The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-30
Orange County-BrookfieId.

sister, Mrs Tinkham of Pomfret, and Mrs.
Tarbell of Wiliamstown. are with her.
The boys" of all ages between ten and
seventy had their annual squirrel hunt
Saturday, closing the festivities with an
oyster supper.
George Hall, who had been a sufferer
from spinal disease all his life, finally died
of consumption at the residence of his
father, Storrs Hall, last Thursday, at the
age Of iifty-siX years. His funeral was held
Saturday afternoon, Rev. G.. n. Boynton
preaching the sermon
John Morse, a bachelor of sixty-three
years and native of this town, who spent
some months visiting his old home and
friends here, last year, concluded, on his
return to Minnesota, to risk sharing his
fortunes with better half" and, as he is
commencing life anew, has gone TO the new
state of South Dakota for u home
Chelsea.
Carl II. Corwin read sermon at the
Congregational church last Sunday
l.. II. Sanborn and daughter were visiting
last week in Montpelier East Montpelier
aud MiddleSeX.
Henry l.. Clark has returned from Wash
ington, and has moved into the Gould house,
where he formerly lived.
NJ " b. Davis has bought George A
Andrus house for $3.50 and will soon move
in George will live through the winter in
his mothers house.
There will be a mock court at the court
house next Friday evening conducted by
the students of Chelsea Academy. An adj
mission fee of ten cents will be charged, and
the proceeds are to be used for the benefit
of the school library.
We notice the death in Howard County,
Md, on the 10Th instant of Josiah Il. Challs,
who was born in this town, February TO-
1899. The family early removed from town,
and probably no one here remembers them
| In an obituary notice. Mr. Challis is styled
an intimate friend of Daniel Webster.
East Corinth
Mr.. KENYON, the West Cornth stage
driver, has recently bought of S. T. Thomp-
son the house vacated last spring by G. f.
Butterfed. He intends to move his family
into it soon.
Rev. f. w. Hatch was at Danville over
Sunday. 60 c. Cole of Mortified, travel
ing salesman for the Bowker Fertilizer
| Company of Boston, was in town last
Thursday. - Horace Sibley and wife of
| West Fairlee were in town last week visit
ing relatives. Charles James of Mid
dlebury is in town visiting his sister, Mrs.
f. S. Rowland. - w. r. Rowland, who
has been attending school at Middlebury, is
at home. Daniel Page is very sick
with typhoid fever.
By the accidental discharge of gun,
! Harry Crockett came near losing finger
The body of Charles Goodrich. former
resident, was brought here last Friday for
| burial
While cutting wood for A. r. Nelson,
| Charles Flanders met with a severe and
nearly fatal accident. A tree was feled
upon skid. which, flying up, broke his
upper jaw, nose and cheek bone.
East Orange
Martin Coleman and family, who have
been visiting Mr. Coeman's parents have
returned to their home in Fitzwiliam
n. II. - Jennie Colby has returned
from visit of several weeks to friends in
Boston and vicinity. - j. j. Richard
son. one of the proprietors of the Davenport
Qowa) Democrat, who with his daughterland
nephew have recently been visiting friends
here, left 500 towards the completion OF
the church. - Hattie, daughter of d.
b. Bradbury, is quite i'll with fever. 80
II. H. Blake, after visiting friends in Marsh
field, returned to Boston. - Mrs Her
bert Sargent of Williamstown spent Sunday
with her parents here.
South Randolph.
DR.. II. 7. Hanks, formerly of this town
has been chosen surgeon of the New YORK
Woman's Hospital, an institution which en-
joys world wide reputation. - Miss
Carrie NJ Paine has returned home having
finished her school in Tunbridge. She is Il
teach the same school the coming winter
49, j. w Camp has been quite seriously
ill the past week. - Mr.. Root of Soutl
Royalton visited at G.. l.. Kelseys recently
- c. S. Paine spent last week will
friends in Boston and vicinity. - ID. b
Buck formerly of East Bethel is in town fo
a few days from Barre. - Mr.. and Mrs
George Wright celebrated the fifteenth an
niversary of their marriage on the 18th in
slant. - Mrs Fry, who is residing will
her daughter, Mrs. Harlow, is still yer,
sick and is not improving. - Mrs. Harry
Smith of South Royalton visited at Mr.. NJ
c. Fowler's and Mrs. Grows recently
West Randolph.
Charles Peavey has moved into the hous
recently built by Mr. Fales.
d. C. Woodland has opened plumber
shop under the corner clothing store
j. w. Gray, formerly a resident in thi
town but now of Chicago, is visiting friend
in town.
Mrs. Peters conducted services at tn,
Christian church on Sunday in the sickness
of Rev. MIR. Peters
A. II. Beedle and wife, Avery Wheele
and wife, and Mrs. Wilson and daughte
start for Fort Payne, Alabama, Monda
night.
: South Strafford.
The fall term of school is closed on &C
count of the illness of its teacher, and ther
: is no prospect of its opening until the win
, ter term
Mrs. S. b. Buell. is slowly recoverin
from quite a serious illness. - Mrs
William Foster from Colorado is a guest a
the Barrett house for few days. 49, MI
3 Henry Richardson is still in Boston receiy
I ing medical treatment = Rev j. i
1 Wadron and wife have spent several day
a in town. He was formerly pastor of tn
: Free Baptist society in this place but is no,
l located at Springvale, Maine. =- Mr.,
Almira Sanborn, widow of the late Maio
T. 4. Sanborn of Waterbury, and his daugl
: ter, Miss Garlic Sanborn, have been in tow
visiting friends.
q Vershire.
b A Swedish colony of fifteen or twent
Q will be located here in the spring. Con
Q missioner Valentine, at his late visit her,
: expressed himself as much pleased with I'll
$ prospect
Williamstown.
8 From our constable, b. II. Sbley, "
l. learn that more taxes in amount, but rel
J. resenting fewer taxpayers, have been passe