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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

East MOntpelier.-The Ladies' Social I'm
provement Society are invited to meet at the
home of Mrs. Sylvanus Ellis one week from
tomorrow, the 25th. The funeral services Of
Mrs Mary B. Orcutt were held last Tuesday,
Rev. II. A. Spencer officiating. Mrs. Orcntt
had reached the age of eighty-four and was
residing with her niece Mrs. Horace Putnam,
at the time Of her death. 80. We take it for
granted that the two fellows whom we saw
stealing squash from our vines last Friday
afternoon, belong to the class who do not like
to see their names in print, or we would make
an item of it. The audacity of the theft fairly
took our breath away, and the team was out
OF hearing before we recovered sufficiently to
say Welcome" or tell them there was bet
ter one inside the fence. Mrs. Richard Tizzer,
formerly of this town, but now residing at
Linden, Mass, recently presented her husband
with fine boy. The question as tol how
much damage the frost had done Friday night
was fairly settled Sunday morning, when we
found ice in our rain-water ...Calvin Hersey
raised eighty bushels of wheat on two acres OF
land. The wheat crop generally has been quite
good. Mrs. Rodney Young continues about
the same. She is still under the doctors care.
1.-THE infant daughter OF Hiram Sparrow Is
quite i'll. &C. |. Cady of Calais was in town
last week, just able to be about, after a two
weeks illness. Carrie Wiley Is spending a
few days at H. M. Paine's. =. Mr.. Gabaree viz
Its his mother in Georgia, Vt. this week. He
has closed his engagement at Luther Parmen-
ters j. NJ Gould and family returned last
week from visit to relatives in Williamstown,
Braintree and Randolph E. Mrs. Sarah A.
Ormsbee expects to visit her brother in Iras.
burg the last of this week. Howard Sade
was visiting in the vicinity Of his former home
last week. Mrs. Elhanan w. Ormsbee has
gone to Boston and Linden, Mass Jack o.
Lantern is visiting with friends in town, and
smiles in at our windows after his usual man
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

GrOtOn.-States Attorney Blodgett was in
town last week looking after some liquor cases,
but the principal parties had become secreted
or had flown before the attorneys arrival.
Herby Vance, who, it is reported, got the
worst OF the battle was brought forward and
fined-fne and costs amounting to about six
teen dollars. Two others have since come for
ward and settled up. Mrs. G. w. Taisey
was called away by telegram last Thursday
announcing the severe sickness Of her sister,
Mrs William Chaplin, who lives near North
Montpelier. John and o. W. Buchanan are
visiting in town. o W. is just from New Mex
leo, where he has third interest in a gold and
silver mine, said to be valuable but not very
extensively worked as yet. Mining does not
seem to change o. w. at all. He appears as
gay and happy as before. B. M. Kicker is
putting up a hennery sixty feet long and six
teen wide. He now has about two hundred
hens, and proposes to make quite a business of
keeping poultry. M r. Keenan, came home
from Boston quite sick last Thursday. 1t Is
reported he will not return to Boston, on &C.
count OF his health. ...H. WEIGH, Jr., and wife
are home from Boston. Mrs. Harry Meads
and daughter returned to Boston last Thursday
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

THE steamer Wyoming of the Guion line, ar
irving in New York on Wednesday, brought
five hundred new recruits for the Mormon set
Elements of Utah. They were in charge of re-
turning elders. Several who were spoken to by
New York Herald reporter did not seem to
know the meaning of the word "polygamy,
but they we're coming to America because Of
the glowing stories of pleasant climate and
rich harvests told them by the PROSECUTING
elders. The majority we're well-to.do, sturdy
looking workers. There was one exception.
This was woman in the last stages OF con-
sumption. She was on her way to have an in
terview with her mother in Utah before death
closed her sufferpgs
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

