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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

Strafford.-OnS Sunday, the 18th ult., were
brought to STAFFORD for burial the bodies
of two aged men, both natives, and for many
years citizens of this town,-Benjamin
George of Sharon and William Preston of
Thetford. 60 Mrs. Emeline r. Rowell
and Mrs. Jerome Jackman are quite ill, but
are both slowly improving. - Chauncey
Il. Hayes, merchant at South Strafford who
has recently had severe attack of illness,
is now able to be in his store part of the
time, although quite weak. 80 A. G..
Smith has sold the ii. b. May place, now
occupied by Mr., Sloan, to William IL. Smith.
William III. Smith has conveyed his Gilman
farm to Il. =. Prescott. == The hay crop
is so short and the price of wool so low that
sheep have fallen rapidly in value, ordinary
animals selling for about one dollar per
head good wethers bringing only about two
dollars. A good time to buy, - good
for 81 80 per bushel Potatoes are held at
fifty cents. The town raises this year quite
quantity for export.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

A ROW of pearls glistening through coral
lips is certainly a pleasing object; but
row of discolored, bespecked teeth in any
mouth at all is grievous drawback. Add
to this that such set of teeth is usually ac-
companied by impure breath, and one can
scarcely imagine anything more objection
able. SOZODONT, the great purifier of
the breath and whitener of the teeth, OBJ
viates this state of the mouth completely
rescuing its dental occupants from destruc-
ton, and counteracting the influence upon
the enamel of acid secretions in the mouth.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

EImore.--Miss Bertha Olmstead, who has
been very sick, is slowly convalescing. 80
Some malicious person or persons, entered
the stable of Will Daniels last week, and
sheared the tail of his fine four-years-old
colt. The season of maturity and har-
vest is upon us, titled crops are, on an aver
age, good-oats and wheat especially so.
Potatoes have grown to an unusual size, and
have yielded well, but in some places are
badly eaten by grubs. s. b. Doty and o.
ID. Bacon raised some that weighed two and
one-half pounds apiece Most of the fodder
corn was killed by the early frosts.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

Waterbury Center.-Rev. Mr.. Shepherd
of Brookfield preached at the Baptist church
last Sunday instead of Rev Mr.. Burgin as
announced last week Mr.. Burgin is to
preach sometime in the future. Next Sun
day Rev. Ezra b. Fuller of Huntington is
Society meet with Mrs. Deacon Pratt this
"wednesday afternoon and evening. -
Next Friday evening there will be the
usual mid-term promenade at Seminary
Hall, to be followed by pie festival, under
the auspices of the Aid Society. Admission
to the hall free; supper fifty cents per
couple This society have undertaken to
the community will come out and assist them
in this worthy object. - Last Saturday,
while Dean Hayes and little daughter of
Mrs. Mary Raymond were swinging in a
hammock, one of the posts to which it was
attached broke, falling on the little girl and
quite seriously injuring her chest DR..
James was at once telephoned for, who pro-
nounced no bones broken but the flesh
badly bruised - Rev. l.. II. Elliott
preached at the Methodist chapel last Sun
| day afternoon in the interest of the Bible
| Society - Charles Fisk killed blue
| heron, last week, which measured six feet
| from tip to tip of wings. - George f.
Smith, whose illness was noticed last week,
| is very much better, but will be unable to
| do any work for long time, and it is doubt
| full If he is ever as well as before this break.
| ing-out of his wound. Smith desires tC
| thank his neighbOrs who turned out last
| week and husked his corn for him. -
| Mr.. and Mrs. West Demeritt went to Will
| Jamestown last Monday, to look at the Ed
son Martin farm, with view of leasing the
same. - The students of the Seminary
| have organized a cadets corps, and are tC
| have their equipments from the state. DIR
| Il. j. Foster is to drill them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

Braintree.-Deacon Samuel b. Young
who has been sick with fever, died Sunday
afternoon. He will be very much missed in
the community, in his family, and in the
church. He was an earnest, consistent,
Christian. We bow in humble submission
to the will of God who doeth all things well.
May we who mourn his loss make the
choice which he made, choosing rather to
suffer affection with the people of God than
to dwell in the tents of wickedness." -
A number of our citizens are availing them
selves ofithe cheap excursion rates to make
a visit to New York - Hollis o. Clatin,
who has been spending the most of the sum
mer with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. f.. f
Clafin, has returned to his home in Knox
vile, Tenn.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

