The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-23
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERsO
IND GENERAL.
Orange.

Orange.
Mrs. b. L. Richardson went to Montpelier
on Monday for treatment in the HeatoD
Hospital.
Miss Pratt, one of the. lady evangelsts
spoke in place Of the pastor on Sunday. She
gave very interesting talk.
Reuben Lord and w. II. Crockett are
elected delegates to the state convention of
Christian Endeavor, to be held at Rutland
next week.
Charles Spear of Barre gave a very good
report OF the Christian Endeavor conven-
ton, held at Washington, ID. O., to the
Christian Endeavor Society here on Sunday
evening
PlainfieId.
The workmen have finished shingling the
Masonic hall.
John Ryan took a mixed lot of stock to
market on Monday.
W. s. Martin, Jr.. of Manchester, N. H.,
is visiting his father.
Fred Townsend has moved his family
into the house vacated by Charles Berkeley.
Judge w. S. Martin was confined to the
house last week with grip. His son Edgar
is sick with the same disease
The many friends of Mrs. j. Newton Per-
rim were panied to hear of her early death
last Thursday The funeral on Saturday,
at Williamstown, her late home, was at
tended by several from here.
We are advised that the item in the
Plainfeld news in the WATCHMAN last
week that the patrons Of the Capitol Cream
cry were paid sixteen cents per pound for
August butter was incorrect Sixteen and
one. half cents was paid.
Mrs H. I. Batchelder entertained at her
home, last week, a company of six ladies,
the youngest being Mrs. Lathrop of Oxford,
n. H., who was seventy-seven. Mrs. Foss
is eighty, Mrs. Beckley eighty-one, Mrs.
Paine eighty-seven, Mrs. Ayres and Mrs.
Blaisdell each eighty-eight.
Ralph Dewey, whose leg was fractured
some time ago while playing ball at Marsh
be out on crutches. He and his mother,
Mrs. III. III. Dewey, went to Bethel on Tues
day to visit friends and are to go from there
home to South birmingham, Mass.
Roxbury.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter
Durkee on Saturday.
Several from Roxbury Lodge visited
Waitsfeld Lodge on Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Chaffee of North
Lawrence, N. Y. are visiting relatives in
town.
Arthur Bradley and wife of Maiden,
Mass, were called to town by the death of
Mrs. Bradley's father, All N. Tilden.
DR.. and Mrs. f. c. Fletcher took a car
riage drive to Fort Jackson, n. Y, on &C
count of the illness of Mr.. Fletcher's
mother.
John Flint and Mrs Maria E. Smith were
called to Rochester by the death of Mrs
Smiths father, Hambin Ellis, at the age Of
ninety-six years and four months.
The community was greatly shocked to
learn of the sudden death of one of it's old
est residents, Al n. Tilden, on Thurs
day morning. He went to the house at nine
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well as usual. When Mrs. Tilden arrived,
on the two o'clock train, he was dead. He
was seventy years old. A wife, daughter
and son survive him. The funeral was
at his late residence, Rev. c. Downey of
Mortified officiating There were many
and beautiful flowers.
"BoYs will be boys" but you can't afford
to lose any of them. Be ready for the
green apple season by having DeWitt's
Collie and Cholera Cure in the house. W.
e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, VT
South Ryegate.
s. L. WEIGH broke his leg below the knee
last Wednesday.
r. j. Tewksbury, dentist, and Miss Bella
Sargent took trip to Providence, r. l.,
last Monday.
Wesley Crown of Woodsvile, N. H., is
spending a few days with A. T. Gay, hunt
ing squirrels and cartridges.
Fifty hogs were loaded here for market,
last Monday morning, by Peach Thomas
Price, three cents per pound, live weight.
S. Mills, Jr., the blacksmith, with his
wife and child, went to Boston last Satur-
day to visit Mr.. Mills brothers, Forest and
Charles. He will not return until Septem-
Der %, consequently the blacksmith shop is
closed until that time
The democrats of this section have finally
come to the conclusion that in order to save
IL L..
must have grand rally, so they have en-
gagged the services of Hon. Samuel Page of
Woodsville, N. H., to address the audience
that will assemble in the Presbyterian
church this Wednesday, evening.
Thetford.
Repairing has been done on the academy
and clearinghouse.
The school at the academy here has
opened, with good number of students.
DIR. Weymouth of Lyme and Dr. Miliken
of Post Mills come here to treat patients
They have an office at Fred Gary's.
Married, at the residence of j. G. Kinney,
on Sept 81, by Rev Wilbur Harding of YER
shire, father of the groom, Winn Jasper
Harding to Linda Mabel Kinney. Both were
graduates of Thetford Academy, '95. The
class of '95 were present at the wedding, as
well as other friends to the number of
twenty-five. They will reside at Windsor.
Mrs. Mary Mandigo was thrown from her
wagon while riding down Thetford hill, re-
ceiving many bruises but not serious ones
- Fred Newell and wife, after spending
a few weeks here, have gone to Michigan.
- Herbert Coombs is teaching at Lyme,
N. III. - Susan Bradley, who has been
in the hospital at Hanover, has returned
and is much improved in health. - Sarah
Senter and Michael Gary have returned to
their respective schools. - Raymond
Vaughan has returned from the hospital
and is doing well.
Thetford Center.
Arther Holmes has the handsomest four
year.old stallion in town.
Airline Ladd, Agnes Lamson and Ruth
Ladd have been sick with diphtheria. A
professional nurse from Boston is caring for
the latter. The school has again been closed
because OF the prevalence of the disease.
Miss M. Simonds is again with us for an
indefinite stay. - @. ID. Lucas and
daughter, Mrs. West, and Carl Lucas were
our representatives at the Manchester semi
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