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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-30
NOrtbheld.

THE regular monthly meeting OF the Con-
gregational church will be held at the church
parlor, Friday afternoon, at two o'clock
A MEMORIAL sermon on the late Deacon
William Winch was preached at the Congrega.
tional church last Sunday morning by the
pastor.
CHARLES CoFFRrN has bought the trucking
business lately sold by G. d. Perkins to G. B.
Mead. Mr.. Mead found the business too hard
for him.
THE hotel at the Center has been bought by
Colonel F. " Randall, and It is reported that
he will turn it into a boarding-house for the
students Of Lewis college.
JUSTICE HoIToN on Saturday heard argu-
ments at Squire Bakers office relative to al
lowing an appeal to county court In the case OF
Hadley Us. Farnsworth, and decided to allow
an appeal to be taken
The annual meeting of the ladies' society OF
the Congregational church will be held this
"wednesday evening, at the house of the
pastor. The regular sociable Of the Episcopal
society will be held at their rooms Thursday
afternoon and evening.
THE well-known drama, "Neighbor Jack
wood" will be presented at Concert hall, Fri
day and Saturday evenings of this week, by a
strong company Of our town talent, including
several who took part In the first rendering OF
the same play some years since.
HEARING appointed at F. Plumley's office,
Friday, before Probate Commissioners 0. d.
Edgerton and f. X. JONES' regarding the al.
lowing of certain claims against the estate OF
Mrs. Amy B. Pike, an insane ward, was ad.
journed to Monday on account of the illness OF
Mr.. Edgerton, and settlement of the claims
was effected.
AT the quarterly election OF officers at the
Good Templars' lodge meeting, Friday even
ing, the following we're chosen: Worthy CHIEF
templar, II. L. Clark; worthy vice templar
Mary L. Thompson worthy secretary, Mrs G.
w. Clark; worthy financial secretary, Sarah D.
Taylor; worthy treasurer J. G. Coburn worthy
chaplain, W. II. II. Cla1n; worthy marshal
Luther B. Johnson; worthy guard Lulu Deer
ing; worthy sentinel, G. N. Whtmarsh; organ.
ist, Flora NJ. Huntley.
A MOCK trial or moot court is to take place
at the lyceum of the graded school this
wednesday, evening, at which Charles f
Blood will be tried for assault and battery or
w. D. Abbott. Principal Hit acts as states
attorney, assisted by N. L. Sheldon, teacher Of
the grammar school; the defense will be con
Quoted by G. A. Braley and c.. D. Edgerton
law students in Mr.. Plumley's office. The
trial will be open to none but members o.
the lyceum, but persons can join the lyceun
by paying the membership fee of ten cents
The jury will be drawn and the testimony pu
in tonight, and the arguments will be made
next Monday evening and verdict rendered
REV. w. s. HAzEN went to Deerfield, Mass.
last Wednesday, to attend the funeral of thu
wife of his brother, Rev. Allen Hazen, fo
many years a foreign missionary. DR.. ant
Mrs. Nichols we're at Brattleboro, last Thursday
evening, in attendance upon the reception t
Hon. and Mrs. j. L Martin.
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North Montpelier.

THE thermometers about here indicated tbir-
ty-six degrees below zero Saturday morning
MRS. A. Snow, who has been dangerously
sick with neuralgia, Is now much better and
considered out OF danger.
SEVERAL couples attended the assembly at
the Pavilion hotel in Montpelier last week
Thursday, and report good time and very
courteous treatment.
w. BUTTERFIELD IL very busy, drawing logs
to our mill. He intends to erect a good set of
buildings the coming summer, consisting of q
two-story house and ELL and forty by sixty
feet barn.
THERE was sort of go-as- you please fight
between three Of the students OF our school
last Friday, and, according to all reports, the
two who were against the one got the worst
end Of the bargain.
SEVERAL of our townsmen are the happy re-
cipients OF elegant cards of invitation to attend
the Barre social" which is to come off at
the Pavilion hotel, Montpelier, next week
Tuesday evening. The affair is in the hands
OF a wide-awake committee, and all those who
absent themselves will miss grand time.
A rwo.HoRsE sleigh-load OF our village peo-
pie INDUCED in ride to Montpelier last week
Saturday evening" the objective point being
Capital hall and Whitmore & Clarks min
stre show. According to all reports, they had
jolly good time, grand spread at the Mont
pelier house and a ride home rather early Sun
uHy morning.
