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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-03-26
Chelsea.

THE Mrs. John G. Davis place, at the upper
village, was sold at auction last Saturday. L.
g. Hinckley bought 1t, paying S525 for the
same.
CHARLES SLACK was arrested last week by
Constable Noyes and lodged in the cooler,
where he overcame some OF that holiness Gre
ated by one days sojourn at the capital.
REV. w. II. DAVIS. formerly OF this place,
but now of Beverly, Mass, has had very
fatterng call TO the First Congregational
church at Detroit Mich, with salary of
$4,000 He preached at that place last Sunday,
and will soon make his decision.
SATURDAY morning Sheriff Dickinson ar
rested Fred Allen on complaint for assault and
battery and breaking the peace. It seems that
Fred got into tipsy.cai condition, Friday
night and made things lively abont his home.
lie was brought before Justice Cabot, plead
guilty and was fined $40 and costs, amounting
to S18 J. X Darling for the prosecution; G.
s. Emery for defendant
THE young people gave an entertainment at
the town hall last Friday evening" for the ben
eft of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, which began with the Imaginable i'm
PRESERVATION of "The Peak Family" by Misses
Dearborn. Corwin, Noyes, Cleveland, Dens-
more and Mrs. Bohonan, in charge of Miss
Grace M. Noyes. They were dressed in the
peaked style and each Peak thoroughly under
stood her part, which was we'll carried out.
All pronounced IL success.
THE drama :" Little Toddlekins" created
much merriment. The parts we're well taken
and finely rendered. some of which were ex-
ceptionally difficult. Much credit is due to the
participants, who were Misses Clark, Cooley
and Hall, Messrs Bacon, Emery and Reyes
The hall was well filed, the receipts amount
ing to about $50 Tonight the drama will be
played at Tunbridge, and In connection with it
the pantomime, 1.-THE Misletoe Bough" The
costumes In this are fine. They hope Tun-
bridge will give them a full house.
IT is reported that our hotel will have land
| lady SOON Sylvester Barnes has rented his
farm to c. Z. Stanley and moved to Barre
where he will work at the granite business for
| P. o. Wheaton. Cornelius Pettis has rented
| +. w. Mattoons tenement and will work for
| A. N. Woodruff this season. II. H. Taylor
has bought back the livery stable, which he
| sold to Mr.. Brown short time since, and has
| taken possession. .Holton Annis will carry on
| the Hanks farm at Randolph this year. .
Grace NJ Noyes will teach this spring in the
| graded school at Wells River. Whitefield
| Bacon returns to California with his brother
| Frank, in a short time. Fred Lewis is work.
| ing for A. w. Whitney at the hotel. Royal
Slack has sold his farm to Phillip Hunt for
| $500, and moved to West Randolph. >. e D.
Barnes and +. 1. Whitney were in Boston last
| week, and Hon. l. G. Hinckley is now in that
| city. The selectmen have hired Henry Bry-
ant and wife to carry on the poor-farm this
year,
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North ThetfOrd.-Last Sunday being the
last one in the year of Mr.. Fay's labors here, he
chose for text a review of the year, giving
some very good remarks. Additions in the
way Of horse-sheds will soon be commenced at
the church. Five iron arches, with attach
ments, have been received by parties in this
vicinity and are to be placed in their sugar
houses. E. George Post has located himself in
the West, having obtained the position of
cashier in bank. Reuben Henry has en-
gagged to work for j. 7. Hosford and Arthur
Porter for Hiram Barnes the coming season..
Mr. Cook has been confined to the house with
a sore foot, but is now better. The skating
rink at Lyme still continues in full blast, draw
ing a good number from this place. The
roads in this village are entirely covered with
water and ice, making it very bad travelling.
-. Ira Melendy has purchased the place at
Ely station formerly owned by his father, and
will move there at once. Charlie Hadock
was home for a day or two, short time ago
He has a good position in the depot at Haver-
hill, New HAMPSHIRE
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Danville.-The st. Johnsbury & Lake Cham
plain trains are, as a general thing, not more
than five hours late :. All horse fancers should
see B. F. HavilaDds stable full. They are
hard to beat in all respects. Alice King is
very low with stomach trouble. Henry
Dole is home from St. Paul, Mimi. He looks
hearty Ell Woodward is going into business
Charles Wilson is having rather discouraging
work with his well-sixteen feet of solid ledge
and no water yet; but his grit is good. The
cornet band concert and sugar party was well
attended, considering the condition of the roads.
