The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-06
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERSO
IND GENERAL.
Newbury.

N M Stetson has sold his drug business
to g.. l.. Andrews of Mortified. Mr.. An
drews comes highly recommended.
W. H. Silsby was tipped over in coach
at Colebrook last week, putting his shoulder
out of joint and injuring his back. He is
confined to the bed and will not be able to
come home until the last of the week.
The past week has been time of general
moving. The following are those who have
made a change: Mr.. Sweet, out of town;
DR.. Russell, to Haverhill, n. ii. Mrs. W.
H. Hinman, to the Henry Reyes house; e.
H. George, to the Charles Griffin house, OPP
posite the creamery; Mrs. e. II. Humphrey
into one of +. e. Kimball's houses, to board
Mr.. Kimball's men; John Avery, into Mrs.
Humphreys house.
Wells River.
Schools had only halliday session on
Arbor day.
Six persons united with the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday
Mr. Buckley, who has suffered for long
time with cancer in the mouth, died Satur-
day morning.
The Wells Rivers and Bradfords played
ball at Bradford on Friday. Score % to 10
in favor of the Wells Rivers.
Colonel Preston Post, G.. A. r., has ac-
cepted an invitation to hold Memorial Sun
day services at Ryegate Corner
A meeting Of the legal voters has been
| called 10 see ABOUT putting IN u system OF
| water-works and an electric light plant.
The machinery for the Baldwin bottling
works has nearly all come, and they expect
to have things in running order very soon.
The High School will give a promenade
| in School-hOuse hall next Tuesday evening.
Music by Haleys Orchestra. Ice-cream and
cake will be served by the Woman's Relief
Corps.
Two sisters of Mr.. Stennng are stopping
xpit him nd avp m rarnaip till
Der. - G. HI. Carpenter and daughter of
Bradford were the guests of Mrs. Mulliken
last, week. - Mrs. e. W. Smith returned
Saturday from Worcester, Mass, where she
had been to visit her son Percy. - Mrs.
X. Marshall is visiting friends in Lowell
and Boston. - Miss Edith Colby has
gone to Melrose, Mass, to spend the sum
mer. - Mrs. Bert Moore and child have
been in Bradford the past week. 80 Mrs.
j. f. Shattuck has returned from Manches-
ter, where she has been to visit Mrs. Alice
Bailey. The doctor did not toy housekeep-
| ing in his wife's absence, but boarded with
Mrs Leighton. - Frank Bgelow has
rented his farm to Mr. Boardway and will
ricultural tools, this summer. Mrs. Bige-
low will board with Mrs, e. c. Graves.
Northfield.
Miss Fannie Talbot is assisting in the
millinery store Of Smith & Andrews
rev. Il. L, 1uCh6T was III ldBJ SUNDAY ana
no services were held at the Methodist
church.
Miss Mary E. Smith, daughter of j. Elliot
Smith of New York, was the guest of Dr..
George Nichols last week.
Mr.. and Mrs e. E. Campbell OF Middesex
| and Mr.. and Mrs Fred Winch of Randolph
were in town over last Sunday.
The Congregational ladies hold their
monthly sociable in Howe's Hall this even
wi a frnr oil tn
seven o'clock.
e. A. Shattuck has sold his residence on
Central street to Mrs. Dutton, who is put.
ting the same in thorough repair and will
rent it as double tenement.
A union temperance meeting will be held
next Sunday evening at the Congregational
church The principal address will be de-
livered by Rev. L. p. Tucker.
Under the management of the new COM
mandant at Norwich University some
special attra tons in the way of new drills
will be presented at commencement.
A musicale will be given some evening
next week by Lieutenant and Mrs. H. w.
Hovey at their home on Vine street. F. w.
Bancroft and G. f. Lowe of Montpelier will
assist
The cadets at Norwich University OBJ.
ser we'd Arbor day last Friday by setting out
elms and naples on Main street, leading
from the parade ground, and also by setting
out evergreen trees on the campus.
Orange.
The selectmen have purchased new road
machine A. r. Nelson has purchased one
of the same make, the Western"
The schools in this part of the town COM
menced last Monday with the following
teachers: No. l. Mr.. Kidder of Roxbury
No. 2, Miss Marion Lord of this town; No
3, Miss Whitney of Waterbury; No. g. Miss
Millie Beal OF South Barre; No. 8, A. L.
Noyes of this town; No. 10, Miss Smalley OF
Waterbury.
Miss Helen Glines OF Berlin, who has
been with Mrs. A. l.. Noyes for several
weeks, returned on Thursday of last week.
- Mr.. Barnet of Malone, N. Y, is Wis.,
B. Emerson OF Barre spent Sunday with M.
b. Curtis
PIainfieId.
Deputy Sheriff Davis of Northfield was in
town last Monday on business.
Carl Reed, who has been at work in a
store in Springfield, Mass, is at home.
George Shares has engaged tenement of
Arch Nye and moved his family back to
town.
Road Commissioner E. j. Bartlett is busy
with a crew OF men putting the highways in
order.
A. N Greeley was thrown from a lumber
wagon last week, receiving quite severe
shake-up, but was not seriously injured.
Charles Jack has bought out Bert Town.
sends barber business and has engaged
rooms in the Benjamin block, where he is
soon to move his business.
Bert Batchelder, while at work at the
granite sheds last Thursday, stepped on a
rusty nail and since that time has been
obliged to go on crutches.
Francis Batchelder, head OF the firm OF
Francis Batchelder & Co. Of Boston, &C
companied by his wife, was in town last
Friday and called at the creamery station.
Orlando Knapp and j. A. Foss took a
fishing trip to Niger Head Pond on Tues
day. The report OF the anglers 80 far this
season is that the fishing is good but the
trout rather coy.
A dwelling-house owned and occupied by
Newcomb Kinney and wife, two old people
living on a farm about two miles out OF the
village, caught fire on Sunday from fire
made in the shed to smoke hams, and the
house, with nearly all its contents, was en-
tirely destroyed.