The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
Braintree.

II. M. Blanchard has hired Peter Jerd to
run his shingle.mill for a month, Mr..
Blanchard has painted his house, using the
Ingersoll paints
Snowsvlle Grange had q peanut walk at
their last meeting, Miss Bertha Wakefield
going to the head by carrying thirty. eight
peanuts on the back of her hand.
Grasshoppers have nearly disappeared in
some localities. AS there was not enough
left for them to live on, they have either
starved to death or left for pastures new.
The farmers in the vicinity of West Brook
field are much interested in a proposed
creamery at that place. A meeting was to
be held last Monday evening to talk the
matter over
How inconsistent are all mankindl A
short time ago complaints were heard about
the drouth but now that it is partially
broken some say they do not want to see
any more rain for month.
Most OF our farmers estimate their hay
crop at nearly or quite forty per cent less
than last year. Many are cutting their oats
for fodder, regarding this method as more
profitable than to let the grain ripen.
M. ID. Lafortee and wife are visiting in
Maine. From letters received from Mr..
Lafortee it does not seem that the Maine
farmers have suffered much from the
drouth, as it had rained nearly every day
there.
The apple crop is likely to be very short
in this section this season, only few va
rieties bearing full crops. The apparent
shortage will amount to one-half or more ON
all trees within the observation of your cor
respondent.
The Central Vermont Pomona Grange
will meet with Snowsvlle Grange on Au.
gust %. A good meeting is expected. All
members OF the order are cordially invited
Open meeting in the afternoon, to which
the public will be welcome.
Hardwick.
The lecture course for the coming season
Is fine one,
Lawn tennis is now all the go on the
school-house lawn.
large number from this town ATTENDED
the camp-meeting at Morrisville.
Francis Arnold is getting foundation
stone on to his lot recently purchased of
Mrs. Holton.
Another town meeting is called for Au-
gust II, to see If the town will vote to aid in
the construction of the Hardwick g.
Woodbury. railroad, or will reconsider its
vote not to do so.
Mr.. Davis wrote the school trustees he
could not come, and Mr. Parsons of Island
Pond has been secured as principal Miss
Fylee-and probably Miss Hancock-will
be retained. Under this efficient manage
ment our school ought to be success.
Randolph.
About 300 people attended the union
Sunday. school picnic at the Bethel camp
grounds. The Cornet Band furnished mu-
sic. A baseball game, swings and various
other amusements helped to while away
the time, which passed all too quickly.
Some days since, after a carload of slate
had been unloaded, there was found an old
wallet, some papers, etc, that would indi-
cate that some PERSONS pocket had been
picked. The car was loaded at Montpelier
after the Wild West Show hence the con-
lecture.
Fred Curtis met with a serious accident
last week Monday afternoon. While rid
ing bicycle down the hill off Central
street to the covered bridge the forks parted
near the crown, releasing the front wheel.
| Curtis was thrown to the ground, striking
on his face and left shoulder. He was
taken to his home and was unconscious for
nearly two hours. No bones were broken,
but he sustained several severe bruises. At
| last accounts he was doing we'll.
irving L. Chadwick is again in his old
position at the depot as night operator
- Henry c. Davis, a prominent rail.
road official of st. Paul, Mimi, was the
guest of Colonel Albert Chandler recently
- Mrs. Elijah Blanchard and daugh-
ter Ada of Chelsea, Mass, have been visit
ing in town. - Joe Neff is employed in
the express office. - Mr.. and Mrs. u. E
Merchant are away on two weeks trip to
| Quechee, their former home. They will
also visit Boston and the beach. -
Mrs. Loren Griswold and her niece, Grace
| Smith, who have been visiting at A. A
Smiths, have returned to Rockville, Conn
| - Charles Griswold and wife and Mr.
Greenwood recently visited at Frank Girls
wolds. - Mrs. Jennie Bass and sou
Fred are visiting at Williston. - G. @
Written and wife are at York Beach, Me
- Mrs. Lyman Hutchinson has re.
per and daughter Florence haveI returned
from a trip through Bennington and Rut
| land counties.
Randolph Center.
N. L. Boyden and family have returned
from their outing at Camp Randolph. They
brought home seven-pound fish.
Mrs Souther, who lives two and one-hal
miles south Of the Center, was stricken witt
paralysis, some days ago, and at last &C
| counts was very low
j. Read Pember of Woodstock visited his
mother, Madame Pember, recently. -
B. Adams and family recently visited his
brother, Clinton A, at Post Mills.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Frank Edison
who has cared for Miss Harriet Pinney fol
several months, the latter has been taken
to Henry Hyzer's for few weeks.
AS Rev. Homer White was in Mortified
(where he was called to attend a funeral,
one week ago last Sunday, his place was
supplied here by George Gilbert as lay
| reader.
East Warren.
Rev. j. W. Buzzell, who preached for thu
Unitarians here two years ago, is spending
his vacation in town.
Cows show shrinkage in quantity o
milk of nearly one-half, and deterioration
in quality. The recent rains, however
have caused pastures to put on greene
hue.
Farmers generally have finished haying
1t is said the crop is one-fourth less thar
last year, but the quality is much better
Drought, grasshoppers and the June FROST
have caused great loss in all farm crops
Oats are looking very we'll but the grass
hoppers are eating them badly, as we'll al
corn and potatoes. In the opinion of you
correspondent, grasshopp srs have not beer
so plenty in twenty. ii e years, and neve
so plenty so early in the season.
WiIIiamstOwu.