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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10
Richmond.-The ladies of the Univer

Richmond.-The ladies of the Univer-
salist church are to hold bazaar at the
vestry for the sale of fancy and domestic
articles, and the entertainment will consist
of music and the play Seeing the Ele-
plant" Supper will be served to those de-
String il at moderate prices. - The depot
has been newly painted outside and plastered
inside, giving it a much better appearance,
new coat OF paint has also been put upon
the freight house. - The skating rink,
recently closed, has been reopened, with X.
NJ. Conant as proprietor. 1t will be open to
the public every Saturday evening. -
The village schools reopened last Monday
with the old board of teachers - Quite
a severe gale was experienced last Saturday
evening, blowing down the windmill re-
Gently put up by Ed Kehoe for farm pur-
poses, and partially unrooting Mrs. Robert
Towers house near Huntington. - The
stores are putting on a holiday appearance,
and the holiday tables will be the attraction
until Christmas is over.
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North Thetford.-The aged mother OF
Harvey Wilmot died November Goth, and
her remains were taken to Woodsville, n
H., for burial - Westley Mayo has sold
his farm in Lyme, N. H., and contemplates
moving to this village. - Owing to the
decay of the huge elm tree in front of West
ley Bartlett's residence, it was considered
best to cut it down. - Wesley Water
man has moved into Lizzie Bakers house
which he has rented for year. - Mrs
Harry Ware is suffering from rheumatism
- Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Ware are rejoic
ing in the birth of son. 80 Hote
Jaquith receives and merits steadily in
creasing patronage.
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Wolcott.-The steam mill company has
bought of Darius Coburn what spruce tim.
Der he has on his farm paying him $3.50 for
the same. Parties from Barre, to whom the
contract was let, are now cutting it. -
Last Saturday night John Ferrin and Mr.
Cross drove off an embankment. The latter
gentleman was slightly injured. - A
few days since Denison Titus, while hand
ling some cartridges, had the flesh torn
from one of his fingers. 49, The poles are
being set for a telephone line to North VOL
colt = Frank Sheldon has moved into
the Samuel Kinds house, near the steam
mill. He is to take charge of the help in the
mill.
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North Tunbridge.-Rev r. l.. ID. Pres
ton will hold services at the Major Smith
school-house next Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock. - The choir was recognized
last Sunday. G. Corwin was chosen first
chorister and q. f. Whitney assistant
- William Buzzell, one Of our oldest
citizens, was buried last Thursday.
Exchange rates on readers were given in
circulars because it was thought that in
some of our schools other readers than
Appleton's might be in use.
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Washington.-Ira Calef and his sister
Miss Lucy, left town on Tuesday, going to
Providence and from thence to Iowa. They
intend to spend the winter travelling if Miss
Calefs health will permit. - The So
ciety connected with the Baptist church in
vites the Universalists TO join with them in
their Christmas festivities. Mr.. James
Whtcomb died last Saturday of cancer
The funeral services We're held Tuesday.
- Mrs. Elmra Smith of Barre spent
Sunday in town, the guest of Miss Lucy
Calef, her cousin; - - Warren Pepper has
returned from his Western trip. He is
much pleased with the country. - Mrs
Lucy Cheney, lady over eighty years of
age, took trip to Barre and back on the
stage one day last week. - Ada Flint is
teaching in the Enoch Martin district in this
town, Kate Bowles in the Davis Houghton
district in Orange, and Florence Powers
commenced a school in the Wilson district
in Orange this week. - The village
school commenced last Monday. Guy
George is the teacher.
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Mortified.

MISS ABBIE SAWYER of Gouldsville died
Sunday.
RAIN fell Saturday night to the depth of
over three inches.
j. r. DAVIS has rented A. Fuller's black
smith shop and moved in last week.
LEWIS Rocks little three-years-old son,
frankie, died Friday and was buried Mon
day.
THE market under Stevens block has
been fitted up by George e. Hill for the
sale OF fish.
