The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-03

sons united with the Methodist church, five
by letter and three by confession. 80
mary, wife of George Clark died at the town
farm last Saturday.
Braintree.
The Hill "Star Club" will discuss the
borrowing question at their next meeting:
hesotUed, That Chinese immigration ought
10 De excluded from the country" 60
lnvl,ations are out for a reception at Mr..
ana Mrs Waldo Butterfeld's this (Wednes-
day) evening - The Braintree band
cleared $25 at their benefit ball. 60
Oharles Bower and wife have returned from
Hlghgate, where they have been visiting for
a lew weeks. - Miss Belle Thayer has
nnlshed her third consecutive year OF teach
her teaching ability. - Mrs. Clarissa
smith has received pension of So month,
win S42l.47 back pay. - AS George A.
Boyce was going to his work, Friday morn
ing, he saw crawling on the crust a striped
snake, which he captured, and now exhibits
as proof of the truth of his story. - Cor
nelius Bass, while chopping, one day last
week, in company with another man, was
injured by the ak of his companion, which,
lying from the helve, struck him. They
were both choppng on the same tree. -
Inc friends of Wilbur Fits gave him
peasant surprise last Saturday evening,
while he was making his parents flying
visit with his bride.
Brookfield.
The officers of Mystic Star Lodge, Free
and Accepted Masons were publicly in
stalled in Masonic hall Friday evening, Jan
uary 10Th, after which an oyster supper was
served in good style. The Patterson brothers
and Mr.. g. II. Bigelow and wife furnished
some fine instrumental mnsic There were
about one hundred present. All seemed to en-
Joy the evenings entertainment very much
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ing Friday evening, February 9Th. 1t is ex-
pected that II. G. Gilbert and others of
randolph Will be present and speak on the
town school system. All friends of educa-
ton are cordially invited to be present.
- Professor A. e. Deering of the Uni
versity of Vermont will deliver lecture on
I" Forestry " in Union hall Friday evening,
February 18th, under the auspices of Brook
held Grange. All are cordially invited to
attend. == 1t used to be said that a
lawyer could not get living in this town,
but from the actions that have been brought
OF late, it looks as though it would afford
ample means to support two or three with a
good living, and something to spare. -
q. j. Kibbee remains in very poor health
- 1t is thought that II. Abbott is gain
ing slowly. - L. Calagan and w. p.
Bigelow were at Snowsville two days last
week to attend court.
Chelsea.
SOME little disturbance was created in
district No. 3 last week. Mr.. Reed, the
teacher, used little necessary discipline
which had very wholesome effect on one
of the large boys, and for so doing was ar.
rested. On investigation it was thought
best to let just that kind of man teach the
term out, and he was released. Mr.. Reed
will doubtless have all the applications to
teach he wishes in the future. ii. A
II. Corwin is in Boston this week on bust.
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from Boston, Mass, where she has been for
several weeks. - The selectmen went
out to the poor-farm, Friday last, to take an
inventory of farming tools, products of the
farm; etc., preparatory to their forthcoming
report to the town in March next. - An
attempt has been made to secure w. III. II
Murray,ithe lecturer, for an evenings enter
tainment here in February, but it is not de
cided yet whether he will come or not
- The board of civil authority will
meet tomorrow Thursday for the abate
ment of taxes and any other business that
may properly come before it. - DR.
Story n. Goss has gone to New York city
for brief vacation His son, Arthur, is il
medical college in that city. - FREQ
w. Lewis, formerly of this town, but now Of
Lafayette Ind, is in town on a visit. -
f. Hurburt Dearborn, who has been ill with
the measles, is better. - The report tina
r.. ID. Barnes was to manage the Orang,
County Hotel the coming season, was {
mistake, we learn. Fred Morris i.
tclerking for j. A. Il. Corwin in Mr.. Cor
wins absence. - There has been con
siderable excitement in town the past weel
over several sheep and a number of bushels
of apples which suddenly disappeared som,
weeks ago. The alleged culprits have beer
discovered and are trying to settle the mat
ter up by paying for the property appro
priated - Rev. j. w. Merrill of Massa
chusetts has bought the Foss place in thi.
Ha 10 To II
vival meetings have been in progress at tn,
Methodist church all the past week -
Miss Paul of West Fairlee is visiting Mis-
Nellie Cooley.
Corinth.
THE hill roads were made nearly impass
! able by the rains of last week. - Their,
! are several cases of measles in town.
| Severe colds and sore threats seem to be thu
order of the day. - We regret to hav,
to record that two of the larger boys in tn,
Meadow district offered personal violence
to the teacher last week. - There hav
been few cases of diphtheria in the south
east part of the town. All are recovering
- The officers of Protection Grange TO
the current year are as follows: Granvill
Powers, MASTER George G. Hastings, over
seer; &. M. Dearborn, lecturer; A. NJ. Car
penter, secretary; G. n. Winchester treas
urer; w. b. ID. Avery, chaplain; Henri
DeGoosh, steward; j. P. Sargent, assist
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keeper; G. NJ. Dearborn trustee. -
The following are the officers of Crysta
Fount Division, Sons of Temperance for tn
ensuing quarter: c. G.. Sargent, worthy pa
triarch; Mrs. w. b. d. Avery, worthy a.
sociate; Mrs. Mary c.. Munson, tinancia
scribe Mrs. G.. G. Sargent, treasurer; W
b. ID. Avery, chaplain; A. Il. Kinney, re
cording scribe; Mrs. III. A. Thurber, assist
ant recording scribe; Frank Tasting.
conductor; Ellen Avery, assistant COZ
ductor; Willie Young, inside sentinel
William Piper, outside sentinel; II. A
Thurber, past worthy patriarch; f.
Thurber, deputy grand worthy patriarch
The division is fiourishing. - The +,
mains of Frank Brown Were brought frol
Massachusetts and inferred at the Centt
last week Tuesday. - Widow Brow
has moved from Corinth Center to Georg
w. Wilson's, ON the John Collins farm
George &. Hastings has moved from Georp
W. Wilson's to Albert McConnell's. Georg
Henry Wilson has moved to his father
George w. Wilson's. 60 Deacon Robei
Orr seems to be failing fast. - INTEL
gence has been received of the death of Job
L. Dearborn, former resident of Corint
and afterwards of Post Mills Village. Som
two and one-half years since he left We
mont to make home in California. -
Alonzo Dickey of Illinois, former residel
OF Corinth, is visiting in town. - NJ
Cooke, who has been on the sick list, is alb
to be out again. - Don G. Bliss, chose
as one of the disputants, was missed by h
many friends at the lyceum last Frida
evening, he having gone north on a visi
- G.. n. Winchester has contracted ft
a lot of phosphate, having sold five hundre
barrels last year.
East COrinth