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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-07
Business Locals.

TRY the new perfume La veruie." Finest
in the world.
DON'T buy piano or organ until you have
seen or written George A. Ainsworth of Will
Jamestown, VT
A BASE BALL bat and cap given away with
boys suits. A scholars companion or base
ball with boys hats, at Adams.
Mrs. NJ. L. WELLS of Duxbury has just re-
turned from New York with an unusually at
tractive stock of millinery and fancy goods.
HAVE you asked your druggist about Neu-
traline? III not, do so at once and learn what
stride science has taken in at least one d.
rection.
A LARGE and well-seected new stock OF
boots and shoes, cheap for cash, at Fl. A.
Clevelands store, State street. Sole agent for
the Dongola boot, the best boot made.
Go to Wallis for ladies' and children's ready
made underwear, hosiery, corsets, gloves and
hair goods. Hamburgs marked down. All
fancy goods sold cheap at Wallis, post-office
block.
For SALE.-One thousand Macomber's i'm
proved hand corn and bean planters. Agents
wanted for all unoccupied territory. For par.
ticulars apply to o. G. Phelps, agent for the
state of Vermont, Milton, Vt.
LATEST novelties in hats and bonnets re-
ceived at Wallis, post-office block, at lowest
prices. Feathers, flowers, ribbons and laces.
linery at Wallis and save money.
WOOD BOUGHT AND SoLD-Those who wish
to buy or sell wood of any kind are invited to
call at the Office of Angel & Morrow, South
Main street, opposite Henry Lowe & Sons store.
This firm also buy and sell shingles.
" In the spring of 1888 determined to make
tests with commercial fertilizers, with a view
to ascertaining their relative value compared
with stable manure, and also to find, il pos
sibe, which was the most profitable phosphate
to use, From twenty hills of potatoes planted,
respectively, with the Buffalo Phosphate and
two other wel-known brands, obtained the
following results From the twenty hills
planted with the Buffalo dug fifty-seven and
one-fourth pounds, and from the others forty
four and forty-one and one-fourth pounds. |
used two large spoonfuls in each hill | then dug
twenty hills planted with one spoonful of the
Buffalo Phosphate and a shovelful of manure,
and found forty-seven and three-fourth pounds.
From the same number Of hills planted with
shovelful of manure and no phosphate, OBJ
tanned thirty-five and one-half pounds. These
tests fully convince me of the superiority of
phosphates and also of the superior worth of
the Buffalo Fertilizer. (Signed Edgar A.
Cummins." For sale by Putnam Marvin.
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Stowe.

MOST OF the schools In town began this week
Monday. The teachers OF the village schools
are Misses Cotton and Slayton; OF the Lower
village school, Carrie Slayton
The auction at the Luke ]. Town place came
Off last Saturday. On an average, things went
for about what they we're worth The farm
was bid off by s. T. Fuller for 81, 800
THE Methodist minister Rev. Mr.. Thurston,
and his family, have arrived and moved into
the parsonage. V. p. Macutchan, who has been
occupying the parsonage for the past year, has
moved into the rooms formerly owned by Hol-
den Hodge.
ED BiGELow died last Friday night and the
funeral was held Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr..
Anderson officiating. Mr.. Bigeow buried his
wife last winter, and, his health being quite
poor at the time, he discontinued housekeep-
ing and, with his little daughter, went to live
at Oscar Ayers, where he was living at the
time of his death.
PRESTON GALE died very suddenly, Thurs
day night OF last week. The funeral services
were held at his late residence on Sunday at
twelve o'clock, Rev. |. p Booth Of Mortified
officiating Mr.. Gale was one Of our Oldest
inhabitants, having reached the age OF seventy
eight. He was man OF untiring energy. The
earlier part of his life was spent in Brook6ed,
this state He had been married three times,
his last wife surviving him. he was the father
OF seventeen children, nearly all Of whom are
living.
THE following officers Of Mt Mansfield lodge,
No. Ill, Independent Order of Good Templars,
were duly installed last Saturday evening by
Lodge Deputy A. A. Warren, acting as grand
worthy chief templar: Worthy chief templar,
e. M. Watts; worthy vice templsr, Mrs. G. NJ.
watts; worthy secretary, Emma Cutler; worthy
assistant secretary, Ellen Stiles worthy treas
urer, Lucius Harris; worthy financial secre-
tary, Nettie Story; worthy chaplain, A. II.
