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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-12
West Randolph.

ALBERT CHANDELIERS family returned to
their home In Brooklyn Tuesday.
MEAD & KIMBALL sold a Red Polled heifer
calf recently for 5000. II is to be sent by ex-
press to Minnesota.
THE new postal notes are likely to become
very popular here. Thirty-eight were issued
by Postmaster Hutchinson for the first week.
SHERIFF PARISH sold the COW mortgaged
from J. V. Newton to Elliott Cushman, by pub
lie auction In depot square, Monday morning.
N. NJ. DRAPER Is driving four-y ear-old
gray gelding that calls forth the admiration Of
all. BLOOD will tell,' and he seeks that kind.
MRS. SARAH PARISH died at the residence Of
William Mann, Friday. Her funeral took place
at three p. M Sunday, Rev. w. F. Peters off,
ciating
MoULToN BROTHERS sent twenty head of Jer-
seys from the Green Mountain stock farm to
Burlington Saturday to be in readiness for the
state fair.
REV. w. F. PETERS, formerly pastor of the
Christian church, supplies that pulpit during
the absence of the pastor, Rev. r. o. Allen,
who Is spending his vacation, accompanied by
his family, at Stanfordville. N. Y.
I FRANK GRIswoLD has just sold his mare,
Maggie, formerly owned by S. Bass, for $500,
and also the fine black team owned by G. L.
Stearns for 81, 200 Mr.. Grswold has handled
some very fine specimens this season. Out Of
the many he has sold, ten Of them have brought
"a, 972 30.
ROBERT ]. KNBALL has, during the past
season, erected on Kimball Hill large and
commodious barn that is pronounced by all to
be model. 1t is soon to be filed with fine
Jerseys and Red Poled catte-twenty of the
latter are in quarantine and will be brought
here about the first Of October.
WILLIAM S. Woop has sold his farm to FL.
bridge Gerry, formerly of the Herald 6 Netcs
I force, for $1,000 Mr.. Gerry has during the
| past year made trip to the Pacific coast, Wis
| iting all the great farming lands so much
| boosted of, and is now content to carry on the
| agricultural business in New England. lie
has also bought the place formerly known al
the DIR. Smith place.
EDITOR TBAYERs residence on Highland
| avenue Is progressing. ...DuBolS Gay
| block is being reprinted, -. r. j. KimDall and
family returned to their home in New Yorl
| Tuesday. They will be missed in town anC
| many will look forward To their return.
Mrs d. G. Griswold, who has been spending
some time here, returned to Boston Monday.
| Maria Beedle went to her home Monday.
Moses O'Connell, baggagemaster at st. Johns
bury, has been making his mother and friend
a weeks visit. He returned to his bushes
Monday. E. DIR. Hanks. who has been in Yer
mont for summer vacation, returned to New
| York Monday. Emma Smith started TO
Wellesley college Monday. Eugene Holman
is making preparations to put up house Oh
the corner of Church and Railroad streets.
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Danville.-Rev. Mr.. Stebbins of SPRING
field, Mass, preached at the Congregational
church last Sunday.
J. S. PORTER of this town celebrated his
seventy-fourth birthday by putting up seventy
five stocks of wheat.
REV. Mr. DARLING and family are going to
Keene, N. H., this week to visit his father -.
q. +. Stone of this village has gone to the state
fair with the Utton Brothers of Morrisvilie to
help take care OF their trotters. go +. Havi-
land, and Byron and Rush Cole go to the state
fair this week with some horses. George
Stocker and family have been visiting at John
Gray's in Easton, n. H., during the past week.
80. Dole Brothers had a carload of meal and
corn come last week which they are selling
cheap. Joseph went to Boston and New York
last week to purchase his fall and winter stock
of clothing
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MOrrisville.-The Congregationalists are
contemplating painting their church this fall,
THE Woman's Christian Temperance Union
met at Mrs. II. II. Morgan's on Monday
evening.
REV. M. ?. BELL gave very interesting adj
dress at the union temperance meeting at the
Methodist chapel on Sunday evening, and
others spoke also.
MRS TRACY CUTLER, in behalf Of the wo-
mems Suffrage association OF New England,
delivers a lecture upon Equal Rights at the
town hall this "wednesday evening.
H. f. HoLBRooK goes to Lewis college,
Mortified, this fall. e. s. Robinson has
made several improvements in his hair.dress-
ing establishment. -. The Uttons are in Bur-
lingion with several trotting horses this week.
The students Of the academy hold their
first lyceum Friday evening of this week.