Groton.-Mrs. William Morrison of Tops
ham was called to Chelsea Mass, last Sat
urday by her daughter sickness, - Mr..
and Mrs. II. 4. Coffrin and daughter left
for Loveland, Col, last Monday. - Rev.
Mr. Farnsworth exchanged with Mr.. Smith
of Plaintield last Sunday. - f. w, Pear
sons has bought out the millinery store and
goods of III. Il. & f. j. Coffrin and, with
his sister, intends to keep up the good trade
heretofore done and as much better as may
be. ~. w. Estabrooks is reported 10
have sold his store and goods here and is to
90 back to st. Johnsbury
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

Goddard Seminary.-The following is
the programme for the lyceum held Friday
evening: Cornet solo by Mr.. Blanchard dec
lamaton by Mr.. Richardson; debate on
the resolution, ResOired, That the country
would be- benefited more by the election of
Grover Cleveland than of James G.. Blaine
discussed in the affirmative by Dean and
Brennan; in the negative by Flanders and
Coolidge; paper by the Misses Foster. -
The present list of papers for the reading
room is much larger than that of last year.
Among the periodicals to be found upon the
tables are: Monthlies-Harper' Magazine
Century, Atlantic Monthly, Popular Science
Monthly, Continent, Musical Journal; Week
lies-Harper's Weekly, Puck, Frank Leslie s
Weekly, Judge, Scientific American, Jour
nal of Education, Christian Leader Gospel
Banner, Watchman and Journal, Argus and
Patriot, Barre Enterprise, Vermont Tri-
bune, st. Adams Messenger Semi Week
lies-New York Tribune; Dailes-Boston
journal, Boston Herald, Burlington Free
Press and Times, Springfield Republican.
- Among the visitors during the past
week were Miss Powers Moorcroft and Mr..
Bancroft, of the class of "a. Mr.. Bancroft
leaves soon for Gloucester, Mass, where he
has secured position in drug store. -
The game of base ball played Saturday be-
tween the Academy and Seminary teams
resulted in victory for the seminary nine
the score standing "a to -. - The young
ladies have adopted "A uniform style of hats
They are made of dark blue cloth in the
form of a turban with the letters :" G.. s.
upon them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

Newbury.-Rev. S. L. Bates attends the
council of preachers, who meet this week at
Bradford to advise in the case of the Rev.
Mr.. Clark, who is involved in difficulty with
his church. - Rev. j. II. Winslow
preached a very excellent sermon last Sab
bath from the ninety-tirst Psalm. Subject,
"The Reward of a Christian Life" After
the sermon Bro. Charles Jones and wife
came forward to the altar and had three
children baptized. - Mrs. John Hale,
who was reported very sick last week, is
now better. - Fred Hodgdon, who had
a shock last week, is more comfortable, but
is not able to sit up. - Mrs. Carlos
Brock is sick with the typhoid fever. -
Mr.. John Goodwin is reported to have been
married few days ago to Miss Adah Abb
bolt of this place. - Mr.. Abner Bailey,
who has been sick with typhoid fever, is
now very much better. - Mr.. Harris
Watkins, only son of DIR. f. V. Watkins,
came home from Dartmouth College, Friday,
to remain over until Monday. He enjoys
college life very much. - Professor ID.
A. French plays the organ at the Congrega-
tional church
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

Fayston.-The Pearce boys threshed six
ty-seven and one-half bushels of wheat in
four and ne-fourth hours on Wednesday of
last week for j. b. Thompson. The boys
think the Moretown men will have to try
again.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

East Montpelier.-Rev. T. p. Frost
leaves no farther appointments at the Cen
ter this fall. - The Baptist mission
school will be held at f. w. Ormsbee's hall
next Sunday at two o'clock P. NJ. - One
of our townsmen who visited the fair at St.
Johnsbury says he never saw so many large
cattle together before and never expects to
do so again. There were several pairs
weighing over fifty hundred, and one pair
went up to sixty hundred twenty-five
pounds. - II. NJ. Paine has joined the
amateur butchers, being out on trial trip
last Friday. - George Vincent was at
home sick last week. - Mrs. Melvina
Templeton accompanied Mrs. S. A. Orms-
bee to Irasburgh last week - Mrs.
Sharlock Peck expects to visit friends in
Morrisville the last of this week. Mr..
and Mrs Luther Parmenter have gone to
New Hampshire to visit their son Marcus.
- III. b. Woodward has gone to Cabot
to work at his trade. - Il. S. Cummings
arrived Saturday from Brooktield, Mass,
where he has spent several months. -
Mrs. Jackson Dodge of Lowell is visiting
relatives at the Center. - Elisha Cove
is entertaining his youngest brother Horace,
who has been residing in Massachusetts, for
several years.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

