Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-08-30
Waterbury Items.

Per order Of committee" a notice Is posted
for republican caucus at the Center Saturday
afternoon Mt three o'clock TO nominate candi-
GATE Tor town representative. The greenback-
ers have called their caucus, for the nomination OF
candidate for town representative, at the Center
on Monday evening at seven o'clock. Mrs.
Collins, widow, the mother Of Mrs. Edward
Sheple took her life In this village Friday after
noon, the 10Th instant Mrs. Collins had been
for three or four weeks in a depressed frame
OF mind and imagined that her friends and rela-
tves had lost their interest In her and were de-
yisng many things against her. No one but Mrs.
Sheple was aware Of the mental disturbance
which had taken possession Of her mother. FRI
day noon she performed her usual duties and said
TO her daughter that she would go up stairs and
ne down. In the course Of an hour and half
Mrs. Sheple, hearing nothing OF her mother,
went to the chamber and, seeing that the bed
had not been disturbed, was filed with painful
apprehension, and, calling her husband, expressed
her fears to him. They went to the room, enter
ing which the lifeless form OF the unfortunate
woman was discovered hanging from hook In
the wall about five feet from the floor. Part OF
skein OF yarn was used 10 form the fatal moose
The shock was cruelty severe TO Mrs Sheple
who was thrown by the discovery into uncon-
seriousness, from which she was long In recovering
Mrs. Collins was an estimable woman and her
social relations and surroundings were Of pleas
ant character. She became widow many years
ago. She was the sister of o. A. Wilbur, formerly
resident OF this village, now living in Wood
bury. Her remains were removed to Calais
for interment by the side OF her husband.
IA furious whistling by locomotive, Sat
urday evening" about half-past eleven o'clock,
mildly intimated to the villagers that the
fire fiend was on the rampage somewhere 1t
turned out to be In a carload of cotton going
north on freight No. "a. The car was next to
the engine, and the fire was discovered soon after
leaving Middlesex. stream OF water was
played into the car by the Seth Warmers and when
the blaze had been suppressed the bales, % In
number, all OF them on fire at various points,
were dumped out along the track. One OF the
bales burst and the locality bore the appearance
OF the fulfilment OF Vennor's prophecy OF snow
storm toward the last OF August The cotton
was destined for Winooski, and on Monday the
damaged bales were reloaded to complete their
journey. Fire, water and dirt will doubtless
cause waste Of nearly one-half the cotton. Prob
able cause OF fire, spark from the engine.
pleasant picnic at Bolton falls last Wednesday
was participated in by the Misses Rhoades their
guest, Miss s. A. Garrish OF Acton, Me-, A. II.
Selleck and John Seabury, their wives and fami-
lies. R. s. Bates, father OF II. F. Bates, died
Friday night August 20, at the advanced age Of
81; Mr.. Bates was formerly a resident Of Brook
field. Funeral services were held Sunday, Revs.
Mr.. Wheeler and johnson attending Fred c.
Graves has bought Of G. o. Graves & Co. their
paper business, and has put in full line Of crock
cry in addition Cider drinking and carousing
is carried on by individuals in a certain locality
in the village, and II the parties do not volun-
tarily abate the nuisance the law will be invoked
to do Its perfect work. The butter market was
more active Monday than for some weeks past
and prices up from one to two cents, tubs selling
from twenty to twenty-five cents Eggs twenty
to twenty-five cents. Potatoes, fifty to fifty-fve
cents per bushel. "A runaway horse on the More
town side, Monday, near George Hills, overlook
Orlando Davis and wife. The animal plunged
furiousy into Mr.. Davis team, throwing him
and wife out in twinkling and badly breaking
the wagon, The runaway became entangled in
the wreck and went no further It was narrow
escape for Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, but no one was
seriously hurt. Cara Larkin, who drives the
:" big sorres " for George Randall, drew load
of lumber that weiahed 1880 pounds from Stowe
to Waterbury, 10 miles, Monday. M o. Ev-
ans shipped from his store this week 151 tubs of
butter and $50 dozen Of eggs E. Warren & Somer-
vile have commenced delivering their wood from
the slide to the railroad station.