The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22

talk. Ouch mlre-holeS as the " Oldest in
habitant" does not remember to have seen
before are found in every direction Re-
pairs are as impossible as is any use OF
them for teams at present. The frost ia 40
deep that it is to be feared the worst is not
yet.
Schools began on Monday, with Miss Cora
Kennedy of Waterbury in the higher and
Miss Laura Carrigan of Randolph in the
lower departments At Websterville III. A.
Gillette OF Huntington, Cora Rogers OF
Richford and Mrs. Marion Sanborn OF
Northheld are in the higher intermediate
and primary departments respectively.
1t is rumored that the Observer plant of
West Topsham is to be located at this place.
- wv M. CarDes has commenced grad
ing round his new house. - Mrs. A. G.
her brother, B. @. Sterling of Warren
wv M. Carnes returned from Boston
on Wednesday last, after short stay at the
Hub. - Arthur Blake attended the flu
neral Of his uncle, George Blake, at Corinth
on Friday. - e. l.. Bacon has been con-
fined to the house the past week with Sc
we're attack of rheumatism.
South Barre.
William Lindsay is with his father, who
| Is very sick.
The Graded School began Monday morn
ing, with three teachers.
Remember the sociable at the Unversalist
church next Friday night.
Rev. George Wright visited his cousins
Arthur and Walter Lebarron, last week.
There will be sheet and pillow-case
sugar social at Good Templars' Hall to-
night.
Graniteville.
The school opened for the spring term on
Monday.
Alfred Letounneau was severely injured
at one of the quarries last Thursday. A
chain slipped, crushing his hand and break
ing his leg.
The friction screw on Tayntor's hosting
engine broke one day last week while the
men were hosting stone weighing about
thirty tons. The stone and boom dropped
into the quarry, breaking the stone. No
one was injured
A. NJ Morrison has resigned his position
with the Wetmore Company to take charge
Of the Gazeley dark quarry. - The lit
tie son of Leonard King, who has been very
sick with pneumonia, is recovering.
| Bradford.
The sugar season is over. A bountiful
harvest is reported.
Cunningham & Lamb are building stand
of buildings for A. w. Corliss.
Henry G. Staples, who has been sick for
some weeks, is slowly improving.
Over six tons of butter were received at
the Piermont station last Monday.
n. W. Cunningham has let the contract
to paint his new stand of buildings to Fred
Davis.
Mrs. Bailey from Haverhill, N. H., has
been quite i'll at Hotel Low, but is now con-
valescent
Richard Barrett will move his family to
Thetford where he has employment in a
creamery
Frank G. Prescott has sold his property at
auction and contemplates moving to En-
field, N II.
G. D. Clark was compelled to move the
goods from his storehouse on account of
high water.
Mrs. Nette Wilson has rented her farm
to parties from Fairlee and will move to the
village soon.
A number OF the members of Champion
Lodge, 1. 0. o. F., visited the order at
Woodsville, N. r., last Friday evening.
Deacon j. H. Sawyer is in critical con-
dition at the home of Ellis McDuffee and
no hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Mrs Mary Ormsbee and Miss Carrie Dur
gin have moved from the South Plain to
Miss Strickland's tenement on South Main
street.
G. G. Doty 10 improving after an illness
of three weeks. Fl. A. Winship took his
place as travelling salesman for the John B.
Varick Company during his illness.
Hon Il. g. McDnffee was out surveying
last Monday, it being his first attempt at
confined to his house nearly all winter from
a severe attack of the grip in December,
which was followed by sciatic rheumatism.
This village was again visited with high
water. The street and sidewalk leading to
the depot was entirely submerged the first
of the week, and all freight was taken to
the Piermont station. The river road from
Bradford to Wells River was also under
water and impossible.
A reception was given Miss Edith Bruce
Jones by her many friends last Saturday
evening in the parlors of Hotel Low Miss
from New York, April 25 for London. She
will make an extended trip through Europe,
returning to Bradford in July
Miss Luthera Carleton entertained the
high school and the hotel boarders at the
parlors Of Hotel Low last Friday evening.
The company numbered seventy-fve and
were served with new sugar of the finest
quality fresh from the sugar camp of Dud-
ley Carleton of West Newbury, father of
the hostess. The evening was pleasantly
passed in playing games and singing, and
| the occasion goes on record as one OF pure
enjoyment long to be remembered
Bradford Plain.
Jim Stevenson has engaged to work for o.
| r. Dearborn the coming season. - Mrs.
Byron Crawford is visiting her mother Mrs.
II. Williams. %. R. Dearborn, who
has been quite sick with the, grip, is conya-
lescent. - Arthur Ladd has bought the
| Newton place on the South Plain.
BroOkfeld.
DR.. Partridge was welcomed by his family
at Mrs. Upham's on Thursday evening.
Miss Hattie Mason has been engaged to
| teach the Center school and Miss Lila
Chadwick the Bear Hill school.
The republicans OF this town are notified
| by the town committee to meet at Liberty
Hall on Saturday, April %, at two O'Clock
P. M, to elect delegates and alternates to
the state and district conventions to be held
at Montpelier on Wednesday, April 20, 1896.
Rev. O. Fl. Morse, accompanied by his
little daughter Ruth, has gone to his fathers
at st. Johnsbury for weeks vacation. He
will be absent from the pulpits next Sun
day, but service will be conducted by the
deacons at both the First and Second
| churches.
Late Saturday evening April IL, as Carl