Cheney; worthy guard, Nellie Itch worthy
sentinel A. r. Corse; worthy marshal, X. 7.
Mower; worthy deputy marshall Matte Nut
ting; worthy right hand supporter, Carrie
Faunce; worthy left hand supporter, Nora Sim
mons; past worthy chief templar Freeman
Smith.
GEORGE TowNE of South birmingham.
Mass, is here on few days visit. Old Mrs.
Kaiser is very sick. Fred Moulton started
last Monday for Malone, New York, where his
mother has been for several weeks visiting
friends. Mrs A II. Slayton started last Mon
day for Rutland, where she intends to remain
for few weeks. Bert Gale, who has been
West for several years, is at home being very
low with consumption.
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West RandOIph.-The farmers are putin

West RandOlph.-The farmers are putting
in their spring crops in good earnest. Wheat
is nearly all sowed, oats and rye are going into
the ground in hurry, and everything seems
to be week or ten days earlier than last year.
1.-THE worst wind known in many years was
that of last Friday afternoon. 1t scattered
fences badly and took off the roofs of some
old buildings. Mrs. John G. A. Spear from
st. Paul, Minnesota arrived in town last week
for visit among her friends and relatives,
which are many. Mrs. Quincy Grant, for
merly OF this town and Braintree who has
been In the West twenty-eight years, has ar
rived in town to visit friends and several old
acQuaintances. She got here just in time to
attend the funeral Of John Curtis, her uncle,
who died in Braintree, April 80, aged eighty
seven years. Mrs. Grant is sister of Mrs
Charles Thursten. Mrs. J. Warren Mann is
going to California to spend the summer with
her relatives who reside there. -. e Perkins
Flint is making quite extensive improvements
on the property that he lately purchased of
Mr. Noble. "Perk" knows how to fix things
when he gets started. =. Marshall Mann has put
bold front on his house by putting in two
dormer windows in the roof and raising the
building up from the bottom You will find
Charlie. our genial baggage-master, when at
his meals, at the Eugene Holman house, where
he has taken rooms lately vacated by Mr..
Pratt. .. Everybody should turn out to hear
Henry w. Tewksbury's lecture next Friday
night, the 9th instant in Dubois & Gays Hall
His subject is, The Heart of the Aleghanies
and the Field Of Gettysburgh." -. George W.
Fits of Boston has been in town for the past
few days looking after his property here and
in Braintree. He has let his farm to Mr.
Marsh, the same man that carried it on last
wear,
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Marshfeld.-The Sunday-schoo of the
Congregational church recognized last Sum-
day. The old superintendent and most of the
old teachers were retained in their former posi-
tions. On account of some classes being too
large for convenience, some alterations were
necessary, and more teachers were appointed
The school has largely increased the last year
under the management of Mr.. Ide and he was
unanimously reelected. y. Last Tuesday eve
ming about twenty-five people called on Mr..
and Mrs. D. P. Spencer and reminded them of
the twentieth anniversary of their marriage.
A pleasant time was enjoyed by all. The
band are busy getting ready for Decoration
day. They go to Worcester to help the post in
the services of that day, and to Peacham this
week Friday night, to assist in the closing ex-
ercises of the school,. Most of our schools
begun the summer session last Monday. The
teachers are distributed as follows: No. 1, Hol-
lister district, lnez Tinkham; No. 2, c. W. II.
Dwinell district, Anna Burnham; No. 8, j. B.
Pike district, Lille Dow; No. 3, village district,
Nettie Knights and May Palmer; Nos 6 and
Z. Maple Hill district, Jennie Townsend and
Miss Emerson; No. s. Depot district, Anna
Spencer; No. 8, New Discovery district, Minnie
Davis; No. II, d. M. Perkins district Susie
HOllister
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Waterbury,.

WITH characteristic push, Mr.. Warren has
set about improving the Batchelder farm prop
erty recently purchased by him. Fifteen hun
dred loads OF manure have recently gone on to
the land. The work going on upon the meadow,
near the railway station, looks like farming on
a liberal scale.
INADVERTENTLY last week we neglected to
mention the domciling of b. Barrett & Son
at Waterbury Hotel, and the departure OF Mr..
Chase and family. hospitable welcome is
given to the newcomers, and good wishes will
go with Mr.. and Mrs. Chase, who have made
friends during their three years residence here.