Worthwhile cornet band are thinking of rur-
| chasing new uniforma
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Orange.-Rev. MIR. Livermore of Boston
will preach at the Union church in this place
next Sunday at one clock.
MIR. AND MRS. NELSON CILLEY were sur
prised last Saturday evening by large party
of friends, the occasion being the thirtieth an
niversary of their marriage. The evening
passed pleasantly and at a late hour the com
pany dispersed leaving many tokens of their
love and respect tor the worthy pair, and wish
ing them happiness and prosperity in the
down hill journey of life.
CHARLES CUMMINGS wife of Cutler Corner re-
Gently gave birth To a child and few DAYS
alter was taken insane. Her insanity seems TO
be peculiarly distressing in its nature as it
requires the combined efforts of three or four
persons to restrain her. The desire uppermost
III her mind being to seize and bite all who
come near her, Mark Peabody, one of the at.
PENDANTS, was bitten so severely by her that
one finger will have to be amputated or it is
feared the bite will prove fatal
SARAH HUsE and Carrie Waterman are home
from the W hite Mountains. :. Stella Davis has
returned to Berlin, where she is engaged &c
teach fall term OF school,. :. George Cowdry
and wife of South Royalton have been visiting
the family of Frank Curtis. Nora Hobb,
has gone to Randolph TO engage in teaching.
MIR. and Mrs. Newell Waterman returned Fri
day from Plainview. Mimi, where they hay,
been visiting children and other relations.
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Strafford.-The selectmen have called for
town meeting to be held at one o'clock p NJ,
on Saturday, the 22d inst, to see il the town
will accept, on the proposed conditions, the
beautiful library building now completed, as a
gift from Senator Morrill,.
THE recent improvements made by B. II.
Smith, ESQ, have made our cosy village still
more pleasant, and added much to the pros
pect from his own dwelling The unsighty
Harris barn and sheds have been removed and
farther back from the street tasty and COM
modious barn has been erected with cupola
and vane, very convenient arrangements in
side, the outside neatly painted and blinded
SARAH r. CUMMINGS and Lucia A. Chandler
return to Mt. Holyoke seminary this week.
Congressman Tyler and wife have been spend
ing some days in town, guests of Senator Nor
rill. Sunday they attended service at the Con-
gregational church I'D. S. Blanchard has
sold the Albert Brown place in the "city -
neighborhood to w. ii. Nichols of Vershire
giving possession the last of this month.
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Braintree.-Rev. S. L. Vincent administered
the rite of baptism to the following named per-
sons last Sunday: Mrs. w. A. Hutchinson,
Mabel Flint, Lillian Boyce and Mary French,
all formally uniting with the church. Mrs
w. d. Boyce Joined by letter.
The following named persons are visiting in
town: Mrs. Byron Brown of Wiliston with her
father Newell Coburn; Mrs. Richards of Gil
manton, Wisconsin, the guest OF r. j. Flint;
Mrs. Diana Hutchinson, who is visiting friends
in Brookfield and Roxbury.
JOSHUA b. FORD is very i'll, being confined
to his bed nearly all of the time Mrs. Min
ME L. Ford played the organ at the Cougrega-
tional church last Sunday. Mrs. Eusebia
Simonds is teaching school In Roxbury..
School commenced in the Snowsville district
last week. with Belle Thayer as teacher. G.
II. Mann has built an addition to his barn.
Eugene Mann has been making extensive re-
pairs on his house and barn. Netie White
is teaching school in the Peth district. . Ed
Latham, who has been very sick for long
time at his brother-in-law's, Leonard Fishers
is some better.
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Bradford.-C. M. Chase, magician gave an

BradfOrd.-C. NJ Chase, magician, gave an
exhibition at village hall Monday night.
THE stockholders Of the Passumpsic railroad
went to Newport Wednesday to fix the COM
pany for another years business.
A RECEPTION complimentary to Governor
Barstow was held at Hon. w. H. Gilmore's in
Fairlee, Wednesday evening last, which was
attended by quite number Of the Bradford
people.
JOHN BLOOD is very low with typhoid fever.
-. John Sauter has been sick with rheumatic
fever at the Trotter house for two weeks. His
mother from Barre has been with him for a
week past. Charlie Davis was laid by for a
few days last week, but can now be seen be-
hind the counter at Days Colonel A. NJ
Dickey attended the New England fair last
week. Z. Charles IL. Peters has closed up his
affairs here and gone to Chicago. Fay S.
