The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-21
Worcester,
Orange County.
Braintree.

this week. Speaking and music are among
the attractions. All are invited. 49,
Mrs. Mary Mudgett has rented her farm for
one year to George Stearns of West Ran
dolph. Possession given Immediately
- Luther Archer has gone to Wheeler,
n Y, to work. - II. j. Bass, who has
been in Lowell, Mass, for two years past,
has gone to Woburn to work at the drug
business, So Mrs. Charles b. Cummings
of Bethel is visiting her daughter, Mrs
Byron Wakefield. - Watson w. Ban
lister cut his foot quite badly while chopping
for j. G. Loomis. - Charles Jerd has
commenced work at the Moulton Stock
Farm. - Abraham CURLY is on the sick
list. - The Sewing and Mite Society
will meet with Mrs. j. A. French Friday
afternoon. 60 Fred l.. Thresher has hired
and moved on to Victor l. Spears farm.
Brookfield
w. C. CLARK was away from home last
week Monday during the storm. He reached
the residence of H. Bacon in Wiliamstown,
where he left his team, and at eight O'Clock
in the evening started for home on foot.
The night was dark and he lost his way.
After wandering around in the woods and
swamps until eleven o'clock he brought
up at Frank Tracys, about three-fourths of
a mile from his starting-point - Marcia
Peck Minnie and Anna Clark and Winnie
Parmenter are attending the spring term of
school at West Randolph.
Corinth.
JERRY DEMPSEY has typhoid pneumonia.
- The late blizzard was very severe in
this section. Over two feet of snow fell.
Orange,
REUBEN LORD and his sister Marian were
called by telegraph to Nashua, N H.. last
Friday on account of the dangerous illness
of their mother, Mrs. o. w. Lord. She is
stopping with her daughter, Mrs. Charles
glinnpl a
walk and struck on the back of her head,
causing brain trouble. AT last accounts
she was in a critical condition. -
Charles Wood and wife returned home the
17th after spending the winter with their
sons in Massachusetts. - Charles
Flanders has rented his father-in-law's
farm and taken possession. - Mr.. Bar
nett, brother of Mrs. Zeley Reyes has
redeemed the mortgage on the Whiten
farm and taken possession of the same.
South STAFFORD,
REV. S. A. PARKER will preach here next
Sunday morning at the usual hour. Sub
ject, "What makes Christian"'
Tunbridge.
E. f. HOWE was among those who were
| caught away from home by the storm of the
18th and was detained at North Randolph
until Thursday. He then had to return via
South Royalton. - DR.. Mark Goodwin
|
| Morrill, is recovering from the measles
| - The Oldest inhabitant was surprised
| last week He never knew so severe a
storm and had never known the river road
to be so completely blocked - Jesse
| Flanders, who had been ill for some time
died at the residence of his son-in-aw, Cor
neius Noyes, the 18th instant, aged eighty
one years. He was born July %, 1906
- Three boys only among the six
teen births last year. Seven males and
eight females died in the year 1887. -
There will be visit at Andrew Wills next
bought Brown & Butterfield's farm. -
Mrs. w. III. Jones is ill. - Harvey Hub
bard has been quite sick with scarlet fever
- j. S. Gay of Cavendish was in towr
last week.
Williamstown.
LUcIUs S. SIMoNs reports the snowfall il
the severe storm of last week as thirty-ont
and half inches. His record shows thai
one hundred fifty-six and one-half inches
have fallen during the winter. A larger
amount fell the preceding year. -
Charles II. Benedict seldom has an expert
ence like a recent one that came of the
storm. On Monday evening his stage had
nearly reached the line between this plac,
and Barre, when the horses were unable t.
proceed further. Returning to the hous,
of Lewis Gale lin Barre he left them ant
some passengers for the night and his sol
started homeward on foot, carrying tn,
mail. The next day no mail was sent on
from or received here. 1t is though
Lorenzo ID. Smiths house (burned last Sun
day week. took fire from the coming apar
of the stove-pipe in the chamber. The fol
lowing day an agent of the Union Mutua
Insurance Company of Montpelier, in whicl
the buildings We're insured came here an,
settled with Mr.. Smith, paying him 81 ,O0C
Not only the promptness of the company
but the fairness with which it dealt wit
Mr.. Smith, pleased him greatly, so that h
feels he should want to insure with it again
1t is said this is the first loss the compan
has had here. - Warren S. Covell
George w. Lynde and Marcus A. Smit
> were chosen auditors for the coming yeal
I - Norman b. Davenport has had ID
: g. e. Chandler of Montpelier to see his eyes
There seems, it is said, to be little or n
; hope for the one recently injured The cat;
I, ract upon the other one may perhaps be n
4 moved later on, with the hope of seeing
little with it. AT best the outlook for Nj
a Davenport is sad enough. - j. Munro
: Seaver has returned from his western bus
4 ness trip. Mrs. NJ. j. White an
n daughter, now of Melrose, Mass, came La
$ Wednesday for few days visit here. 60
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Orion Field visited frienC
a here last week on their way to Bostoi
. - Mrs. Libbie Tarbell and daught,
j Clio returned home last Saturday from
o stay of several weeks in Quincy, Mas
n tapped and sugar made on the Reynolt
i farm. On the 10Th woodchuck was killt
: on the same farm. This place formerly o
e cupied by the late Samuel BoutwelD is on
It southern slope at the south end of the tow
S - Had it been known that Miss Ann
l. NJ Benedict was the writer of the interes
II ing letter from Southern California pu
II lished in the last issue Of the WATCHMA
y it might have had even additional intere
II for Wiliamstownians. 80 Miss Nett
T. Gale started last week for Norfolk, Mel
e the home of her brother, Professor Will
r III. Gale. - Miss Matte Watson is
It Lancaster, n H., her old home, -
y Clarence Tarbell is going to work for Walt
}. Granger the coming season. Joel Jersey
IS said to have hired Fred Parker of Chelsea
nine months at S25 per month b. f. Sibl
has hired Frank York for the third seaso
= The library meeting was postpon
le on account of the storm from last week TUT
n day till Tuesday ofneXt week. The librar
l. says it is the first time he has ever known
is meeting to be postponed ON account
T. weather. =-= Would not many of o
If farmers rejoice If the same course could
70 taken here as in Chelsea with reference
@. the care of the highways the coming yes
il There the seleCtmen are to appoint an age