Warrcn.-As Den. johnson of Lincoln was
driving on East Hill, one day last week, his
horse became frightened, ran, and brought up
against the barbed-wire fence that surrounds
the graveyard. The horse was badly injured.
IA temperance meeting was held at the
church in this village on Sunday evening,
September It'll. The exercises were varied and
interesting. Another meeting will be held in
the church on East Hill, Sunday evening, Octo-
Der 9th. =. Mr.. and Mrs. William Elliott were
called to Starksboro. last Monday, to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Elliott's sister. . Guerdon
Pratt died Saturday, September 18th, aged
twenty-niue years and eight months. The
funeral services were held in the church in this
village on Monday, and were conducted by Rev.
c. Smith. Mrs Will Morse and children OF
Barre, who have been spending several weeks
with d. II. Steele, father of Mrs Morse have
returned home. Hattie M. Newcomb has
gone to her school in Ridgefeld, Conn. Mr..
and Mrs. G. Fl. Williams OF Chelsea, Mass,
and Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Titus of Danvers, Mass.
are visiting in town. Frank j. Tilotson has
gone to Montpelier as clerk for C. H. Cross &
Son. II. c. Kingsbury Of Providence, R. l..
is visiting in town.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

Tunbridge.-Cataract fire engine company
of South Royalton ed F. Smith, captain) and
the Chelsea hose company are TO appear in the
procession the second day of the fair. The
first-named company has fifty well uniformed
and well-drilled men. The hay crop in this
town must be worth nearly as much as that Of
last year. The mercury stood at twenty-six
degrees Sunday morning. The frost did con-
siderable damage in this valley. There was
Womsn's Christian Temperance Union socia-
BILE at o. A. Gays last Saturday evening.
Mrs, o. A. Gay goes as delegate to the state
meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union at Middlebury this week. Mrs. L ii.
Spiller expects to start for Tracy Mimi, the
Goth inst. Henry King and family have re-
turned to Lawrence, Mass. Harper Cush-
man and wife have gone to Colesvile, N. Y.
-. Minnie Allen has typhoid fever.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

Calais.-Janus Wing threshed three hun
bred bushels Of oats last week in ten and one
half hours after his machine was set up. -.
Clarence White threshed forty-six bushels of
oats in forty-nine minutes, one day last week.
49,. The band gave promenade concert at
Maple Corner last Saturday night, realizing
about $50 There was a severe frost Sunday
morning, but most people were prepared for il
and little damage was done to crops. -. The
Christian denomination held a conference in
this town, commencing Thursday of last week
and continuing over Sunday. William Pray
has raised thirty-eight bushels of wheat from
one acre of land.... Mrs. Enoch Wheeler,
while visiting at julius Robinson's, last week
Wednesday, was taken suddenly i'll and had tc
be carried home on bed. Mrs. Alvah
Wells, very low with consumption, was moved
to her brothers, in Hardwck, last Sunday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

some things in his own experience before going
to, aud at the time OF reaching Oregon Some
thirty years ago he was living on the eastern
rim OF this town. His last winter here was
daily contest with our "zephyrs" (for they
should be called such In comparison with
western storms) for weeks, in keeping the
road clear OF drifts. There was one way to
conquer them, and that was to run away
from them and at the age OF thirty-eight he
went to Wisconsin. Five years there increased
his worldly goods satisfactorily. Then came
fire which licked up at one meal these unin-
sured possessions. At forty-three years Of age
he went West" from Wisconsin to grow
up I" with Oregon. Across the plains, In the
then usual way, he drove team, and halted at
Yreka, California, for season Thence, on
foot, he went to Portland, Oregon. He went
to hotel, and told the landlord he had moth
ing to pay for his keeping. He was kindly re-
ceived, however, and the next day took job
OF cutting wood at 81 80 per cord, but had to
get an axe on trust and food to live on in the
same way. Not long after he hired to a far
mer, who thought, as he applied, he could not
work much, but tried him, ON low pay. Soon
the farmer was willing to rent his farm to
him, and stock 1t to his mind. He finally
bought the farm for some $4,000, kept it rs
long as he wished, and sold out for over 500 600.
At the present time his three sons have flock
Of six hundred sheep. Many Of the readers of
THE WATCHMAN may be able to recall Oregon's
display at the Philadelphia Centennial In 1876,
of which Mr. Dufur had the charge. He told
us how some Of the immense trees in oregon
are felled. A hole is bored into them close to
the ground, and, foot or 80 above, another
is bored down, diagonally, to meet it. Into the
lower one fire is placed, the upper one serving
as a flue. In this way they are burned down.
tree fifteen feet in diameter, one hundred
feet from the butt, is one worth talking about.
And 80 are cherries, which are taken by an
eastern man for plums, as are plums of the size
of eggs. Mr.. Dufur showed us an elegant speci-
men Of gold bearing quartz from there. This
specimen must look like some of their doctors,
for he tells of paying bills of $50 each for a
daily visit to his place when six miles from
town. He tells us that lady teachers in his
place get 5000 and 500 for nine months work.
Also that men find it profitable to go there
and hire focks of sheep as cal be done betimes
or course we put the inevitable question,
"Would you advise eastern men to go west ?"
He feels sure young men ought to be able to do
far better there, and thinks a man who has a
family of boys to help him may go profitably,
later on in life. But usually man in middle
life, established here, may better stay here, he
thinks. He will remain hereabouts till Oc-
tober 1st.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