Mrs. FRANK O'NErLL spacking her goods
for shipment to st. Joseph, Missouri, where
her husband is located. He is coming on
soon and will take his family back with him.
JOHN DOYLE had his nose crushed while
holding drill at the Adams quarry last
week. DR.. Porter attends him, and his in
jury, though painful, is not dangerous. For
tunately, he has an accident policy in the
Travellers.
A SEPARATION has taken place between s.
ID. Horner and wife. Mrs. Horner takes
the farm and has the children and Mr. Hor-
ner the personal property. During the win
ter Mrs. Horner will occupy the Mead house
on Summer street.
TEACHERS in the three districts not re-
ported last week are as follows: No. II,
Brooks district, Hannah i. Flint of Rox-
bury No. II, Glidden district, Lizzie But
terfield of Roxbury; No. 10, Rice district,
Mary Bosworth of Berlin.
A MONUMENT was set in Elmwood Gem.
etery, last week. in memory of the late Gen
eral Alonzo Jackman. 1t is of white mar
BILE, which was given by w. =. Clement OF
Rutland, the balance of the expense being
borne by the alumni and cadets.
Mr. L. S. WELLINGTON died very sud
denly of heart disease last Wednesday fore.
noon. The funeral was held at his late res
idence in Chase's block Saturday morning
Rev. w. s. Hazen officiating, and the body
was taken to Alder Meadow for buria. Mr.
Wellington was shoemaker by trade, and
an old and much-respected resident of this
town.
w. +. BAKERS many friends will be GLAD
to know that his health is still improving
he is now able to ride twelve miles on horse
back without fatigue. 80 Mrs. Carew
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. l.. A
Wilson, returned last week to her home il
Ellenburg, n. Y. - Mr.. Harvey Cutting
started last week on trip to the Adiron
dacks. - Miss Nellie Wilder went t
Burlington last Thursday to take the plac,
in the orphans home of Miss Alma Hunt
ley, who is expected home this week. -
Dr. G. s. Bray, who has been with DR.
Mayo, has left town and is now assisting
| physician in Woodstock, who has a broker
leg. - Miss Lucy Bradley went to Bur
lington last Wednesday, to remain weel
or more. - Dr. Mayo is quite seriousl,
ill with diphtheretic sore throat - Prin
cipal Hit spent Sunday in Montpelier
Joseph Beane of Gardiner, Mass, i
visiting relatives in town. - A brothe
of Mrs. j. L. Abbott is visiting here.
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Cabot.-A very pleasant social event oc-
CURED in town on Saturday, the 9th instant,
of Mr.. K. f. Coburn, to George w. Perkins
of the firm of Perkins x Sweeney, Pueblo,
Colorado. Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins left at
once for their western home. ==- Aubrey
V. Nelson has sold his farm to Asa l..
Preston for 81 400. Mr.. Nelson would now
like to buy farm worth $1,000.
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Tunbridge.-Mr. C. W. Smith had mar.
row escape from death last week. his throat
filling up inside so that it was nearly impos
sible for him to breathe. He is now better
-" Sid fuller, a notorious character
from " Poortown," was arrested for selling
liquor and picking pockets last week. He
was held for trial at the county court.
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Braintree.-The friends and neighbors
of William Blanchard and wife surprised
of their marriage. The company numbered
about eighty. - Charles Bigelow of
Brookiield is to begin a series of singing
schools here next Friday evening, 49,
Mrs. Mary Flagg returned home last week
from Brockton, Mass, where she has been
stopping with her son, Wallace g. Flagg,
for the past three months.
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Hardwick.-Henry Babbitt and w. II.
Underwood were drawn as petit jurors for
the present term of county court -
The case of j. A. Kidder rs. Captain Will
liams Davis, instituted for private damage
caused by an assault, was tried last week by
the county court at st. Johnsbury. Kidder
recovered S175 and costs. - The camp
fire and oyster supper of the Grand Army
boys at Shattuck's Hall on "Wednesday
evening was well attended The gross re-
ceipts of the entertainment were about $40.