-. Sore fingers are getting to be quite fash
ionable here, but they don't give good salts
faction. Noah Burdick has been appointed
sexton by the selectmen, in place of N. NJ.
Stocker, resigned. &c. N. Stocker has COM
menced his work for Elijah Whitney. wv. B.
Richards is going to put Leach through the
sugar bush this season.
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Is he less patriot than the senator, and will
he refuse II thus called by the representatives
Of the people In convention assembledY do
not believe 1t. SO | say, as Sumner said,
"Stick." FREEMAN.
QUERIES.
Mr.. Editor The Argus is most bitter
opponent of the prohibtory law, and there is
no SANDER in pronoupcing it the champion OF
the rum interest in Vermont. Moreover, 1t
aspires to be the organ of the Central Vermont
railroad. Have these leanings anything to do
with its booming DR.. Nichols for governor?
Do the republicans of the state want to take
their candidates and their political nourishment
from the foul spoon of the Arg,tsP
YOUNG REPUBLICAN,.
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Warren.-Mrs. Caroline Roys, who has
suffered so long and patiently, died Wednes-
day evening, March 10. Her age was seventy
years. The funeral services were held last
Saturday. Mrs. Pratt of Braintree officiated.
The remains were taken to Roxbury for inter-
ment.. Rev. C. G Buck of Readsboro sup
piled the pulpit on East Hill last Sunday.
Mrs. George Fitch of Claremont, N. H., is in
town visiting her sister, Mrs N. L. Dickinson.
-. Mamie Hail. who has been quite sick, il
gaining though slowly. .Philu Worcester
has been making brief visit to town. Rev
Cyrus Roys of Bolton, Mass, who was called
to town to attend the funeral Of his mother, re-
turned home last Monday. Mrs. L. L.
Nichols is visiting her son, d. L. Nichols, in
Roxbury.... Mary Gleason has returned homt
from her visit at Roxbury and vicinity.
OF Mr.. Eaton who is quite helpless. :. Mrs
Winsor Gleason of Canaan, N. H., is visiting
| friends in town.
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South Royalton.-Mr. Norton of Connect

South ROyaltOn.-Mr. Norton of Connect
cut has been in town for the last week picking
up some of our best horses He purchased
three of Hale Durrill, paying S1,075 for them,
and nice span of Henry Doubleday for $500;
also span Of fine Morgan colts of another
party for $500 But the cream of the town is
not gone. Mr. Cloud has very fine span Of
black colts, five years old, that stand over fif-
teen hands high and will weigh about two
thousand pounds There are also several more
fine spans in town. Edgar Reynolds is re-
ported sick this week. DR.. Leavitte has
moved his office into Kings block. The pro-
ceeds from the ladies' fair netted about 500.
The dramatic club will present the we'll
known play, " Neighbor lakewood" Thursday
and Friday of next week. =. Mrs, W. +. Cush-
man is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed +. Smith.
Considerable building Is to be done here this
summer. A good chance for carpenters.
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COrinth.-George Eaton has taken Emma
Burgin for a life partner. He is to carry on the
Dickinson farm for year -. Henry Bryant
and wife, who have carried on the poor.farm
the past year, go to Chelsea to reside. Mrs
Maria Fellows, an aged lady, had light shock
of paralysis recently. -. Colds and sore.throats
are prevalent in this vicinity Charles Wood
cock has hired out to work on the poor-farm
for bill Of divorce, Silas Merrill is on the
sick list Snow is settling, but is deeper than
at any time before this winter. Sugarmakers
we're tapping trees in warm places last Sstur-
day. William Orr has been quite sick for a
week past. Deacon Robert Orr is able to be
about his usual business. Mrs Stevens of
Chicago is visiting her brother, J N. Knights,
at Cooksville. Mrs Abigail Eastman, who
was injured several weeks since by slipping on
the ice, is still confined to the house. The
weekly Tuesday evening prayer-meeting at
academy hall, Cooksvile. has been discon-
tnued for the present.
