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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-04
Marshneld.

GREEN peas we're on your reporters table last
Sunday, July LIST. Who beats?
ELI EPSON has nearly completed grading
about lis new house which adds materially to
the appearance of the place.
THE Sunday-school of the Methodist Epsco-
pal church have just enlarged their library BE-
adding one hundred and twenty volumes Of
new books.
THE strawberry festival at the Universalist
church was very well attended. The strawber-
ries and cake were very good, as the band can
testify personally, for which they make their
best bow
COMMUNION at the Methodist Episcopal church
last Sunday afternoon, when Presiding Elder
| Spencer delivered one of his forcible and elo-
| quent sermons. Forty-eight joined In the sac
rament and one was baptized.
SILAs A. CARLTON has Jersey COW, "Big
| Spot" that three weeks after calving, in three
days gave one hundred and sixty pounds of
milk her feed being four quarts of meal and
four quarts of bran with common pasturage.
THE school on Depot hill, taught by Jennie
Fitzgerald, closed last week. Only ten schol-
ars during the term with average OF six and
one-half The scholars having no marks we're
Addie Woodcock and Claude Robinson: those
having no absent marks were Harry Woodland
and Frank Woodcock.
AFTER long and severe sickness, the widow
of the late Andrew English died yesterday in
this village. Mrs. English was a member of the
Baptist church and a most exemplary Christian,
She belonged to family of fifteen children,
seven of whom are now living, including Judge
G. Dwinell of this town. DIR. English was
town clerk OF Marshfield twenty-one years and
his son George has been elected several times
to the same position. The English family was
one of the first to settle in this town. The
funeral of Mrs. English will take place to-
morrow Thursday ~ ten A. NJ, at the Univer-
salist church.
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WARREN Elias Cardell and family from
Lowell are in town.
CHASE BUSH and wife from Bristol visited
town last week.
CHARLEY STEELE from Wisconsin is here,
visiting relatives and friends
MIR. AND MRS FOSTER MOORE are the happy
parents of a son, born last Wednesday.
FRANK L. TILLoTsoN left town Monday, June
25th, for Council Bluffs, Iowa. We wish him
success.
MR.. AND MRS. FED STANTON made us a
short visit last week as guests of Mrs. Laura
Cuthbert.
QUITE a large number from here attended
the dance in Harvey Waite's new barn last FRI
day night, and report good time.
MRS. D. c. NEwcoMB from Atchison, Kan,
and Lola Bixby of Poultney have been visiting
at G. B. Newcombs the past week.
D. II. STEELE, wife and daughter have re-
turned home after long visit to friends in
Barre, New Haven and Mddlebury.
SARGENT BANNIsTER of Randolph made his
friends here a short visit, and when he re-
turned took with him as his bride, Jennie Sar-
gent of this place
w. L. NICHOLS has returned home from
Richmond, where he has been learning telegra.
ply since last November. He is going to Will
liston for short time.
HORACE LYFoRD, Lysander Heath and
Charles Bragg went to Burlington last week tC
attend the commencement exercises of the
| University of Vermont.
REV. j. B. WHITNEY fell from wagon las
| Wednesday, and was taken up unconscious
| He soon recovered, but it was a narrow escape
| as he is aged and feeble.
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Peacham.-Henry c. Wheeler is building a
house.
SIX good horses were sold in town last week
Saturday.
VIM. V. McLAcHLIN had green peas the Goth
of June, grown in his garden.
FRANK BLANCHARD has gone TO Old Orchard
TO run meat cart at S45 month.
DR. BLANCHARD has returned from few
weeks vacation, much invigorated
The Fourth will be celebrated by straw
berry and ice cream festival held in the town
hall
AMONG the graduates at Dartmouth last
week were Nelson Whitehill and Edward Nc
Lachlin from this town.
MRS. LIZZIE STEVENS has gone to Old Orch
ard and is keeping boarding house. Fannie
| Harvey and Lizzie Barker accompany her In
| in the work.
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Randolph.-Mrs. L. M. Allen has returned
from her trip TO Boston.
M. ELLEN BARKER started for Illinois TO visit
friends, Tuesday.
THE village school taught by Jennie P. Fuller,
closed a successful term, Saturday.
THERE will be no service in the afternoon at
the Methodist church during the warm weather.
Z. ]. MoWAIN, whose leg was broken deco
ration day, was able to return to West Ran
dolph last week.
NED WAsHBURN, Julian Washburns son,
came from Batavia Saturday to spend his vaca-
ton with his grandfather
JOHN STEELE's party started for San Diego,
California, Tuesday. Carrie l.. Simmons and
Henry Jordan 60 with them.
