Friday evening in DuBoi
u & Gays hall before large audience, nearl
9. all the space in the spacious room being oC
= cupied. The exercises opened with musi
. by prayer by Rev, Mr.. Peters After must
> again by the orchestra, Mary ID. Tilson re
9 cited an essay, " Who Reads an American
: Book" which showed her to be well verse;
q III American literature. Eva ID. rOWler ZOO
u us back to " One Hundred Years Ago." Civ
. ing pleasing narrative Of the quaint Gus
y toms of that day compared with the idea
u and inventions of modern civilization
y From Horizon to Zenith" was Mira
!, Riford's essay, it being an interesting reSun,
u of the nations history. Nellie b. Harwoo,
. gave much pleasant food for thought con
y corning the " Beauties of Drop of Water.
y Bertha Hodges had practical and instruct
X i've essay, entitled " Practical People ant
Practical IDEAS" In clear voice Lula NJ
Buck presented an interesting essay o
Relics" Jessie A. Prince had the las
: essay, entitled Mythology" which wa
well rendered. After some excellent IT
; marks by Professor Whitehill he PRESENTS
4 the graduates with diplomas The ode
- written by Bertha Mcintosh and sung b
a the class, closed the exercises. Two of tn
= class of 'S6-Jennie NJ. Spear and Emmon
:, Briggs-took no part in the exercises on az
" count of illness. All the graduates pei
formed their parts well, fully sustaining til
l. high reputation of the West Randolp
" Graded School, which, under the able maI
agement of Professor Whitehill and til
several efficient assistants, ranks among tn
= best in Vermont. The class of SO wa
y dressed in white, each wearing bouquet o
- the left breast. The stage was lined with
. profusion of beautiful flowers. The elias
u motto, FOrsdn ct hec OHM memiaiSse jucdbit-
: Perhaps it will be pleasant hereafter I
40 remember these things appeared in whit
70 letters on an evergreen groundwork in IL
Il rear of the stage. - Union memoir;
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