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thinks the morals of the people have deterio-
ated during the past twenty-five years. As
he was on his way to visit sick friend. last
Sunday, he passed through certain district
where religious services used to be held every
Sunday, and found, with few exceptions,
every man boiling sap or otherwise engaged in
the sugar-place. :. Robert Fulton, who has
been great sufferer all winter from neuralgia
In the head, and has nearly lost his eye
sight, has gone to Boston to receive medical
treatment. DR.. Camp of Waitsfeld accompanied
him. Mr.. Fulton has the sympathy Of large
circle of friends, who sincerely hope he may
come back much improved in health. E. Cyrus
Whitney and wife OF Barre have been engaged
to work on L. M. Tylers farm the coming sea
son. Mr.. Tyler has also hired Dane to worl
on the same farm.
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West Randolph.-The Methodists intend

West RandOlph.-The Methodists intend
building nice church in this place the coming
season. Mrs. George L. Hbbard died of con-
sumption last Friday morning, after a patient
sickness of thirteen years. Her age was about
ffty-seven years. Miss Ora Woodward died
of pneumonia, the 21st instant, at the residence
of Lyman L. Wheeler, where she was tenn
porarily stopping. Perk. Flint has sold his
house to Arison A. Sanford, and gives posses
sion between this and the first of April. He
has rented the premises of Mrs. Charles Hub
bard. on Central street. The A. F. c, II.
club held their fifth social assembly in Dubois
& Gays hall last Friday evening. A pleasant
time was had and all enjoyed themselves ...
w. B. Hubbard has the Macomber corn-planter
for SALE and is agent for this town and its sur
roundings. 1t is a good thing, and it will pay
the farmers to buy it. "A. w. Tewksbury &
Sons are changing the whole of the interior of
their store, making it much more pleasant and
far more attractive to customers, and their
goods will show to much better advantage. -.
The farmers are tapping their sugar-places
pretty generally this week, or getting ready to
tap when they can break into the woods.
The Lewis college cadets gave theatrical play,
entitled the "Cool Collegians," in Dubois &
Gays hail. last Saturday night, to well-filled
house. The entertainment was good, the
boys executed their parts we'll and the ladies
could not be beaten.
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GrOtOn.-This week seems to be grand
time for moving George Downer moves to
North Thetford, A. g. WEIGH goes to South
Newbury A. F. Stevens and family to Lisbon,
n. H., and A. L. Clark to Montpelier. :. Schur-
man g. Rodell have finished their logging job for
Hall & edwin, and left last Monday with
their teams, filling two cars, for their home in
Portsmouth, N. H.. -. Samuel c. Stevens and
Mrs. George Stevens returned from Florida last
week. Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. WEIGH are again in
town.. j. G. Harvey has started his bobbin shop
with much larger stock on hand than usual
80. Report has it that George Carruth has sold
his farm, in the west part OF the town, and is
to move on to his place near the village 49,.
Darling & Kicker started their mill last Mon
day, with George Rand hold of the lever.
George is a good fellow and understands his
business well. Frank Heath has finished his
labors at Lisbon, n. H.. where he has been en-
gagged in a harness-shop, and is again in town
THE first new sugar was shipped to market
last Monday by Isaac Wilson. Oscar Hatch
has sold his farm to the Weed boys.
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MOrrisville.-D L. Eaton. produce specu-
lator, was attacked with shock of paralysis
on Friday morning, and is in critical condi-
ton. DR.. James OF Waterbury and DR.. Hall
Of this place were in council on Friday. The
academy lyceum held on Friday evening, was
well attended. Resolved, That George Wash
ineton was greater general than Napoleon
Bonaparte," was discussed. "A roller-skating
sociable was held at the town hall on Friday
evening. Morrisvile cornet band was in at
tendance, and pleasant time was the result
go. Superintendent DARTS educational lecture,
on Wednesday evening last, was well attended
and proved very interesting. go The Methodist
ladies supper and entertainment At the chapel,
last week Thursday evening, was pleasant
affair, a good number being in attendance.
The Good Templars will have charge of the
held at the Methodist chapel. DE-. Hiram Earle
an aged resident, left on Thursday last fol
Hartford, Mich.
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S'Owe.-Next Sunday morning it is ex-
pected that Rev. r. L. Bruce of Waterbury
Center will occupy the pulpit in the Methodist
church. in exchange with Rev. Mr.. Kilburn of
this place. "A little child of Stella Spaulding
had the misfortune recently to have several
fingers cut off with a hay-knife, :. Miss Boom
howers select school is progressing finely,
nothing occurring to mar the tranquility of its
course. The annual sugar season has begun,
and consequently farmers are rarely visible to
the public except in cases OF great emergency.