Sargent from Nashua, n. H., is in town with
his bicycle. He is the best rider who has
visited us this season. DR.. w. L. Paine and
lady of Union Village spent Sunday here.
Hon. Charles Thatcher visited at Ex-Governor
Farnham's last week. -. Noah Granger, Esq
of Randolph was In town last week.
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Stowe.-Rev. David Kilburn has returned
from Old Orchard Beach camp-meeting.
Mrs. Tracy Cutler speaks at the town hall
this week Thursday evening on Equal
Rights"
THE frost last week Monday night did con-
siderable damage in town to corn and other
farm products.
MRS. SIMMONS has returned from taking care
of her daughter Mary, and Mira has gone to
stay with her a while.
G. w. CULVER is putting on an addition to
his building, to be used for dwelling also a
cellar under the store.
EUGENE SEAvER is building a shop opposite
the Lower Village school-house, for the manu-
facture of broom handles
MRS STocKwELL went to her home in St.
Adams last week in company with sons
wife. She bore the journey WELL
J. G. PORTER, Mrs. Ada Thomas and Mrs
Flora Cushman, with the ladies' two children
started for Minneapolis last Tuesday.
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North RandoIph,-C. Huntington

North RandOlph.-C. Huntington is gain
ing slowly. Dan Parker is at G. Parker's,
having finished work at Jehiel Dickerman's 8,
80. Milton Camp and wife of Hanover, n H.,
are visiting the Camps here. .Asael Durkee
is building large hennery. e. Ed Lowell re-
Gently caught trout under Camps mill-dam,
which weighed one and one-half pounds. :.
Mrs. Stores Flint had slight shock of paraly-
sis while at the funeral of NJ. c. Allen child.
Mrs. Timothy Flanery and son, who have
been stopping at Michael Flanery's few
weeks, have gone away. Carlos Allen has
found one swarm of bees, and is on the track
of several more. s. Allen has put down an
aqueduct and has now good running water al
his buildings. Joseph and John Stanley have
both got the California fever bad, so they say
and wish they could sell out. :. Considerable
repairing is being done on the bridges on the
brook road to West Randolph. .. Eli Camp and
wife attended the New England fair at Man
chester, n. II. From thence they make fly
ing visit 10 the fair in Boston.
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Warren.-The school in district No. COM
menced Monday, with Julia Grain as teacher.
The schoolhouse has been thoroughly repaired
and painted and the ground graded.
MR.. AND MRS. CURTIN are stopping in town
at present. Judge Riford has been visiting
friends over the Lake. -. .Stillman Allen has
gone West for a brief sojourn. -. Mrs George
Williams from Danvers, Mass, is visiting
friends in town.. Mr.. and Mrs. James FL
bridge have spent the past week in St. Johns
bury. Mrs. Ann Nichols is visiting her old
neighbors and friends in town. Philandel
Riiord and William p. Harmon have greatly
improved the looks of their houses by painting
etc. 49,. George Putnam from Gardner, Mass.
who has spent the past few weeks in town, re
turned home last week. Samuel Austin ha
left town; destination not reported.
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Sharon.-The frosts last week did consider

SharOn.-The frosts last week did consider
able damage to corn and other crops.
THE dry weather still continues
A. B. PRESTON has horse over thrty-one
years old without blemish, as sound as ever
he was, that is on the team every day drawing
logs and lumber. Where is the next one?
Mrs. IRA. BUTTON is no better E. Oren Day,
who has been suffering long time from can
Ger, is not expected to live but short time -. :.
MIR. Wilson's boy is failing. The remains of
Frank Hart were brought from Quechee last
Saturday for burial. -, Rev. II. c. Robbins, C..
f. Jones and E. f. Ferguson attended the Bap-
list association at Groton last week. Mrs
Russell of Chelsea was in town last week heal
ing the sick by her magnetic powers. :. Jennie
Sherwin, who has been visiting in Woodstock
for few weeks, has come home. . Henry
Clark's family have moved into their new
house
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North Tunbridge.-The was no service
at the Baptist church last Sunday, on account
of the pastor being at the yearly meeting.
THE Baptists propose to hold praise meetings
each Sunday evening, commencing next Sun
day. All singers are invited.
THE Tunbridge hotel will be opened this
week with new landlord, Mr.. Woodward
from Woodstock, who will take possession and
be prepared for business.
REV. G. S. GUERNSEY preached to good
audience last Sunday at the Universalisl
church. Moses Eastman has purchased a
house in this village and will soon move in.
Those persons that have been very sick, as has
been reported in previous issues, are much
better and hopes are entertained that they may
recover. =. Quite hard frosts in this vicinity
49,. The village school began last Monday
Lottie Godfrey, teacher.
