The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-13
From Our Town Correspondents.

CALAIs.-The members of the Christian
Union Sunday-schoOl will give ali enter
tainment and oyster-supper at their vestry
for the benefit of the pastor, Rev. Orin Da-
Wis, on Thursday evening, February 81
CABoT.-There will be a promenade at
Village hall Friday evening, February To-
Music, clarinet and organ. - Business is
increasing in our village. The cooper ma
chinery brought from Marshtield last week
is set up and in motion.
WEST RANDoLPH.-A choral union has
been formed, with DR., Bailey at its head, for
the purpose of presenting in few weeks
the sacred cantata, Esther" The member
ship already large, is under the direction of
Professor Ober, and all the omens indicate
success.
SOUTH WOODBURY.. Charles Lilley is in
poor health. Henry Richard has
moved from A. j. Morse's house into
rooms in Nathan Wheeler's. Mrs.
Sabrna Witham has gone to Plainheld to
remain few weeks. - There was a
large attendance at the meeting of the
Ladies' Aid Society at Freeman Lawson's $
January 30, about fifty being present.
ORANGE.-The house on the G.. r.. Gale
place took fire from burning chimney re-
Gently. 1t was fortunately extinguished
with but little damage. - Etta Wilds
closed her school in district No. 2 last Fri
day. She has been very successful and
| efficient teacher. - Rev. G. ii. Coolidge
is to preach in the school-house at East
Barre every Sunday afternoon at 9 80
o'clock.
VERsHIRE. - The house and barn of
| Thomas Walshe were burned one morning
last week, with nearly all the contents.
| Mr.. Walshe has very intelligent dog
which seemed to understand the trouble,
and as fast as the cattle were released and
! turned out of the burning barn he drove
| them away into the woods, and allowed
none to return or get lost. Some OF the
! stock was burned.
| NORTH THETFoRD.-Walter Cummings,
! aged eighty-four, the oldest resident of this
part of the town, died February 2. He had
| spent nearly his whole life here and the vii
! lage has all been built within his remem-
| brance. His father moved here from
| Dunstable, Mass, among the first settlers,
when the deceased was about six years old.
| He buried wife and children many years
ago and is the last of his family.
WoRcEsrER-Th social meetings are to
continue four evenings during the week at
! the Methodist church. - John McFar-
| den, young Scotchman working for E.
| NJ. Hambet, attempted to hold the end of a
| cable chain in his mouth the coolest morn
! ing of the season. The result was that he
lost large part of the end of his tongue
that stuck to the chain. - A dramatic
club is being organized under the aus
pices of the Woman's Relief Corps, which
will give an entertainment in the near
future.
South RoYALToN. John Shrocl has pur-
chased farm Of E. w. LOomis. ==
Charles HaTtwell has rented G. H. Wood
ards house. == Frank Lyman has gone
to Philadelphia to work for Henry Clark
80 John Mudgett was in Massachusetts
last week. == Frank Ainsworth moves
this week to Brookfield = Ida Howe is
home from Montpelier on a short vacation.
60 Mrs. j. II. Haynes returned last
week from her visit to Rutland. == Fred
Smith OF Dartmouth College has been WIS.,
iting his uncle, William Smith.
BARRE-The Business Mems Association
of Barre was organized last Wednesday
night. A constitution was adopted and the
following officers elected; President, DR..
George b. Nichols first vice-president. E.
S. Smith, second vice-president, E. w. Bis
bee; recording secretary, f. McWhorter;
corresponding secretary, Charles A. Smith
treasurer, f. G.. Rowland. Jones
Brothers are talking of building another
stone-shed and polishing-mill on the land
owned by them near their shed - The
present board of bailiffs is continuing the
work of building the bridges commenced
under the contracts made with the former
board.
BRAINTREE-Alce and Elsie Powers
have gone to Boston. - II. N. Scott Wis
tied his son at Rochester last week. -
The Brantree dramatic club played Our
Folks at Snowsville February 1, and re-
peated the same Tuesday night of this
week at the town house. Braintree Hill.
- Clarence Ford and his sister returned
to their home in Belvidere, ILL.,, Wednes-