The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-12
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST---PERSONAL
and IN GENERAL.
Randolph Center.

Randolph Center.
The pastors OF the Congregational and
Methodist churches exchanged pulpits last
Sunday.
e. A. Flint has moved to the Granger
farm. recently vacated by Charles Smith,
who has gone to Brookheld
1t is expected that Rev. l.. L. Beeman
will preside at the last quarterly conference
for the year Of the Methodist church, Satur-
day evening, and conduct the service Sun
day.
Roxbury.
Miss Clark OF Randolph is TO start a class
OF music here soon.
Flint & VanDusen have hired Sylvester
Clark OF Randolph as clspboard sawyer
They expect to start up this week
There was whist party at George Roys'
last Saturday evening. Frank Dunsmore
won the first prize and Dennis O'Grady got
the BOBBY.
About twenty attended the party given
by Miss Florence BurDham last Friday
evening. All had an enjoyable time.
Light refreshments were served.
Mary N. Chase will lecture under the
auspices OF the Vermont Woman's Suf-
frsge Association at Town Hall, February
IL, at half.past seven p. NJ.
The Good Templars are to hold an enter
tainment at Town Hall, consisting OF prize
speaking, essays, dialogues and music. Ad-
mission ten cents. All are urged to attend.
Mrs. George of St. Adams is keeping
house for #. L. Herrick. - Frank Blake
and wife were the guests Of % L. M M, Heath Is;
is ill. - Mr.. and Mrs. George Tilden
and Mr.. and Mrs L. M. Heath attended the
play at Montpelier last Saturday evening.
- Mrs. Hattie Shepherd of Bethel was
called here last week by the illness OF her
y .IsDr
on Wednesday to attend the wedding of
Mrs. Fits sister, Ina 8. Lapine. -
Francis Brown of Rochester is moving on to
his farm purchased of e. w. Wetmore.
- Mrs. George Roys has congestion of
the lungs - B. Fisk had a shock on
at the present writing, Monday evening
- Mr.. and Mrs. Burnham and daugh.
ter Florence went to Barre on Monday.
East Roxbury.
1t is reported that it cost Frederic Rltz
S25 to settle with one of the butchers at
Mortified for selling diseased meat.
Bessie Wiley closes her fourth term of
school here next Thursday On Friday
evening the teacher and scholars will give
an entertainment at the school.house.
Mrs. Rosina Clsfiin of Northfeld spent
several days with her sister, Mrs. Timothy
Blanchard, last week. - Winifred Foss
was at nome 1TOm SCHOOL HI GdUuOlDn C60-
ter last Saturday and Sunday. - Mrs.
d. l.. Buck is sick with infammatory rheu-
matism.
Ryegate
The creamery paid twenty-seven cents for
butter last month.
r. f. Jaynes has been confined to his bed
during the past week, but is now GONZALES
cent.
The Woman's Missionary Society met at
Mrs. s. #. Nelson's. 1t was an interesting
meeting. Several new members we're added.
James Johnston has been elected town
clerk and treasurer during the resi- of the
term, and Mrs. j. A. Nolan as his assist
ant.
The creamery company held its annual
meeting last week Tuesday evening, and
voted to pay six per cent on the stock in
vested.
School finished last Friday, under the
care of Nelson A. Park. Although this
term has been broken up, it has been very
successful one.
Mrs. G. M. Wiley met with quite a severe
accident last Sunday evening. While re-
turning from prayer meeting the sleigh
broke down, and she was thrown out and
spraned her wrist badly, so that she
has not been able to use it since.
South Ryegate.
B. s. Terry has gone to Boston, Mass, for
medical treatment. He will be absent
about one week.
Mrs. Lydia Hill died of pneumonia, last
Wednesday, aged eighty FIVE years. Her
remains were taken to st. Johnsbury and
placed in the tomb.
Communion service will be held in the
Reformed Presbyterian church next SUM-
day. The usual preparatory service will
be held this week Thursday and Saturday
Rev. Mr. Crawford is expected to assist.
A large party gathered at Thad. Gray's
last Friday evening and furnished his par
lor with carpet chairs, sofa, center table,
lamp and other fixtures; they also left fine
chamber set. A bountiful supper was
served, followed by dancing, which was
way and wife furnished music.
Strafford.
There were eight marriages, thirteen
year.
The first wedding in town this year was
that of groom Of seventy sight years and a
bride Of seventy two ears.
Village schools closed Friday with public
exercises that showed excellent work had
been done by the pupils and the teachers
Laura A. Hatch and Kate Lord. A large
proportion of the scholars had no marks Of
demert.
SJ6pn6u lJaVlb Ol mbJnueni MASS, ma
tive of West Fairlee, has purchased the
Hiram Eastman real estate, situated in the
Pond district and comprising about 400
acres. He is about to build a residence
thereon, it being found necessary to tear
down the old dwelling. He will set up on
the premises steam saw. mill for the pur-
pose of cutting up for market the great
amount of timber thereon.
Stowe.
Will Burt of Loon Lake, N Y, is in
town, called here by the death OF his
| brother.
Patrick Fitzgerald is suffering from a
shock, and his advanced age renders his
case doubtful
Drs. James and Grout of Waterbury were
| in town on Friday in consultation on the
case of j. b. SlaytOn, who is suffering from
| diseased foot.
| A donation will be given to Rev. Mr.. and
Mrs. Worthen at the gestry OF the Metho-
dist church this wednesday, evening.
Oysters and other eatables will be served.
Daniel Burt, well-thought.of young
man, aged twenty. one years, died of CON-