Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-08-16
Hardwick Items.

The raspberry crop In this section Ia n complete
failure this season. The bushes were mostly
winter killed.. Arthur Clement is painting hfs
residence (recently purchased OF c. s. Page) on
the outside, making II white. Dwight Kimball
son Of r. @ Kimball Of this place, went to Boston
last week Monday with car of live stock and re-
turned home during the week report says bring.
ing wife In the person Of Miss Effle Woodbury.,
daughter Of Asa M. Woodbury., recently OF this
place but now OF Lexington, Mass. The boys
say that Dwight paid the cigars hence we con-
clude that report tells the truth this time.
Eighty-three tickets were sold here on Saturday
TO attend Barnum's circus at st. Johnsbury..
X. g. Kimball has purchased In this vicinity and
shipped TO Boston from this station 1876 hogs since
about the first OF June He has paid seven cents
per pound, live weight, for most Of them. The
new horse disease known as pink eye, has made
It's appearance in this vicinity several horses be-
ing reported as afflicted with IT, Mrs Guernsey
OF Underhill, Vt, IL announced TO lecture In the
church at this place next Sabbath, the GOTH upon
the subject Of temperance under the auspices OF
the Womens Christian Temperance Union &c.
z. Dean Is finishing and fitting up tenement in
the front end Of his barn.....L c. Foss recently
fell from a load OF hay he was driving along a
sideling place, caused by the breaking OF a fork
lie was quite severely bruised, but fortunately no
bones were broken. lie Is now able 10 be out but
obliged to use n cane. Curtis Whiten fell from
the veranda OF his residence on Sunday morning
last and was quite severely bruised and famed,
principally In his right shoulder and side. lie
was standing In chair In the act OF tying up
some vines which the wind had broken loose,
when the chair slipped precipitating him to the
ground below, distance Of seven feet or more
:. From year to year the evidence accumulates
that the people OF this country are becoming a
migratory race, not perhaps in the sense as APP
piled to the rude and uncutured races Of central
and western Asia, but in that ceaseless desire for
change usually intensified by the advent of the
warm season. The rush and hurry which charac-
terize all kinds OF business In this country
necesstates little loosening OF Its chains shak-
ing of of care and labor occasionally, and this
change IL usually manifested In desire to travel
among all classes possessing sufficient of the need
ful change to crafty such DESIRES Vermont is
attracting constantly larger numbers Of tourists
and business people from the cities, and few
towns are to be found during the summer months
that do not harbor such visitors. Our own town
is certainly no exception to the rule and has been
subject to the incursions this season OF some
strange faces as well as many who have been
FAMILIAR IN former years az residents or visitors
Apropos to this we may mention some who may
have been seen upon our streets during the past
week. Mrs. Lydia Newton and daughters OF
Washington, ID. c. Mrs. Newton Is daughter OF
John Brdgman, Esq, and is now as for some
years past, employed in some one Of the govern
ment departments at Washington. Mrs. Ambrose
Tucker, daughter OF the late Samuel B. Norris, is
here visiting relatives and friends. Rev Clarence
Ward, son of DIR. A. NJ Ward was here over the
Sabbath and assisted our pastor in the church
services OF the day Mr. Ward has been con-
nected with the Vermont conference for some
years, but for some time past has been attending
the North Western University at Evanston, H.
Miss Phoebe H. Simpson and some friends of
Boston are sojourning at the hotel. Miss Simp-
son has spent several seasons here before Colonel
Aldace +. Walker and family Of Rutland were
here over the Sabbath. Colonel Walker IL one OF
the prominent young lawyers OF the state and
ranks with the abest in his profession, especially
as an advocate. II. S. Peck, Esq., and wife Of
Burlington are stopping for a time at d. W
Aiken's, the father Of Mrs. Peck Charles Ward
and family OF Poughkeepsie, N Y, are at his
fathers, DR.. A. NJ. Ward w II. II. Common and
family OF Burlington are in town visiting rea-
tives and friends. Adams Kellogg and H. S.
Peck visited the White Mountains on Friday last,
staying at the Summit House, Mt Washington,
over night No good views were obtained owing
to cloud distinctions. They returned Saturday.
William II. Coburn has sold the dwelling
house in this place now occupied by L. d. Dutton
to c. c. Collier