MRS. DANIEL EATON went to Montpelier last
week to take care of her daughter, Mrs. Simeon
Dewey, who Is sick with fever.
As Luther j. Harrington drove into H. NJ
Haydens barn with a load of hay Wednesday
| the floor gave out and team and load went intC
the basement but fortunately neither team
or man was injured
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Stowe.

HOWARD THOMAS started westward recently.
last week.
REV. W. L. ANDERSON and Rev. D. Kiburn
exchanged pulpits last Sunday.
QUARTERLY meeting services will be held at
the Method church next Sunday. Rev. Mr.
johnson of Waterbury will preach.
MILES and Mcmahon were so successful in
their late auction at North Hydepark and
Eden that they started again early Monday
morning on the same business.
REV. r. w. SMITH, wife and daughter from
Williston, came to town Friday night and re-
manned over Sunday. Mr.. Smith preached in
the Methodist church Sunday evening at six
o'clock.
The great scarcity of farm laborers makes
1t nearly an impossibility to obtain help, even
at So per day, and nearly as hard to obtain
help indoors, even in sickness. Can some one
suggest remedy
REV MIR. BARNES preached his last sermon
to this people last Sunday morning. A man
having so strong temperance principles and
other fine qualities accordingly, can hardly be
spared from this town.
GENTLEMAN living on one of our hills
known somewhat for his generosity, on the
last of May, Toasted an entire school on sugar
waxed on snow, to the great enjoyment OF the
little ones. Sugar was also eaten in June,
WtAtu Ou Jub sdlllb suOWDdUh.
REV. MR.. BARNES held divine service at the
residence of the Misses Sallies Sunday evening
the Oath, by the request of bliss Ellen, she be
| ing deprived of church privileges by reason Of
| i'll health. Eva Salies returned from Burling
ton Monday, the Goth, to spend her vacation
with her sister.
WHAT has become of the conscience of thosS
who will make hay close by the roadside Sun
days while people are passing to and from
| church? 1t does seem rs though a person
! self-respect ought to prevent any such thing
| even if he is so deficient in moral integrity.
there is law in the land against such pro
ceedings, why can't it be enforced?
LAST Sunday was above all criticism. Out
| wardly and externally everything was all right
Nature was apparently pleased with itself
| Providence was presumably smiling unde
such conditions. Without greatieffort one ma,
be reverent and worshipiul. Four churches
| supplied with pastors of ability and mora
worth, stood ready with open doors to wei
come all who chose to enter. Result, total at
tendance, three hundred and twenty five
Where were the other fifteen hundred an
seventy-fve?
A VERY pleasant gathering was that whic
convened at the residence of George Burt o
| Wednesday, the 9th, in honor of his fifty
second birthday-a complete surprise to him
After several valuable presents were distrit
uted, parents, children, grandparents, CRANE
children, great uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters
nephews, nieces, sixteen persons, partook of
bounteous repast, the only thing to ma
their enjoyment being the absence of one SO
who is in Minnesota, and two sons -in-lav
Were such gatherings more frequent, the
would help to bridge over the rough spots
life and keep bright the love that should be
every family circle.
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n.oA ID

COrinth.-William Orr has removed to
Bradford.
July LIST was ushered in with a frost
L. PORTER has moved to the Banks place
VIM. M. EDWARDS is out, but uses crutches.
GOSPEL workers were at the Corner last
Sunday.
DANIEL MoULToN is making some repairs on
his buildings.
AN old man by the name of Itch was buried
from the poor farm July l.
HAVING will be commenced in good earnest
about the second week in July. Good help are
asking So per day.
POTATO bugs are not as plenty as in former
years. Paris green does not seem good diet
for them TO thrive upon.
JOHN PORTER, who graduated at st. Johns
bury this summer, after short visit home has
gone TO Middletown. Conn.
The schools at Cooksville and the Centre
have been discontinued on account of measles
There are no new cases reported.
REV. II. p. JAMES and wife will visit at Mid
dlebury for a few weeks No services are ex-
pected at the Congregational church during
their absence.
FRIENDS OF Deacon Robert Orr and wife from
New Hampshire are visiting them for few
days. Deacon Orr has 80 far regained his
health as to be able to attend church July /.
A PROMINENT man from Vershire recently on
a visit to Corinth was 80 filled with spirits that
| he camped out on his way home, We care moi
on his account, but think ID rather inhuman II
leave horse on his back in ditch all night.
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BrOOkfieId.-The farmers who have COM
menced haying report grass as very good.
