The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-28

Ida Ladd has finished her school at North
field.
Middlesex and Berlin are jointly replank-
ing the Eaton bridge.
Pembroke Brothers thresh about twelve
hundred bushels Of grain per week.
The ladies' aid society will give "conun-
drum supper" at Holden hall, Thursday
evening, October 20.
Peter Guyette has received pension of
twelve dollars month and sixteen hun
dred dollars arrears.
Singing school has commenced with a
good attendance. Sessions will be held Sat
urday night at Holden hall.
James Hattee has purchased A. Mead's
place, and will use it for blacksmith shop.
MIR, Mead has moved to Moretown.
All three of our local tradesmen have
their places of business in first-class shape,
which shows commendable enterprise and
helps to boom the town, as well as benefit
themselves.
Announcement will soon be made OF a
farmers league meeting at the village. 1t
is confidently hoped that we may have a
large meeting, and boom the membership
up to at least one hundred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ward have gone to
Michigan, to attend family reunion.
G. L. Miles started Tuesday on a business
trip to Minneapolis and other points in the
West. 80 Miss Carrie Hodge has finished
her school in Northfield and returned home.
60 Curtis Stewart of Waterbury has
moved into the Herrick house.
Moretown.
Father Brelivet held mass at the Catholic
church on Sunday. 80 Chandler Griffith,
eighty-six years old, died at the home of his
son ID. ID. Griffith in louisville, Tuesday,
the Goth instant. The funeral took place
two days later from his sons residence.
80 Fred Lane of Lanesboro is in town,
at work for Trip, Tenant & Co. They hav-
ing put in a band-saw, he is running it, cut
ting up their hardwood lumber into chair
stock - There was &C" supper at
the town hail. last Wednesday evening,
under the auspices of the ladies aid society,
which netted them $40.
Northfield.
M. G. Graham from Georgia has been ap-
pointed station agent here, and began work
last week.
Luke Tarbell has greatly improved the
looks of his house and barn at the south
end of Main street by painting.
The regular quarterly election of officers
of the Good Templars' lodge will take place
at the meeting this week Friday.
The Odd Fellows initiated four candidates
from West Randolph, Thursday evening.
They intend forming lodge in that place
soon.
Communion services will be held at the
Congregational church, next Sunday. Pre-
paratory lecture Friday, at half-past two
o'clock.
Slack Brothers, having been unable to
arrange a compromise with some Of their
creditors, have gone into insolvency, and
the first meeting of the creditors is called
for November 7.
p. M. Fletcher returned to New York
Friday. - Chauncey Denny and wife
have returned from their Western trim.
d. S. Storrs, Esq, of Island Pond
was in town Friday, to visit his son, who is
in the University. 90. N. Whitmarsh
went to Boston, last Wednesday, to be gone
a week. - Mrs Gilchrist went to Bos-
ton, last week, and came home Monday
Her granddaughter, Miss Carrie Gilchrist,
came with her, and will remain through
the winter. - e. e. Thompson went to
Underhill, Saturday, for his family.
Orange.
Henry Fifeld is building veranda on
his house at Kimball corner, which will add
much to its looks.
Henry Colburn of Nashua, N. H., and Mr..
James Bouldry and wife of Cabot, visited
their niece, Mrs. j. NJ Lord, last week.
Rev. e. L. Walbridge preached here Sun
day morning, and will be here Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings, and will
also preach next Sunday morning.
Plainfield.
All Interested in having a series of singing.
schools in Plainfeld the coming winter are
requested to meet G. f. Dudley in school
house hall next Wednesday at seven P. M
In Tilton, N. H., at the residence of the
brides parents, by Rev. Mr.. Dillond, were
married, October 81, Frank l.. Taylor of St.
Johnsbury and Miss Blanche r. Remission
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor are to reside in this
village. - Edward Webster of East Bos-
ton, Mass, was in town last week, visiting
his sister, Mrs. N G. Lombard. - Fred
Kinney has gone to Montpelier, to work for
regret very much to lose Mr.. Kinney, as he
is worthy young man, and respected by
all who know him. - Miss Laura Gale
is home from Cohoes, N. Y, where she has
been on visit for the past five weeks.
- Miss Florence Nye is sick with scar
who is blind, husked for Clinton Cutler
forty-one bushels of corn in ten hours, last
week. - Last Saturday, W. A. GRAY
and Harvey Townsend husked eighty BUSH
els of corn each in ten hours. - Through
the agency of George w. Whicher, pen
sions have been granted within few days
to L. h. Gibson (re-issue from SIS to $l0),
Roswell Reed Qrom "a to $S); increase, Ed
win r. Perry, from $12 to $17, Harrison
Bean. S12 to S14; original, Willard Perry,
S12.
Randolph.
Rev. G. N. Smith, former pastor of the
Methodist church, visited his friends here
last week. - Mr.. La Francis "rased"
his barn last Saturday, on the foundation of
one burned last spring. 1t was raised in
the first snow-storm of the season. The
wind during the day and evening attained
the velocity OF gale. - Some needed
repairs, outside and in, will be begun this
week on the Methodist parsonage.
South Randolph.
Evan Stevens has moved from the Burn
ham house to the L. l.. Hanks farmhouse,
which has been unoccupied for the past
two years, and has taken the III. z. Riford
farm to work for the next two years.