Moretown.--Mr Paul Carpenter, son of the
late Hon. Matthew Hale Carpenter has beeu
in town visiting relatives and was present
at the Ladies' Aid meeting which was held at
Mrs. Augustine Prentiss' last week. -
A little son of George Freeman of Dows-
Vile was buried Sunday, September 81.
Is S. Wilcox is advertised To be here
this week to sell ready-made clothing. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Farr have an addition to their
family in the shape of a daughter born Sep
TENDER 20. IS. ID. Moulton, who went
on trip to New York state some time ago,
has been taken sick there, and Mrs. Moul-
ton has gone to take care of him. - On
forty-eight rods of land William III. Royce
has raised one hundred and twenty bushels
of Beauty of Hebron potatoes, many of
them weighing two pounds apiece, Who
beats this - There We're no services at
the Methodist church last Sunday as the pas
tor was visiting relatives at st. Johnsbury.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

Tunbridge.-The next regular meeting
of Whitney Post will be held Saturday even
ing. - Woodstock band was the fourth
to enter at the Worlds fair but its entry
was dated a day late. - Some cheap
rum has been ordered. - BY the re-
moval of j. W. Bright to South Royalton
this village loses one of its best citizens.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

Warren.-Joseph Riford and family of
Moriah, N. Y, are visiting in town. 80
Mrs. Simeon Ralph died Wednesday of last
week, aged seventy-seven years The re-
mains were taken TO Lincoln on Friday for
interment. 80 Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Or
Wis of Bristol have been visiting at Will
Curtis. go Miss Frank Nichols spent a
portion of last week in Worcester. -
Because of sickness, Miss Hattie Newcomb
has been obliged to leave her school in Con-
necticut and return home. We wish her a
speedy recovery.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01


Barre Academy.-The Social Frater-
nifty met last Friday evening. Following is
the programme for the evening: Music;
defamation by E. H. Edgerton; discussion
of this resolution, "Resoiyed. That the pres
ent highway law of the state ought to be re-
pealed," in the affirmative by G. M. Angel,
j. G. Bisbee, g. 4. Holden, and in the mega
tive by f. w. Holden, j. A. Davidson NJ,
j. Blair and f. III. Edgerton music; paper
by Mr. Hutchinson and Misses Cutler and
Currier. - Last Saturday evening the
first meeting of the Blaine and Logan club
was held at Academy Hall. The meetin 9
was called to order by Edgerton. Mr.. F.
w. Holden discussed the tariff issue and
Mr.. NJ. " Blair proceeded to 'size-up" the
independents into their proper form and
shape. The audience listened to music at
occasional intervals during the exercises.
- A game of base ball was played last
SaturdayIbetween the Academy and Goddard
mines, which resulted in favor of the latter,
the score standing twenty-four to twenty
two. - The Ladies Literary Society met
last Monday evening and was called to order
by Miss Alien. The following programme
was carried out: Music, Miss Gordon; essay,
Miss Howard; music, Miss Somerville
" Evangeline," read by Misses Crockett, Per
rim, Flint and Howard; recitation, Miss
Barnes. A course of lectures will be
given by the Barre Lecture Association
during the coming lecture season. The first
speaker will be Mr.. Raglan of New York
His lectures, which will be illustrated, will
be given on Friday and Saturday evenings
of next week. Hon. j. w. Patterson OF
New Hampshire will be the next speaker
The othe speakers, their subject, etc, will
be given to the public as soon as possible.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

East Roxbury.-Through the kind eff
forts of Timothy Blanchard, Mrs Seviah
Steele was presented with $3.50 to par
TALLY make good the loss she sustained in the
death of her cow. - w. Il. Pope is to be
taken to Brattleboro insane asylum this
week for treatment - Alphonzo Ladd,
S. III. Allen and ii. p. Abbott made over
thirty entries at the Dog River fair at
Northfeld last week. - Mr.. Horace
Thayer goes To the front on raising oats.
From one oat he raised twelve stalks One
head measured twenty-five and one-half
inches long three nineteen inches long each.
The largest head contained three hundred
eighty-four and the smallest one hun
bred sixty oats, and the whole number
was twenty-nine hundred ninety-two oats.
They were of the White Russian variety.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