E. FARwELL's hired help has departed, leav-
ing him alone again
MRS LEWIS HovEY Of Massachusetts is visit
ing her father, who is quite i'll.
]. c. LANPHIER has just returned from Bos-
ton, where he has been visiting relatives for
nearly two weeks.
ALvAN BIxBY of Boston, Mass, former
resident of this place. with his wife, is visiting
his father. Urbin Bixby
MRS. OTIS SMITH received a telegram on
Friday informing her of the sudden death of
her son, Henry Smith, at New Haven, Conn.
DR. S. S. ABBOTT formerly of this place,
now homeopathic physician in Morrisville,
has been in town visiting his parents the past
week.
FRANK MCWHoRTER, for some years a resi-
dent here, now associated with George p.
Hardy of West Randolph, has also been spend
ing several days in town, accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Scribner Of Charlestown, Mass.
BEv. WILLIAM GAY was called upon to off.
ciate at the funeral of Viola Webster at East
Roxbury last Saturday. Miss Webster has
been highly esteemed as teacher in this place
but her strength gave way under too grea,
mental pressure.
Ware reminded by the arrival of several Of
our young people from the various Institutions
of learning that the time of summer vacation,
has returned. Among the teachers are Sarah
Wheatley from Springfield and Katie Gran,
| from Claremont, n. H., both successful teachers
| in graded schools. Frank G. Wheatley is ast
| at home. We also see Mary Upham and Mar,
| and Ellen Crane of Iowa. from Mount Holyok,
seminary, Ethel Morse from Montpelier anC
several from the schools at Randolph
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Chelsea.

D. J. FOSTER of Burlington was in town this
week.
FIVE persons united with the Congregational
church Sunday.
THE primary school closed Friday with APP
propriate exercises.
EMMA LEWIS of Worcester Mass, is spend
ing the summer at IL. L. Bixby's.
GEORGE KDiBALL of Boston is spending
few days in town visiting his mother.
JOHN w. MOORE is home from Goddard SEM
mary, Barre, for his summer vacation.
WILLIAM F. DICKINSON and daughter of Au-
rora, ILL.,, are visiting b. f. Dickinson.
ADA HALL has returned home from West
field, Mass, where she has been teaching.
Mrs A. R. HOOP has gone to Lowell, Mass,
to spend the summer with her son'C. l. Hood.
HATTIE HINcKLEy and Mrs. Prescott of Bos-
ton, sisters of Hon. L. G. Hinckley are visiting
him.
MRS. FOSTER GROW has gone to st. Adams
to spend the summer with her brother Charles
Wyman
NORA HOBBS who has been attending the
normal school at Randolph, is stopping at Eliot
Densmore's
DIR. CARPENTER Of Burlington was here Fri
day to see Mrs. A. W. Whitney who is very
| low with consumption.
JOHN PARKS got severely hurt Thursday by
derrick falling on him at the cemetery where
he was at work on j. B. Bacon's tomb.
AS Mrs. Richard Kennedy and her son were
driving colt Sunday, 1t became frightened
and ran, tipping them over and severely hurting
Mrs. Kennedy.
| WILLIAM CARPENTER, who went West short
| time since is located at River Falls, Wis, as
| agent for the Dennet Harvesting Machine COM
pany of St. Paul, Mimi.
IRA HooD sold his horse to Oscar Kinnersor
| Of Boston. Geo. w. Reed sold his bay mare
for Sl45, and A. w. Whitney one of his horse,
for S175 to Jesse Smith of Rhode Island.
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Waitsield.-Rev. A. Ladd occupied the
desk of the Congregational church last Sunday
morning,
LUCIA JosLIN, one of our best teachers,
passed quietly away last Thursday-into the
arms of b. d. Bsbee for better or for worse.
The happy couple start with the best wishes OF
large circle Of friends.
THE many friends Of Mrs. j. c. Joslyn (form-
erly Abbie, daughter of Hon. j. H. Hastings)
will be glad to learn that she and Paul, who is
now bouncing six-year-old, arrived in town
last Saturday She intends to remain few
weeks visiting friends in this vicinity.
ABOUT seventy-fiye couples attended the
dedication of Harvey Waits new barn last Fri
day evening. All report spendid time, good
dancing on the planed barn floor, lots OF good
things to eat and a general good time. II q
certain young man had stayed away with his
rum bottle, it would have added to the enjoy
ment of the occasion.
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West Randolph.-Rev. w. F. Peters, who
resigned his position as pastor of the Christian
church last spring. is reported as dangerously
i'll in New York
MISS MARION STANDIsH is at home on visit
OWING to the shipment of stock Friday, for
the Fourth of July market, but very little was
bought here Monday.
