The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14
Orange County.

number of telephones have been put in re-
Gently. 60 Ira Mann was called to Mont
pelier last week on account of the death of
his half-brother, I. A. Lathrop. His re-
mains were brought to this town for burial.
80 Mrs. f. l.. Archer gave a sugar.
party to about thirty of her friends recently.
- Mr.. Goodrich from Wiliamstown
has rented Morris Bannister's farm for one
year, and has taken possession. - Abbie
Hutchinson and Nettie Bass are the guests
of Miss Annie Kendall of West Braintree.
80 Harvey Packard and wife will 90 to
Bethel this week, where they will live with
his brother-in-law. - Mrs. Polly Ford
has gone to West Randolph to live with her
son, Jacob for a few weeks. - Mrs. s.
S. Hutchinson has returned home from New
York, where she has been stopping for a
number of weeks 80 Mrs. Matilda Bee
man has moved into the house with j. A.
Smiths family. - w. II. Perham is to
move into j. ID. Laports tenement this week
West Braintree.
OLIVER BERo has given his grocery into
the hands of his sons, Joseph and Louis, by
whom it will hereafter be conducted
Chelsea.
II. o. BIXBY, at the post-office, will re-
ceive subscriptions for the WATCHMAN Ac-
counts can be paid him and receipts OBJ
tanned. Those in arrears will please call
and settle at the earliest opportunity. 60
Fast day was observed by services at the
Methodist church. Rev. Mr.. Herrick was
expected to preach, but was called to Tun-
bridge to attend the funeral of Mrs. George
Lyman, former resident of this place, and
prayer-meeting was held instead of the
preaching service. - The first of a series
of gospel temperance meetings. under the
direction of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, was held at the Congrega-
tional church on Sunday afternoon. -
'l,a Of th. n
is advertised by the administrator of the es-
tate to be sold at auction on the Goth instant
- Mrs. Franklin E. Davis died very
suddenly on Tuesday of last week. She had
gone to the barn on all errand, and as she
did not return her mother went in search
of her and found her lying dead on the floor.
The funeral services were held on Thurs
day, Rev Mr.. Knapp officiating. -
David Smith died on Thursday, after a long
illness. Rev. Mr.. Herricl< ofiiciated at the
funeral services on Sunday. Mr.. Smith was
highly respected as an upright, Christian
man, having been for many years a consistent
member of the Congregational church.
- John II. Watson of Bradford was
here last week to hear evidence as referee
in the case of {. U. Lathrop, administrator
of l.. b. buttons estate, as. w. w. button.
- John W. Moore was home over Fast
day from Tufts College. - Mrs. Noah
Paine has returned to town for the summer.
il. j. Conant of Boston, Brother of
Estes and Edward Conant, is in town on a
visit - Mrs. Louisa Courtney has
bought, for $3.50, the house in the lower
part of the village owned by w b. Marston.
Corinth.
THE listers commenced their labors last
week. - There was no preaching service
at the Corner last Sabbath, Rev. Mr.. Puffer
being indsposed. - Bad travelling is the
order just now, owing to the large drifts
- George Eaton lost horse last week
- M. n. Heath has hired A. Covill's
Brown farm. - Hiram Porter has moved
back from Cassville on to his farm. -
M. Beede has moved on to the Norris farm
near West Corinth - Miss Kate Serb
ner has gone to Sommerville to work. -
Willard Eastman will carry on the Henry
Richardson farm this year.
East Corinth.
j. TRow of Barre was in town recently
- L. Brown has moved into the Gilman
Brown house. - Allie Jackman, G
Kemp and H. Kemp started Monday for st
Johnsbury, where they are to attend school
North Randolph.
THE boom that was carried around by tn,
recent high water at Camps mill is re
paired. - II. Taft has recently beef
appointed general agent for Vermont of TIN
Whitney Organ Company. - A famil.
from Bethel has moved on to Dan. Moul
toms farm. - +. l.. Durham has move,
into the Gulf Spring House. - Harve.
Tracy is working for j. Whitney. -
Mrs. Asa Bennett is quite sick.
West Randolph.
THE tenth anniversary of the organization
of the Baptist church in this place will b.
appropriately celebrated Saturday, May Sth
- The town of Randolph has anothe
town charge, the town of Hancock havin,
moved Mr.. Slack to this town. - Tn
second quarter of this term of the Norma
School began Monday. - Rev. L. o
Sherburn will preach the sermon before tn
graduating class of the Normal School
- There was whist party at Clarenc
Moulton's Monday night. - The Dart
mouth College boys return to-day (Wednes
day.. - There is to be a grand May da
ball in Dubois & Gays hall Friday, Apri
30, with music by the Mechanics band OF
chestra of ten pieces. Twenty-Five
couples attended the old and young peoples
dance in Dubois & Gays hall Thursda.
night 1t was not financial success, but
| pleasant time was enjoyed. - l.. nj
Flint and ID. w. C. Blanchard shipped
fine carload of sheep to market last week
- George Laird has put furnish
his clothing store. - Mrs. Fish has bee
visiting her sister, Mrs Keyzer, in Roches
ter. - Mrs. j. Gladding has returne
from New York. - John Mcbride ha
gone to join Robbins circus He is EN-
ployed as ticket-seller. - Ezra Jewel
will soon commence housekeeping over c
l.. McIntoshs. - Mrs. Ellis Curtis wa
buried Monday. - George Temple ha
taken possession of j. c. Dyer's livery sta
BILE. - Johnnie Winn is now located i
Fargo, Dakota. - Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
l.. Lord of Waupacca, Wis, are visitn
Luke Parish. II. b. Wells sent his mic
span and ten cows to Providence, Il. l.. las
week. - Elba b. House of Berlin
working in the cafe, in the absence of MI
Mcbride. - r. Holman and family frol
California are visiting in town.
North Thetford.
AN accident near the village last wee
| Thursday delayed the trains for four hour
and made quite little excitement anon
the people of this place. - We are gla
to see the much needed improvement of on
streets in progress and trust the difficult
with water will be done away with. -
Mr.. Reynolds is in poor health, thus con
polling him to give up his work here for tn
present. The pulpit during his absence
filled by different persons. - b. G.. Earl
was at his home last Sabbath, returning t
Boston Monday morning. - Mr.. Pipe
has completed his work on the new built
ings and they will be ready for use in a fey
weeks.
West Topsham.
THE travelling, which has been extremel
bad for the past few days, is rapidly improN
ing. - Johnnie Wallace, who has bee
at work in the express Office at Wells Rive
has completed his term of service and
| now at home Mrs d. K SARGENT