The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26

CoRINTH CORNER. - Last Sunday was
quarterly meeting day. Rev. A. b. Truax
was present and preached from Isaiah ": 8,
:. Seek We the Lord while he may be found. !"
The meeting was well attended. 80 Mr.
and Mrs Elliott Worthy and Miss Shaw
while driving home from church last
Sunday, were thrown from the wagon by
the breaking of the harness, which fright
ened the horse. All were badly injured.
- Kate Scribner is at home with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Scribner. She
has been in Somerville, Mass of late.
NEwBURY. - The Congregational and
Methodist Sabbath-schools took their annual
excursion to Fairlee pond last week Wednes-
day. 1t was beautiful day. and every one
reports a grand good time. This is one of
the most delightful places of recreation in
the state, and is visited by hundreds of
pleaSure-SeekerS every season, The
second meeting of the sixth Vermont Chris
tian Endeavor Union occurs Wells River
to-day June 3d. Rev. G.. X. Garfield of
South Ryegate will deliver the evening ad-
dress. - James S. Lang graduated at
st. Johnsbury Academy last week. -
Mrs. Herbert of Stanstead =. O., is visiting
at j. B. Lawrie's. - Henry Bailey has
several summer boarders. 80 Miss Kas-
son has moved her stock of goods into her
new store in the old brick school-house
F. The van of the Connecticut river
drive reached here last week. 80 Mrs
Silas Scion isquite sick. - Henry John
son, electrician of the Hartford, Conn.
Electric Light Company, with his family, is
visiting his father, Henry f. Johnson
- James Smile, who has been con-
fined to the the house nearly all winter, is
quite low. - Rev. DIR. Wallace and
family have returned from Florida. He is
improved in health.
EAST ORANGE.-The Methodist quarterly
meeting was held here Sunday, but the pre-
siding elder was not present. Rev. S. G. Vail
preached and OBLIGATED at communion sery-
ice. There was a larger congregation than
there has been for some time, several from
Washington and Topsham being present
- Addie Merrill of Haverhill, Mass.
and her brother, from Corinth, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Mrs. f. C. Colby.
their aunt. - Nellie Hutchinson, who
has been to school at Bradford, returned
Wednesday afternoon of this week with
Mrs. II. II. Colby to do sewing for the pas
tors family. - Katie Davis returned
from Seminary Hill, Montpelier, last week,
to spend her vacation at home. - Ben
jamin Patterson is sick with mumps. -
Clinton Parker of Barre was at home Sun
day to visit his mother, who has been sick a
long time, but is slowly convalescing.
RANDOLPH. The forty-fifth term of the
Randolph Normal School closed June q.
Thirteen persons graduated. Their names
are as follows Elva NJ. Baker of South
Northfeld, Minnie L. Brigham of Bethel,
Effie l.. Browne of Jacksonville, Hattie f.
Carpenter of Chelsea, Emma V. Eastman
of Bradford, Winnie j. Edison of Randolph,
III. Closson Gilbert of Randolph, Helen L.
Goodwin of Montpelier, Bertha K. Ham,
mond of Barnard, Lottie Il. Hodges of Ran
dolph, William w. Sprague of East Brook
field, Nellie f. Terry of Bethel and Lottie
B. Williamson of Hartford The examine
tons disclosed an advance in the amount
and quality of professional work done. 1t
used to be said that this school was only an
academy with new name. If that was
true once 1t Is not true now. Fully one
fourth of the time of the student is now
given to the study of the science and art of
teaching, and the entir5 course is pervaded
by the spirit of that work The profess
sional training of teachers is not unprovided
for in Vermont.
SOUTH Children's day exer-
cises last week Sunday were very interest
ing. The church was decorated with
flowers. a large delegation was present
from Randolph Center and joined in the ex-
ercises. - News has been received here
of a serious accident to Mrs. Cynthia Clifford
Smith of Iowa, formerly a resident of this
place. AT last accounts she lay in a very
critical condition and was unable to give
any account of the cause of the accident.
- Ella Morse has gone to Brattleboro to
be with her sister Mrs. G. bearing, who is
SICK. - OtTlle camp Won UDe IlrSt Prize
at Royalton Academy in the competitive
speaking. - Nearly fifty couples went
to the Gulf Springs last week Saturday.
- Harvey Hackett, son of Alouzo Hack
EFT. came home recently with broken limb.
- Mrs. Anna Burnham Crear of Valley
Falls, Il. l., and her son, visited at o. b.
Hinkley's last week. - A. G.. Prince,
son of j. f. Prince of this place, has fine
position in a store in Neponset, Mass.
- Mrs. Washburn, widow of the late
Daniel Washburn, visited at II. NJ. Smiths
recently; also Mrs H. Hanks, an aged lady.
The combined ages of the three would ag-
gregate about two hundred sixty years.
- Minnie Kingsbury, who has resided
in Barre the past year, is at home with her
mother, who is in very poor health. -
Joe bearing had "A shock of paralysis re-
Gently and is in critical condition. -
Belle Camp closed her school last Thursday
with appropriate exercises. - A. A.
Storrs has been to Boston to see about his
butter business. He has recently received
a carload of machinery from Bellows Falls
for his new creamery building, which is ex-
pected to 60 into operation soon.
WEST FAIRLEE.-The school closed last
week. The teachers, Miss Huntington and
Miss Taylor. deserve credit for their faith
ful work. The upper school enjoyed ride
to Thetford and the lower picnic in the
glen. - Mr.. Gain and family left for
New York last Saturday. The eldest son
will return to Hanover, TO finish his course
of study in the scientific department.
- Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, our former pas
tor, exchanged with Rev. Mr.. Chase last
Sunday - Haying will commence this
week
WILLIAMsTowN.-The state Board of
Health was here last Thursday, investi-
eating smallpox matters They are reported
as saying that our authorities had taken ex-
traordinary precautions to prevent any
spread of the disease, and that they antci-
pated no more instances of it, On Monday
morning there We're no signs of new cases.
The board is also reported as saying the
probability was that Mr.. and Mrs. ii. l..
Robinson, parents of the late varioloid
patient, could safely return TO their home
in Springfield this week. Mr.. Robinson
has been in bad condition, mentally, for a
few days past. - Rev. G. II. Merrill,
secretary of the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary Society, preached at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday morning and went to
the quarry district in Barre in the afternoon.
Steps were taken to secure subscriptions
for chapel there, with the hope that one
may be built this season. - Rev. l.. H.
Elliot, agent of the Vermont Bible Society,
will hold a union service at the Methodist
church next Sunday morning and will
preach at the Free Baptist church in the
afternoon Rev, Mr., Cross of YER