THE annual donation, spoken of last week,
is to be held on Thursday evening, February
7, and there is every evidence that 1t is TO be
the most enjoyable event of the season. The
programme of the evening is grand oyster
supper at Union vestry hall, to be supple
mented by dance at the hall OF G. +. Sibley
| The enterprise is in the hands of n very com.
| petent committee, and Is sure of being sue
cess. Admission tickets, fifty cents; children
under twelve years, half price. A cordial invi
| tation is extended to all.
| WE had quite show of fast and fine horses
| on the pond last Saturday. The tracks were In
| fine condition and everything favorable fol
| trotting. As the purse had not been filed, II
began to look as though 1t would be only 9
| show of horses, instead of speed, as had beer
understood. At last trot was arranged, and
a purse of So a side made up, the parties being
Fred Sibley of our town and a gentleman from
Montpelier. "Old Mark" showed lots o
! speed. taking the three heats very easily, anC
the Montpelier horse, with record OF 226
went home badly beaten by an old farmhouse
with no record except that of faithful
| old family beast. There is to be another tro
next Saturday afternoon. From all appear
ances there will be some sharp brushes, 8,
every one interested should be present to enjo,
| the snort.
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StOwe.-Sunday, February 10TH the quar-
terly meeting service connected with the Meth
odist church will be held The presiding
elder, Rev. II. A. Spencer, is expected to be
present Next week an educational meeting is
to be held at the town hall in this place. 1t will
begin Monday evening with lecture by State
Superintendent Dart, and continue through
the next day and evening. Mr. Dartt and
others from out of town will conduct the meet
ing, assisted by home talent. 1t is hoped that
this chance for mental improvement will be
duly appreciated by our people. =. The mar
riage Of Edgar Adams and Josepha, daughter
of Lucius Sallies, occurred at the home of the
bride last Saturday evening Rev MIR. Kilburn
performed the ceremony. George Ide and
wife Of Calais were visiting at DR.. Ide's last
week. While in Stowe, D. w. Hodge sold
three acres of land to HAL Atkins for $780,.
Ned French was quite severely hurt, last week
Monday, while at work for Charley Burt, but
soon recovered sufficiently to proceed with his
work. The death of Mrs Joseph Douglass
occurred last week Wednesday afternoon, and
the funeral services were held at the house
Friday morning, at ten o'clock, Rev. Mr.. Kill
burn officiating. The deceased was about
sixty years Of age. The Good Templars
played "The Turn of the Tide" Tuesday
evening of this week, at the vestry of the
Unity church.. I'D. w. Hodge returned tc
South birmingham, Mass, last Wednesday, &C
companied by his mother.
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Waterbury Center.-The interest in the
meetings continues to be 30 great that it has
been decided to hold the union meetings every
evening for the present. The number of stu.
dents who are asking for the prayers of Chris.
tians is increasing, and many have already
Huntington preached at the Baptist church last
Monday evening -. Timothy Wheeler, who
has been very sick with pneumonia, is slowly
recovering. The promenade at the hall last
Friday evening was well attended and highly
enjoyed. ID E. Towne's new march. "Tht
Tramps Tourist" is becoming quite popular
among our musicians. -. The son of O. III
Minott has been very sick with membraneous
Group. but is now better. DR.. E. ]. Foster il
attending it.
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BrookfieId.-Rev. r. G. Bugbee of Raj

BrOokield.-Rev r. G. Bugbee of Ran
dolph exchanged with Rev. William Gay on
Sunday last. :. The "army talk" given by
Colonel F. V, Randall, at Library hall, on
Monday evening OF last week, interspersed
with music by the Reynolds sisters, was well
inexhaustible fund Of war "reminiscences, the
colonel selected some OF the battles in which
the Vermont soldiery figured so auspicously
and creditably, and pictured them so wildly
that the audience could almost believe that
they were eye-witnesses of the battles and the
unfinching bravery of the Green Mountain
boys The present plan for the reunion OF
the schools in town is that 1t shall be on Tues.
day, February 3, at the vestry Of the Second
church.. Mrs. Charles Croker has returned
from Connecticut. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Reid leave for Chicago this week.
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Bradford.

The antiquarian supper held at the par
Tors OF the Congregational church last week
Wednesday evening, was quite well attended.
Supper was served by the ladies in costumes OF
Eye olden tyne" and good time generally
Is reported. The receipts we're about S25. 80.
