The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-11

rooming at the house of James Hebard,
aroused the family one night last week by
getting up, either in his sleep or from the
effects of measles, with which he was i'll at
the time by throwing chairs around and
breaking window-glass, on which he was
seriously cut requiring the aid of ply
stefan to dress the wounds. He has been
moved to his home, where he is doing rs
well as could be expected. - Parties
met last Saturday at West Randolph to play
ten games of checkers for purse of $50.
Ed. Hyzer and j. ID. Laporte were chosen
referees. One of the players not being will
ing to play by rules as laid down by Barker
and Wiley, the games were not played.
80 AT the annual election of officers of
the East Braintree and West Brookfield
Sunday-school the following were elected:
Moderator, NJ. II. Flint; superintendent,
Burton A. Flint; assistant superintendent,
G. II. Glidden; secretary and treasurer, b.
A. Flint; librarian, N. n. Clahin. -
The Sewing and Mite Society will meet with
Mrs. Rodney Flint Friday afternoon. -
Mrs. Irving Hunt and daughter are spend
ing the winter with her sister, Mrs. w. Il.
Blanchard. - Mrs. Flora Deering of
Boston is spending some time with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Coburn.
- The installation of the officers of
Snowsville Grange and the annual oyster
supper will take place Saturday evening,
proving. - L. X. Fisher, who has been
i'll for two weeks past, is improving. -
Hugh Thresher of Northfield is in town
visiting friends - Mrs. II. NJ. Angel is
on the sick-list - An administrator
sale of the property of ID. ID. Hyzer's estate
will be held January 16 at Snowsville.
Brookfield.
AT the annual meeting of the Second Con-
gregational church the secretarys report
showed thirty additions and seven dis
mi Ia for ha ha oh
numbering one hundred ffty-seven men,
bers, none having died during the year.
- Mystic Star Lodge, F. and A. NJ,
had public installation of officers Tuesday
evening. The following were the officers
installed NJ. Peck, worshipful master; g.
II. Bigelow, senior warden; NJ. S. Wheat
ley, junior warden; G. Peck, treasurer; U.
A. Clark, Jr., secretary; G.. j. Whiting,
senior deacon; G. Fullam, junior deacon
M. ID. Laport, senior steward; A. e. Sar-
gent, junior, steward; e. ID, Batchelder,
tyler; I. Calagan, chaplain; w. G. Clark
marshal. - The Good Templars are pre-
pairing dramatic entertainment to be
presented in the near future. - The nee
rology of the town the past year is as fol-
lows Whole number of deaths, twenty-six;
number of males, sixteen; number of fe-
males, ten. Five died in January, three in
March, three in April, one in May, one in
June, one in July, four in August, three in
September, two in October, two in Novem-
Der and one in December. The average age
was fifty years and six months. Four died
of consumption, two of pneumonia, two Of
Inflammation of the bowels, two of cancer,
one of paralysis, one of hernia, one of
typhoid fever, and one was accidentally shot.
Two died between one and ten years of age.
One between ten and twenty years, three
between twenty and thirty years, three be-
| tween thirty and forty years, three between
forty and fifty years, three between sixty
and seventy years, eight between seventy
and eighty years and one between eighty
and ninety years. The oldest male was
Leonard Smith, who was eighty-nine years
of age. The oldest female was Mrs. Charles
Allen, who was seventy-one years of age.
One died in infancy. - The newly
elected officers of Brookfeld Grange were
! duly installed January 6 by Past Master
| George Crane. - Mrs. julius Horn is
seriously i'll. - Mrs. Charles w. Will
Jams gains very slowly.
Chelsea.
A SUCCESSFUL series of meetings were
held here Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week by the state Board of Agriculture, all
the members of the board being present
| President Buckham delivered an address
on Education for Farmers " Wednesday
evening. Steps were taken for the forma-
ton of farmers club by appointing f. n
Bacon, j. A. Stanley and E. G. Thorne a
committee to call a meeting for that pur.
pose when they should think it expedient
| Such meeting has been called to meet al
Town Hall next Saturday. - Thomas
Beedle has rented the Stephen Vincent
house and has taken possession. - G.
w. Hopkins has sold his farm to George
Hersey of Worcester, who will move here
soon. Mr.. Hopkins is to move into the
Gould house in the village - ID. +
Boyden of West Townshend is in town de
livering copies of the first volume of /" Yer
mont in the Civil War" which were sub
scribed for long ago. and is also taking
other subscriptions for the same. - DR.
o. NJ. Rice has just put in dental electric
vibrator, the object of which is the eXtrac
ton of teeth without pain. 60 Charles j
Slack has gone to Williamstown to work fo
G.. f. Peters. - At the annual meeting
of the Congregational society, held on Sat
urday last, the following officers were
chosen: Moderator, j. b. Bacon; clerk j
M. Comstock; prudential committee, A III
Powers, f. Dearborn and DR.. M. III. Corwiu
treasurer, G. p. Dickinson collector, C.. III
Corwin; trustee for three years, +. NJ. Col
Inns. - The following officers of III. E. X
Hall Camp, No. 2S, Sons of Veterans, wer
installed last Wednesday evening by Cap
tain w. II. II. Hall of Waterson Post, No
40, G. A. r.: Captain, II. o. Bixby; frs
lieutenant, G. L. Hayward: second leuten
ant, +. E. Wallace; chaplain, f. Il. Carr
first sergeant, II. X Darling; quartermastel
sergeant, b. S. Flint sergeant of the guard
corporal of the guard, f. e. Giffin; delegate
H. X. Darling; alternate, w. S. Goss. o.
the same evening the officers of Ladies' All
Society, No 2, were installed, as follows
President, S. Ada Hail. vice president, Mrs
Susan Stanton; secretary, Mrs. Grace NJ
Bixby; treasurer, Mrs. Phebe Reed; char
lau, Mrs. NJ. o. Coburn; guide, Mrs. Ma
Hayward; inner guard Emma l.. Taylor
outer guard, Mrs. Louisa ClOugh - TIL
Vulture Engine Company, at their anuua
meeting last week, chose the followin
officers: Foreman, Timothy Sullivan; frs
assistant foreman, Alonzo Noyes; secon
assistant foreman, o. M. Rice; clerk, K.
Corwin; treasurer, G. S. Emery; suctio
hosemen, A. w. Chandler, w. NJ. Mattoor
w. ID. Walker, A. n. Woodruff and b. S
Flint; leading hosemen, f. l. Whitney,
} o. Tracy, Henry Clarke and S. n. Goss
axemen, II. w. Dearborn and Harve
Spear; committee, w. p. Townsend,
Noyes and G. p. Dickinson; steward w. /
II. Hall. Rev. Messrs. Herrick an
Sherburn exchanged pulpits last Sunday.
Corinth.
NEXT Saturday a town meeting will be hel
: for the purpose of raising money to defra
, the expense of working the highways IL
/ past season. There will be another held I'll
same day for the relief of the A. NJ. Ca
Denter bOnlsmen. In the recent su