Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-14
JRNAL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH ii, 1883



Town meeting brought out a good attendance
oil the voters, as spirited contest on several
points was anticipated. Ballots were had for
first and second selectman, overseer, first lister
and superintendent. II was voted to leave the
question OF new cemetery or an enlargement OF
the old with the selectmen; to pay II. l. Bixby
the sum voted him at the special meeting last
iall Tor repairing the town clock, which the audi
tors had refused to allow; to exempt from taxa
ton Tor ten years any manufacturing establish
ment which may be erected on the site OF the
upper grist mill The first Of n series OF so
cables wae given by the Congregational ladies at
W !. Hoods last Thursday evening. Arthur
v. Goss IL home on a short vacation. .. Emma
Dickinson has returned home from her long So
journ at the west q. Mrs. Harriet b. Paul's es-
tate has passed through the probate court, and
VIII paw about sixty-fve cents on the dollar. 90.
Mrs. Burnam Martin adveitises her place for
sale 80. There was a good attendance at the
promenade and oyster supper last Friday even
ing. 1t will be remembered that q. w Cleave-
land was defeated In a suit brought against him
BY Joseph Ellis Mt the Windsor county court last
fall The supreme court has just set aside the
verdict and ordered q new trial. e. Matte Cor
win has been obliged to give up work. and has
gone TO Tunbrdge to be cared for by an aunt,
Mrs N. H. Austin e. Arthur Morey, a boy OF
ten years, met with serious accident on Thurs
day OF last week In some way he fell upon-a
sharp stick which he had In his hand and II en-
tered his thigh to the depth Of about six inches
and broke on requiring, surgical operation to
remove It, Reuben Clough removes this week
to the house on the Vershire road which Levi Ord
way vacates We are glad TO learn that the new
overseer has engaged Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus
Young to take charge Of the town farm for an
other year. The ladies' OF the Temperance
Union will give tea party on Friday evening at
j. A. r. Corwin's. All are invited. e. w. M. Ord
way has been In town for a few days. Dan Clark
has taken TO himself wife. The bank d.
rectors have elected John l.. Bacon cashier. John
Y. Clark removes ~ st Juhnsbury this week ..
During the furious snow storm on Saturday, the
house OF g. w. cleveland was discovered to be
on fire, and in n short time the house and the
large stable adjoining were consumed. Most Of
the furniture was saved The loss must be In
the neighbnrhood of $500, partly covered by
insurance. The fire seems to have caught from a
defective CHIMNEY in a chamber in the l. OF the
house. 1t is reported that Stephen J. Darling
has bought The Locke farm. now occupied by j
d. Medcalf. The g. ID. Bacon place WAS not
sold at the auction last Saturday. The land near
the Washington line was bought by William
Bacon OF South Washington. The fifteen
weeks school in District No. / in Chelsea, taught
by Eusebia NJ. Simobds, closed last Friday The
scholars having no absent marks were Harrison
Folsom, George + Folsom, George Dtnsmore,
May Morlty and Frank Morley. The scholars
united In having otial gathering and candy
party at Charles Cross' In the tveniI z, and had a
very pleasant gathering, which will long be re-
men bered by teacher and scholars.