- G. G. Stratton recently cut his foot
quite badly. We hear he is cutting logs to
supply Wheeler & Shipman's mill at this
place. - The time set for the dedica-
ton of the Adventists' church in this place
is announced for Sunday, December 14th
- e. G.. Wells lost ten turkeys on Tues
day night last. George Chandler lost sew
eral turkeys and j. s. Smith and George f.
Wheeler several hens on Thursday night.
Three persons were engaged in the theft, as
tracks of that number were seen in several
places. - Prices current December 9th ::
Butter, selected fall tubs, twenty-five cents,
and winter, twenty cents; corn. sixty-eight
cents, and meal $125 per hundred; oats,
forty cents; potatoes, thirty-five cents; eggs,
twenty-five cents; hay, Sl3; best winter
wheat flour, $3.50; dressed hogs, six cents,
beef, five and six cents by the quarter; dry
hard wood, eighteen inch, SO, and green,
81 80.
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Roxbury.-Some needed repairs have
been made in the Congregational church in
the matter of new heating apparatus. -
are sick with diphtheria. One boy has
died of the disease, 49, Several of our
citizens went to the West Randolph fire last
Saturday. - Il. S. Whitcombhas moved
to st. Adams, where he is to keep a hotel.
- ID. l.. Nichols is teaching in district
No. 2 and George b. Hall, ESD, in district
No. ~.
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Plainfield.-O.W Cree, who has been very
sick with pneumonia is again on the street.
- Our village schools commenced
last Monday. Mr.. o. F. Davis of Barre and
Miss Mabel Lazelle of Plainfield are the
teachers. - John Fowler has gone into
the shop owned by Leonard Dix to work
at blacksmithing. We are glad to learn that
Mr.. Fowler's wife, who has been very sick
for several weeks, is apparently improving
in health. - Thomas p. Bartlett has ex-
changed his farm, known as the w. Harris
place, with Louis Longe for his place in the
village. - The sociable at the vestry of
the Congregational church, last Friday
evening, was very pleasant gathering, and
was enlivened by several fnely-rendered
pieces of music by the Plainfield cornet
band. - The band will hold prone
made concert at Slayton's Hall next Satur-
day evening, the 18th.
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Newbury.-Rev. DIR. j. e. Latmer, form
erly teacher in Newbury Seminary, died
at his residence in Auburndale, Mass, No
vember 81, aged ffty-eight years. - Pro-
lessor ID. A. French has been engaged to
play the organ at the Congregational church
for another year. He has charge also of the
musical department at the Seminary. -
Mrs. John Hale left last Thursday for
Lansing, Mich, where she will spend the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. McElroy.
- Deacon Kinney and wife, having be-
come dependent by intrusting their inter-
ests with their son, who has left them and
gone West, were taken to the poor-house
last Saturday. They are excellent people,
and have the sympathy of the whole com
munity. - Mrs. Reuben Martin is very
sick and is not expected to recover. -
Charles H. George and family have decided
to return to Dakota next March. - Mrs.
John English returned home from Clare
mont, n. H., last Saturday. - The win
ter term of school at the Seminary com
menced last week. More advanced studies
are taken this term than usual. - Carrie
Buxton is spending the winter at home.
- Lulu Watkins and Alice Stebbins
are teaching at Whitetield, n. III. -
There are several candidates for the position
of postmaster. Lydia Williams is
teaching at Boltonville this winter.
Mrs. Thomas Carlton, formerly of this
place, died recently at Elizabethtown, n. j.
She was the daughter of DR.. John Stevens
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Marshfield.-John e. Eddy was robbed
of $25, last Wednesday night, by some one
who entered his sleeping room and took the
on the piazza, as the other windows and the
doors were all securely fastened. Evidently
the deed was done by some one familiar
with the premises. - Mr. and Mrs. Rufus
Farr celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of
their marriage last week Monday.