Sugar-parties are abundant. :. 1t is feared that
the accident with which Mr.. Damon met by
the discharge of a revolver, the contents OF
which passed through his finger, may result in
blood poisoning. The various school meet
ings were held last evening". Truman Smith
had his thumb disocated in some way while
going down steep hill with load of logs. E.
There have been two anniversary gatherings
in town within a few weeks-one at Mr..
and Mrs. Morrill, Dillingham;, it being theil
twentieth anniversary and the other at Mr.
and Mrs N. X. Adams, to celebrate their fifth
anniversary. The gifts at both places were
valuable and numerous. Spring has beer
ushered in by the appearance OF robins, blue
birds, mud, etc.-the usual harpingers of the
season.. Rumor says that DR.. Ide is making
preparations to leave this town, and another
physician is to take his place.. .Orpha Ray.
mond has returned home from Boston, where
she has been spending the winter in improving
her musical education. Horace Stearns is to
ring the town bell, and do other work con
nected with the office, the present year. -. The
marriage of Lewis Wakefield and Ellen Gilt
occurred March Is, Rev. Mr.. Anderson per
forming the CEREMONY. .Chauncey Newhall
with his family, has moved into the house
lately vacated by Edward Hale. -. News hal
come to town of the marriage of Eugene Hanks
former Stowe boy, and Carrie Burch, al
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Not being conten
with having in town two shops where broom
handles are manufactured, Wilbur Towne ant
George Sayton are now manufacturing the en-
| tire article.
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Waterbury Center.-H. W. Humphrey has
sold his real estate TO George Graves. and has
an auction next Saturday to sell his personal
property. Elan LoOmis died at his residence
last Sunday afternoon. Mr.. LOOMS was born
and had always lived upon the farm where he
died. His age was seventy-three. He leaves
a widow and one daughter Eaton f. Hutch
ms has bought and taken possession of the
Noah Robinson place, and Mrs. Robinson has
moved into the Clark house. Mrs. G. A.
where she was called last week by the death Of
her brothers wife.
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BradfOrd.-Last Sunday, at the Methodist

BradfoTd.-Last Sunday at the Methodist
church, Rev. T. p Frost preached powerful
sermon from Second Corinthians, v: XII. At its
conclusion, fifteen were baptized by the pastor.
IA meeting of the officers of the Orange
County Agricultural Society was held at the Trot-
ter house last Saturday. The requisite num-
Der of subscribers having been obtained we
are soon to have telephone exchange. j. b.
Hunt, superintendent OF the Boston & North
ern Telephone Company, will arrive in few
days to arrange for having the instruments put
in. The central Office will probably be at j.
NJ Warden's where the Western Union tee-
graph office is located. Some little excite
ment prevails relating to school meeting and
the temperance cause, but will terminate all
right, we hope. Our snow is going fast and
the farmers are preparing for sugar-making
Some of the earliest have made and sold
small quantity. Mr.. Stanley, overseer of the
poor has engaged A. NJ. Banks to take charge
of the farm paying him 1915 per year for his
services. Some of the occupants of Stevens
block think roller-skatng is more noisy than
threshing-machine. Consequently, the hall
will not be used for that purpose hereafter. :.
The Masons are to occupy the south hall in
Stevens new block, and the necessary changes
| are now being made. The sick, mentioned
last week, are all reported better :. Daniel
Houghton started his meat cart last Friday.
| Edward j. Tebbetts Of Woodbury. was married
| to Lizzie A. Merrill of this place, by Rev. T.
| P. Frost, March 18th. N. X. Doe is in town
| from New York City. We are always glad to
| see Nelps smiling countenance Mrs Charles
| George and her two little girls, former resi-
| dents here, but who for a year or more have
| lived in Dakota, have returned, and are stop
ping for the present at Newbury. Henry
Hutchinson and family are soon to move to
California. Belle Patterson is to occupy the
| rooms over the bank recently vacated by Dr.
| Everett. Having tired OF boarding, she is 60
ing to try housekeeping for a time. Mrs. C.
| c. Doty is visiting her daughter Mrs. F. A.
Carter, at Montpelier intending to remain till
after conference Harry Brigham Of Lisbon,
| N. H., is visiting in town....E f. Grimes has
concluded not to occupy the Weld store. We
are told the owner would not permit the store
to be stocked with light groceries, as Mr..
| Grimes intended.
