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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-16

BroOkfeld.-Rev. William NJ. Gay pre-
sented his letter of resignation to the Second
church last Sunday No action was taken
upon it, 1t is expected that he will preach
here several weeks longer. =. The ladies' aid
society give a sugar festival at the vestry this
Wednesday, afternoon and evening. Mrs.
Louise Clark is in Hartford, Conn, with her
mother, who is quite i'll. Mrs. Frank Aims
worth, who has been spending several weeks
in Royalt)n with her parents, on account Of
the sickness and death of her sister, is not able
to return now by reason of her own ill health.
....Nettie Buxton has engaged to teach school
the coming season in district No. IL, Mrs,
Marcus Peck is to go to Rutland this week. 80.
Lucy Upham, who has been sick for several
weeks past is improving. William Lanphiere
and wife from Massachusetts are in town visit
ing friends and relatives. :. Monday. April
7th, the sugar-house belonging to Langdon
Marshall was burned, together with sap-pan,
holder, and number of tubs Mr.. Marshall
now has new sugar-house nearly completed
80. Albert Hixson, Mrs. Lyman and Mrs. Mar
shall Banister are in very poor health. .Tullis
Hull has gone to Massachusetts, where he has
got job paying him So day.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-16

WashingtOn.-Easte services were held at
the Union church by the Baptist society on
Sunday morning, with an appropriate sermon
by the pastor Rev. s. T. Livermore, and mu-
sic by a select quartette. The church was
very tastefully decorated with flowers and
plants. The dead body of Edward B. Sargent
Familiarity known as Uncle Ned" was found
on Monday by Job Rutter, lying in the snow
where he was last seen, two weeks ago Satur.
day. He had been covered from sight by the
snow during nearly all this time, but search
had been kept up by neighbors and friends
from day to day. Deceased was eighty-one
years of age, of unsound mind, had never mar
ried, but resided with niece and two sisters
some five miles south of this village. IA eau
Gus for choosing delegates to the state and dis
trict conventions will be held by the repub-
licans on Saturday evening. The young
ladies attending Goddard seminary from this
place gave sugar party to number of their
friends at the town hall here on Friday even
ing. A sugar festival is to be given by the
ladies Of the Baptist society at the town hall
on Wednesday evening of this week. Mrs.
Ag er Moody is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
George Seaver is still confined to the
house, as is also Miss Lucy Calef. George
Huntington left for Boston Monday morning
on business trip. .Sugar-makers in this
region are improving their time these days in
squeezing the sap buckets dry and turning out
very fine article of sugar. -. An electoral
commission is talked Of, to sit on the post-ofiice
case-the back towns having all been heard
from. Cyrus Smith is visiting the Hub u
this week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-16

Tunbridge.-There is to be an educationaI
meeting at the town hall next Friday evening,
and the regular monthly meeting of the educa-
tional union will be held Friday evening OF
next week. To each of these meetings the
public are invited, If a special invitation is
needed. The union is not private organiza-
ton. 1t has no password, grip, goat or ritual
....A house of bad repute, that should have
been closed long ago, has been attracting con-
siderable attention the past week, and 1t is
hoped that public opinion will assert itself in
the right direction before long. The literary
meeting of the Womans Christian Temperance
Union, held at H. r. Hayward's last Saturday,
was success-and so was the warm sugar
furnished by Mr.. Hayward. The next meeting
is to he held at Mr.. c. D. Gays next Saturday
evening. Mrs Hidden Of Lyndon is to speak
here, May 1st, upon Temperance Work in the
Sunday-school." Another campfire is soor to
be held in this place. Daniel Roberts returned
home last Friday. -. Considerable sugar was
made last week. A flock of wild geese we're
seen on Friday last.
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COrinth.