HANNAH WOOD, the aged lady who died re-
Gently, wied $500 each to the Congregational
churches in this village and at Randolph Centre.
SAWYER & AMsDEN had several dollars
worth of cigars and fruit stolen from their
store Sunday night. The thieves obtained the
goods by breaking pane OF glass in the show
window on Merchants Row.
CITY people are arriving almost daily in
town. X, j. Kimball, Esq, and family arrived
at their summer residence Friday morning
Mrs. Raymond of New York Joined her daugh.
ter in Brookfield, Wednesday, where she will
spend the summer at their elegant residence
George Rowland, Esq and family, have gone
to Brookteld for the summer.
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East Montpelier.

Mrs. RHoDA ALEXANDER and her daughter
are stopping with friends here.
JENNIE BAILEY started for Massachusetts
Monday, in quest Of health at the sea shore.
THE ladies of the Universaist society re-
allied about S47 from the strawberry festival
Thursday evening.
H. H. TEMPLEToN made two hundred thirty
five pounds of butter from four cows and two
heifers during the month Of June.
Miss l. G. ORMsBEE spent commencement
week at Barre. Mrs. A. d. Arms returned
Friday from visiting relatives in the northern
part of the state.
EUGENE HATHAWAY, who purchased the
Freeman West farm in company with Frank
Parker, has sold out his share to bis partner
for 5000, and expects TO move next week.
THE friends of the Boston Country Week as
ISOLATION are soliciting entertainment for the
children who are expected to arrive the 21st
inst. 1t is noble charity, and he who is above
all has said, " lnasmuch as ye have done it
unto one of the least of these, We have done 1t
unto me-"
HORACE VINCENT is seriously i'll we are told,
and Herbert Paine is also on the sick list.
| John Clough, former resident came last week
to fill an engagement for the haying season on
the farm of Mr.. Dillon in the west part of the
| town, but was taken i'll and returned to his
home in Barre Monday morning
A VERY successful term OF school taught by
Miss Z. J. Wheeler at the Center closed Friday.
Lottie Woodward, Stella Woodward, Eva
Ormsbee and Lucy Steward had no absent moi
tardy marks. Belle Hersey, Myrtle Cove and
Inez Dingwall were not tardy, and absent but
one day or less. Inez Dingwall was neither alb
sent nor tardy during the two preceding terms
THE new road decided upon last week Tues
day was more fully laid out Saturday. Last
week by some unaccountabe twist of pen oil
type we were made to say IL was to strike tn,
North Montpelier road near George Sibley's
when we should have said in the vicinity o.
Fred Sibley's. AS some of the parties inter
ested contribute in part both land and labor
the expense to the town will be compare
lively light
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Paul has gone to Man.
chester, n. Ii.
THE next meeting of Whitney post is to be
held July %.
WILLIAM B. MARsToN and daughter of Al
bion, X. l., are visiting here.
j. w. SMITH is the first to report a good
meal of peas from this years vines.
IT is said that four-fifths of the citizens Of
South Royalton were natives of this town.
Mrs. BELLE LYNCH and son of Boston, are
stopping with her father A. B. Stiles, Esq.
RoLLA MoXLEY is quite i'll and is supposed
to have been poisoned by drinking cider drawn
through lead.
THE members of Whitney post have received
an invitation to join the veterans of Royalton
for drill the Fourth.
CLARA HOWE and her sister, Mrs William
Hayes of Worcester, Mass, came here to attend
the funeral of their mother, Mrs. Diamond
last week.
still the past week on account Of a broken gear
that had to be replaced by one ordered from
Turner's Falls, Mass.
J. & g. a. MUDGETT are receiving large or
ders for their tedders by mail and telegraph
every day, and they expect to more than
double the sales of any previous year.
A LARGE party of friends and neighbori
| gathered at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. viii
| liam s. Foster last Saturday evening. to aiC
them in celebrating their golden wedding.
A TRUNK telephone line running through thi
| place to Chelsea, Montpelier and beyond, il
talked of. The line to Strafford was PARTIAL,
staked out last Thursday and the poles arr
now being cut
Posi- WHITNEY, No. 81, Grand Army of tn
Republic II. r. Hayward, commander, respect
fnlly tender their thanks to Revs. E. f. Her
rick James Spnney and X. L. D. Preston an,
to the ladies who so beautifully decorated tn
Congregational church decoration day.
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North ThetfOrd.-The place is we'll filled
now with summer boarders, the brick hotel
doing a thriving business.
THIS Sunday-school will attend the picnic at
Post Mills; not as whole, but in part
W. f. EARLE left for the Profile house. Fran
COMA notch, last Friday, where he will serve as
waiter the coming season.
