The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-12-25
Worcester.
Orange County-Braintree.

Orange County-Braintree
Poultry is rather scarce. There has not
been nearly as many turkeys raised in this
town and vicinity for two or three years as
formerly. Cause, low prices and disease
Instead of from forty to fifty tons at Thanks
giving and twenty-five TO thirty tons at
Christmas, it has fallen to twenty-five to
thirty tons at Thanksgiving and to almost
nothing at Christmas-probably not more
than about ten tons, all told, OF turkeys
and chickens.
Mrs. Charles Holman is under the doctors
care 60 Martin Flint is quite sick with
a stomach trouble. - Will Blodgett and
wife came home from Boston last week to
visit his father, NJ. h. Flint.
Brookfield.
The repairs on the First church are nearly
completed.
Rev. l.. II. Elliot is to supply the Second
church next Sunday instead of Mr.. Perrin,
as stated last week. Mr.. Perrin preached
last Sunday.
The Christian Endeavor Society had its
| meeting appointed at five o'clock Tuesday
! afternoon in order that the Sunday-school
of the Second church might have its Christ
mas tree and usual Christmas exercises in
| the evening.
Department Commander Tracy, accom-
panied by Captain Eldredge, visited Henry
Freeman Post G.. A. r.. last Friday even
ing. Colonel Tracy presented his campfire
story of the Battle of Cedar Creek, which
was listened to with much interest by the
members of the Post and the Relief Corps.
! Captain Eldredge gave some Information i'll
regard to pensions, after which the Relief
! Corps furnished cake and coffee for the
| Post and its guests. The attendance was
small on account of the bad travelling.
Brookfeld Grange held its annual meet
ing December 90, and elected the following
~ ~
Sophia e. Follansbee; lecturer, II. G. Colt;
steward, A. i. Follansbee assistant stew
ard, e. A. Glysson; treasurer, NJ Green;
secretary, Mrs. ID. d. Howe; chaplain, G. T.
Frink; Pomona, Mrs. G.. E. Beard; Flora,
Mrs. John Green; Ceres, Mrs. II. G. Kibbee;
lady assistant steward, Mrs. f. A. Glysson;
gate-keeper, ID. E. Herrick; agent, G. f.
Beard. The installation will be Friday
evening, January 3, 1890,
Several of our young people are spending
their holiday vacations at home among
whom are Merton Griswold from Amherst:
| Winthrop Abbott, from Dartmouth: Minnie
Clark and Winnie Parmenter from West
Randolph and Bertha Raymore, from Clare
mont n. III. - Mrs Rufus Glysson died
at the residence of her son-in-law, Henry
Crocker, on Thursday of last week. Funeral
services We're held last Saturday. -
Mrs. Rhoda Flint of West Randolph has
been visiting her nephew, Charles Rumrill
the past week 60 Mr.. Loren Glysson of
Concord, n. H., was called to town to at
tend the funeral OF his mother last week
- NJ. b. Gaylord's health is such that
he is confined to the house. - ID. D.
Howe and wife report pleasant time at the
state grange meeting.
Corinth.
p. NJ Hastings is still quite sick without
much prospect of improvement. His son
Rollin has returned to Massachusetts. His
son Edwin, from the West, is at home for
the present.
The notice in recent issue that A. +
Kinney was suffering from a wound caused
by nail proved to be something more
serious. A sharp nail was driven into the
fore finger near the middle joint. Erysipelas
set in, and his suffering was intense until
December II, when the disease gave way to
treatment, and there is now fair prospect
of saving the whole hand
Corinth East.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. f. Way and son George,
formerly of this place, hui now of St. Johns
bury, were in town last week visiting
friends. 60 w. T. Jackman who is at
tending school at Mortified, is at home
, spending his winter vacation. -C G. l..
Kemp and friend, Fred Reed of Hanover,
: n. H., are in town for few weeks vaca-
ton. - l.. f. Hale of Bradford was in
town last Thursday.
Orange.
Rev. C. II. Coolidge went into his wood
shed last week Sunday night, stepped on
some ice, slipped and fell, striking his back
on wood-boX, which started several ribs
!. from the back, in consequence of which
+ there was no preaching at the church last
Sunday. r. p. Lord read sermon instead.
! Randolph West.
The following officers of U. S. Grant Post
were elected Friday evening: Commander,
George II. Hoyt; senior vce-commander