CLIFF DRuGG and wife we're arrested Satur-
day for intoxication. There being no place OF
detention, they were left at their house near
the tannery bridge on their own "recogniz-
ance," but Monday morning they had sobered
off and cleared out. II there is no money
in the village treasury that can be appropriated
to making the lookup, which has been voted,
village meeting, to devise ways and means,
would seem to be the proper way out of the
dilemma.
GOVERNOR MOODY was in trouble last week
about Warren's rebuilding the tannery and
thus himself taking advantage of the recent
vote of the town. To relieve Mr. Moody's
feelings, Mr.. Warren generously offered to give
him the tannery site, provided he would take
his contract for two hundred and twenty-five
thousand feet of lumber off his hands, build
as large tannery as he had planned to do and
operate III on as extensive scale for ten years.
The conditions squelched the complainant.
Mr.. CONVERSE has written Mr.. Warren that
he has received more liberal offers in other d.
rections. Mr.. Warren has therefore decided
that he is too young to retire from active bust
ness, and has concluded to rebuild the tannery
himself. He has contracted for the lumber,
bought his boilers and engine, and completed
his plans for the new establishment. The tan
merry will be built on the old site and will be
one hundred and twenty-five feet by sixty
feet with an adjoining leach-house forty feet
square. One hundred feet from the tannery,
southerly, towards the brook, be will build
finishing shop ninety-six feet by forty feet, two
stories high. He intends to have one Of the
largest and best establishments in the state.
Mr.. SIDNEY Brown of Ogdensburg was in
town Monday morning. p. Mason of
Highandville, Mass, made his old neighbors
call, recently, and returned from Burlington to
his home Monday morning.. C. D. Robinson
and wife have returned from visit to Boston
80. Mr.. and Mrs. C. f. Richardson went to
Boston Monday.
MRS. CAMERON has returned from market,
and has something to say to the ladies in the
advertising columns Of THE WATERMAN
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North ThetfOrd.-Schools commenced around
here last Monday, Sarah Goddard teaching in
the district across the river and boarding here
at Lizzie Baxter's.. :. Hattie Porter will return
to Provincetown, Mass, this week, to work in
the store where she has been for several sea-
sons. :. Emma and Mary Adams and Professor
B. Hosford returned to Springfield, Mass, after
stay of few days in town, last Saturday.
-. The May festival held at the church last
Thursday was well attended, over 1927 being
cleared. Seldom has this community been
30 stirred up and made sorrowful as at the sad
death of Willie Sawyer, last Wednesday morn
ing, who committed suicide by hanging. AL
though pleasant evening was spent the night
before with his father and sister, still 1t cannot
be doubted but that he must have been insane.
His character was without blemish :. Jackman
Wise has improved the appearance of the
church common by the setting of trees on the
corner. Hattie Palmer is fast recovering and
rode out last Sunday.
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Barre.

THE band gave an open-air concert last Sat-
urday night. The members show commenda-
BILE progress.
REV A. M. WHEELER occupied the pulpit Of
the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he Is
the pastor the coming year, last Sunday.
REV. JAMES VINCENT is expected to occupy
the pulpit OF the Universalist church in this
place, OF which he was formerly the pastor,
next Sunday, in Mr.. Wright's stead.
DR. o. II. REED met with very severe and
painful accident last Friday morning. While
at work in his office his vulcanizer, which was
in use vulcanizing plate, burst. The cover
breaking apart, the glycerine, at heat Of two
hundred and eighty degrees, was thrown with
great force on to the doctors face, mouth, neck
and hands, burning him very severely. He
Immediately dashed cold water into his face
and then went home, and has been under DR..
Worthen's care since. He Is doing as well as
can be expected, the inflammation being very
much reduced. We hope to see him about
again before long.
FRED GALE got team at L. J. Gales stable,
last Friday morning, to go up to his farm on
the West Hill. As he was returning, when
near the Sylvester Meaker place. the horse,
not being hitched up just right, commenced
kicking and running. Mr.. Gale and his house.
keeper we're thrown out, Mr.. Gale falling be-
tween the dasher of the wagon and the horse 8
heels, receiving injuries that rendered him I'M
conscious and terminated fatally at three
o'clock A. NJ. Monday. Mr.. Gale was a man
whom everybody liked and he had no enemies.
