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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-09-22

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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-09-22

CANADIAN BAzAAR.-Mr. John
Osborne, Musical Bazaar, Toronto,
Canada, writes that his wife was
cured OF rheumatism by the great
pain'bani,her, st. Jacobs Oil; that
he has found itan inv aluablc remedy
for many ailments.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-27

WashingtOn.-MRs JOHN STOKES and
Mrs George of Wisconsin arrived Friday
morning.
ELIZA BRENNoN returned from three
weeks vacation last week.
MIR. AND MRS. l.. D. TILLoTsoN intend In
take trip to the north part of the state.
L. F. Brown and wife have been visiting
friends in Elmore and Calais the past week.
The young people are preparing to celebrate
the Fourth by having picnic or some kind of
parade, with fireworks in the evening
MARY BENEDICT has been i'll with diphtheritic
sore throat, but has 30 far recovered as to be
able to go to her mothers in Williamstown,
GENEVA CALEF and Florence Pearce are at
tending commencement at Goddard seminary.
Geneva as one of the alumn@ and Florence to
take part in in the exercises OF the junior class.
In looking over some books of the late Hon
Carlos Carpenter of Barre, there was found a
copy of the Ulster county Gazette printed jan
uary 4, 1900. The paper WAS dressed in
mourning and contained an account of the
ceremonies at the time when General Wash
ington remains were placed in the tomb at
Mount Vernon. The name A. 6. Brush, M D..
Fairfax, VI. was printed on the margin of the
paper In Hemenway's Gazetteer we find a
sketch OF the life of Josiah Brush, written by
A. u. Brush, MD, OF Fairfax, which NAV be
the man whose name is on the paper.
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Barre.

MIR. +. A. DUNHAM of South Barre has put
telephone into his place OF business
THE lecture service at 1880, p. NJ, az the
Methodist church will be discontinued through
July and August.
ARCHIE +. PERKINS of Waits River, instead
OF j. ~ Perrin Of Berlin took tho first prize In
Barre academy prize speaking.
GEORGE BRALEY and Frank Wilson are
again at home from college, having been at
College Hill, Mass, the past year.
QUITE delegation from this place went N
Burlington Tuesday to attend the ceremonies
connected with laying the cornerstone OF the
university.
THERE will be meeting OF the ladies Of the
Methodist church on Thursday afternoon nj
two O'Clock, to devise ways and means TO pro-
cure new carpet for the church.
w. D: HOOKER and family went to Amherst,
Mass, Monday to attend commencement exer.
cses. Mr. Hooker's son. George e., finishes
his college conrse there this week.
THE seminary commencement concert Mon
day evening was good, but for some reason.
was not as well patronized as the orchestra has
been, the hall being only partially filed
THE Universalist church was filled to the OK.
tent oil more than its seating capacity Sunday
afternoon, to listen to the graduating sermon
by President Capen of Tufts college, which was
a sound, practical discourse, from John vi 4: %,
FRANK BENJAMIN, who has been at work for
D. u. Morrison for year or two past expects
to go to Colorado about the first of july, ac-
companied by his father. Franks health being
rather poor, he wishes to try the effect of Colo
RADIO climate.
THERE was meeting at the Methodist YES
try last week to see about repairing the church,
at which they concluded to expend In repairs
an amount not less than six hundred dollars
the work to be commenced as soon as the
amount OF money was pledged, the repairs to
be, liking over the warming arrangements and
painting the outside.
THERE will be a social gathering Of the
members of Barre Lodge Knights of Honor
with their ladies, at the Knights hall, on Fri
day evening, to celebrate the tenth anniversary
Of the organization of the order. 1t is desired
that all members of the lodge be present and
accompanied by their families or some of their
friends. pleasant time may be expected by
those who attend
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-27

Morrisville.-The lawn party held by the
ladies industrial society of the Congregational
church at the academy park in Wednesday
evening proved very enjoyable affair and
was decided success Excellent music was
furnished by Morrisville cornet band.
D. J. Stafford has returned to Augusta
Maine.
MRS. &. w. HENDEE returned last week from
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
SEVERAL Morrisville people are attending
commencement exercises at Burlington this
week. George NJ. Powers of this place and a
graduate OF Morrisville academy, is member
OF the University graduating class.
The Congregational young peoples meeting
was omitted on Monday evening. Ameeting for
the young people will oe held Just after the reg,
ulsr Thursday evening meeting The monthly
church meeting will be held ON Saturday after.
noon and at the regular communion services TO
be held Sunday, fourteen persons are to join
the church.
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Chelsea.

