The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-09-12
Orange County.
Braintree.

OtdhEV OVuhtJs
Braintree.
LUTHER ARCHER returned from Wheeler,
n. Y, last week. 60 Mary Godfrey is
very sick with heart trouble. - Henry
Bagley is soon to move in to the Frank
Herrick house. - Mrs. Lyman Hutch
inson and daughter returned last Thursday
from Canada, where they have been visit
ing friends - The selectmen appointed
o. S. Thayer town clerk and treasurer last
week, w. H. Nichols having resigned.
- Munroe Bruce has purchased build
ing lot of Frank Morse of West Randolph
and will erect a house soon. - School
commenced last week in the Peth district,
with Miss Jennie Godfrey as teacher, this
being her fifth term. - Mrs. Mary
Woodbury., who has been spending the
summer with her daughter, Mrs. F. II.
Cleveland, returned to her home in Massa-
chusetts last week Friday.
Chelsea.
LUcIUs L. CLARK died Friday morning
after lingering illness. The funeral SER
vices were held on Sunday afternoon, con-
Quoted by Rev. f. e. Herrick. - The
town taxes have been put into the treas
urers hands for collection and the usual
discount of four per cent will be gained by
those who pay before the expiration of
ninety days from the Sd instant. w. p.
Townsend has authority from the treasurer
to receive taxes and give receipts. 60
Elliot p. Densmore has decided to return to
town and will soon move into rooms in j.
G. Atwoods house. - Amos Emery,
father of the representative-elect and for
mer resident, has been chosen to represent
Sharon in the legislature of 1888. - r.
r. Hyde's condition having changed of late
very much for the worse, he was taken on
Friday to the asylum at Brattleboro. -
o. NJ. Rice has taken possession of his new
andvery convenient dental rooms in Hatchs
block. G. A. DensmOre is soon to occupy
the store on the first floor of the same block.
- Quarterly meeting was held at the
Methodist church last Sunday, Presiding
Elder A. b. TruaX preaching. - Rev.
g. w. Leitch, for some years missionary
in Ceylon, gave a lecture ON the life, GUS
toms and religion of the Hindoos, illustrated
with stereopticon views. at the Corgrega-
tional church, last Sunday evening. The
church was crowded and the lecture was
highly interesting and, it is to be hoped,
profitable. - The vote for representa-
tive at freemen's meeting was as follows:
G. S. Emery 176; William Robbins, 81; A.
w. Whitney, "a; j. A. Sherburn, 4; scatter
ing, s.
Newbury.
FREEMANs meeting passed off quietly
and to the entire satisfaction of all inter-
ested in " Protection and Plenty" f.
Deming was elected by 10 majority. The
vote cast was not as large as two years ago.
There are $50 names on the checklist and
numbered twenty-five. Quite number
whose politics have begun with 3D." did
not show themselves at freeman's meet
ing, but they will appear in November with
Harrison and Morton vote. - The frost
on the morning of the 9th and 9TH has in
jured the corn and india wheat crop. -
Newbury Seminary, which is now the prop
erty of district No. 4, begins the fall term
to-day September II, with Miss Stuart,
who has been teacher in the schools of
al fnr f1,ar
80 K. G. Stocker with friends, visited Mt.
Washington Tuesday of last week. -
Montebello closed for the season, the 9th in
slant. Mr.. Banfield, the proprietor, reports
good patronage. - Rev, S. L.. Bates
returned from his vacation and occupied the
pulpit the I'd instant. - The Schaffer
Bell Ringers gave concert in the Congre-
gational vestry Friday evening. - Miss
Mary Heath is quite low with cancer.
- James S. Lang has gone to st.
Underhill goes to Phillips Academy, Exeter,
- Nathaniel Hutchins' infant child
died the 9th instant of cholera infantum.
West Randolph.
THE funeral of Alvin Mann was held Sun
day of last week. Mr.. Mann has always
lived in this town and had many friends,
He left wife, but no children. - The
large addition to United States Screen Com
pany's steam mill is nearly completed.
- AS shown by the election returns
last week, the republican vote in this town
has increased 40 votes, and the democratic
diminished seventeen. - Forrest Man
chester of Boston, one of the rising young
lawyers of that city, is at home. - The
Methodists had honey supper Monday
night and realized good sum. - Miss
Grace Spaulding resumed work in the
Herald office Monday after being laid up
several months. - Moses Bagley's new
house on South Pleasant street is nearing
completion. g. The new houses of l.. p.
Thayer and William Wood are being
pushed forward rapidly. - Lucius
Fowler went to Boston last week 60 A
surprise party was given Mrs. Emily Blood
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George
Blanchard, on Randolph avenue, the 4th on
the occasion of her eightieth birthday. A
china tea-set was used that was a present
from her father tifty-seven years ago. Those
present included twelve old ladies and all
enjoyed the party. - Rev. V. M. Hardy
and wife returned from Canada and Nor.
risville the first of this week. - George
Spencer of the senior class of the Boston
University preached at the Congregational
church Sunday. - The fall term of the
graded school opened Monday with large
attendance. - Fred OsgOod of Boston
visited his sister, Mrs. Hobart Peck, Sun
day - Henry Vinton has rented his
place on South Main street to Montpelier
man. - n. NJ. Draper has been in Con
necticut on business trip. - Rev. T
A. Hopkins closed his services as rector o.
the Episcopal church Sunday. - How
orth's show will be here this "wednesday
evening. - Two Burlington men have
the contract to do the door, sash and blind
business in the Abbott mill.
Strafford.
THE barn and sheds OF Hiram Barrett
situated on the Norton land at South Straf