The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24

ents and other relatives in town. 60 Miss
Mary Upham, who has been spending
few weeks in Massachusetts and Connecti-
cut, has returned, accompanied by her
niece Helen Howe 60 Mrs. Philura Up
ham of Bristol is spending some time with
friends in town; also Mary johnson, her
niece. - Mrs. Della (Robhns) Newell
of Proctor and Mrs. Edna (Green) Burt are
among the home visitors. 80 Fred HYDE
of Concord had the misfortune to fracture
wrist by the upsetting of load of hay while
on visit at his old home last week. 60
Mrs w. =. Bigelow has gone to Watertown,
Mass, to reside, having sold her place here
to II. II. Fullam. - Miss Anna Clark
returns from Hartford Conn, this week.
80 Mrs. l.. II. Ordway had shock of
paralysis last Sunday.
CHELsEA.-Miss Grace Denison of Nashua
n. H., native of Chelsea, who died re-
Gently, bequeathed her personal property
in equal parts to the First Congregational
church of Nashua and the Congregational
church in this place. The church expects
to realize nearly $1,000 from the bequest,
and it is thought that the amount may be
received in a few months. 80 Amos S.
Blake of Waterbury, Conn, a native of this
town and resident in days agone, was in
town last week. - G.. /. Hood of Lowell
was here over Sunday. His mother came
with him and will remain. 80 Twenty
six fresh-ar children from New York ar
rived here last week Tuesday and are va
riously distributed through the town.
- Rev. K. G. Lansing preached for a
second time at the Congregational church
last Sunday. He will return to occupy the
pulpit next Sunday. 60 Supervisor f..
w. Goodhue held the first teachers exam
ination in this county under the new law
at this place on Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week. The examination, while some
what long, was not too difficult, and Mr..
Goodhue commended himself by his cour-
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candidates present, but your correspondent
is not able to report how many passed.
- A COW belonging to II. S. Fitz was
killed by falling over a ledge last week,
and G.. III. Bacon lost a horse last week.
FL Don, a nine-year-o son of John ID.
Balou, was quite seriously injured, last
week. by falling from load of hay and under
the horses heels. Fl Mrs. Charles X.
Corwin of Somerville, Mass, is at j. A.
r. Corwin's, Miss Blanche Wheeler of
Somerville at DIR. S. n. Goss, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Gale of Ashburnham, Mass, at w.
j; Tairbell,s and Mr.; and Mrs. Allen A.
Clough of Keene, n. H., at n. S. Bixbys.
- Frank l. Whitney has bought j. A.
Blakely's farm and will move there. He
gives his place in the village as part pay
ment. - Blanche, daughter of w. p.
Townsend, has the typhoid fever.
CoRINTH.-Farmers have been made clad
by the succession of pleasant days they
nave tuJONtu bHt pdSJ Week. lHtTe was
probably less hay cut in the first half
of July this year than in any other season
within the past twenty years. - Rev.
Mr.. Wright lost a good horse last week
The halter was not properly put on and the
horse choked to death. - The following
from the Sterling lNebraska) Sun will be
read with interest by many of our towns
people: Married, at the residence of j.
w. Bridges, June II, Mr.. William Rivett
and Miss Ella Kinney, both of Lincoln,
Neb." Miss Kinney went from Corinth to
Nebraska some five years since. - Au-
gusta Rowell goes to the Profile house and
Ellen Avery to the Blair house this season.
- Ellie Avery, formerly a popular
teacher here, has decided to remain in Cali
fornia for the present. - Amos Tenny,
now of Iowa. but native of Corinth, is
visiting in town.
EAST ORANGE.-Rev. Lewis Dexter of
Berwick, Maine, is expected to preach next
Sunday morning, and Mr.. j. b. Brooks Of
Syracuse, n. Y, is to give talk at half
past four p. NJ. for the benefit of the Sun
day-school. - Mrs. Mary Carpenter
who has been spending several weeks with
Mrs. G. ID. Burgin, returned to her home in
TOpsham last week. - Mrs. Rhoda
Hamilton and Mrs. William Jewell, aged
ladies', are in very feeble health. - Mrs.
G. w. Coleman spent last week in Barre
with Mrs. Herbert Sargent, her daughter.
- Miss Della Wentworth went to
Massachusetts, last week, to visit her aunt
and other friends. - Mrs. Daniel
Quimby, former resident, was in town
last week visiting her son and other friends
- The remains of Mrs. George Bixby,
mother of DR.. NJ. j. Bixby of Vershire,
We're brought here from Vershre last week
Friday for interment. - Rev. II. f.
Dickey of Washington was in town last
Friday visiting friends. - Mrs. Aseneth
Ford, who is spending the summer in
MT Last TAalr wit AIro ~,
Eastman, her daughter.
SOUTH observation-disclosures Judd was ar
rested recently on the charge Of breaking
into G. j. Princes store and the post-office
and stealing sum of money and some
small articles of value, which were found
slowed away in his trunk. A hearing was
held before Justice Emery, at which he
pleaded guilty and was placed under $500
bonds. j. G.. Green became bondsman for
him. -= Charles Wedgwood of Bridge
water Mass, Mrs. Il. w. Peak of Somer-
vile, Mass, Mrs. Emma Cushman of
Worcester, Mass, Mrs. Lucna Harlow of
Woodstock, f. NJ. Wedgwood and wife of
of West neutrality-suspicious. of Joshua
Wedgwood, who died July 11-were all
here TO attend their fathers funeral. -
There are two beech trees in G.. S. Paine s
woods that are connected by ligament
about eight feet from the ground. One of
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about one foot in diameter. The connect
ing link is nearly or quite eight inches in
diameter. The bodies of the trees stand
some six inches apart and the connection is
perfect. - James Carly, wife and two
sons, of Concord, Mass, visited relatives
here last week. They We're on their way to
Canada. - ID. b. Buck is moving to
Barre, where he expects TO engage in the
carriage business. - Frank Wakefield
| accompanied by his SOM of Springfield,
Mass, who resided here some forty years
ago, recently visited the scenes of his child
hood. He found but few familiar faces
here. - Our farmers are pushing their
haying. The crop is abundant, and hay
stacks are going up on many farms. -
John Deering, who is employed by Otis
! Hunt, is on the sck-list.
WEST RANDoLPH,-The frame to the new
addition of the school building is up and
well under way. 1t is doubtful, however
! If a force of ten men can put it in condi-
ton for occupancy by September |. -
- There was cousin" gathering al
the residence of Frank Hobart the first OF
the week. Twelve cousins were repre-
sented - Will Hutchinson and sister
Alice, and her friend, Miss Henderson o.
Washington, ID. c., are the guests of Miss
Mary Hutchinson. - The lawn party
given by young ladies of the Congregations