North ThetfOrd.--Rev. ]. T. Closson and
family were in town, last Friday visiting old
friends and parishioners. We were glad to
see his genial face again e. This place is sadly
in need of good dressmaker. The field is a
good one.....A few from here went to New
port, last week, on the stockholders tickets
and had grand ride Sarah Conant has re-
sumed her studies at Wellesley College, and W.
E. Earle went to St. Johnsbury last Monday TO
attend school,. I'D. T. Hosford, Roger Howard
and Will Murfey, with their wives have been
spending a short vacation in Montreal. Mrs.
Emma Rundel, nee Gillett, formerly of this
place, is on from the West visiting friends
here and in Rumney, N. H.. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. II. Holt returned from their wedding jour-
ney on Saturday last, and have taken posses
sion of their home. Mrs. E. r. Clay has
been visiting friends in Plainfield, N. FL.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

Marshfield.-Mrs. Mary Palmer died Sep
TENDER 10th at Frank Browns, where she had
lived several years with her daughter, Mrs
Brown. She had been an invalid and cripple
for a long time. ..A +. Putnam has dispose
OF all OF his real estate in town, DR.. Town pur-
chasing the piece of land back Of John Sever
ance's place, and ]. W. Haskins the piece in
front, which joins the DR.. Phelps place he
purchased few days ago. new physician
is about locating in town-H. G. Carver, a
student of DIR. Wiswell of Cabot and graduate
of the medical school at Burlington. :. The
entertainment at the Universaist church YES
try last Saturday evening, was well attended
and the programme successfully carried out,
giving good satisfaction and speaking well for
those who had parts assigned thcm.. Quite a
number of our citizens took in the state fair
last week. Z. V. and Z. L. Spencer sold their
span of horses, as did also S. A. Carleton. 49,.
company gathered last Wednesday evening
at Mrs. Ira Smiths to witness the opening Of
another night-blooming cereus. The flower
measured eight inches. Edison York came
home from Barre quite sick, last Saturday
night, and was not able to return to his work
on Monday. -. Austin Spencer, ST., who has
been sick for several years. received a fall
several days ago, and since then has been
slowly failing, with no hopes of recovery. He
is past eighty years of age. Mrs. Lucy
Twiss of Craftsbury, sister of G. o. Davis, is in
town visiting friends and relatives e.. William
Graves of Mansfield, Mass, was in town last
week calling on old friends. Mrs. Staples Of
Bradford. who has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. N. Robinson, the past few weeks, returned
home last Saturday. Mrs J. +. Sanborn re-
turned from Massachusetts,, where she has
been spending several weeks, last Wednesday
&C. Fl. Robinson starts out this week on his
last series of trips for George o, Davis this
fall. Last Saturday nights frost was very
severe in this vicinity. :. Mrs. Burnham has
returned home from Hardwick where she has
been visiting the past two weeks
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17
Morrisville.-The annual fair of the Lamoille

MOrrisville.-The annual fair of the Lamoille
County Association is to be held here on
Wednesday and Thursday of next week. 80.
Rev George L. Story of Wolcott delivered a
temperance address at the Methodist chapel,
last Sunday evening, under the auspices Of the
Good Templars lodge. IA large number from
here attended the state fair at Burlington last
week. The Utton Brothers took several horses,
and c. r. Page exhibited stock from his NAL
vern farms. Rev. M. p. Bell and family
have returned from North Hero, where they
spent several days camping. :. School at
Morrisvile Academy has opened and is pro-
crossing finely. The students of the academic
department have organized for the usual
lyceums held by the literary society Several
from here will take in the White Mountain
excursions this week. The excursion to
Maquam Bay recently gotten up by Morrisville
cornet band was participated in by good num-
Der and was greatly enjoyed. The good Tenn
plars' icecream and cake festival, on Friday
evening, was attended by but few because Of
the cold weather.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

