The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-14

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GRAND ARMY post was formed here
| last week. The following officers were
elected. Cassius Peck, post commander;
H. W. Walbridge, senior vice-commander;
| Y. A. Clark, junior vice-commander; Royal
Abbott, quartermaster; G. +. Frink, chap
lain; Il. Il. Benhan, surgeon; George Ma
| son, officer of the day: Calvin Fnllam,
| officer of the guard; Ira Carpenter, adjutant;
q. e. Stratton, sergeant-major j. w. Ray
| more, quartermaster sergeant. The mem
bers voted to call it Henry II. Freeman
post. - The citizens celebrated the
Fourth on Monday with display of about
| 500 worth of fireworks, which was witnessed
! by goodly number. =- The school in
district No. Miss Minnie Marshall, teacher)
closed Friday, June 9th Number of
scholars, seventeen. Those having neither
absent nor tardy marks were Minnie Clark
! Walter Edison, Marshall Lamson, Lizzie
Lamson, George Perham. Helen Williams
and Mary Williams.
Chelsea.
HARRISON s.. son of George f. Folsom of
| TINS town, was killed at Fayette, Iowa, q
short time since. A runaway horse threw
| him from wagon, fracturing his skull. A
local paper speaks highly of the esteem in
which he was held there. 60 Miss Ella
f. Brown should be added to the list of
students home on vacation. 60 Mrs.
Marcia QIatch) Graham of Independence,
Iowa. and her daughter Ada, are at Amos
S. Hatchs. A Mrs Beede of Orange.
who had been taken violently insane, was
| brought here on Thursday for safe keeping
in the Jail until the next day, when she was
removed to Brattleboro. - Mrs. Rev. f..
e. Herrick is at West Randolph for a week
or more. 60 job M. Slack has returned
to town and is staying at the hotel. His
health is decidedly improved - Hon.
l.. G., Hinckley's sisters, Miss Hattie Hinck-
| ley and Mrs. Prescott, with the latter's son
Ned, are visiting here. 80 The firm of j.
! b. Bacon & Co. have been closing up bust
ness during the past week, and are sue
ceeded by the new firm of which w. p.
Townsend and G. p. Dickinson are men,
bers - Mrs. E. j. Blanchard, who has
been sick for some time at the home of her
father, l.. l.. Clark, is quite low. -
Thomas Williams of Worcester, Mass, is
here buying wool. - Ida A., daughter of
A. w. Beckwith, is quite ILL., - Mrs.
Sammis of Brooklyn, n Y, has been visit
term of Chelsea Academy will open Sep
TENDER LIST, with John NJ Comstock as
principal and Ella n. Jones and Ella X,
Herrick as assistants. - Mrs Rev. f.
d. Hemenway of Evanston, ILL.,, is visiting
her brother, II. l.. Bixby.
East Corinth.
AT the Four Corners, Monday night, a
cannon was prematurey discharged while
being loaded, knocking over four men.
rods and the ramrod broken in several
pieces. Frank Wiley got his hands and
face badly burned and filled with powder
- Charles Jewell and Flora Page were
married June 10th at Washington by Elder
Dickey. The reception was held Tuesday
July 9th, about twenty-five couples being
present Supper, consisting of oysters, cake
etc, was bountifully served and all had a
fine time. - There was a shooting match
July Sd. The contestants fred ten shots
each, the score standing as follows: EN-.
erson, IS; Dckey, 60: Wilds, 59 johnson
30; Wilson, As; Peak, 49, - As it was
rainy Saturday, the picnic was in the school
house hall, instead of Chapmans woods
There were about thirty present. All had
a good time. - Ira Gilbert owns one Of
the best five-year-old colts in town. -
MIR. D. e. Chamberlin of Boston, Mass, was
in town over Sunday. - Mrs. b. c
Abbott is visiting her sister at Mrs. c. b
Smiths in South Ryegate. - Lost be
tween Kemp's store and the post-office, &
gold locket. The finder will please return
it to Charles Kemp.
West Randolph.
ABOUT eighty couples attended the dedi-
cation of Charles Lamson's new barn
- Will Cushman will take a vacation
i'll Canada the last of the month Will Wood
bury of Northfed will run his shop durin.
his absence - Professor Edward Con
ant and Miss Mary Putnam are stopping al
Bar Harbor, Maine. - Nina Riford is Wis
iting at West Braintree. One hundred
twenty-five persons assembled at the Metho
dist Episcopal church at the Center to cele
brate with Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Eaton thei
golden wedding. - Miss Bertha Wire.
is stopping i'll Boston. - Bertha Lilli,
is visiting in Newport, n. III. - j. X
Albee and family are having a vacation il
Gaysville. w. S. S. Buck and famil,
visited in Williamstown last week. -
Mrs. f. Lawrence of Philadelphia is visit
ing Mrs. o. II. Tinkham. - William
Hoyt had finger broken last week Will,
wrestling. - p. b. Lyman and famil,
of Dakota are spending a few weeks
at Mrs. Harrison Harwoods. - Alder
Chandler has arrived in town. - L
: a. Thomas is spending his vacation OF
the shores of Lake Champlain. -
: Monday evening the lodge of Good TEN
plars was dismissed at an early hour an,
the members and some of the members o
the Methodist Episcopal church and neigh
bors assembled at the house of Rev. j. NJ
Atwood on Forest street, it being TIL,
twenty-seventh anniversary of his marriage
Mr.. and Mrs. Atwood were taken com
e social time, Rev. H. A. Spencer offere,
prayer. A. A. Smith, in behalf of tn
| Good Templars, of which Mr.. Atwood is til
b. worthy chief, and members of the Methods
= church, presented Mr.. Atwood with an easy
e chair and Mrs. Atwood with a rocker an,
feeling manner
Tunbridge.
$ SEVERAL attempts at burglary have bee
e made lately. ii. r. Hayward's house wa
Y entered Thursday night - Rev. Nj
t Hubbard's little granddaughter had he
. collar-bone broken by schoolmate las
Friday. - Hard colds are prevalent an
many children are sick. - Frank Osma
| of ST. Adams was called here last week, hi
b father being very i'll. - Whitney Pos
J. and Relief Corps were well entertained b
i Rev. c. Il. Hurd last Saturday evening, h
: giving them a brief account of his fou
g years service in the Fourth New Hampshil
n Regiment. - Miss Carrie Jones returne
e from New York last week. - Alto
$ Miller has sold his farm to a Mr. Campbe
l. Of Barnard. - The Woman's Christia
4 Temperance Union give reading at I'll
e Congregational church next Saturday even
= ing. - Mr.. Whitmarsh and daughter
- Northtield are the guests of ii. r. Haywar,
v Williamstown.
Ii MRS DIR. EDWARD BAILEY (aee Miss Ma
tie Abbot) returned last week TO her hon
l. in Oneida, n. y. James S. Abbott
L. expected in a few days from St. Augustin,
Florida. He will probably remain here
few weeks. - Tracy l.. Jefords has jul
graduated at the University of Vernon
and is stopping for short time in Barr
He proposes, we hear to go West sool
- The stage line from Chelsea to Barr
IF formerly owned by Landlord Charles Peter
T. has come back into his hands. He hires a
st old employe to drive the stage. - TT
A. long, sad sickness of Mrs. William Cam
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