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

Orange County.


MR.. EASTMAN has returned from Wor-
cester, Mass, and reports that his son, Dan,
is better, with good prospects of recovery.
- II. b. Stevens and family started for
Marysville, Cal, last Thursday - Rev.
j. p. Demeritt of Bath, n. H., preached at
- Rev. j. W. and Mrs. Lees We're hap
PLY surprised, May 1st, to receive from
their many friends in this vicinity a check
for S127 as a reminder that it was the
twenty-ffth anniversary of their marriage.
About S25 of the same were contributed by
the Fairlee parish. - Rev. II. l.. Bruce
returned from Stoneham last week, and on
Saturday went to Chelsea to attend confer
ence. - Alvah Avery of Alexandria
Dakota, arrived last week Tuesday morn
ing.-,too late to attend his fathers funeral
which was held Sunday - Mrs. Mercy
Brown, an old lady of seventy-ive years.
living near Bradford Center, fell in her
barn, few days ago, and broke her collar
bone. She was comfortable at last accounts.
DR.. Hanson attends her. - Mrs. b.
Bixby, who has been sick for two or three
weeks, is gaining slowly.
Braintree.
MEMORIAL services will be held at West
Brookfield May Goth. - The Sewing and
Mite Society will meet with Mrs. Byron
Wakefield Friday afternoon of this week.
- A few friends of A. E. Fits gave
him a surprise last Saturday evening, it
being Mr.. Fits siXtieth birthday. -
Mary E. French, who has been at West
Hartford for a few days, has returned home.
- Alma e. Clough of Moretown, who
formerly lived in this vicinity, made her
many friends here a short visit last week.
j. G. Coburn is to work at West
Randolph for John Lynde. - Mrs.
Darius Hatch is on the sick list. - Mrs.
ID. A. Parker gave an enjoyable whist party
last Saturday evening. - Jennie Spear
received telegram last week from Iowa
stating that her mother was very low with
heart disease. - Mrs. e. l.. Bass re-
turned last Friday from Taunton, Mass,
where she has been visiting her parents.
Her mother returned with her - John
b. Hutchinson goes to Boston this week on
business.
Brookfield.
THERE are six cases of measles in East
Brookfield. DR.. Goodrich attends them.
- Mrs. w. W. button is in very poor
health and it is feared she cannot recover.
- Munroe Wheatley wears a smiling
countenance these days. Look at the births.
- Charles Hixson returned to Maiden,
Mass, last week, where he is employed in a
rubber factory.
Chelsea.
THE principal news of the week has been
the meeting here of the Vermont Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, report
of the proceedings of which hardly falls
within your correspondents province. Suf-
flee it to say that the presence in town for
several days of so fine body of devoted
Christian workers is a privilege to be de-
sired. On Sunday Bishop Hurst preached
at the Methodist church in the morning and
Rev. DIR. j. NJ. Reid of New York, together
with Rev. DIR. b. X. Pierce of Boston, editor
of lions Herald, in the evening. Dr. Park
also preached at the Congregational church
of Springfield in the evening - There
were two additions by profession to the
Congregational church on Sunday, and two
infants baptized. - Chester f. Lincoln
oldest son of John A. Lincoln died sud.
denly at Island Pond on Tuesday of last
week. The funeral services were held at
his fathers residence on Friday, Rev. Mr..
Herrick officiating. - The farming tools
and some other personal effects of the late
| w. l.. Churchill will be sold at auction on
been here ON a weeks vacation from his
school at Stowe. - Mrs. S. V. Avery
matron of the Orphans Home at Burlington
and Mrs. f. Huntley of Northheld, sisters
of Mrs Orcutt Bixby, are visiting at Mr.
Bixby's. - The summer schools gener
follows: No. 2, Ella X. Herrick; No. 3
Alma F. Adams of Washington; No. 8, Josie
Il. Lyttle; No 8, Helen NJ Haskins; No.
Eunice A. Noyes; No. s, Eta l.. Martin Of
Williamstown; No. 9, K. May Sprague Of
Brookfeld; No. 10, Gertrude NJ. White OF
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Mrs. Charles Goodwin; No. -, Edith S
Dearborn: No. 16, Sara A Medcalf; No. II
Ella f. Titus. Nos 4, 10 and IS have Nc
school this summer. In No. your cores
pondent has not ascertained who is TO teach
! Of our teachers who are to teach out o.
town we mention Hale X Darling and
| Lucy Il. Corwin, who teach in Nershire
Mabel e. Bacon in Washington, Mary A
Burbank in Tunbridge, Hattie f. Carpenter
at West Newbury and May f. Robbins il
| Corinth.
East Corinth.
SCHOOL commenced in district No. 10 Mon
day. - Rev. C.. p. Taplin of LunenburG
was in town recently. - Dan Rowland
raised parsnip last season that measured
twenty-five and one-half inches in length
- Rev. G. III. Walter and family o
Brownsville were in town recently, visiting
| at Charles Pages. - Horace Blood ant
Mrs. Dickey were in Boston last week.
Orange.
NEARLY all our schools commenced las
Monday. Della NJ. Barron is to teach il
District No. /, Edith NJ. Lord in No. 9, LEM
Cutler in No. 3, Orpah G.. Houghton in No
. and Nellie Reyes in No. g. All of thes,
are residents of the districts in which the,
teach. Jennie Bartlett of Washington is t.
teach in the Kimball district. - Azrt
Noyes has commenced work for G.. j. Cook
Mrs. Noyes (nee Stella Davis is to teacl
school in Berlin the present season.
North Randolph.
THE new hall is up and covered, and worl
is progressing finely. ID. j. Camp ha
recently bought one of T.. j. Knowlton'
portable bath-tubs 1t weighs but fiftee,
pounds and can be used in the kitchen bed
room or parlor 60 School commence,
last Monday, with Mrs. Belle Kenney a
teacher. - Levi johnson made thi
place visit last week.
West Randolph.
"The best entertainment of the season
is what many said of "The Octoroon,
given last week The large hall was wei
filled last Thursday evening and crowde,
again Saturday evening. The West Ran
dolph Dramatic Club has had good repu
tation in years past, and this season has no
gone back on its previous record. Nearly al
the parts were taken unusually well. Tn
scenery for the drama, painted by N. Osgoo,
Snow, was fine. 80 The following is tn
list of teachers in Randolph, so far as en-
gagged: No /, Lizzie Butterfeld No, 2
Caroline Weymouth No. 3, Emma Moses
No A Emma HOlliSter No Myra Horr;