WashingtOn.-The mite society meets with
Miss L. A. Calef this week.. .. There Is to be
picnic for the Sunday. school at John Calefs
next Saturday. The mother Of Horace Car
penter died at her home in this place last Sat-
urday Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Darling of Prov
idence, r. l., are visiting Mrs. Calef :. Mrs.
Dennis and Miss Gertie. who have been visit
ing Mrs. Lathe, have returned to their home
at Worcester, Mass. Mrs. Lathe accompanied
them:.. Mrs. Stapdish and family of Boston
are visiting W. L Worthley and Mr.. Cutting
Woodsville and Mr. aud Mrs. Gage and
daughter Of Philadelphia were in town last
week
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17
woIcott.-while shoeing a horse, last week

WOlcott.-While shoeing horse, last week
Tuesday, Timothy Arbuckle received a severe
kick on the leg. The village school COM
menced September LIST. Eta Batchelder is the
teacher. -. George Tillotson has bought his
fathers grocery business and moved to the
village. :. s.. A. Fife has purchased OF Addison
Drown wild lot OF land near the steam mill
on the hill >. Cornelius Reed recently sold a
pair of last spring steer calves to Mr. Stetson
of Danville for $50. A. Fife and wife
have gone to Ticonderoga, N Y, for brief
visit. :. Mrs. S. Gates and Mrs. M. Conant
have gone West to visit friends. :. Levi Bur-
nell and family OF St. Armand, p. O., are visit
ing his brother, M. s. Burnell, of this place.
Mrs. M. Clark has gone to the south part OF
the state to visit her daughter, Mrs. J. c.
Langford.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

East Hardwick.-The sunday-schools of
this place. Greensboro Bend and Stannard en-
joyed an excursion to Maquam last Saturday.
About five hundred were in attendance. The
Hardwick band furnished music. Mrs L. w,
Jordan received severe, II not fatal injuries,
last week, by falling backward from the piazza
Although more comfortable at present writing,
little hopes are entertained OF her recovery. +. .
Miss L. Lumsden has bought the millinery
store owned by Edgar Hunt and occupied by
Miss Hall. and will take possession soon. Price,
$500. -. Walter ii. Bagley has built slo this
fall, and filled 1t last week. Mrs. Chester
Brown, who has spent the summer In Man
chester, returned last week. :. G, l.. johnson
has hired young man from Canada to run the
grist-mill. Two persons united with the Con-
gregational church at the last communion.
Otis f. Hovey has returned to his studies at
Dartmouth and c. F. Bailey has gone to Mas
sachusetts TO attend school. Mrs ii. Currier
had sunstroke last week, while picking hops
She was carried home In a very critical condi-
ton. She is improving, however. :, Last
Monday the neighbors and friends Of j. +.
Giffin, who Ia disabled by a broken shoulder,
turned out and helped to fill his silo.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

MOretOwn.-Will and Joe Corliss threshed
eighty-three bushels of the Lost Nation wheat
in nine hours Master Freddie M. Goss, only
seven years old, handed all the bundles
thousand nine hundred and sixty-two in num-
ber-to the man that cut the bands, carrying
them across a thirty-foot scaffold. The Their
mometer that day indicated ninety degrees and
more. Frank Hassett has rented her house
In the village to Mr.. Bruce. S. ID Moulton
has retired from the boot and shoe bust
ness,.... The bridge near Harry Bulkley's,
which has been undergoing repairs, Is nearly
completed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

Craftsbury.-Luman Smith has bought of
Mr.. Sweat the premises lately occupied by
Noble Kenney.. The Methodist society Is
making extensive repairs upon the church
The South village was visited last Sunday af-
ternoon by heavy wind, doing much damage
to shade trees and moving the hotel wagon shed
some three feet from the foundation {. &. .Au-
gustus Paddock, merchant at the North village,
last Sunday buried his only boy, bright little
fellow Of three years. He was playing in the
store, and, without being noticed, got to box
of raisins and ate what he wanted. He soon
went into commissions and lived only a few
hours. Mr.. Washburn has taken possession
of his hotel, and the Common can boast OF a
public house once more. Charles Merrill and
wife have been in town the past week visiting
his father, Mr.. George Merrill, and other
friends. e. Mrs Charles Goodrich, who has
been sick long time with consumption, died
last week Monday and was buried on Wednes-
day. Sheriff |. T. Patterson is attending the
county court at Irasburg. -. Luman Smiths
removal to the South village leaves the North
village without wheelwright shop. Asa
Hartman has been confined to his house the
past week with a rheumatic trouble E. Nj essrs
Seaver and Glidden have seven acres of fodder
corn which they will put into the silo the pres
ent week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

