The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-06
From Our Town Correspondents.

From Our Town Correspondents.
SOUTH WOODBURY.. The state superin-
tendent of schools will speak in the town
hall at Woodbury. Center, Wednesday even
ing, March 13. - Miss Cora Wheeler is
attending school at Hyde Park
MoRGAN-H A. Bartlett has finished his
term of school at the Corner. 80 James
Bullock of West Charleston soon moves to
the Barrett farm. - j. NJ. Jocelvn has
received a pension of S4 month and $500
arrears.
BRooKFIELD.- Cassius Peck has gone to
Washington to attend the Inauguration
ceremonies and will visit the battlefield of
Gettysburgh before he returns. - Mrs.
Marcus Peck is recovering from her long
sickness. - Walter Howard has rented
the blacksmith shop at South Randolph.
EDEN.-There is to be an entertainment
at the Corners on Saturday evening, March
g. for the benefit of Eden cornet band, under
the direction of the Ladies' Aid Society
- Katie Newcomb is home from JEFF
fersonvile where she has attended school
the past winter. - Eddie Stevens is at
johnson Normal School.
NORTH CALAIs.-An entertainment will
be given at Memorial Hall, Thursday even
ing March Z. The drama, "Out in the
Streets" will be presented followed by
the farce A Man without Head" Ell
more's orchestra will be in attendance and
furnish music for dancing, after the enter
tainment. Oysters and coffee will be served.
SOUTH STRAFFoRD.-Hon. S. NJ. Pingree
was at the Barrett House, February 26 to
attend the suit of w. H. Smith rs. Burleigh
Smith. The latter obtained judgment and
appealed to Orange county court. 60
Senator Frary and daughter are in Wash
ington attending inauguration. - The
Sharon dramatic club gave an entertainment
in this village last Friday evening to full
house.
NORTH PoMFRET.-Two hedgehogs were
captured in the east part of the town last
week. - Fred Doten recently pur-
chased pair of two-year-old steers from
the Billings farm, for sixty dollars.
Mr.. Livingston has been visiting in
Pomfret for few days. - Mrs II. Bah
cock is home again. - There will be a
sing at the Center, Friday afternoon and
evening.
CoRINTH.-Henry Jewell, NJ. D., of Mis-
souri, is i'll at his father residence. 60
Cyrus Norris of Maine has been visiting in
town. - Rev. Mr. Dickey has closed his
labors at the Meadow, leaving the church
without a pastor. - Ezra Dickinson is
sick. - A son of G. NJ. Dearborn lies in
a critical condition. 60 Sheriff Smith of
Topsham has been arrested upon plea of
false imprisonment
gerously i'll with pneumonia. DR.. f. g..
Hooker of Waterbury was called as coun-
sci last week. - Michael Whalon, who
has spent several years in Washington
Territory, is visiting here. - Mr.. and
Mrs f. &. Lamb visited last week in Ran
dolph. - Mrs. Catherine Hudson is to
board at Nahum Nichols the coming sum-
mer. Miss Ida expects to spend several
months at Leonard Berry's.
CALAIs.-Two stones were drawn from
Woodbury. granite quarry by George Wells
last week, each of them weighing over fif-
teen tons Six oxen and four horses We're
required to move them. - G. j, Delaney
and his mother have moved into Ira Kent's
house at Kent's Corner. - William
White and Il. T. Lamphere are sick. -
James Hastings and G.. W. Foster have
rented their farms. 80 Oscar Ainsworth
has rented the red shop at Maple Corner.
BRAINTREE.-Mrs. j. b. Wells visited in
Williston last week. - William H.
Brown died last Friday, aged eighty-four
years His funeral was held Sunday.
- Nettie Bass went to Boston Monday
February %. - Willie Lamson of Gran
vile is visiting in town. == Alice and
Elsie Powers returned from Boston last
week. 80 G. L. Woodward, Jr., of Rich
mOnd is at home ON vacation. - Miss
Anna Woodward finished her school in East
Bethel and returned home last week
- Carl Ellis of RoXbury has finished
his school in Snowsville
CABoT.-The school at the upper village
closed with an excellent exhibition at the
village hall last week Monday evening. The
programme consisting of rectations aud
the presentation of the drama ." Our Folks"
- DIR. w l.. Goodale went TO Plainfeld
last Saturday, for the purpose of commit
ting matrmony. Much sorrow was
felt here on hearing of the death of Miss
Eta Stevens of East Hardwick, who was so
successful as teacher of our primary school
last winter. 60 The post-ofiice was
moved into its new quarters in j. A Far
rington's store last week
EAST ToPsHAM. Leroy Emery of Lyme,
N. H., Mrs. Alice Fellows and daughter,
Mrs Angie jenkins of Peabody, Mass, and
Mrs. Lizzie Henry Of North Thetford were
guests at the home of their brother, Charles
w. Emery, who is quite sick. 60 Char
lotte Mills returned from East Orange on ac-
count of illness She is stopping at her
parents home. 60 Professor M. G.. KeiZer
closed successful term of school last week
Saturday. His pupils presented him large
easy rocking-chair. - Mrs. Calvin Mills
is very sick. Mrs. Gilbert Hood is
very low and failing every day
CoRINTH CoRNER.-The item Of last week
in regard to the town being left without
minister was away off," Corinth supports
preaching every Sunday. weekly class