The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-01
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helu on thursday, Rev. MT. derrlcK OfnCl-
ating. 80 Superintendent Miss A. A.
Clement escorted five of our lady teachers
to the educational meeting at Bradford
January Goth and DIST. They report an eX-
cellent meeting, but got blocked up by the
snow on their return not reaching here till
Sunday noon. - "A. ii. Powers house
caught fire on Monday evening of last week
from defective chimney, but the timely
discovery of the blaze enabled its extin-
guishment without serious damage. The
fire department. was promptly on hand, but
its services were fortunately not needed.
- A lyceum was held at the school
building on Friday evening, the principal
feature of which was the discussion of the
question: Are intoxicating liquors doing
greater damage to the young men of to-day
than tobacco?" Two of the disputants were
kept by the storm from being present, but
the other two, Edwin M. Slack and Frank
l.. Hudson maintained the affirmative and
negative respectively. The question was
decided in the negative. - republic
can club was formed on Saturday after
noon, with the following officers: President,
G. S. Emery; vice-presidents, A. w. Whit
ney, f.. NJ. Collins, G.. p Dickinson; secre-
tary, S. b. Hebard; treasurer, w. p.
Townsend; executive committee, circuit
Bixby, +. ID. Barnes. The club is to meet
again next Saturday, at which time dele
gates to the state meeting will be chosen.
- Rev. Mr.. Herrick exchanged last
bridge. - p. l.. Sargent has bought the
Waterson farm and mill property for $500.
Corinth.
REV. Mr.. JONES is expected to remain at
the Meadows another year. He is still in
feeble health. - Rev. G.. NJ. Winch is
expected to commence labor with the Con-
gregational church and society next Sab
bath. - Mrs. Loren X. Richardson is
quite feeble. - Rev. Mr.. Jordan has
closed his labors at East Corinth and has
been invited to spend a week at the
Meadows. - The town and the bonds
men of A. NJ. Carpenter have not settled as
yet - January was a cold month, mer-
curry registering from zero to thirty-six de-
grees below seventeen mornings during the
month - Last weeks storm was severe
in this locality. Roads were blockaded and
mails were delayed. 1t will require several
days to open some of the cross roads to
travel
East Corinth.
In consequence of the storm West Corinth
and East Orange had no mail from Thurs
day until Saturday. Thursday the mail was
eight and one-haf hours late. Friday there
was no mail and Saturday the mail was
three hours late
Randolph.
QUARTERLY MEETING services were held
at the Methodist church last Sunday. -
creamery in or near the village. - Dan
iel Odiorne, long an esteemed citizen of this
village, died last week Thursday, after an
illness of about four weeks. Both of his
sons, one from Dakota and one from In
diana, arrived in season to be present at the
funeral services, which were held Sunday
at the Congregational church. - Mrs.
Conant has been visiting in Royalton.
- Noah Granger has been quite ill.
- Miss Nett Murphey has returned
from her visit to Northampton, Mass. -
DR.. Frank Granger of Randolph, Mass.
was in town Sunday. - John Steele has
returned to National City, California.
East Randolph
REV S. A. PARKER will preach here at the
usual hour next Sunday forenoon. Subject,
9" Some Reasons for My Religious Hope"
60 Cassus Bennett of Pierre, Dakota,
has been visiting at d. j. Camps.
Miss Marion Huntington is visiting friends
in Boston. - Thomas Sanders of Haver-
hill, Mass, has been the guest of j. G.
Huntington the past week. - Chicken
poX prevails to some extent in our village.
- w. Il. Holden, f. G.. Sprague,
George Buswell Hub. Holden and Irwin
Heath have gone to Ohio to canvass for the
odorless steam kettle. - Fred Persons
has gone to Waltham, Mass, to work in a
barber-shop.
West Randolph.
REMEMBER the grand entertainment by
the celebrated Kanya Geza Hungarian
Gypsy Quartette next Friday night This
quartette comes direct from the home of the
great Kossuth, and is under the leadership
of the famous gypsy violinist and composer,
Kanya Geza. Mile, Stella Long, the ac-
compished pianist, Herr Alex Csillag, the
famous cello sooist, and Herr Josef Davoas,
the talented gypsy violinist, complete the
quartette of Hungarian gypsies There is
no music so fascinating as that of the gypsy
music as rendered by this quartette. -
The West Randolph lecture course has
been so successful that an extra lecture
will be given, probably on the evening of
February II, by Elihu b. Taft, Esq, of Bur
lington. Subject, Mexico" Those who
have heard this lecture speak well of it.
- The Brookfield stage came through
Monday for the first time since Thursday.
- The Norfolk Jubilee Singers gave an
entertainment here Wednesday evening of
last week. The attendance was very small,
but some parts of the concert were highly
spoken Of - Union services were
held at the Methodist church Sunday
evening. Rev. A. b. TruaX, presiding
elder, preached from Luke xiv: IS, And
they all with one consent began to make
excuse" - The snow-roller was ont
Saturday and did effective work on the
roads. - Rev. Mr.. Austin is canvassing
here for a Bible - The water system
has stood the test of the severe cold weather
PERFECTLY. tIdTltS Dteult mas Dttn on
the sick list the past week. - Dr. III. III.
Mclntire is away on trip to Boston, New
York and Washington. - Rev. S. A.
Parker will preach in Mechanics Band Hall
next Sunday afternoon at two o'clock.
Subject, What think we of Christ" -
Mrs. Il. II. Slack is at Rochester, n. Y,
being treated for cancers. She has had
several removed already. - Charles
Odorne of Boston was in town this week.
- Charles A. Green is now located at
Memphis, Tenn. - Mrs. c. f. Harris
has been in New York during the past
week with Mr.. Harris, who has been on the
sick-list He is now better and she has re-
turned home. - John A. Boyce and
wife, formerly Natalie Beecher, have re-
moved from East Roxbury to town. -
Miss Mabel Sanford was obliged to close
her school in Bailey Adams district ON ac-
count of measles among the pupils. -
William Bass and Mrs. Mary Braley were
married last Saturday evening by Rev. V.
NJ. Hardy. 60 Mrs. Willis Howard is
quite sick with measles. - Professor n.
j. Whitehil has been in Boston for the past
week for treatment for dyspepsia. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Parker have been
visiting in Franklin. - n. w. McCollom
has been very sick, but is improving. -
A. A. Smith, l.. II. Goodrich, G.. w. Flagg
and James Welch attended the annual
Grand Army state encampment at St,
Johnsbury this week - Mrs. Horace