ORANGE DENsMoRE is repairing and enlarg.
Ing his barn.
NED A. DAVIS is attending commencement al
Hanover, N. II.
REV. A. HlToHcooK and wife Of Mortified
are visiting friends here
JOHN H. BIxBY graduates this week from
Dartmouth college, at Hanover, N. II.
ARTHUR V. Goss is working at the Mclean
asylum, Somerville, Mass, this summer.
The Congregational society will receive
$1,000 from the late Sophia Drew's estate
II. o BixBY attended the commencement
exercises at Goddard Seminary, Barre, this
week. '''''
Miss vIoKERY Of Mclean asylum, soner.
yllle' MASS, is boarding with Mrs. V. A. Elan.
ders, on the West Hill.
Mrs BURNHAM MARTIN is moving her goods
to Vergennes, which she expects to make her
permanent home in the future.
Hon. L. G. HINCKLEY and DR.. s. N. Goss
went to burlington last week Wednesday. 10
attend college commencement.
+. X. HYDE's little girl, Florence, while play.
ing In the yard with other children, cut her
wrist quite severely on scythe.
SERGEANT EPSON s. DENsMoRE's wife OF
washington, d. c., Is spending the summer
with her sister, Mrs A. II. Emerson.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
anu CT6Hm festival on the
old academy grounds Wednesday night.
Miss ELLA BROWN is spending the summer
with her mother, Mrs. A. M. Brown. Miss
Brown has just graduated from Wellesley
college.
L. D.. HUMPHREY recently lost good COW by
It's railing down an embsnkment and being
caught between two trees. Its value was
about $40.
JAMES CosGRovEs colt took turn around
the square Monday morning, without driver.
Luckily it was stopped before any damage
was done.
AN alarm Of fire was sounded in our streets
Monday night, 1t proving to be at the Meth
odist parsonage, caused by the explosion of a
lamp. The fire was put out before any serious
damage was done.
ALBERT G. BRADSHAW returned home Thurs
day, June Il, from Davisville, Yolo county, Cal.
where he has been for the past two years. He
seems to think that while California is quite a
place to make and spend money, Vermont is a
pretty good state TO return to.
THERE was pleasant gathering at the resi-
dence of G. II. Hardy June 10th, it being the
nftietn anniversary of the marriage of his
father and mother. There were over one hum
dred people present The Chelsea cornet band
furnished the music L. g. Hinckley made
them short address, in which he presented
the gifts, which were some S35 in money and
numerous other presents. The supper was
bouDtiful and all seemed TO have an epiov.
able time.
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stOwe.-Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Guptil O
Waterbury, have been visiting trlands here

stowe.-Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Guptil of
waterbury have been visiting friends here.
REV. ID. KILBURN, Howard Thomas and wife.
ana Laura thomas attended commencement at
the montpelier Methodist seminary last week.
MILES & MCMAHoN's auction at North HYDE
Park and Eden Mills proved very profitable. as
they sold nearly S5OO worth of goods in three
days.
SEvERAL from this town went To Burlington
Tuesday, 10 attend the exercises Connected
with the laying of the corner stone of the Uni
versity.
CHANDLER WATTS, End, has sold his horse TO
Ut. :. ). Boynton OF South birmingham, Mass.
Tor 200. He started this week Monday TO take
the morse to him.
LAST Saturday Mr.. Hopkins bought one hun
dred and forty-seven tubs of butter, which was
doing pretty well, considering that there were
two other butter buyers in lvwn and cheese
factory in operation.
MIR. AND MRS. GEORGE BENSON of Mime
sofa, Mr.. and Mrs Dwight Cutler and daugh-
Ter ana Mr. and Mrs. Farr of Michigan ar
rived In town last week to spend few weeks
visiting relatives and friends
THERE are living in the town of Stowe at this
uate, eighty WIDOWS, thirty-hve widowers,
twenty-five persons that are eighty years of age
ana over, one hundred and tWAIve persons that
are seventy years Of age and Over. What town
OF nineteen hundred inhabitants can show a
like record?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-27