Bur little sugar has been made in this vicin-
ity up to date. Owing to the great depth of
snow, the trees are not all tapped yet.
ONE Of the worst blows OF the season oc.
CURED last week, with slight fall OF snow
drifting so that the roads were impossible
ARE there any temperance people in Corinth
II so. why Is not some effort made to stop the
manufacture and sale OF Intoxicating liquors
THE following are the officers of Corinth
division, Sons and Daughters OF Temperance,
for this quarter: G. G. Sargent, W. p. Mrs G.
G. Sargent, w. A. p. M. J. Taplin, F. s.; Dss.
Robert Orr, W. T.; Rev. c. L, Davis, chaplain
II. A. Thurber, W. X. s.; Mrs. F. W. Thurber,
W. A. X. s.; Frank E. Kinney, W. c.; Carrie
Sargent, W. A. G. Van. Hale. W. |. s.; Albert
Thompson, W. o. s. The meetings are inter-
esting and have been well attended.
THE case of Corinth Us. A. M. Carpenter, af-
ter three adjournments, has gone forward a
little. Testimony was taken before s. M. Glea-
son, Esq, at Cooksvile on the 8th, 9th, 10th
and 18th instants, and adjourned to April 10Th
for further hearing. The town employs for
counsel J. X. Darling, R. NJ. Harvey and G. L.
Stowe counsel for Carpenter, S b Hebard, j. ii
Watson and Mr.. Hunton from Bethel. Probably
some nice law points in this case will be argued
One thing Is evident before the verdict IL
rendered the parties will probably think of the
picture OF the COW, where the parties are hold.
ing her by the horns while the lawyers sit each
side OF her quietly milking.
REV. c. E. DAVIS has been quite sick and un.
able to attend to his ministerial duties. Dea-
con Dckey of the East village has been very
sick, but is more comfortable. Mrs Eastman
has not recovered from her fall, and is nearly
helpless. Her sister, who lives with her, |:
quite feeble. Frank Brown from Massaehu
sets is visiting his mother at the Center.
There seems to be but little change in Homer
L. Kinney's condition. He is still blind and
nearly HELPLESS, IL ia about nine months since
his injury. The committee of Cooksvill,
have engaged Miss Piper to teach the summer
school. -. William Orr is now boarding will
his brother, Deacon Robert Orr. Frank Kin
ney has left the shop OF ]. N. Knight Mr.
Knight will engage largely in farming the pres
land to carry on. His brother has gone u
Massachusetts, where he will remain for tn
nrasant
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-16

East Calais.-The funeral services of Jeffe
son Porter were held in the church last Satur-
day, conducted by Rev. Grin Davis. Mr.. POr-
ter had been resident in town for over fifty
years, having bought and, we believe, cleared
the old homestead farm on the shores of the
pond in North Calais when young man. In
his death we mourn the loss of good citizen
and kind neghbor. The band meeting,
last Friday night, was large and enthusiastic,
and the spirit manifested leaves no longer
shadow Of doubt but that we shall soon have
our instruments-and,b better still, have them
paid for The directors present thought 1t was
not advisable to incur any debts, and decided
that S175 the amount required to purchase the
instruments sufficient for our present needs,
must be in the hands of the treasurer before
any money should be expended. We have
every lover of music in the two communities
who has not already signed will just show his
friendliness to the project by taking one share,
we shall have the balance raised long before
the next meeting. The soliciting committees
appointed were A. M. Benjamin for South
Woodbury., G. W. Foster for North Calais, H.
N. Pearce for East Calais and William Kelton
for Kents Corner. The next meeting will be
held next Friday night, in the school-house at
No. TO-. The spring examination of the teach
ers of Calais will be held at the school-house
in district No. II on Saturday, April 26, be-
ginning at nine A. NJ. =. 1t is reported that Jed
Holt is to carry on the Lewis Harrington place
the coming year. :" Cliff Moor is the happy
man this time. We believe it is a girl. -.
Clara Pike is to teach our village school again
this summer Ada Bliss the school in No. 6, and
Nora Leonard in No. S....J. o. Lamb has
rented and moved into a part Of L. d. Bemis'
house, and we understand that William Aims.
worth has rented the tenement he formerly oc-
cupied
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Hardwick.