This wednesday, evening, at hafpast seven
o'clock, Rev. T. p Frost Is to give his new lee
ture, for the benefit Of the ladies' aid soci-
ETY. OF the Methodist church. Subject, Brush
Fences" The admission, fifteen cents seems
low enough to insure a full house. The law
suit occasioned by two Of the Aldrich brothers
signing note as security with third brother
has been settled, we are told in manner sat-
isfactory to the interested parties. Rance can
now go fishing In New Hampshire without fear
OF being molested by the sheriff. E. On Wednes-
day evening Of last week Rev. ii. +. Austin,
G W. p. OF the Sons OF Temperance Of YER
mont, visited Rescue division, in this place,
and expressed himself greatly pleased with the
state Of the order here On Thursday evening
a delegation of some twenty members from
this division went to Corinth, and assisted Mr..
! Austin in institutiDg division at Cooksville.
! The new division furnished the Bradford dele
CATION an excellent supper at the hospitable
house OF Mine Host TapliD. When they left
they gave three cheers for Mr.. and Mrs. Taplin,
who entertained them so well on their unex-
pected visit, and extended vote OF thanks to
the Corinth division for their fraternal hospi-
tality. Mrs Elsie Youpg, who has been very
sick with pleurisy, Is convaescent. The in
stallation OF officers Of Vermont council No.
773, Royal Arcanum, took place on Monday
evening. A. L. Fabyan, d. S. R., was the
installing officer. s. P. Avery, who has had
a very bad erysipelas sore on his right hand,
and been confined to the house for some five
weeks, was out on Friday last, for the first time
80. Another young lawyer is added to the list
by the birth of son to Mr.. and Mrs. F. f.
Highland on Saturday morning. Charles Wal
lace died last week Tuesday, and was buried
Thursday at Newbury. Joseph Merchants
little four-years-old child died on Thursday.
1t had always been sckly child from its
BIRTH Ben. Bixby hung out his new sign
last week
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Groton.-The Merrimac croquet works of
Lowell, Mass, are putting machinery and
lathes into the mill Of the Groton Pond lumber
company, and will soon be ready to execute
orders in their line. -. Hopes are now enter.
tanned that diphtheria is again under control
in our town. -. Within the past week three
cars of sheep have been shipped from this sta
tion-two by William Cassidy and one by |. N.
Hall & Son. =. The entertainment given at the
hall last Wednesday evening by the ladies'
aid society was well attended, and much en-
joyed by all. Emma Heath is sick with lung
fever, and her school is closed for time.
Owing to the very low price, but little bark is
being shipped this winter, although there is an
unusually large amount being drawn out to
the stations and to the tanuery.
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East Bethel.-Henry, the only surviving
son of Richard Jardon Of Randolph, had lung
trouble, and last July went to Southern Cali
fornia hoping to be benefited thereby. He
continued to fail, and finally started for home,
arriving there on the morning of Thursday,
the Oath, and died last Monday. He was a fine
young man, twenty-one years of age. His
sympathy of all.... Mrs. Emma Roberts,
youngest daughter Of Mrs. Jane Luce, died In
Gsysville, last week Thursday, OF consumption.
She leaves a husband and three small children.
She WAS about twenty-five years of age......
Ruby Taylor is sick again with hemorrhsge OF
the lungs Albert King is no better. ,. Alice
Hebard has new upright piano.
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North Thetford.-The Congregational 80

North ThetfOrd.-The Congregational so
ciety will observe communion one week from
next Sunday. The Saturday evening before, a
preparatory meeting will be held at A. B. Hos
lords To stranger in our village, a small
toe-path takes one from the travelled road to
the church door, Still, the church authorities
are willing that this should be so, and are con-
tent. What we need is good wide path, both
ways from the door, thus saving colds contracted
by tramping through snow three feet deep.
The first socisble of the season was holden
at Mr. John Lords on Tuesday evening, and
officers were elected for the winter. Mrs.
Mary Silver is in town for few weeks. She
will return to Orford N. H., to spend the rest
of the winter with her son Dexter. Mrs. H.
Barnes and daughter, Emma, are in Lebanon,
n. H., visiting friends.
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Sbaron.-The Pine Hill cemetery associa-
ton has recently purchased an addition to the
yard, which makes it one of the most pleasant
locations in Windsor county. Ira Blaisdell
cut his foot one day last week. .Thermome-
tiers ranged as low as twenty-six and twenty
eight degrees below zero last Saturday morning
the coolest day but one this winter. :. Henry
Clark of Philadelphia was in town last week.