Plainfield.-The Congregational church here
has changed its order of exercises TO one
preaching service in the forenoon at half past
ten o'clock, with Sunday-school Immediately
following, and preaching at seven o'clock p. M.
FRANCIS FISHER OF the Merchants national
bank at Burlington, who has been stopping in
town for few days vacation, returned home
last Friday
The ladies' aid society of the Congregational
church are to have straw berry festival
and literary entertainment in the vestry of
their church next Saturday evening. Supper
from five TO eight o'clock p. NJ; literary exer-
cises To begin at eight o'clock.
MINE HOST" PAGE proprietor Of the Plain
field Springs house, and his estimabe wife are
winning golden opinions from their patrons,
Judging from the large number OF gatherings
and rides OF large parties To their house, thus
early in the season. We bespeak for Mr. Page
successful season, All speak in the highest
terms OF the entertainment there received.
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West Randolph. D. Mitchell is having

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FRED PAGE has purchased fine bicycle.
EDISON HATCH of Gilead broke both bones of
one leg while numbering.
JOHN B. DORIS circus has come and gone
and with 1t several fine hammocks.
CHARLES LAMsoN had a thumb badly
crushed ON Monday by falling stone.
THE young ladies who have been visiting the
Misses Chandler at Pomfret have returned.
NEXT Sunday Rev. V. NJ Hardy breaches
sermon commemorative of the life of Miss
Hannah Wood.
AN ice cream supper was held in the school
yard on tuesday evening by members of the
mechanics band.
E. L. THRAsHER of Braintree found twenty
three sheep and three lambs dead under tree
in his pasture on Monday, killed by lightning.
j. D. WILKINS, agent for the. Mutual Life In
surance Company Of New York was in town
Saturday to pay Mrs. Langdon the amount of
her husbands policy, S1,0l2
MR.. AND MRS. HORACE HUTCHINs celebrated
their marriage anniversary with small party
OF friends on Tuesday evening. BY special in
vitation from one Of the friends, the West Ran
dolph cornet band was present and serensded
the party.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-27

ElmOre.-Newton Camp Of Chicago. ia In
town ON short visit to his parents.
HENRY HARRIS is sick.
PHELPS comes out with new stage coach.
WILL WARD is no longer a boy, being the
father of a ten pound son.
FARMING help is scarce in this town and con-
sequently wages are very high.
K. G. HILL has a large force of hands and Ia
running his mill night and day.
Rev. MIR. BELL of Morrisville, breaches every
Sunday, in our church, to large and appre-
ciative audience.
VERNON SLAYToN, we understand, will dis,
pose OF his farm and go into trade with his
brother at Montpelier.
OUR pond is swarmed almost daily with
pleasure seekers-tshing, hunting and boating,
being their main sport
HERMAN JONES' in the employ of his uncle
Z. l.. Jones, was called home suddenly one dav
last week on account of the severe illness Of his
mother.
THE high water has done considerable dam.
age in this vicinity during the present month.
carrying of bridges, destroying highways etc,
Many OF the meadows are nearly ruined
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-27

Orange.-Rev Mr.. West conducts relipious
services at the Union church every Sunday at
eleven A. NJ For the present, the hour for
prayer-meetlng on Sunday is at five O. clock p.
NJ, ana on Thursday at seven p. NJ.
Miss MARIA KIMBALL is very low with ty.
phoid fever.
MARTIN WATERMAN Is making extensive
repairs ON his buildings.
- Oracle BOND is with her aunt, Mrs. William
Richardson, attending school.
MRS, JOHN LyTrLE, "a former resident. Is
mere visiting relatives and friends.
:, MISS ELIZA FLANDERS commenced school In
district NO d ON Monday morning.
Mrs. HOBBS and Mrs S. M. Curtis attended
commencement meme exercises at Randolph Center,
iast week Mrs. Hobbs daughter, Nora, who
has been attending school there Tor tbe mast
year, returned with them to spend her vacatio on
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Bradford.
II Is Q son every time.

