The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-25
From Town Correspondents.
Braintree.


days gone by? Many are widely scattered
and cannot leave other duties to unite with
friends and relatives around the festal
board. Others are estranged and will not
come, or are forbidden to come, with what
reason none may know but the Father
above.
Poultry was slaughtered in about the
usual quantity, but prices were not quite
satisfactory. as they were not proportionate
with the price of grain, where poultrv-rais-
ers had to buy for feeding. Choice large
wel-fatted turkeys brought FROM twenty to
twenty-five cents; chickens from fourteen
to eighteen cents. Poor stuff brought
poor price and always will Why will not
some people earnit2 They never have, and
il looks as though they never will.
II. NJ. Blanchard is cutting large lot of
logs for his mill. ". /. Spear has had
a large quantity of cider apples, this fall,
and is still making cider. - G. H. He
bard lost five or six of his largest turkeys by
dogs or foxes, week before last. Opinions
are divided as to which it was-dog or fox.
- Springs are very low and rain is
much needed.
North Duxbury.
The fall term of school, taught by Miss
Julia Hayes, closed last Friday. The win.
ter term is to be taught by Miss Butler of
Waterbury. - There was a good turn.
out at w. II. Strickland's auction, last Sat
uIudN, anu GNtGyluluB bOlu We'll.
Don't forget the service at the school-house,
next Saturday afternoon at 2: 80 o'clock.
Let all turn out and fill the house.
Hyde Park.
Some extensive work has been done on
the Hyde Park waterworks.
The Hotel Phoenix was opened last week
Saturday evening the Hyde Park band
gave Landlord Keeler very pleasant SER
enade. The boys did themselves hand
some.
Owing to neglect to put out lanterns
where the ditch was dug across the street
for an extension of the waterworks, the
northern stage ran into the ditch, one lady
passenger was thrown ont, aud things
shaken up generally. No serious damage
was done.
E. L. Noyes, cashier of the national bank,
who has been i'll for several days, is now
out again. - G. A. Slayton has moved
into the Kelley block. He occupies the
tenement vacated by L. n. Keller. -
Frank Slayton has moved his family into
the Parker house, recently purchased by G.
A. Knight - Mrs. Kate Miner has pur-
chased and moved into the f. III. Porter
house at the west end. - The fever
cases reported some time since are all doing
well. - Ora Wiswell, son and daughter
were called to Burlington, Wednesday of
this week, to attend the funeral of Mr.
Wiswell's daughter, Mrs. James Ferguson,
who died Monday morning.
West Randolph.
The new iron bridge for Forrest street
has arrived and will soon be in place.
The Grand Army post gave a honey sup
per in their hall Friday evening, November
20.
The annual shipment of poultry, which
occurred last week Friday, amounted to
over two carloads.
Quite number from here attended the
Christian Endeavor conference at South
Royalton, last week.
There is considerable talk of building
another reservoir, to increase the water
supply of the village.
The Kings Daughters of the Baptist church
had a sale and supper at their chapel,
Thursday afternoon and evening, realizing
therefrom about S3S.
j. w. Atwood is home from business
trip, which he has been making in the in
terest of the Atwood & Burt Screen Com
pany. - Martin Washburn is at home
from Alaska. - John OGrady has re-
turned from Roxbury to his old position as
night operator at this station.
South Randolph.
Carrie NJ. Paine, who has been teaching
school in Sharon, has finished her school
and returned home.
Mrs. Jacob Smith died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Francis Wight, on the Goth
inst, in East Bethel, aged seventy-fve years.
She was much respected for her home and
social qualities. Her husband died three
years ago.
A festival was held in the Union church.
The exercises consisted of vocal and instru-
mental music. A considerable sum was
raised by selling guesses as to the number
of seeds in a squash. A nice quilt was to
go to the one who made the best guess.
Frank Green was the lucky one. All
had an enjoyable time. - Rev. A.
Myers is to preach his farewell sermon next
Sunday. and will remove to New York state
to new pastorate. His withdrawal from
here is much regretted by large circle of
friends. - The floor OF E. j. Princes
corn barn collapsed, the other day, and a
large quantity OF corn and oats were scat
tered in promiscuous heap on the ground.
South Ryegate.
Rev. j. j. Hall was at Barnet, on Thurs
day and Friday, assisting in union gospel
meetings held in the Congregational church.
- Thanksgiving services will be held
in the Presbyterian church, on Thursday
at halfpast ten.
Stowe.
Our people were greatly shocked, on
Thursday morning, to learn of the sudden
death OF Henry Harris. He had been
trouhled for several niohts ahout sleapinp