There was good attendance at the lyceum
last week. The question for this wednesday,
evening is, " Resolved That moral suasion does
more for the temperance cause than the pro-
hibitory law. l. c. Snow is gradually fail
ing. Elmer Hart, recently graduated from
the normal school at Randolph, is in very
critical condition from a heart trouble. A
counsel Of doctors was called to meet Monday
afternoon, the result of which we have not
learned. Hiram Reddington is sick, and o. s.
Wiley is carrying the mail in his place.
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Calais.-Elder Grin Davis will preach at
South Calais. Sunday, February 10, at the
usual hour. Henry McLoud has received a
pension of 81 a month and S975 back pay.
Abijah Hall is getting ready to move into the
....Miss E. j. Wheeler, having successfully
completed her twenty-sixth term at school
teaching, returned to her home last week.
The many friends of Mrs. DIR. Dodge OF Lin
coin will be sorry to hear that she is in unusu-
ally poor health this winter. There was a
dance at Gray's hall last Friday night Tenn
pleton's band furnished the music Rev. L
Warren will preach at Maple Corner Sunday
February 3, at one clock
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Waterbury.

P. G. WRIGHT is on visit to his former
home In Geneva, N. Y.
JANIS K FULLERTON lost very valuable
new mich COW last week, the animal dying
from milk fever.
To new snow-plow, well managed by Frank
Carpenter, the village Is indebted for excellent
paths this winter.
D. G. CALDWELL has rented the old marble
shop formerly owned by George G. Arms, and
will carry on the cabinet and undertaken 8
business there.
SIX lassies invited their laddie friends to a
leap-year ride to Middlesex, Friday evening.
The event OF the evening was tip-over while
crossing the flats, leap-year lassie holding the
ribbons.
MRS. LovIsA (CoLE) TAYLOR, widow of the
late Emera Taylor died of pneumonia Friday,
at the age of seventy-seven. Funeral SER
vices were held Monday at the Methodist
church, Rev W. j. johnson officiating
GENERAL WILLIAM w. HENRY of Burlington,
one of Waterburys soldier boys, who won his
title in the service, Is expected to give an adj
dress in this village, under the auspices of the
Grand Army post Friday evening, February 10.
Mr.. WILLIE WHEELER drew into Water
bury village on Saturday, January 10, from
Otis Clark's, in Duxbury, one load of wood that
weighed 1000 pounds. One pair of horses,
weighing only 800 pounds, did the job. Will
says when any one beats this he will try again.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT OF Montpelier will
give the second lecture in the high school
course Friday evening of this week. Mr..
Wright is good thinker and fine speaker.
He will have something to say which it will
be both entertaining and profitable to hear.
He should have a good audience and careful
attention.
THE state superintendent of education, Hon.
Justus Dart, began the exercises of an educa-
tional meeting here Tuesday evening. The
subject Of his address was Foundations"
Reading arithmetic and other common school
subjects, will be discussed on Wednesday.
These meetings are not for teachers only but
for all the people. The exercises will close
Wednesday afternoon.
THE village school held mid-term reception
at Hotel hall, Saturday evening. Therewas a
song by Nina Bruce; defamation by Frank
Caldwell; a farce, "Thorns Among Roses" in
which the parts we're taken by Dan c. Richard
son, Fred Caldwell, Abbie Haines, Lizzie Devine,
Nellie Billings, Lotte Carpenter, Eva Burleigh,
Eva Evans and Jessie Hooker; Rotations by
Eva Burleigh, Lizzie Devine and Eva Evans. A
promenade closed the social exercises.
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RichmOnd.-An educational meeting will
be held at the Universalist church, February
9th and 7th. Superintendent Dartt will deliver
his lecture, " Factors in Education" We'd
nesday evening, at half-past seven o'clock.
Thursday the exercises will be held at the
school hall, as follows: Discussion, "Outside
Influences" opened by Miss NJ L. Edgerton;
discussion, "School Management" opened by
W E. Fagg and Jed A. Hodges; papers by
Town Superintendent Green, Reading" and
]. f. Cushman, Arithmetic" essay. by Mrs.