1T is son every time
AN excursion and picnic for the Sunday
| schools Ia contemplated
j. B. PEoKETT, who has been seriously i'll for
| some time, is on the gain
w. II. CUMMINGS and family are absent on a
vacation trip northward, with a carriage
LIVELY work is being done at Milo Jenkins
prick-yard He hasa kiln nearly ready to burn.
z. z. DoTY has been in New York city sew
eral days, taking care of N. r. Doe, who has
peen suffering from blood poisoning. Mr..
Doty reports his patient convaiescent, and thew
are expected home this week
The union temperance meeting on Sunday
evening was largely attended and the exercises
were interesting. The tone of the meeting was
In the line OF work for the young, remarks be-
ing especially addressed to the young men
and boys.
STRAWBERRIES are ripe The season opens
with the best Of prospects for our fruit men
II you want to see strawberries growing by the
hectare, strawberries picked by the hectoiter
strawberry-pickers by the score, and the most
courteous and hospitabe of strawberry grow
ers, visit the fields Of Cove and Smalley,
A SMALL gold chain about six inches in
length was found seven feet under ground by
men who were making excavations In this vii
lage for the foundations of the prospective Ste
Vens Dlock. AT least your correspondent has
seen such chain said to have been so found
II Is not yet decided whether IL WAS buried by
Captain Kidd or the noble red man. No parties
have yet been surprised while digging by moon
light for other treasure.
BRADFORD is to have characteristic celebra-
ton OF the Fourth of July. For several years
preceding last year patriotism has been nearly
extinguished in this enterprising village, but a
lew devoted souls are now making heroic at
tempts to revive the smothering spark and fan
II into rousing flame. Some people dom
know how to celebrate the Fourth of july. but
the citizens of Bradford have made a study of
the matter and are prepared to do Justice to the
occasion. We shall have no such tedious nom
sense as the reading of the Declaration of In
dependence, the delivery of an address, and
the making of speeches. We are to have a
great moral entertainment on the grounds of
the Orange county agricultural association, in
which the principal features will be wrest-
ling contest and horse trot ANYBODY can
perceive at glance the eminent appropriate
ness OF such celebration OF our national indie
pendence. The wrestling match will commem-
crate In striking and beautiful manner the
grand wrestle between Uncle Jonathan and the
British lion one hundred years ago; and the
morse trot, with little aid from the imagina-
tion OF the spectators, will illustrate the ske-
daddling OF British regulars in South Carolina
before the ragged regiment" OF Marion
lhese great features, introduced by salute at
sunrise and procession of antiques and horri-
pies later in the morning, and supplemented by
plenty OF lemonade, hre-crackers and torpe-
does, cannot fail to impress the minds of the
Deholding multitude with new and lofty ideas
OF the dignity and glory of our mighty
republic
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Marshfield.-The Unlyersalists hold a stro VIZ,

Marshfeld.-The Unlversalists hold straw
berry festival at their church next Saturday
afternoon, from two till eight o clock, for the
benefit OF their Sunday-school children.
small fee will be asked others. They organ
lied their school last Sunday with Edgar IT,
Smith as superintendent. Rev. J. b. Tabor
breaches to them once in two weeks for one
year.
OUR band furnishes the music at Cabot on
July Attn Tor their centennial celebration A
paper is in circulation to help them procure
uniforms for the day and, if they succeed it will
be through the liberality of our townspeope.
OUR road commissioner, Eli S. Pltkin. has
done good job on the depot road, doing lust
what ought " have been done when the road
was built. He takes gang on to New Dis
covery " this week. He got slightly hurt last
week by stone falling ON him. but was out in
couple OF days. Allen Phelps received bad
cash on the forehead from shovel in the
painful
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Newbury.-T first quarterly meeting of
the Methodist church will be holden next Sum
day.
JAMES B. HALE has returned from Portland
Maine
=, THOMAS g. KEYEs has gone to Chicago and
Evanston, Ill.
seth GLOVER has been considered in a dying
conditlon Tor nearly two weeks
ALBERT CHALMERS was taken last week to
the Insane asylum at Bratteboro
MRS. 5. L. SwAsEY and son are recovering
from their recent sickness
MRS. FLANDERS OF Philadelphia has recently
purchased the Orange scott place
DR. GEO. b. HATCH is meeting with great en-
couragement In his profession and practice.
MRS. CURRIER of Wentworth, n. II. is spend-
ing a few days with Rev. John English's
people.
MR.. AND MRS. ALBERT HALE of Claremopt
N. H., VINO nave been visiting in town, returned
last Friday.
THE Congregational parsonage has been re-
Gently painted and an addition is being made
to the vestry.
MR.. AND MRS. BRAINARD, who have been
spending several weeks visiting at Danyile
and st. Johnsbury, returned much improved
last week.
w. A. SCOTT, who attended school at
Newbury seminary in 1884, was in town a
few days ago. He has offered to do something
for the institution.
PROFESSOR DAVID A. FRENCH of Warren. N
H., who had charge Of the musical department
Tour years at the Methodist seminary at Mont
peIer' ana ior the last seven years at Newbury
seminary, will move to NewDury early in the
fall to continue his labors at the "old " sem
mary.
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East Montpelier.