f. MELLEN SMITH has exchanged his farm.
In the southeast part Of the town, for
Edwin Cummings house in East Hardwick
village. The farm was called $1,000, and the
house $500. The ladies OF the Methodist
church gave a sugar party at the vestry on
Wednesday evening last. pleasant time and
fair attendance. Lewis Hebert, whose bust
ness was closed out in the sale of the lower
blacksmith shop, has moved to Judevines
" Remick house, and report says Is 10 work
for Wakefield for the present An effort is
being made here TO organize an association OF
Sons OF Veterans. IA republican caucus Is
called for Saturday evening, the 10Th, to elect
delegates to the state and district conventions
at Montpelier, April Doth and Both. !" Safe"
agents abound this spring in unusual plenty,
only three being seen in town during the last
two weeks, besides several !" subs" who evince
great interest in the business, according TO APP
pearances and report. The selectmen who are
contemplating the purchase Of additional safe
room for the public records, have been indus
triously hunted down and compelled to listen
to the arguments rehearsing the beauty and
superior quality of "our" safe. We judge
that words are cheap" and safes, at present
prices, extremely dear. The fathers OF the
town " will do well to go slow and let this
storm pass by. There are too many fingers
in the pie" for the public advantage. {. :. DR..
Soules is in Massachusetts prospecting for a
new location for professional practice. Hud-
| son, town near Boston, he had in view when
| ne went away, and II he finds the situation
satisfactory, will doubtless go there this spring.
| The doctor has good practice here, and many
| friends in this place and vicinity will deeply
regret his decision to go away. AS a citizen,
| and man Of fine attainmeuts and intelligence,
| the community can i'll afford to spare him.
| The onerous requirements of medical practice
IN this rigorous climate are said to be the prin-
| cipal causes that impel him to change of
| location. Dwight Kimbal and wife are now
in town from Massachusetts, visiting friends.
They are stopping with his father, r. G. KIM
ball. .. The Good Tempars lodge, recently Or
| ganized here, now numbers about sixty men,
bers j. H. McLoud, Esq, is the present
| worthy chief.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-16

Chelsea.-Elster services were held last
Sunday evening" at the Congregational church.
Anthems by the choir, singing by the children,
recitations from the works of our best poets,
etc, made up very pleasant evening service.
The floral decorations were very pretty.
Elijah Barnes and wife were taken vomiting
last Wednesday morning, while eating break
fast. They continued vomiting until night,
when the physician arrived. He said that APP
pearances indicated poison. George Barnes
was also taken in the same way. All are better
now, and hopes are entertained of their re-
covery. -. The South Royalton stage collided
with Mr.. Stacks team, Saturday night, in front
of f. R. Hyde & Co.'s store, breaking both
shafts and doing other damage to Mr.. Slack s
wagon. Fifield Bohonan has closed his
grocery store, and is going on the road again
for A. c. Martin of White River Junction.. /.
The ladies' temperance union have rented the
club-room over Calder's harness shop e. Mrs.
c. f. Stanley has gone to Providence, R. l., to
visit her mother, who is very sick. Nellie
Cooley went to Lyndonville last Monday to take
charge of a millinery shop. IA few attended
the drama at South Royalton, Friday night
and pronounced it good. &C f. Peters now
has the Barre stage in hand. Ed Peters, his
uncle, is driving it,. ii. II. Taylor has sold
his livery stable again, this time to a Mr..
Wright Of Lebanon, N. H.. William Hood
has gone to Boston and Lowell.
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Business Locals.

A NICE baseball given away with each boys
hat at Farwell's.
New boots and shoes for spring trade at
Grggs', Waterbury.
THIN wooden overcoats for spring and sum-
mer, 81 so to S22 just opened at Adams.
SPRING styles in silk hats overcoats and
suits for spring and summer wear, at Farwelps
new store.
DON'T buy piano or organ until you have
seen or written George A. Ainsworth OF Will
Jamestown, vt,
NEEDLES, oil, belts, bands, and attachments
for all sewing machines, at Griggs, Water
bury Orders by mail or telephone carefully
attended to.
ADAMS, THE CLoTHIRR, has returned from
market with the largest and best stock of
mems, boys and chidren's clothing that ever
was shown in Montpelier.
For SALE.-One thousand Macomber's i'm
proved hand corn and bean planters. Agents
wanted for all unoccupied territory. For par
ticulars apply to o. g. Phelps, agent for the
state of Vermont Milton, Vt.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL SALE.-Any one in need
OF furniture will do we'll to call ON A. T. Straw
& Co., Waterbury, VT, for the same, as they
will sell their stock of furniture at special
prices for the next thirty days.
WooD BOUGHT AND SoLD-Those who wish
to buy or sell wood of any kind are invited to
Main street. opposite Henry Lowe 4 Sons store.
This firm also buy and sell shingles,
JOSEPH BoIssELLE, Waterbury, would just
like to say to everybody that he has now on
hand big assortment Of new and secondhand
clothing, furniture, stoves, etc, at prices low,
lower, lowest, for cash. Go and see him,
| EVERYBODY invited.
| New and fresh stock of highway and school
| tax books, dog license books, selectmen and
overseers order books at Clark's Journal Bind
cry, Montpelier, VT. These books are all
seioed and bound in regular order, board sides
and leather backs, and warranted to give sat-
| isfaction.
| ROSE CREAM GLyCERINE is now made by the
| American agents from the formula furnished
| by the European manufacturers. 1t is the
finest article ever sold over any counter for the
cure of chapped hands, salt RI cum and all af-
| fections of the skin. Highly perfumed and
handsomely put up, For sale by druggists.
| J. c. GRIGGs, Waterbury, says he does not
sell his best sewing machines for S25, but can
sell as good a machine for that price as any
man in Vermont can A poor sewing-machine
Is dear at any price, while, on the other hand,
there are few things bought in this world that
give more satisfaction for the money paid out
than good first-class sewing-machine.
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Bethel.-Supday there was no preaching AT

