The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-16
Orange County.
Bradford.

Bradford.
THE water in the Connecticut river is the
highest it has been this year, but we hear of
but little damage being done by it thus far.
- +. b. Staples has had his pension
increased from $50 to $50 per month. 60
Mrs. Everett McDuffee died the 9th instant.
Funeral services were held last Friday
afternoon at her late residence. - +. s.
Sargent and wife returned home to Nashua
last Tuesday. Fay's mother has decided to
remain here at the old homestead for the
present. Odd Fellowship in Song"
by Rev. A. j. Clough, has been printed in
book form and is now on sale by w. f..
Parker.
NEARLY all of our schools began last
week Monday. The following is a list of
the teachers, as far as could be ascertained:
District No. 1, Nettie Webster No. 3 Ida
Bachelor; No. 3, Nellie Linfeld; No. 3,
Jessie Bulard; No. Z, Jennie Godfrey
No. s, Carrie Eaton; No, 9, Bell Thayer;
No. II, Kate Connolly. - The republi-
can club will hold its next meeting this
"wednesday evening. Good speaking is
expected and the band will furnish music
All are invited. - Morris Banster has
sold his farm to Walter Bigelow. -
David Seymore has moved to the Chris
topher Huntington place. Vaughn Cole has
moved to the V. I. Spear farm - Ed
Gently.
Chelsea.
THE following are the officers of Chelsea
Lodge, No. 10, Independent Order of Good
Templars for the current quarter: Chief
templar, c. s. Emery; vice-templar, Mrs.
o. S. Dearborn; past chief-templar, F. Dear
born; chaplain, f. II. Dearborn; marshal,
G. e. Godfrey; deputy marshal, Eta c.
Clarke; secretary, v A. Corwin; assistant
secretary, Nellie NJ. Corwin; financial secre-
tary, c. p. Stevens; treasurer, Mrs. II. f.
Tracy sentinel Flora NJ Corlss; guard
Edith l.. Dearborn; supporters, Mrs. G. A.
Hyde and Susan NJ. Gilman. - Captain
j. E. Eldredge of Warren was here on pen
sion business last week. - Ira Hood is
improving the appearance of his house with
a piazza. - Miss Blanche Corliss has
returned home from West Brookfield Mass.
months. 60 Rev. f. f. Herrck's family
have returned from West Randolph, where
they have been spending the winter. -
Brock S. Flint went on Saturday to Ran
dolph to attend the funeral of his grand
father, Simon Brockway. - Miss Ella
worked at the hotel until recently, was
married last week to Henry K. Pitkin of
Barre, formerly of this town. - The
summer schools mostly begin this week with
the following teachers: No. ., Sarah r. Cum
mings No. 3, Mrs. Abbie l.. Davis; No. 4,
IN d.
MOI, Sarah K. Hemenway; No s. Mary A.
Burbank No. 9, Matte f. Flint; No. 10,
Flora NJ Corwin; No. II, G. May Lathrop;
No. II, Emily f. Carpenter; No. 10, Nettie
b. Johnson; No. 16, NJ Alice Flint; No. II,
Laura r. Fuller. In the districts not men
toned above there are to be no summer
schools, unless in No. 6. from which your
correspondent has received no report -
Miss Susan Hinckley died on Friday at II.
f. Mosher's, in the edge of Tunbridge. The
funeral services were held on Sunday, Rev.
Mr.. Sherburn officiating. He also attended
on the same day the funeral of May L.,
daughter of Horace Monkey, who died on
Friday of inflammation of the bowels. Mr..
Sherburn's time being taken up by these
two funerals, he was unable to preach on
Sunday either in the village or on the hill.
East Corinth.
A. c.. STEVENS is at work at Man
chester, n II. g. Charles johnson has
recently purchased very fine horse of
parties in Boston. - Mrs. F. Fulton and
daughter of Newbury were in town last
week visiting Mrs. w. Chapman. - Miss
Mary Burgess is teaching school in the Doe
district. School commenced here Monday,
the 18th. Miss Abbie Gatfield of Brookfield
is the teacher. - w. f. Parker is work
ing for Paul w. Crafts. - G.. f. Butter
field and Dan. Rowland attended the demo-
cratic convention at Montpelier last week
- E. G. Sawyer is in Boston selling
horses. - Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Currier
started last week Tuesday for Dakota, where
they are to reside. - DR.. and Mrs. h. c.
JENNIE, who have been visiting friends in
Nashua, N H., and Lowell, Mass, have
returned home. - w. G. Simpson
sprained his ankle quite badly recently
while climbing on to freight train.
North Randolph.
CARRIE BLoDGETT is no better. - Will
lna in 81,
Chamberin house. - c. w. Taft went
to st. Adams Monday G. Hyde has
gone TO West Randolph to work at team
ing. - Clyde Moulton is to work for A.
Edison the coming season. - l.. Kibbee
had two loads of calves and hogs to take to
the branch Monday.
West Randolph.
Mr.. AND Mrs. NORMAN MARTIN, formerly
residents of Vermont, but now of Los
Angeles, Cal, start East tomorrow, the
17th to visit friends in this vicinity. -
A. f. Kathan has this spring lost three
sheep, seventeen lambs and two pigs. -
A man in Brookfied started last week Mon
day for West Randolph with a four-horse
team, and on the way got his horses into
the snow to such an extent that he was
obliged to shovel them out.
Tunbridge.
THE road-machine is to be started soon.
- The road running from the south
part of this village is in very bad condi-
tion. Above Henry Williams there is a
deep gully in the center of the road. -
The republican club meets Saturday. -
Mrs. s. e. Wills, Mrs. M. b. Smith, Mrs.
Nj. e. King, Mrs. Rose Adams and Mrs.
Carrie Adams are delegates to the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union County Insti-
tute to be held at Chelsea Wednesday and
Thursday. 80 Mrs. n. G. Preston is very
sick. 80 Hon W. p. Brown and Mrs
Laura Tucker are gaining in health. -
Ed. Wells, who has been in Cuba through
the winter, is expected to return this week,
80 Ezra Wills, former resident, died
in South Royalton the 9TH, aged eighty
years. - Willard King and wife re-
turned from Florida the Sth. - e. o.