]. f. Cushman, What Parents Can Do" The
"word method" will be illustrated by class
exercise under the direction of Miss Hattie
Sawyer. Other papers are expected. 1t is
hoped that there will be large attendance Of
teachers and friends of education both parents
and those without children. At the school
sociable, last week, a photograph album was
set up to be voted to one of three young lady
candidates at ten cents vote, the proceeds to
be used for paying for new lamps. There were
one hundred and fourteen votes cast of which
Miss Mary o. Bern received fifty-three, giving
her a plurality of seventeen votes. The
trucks of q freight car Of the way freight be-
came displaced in the yard last Monday, but
no serious damage was DONE
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Newbury.-Azro Chamberlain received
telegram last Tuesday, announcing the death
of Maurice Goddard, Esq, of this place, who,
with his family, were spending the winter
near Boston. Mr.. Goddard had a very fine
residence in Newbury village, where he had
spent the summer months He left us few
months ago, in his usual health, to be gone
until spring. Last week he was Frustrated
with cerebro-spinal meningitis and lived but
a very short time. Intelligence of the sick
ness and death of Allen Tewksbury, Esq. for
merly of this town, was received last week
Mr.. Tewksbury fitted for college at Newbury
seminary and afterward graduated at Middle
bury. He then went West and entered upon
the practice of law, where he remained until
his death. He has many relatives in this vi
cinity. The closing exercises of the winter
term OF school at the seminary take place the
9th 7th and 9Th of next month. The students
exhibition will occur on the evening of the
8th. Dr. II. A. Cutting delivered lecture
before the students of Newbury seminary last
Thursday evening. William Lother is con-
fined to the house with pneumonia. James
Lang, who went to Florida several weeks ago,
has returned, on account of the sickness of
Mrs. Lang, who had a severe attack of pneu-
mona shortly after his going South. . Eliza
Howe is spending the winter in the family of
Ira Prainerd. IA Prescott organ was sent
from st. Johnsbury, last week, and placed in
the seminary, for the use of the students tax
ing lessons of Professor d. A. French John
| Leighton has been sick with fever for several
weeks. He is very low at the present time
Ira Brainerd, who has been confined to the
house for several weeks on account of feeble
| health, attended church last Sunday. Hon.
| H. w. Bailey had a severe fall. short time
| since, and has not been able to be out for sew.
| eral days. -. The remains of Charles Wallace
of Bradford, who was brother of Mrs. Rich
ard Doe, were brought to this place last week
for burial. E. G. Stocker is very sick with
pneumonia. He is attended by DR. Jones OF
| Bradford. John Perkins has moved into Mrs
Peasley's house, in the lower part of the vii.
lage.. Two of Perry Blodgetts children are
very sick with pneumonia. Seth, the eldest
son, has just recovered from severe attack OF
| the same disease.
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Warren.-The quarterly meeting of the
Methodist church is to be held at the church
WAS born to Mr.. and Mrs. c. ii. Roys, January
22d, and a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs G. p.
Stearns, January oath. George Lovett OF
Bellows Falls is in town. :. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles. Fitch of Claremont, N. H., are visiting
In town. Byron Davis and Lizzie McGlahin
were married by Rev. j. b. Whitney on Sun
day, January 81, at the home of the bride.
Congratulations. :. Mrs. Charles Pike has been
spending few weeks in Walpole, N H., with
her daughter Mrs. J. X, Sterling :. Jonas Sar.
gent fell over pail, one evening last week,
tanned pension and nearly 81, 900 back pay.
80. Miranda Raymond is quite sick. Nor
man Robinson, Esq, has been suffering with a
sore tongue. Moral; be sure the frost is well
out of your hammer before applying your
tODgue to it,
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Middlesex Center.-It would be hard to
say which are the thicker, Just now, spring
catalogues or book agents. The seedy appear
ance of the one is partially counteracted by the
polished address of the other. :. As one of
John Gware's boys was returning from Rich
ardson's mill last Thursday, the horse became
the team of John Kirkland, injuring the horse
quite seriously Lewis Virgins has leased
his farm to his father-in-law, Mr.. Bailey, for
three years :. Mrs Maria Morse passed her
eighty-ninth birthday few days since.
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Vershire.-Truman Spear, Jr., has bought
the Joel Derby farm. Some fifty men are at
work at the mines. John G. Carleton has
bought the Barry place in Corinth and given
the two Misses Barry life lease of the same
-. Moses Spear started for market last week
with nearly two hundred fat sheep, During
his absence a dog belonging to Mr. Richardson
went among his flock, at the Durgin place, and
killed some over twenty and bit and MANNED
ten or fifteen others. Potatoes are drug,
selling at twenty-five cents per bushel at Alb
bolts. The worst storm of the season &C.
CURED January Oath.