Bethel.-Sunday there was no preaching at
the Congregational church, so there was a
large attendance at the Episcopal church to
join in the observance of Easter Sunday.
Mrs M. f. T. Dodge is on the sick list and con-
fined to her room. 1t is somewhat remark
able that Mr.. and Mrs A. Davis, who cele-
brated the fftieth anniversary of their mar
ried life the 9TH instant, are the only couple in
the village who have lived together the number
of years they have. They remember distinctly
all the heads of families when they started to-
gether, but all have been broken by death or
otherwise -. To-day Monday has been one
of the best sap days as yet, and the sugar and
syrup that have been made are Of fine quality.
We never saw pail of as white sugar as Julius
Wilson made last week, and he sold it to j. G..
Sargent for twelve and one-haif cents per
pound. -. Mr.. Wilson has commenced taking
down his old barn, preparatory to putting up
the new one, which, when finished is intended
to be AS good, II not better, than any hotel barn
In the county. Persons travelling with teams
will do well to stop where their tired and
weary horses can be well cared for in a spacious
and airy barn, besides finding frst-rate accom-
modations themselves in the house.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-16

In the United States circuit court in Mary
land it was on the 10th of March, 1884,
adiudged and decreed that a perpetual injunc-
ton be issued against Louis L. Wetter and
eighteen others, restraining them from imita-
ting the labels of the Rumford Chemical Works,
manufacturers of Horsfords Bread Prepara-
ton, and so from using their old bottles. The
defendants were required to bring into court
all fraudulent labels, and all imitation powder,
for destruction. 1t was decreed that the Rum
ford Chemical Works be entitled to receive the
profits which have been diverted from 1t by
reason of the infringement, and the defendants
were ordered to pay all costs. Thus is another
victory scored for the Rumford Chemical
Works, who, not long since, caused several
parties to be heavily fined for violating the in.
junction of the supreme court restraining all
persons from ffering for sale "Acid Phos,
phate" $50 called) in any package which shall
be a substantial or colorado imitation of Hors'
ford's Acid Phosphate.
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StrafiOrd.-J. Baxter Sargent was severed,

StraffOrd.-J Baxter Sargent was severely
injured Copperas Hill last week Tuesday. A
can Of gun-powder, containing about twenty
five pounds, accidentally exploded only a
step or two from him. Though he is badly
burned and his face is swollen out of all resem-
blance to human features, his complete recov-
cry is expected. The heirs of Lewis Pennock
have sold to Mr.. Peach of Newbnry the PEN
mock house, farm and stock. Daniel Robin
son, guardian Of Aaron Nelson, has leased to
George w. Smith, recently of Manchester, N,
H., the Levi Nelson farm during the life of his
ward, Mrs. Eugene l.. Still has conveyed to
Mrs. Benjamin W; Still the Booth place, 80
lage :. Grace Chamberlin of Sharon is to
teach the village school the coming summer.
Ruth Holman has the school at Copperas Hill.
Miss Godfrey teaches at South Stafford, and
Isabel Sargent in the Clough district. :. Mrs.
James T. Brown has bought of j. M. Soule the
Robinson lot of thirty-fve acres. D.. Aurora
Dow has sold her residence to Hiram Barrett.
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Marshfield.-Easters services were held at
the Congregational church last Sunday, the
singing being very finely rendered. Mrs.
Spencer, being one of the best of singers, her
services are highly appreciated in our church.
Miss Severance, who has usually presided at
the organ, being absent, Miss Burnham took
Der place. Mrs. Peabody, who has long been
lingering with consumption, passed away last
week. Funeral services were held last Thurs
day, conducted by Rev. C. II. Farnsworth..
Mr. and Mrs, J. D. Bailey went to East Calais,
last Saturday, to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Bailey's father, T. j. Porter, who died on the
night of the 9th, Of consumption of the bowels.
80. Maud Mears, about thirteen years of age,
is quite sick, but hopes are entertained of her
speedy recovery. George Bemis is very
sick, but the doctor reports him little
more comfortable ,at this writing 49,. The
Womans Christian Temperance Union meeting
was held at the Methodist church last Sunday
aYeninG
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East Hardwick.-Easter was observed at
the Congregational church by an appropriate
sermon in the morning by the pastor from
Revelation /: IS, and an Easter service in the
evening. The church was beautifully adorned
with flowers and plants Fast day services
were held at the Baptist church, sermon by
Rev. D. Chandler. Subject, Mormonism. +"
.... Julia Pope, who has been spending the
winter in Keeseville, N. Y, is visiting friends
in town :. Livingstone & Montgomery have
purchased lot Of Syracuse wagons for the
summer trade. :. Mrs. Woods, who has spent
the winter at Passumpsic, returned last week,
49,. Ola johnson is the happy possessor OF a
new Estey organ Good hay can DO bought
in town at from eight to ten dollars per ton.
Mrs. Wheeler who has been very sick with
gastric fever, is slowly improving.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-16