"SoLID COMFORT" can be realized by
those suffering from all forms of scrofula, If
they will take Hoods Sarsaparilla and be
cured.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

Waitsfield.-Rev. S. II. Robinson, pastor
of the Congregational church, has rendered
his resignation, to take effect on the last
Sunday in October. During the many years
of his pastorate, Mr.. Robinson has won a
place in the hearts of his people that never
can be vacated, and he will carry with him
the best wishes of the good people of Mad
River valley, wherever he may go. -
The butter market was quite active last
week. The general price was twenty cents
for diaries and twenty-five cents for fresh
made. - If few men like G.. III. Clay
would come into town, the village would
soon begin to grow Mr.. Clay's last addi-
ton is a new barn. - l.. NJ. Tyler and
S. ID. Allen have gone to Missouri with one
hundred and twenty-five head of cattle,
mostly cows and calves. Rev. III. f.
Hill of Montpelier conducted religious ser.
vices at Irasville last Sunday
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

WOrcester.--M Mr.. George Lawrence of
Middlesex is deeply afflicted. Four of his
children have been sick with the putrid
diphtheria of which two have died. Charles
died September oath and George the 26th.
Arthur and Lilly are very sick. - Some
miscreants had the impudence to rob Mr..
f. NJ. Hamblet's turkey roost on Saturday
night carrying off eleven of his full-grown
turkeys - The widow of DIR. Harris has
gone to New Hampshire to spend the winter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

NEARLY all diseases that affiio human
ity originate in the stomach, liver or bowels,
and might be prevented If people would use
little common sense; but they will not,
They rather take Parsons Purgdtice Pits
because one is dose
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01

Sharon. Benjamin George who has
been sick for long time, died last week and
was buried last Saturday. - Mr.. Harvey
Jones and wife of Waitsfield are visiting at
G. f. Jones'. - A daughter of II. w.
Rowland broke her arm while at play re-
Gently. - G. Downer's family go to Bos-
ton this week for the winter. - Our rep
resentative, DR.. A. c. Sherwin, went to
Montpelier last Tuesday. He will necessa-
rily have to be absent from the Legislature
some on account of business at home. -
G.. f. Fay lost his COW last week. Cause, too
many sailed cucumbers. - II. c. Var
mum has moved into his new house. -
Il. w. Brown has left the railroad section
and gone to clerking for F. F. Holt of West
Hartford. 80 Rev. r. ID. Pierce of West
Randolph occupied the desk of the Baptist
church last Sunday. - Report says that
Rev. II. G. Robbins is teaching in Colches-
ter. - G.. f. Fay is attending the Bap-
fist State Convention at Bennington this
week. - f. I. Sargent's little girl died
last Sunday. She was sick only few days
- c. f. Jones raised from three and
one-half pounds of seed of the "Magnum
Bonum " variety of potatoes, one and one
half bushels.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01
North Montpelier.