He had always lived on a farm until about a
year ago, when he rented 1t and came to Gospel
village, where he was living at the time of his
decease. He was never married, but has sew
eral nephews and nieces in this town and in
the West. Funeral services will be held this
Wednesday, afternoon, at two o'clock, at the
Universalist church, Rev. James Vincent Off
ciating.
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Tunbridge.-Mumps are prevalent E. The
weekly meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held Thursday, at
two p NJ, at Mrs f. F. Fisk's. The educa-
tional meeting, Friday should be remem bered.
Aunt Hannah Rowell, C. C. Rowell and
William Buzzell are ill, the latter seriously So.
Campfire Saturday evening. :. Some focks
OF wild geese have been seen lately... Mrs.
Rebecca King has returned to town :. Post
Whitney has engaged the STAFFORD band to
play here Memorial day.. Band of Hope con-
cert May 49,. -. Dearnborn Sargent of Brattle-
boro is visiting here. Eugene Kennison has
moved to Springfield, Mass. M. 7. King re-
turned from Boston last Saturday. K. II.
Drew is putting up barn. -. A. M. Drew has
moved into j. w. Smiths house. :. Milo
Cushman has returned. Mrs. M. L. T. Hid
den's lecture, last Thursday evening, is very
highly spoken of by those present. Much
blowing has been done, and our farmers have
their work we'll in hand. No amount OF
fictitious candor(?) can convince an intelligent
person that there is happy neutral ground
between vice and virtue. The young boys
and girls have been very busy hanging May
baskets lately.
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StraffOrd.-The STAFFORD Mining Company
has decided to make no copperas the present
season, the price of the article being almost
nominal The whole force of the company will
be engaged in copper-mining and smelling.
The ore is now being found in greater album
dance and Of richer quality, and the methods of
crushing and smelling are much less expensive
than formerly, and it is thought that the work
can be carried on without loss. . 1t is expected
that STAFFORD will soon be represented by five
students in Dartmouth College. OF this num-
Der, three-Zell c. Avery, Truman o. Harlow
and George Chandler-are now fitting at Mer-
den Academy. .. The SO glee club of Dart
mouth College gave very satisfactory con-
cert here Saturday evening. Their execution
evinced strong native talent and careful cult
walton. After the concert the club serenaded
Mrs. Royal A. Hatch and N. b. Cobb Esq, who
have long been invalids, and our worthy mer-
chant, Fl. c. Hatch, who provided them col
lation
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East Calais.-Thomas j. Porter died April
9th of consumption Of the bowels, aged seventy
nine years and two months. For more than
three years he had suffered intensely, and
anxiously had he waited to welcome death to
relieve him. Early in life he became Chris
tian and the hope of the Christian sustained
him through all his declining years. IT'S God
that hath bereft us, and in submission we bow
to the divine will realizing that our loss is his
eternal gain. Blessed are the dead who die
in the Lord. -. W. MY. -. Moscow lodge has
elected the following officers for the quarter
commencing May LIST Worthy chief templar,
Harley N. Pearce; worthy vice templar, Clara
Z. Pike; worthy secretary, Inez NJ. Pearce;
worthy assistant secretary, Freeman Gray
worthy financial secretary, Herman W. Bull
lock; worthy treasurer, Ella Ii. Dwinell
worthy marshal, Omar Provost; worthy deputy
marshal, Alice George; worthy chaplain, Z. b.
Dwinell; worthy sentinel, Willie George;
worthy guard, Jennie Gray; worthy right hand
supporter, Ethel p. Wheelock; worthy left
hand supporter Nancy Wheelock Prepara-
tons are being made by the lodge for enter
tanning the Washington County Good Templars'
Union, which is to be held here May 10Th ...
w. III. Perry of New Haven, Conn, will preach
in our church next Sunday morning, at the
usual hour Of service.
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Ieaths

In Barre, May S, Fred Gale. 75
In stowe, May l, Preston Gale, rs.
In Barre, May 6, John c. Emerson, s..
In Island Pond, April 49, Dan Davis, 26.
In Plymouth April, "a, Ira Whitney, ".
In Danville April 25, George Borland, II.
In Westminster, April "a, John Phelps, 10.
In STAFFORD. April %, William Nichols, 49,
In Hartford, April l5 Jasper IL. Savage ~,
In Dorset, April 81, Martha V. Chapman, 80.
