The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-09
Orange County.
Bradford.

WILLIAM II. FAIR of East Hardwick
youngest son of William w. and Rebecca
Morse Farr came last Friday to visit his
mother, whom he had not seen for twenty
three years, and other relatives here. Mrs.
Farr has been an invalid for years, so that
she could not visit him. He left home so
young-being only three years of age-that
he had nearly forgotten her. He returned
on Monday, having had very pleasant
visit and renewed acquaintance with his
people. - The old buildings on the
Hockenbury place are nearly demolished to
make room for set of new ones. - At
the annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Bradford Bank last week the old officers
were reelected. - A carload of horses
was shipped from this station last Monday.
- Fay S. Sargent of Nashua, n. H., is
visiting in town.
Braintree.
Mrs. G. E. BoYNToN and children have
gone to South Jefferson, Maine, for visit
to her parents. - A. A. Hewett and
family have moved to Wilmot, n H., where
he has bought a farm. - Lucius from
bly, has sold his place to j. Flint and has
hired a tenement of III. NJ. Blanchard
- f. L. Stowe has hired l. ID. Williams
house and is to move into it this week.
- School in district No. begins this
week, with Miss Carrie NJ. Eaton of West
Randolph as teacher.
Brookfield.
ERR Dirty came home last week from
Northampton, Mass, where he has been
stopping for several years. His friends
are all glad to see him home once more.
- A. L. Morse has bought the old store
opposite the church and is soon to remodel
it over for house. - Snow-banks are
growing smaller, yet some of them are
large enough for all practical purposes
- Aurela Peck went to Boston on
Monday for treatment. - The ice is not
out of the pond at the village, but is getting
broken up.
SUPREME COURT met ON Tuesday of last
week, Judges Powers, Rowell and Taft
being present. Judge Veazey was I'M
avoidably detained, and the court adj
Journed without day after session of fif-
teen minutes. - The June term of
county court will open on the 9TH of next
are one hundred seventy cases on the
docket. - Eugene w. Densmore is
working for A. N. Woodruff in the meat
market. - Miss Lucy K. Corwin has re-
turned from Lebanon, n. H.. where she
has been working for Carter & Churchill,
and Miss Nancy e. Jones from Boston,
where she has been attending the Monroe
College of Oratory. F. The Office at the
hotel has been much improved by a new
hardwood floor and other refurbishing
=" The stores of j. b. Atwood and w.
F. Hood are showing the Frightening eff
fects of new paint. - Bank Examiner j
j. h. Randall inspected the bank here last
Friday. - tennis court has been set
up on the south common, and our young
people are expecting much enjoyment
therefrom. The grand list is prac-
tically completed, though it must be held
open till the 10th instant, and there may be
still some slight changes to be made. 1t is
a very gratifying fact that in spite of the re-
duction of the capital of the bank and the re-
duction in the appraised value of the bank
stock, the list shows an increase in both
real and personal property. Last year the
list was composed of the following ele-
ments Real estate, 1904 ,69 personal
property, S25O,5l5; polls, 332. This year it
stands as follows; Real, 1906, JIG; personal,
$3.50, polls, 1888. The entire list stands
at S6,290.5S, as against S6,2l6.09 last year.
Corinth.
SNow-DRIFTS are scattered about over the
hills and some of the highest hills are
nearly covered, which is quite unusual at
this season. - The ground is so wet
that but little has been done by the farmers.
GO Hay is plenty and worth SO to SO per
ton. Grain is scarce, and it is almost i'm
possible to find seed oats and India wheat
among the farmers. Potatoes are seventy
five to eighty cents per bushel. 60 John
Merrill, aged about sixty-two years, living
on the road leading from Corinth to Brad
ford, was found May I'd in the brook short
distance from his house with rope around
his neck and stone of over fifty pounds
weight fastened to the other end of the rope.
His face lay in the water where il was about
frock and hung it over small alder, stick
ing large jack-knife into the tree below
the frock. Both the knife and frock were
in plain sight OF the main road, about