The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-10
Orange County.
Bradford.

AFTER the regular business meeting of
the Sons of Temperance, Saturday evening,
memorial service in honor of the late John
B. Cough was conducted by the division. 1t
was attended by the members in regalia
and the general public by invitation. Es-
says, poems and speeches were rendered,
eulogizing Mr.. Cough, and series of reso-
lutions presented by j. B. Pickett were
adopted. - The town system of schools
don't seem to gain favor here, as the vote
was one hundred eight nays to thirteen
yeas. - The spring term at Bradford
Academy commenced last Monday, with
W. e. Sargent as principal and the same as
sistants as last term. - Sleighing is very
wheels now. - The board of listers
elected last week Tuesday decline to serve.
and special town meeting has been called
for Tuesday, March 16, to fill vacancies.
Braintree.
j. A. FRENCH, our faithful and efficient
postmaster for the past twenty-three years,
soon retires from that position. John Nc
Intyre has received the appointment. -
Rev. G. K. Boynton will hold evening meet
ings here through the week There seems
to be a hopeful religious interest Mr..
Boynton will preach in the church at this
place next Sunday at eleven A. NJ.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Heber Holman
made them pleasant surprise visit last FRI
day night, it being the twelfth anniversary
served. - f. III. Packard, who for the
past four years has lived on John Nichols
farm, will move into the parsonage this
spring. - Mr.. Jones has moved on to
the III. III. HARDWOOD farm. - Mr.. and
Mrs. S. A. Greenslit, from Minnesota,
have started for their home, going by way
of Boston, Mass - Mr.. and Mrs. +.
Darling have moved to West Roxbury and
are keeping house in IL. G.. Ellis house.
- A. w. Terry, formerly of this town
but now of Saratoga Springs, n. Y, with
his wife and daughter Ethel, are visiting
their many friends and relatives in this
place. - Mrs. b. b. Brown and daughter
of Williston are visiting Mrs. Browns pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. n. Coburn. - l..
l.. Churchill has gone to Royalton to work.
- The Sewing and Mite Society will
meet with Mrs. Darius Hatch next Friday
afternoon.
East Brookfield.
OVER forty members of the Union Religious
Society met at their church, March LIST, for
the annual meeting, when the following
officers were elected: Moderator, NJ. S.
Wheatley; clerk, w. III. Richardson's treas
urer, j. X, Sprague; collector, NJ S. Wheat
ley; trustees, F. ID. Richardson, A.. G. Hib-
bard and j. G. Wheatley; auditors, G. w.
Clark, S. ID. Newell and w. w. Sprague.
In consequence of the storm no serv-
ices We're held last Sabbath. - The
ladies' society cleared about S14 at their
body. pleasant evening was spent with
Mrs. I. |. Sargent February Odd. The next
meeting is with Mrs. Gordon Martin.
This spring G. H. Taft is to build a new
house on the Levi Johnson farm and j. c.
| Wheatey will put up a new barn
John Hill is to work for f. III. Newell
another season. - Alison Wheatley will
remain ON the Dyer farm and Arthur Hib-
bard on the Asa Sprague place another year.
u. c. Holmes and family are ex-
pected home this spring - The grist-
mill will soon be in operation. - Miss
Minnie Marshall will attend Miss Upham' s
select school at Brookfield. 60 MIR. and
Mrs. j. c. Wheatley spent week at Essex
junction with Mrs III. w. Bowman. -
Nelson Durkee is on the sick list - Dan
and will Wheatley are stopping with their
parents. - Mrs. George Wheeler is al
Barre.
SEVERAL persons united with the Congre
gational church last Sunday. - Mr. and
Mrs. Ballou, the revivalists, who have beer
holding meetings in this town for several
weeks, closed their labors on Friday of last
week. - Mrs. Sally Remick of this towI
died last week, very suddenly. 60 The
young ladies of the Congregational society
give an entertainment tomorrow Thursday
evening. - &. j. Emery was appointed
cashier of the First National Bank, las
week, at a meeting of the directors, vice j
l.. Bacon, resigned. - Charles E. Stan
ley and family are TO move to Providence
r. l., where Mr.. Stanley is to have charge
of an extensive farm. - The repetition
of the fireman's promenade, last Thursda,
evening, resulted auspiciously in a financia
point of view. - A. " Goss went "a
Williamstown last Friday. Fred Morris anC
j. l.. Bacon also visited White River juno
ton. ~ Miss Nellie Corwin returned
from Burlington on Monday of last week
- Miss Ella Herrick has returned HON,
I.l..l Il.
stopping for several months, and Mis-,
Nancie Jones returned from Lancaster. N
H., on Monday. - Miss Grace Noyes il