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South ROyaltOn.-Dr. Manchester, an old
citizen and respected by all of his large ac-
qusintance, died Friday night of dropsy. His
funeral WAS attended by large number Of
friends on Sunday.
MIR. KENwoRTHY of Tunbridge was thrown
from his wagon and one rib broken. He was
also bruised badly, but is doing well.
D. c. JONES, M. j. Sargent and G. H. Wood
ard have been appointed marshals at the
Windsor county fair at Woodstock. NJ. s..
Adams has his new dam completed and is run
ming his mills on full time. Earnie, son OF
j. II. Hewett, who has been sick with fever, is
reported better. The cold snap finds our
city cousins departing for their homes Who
can blame them?. The base ball club played
the Barnard boys and was beaten by one score.
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Washingtou.-But little damage has been

WashingtOu.-Bu little damage has been
done in town by the frost of the past week.
GENERAL STEPHEN THOMAS, Mrs. Newcomb,
Ira Calef and Lucy Calef intend making the
trip to the Shenandoah valley, starting on Sat-
urday and remaining ten days.
DIR. CHARLES NEwooMB, our only help in
time OF sickness has been laid up with q
slight attack of lung fever the past week, but,
we are glad to say, is now convalescent. DR..
Charley Chandler of Montpelier was in town
Tuesday in attendance upon the patients of
DIR. Newcomb
CHARLEY Brown Is expected home from
Providence on visit this week. II is rumored
that Rhode Island " clam bake" will be in
augurated here during his stay Mrs. Alden
Calef and little son from Boston, are on visit
to Mrs. Martha Calef. Lester Tillotson and
wife have taken trip to New Hampshire and
the northern part OF the state for few weeks
stay. Mr.. and Mrs. p. 0. Huntington re-
turned from weeks visit at Manchester, N
H., Saturday night.
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PALMER PAINE, a moder at the scale works
foundry in ST. Johnsbury, was the victim of q
tty Of molten iron being overturned into his
boot. The entire foot and ankle were shock
ingly burned, and nothing whatever was left OF
the stocking except a narrow rim of the top.
IL was thought at first that it might be neces-
sary to amputate all the toes on the foot, but IL
is now thought they can be saved.
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Newbury.-Rev. Mr.. Smith preached at the
Congregational church last Sunday.
ALL kinds of vegetation have suffered severe
ly from the recent frosts.
THERE is quite a revival interest in the
Methodist church at the present time.
THE Connecticut river is very low at the pres
ent time, owing to the recent severe drought
THos HIBBARD went to New York last week
to remain until cold weather. w. f. English
returned home from Dakota last Saturday. s.
l., Swasey is digging well near his house this
week. Grace Rowland returned home from
Bradford last week and is now attending
school at the seminary. -. Frances f. Mitchell
turned from Campton, N. H., recently and will
take char of the classes in drawing and
painting at the seminary. Alice Stebbins has
gone to Wbitefeld, N. H., as assistant in a
select school, instead of to Oneida, N. Y, at
reported few weeks ago. >. DR.. Shepard
the cancer doctor, is still boarding at the Saw
yer house. He is in quite feeble health. :. Lau
ra Keith has returned from Providence, X. l.
where she has been spending the summer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-12

ISAIAH LANYA, the alleged incendary of the
Mary Fletcher Hospital buildings, had hear
ing at Burlington the 9th, the result of which
was that he was held In 81, 900 for trial at the
county court. In default of bail he was COM
mitted to Jail. 1t appears that Lanya had
made threats of burning the hospital; that the
night before the fire he slept in one of the out
buildings with companion now in jsil) but
arose very early in the morning, and, presum-
ably, set the fire.
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Richmond.-E. T. Judson still continues
about the same At a consultation of doctors
last week, they concluded to open an abscess
that had formed in his groin
FRosTs nipped the corn-felds and melon
patches Sunday night, and farmers are busy
cutting the corn to save the fodder.
Two young men from Oberlin college camped
here over Sunday ON their way from Oberlin to
Portland. They took a wide circuit, visiting
Washington, Philadelphia, New York and
other places in their roule. They started with
two dollars, making their vacation source OF
pleasure and profit, selling ironing-boards to
pay expenses, and sleeping in small tent
nights, yet visiting many places of interest to
the student.
