The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-03-12

FIVE minutes past twelve o'clock in the after
noon and arrives in Boston at seven o'clock In
the evening.
THE largest snow blockade which ever oc-
CURED In this vicinity was that at Montpelier
Junction Monday forenoon. Snow, fell in
large quantities Saturday and Sunday, and
Monday forenoon high wind rose The
south-bound mail train ran into heavy drifts
just above the Junction, and stood nearly four
hours. A heavy freight train was also stalled,
just south of the mail train and perfectly help.
less. mogul" was sent from Mortified
to assist and succeeded in pulling the freight
out by sections. The engine OF the freight
then backed to assist the mail train, and both
engines stuck. The mogul was then coupled
to the forward engine, and succeeded in pull
ing the same-off the track. In the mean
time, the noon express arrived and stuck in
drift above the bridge, and a snow-plow on the
south fork of the Y was useless. The wind
blew perfect hurricane, and at one time seven
engines lay helpless in the drifts within a mile
of each other. After noon the wind subsided
somewhat, and about four clock the express
train was allowed to proceed the mail having
gone a short time before. The mail train from
the south was only a little over an hour late.
REV. HOWARD F. HILL preached the Lenten
sermon at St. Paus church, Vergennes, last
evening ,...E E. ID. Blackwell left last Tuesday
for Florida, to look after his orange groves in
that state He will probably be absent five or
six weeks. &C. G McAllister made this office
pleasant call on Thursday. His injured limb
continues to improve very slowly. Mrs.
Howard F. Hill is visiting at her fathers, in
Concord, N. H.. Frank II. Puffer was in
Rutland last week, negotiating the sale of in
stalment bonds Of the National Life Insurance
Company :. Eta Thompson of THE WATCH
MAN composing room Is enjoying well-earned
vacation with relatives and friends in Waits
field and Moretown.. H. W. Drew has been
laid up the past week, having had slight
fnn nf
confined to the house for several days with a
! hard cold :. The Young Women's Christian
| Temperance Union gave pleasant reception at
| Miss Alice Wings last evening". Eliza V.
| Guernsey is having her house remodeled, add
| ing one story to its height. j. w. Brock has
sold his farm in Jericho Center to Homer Bar
ney, for Sc, 600. =. Colonel j. c. Stearns was
unable to attend to his duties in this place last
week, being confined to his house in Bradford.
...Mr. and Mrs j. B. Thurston returned
home on Saturday. George w. Leslie was
| called to Newbury, yesterday morning, by the
serious illness of his father. Mrs George P.
Arthur of Bradford is visiting her friends in
this place. Captain H. c. Lull will deliver an
| address, entitled "Reminiscences of the Army"
at Marshfield, next Tuesday evening. -. Joel
Foster went to Troy, N. Y, last Wednesday,
on business connected with the proposed Mont
pelier water works. ID. 7. Knapp has been
quite seriously III for several days, but is i'm.
proving somewhat. !" Cady" Averill has
hired out for year to Messrs Irish e. Spar
row. Jed c. Camp has secured position as
manager of hotel in Manistee, Mich. -. Den
| ison Dewey was in Boston last week. -. Frank
A. Sherburne, with Putnam g. Marvin, has
been on vacation, returning Monday evening
... Peter Cayhue had stroke OF paralysis
Tuesday night. :. Theodore Fisher and George
Cayhue have each purchased of the Nationa
Life Insurance Company, for building lot
one half of the lot on which the Peck tannery
used to stand.