East Bethel.--The town officials have
taken Mrs Boyntons case in hand and will
see her taken care Of. -. Albert Severns, wife
of Valley Falls, r. l., has gone into the store
with William p. smith,. Mrs. Ammi Burn
ham has bought the house in gainesville lately
owned by Joshua Wedgewood. Il. ID. Green
and wife OF Brattleboro, who have been spend
ing their vacation here with friends. have re-
turned home. 3. Mrs. Ordway, widow OF the
late DIR, Ordway of West Liberty, Ohio, is Wis
lung her sister, Mrs D. Paul
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Gaysville.-Rev H. X. Hastings has re-
turned, and his people were glad to see him in
his pupits again on Sunday. Improvements
are being made in the drainage of the street at
the lower end of the village The work is I'M
der the superintendent Of Dr. Smith, who has
taken an active part in lettering the condition
OF our roads the past summer. :. The stock
met factory has shut down for an indefinite
length of time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

Braintree. s. L. Vincent attended
the meeting OF the minister's association at
South Royalton yesterday Tuesday, and went
from there to Swanton to attend the state
Sunday.school convention. Mrs. Nellie b
Fullam has gone to Granville TO work in the
hotel for l.. L. Udali.. Deacon j. W. Martin
aud Mrs. j. A French are the delegates from
this town to the Sunday school convention at
SNa nfnn
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

Bethel.-Alonzo Durham, young man of
woods the other day with his father to mend
fence, and while there was crushed by falling
tree and had his back broken He was com
pletely paralyzed below the middle of his back
and suffers great agony. His recovery is
doubtful.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

Goddard acknowledgement was held
Friday evening There was goodly number
present who listened to an interesting debate
as to whether professional mans education
should be general or special; also to fine cor.
net solo by Mr.. Blanchard. The department
of vocal music, in charge of Professor G. W.
Foster, is progressing finely. He has several
private pupils and a large choral class.
Among the visitors who have called upon us
during the past week are the Misses Laurence
of Arlington, Mass, who have brother at
tending school; Mr.. and Mrs b. p. White OF
East Calais. visiting their daughter; and Mr..
Moore and Mr., Gloyd, former students, who
M. Kent, teacher of penmanship, commenced
his labors last week, with larger class than
usual. :. The young men have provided them
selves with new uniform caps. They are made
having upon them the letters T" G. s." enclosed
in wreath. With these they make nea
appearance.
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The situation in Naples is growing WORSE
In the twenty-four hours ending at nine o'clock
on the evening of the 10th, there had been
nine hundred and thirty-seven fresh cases of
cholera and three hundred and sixty five deaths.
All the ministers have earnestly urged King
Humbert to leave the city, but the king refused
their opportunities
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Newbury.-A few days ago Charlie Putnam
of Leighton Hill was returning from hunt,
and when near home jumped a fence The
lock caught on something, exploding the gun,
and the charge entered the leg behind the knee
and passed to the heel, cutting the arteries off
and manglng the limb terribly. Surgeons
were hastily summoned, the limb WAS smpu-
tated above the knee, and the patient died in a
half hour afterwards. The accident happened
at six o'clock In the evening and the limb was
amputated at half-past one the next morning.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

DR.. GAGE, "the man so celebrated for his
consulted at the Pavilion Hotel, Montpelier,
September %; Van Ness House, Burlington,
Wednesday, September "a; South Royalton
Hotel, Thursday, September %; Lebanon
Hotel, Lebanon, N H., Friday, September IS;
Concord, n H., Saturday, September q.
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CATARRH.-The remarkable results in dis
ease so universal aud with such a variety OF
characteristics as catarrh, prove how effect
ually Hoods Sarsaparilla, acting through the
blood, reaches every part of the human sys-
tenn. medicine, like anything else, can be
fairly judged only by its results. We point
with pride TO the glorious record Hoods Sarsa-
parilla has entered upon the hearts of thou
sands OF people II has cured Of catarrh.