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BYRON FARNHAM of Middlebury has caused
the arrest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Randall of
Cornwall on the charge that they secreted
some of his household goods in their house at
the instance Of his wife, at the time she left
him few weeks ago. o. A. Field of Cornwall
was also arrested, the charge against him
being that he helped Mrs. Farnhamsto get
away with the goods Each of the parties were
put under 1850 bonds to appear at the Deem
Der term or court
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ElmOre-A heavy frost, in some parts of
the town, last Monday night
THE heavy rain of Saturday night prevented
the long anticipated corn roast, at Noah Halls.
Two hundred invitations, were given out
MRS. II, NJ, CUTLER and Mrs Charles AID
rich Of Mortified, were the guests OF Mrs. q.
l.. Jones last week. n. Camp has finished
gathering his apples, thereby giving the neigh
bors rest. Herman Jones has finished
work, for his uncle, and returned home.
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Gaysville.--The village school commenced
last Monday. Addie Smith teaches the pri-
mary and Charlotte Tarbell the higher de-
partment.
ALoNzo c. PACKARD, occupant of the farm
ON stony Brook owned by F. " Hassam, has
raised pumpkin that measures four feet and
eleven inches in circumference.
CoRTEz DwYER from Boston is visiting rela-
tives and friends in town. o. G. Poland the
Methodist preacher here last year, is visiting
his old parishioners In this village. Geo. T..
in Boston Saturday.
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COrinth.-Last Thursday Joseph Wetherby
tried to shuttle off this mortal coil with q dose
of Paris green. Jonathan Robbie, very
aged man, is quite feeble. ...F. p. Eaton and
wife, G. n. Winchester and wife and others,
went to Waterbury Center last week to attend
the Baptist yearly meeting. :, Hiram Thur
Der is making extensive repairs on his dwell
ing-house.. Hon. G. V. Dearborn from
Nashua is visiting friends here. Kate and
Ben Scribner and George Morris have gone to
Randolph to school.
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West Topsham.-Everett e. Wallace and

West TOpsham.-Everett Il. Wallace and
lady are visiting friends in town.
THERE was no meeting last Sunday as Elder
Land was attending the yearly meeting.
JONATHAN PAGE dropped dead in his field last
Saturday, it is supposed from heart disease.
HENRY, son of George Tillotson came near
losing his life last Friday. He went into the
woods with his gun hunting, and, seeing a
squirrel, fred at 1t, when the gun burst at the
breech throwing the charge toward him and
decorating his left arm considerably, but not
seriously
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A. T. BALDWIN & Co. of Wells River, whole
sale dealers in boots, shoes and shoe findings,
for several years past, have closed out their
business and sent all their stock to Boston.
The large store is now converted into harness
shop and they are engaged in manufacturing
large order for harnesses from Potter OF
Groton, VINO recently bought out Baldwin's
lumber business.
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THE Eighth Vermont regiment held its
seventh reunion at St. Johnsbury Thursday
night, with one hundred veterans present
These officers were reelected President, Gen.
eral Stephen Thomas; vice-presdents, Moses
Mcfarland and p. J. Noyes; secretary, C. NJ.
Perrin; executive committee, w. II. Gilmore,
L. M. Hutchinson and w. Ii. Ssby. General
Thomas was presented with handsome cane.
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MIR. SHERIDAN GIBBS aged about thirty
years, and unmarried, committed suicide by
hanging, the 4th at his residence in Pittsfeld.
He went out from dinner in his usual health,
as supposed to his work in the field. Nothing
was seen of him again until he was found
hanging in an outbuilding between four and
five o'clock in the afternoon. No cause is as
signed for the deed.
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Waitsfield.-Therew was no preaching at the
Methodist church last Sunday, as the pastor,
Rev. c. P. Taplin, is away on a short vacation.
CLEMMIE, son OF d. o. Joslin, who was Sc
vepey narea iapg ifo cnepry Tree
state of mind.
The copartnership heretofore existing be-
tween Eaton Brothers has been dissolved.
Melville goes to Hydepark, and Orville will
continue in the hardware business in this
place.
NEXT week will be fair week and great
turnout is expected. This will be farmers
holiday and it is hoped all will avail themselves
of the privilege of showing and seeing the
good things which farmers and mechanics can
do and raise. Some fast trotting is expected
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THE total amount of duties collected at the
port of St. Adams in August was 81, $50 "a ;
value of dutiable goods entered, $50, 1853 80;
value of free goods entered, $3l 594. among
the entries was one item of 1862, 1872 eggs.
valued at SIS, 1865 Value of goods forwarded
in bond was SAL, 745; duties on same to he
paid at destination, $50, 4S2 90.