Charles e. Parks started for Fargo, Dakota,
last Monday. j. w. Haskins is repair
ing the DIR. Phelps house. There is
some talk of establishing a skating rink at
this place. A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Ira H. Edison December 4th. A
singing-school is to be taught in this place
by Charles Dudley, commencing last even
ing. We hope the young singers will i'm
prove the opportunity now afforded them.
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GENTLEMEN's GIFTs.-Foot-rests for nee
die work upholstery, in seventy-fve new
and desirable patterns, finishing at Paine's,
4S Canal street, Boston.
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HooD's SARsAPARILLA is made of roots,
herbs and barks. 1t gives tone to the stomach
and makes the weak strong. Sold by drug
gists.
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East Bethel.-As Miss Marsella Wood
and her sister, Mrs. Hudson, were driving
home from West Bethel, their horse became
frightened at load of lumber that had been
left by the roadside and threw them out.
Miss Wood escaped injury, but Mrs. Hud-
on her chest. Her injuries are not con-
sidered serious. - Mrs Cynthia Smith
and son have returned TO their home in
Malcolm, Iowa. Mrs. Smith entertained a
few of her old friends at the residence of
her mother, Mrs. Armeda Clifford, before
leaving. - The Ladies' Aid Society will
meet with Mrs. Kilborn Day on Thursday
afternoon and evening. 49, Louie Burn
ham is settled in his new quarters near
the store.
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to Rochester last Sunday. - Taxpayers
in town should remember that the time for
paying their taxes to the town treasurer
expires next Monday. - Ellie, seven
years-old daughter of g. f. Fay, has at
tended school two terms and has not had q
mark against her name.
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East Hardwick.

THERE is to be Christmas services and
a tree at the Congregational church in
this place Christmas eve. Quite a large
addition of books has recently been made
to the Sunday-school library. One member
was added to the church at the last com
munion. 80 In the suit of Kidder u.s.
Davis, for assault, the jury gave Kidder
S175 damages. p S. Paine has sold
the Moses Paine house to Mr.. Iampson
who has removed it to lot recently pur-
chased near the Gift place. -W w. II.
Bowker OF Lyndon is in town again. He
has job OF ornamenting sleghs for Livings-
who has been West for several years, has re-
turned. - Mrs. Woods has improved
her place by having the old barn taken
down. - The village schools commenced
Monday, with Misses Adgate and Stevens
as teachers. 49, John Pressy now holds
the position of station agent in place of G.. N.
Harrington, resigned - Telephone poles
are, set from this place to West Danville,
and we expect to soon have direct COM
munication with st. Johnsbury. Cows
are in good demand, selling from S25 to $40.
- Keith and Lawrence have done a
good job on the church sheds They are
now as good as new.
Gaysville.-The Congregationalists have
secured the services of Rev. Mr.. Richard
son, who will soon move to this place.
- The Methodist people are holding
series of meetings at the village church.
Meetings will be held afternoons and even
ings through the week. All are invited.
80 Thomas Curtis, an aged resident of
this town, died last Wednesday of heart dis
ease. He had been living with his brother
John Curtis, for some months past.
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East Calais.-L. d. Bemis and wife have
gone to Hardwick to work in the hotel.
- Neale White of Tufts College came
home sick last week, but is better now.
- W. l.. Pierce has taken the place Of
A. ID. Pearce as clerk in b. p. Whites store,
beginning work last Mon1ay. - About
thirty couples attended the cotillion party
at Gray's hall last Friday night. - The
band boys have purchased caps of dark
blue cloth, ornamented with "a wreath OF
gilt enclosing the letters CIV. G. G. b.
