The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-05

valuable COW last week. Mary
Sabin is sick, threatened with pneumonia.
80 Floyd Blake visited his parents last
week.
Orange County.
BRAINTREE.-Thec creamery started Tues
day morning with about one thousand
pounds of milk. - Until the recent cool
weather the prospects of the hay crop were
rather poor, but owing to the rain and cool
weather it has thickened up wonderfully.
The feed in pastures is very abundant just
now. - 1t is reported that V. l. Spear
has has recently S1h received legacy Of sac by
has been drawn as petit juror at county
court. - Henry Crane, dependent
parent, has received pension of S12 per
month, with arrears of 81, 100. - Alison
Pride lost good horse last week. 1t fell
through the floor and broke its back. -
George Thayer and Gertrude Hutchinson
were married last week Wednesday. -
Henry Crane has chosen V. l. Spear as
guardian.
CHBLsEA.-The entertainment given by
the young ladies and girls under the aus
pices of the Woman's Relief Corps, last
Thursday evening, was quite successful,
both in the size of the audience and in the
excellence of the entertainment itself.
- DR.. f. II. Godfrey caught trout
last week fourteen inches long and weigh
ing twenty ounces. This Is well worth men,
tion in these times and in this locality.
Hilas e. Roberts had bought the Norton
house, and is repairing it to put it in shape
for rent. - Mrs Anna f. Greer of Val
ley Falls, Il. l., daughter of G. o. Burnham,
is visiting her parents. - The furniture
and personal property of the late Mrs.
Susan Norris will be sold at auction next
Saturday. - Rev. l.. II. Elliot, secretary
of the Vermont Bible Society, delivered an
address on the work of the society at
last Sunday, at the conclusion of which
large collection was taken for the society.
He also spoke at the West Hill in the after
noon, and in the evening addressed union
congregation at the Methodist church on
methods of Bible study. - It's expected
that Rev. G. l, Bard of Oxford, N. H., will
preach at the Congregational church ne xt
Sunday. Children's day will be observed
at the Methodist church. - County
court opened yesterday, Judge Taft pre-
siding. The grand jurors from this town
are A. w. Whitney and III. w. Dearborn,
and G. w. Goodwin and f. II. Dearborn are
the petit jurors.
CoRINTH.-A serious accident occurred at
East Corinth recently. AS the town road
team was crossing small bridge over the
Topsham branch of Waits river the bridge
gave way, precipitating the six oxen and
two drivers some fifteen feet into the river
below. One driver and the leading pair of
oxen struck on ledge killing one OK, but
not injuring the driver. The other oxen fell
into about seven feet of water. Will Young,
the other driver, fell underneath the oxen
and had some difficulty in extricating him
self. Luckily the machine hung by the
scraper on the abutment of the bridge, as
all would have been killed if it had fallen
on them. - Farmers complain that corn
is not looking very well this spring. What
was up was hurt by the frost. - There
wi ha N n apb N of l,a 40 lou
for two weeks, as Mr.. Wright will be away
on business. - Rev. +. w. Hatch was
detained from the county conference at
Newbury to attend a funeral in Topsham
After the funeral he went to the conference,
arriving during the afternoon session. That
night he was summoned back to attend the
funeral of Sullivan Taplin on the next day
- Moses Spear of Vershire died last
week, aged sixty-six years. He was promi-
nent in business and politics, and owned
some property in this town, including
several mills at West Corinth - Charles
Sumner was buried at the Center last Sab
bath. He leaves wife and three small
children.
EAST CoRINTH.-It is estimated that about
six hundred were present here during the
Memorial day services. Refreshments were
served in the vestry at noon, and all had a
pleasant time. - r.. ID. Rowland re-
Gently cut his foot quite severely while
chopping wood. - Mary Jacknan has
The measles.
ORANGE.-Miss Angelina Lord, an aged
lady, fell down stairs last week and was
seriously injured. - Rev. X. ID. MetCalf
of East Fairfield delivered the Memorial
address at the Center and Rev. c. II. Cool
edge spoke at Washington. - Mrs,
Edith NJ. Lord has returned from her visit
to Coventry She is in feeble health. -
Henry Jackson fell from the doorstep and
broke his wrist The fracture was reduced
by DIR. Field of Barre. The cold
weather has been unfavorable to the growth
of vegetation. Grass is looking well.
WATTS RIvER.-Henry Hood has moved
into the Chenoith house. - G. f. Wood
man, who has been sick, is convaescent.
- Miller Richardson continues TO i'm
prove. - Damon Magoon and II. G..
Richardson have lost valuable cows. -
Mrs. a ~ Fellows and son Eugene of
Philadelphia are in town. 60 School in
district No. is under the successful man
agement of Miss Anna Farris of East Tops
ham. - A detail from Ransom Post, No.
I, G. A. r., met at Mr.. Miles at 1890 o'clock
Thursday, marched to the cemetery and
decorated the graves of their fallen comrades.
Prayer was offered by Rev, S. G. Vail. A
large number went to East Corinth and
heard the address delivered by Fred l.. Laird
of Montpelier. Rev. III. f. Reynolds,
wife and son visited here last week. -
Mrs. Sarah Burroughs has moved into Mrs.
III. l.. Little's house, and intends to live with
her for a short time.
WAsHINGToN. Decoration day was OBJ
served with more ceremony than ever be-
fore in the history of this town. Shubael
c. Smith Post, G. A. r., organized the past
year in this village, had charge of the ar
rangements, which were carried out with
great credit to that body A delegation
from the post visited the old cemetery in
the morning and decorated the graves OF
some twenty soldiers buried there, and a:
about one in the afternoon the entire post
accompanied by large number of citizens
in carriages and on foot, repaired to the
new cemetery and held the services for the
day prescribed by the Grand Army of the
Republic over the graves of their comrades
at that place. An adjournment was then
made to the Universalist church, where adj.
dresses were delivered by Hon. III. A
White of this place, and Rev. Il. ID. Met.
calf of East Fairfield, an ex-soldier, and
music appropriate to the occasion was rem
dered by male quartette, consisting of DR.
f. A. Warner, S, e. Carpenter, G. NJ
Seaver and A. G. Dickey. A free dinner
was served by the ladies' at the town hall
at which some three hundred persons were
entertained. The day was one long TO bt
remembered by the old soldiers present
- baseball team from Barre visited
town Decoration day and played a match
game with a nine made up on the spur o
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