The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-24

is now living for $500. - Reuben Clough
has bought the Chandler house for $3.50.
- Edward A. Davis has gone on the
road for II. w. Carter Of Lebanon, N. II.
80 Mrs. Nettie g. Thompson and family
have gone to Milford, N. H., for an indef-
mite stay. 60 Josiah S. Patterson died
Tuesday morning of last week, after long
illness. The funeral services were held on
Thursday, Rev. Mr.. Sherburn officiating.
- A. L. Morse of Randolph has bought
Mrs Nancy Merrill's farm for 5000. An auc-
ton sale of the personal, property is to be
held this week. - Philip j. Little at
tended the state Sunday-school convention
at Woodstock last week, as delegate from
the Methodist school
CoRINTH. The two oldest citizens a this
town have died the past week, Jonathan
Robe, native of Gambia, n. H., but who
has lived here for seventy years, died Octo-
Der 10, aged ninety.fve wears and two
dren, five of whom survive him. Colonel
| Gouldsburn Taplin the other, died October
| II, aged ninety-three years. -= A young
child of Henry Clark fell from a chair the
other day and broke its arm. - A farm
in Cooksville, formerly valued at $4,000, has
been sold for 81 200.
FAIRLEE.-Mrs. S. S. Doolitte is in town
visiting for few days. - Carrie White.
man has returned. - There was nc
meeting here Sunday, as nearly every one
attended the funeral of Miss Abby. -
Charlie Hayes is improving rapidly. -
G.. e. Carley was sick last week with cry
sipelas in face and eyes, but is now much
better.
ORANGE.-A series of meetings has been
held the past week by Mr.. Earl, the evange-
list, of Boston, with good results. -
| Apples and potatoes that had not been
harvested were frozen last Sunday night
and nearly ruined.
STRAFFoRD.-CharlesJ j. Linton has sold
his farm to Mrs. Curtis X Currier, and
| William III. johnson has conveyed back to
l.. ID. Parker the farm he purchased in 1888
- Last Wednesday night the sugar
house, with contents of considerable value
belonging to II. G. Hatch was burned
| The origin is unknown. - Mrs. Susan
| (Walker) Child, who has attained the great
age of ninety-six years, was recently safely
removed to Barre, where she will be cared
for by her granddaughter, Mrs. Perley
| Chandler. During the ninety years spent
in STAFFORD, Mrs. Childs proved herself
useful and respected in the family in so
ciety and in the church. She will be missed
here.
EAST observation-disclosures Rogers has closed
her school and gone home, because of sick.
ness. - Mrs. Milo Keyzer is teaching in
the Kassia district. - Curtis Stevens, &
former resident who lately moved to Brad
ford, died last Sunday evening.
WILLIAMsTowN.-A recent issue of the st
Cloud (Minnesota) JOurnal-Press devotes
more than two columns to the new FIGURING
mill that James S, Tieston (son-in-law o
the late Darius Pride, Esq. and his SOL
George are building and have nearly fin
ished in that city. The mill will be il
operation the last of the month. The firm
name is George Tieston & Co. - Las
week a daughter was born to Station
Agent Barney ID. Flint and son to Docto
of ha in a 10 tinn n
Rev. /. Jones next Tuesday, it is expected
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy of West Randolph will
preach the sermon, Rev. William S. Hazen o
Mortified give the charge to the pastor an,
Rev. Peter Mcmillan of Barre give thu
charge to the people. Rev. Mr.. Jones il
Wales, and young man of much promise
- Miss Mary Abbott is attending
school in Northfield and Miss Berth
Sprague is pupil at the Seminary in Mont
pelier. - Miss Hattie Briggs is teaching
in the Charles Wolcott district, and Mis-
Nellie Colby will teach the winter term il
the Daniel ID. Royce district. - Mrs
Mehitabel Stebbins has returned home afte
long absence in the West and Middl
States. - Miss Anra NJ. Benedict is T.
teach district school in Etna, California
- Henry Adams and his family re
turned last week to his home in Kankakee
Ill. - Joel Bass has returned to tn
Blanchards well-wishers seem to b
"legion," and those in town who desire t.
attend the benefit to be given him a
the opera-house in Barre on Thursda
evening next will be glad to know that
special train will 60 down from here ant
return the same evening after the enter
tainment. Fare for the round trip, fort,
cents. - Doctor K. b. Watson now ha
his office in Mrs. Lewis Flint's house. -
Butter must be left at the station between
nine A. NJ. and four NJ. to insure shipmen
Mondays. - Bert Simonds, son o
Lucius S, Simonds, is at home from Provi
dence, II. 1.