- h. S. Weber who, since early last
spring, has lived near Cheyenne, Wyoming
weeks at o. Putnam's, in North Calais, and
visiting his many friends in this and adjoin-
ing towns. Thursday he starts for Albany
Georgia, in company with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win Burnham, to spend the winter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-25
DRINKING WHILE EATING.-Naturt

DRINKING WHILE EATING-Nature
never intended for people to wash down
their food while eating. She has wisely
placed salivary glands in various places in
our mouths; they secrete fluid for the
moistening, besidesa chemical action of the
food after mastication. This gets the food
in suitable condition for swallowing
Drinking every few minutes while eating
prevents the usual flow ofsaliva, also it wash
es it down before it can have chemical
action on certain portions of the food. Ore
Of the most pernicious habits to health is
drinking several tumblers of water while
eating; better drink warm drinks. the
stomach will not digest one particle of food
when it has temperature below 100 degrees
Fahrenheit, neither will it digest one atom
of food until all the fluid is first absorbed.
No healthy person should drink more than
halcpnt of some mild fluid while taking
food, and dyspeptics should not drink drop
while they are eating nor for three or four
hours after
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-25
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

Business continues to lag on account OIL the
back wardness of the season. Ihere mas Deem
some revival in the grain trade in consequence oil
the advance in prices and a greater specuiat We
demand. The refusal on the part OF the mana
gers OF the C. & Canal and the Board OF fuonc
Works of Maryland to reduce the rates OF toll mas
had depressing effect upon the coal trade anu
the agents here fear that in consequence there
will be but limited business done The hshing
season is ordinary and the catch, while not large
i, iair and prices quite remunerative. 1here IS
nothing worthy Of note in financial affairs, tne
SIMPLY of money being equal to all the legitimate
demands. The Baltimore papers report 4 liberal
supply of money there aud rates are easy. Loans
on best collateral security are making at lao per
cent and discounts quoted at oa6 per cent
Uuited States bonds weak, closing q lower for IS
aud 3. lower for per cents There is demand
for yirrnis cousol cou 2ous of 1899, with sales
Yesterday OF $4,000 at 43 aud 43t1. Consols
were frmer and sold at 41ai, closing Al iea42.
TIL. iO-4O bonds were quiet at BIZ bid, aud 1910
coupons of 1888 We're quoted nomnaly at Aba
49,. New 81 were quiet aud more steady at
56L,a57. Railroad stocks quiet and about steady.
Bonds firm with only moderate trading.
NEW York, April 25-- a. m.-Stocks opened
firm and then became weak. Northern Pacifcs
were struuge:, the common rising to u and the
pro rcrred to ATS At the present time the gen.
eral list shows recovery of l. to i, and Reading
3. per cent.
Noon The depression in Reading and Jersey
Central continues.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-25

NEGRO PROPERTY UNCERTAIN.-Henry
A. Wise told the following story while he
was in Washington during the kuow.noth-
ing excitement A negro fisherman in Nor
folk, Va, came one day to his master and
said, "Massa, want TO buy myself free. ]
got $500, sir l will pay You that down. aud
glib you de rest when [ mex um." VERY
we'll, Tom" said his master, ''you have
been faithful fellow, and I will comply
with your wish" The money was accord.
ingly paid, and the inchoate freedom of
Tom commenced. A few days afterward
Tom went out to fish in company with
fellow servant, and there came up blow
which capsized the fishing. smack and
drowned Toms companion. The next
day Tom came to his master and said {:
"Massa, I change my mind, sir; [ don't
want to buy myself any more, sir" "Why,
Tom," said his master, you have already
paid large portion of your price, and by
industry in your profitable calling you will
soon earn and pay the residue, and you had
better carry out your original intention"
mo, massa," was Toms economical rejon-
der II raider hab my money back: niger
property too unsartin, SIR" Matters were
accordingly put in statu quo, and Tom
abandoned all chance of being freedman,
and quietly and voluntarily returned to The
condition Of slave, being unwilling to fish,
on his own hook, in the troubled and peril
Gus waters Of freedom.