CLARK WILLARD has caught young lady In
the moose matrimonial, quite feat OF agility
for man of three-score.
DIR. AND MRS. G. Z. TEMPLEToN, who spent
the past week at his brothers, returned to
their home in lrasburgh Monday.
n. W. JOHNSON was troubling perch in Sa.
bin pond last Friday, and spent an hour Sat.
urday morning picking bones by way OF
penalty.
n. A. GOODWIN is expected home from New
YORK to-day and will have the honor of being
the hrst from our town to cross the East river
bridge unless some one else puts in prior
claim.
Mrs. d. X. GRAY, formerly OF this town, but
more recently in the employ of Adams Wood
OF Calais, had paIalylic shock two or three
weeks ago and another last week that proved
fatal. The funeral services were held Thurs.
day.
The selectmen Of Calais and East Montpe-
ller met tuesday to make arrangements in re.
gard TO new road to run from the South
Calals road across east of the pond near 81.
mon Parker s and strike the North Montpelier
road somewhere in the vicinity of George
Sibley's.
MIR. AND Mrs. E. w. ORMsBEE returned
from their visit last Friday and Elmer goes
to Craftsbury this week. They report it as be.
ing very dry in some parts of New Hampshire.
while we are for the first time in more than
two months, rejoicing over four consecutive
days without rain.
The hammer of the carpenter is still busy al
repairing. George Goodwin is putting up a
new shed and reshinglng his barn. -Hiram
Iempleton is building an addition to his horse.
barh. Ira Dodge and Joel Ormsbee have been
reshingling barns, etc. Alonzo Snow has re.
built his veranda ana shingled the house. The
repair fever seems to be contagious for we
hear OF man from neighboring town who
claims that he has put condition on Al
the end of his house and portfolio" in
'front.' but we failed to learn whether he be.
longs to the histocracy or the Darlington
family.
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North Tunbridge.-Dr. George and DR..
Charles Flanders have been in town, visiting
their parents.
A. 7. OSBORNE, being In poor health, desires
to sell his business, with stock and tools
The Baptist Sunday-school have picnic ON
the Fourth OF July, ON the grounds of T. +.
Buzzell
A. B. DREW, who is now preaching in Tops
nam, Maine, was recently in town and took his
father, William Drew, TO his home.
NATURAL curiosities seem to be almost an
everyday occurrence. Mabel Dickerman has
kitten which has forty toes and four separate
ears, and your correspondent lately saw a
chicken with four perfect legs.
The quarterly review OF the Sunday-school at
the Baptist church last Sunday was well at
tended. IL comprised twelve Bible illustrations
with explanations by the superintendent and
pastor which took up the afternoon, making il
very Interesting and instructive service.
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South ROYaltOn.-The mechanics band
OF West Randolph, fourteen pieces, and Curtis
band OF eight pieces will furnish music for the
Fourth, Instead of Moore's band as advertised
last week.
CAPTAIN LAMB has received the guns and
equipments Tor his company OF veterans.
REV. MR. PARKER preached in Tarbelps hall
last Sunday. He breaches once in two weeks
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Cabot Arrangements are completed for
the celebration OF the coming Fourth of July,
and from the reading OF the bills, we should
judge it was intended to make good time of
the centennial. Hon. L. Z. Walton is TO de-
liver the GRAFTON and the Marshfield and Dam
vile bands, thirty-two pieces are to furnish the
music.
EZEKIEL p REID is in failing health. Fears
are expressed rs to his recovery.
THE curbing and fencing around the soldiers
monument are completed. The town can now
boast OF one of the finest soldiers monuments
in the STATE.
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hichmond.-LeslieL andon, who has been
running The Governor Peck farm for the past
four years, died last Wednesday from the
effects OF injuries received while working ON
the highway. He was buried Saturday at
Hinesburgh, his former residence ON the day
after his funeral German in his employ was
also Injured by being run over by milk
wagon, the wheels passing over his chest. caus-
ing internal injury and rendering the mau un-
conscious most OF the day Sunday. lie was
reported better at last accounts.
AUSTIN Ross OF Huntington injured his
shoulder Monday at Richmond, assisting a
young girl to aiight from his wagon.
FoR four successive nights the Horribles -
have given Tin horn serenade to MIR. Jabez
Jones, recently married man, but have failed
as yet to make him put in AN appearance.