The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-26

graded school next Friday night. There
will be three prizes, viz, 50, SO, So.
A young son OF o. G. Martin, while play
ing with an ensilage cutter, ran his thumb
between the cog wheels, mangling II very
badly. 1t may have to be amputated.
South Woodbury..
The post-office was moved last Tuesday
from Il. M Pray's residence to w. j..
Towne's store.
Harry Burnham starts for North Dakota
next Monday with his uncle, A. J. Batchel-
der. They will visit the Worlds Fair on
their way.
Daniel Minard and wife, old residents of
this place, have gone to Hardwick to live
with daughter for the summer. -
Herbert Lance is in town. 1t is reported
that he is to work in the jewelry store of II .
II. Kmball at Hardwick. 80 Rev. j. @.
Wright attended conference at Barton last
week. 80 Otis Wheeler has finished his
work in the Il. ID. Haskell store at North
Calais and has returned to this town.
Topsham.
The sugar season Is proving much better
than was expected.
The endeavor to establish a Christian
home for destitute children still lives.
Twenty-seven of the dime chain letters have
been received to this date, making S2,70 re-
ceived from that source.
Frank Corruth is falling 80 Mrs. DR..
HUTCHINSON is i'll. 80 Mrs. w. w. Chal-
mers, who was so i'll only few months ago
that no hope was entertained of her re-
covery, is now able to walk around the
house and takes short walks out of doors.
- Mamie Stevens, eight years OF age,
boiled 250 quarts of sap in one afternoon and
kept her own fires. Very good for little
girl,
West Topsham.
w. e. Campbell has moved into the Har-
vey house and is to run hotel.
Ora Thurston, who has been quite sick
with inflammation of the bowels, is conva-
lescent.
c. f. Smith and G. NJ. Tubbs, who have
been in Boston for few days, returned last
Monday,
William Sanborn has taken Dan Page
into partnership with him in the general
repair shop.
The last creamery meeting for while is
to be held this wednesday, evening.
" Now or never"
Mrs. C. A. Watson, who has been stop
ping at DIR. Watson's for a few weeks, re-
turned to her house in Woodbury. last Sat
urday.
Kelley League, No, 2, of this place, gave
a sugar party at the village hall last week
Tuesday evening to small party. Ii 1t had
been some cheap minstrel show, the hall
would have been crowded "Sich is life"
Tunbridge.
Edison Ordway, aged about eighty years,
died last Wednesday at the residence of
Andrew Ordway. Funeral on Friday.
- Mrs. Vernon Flanders of Chelsea
was in town last week to attend the funeral
of her brother, Mr.. Ordway. M. T.
King was in Boston last week buying his
spring goods. - George Perkins had a
tNta tlaa IT.
teenth anniversary of his birth-the 14th.
- Mamie Nelson is slowly gaining.
- Sarah Durkee of Lowell is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Grant.
West Randolph.
d. E. Cooling has moved into his new
quarters on Randolph avenue.
The front of the Richmond block on Main
street has been improved by the addition of
a portico.
Mrs. Robinson is adding large portco
and making other improvements on her
house on Randolph avenue.
The entertainment given Friday evening
was quite well attended and proved sue
cess financially, some $50 being cleared.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Christian church held poverty party !"
in the vestry of the church Monday evening,
April "a.
church and Rev. G. w. Morrow of the
Christian church exchanged pulpits last
Sunday
The members of Randolph Lodge, No. As,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, will go
to Montpelier, Wednesday, to attend the
seventy-fourth anniversary of the order.
Nearly 7 900 pounds of sugar have been
weighed and inspected by Deputy Collector
George III. Temple up to date. The season
lsaG trah Of tl.ah fsr
years in this vicinity.
Editor L. P. Thayer returned Friday from
Chicago where he has been on business
connected with the Vermont press excur-
sion and also with an excursion which he
will himself conduct little later.
Miss Carrie Cady of Malone, N. Y, will
soon come to work for W. f. Barnes. Mrs.
Barnes will assist her husband in the studio.
- Mrs. Nettie Pinkham and daughter,
of Minneapolis are at the home Of her
father, Luther Granger. - Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Burt are in New York for a short
time. - Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Cole of
Boston spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. Coles parents in town. - X. w.
Morse, proprietor of the Wheelock House,
Hanover, n. H., was in town last week.
- Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Moulton were in
New York last week. - Dr. II. II. Nc.
Intyre left, Saturday, for Chicago on
Worlds Fair business. - Mrs. Holmes
has returned from her winters stay in Bos-
ton. - Mr.. and Mrs. K. 4. Evans and
NJ e. Hutchins have returned from a two
weeks trip to Boston
West Concord.
The sugar season promises to be a fairly
good one, although the prospect was very
gloomy at the commencement of the season.
Henry Walbridge, who has been in the
NeW York Recorder office through the winter
and spring is at his home sick with fever.
The high wind Of Friday night did con-
siderable damage in this vicinity. Several
barns were blown down, others unroofed,
and fences were badly demoralzed. No
such storm has been known in this region
for many wars