E. Fl. AND FRANK HOWE left on Monday for
the West, the former for visit to Kansas and
the latter to stay the coming year in Colorado
and California.
MRS T. C. Able of Springfield, Mass, for
merly Lizzie Hosford, one of our summer
friends, presented her husband with nice
little daughter last Tuesday.
THE river drivers have been hard at work
here and at East Thetford getting the logs
away from the bridges, the river being jammed
full for a quarter of mile above them.
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MISUNDERSTANDING Way has returned hom'
frn1h snh.,ol Rnr I'M

Hardwick.-Henry Way has returned home
from school at Burlington.
GEORGE w. BRIDGMAN, Esq., of Barton, has
been in town recently, visiting his parents and
friends.
Mrs. CHARLES W. Goss is afflicted with a
cancer and intends visiting Rome, N. Y, for
treatment.
A NEW roof Of tin has been put upon the
main hotel building. Rich our village tin
smith, and o. NJ Eaton of Waitsfield did
the work.
THE entirely favorable weather for growing
vegetation has fully assured heavy grass crop
and some pieces on most farms are now ready
for the scyIhe.
REV. ADDISON DROWN has purchased Mrs
Nichols house, half mile below the village on
the Wolcott road. Mrs. Nichols has gone tc
Lowell, Mass, to reside with some of hel
children.
ASA j. KITTRIDGE has been improving the
outside of his residence with a new coat o.
paint. Guess his business is prosperous, sell
| ing the products of the Morrisville bakery il
this and adjoining towns.
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Waterbury Center.-Nosh Robinson con-
tinues very low. He is gradually failing, with
no hope of ultimate recovery.
THE worms are damaging the herds grass.
In some fields nearly one-half the heads have
turned white.
o. w. STEARNs has sold his fine bay mare to
G. f. Moody for $500. Frank N. Smith has
bought one OF o. W. Davis pair of black colts
for $3.50.
Work upon the seminary boarding house
commenced last Monday, s. A. Andrews OF
Richmond having charge, and having six men
already on the job.
MRS. LOUISA CLARK has sold her place Ia
Daniel Hopkins for about twenty-one hundred
dollars. Mrs Clark and her father, Reuben
Pike, are to occupy the house until fail.
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Orange.-Miss Maria KimbalPs symptoms
are reported to be more favorable.

Orange.-Miss Maria Kimbalps symptoms
are reported to be more favorable.
PLUMMER WIGGINs of West Corinth WAS a
guest at Milo Towner's last week.
THE hay crop Is pronounced very good by
those who have commenced harvesting it.
FIELD strawberries are very plenty and un.
usually large Fruit OF all kinds promises well
In this vicinity.
FLORENCE HOWARD, who has been out Of
school week on account Of sickness, will re-
sumo her work again Monday
PROFESSOR CHARLES CURTIS sod wife (net
Hattie Lord) are here In town for the summer
Their many friends will be pleased to learn Of
"Charlie's" success as a teacher, and that al
present he Is principal Of a fourishing school al
Odell, H., where a ten thousand dollar schoo
building Is in process Of erection, designed tC
be ready for use on their return in the fall.
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ElmOre.--Haying has commenced in good
earnest, with fair prospects of u good crop.
HENRY HARRIS is convalescent
Mrs. CHARLES PARKER has so far improved
as to be able to ride out
HATTIE WHITCoMB has returned to her duties,
after two weeks vacation.
NAT PARKER has returned to Montgomery
after a few days sojourn with his parents
HENRY RUssELL with his family, have taken
possession of the old farm to remain until after
harvesting.
MATTE JONES has collection of over three
hundred pieces of candies, there being no two
pieces alike, many Of them being in her pos
session twelve years.
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FaystOn.-Horses are scarce and dear In
this town. Six or seven farmers have gone to
Canada in search Of cheap horses
THE school In district No. g. Ida NJ. Thomp-
son, teacher, closed successful term on FRI
day OF last week. There were twenty-four
names Of scholars, and only nine tardy marks
on the register. The names of those having
neither absent nor tardy marks are Kate Me-
huron, Minnie MAXWELL Clida Loveland and
Josie N. Kew Those having no tardy marks
are Julia Belts, Mary Belts, Henry Belts,
Johnnie Hickory, Lottie Hickory, Mary Hick-
DRY, Minnie Loyeland, Burton Loveland, Lizzie
Maxwell, Charlie Maxwell, Hattie Mehuron,
Anna Mehuron. Johnnie Martin and James
Maxwell were absent only once