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GranviIle.-Walter Vradenburg has moved
to Warren. .,.F w. Ferno has moved back
on to the farm he formerly carried on If. Asa
Bean has moved on to the Gleason farm, which
he purchased a while ago.. The Goodno fam
lily go into the house vacated by Mr.. Bean, and
Emma Severance into the house owned by G.
" Wilson, vacated by the Goodno family. -.
Nathan Page has moved from Lincoln on to his
farm In South Hollow, formerly owned by L, j.
Clongh.., Chancey Newhall has moved on 70
his farm In Stowe. =. X. M. Hubbard has given
up keeping house, and rented his place to O.
L. Sabine for one year.
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Plainfield..-We speak with much pleasure
of the musical convention held here last week,
under the direction of Professor G. W. Foster
of Calais, recently of Brooklyn, N. Y. A
chorus of about seventy-fve voices, with some
of the best talent from Cabot, Marshfield and
East Montpelier, as soloists, did general work,
attending with enthusiastic industry six re-
hearsals, beginning on Wednesday evening.
The closing concert on Friday evening, was
warmly appreciated. full house gathered in
the Universalist church (the use of which edi-
flee was very kindly granted free of expense,
save that Of fuel and light for the occasion)
From the character of the music rendered and
the ability with which it was executed, we con-
cude that those who attended the convention
did take step forward" The programme
included, among other difficult choruses, Men.
delssohn's Hear my Prayer" selections from
"The Stabat Mater" and from 1.-THE Crea
ton" Mr.. Foster brings with him large ex-
perience in conducting such conventions and
he is DESTROYS of cultivating among us the
higher kinds Of music. His own generous ex
penditure of personal labor, and his uniform
good nature and patience, provoke his choruse'
TO emulate his industry and to reward his pa
thence with good-tempered responses to his ex.
acting demands. We trust that we may NEE
him often in like manner.
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Tunbridge.-A convention of the singing
schools in town, taught by George Blanchard,
was held at the Congregational church last
Wednesday. There was good chorus The
solo singing was coed, but the best feature of
the entertainment was the singing of the male
quartette, composed of j. L. Farnham, A. Han
son, j. w. Bright and g. F. Whitney,. The
Chelsea dramatic club play at the town hall
this evening for the benefit of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. John Cush-
man has moved to Alcott's Falls, where he has
secured a job. IA two-horse load of our
singers attended the convention of Professor
Blanchards schools at Randolph last Friday
-. Charley Peters, proprietor of the stage line,
has purchased q Lambert horse that is at
tracing much attention, 1t being one of the
best formed horses ever SEEM. Harvey King,
formerly of Montpelier but lately OF Boston, is
visiting with his friends here. DIR. Z. j.
Fish has gone to Pittsburgh Penn, to attend a
meeting OF the Devon cattle breeders. =. There
was meeting of those interested in educa-
tional matters at the town hall, last Monday
evening, for the purpose of organizing perma-
nent society William S. Ballou has moved
on to the farm lately purchased by him. Will
lam Swan has purchased the Widow Butterfield
place, il Dame Rumor tells the truth g. Fred
Chapman Is home for a short vacation.
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West TOpsham.-The festival at the hall,
last Friday evening, WAS we'll attended and an
enjoyable time had There il to be another
gathering at the same place tomorrow (Thurs-
day. evening, when new sugar, etc, will be dis
pensed very cheap. The object of these gath
erings is to get money to buy an organ for the
church. No one will deny the need of this,
and II, for fifteen or twenty cents, one can
have an enjoyable time worth twenty-five
cents, all should be present. Mrs. Sanborn,
better known as Aunt Lottie," died last Sum
day morning from paralysis. :. r. M. Bill rode
out last Saturday. This was the first time he
had been out OF doors since last fall. 1t IL
hoped he will improve in health as warm
weather approaches.
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LADIES in America, long before they reach
middle age, frequently find themselves suffer
ing from some of the complaints and weak
nesses peculiar TO their sex. For all such Kid
ney-Wort is great boon. 1t induces a healthy
action Of the kidneys, liver and bowels, cleanses
the system, and strengthens and gives new life
to all the important organs OF the body IL il
natures great assistant in establishing and sus-
tanning health. Sold by all druggists.