The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08

Orange.
THE people of this place regret that Rev.
G.. II. Coolidge is to leave them. He has
labored faithfully for the last three years
but other fields are open to him. He has
not fully decided to which he will go. 80
There is an abundant crop of hay. Some
farmers have filed their barns and have
more grass to cut. 1t is of very excellent
quality. Grains of all kinds are looking
well, and potatoes are very good, with
prospect of good yield.
West Randolph.
RIDES to Wiliamstown Springs from this
place are of frequent occurrence. -
necticut. II. NJ. Atwood has a good
situation in Connecticut. - Guy Clough
of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, is visiting in
town. - Rev. Homer White of North
field preached in the Episcopal church Sun
day. - Apolos Sharp of Braintree,
eighty-five years old, walked four miles to
attend the republican rally here. - G..
w. Selinas sold his laundry to o. W.
Brewer, and he sold it last week to China
man from Burlington, who takes possession
this week Selnas will soon put in another
laundry here - Rev. S. A. Parker Of
Bethel preached here for the Universaists
Sunday. - George j. Prince is improv-
ing his place. - r. V. Steele now occu-
pies his new barn on Weston street, which
is probably the best livery barn in town.
- u. DTeWeT, JT., anu MS SlSUer GIOr-
ence, of Boston, are at the residence of
Elliott Cushman. Mrs. Sarah Boynton
from Massachusetts is visiting relatives in
town. 90. ID. Sanborn has gone to
Highgate Springs camping. - Harold
Thompson is camping near Rutland. -
Florence Adams of Northampton, Mass,
has been the guest of Mabel Sanford
West Topsham.
PROFESSOR AARON FELLOWS, wife and
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ing George f. Newton. - f. p. Cum
ningham has bought out Meaker &
Tubbs and has taken possession. He pre-
fers mercantile business to farming. Mr..
Tubbs has moved into the house with Mr..
Meaker for the present. 1t is said he is
going into business at Barre, 60 A bap-
tismal service was held last Sunday. Ten
persons were baptized by immersion and
united with the Freewil Baptist church.
Baptism in the Methodist society was
to have been administered, but as Elder
Reynolds was sick, it was postponed for
awhile. - Mrs. Robert Rischardson of
Washington came to DR.. Watson's office
last Saturday evening with one broken
wrist and the other badly sprained by being
thrown from a wagon.
Tunbridge.
WHITNEY Posi- and Relief Corps were Wis
tied by a number of the members of the
Chelsea post and corps last Saturday even
ing. - b. F. Butterfield and family
leave for Pittsford this week 1t is reported
that they will go to California soon. -
Mabel Farnham is very ill with typhoid
fever. - The school in the A. p. Farm
ham district had picnic in Clogston's
woods Saturday - Mrs. E. Kimball
has returned to Boston. - The Univer-
salist society held lawn party on Lewis
Whitney's grounds last Friday evening.
Densmore's orchestra furnished music.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Buzzell of
Worcester, Mass, who were formerly resi-
dents of this town, are visiting II. r. Hay
ward. - AT the annual meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, held
last Friday, the following officers We're
elected: President, Mrs. Sarah Kibby; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Rose Adams;
recording secretary, Mrs. Susan Wills
treasurer, Mrs Carrie Adams. The union
meets at Mrs. Kibby's the 25th, at two
o'clock P. NJ. - The farmers have cut
more hay this year than last, and its quality
is better.
West Fairlee.
The Orange county teachers examination
was held here two days of last week. Abby
Downer Minnie j. Kinsman, Mary f.
Fulton and Chester f. Fulton received
certificates. Two other young ladies We're
examined, but when it was found they
were eighteen years old, they withdrew,
though they probably would have passed.
- Misses Matte Johnson and Angie
Bradbury will teach here, the fall term.
- Mrs. William Paul gave a lawn party
last Tuesday evening, which was very
enjoyable affair and a large number at
tended. After the tables had been cleared,
selections were read by Misses Haven,
Whitney and Jones of Chelsea The last
named has public reading here this week.
WilIiamstown.
MYRoN II. BASS and wife of Evanston,
! Ill.,, are taking two weeks outing in this,
Mr.. Bass early home. - Mrs. Bradley
and Mrs. Pierce of Chicago, ILL.,, are here
with their sister, Mrs Enoch Howe. Mrs.
! Howe's prospects for recovery from paraly-
sis are perhaps better than they were week
ago. - Mrs. Sarah Adams died on
Saturday last and was buried late on Sun
day afternoon. She had long been a worthy
member of the Methodist church of this
place. - A Mrs. Roberts from Massa-
| chusetts died of consumption, last week, at
the home of her half-brother, Edwin Pres
colt of this place. The remains were taken
| to Massachusetts for burial. - Will
Martin, son of Ophir S. Martin, came home
from Barre few days ago on account of
sickness. - Joel Bass is spending his
vacation from the Boston School of Oratory
as an attendant in the hospital at Brattle-
boro, where he has once or twice before
been employed. - Rev. Loren BiXby
from Dakota is again with friends in this
locality, after very pleasant stay of some
- j. NJ Seaver has just shipped to
Boston carload or two of pressed hay from
the farm of the late George Blanchard. II
is TO be hoped he will have better success
with it than did two others of this vicinity
who shipped to Boston hay regarded as
first-class here, but rated second or third
there. - Mrs. Arthur Ralph and chill
dren are just now with friends in Warren
Her husband is in Boston. - James S
Abbott finds himself improving fast in
health, here among his native hills, and
hopes to return to his home in st. Au
gustine Florida before many weeks. -
Captain Lemuel Abbott of the United State,
army was with friends here last week
- Some two or three years ago, certain
quarry property, purchased Of William u
Pratt, was sold for $1,000. The purchaser
after improving it somewhat, realized more
than double that sum for it. The present
owners are said to have been offered 5000
for one quarry, occupying, it is said, abou
one-fourth of the ground originally pur
chased. 80 AS George A. Ainsworth wa,
hurrying home on foot from the village las
week Tuesday evening, in rain and pitchN
darkness, he was struck by horse going il
the opposite direction and knocked down
the horse and carriage, it is supposed, pass
ing over him. From the injury received, i
looks like a hair-breadth escape with hi
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