The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-24
Orange County.
Bradford.


STORES would be drawing it mild. The sixth
anu last entertainment will be a poem en-
ntIed The Country Parson," by Rev A. j.
Hough of White River Junction, on Monday
evening, March 1st 60 A large number
OF new books have just been added to the
public library. ~ f. w. Kenyon's father,
VINO has become insane, was taken to the
asylum at Brattleboro last week Wednes-
day. - The winter term of the Academy
closes next Friday, with an exhibition in the
evening at Village Hall. - j. A. War
rem has been sick and confined to the house
most of the time for five months. He is now
improving slowly. - S. A. Morse has
engaged to deliver the ice the coming sum-
mer and do the freighting for II. A. Win
ship. He will move into the brick house
owned by George Merrill
Braintree.
A son of Villas Flint while wrestling with
another boy, last Friday, broke his leg below
the knee. - John b. Hutchinson pur-
chased three valuable horses in Canada last
week. - There is to be dance at the
town hall next Friday evening. On
account of the weather the moot court was
postponed until this wednesday, evening
- Charles Woodward, Jr., has returned
from Grafton, where he has been teaching
this winter.
Brookfield.
IT is expected that II. G. Gilbert of Ran
dolph will speak on the subject of the town
system of schools, next Friday evening, in
Union hall. 1t is hoped the friends of
education will turn out and hear what he
has to say. - Marshall Green, the pres
ent town clerk, declines to be candidate
for reelection. - This town receives
S3I.l1 as its share of the Huntington educa-
tional fund. - The Good Templars are
preparing dramatic entertainment.
we have had all sorts of weather the past
week - New life seems to have entered
the grange, as there has been eleven ap-
pllcations for membership this winter.
East Brookfield.
FROM the Ho,card Lake (Minn.) Herald we
learn OF the death, from heart disease, of
Roderick r. Sargent, which occurred at his
home in Fairhaven, that state, on the even
ing of January 1st. Mr.. Sargent was men,
Der of the Seventh Regiment, Vermont Vol
unteers, and was once in business in North
field. He went West about twenty wears
ago, and had held various offices of public
trust in his adopted town. He was son of
the late Captain Thomas Sargent, formerly
of Warren, and brother of T. /. Sargent
of East Brooktield.
Chelsea.
CHARLES I. Hoop of Lowell, Mass, is in
town visiting his brother. - Hon. S. b.
Hebard went to st. Adams last week.
- Mrs. William Churchill has been ill
for several days. - The promenade con-
cert at the town hall, last Friday evening,
was a success. Mrs. f. A. NJ Brown
is in Boston and vicinity on visit. -
Mrs. Stephen Lewis died, after long illness,
last Saturday. - Joseph Landon went
to Bradford last week, and while there he
took orders for fifteen or twenty pairs of
shoes. Mr.. Landon's popularity in his line
of business is spreading fast. - Vulture
Engine Company, No. 4, give their annual
festival and promenade at the town hall
next Friday evening. 1t is the duty of the
n ist of tn Oft ,,i,,
the boys benefit.
Corinth.
THE remains of Mrs. Henry DeGoosh were
inferred at the South Meadow last week
Monday - Mr.. Henderson, former
pastor, preached at the Meadow last Sabbath
=" Some three or four inches of snow
fell last Friday and Saturday. Saturday
afternoon and night the wind blew gale,
pling the snow into the roads in impossible
drifts. == M. Spear has put new smut
mill into his grist-mill at West Corinth.
- The correspondent who sends the
4" saw-whet," which is very similar to that
given under the head of Williamstown.l
East Corinth.
The monthly meeting of the Band of
Hope will be held at E. T. Smiths next
Saturday, at two P. NJ. - The plays
have been received for the exhibition for
the support of our singing-schools. -
The meeting of the Young Folks Temper
ance Union will be held at j. B. Kemp's
next Saturday, at seven p. NJ - f. A.
Stevens has finished his school at Waits
River and is now attending school at
Peacham. - j. Knight of Newburyport
Mass, is in town visiting friends. - AL
bert Corliss started Monday for Peacham,
where he is going to attend school. -
George Simpson has been on the sick list
but is now improving.
Newbury.
THE graded school question is again be-
fore the public for discussion. The house is
about equally divided - Mrs. f.. S.
Bennett has recovered from her recent Sc
we're sickness She will shortly return with
her mother to Canada. - Miss Belle
Hibbard closed most successful term of
school in our village last Friday. Nearly
forty of our citizens attended the closing eX-
erclses, which consisted of declarations,
Rotations and a thorough examination of
the most prominent branches of study.
- The spring term of school at the
Seminary opens to-day wednesday,. Many
OF the students will not be present until
next week. -J j. b. Robb is in town this
week tuning organs and pianos. He is
stopping at the Seminary clearinghouse.
- Rev. j. III. Winslow of the Methodist
church is closing up his third years labor
on this charge. The next conference meets
at Chelsea April Goth, when his relation will
Mrs. Addison Eastman of Warren, n. H.,
died recently. Her remains were brought
here for interment. - Mrs. Frank Pow
ers is going to New York on visit within a
few weeks. She will be absent several
months. - Mrs. John Hale is recovering
her health but is not able to ride out yet,
- Wilbur A. Chase of Rockford, Iowa,
is visiting his many friends and relatives in
Whitefeld, n. III. - Buck Rodgers and
daughter returned home from Florida last
week.
Orange.
On Friday last Miss Della NJ. Baron
closed her school in district No. |. On the
same day Miss Edith NJ. Lord closed her
term in district No, D, and Miss Fannie
Bates hers at Cutler Corner All are sue
cessful teachers and have given good salts
faction in their schools. The schools
throughout the town seem to have been ex-
ceptionally good this winter. - The alb