A. j. SHELLEY and wife made q short visit
to their old friends here Sunday last
OUR Jolly butcher, George G.. Tabor, is now
on the road, and as usual carries A No
meat.
SEVERAL of our townsmen were in at
tendance at the fair at Mortified last week
and report it a success,
THERE will be quite a general turnout to
the excursion to the White Mountains from
this place next Saturday
KITE G.. LITTLE, after a several weeks
visit among her friends returned to her
home in Putney last week.
w. /. LITTLE will only complete the foun-
dation to his barn this fall, putting up the
building the coming spring.
FRANK DE LoTTISvILLE, for the past two
years a resident of this place moved with
his family to Montpelier last Monday where
he is to follow his trade of barber.
Mr.. AND Mrs. CURTIS s. WOOSTER after a
very pleasant visit among their old neigh
bors, relatives and friends, returned to their
far western home this week Monday.
GERALD G.. GOODWIN, the courteous teller
at the Barre bank, accompanied by his lady,
spent last Sunday at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Goodwin of this village.
AS our genial stage-driver, Uncle 10.
benjamin, is the representatve-eleCt from
Woodbury. this fall, Ira Dwinells will be the
| holder of the ribbons for several weeks to
come.
NJ. V. b. HoLLIsTER one day last week
| ground three hundred pounds of wheat for
| Wesley Hill of East Montpelier, which
made one hundred ninety-nine pounds OF
nice flour Who beats this?
AFTER his long and severe illness, William
Chaplin is once more able to ride out. Mr..
Chaplin was taken with sciatica some time
last February, which, with other difficulties
has confined him to the house most of the
time since. His friends are right glad to see
him out once more.
ID. w. G. PERRY returns to his home in
Hartford, Conn, this week. Mr.. Perry has
| been here several weeks visiting relatives
and friends and at the same time introdu
cling the justly celebrated Spencer repeat
| ing shot gum" in which he is interested
From Hartford he expects to go to the Adj
rondacks
HAROLD L. NYE starts this week Thurs
day for Boston where he is to remain
through the coming winter under the in
struction of one of the best teachers of thu
violin the Hub affords Mr.. Nye ha
gained an enviable reputation as a violinis
in this part of the state, and his man,
warm personal friends and admirers unit,
in wishing him grand success in this las
| venture.
ONE of the happiest events which hav
occurred in our town for many years wa
| the marriage OF CaSn. y. Bennett, Esq,
Pierre, Dakota, to frankie, youngest daugh
ter of Mrs. Charles Tabor of this town
The ceremony took place Tuesday evening
Of last week at the residence of the mother O
the bride-Rev. j. G. McInerny officiating
The happy couple were the recipients of
fine display of nice, useful and costly pres
ents. Among those most noticeable was al
elegant gold watch and chain from tn
mother of the bride. Mr.. Bennett and wifi
are to start some time the last of this wee
or the first of next for their new home il
Dakota. Their friends here wish them
pleasant trip and happy future
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-09
Editorial Notes.

We take back everything good we
have said about Lieut.. Greedy. He is
to write a book.
The Woodstock Standard says it is
noticeable that the independent news
papers find it necessary or expedient
to explain their position, OF excuse
their course, about every week. Only
necessary because of the misrepresen-
tation of the organs.
Ex-Gov. st. John is confident OF
polling 100000 votes and says that in
western New York and in a portion OF
Ohio he will receive more votes than
either Blaine or Cleveland.
Benjamin F. Thurston, one of the
five men who took part in the forma-
ton of the republican party in Rhode
an anti Blaine organization in Provi-
dence.
Carl Schurz says that he is not re-
ceiving cent from any source for his
speeches in the campaign and is pay
ing his own travelling expenses.
The result of the Pennsylvania
greenback convention was the adOp-
ton of a resolution to fuse with the
democrats, with the understanding
that no fusion or combination be made
for less number than half the cleo
tors.
Mrs. Lockwood, the equal rights
candidate for president, takes the
stump this week and will make tour
of the west.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Joslyn takes the stump in Illinois this
week. The office-holders are almost
all in the field. -.....--.
Owing to a dissatisfaction with
Blaine, a st. John electoral ticket is to
be placed in the field in Iowa, the
movement originating at Tabor col
lege, Congregational educational in
stitution.
The st. John men maintain open
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-09

held several minor offices and was q
member of the house in l6S2. Religi-
Gus preference, Protestant.
Russell T. johnson. Concord, repub-
lican, was born in Newark, April 4,
lS4l. He lis "A physician and surgeon,
and located in town in 1869. Was
educated at Charleston Academy and
graduated from the Bellevue hospital
medical college, in IS66. He was a
member of Co. ID, lIth Reg, Vt. Vols,
and was on detached service in 9th
Corps hospital for two years. He is at
present examining surgeon for pen
siOns. Religious preference, Baptist.
Franklin d. Hale, Lunenburgh, re-
publican, was born in Barnet, March
2, 1854. He is lawyer, and located in
town in 1880. Was educated at the
common and high schools of Mortified
and st. Johnsbury, and graduated
from the law department. of Michigan
University. He has held the usual
town offices and has been states attor-
ney for Essex county siuce June, 1888.
Religious preference, Congregational
ist
Albert j. Shaw, Victory, prohibition
was born in Barnet, March ,, 1880. He
is farmer, and located in town in
1859. Was educated ut Peacham. He
was "A member of the Sd Reg. Vt. Vols.
He has repeatedly held the usual town
offices, and was a member of the con
stitutional convention of 1870, and of
the general assembly of 1876. Relig-
ious preference, COngregationalist.