Middlesex.-This community was quite sur
prised to learn that Benjamin Barrett, one of our
most prominent merchants, had exchanged his
hotel property and store for the Waterbury
hotel, and is to take possession and give posses
tains possession of the store until he can sell or
dispose of his large stock of goods. Mr. Bar
rett has been In business here for nearly twenty
years, and has done large and successful
business. For several years his son, Frank,
has had charge of the hotel and livery. Their
removal will create a vacancy not easily filed
That their new business ventures will prove
successful and pleasant, Is the sincere wish OF
all their neighbors and friends
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-16

Elmore.-The names of the two little sis
tiers, given in last week s items as lola Don -
and Zulu Zon," were incorrect They should
have been lola Dawn " and " leila Dune.
Mrs. Lois Peake has decided to remain in town
for a season, and has hired to Mrs. L. II. Doty.
There is considerable sickness in town. Five
Of the Portuguese in the empty of r. G Hill are
sick; also Mrs. Hill and Miss Eta, and the
hired maid All are under the doctors care. -.
Mrs. Brown was buried last Monday, and Mrs.
White can survive but short time. Angie
and Rossie Kelley of Worcester are in town,
visiting their uncle's family. Lester Como
cut his foot badly, last week, while cutting
wood for c. c. Brown. The first sugar party
Of the season was given by George Fem to the
people of the village last week Tuesday.
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MorrisviIIe.-Union Fast day services wer

MON Fast day services were
held at the Methodist chapel on Friday forenoon.
Rev. M. p, Bell of that church was in charge and
made short address, which was followed by
remarks from several of those present, this Or
der of exercises being chosen rather than the
usual sermon. =. Ex-town superintendent of
schools, l. N. Lebanon, invited the students of
the academic department at the academy to a
new-sugar party at his farm on Saturday after
noon. A good number accepted the invitation,
and very enjoyable time was the result. -.
The young people OF the Universalst society
held "phantom sociable at the town hall
on Friday evening. The merrie makers orches-
ira furnished music tor the occasion
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Gladstone of our farmers seems to think
that fregh ting is easier from Plainfeld than
Montpelier. He goes there for his firewood.
We are not informed whether it comes from
rare thing in this section (Alen Morse u.s.
Henry Dunham), which has held fire some
time came off the 10th, short trial by the
court, j. V. r. Kent Esq, resulting in verdict
for the plaintiff OF $50 damages and his costs
against property only c. II. Heath for plain
tiff and ii. A. Huse for defendant. :. The de-
mand for maple sugar exceeds the supply, and
the prospects for usual crop are not encour-
aging. Alice H. Brown has let her farm to
A. S. Pike for one year
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Waterbury Center.-Anothor town meet
ing has been warned at village hall, April Oath,
at two o'clock in the afternoon, "to see II the
town will vote to exempt from taxation for ten
years a new tannery, together with the ma
chinery and capital invested In the business"
This matter was before the town few weeks
ago, and the above article was passed over T"
by strong VOTE We hardly see how the NOV
ers in this matter can bring more light now than
was given then. :. Last Thursday Mrs Betsey
Godfrey was arrested by Officer Burt of Stowe on
the charge of obtaining liquor under false pre-
found guilty, and, not being able to pay her
fine, was taken to the work house at Rutland
to work out sentence Of one hundred and
forty days.