In Barnet, April 81, Matthew Greenbank, rs.
In williamstown, April 2s, Angie seaver, II.
In Rochester, April rs. wnslow W. Wait, &C.
In strafford, April 26, Mrs. Alkaline Hatch, II.
In Royalton, April 20, Mrs. Lydia Belknap, rs.
In Danyille April so, Mrs. Adene wesson, 80.
In Windsor. April 20, Mrs. Maria 7. Holmes, 81.
In West Randolph, April 25, Mrs. r. @. Curtis, S.
In South Danvie. April "a Mrs. f. Harvey Brown 81.
In wardsboro. April 49, Mrs Lucy Kelley johnson, rs.
In Burlington, May 8, Henry NJ. Nichols of Middle
bury, Is.
In Bellows Falls, April 25, William q. wyman of
Grafton, Sc.
In STAFFORD, April 25. William Nichols, native of
England, ~.
In Methuen, Mass, May 4, Charles L. Wilson, for
merly Of Montpelier, 10.
In vershire April 80, Mrs. Samuel Douglass, formerly
Of Chelsea, 90 years and months.
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BradfOrd.-Rev. Allen Clark has on sale at
the post-office printed copies of a sermon de-
livered by him on April 9Th We understand
that the Fast day sermon, about which Printer
Parker wrote his " at last" editorial, is to be
published this week.. Mechanic street is TAX
ing much-needed renovation. 80. B. T. Pills
bury has made quite an improvement to his
store by repairing his piazza and sidewalk A
good move. >. John Hartwell is about to move
here from East Corinth and open livery
stable Mt the Elijah Clough barn. C. B.
Andross has bought the Nourse place, on the
lower plain, of f. B. Stanley. Mr.. Andross in
tends to do quite stroke at farming. Mr..
Stanley, we understand, intends to move back
to Chelsea. He was recently elected overseer
of the poor, so vacancy will occur that the
seectmen will probably fill by appointment
-. Earnest Alexander closed his labors with
B. M. Weld last Saturday night, having
worked for him two years. He intends going
into drug store at St. Adams. ;. The tele-
phone men, after considerable delay, arrived
Friday and communication with the outside
world will soon be made. They think that in
two weeks time the job will be completed here
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Hardwick.-H A. Farnham has engaged
as life insurance agent for the Connecticut
Mutual, and gone, we understand, to Wood
stock We think this is the tenth man from
this place who has been, or is, engaged in this
business-all within five years. :, The public
examination of teachers, on Saturday last, was
largely attended. =. Swallows made their first
appearance here in force May LIST. :. The first
thunder storm Of the season occurred here
May 2d-considerable thunder, but not much
rain. Fourteen persons from this place and
immediate vicinity, besides the parties person
ally interested, attended, as witnesses, the
trial of the suit G. P. Bridgeman Us. p S. Ben
iamin' estate at Hyde Park, April Both. Yer
dict in favor of plaintiff. Defendants ap-
pealed. The failure of G. w. Trow of our
village grocery is announced. Constable II. o.
Stone is now in possession of the premises and
began invoicing the goods yesterday Tues
day.. The first attachments were in favor of
his father. Liabilities not reported, but cannot
be very large. Mrs. James NJ. Woodbury. has
obtained possession of the place in this village
recently and for several years past occupied by
Fl. E. Carter, Esq. Mrs. Woodbury's title Is
derived from foreclosure of a mortgage.
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Elmore.-Etta Hill went to HYDE Park. re

ElmOre.-Etta Hill went to Hyde Park, re-
Gently, and had very painful surgical opera
ton performed on her eye, besides having three
enormous felons lanced and the bones scraped-
and all without the use of opiates. The hedge
hogs have gnawed into and nearly destroyed a
large lumber wagon belonging to o. D. Bacon.
When discovered, the body of the wagon was
nearly consumed. Previous to housing, last
fall, he used the wagon to draw a load of salt
80. 1t is feared that Deacon Camp received in
ternal injuries, from which he cannot recover,
at the time Of his fall. Rev. Mr.. Barney OF
Swanton breaches here next Sunday, in the
absence OF Elder Bell. -. Mr.. Leonard Grimes
has lost between eight and nine thousand dol
lars, by the recent St. Adams failures. Mrs.
Will Hall is convalescing. Nellie Russell re-
turned to her home last week, after an absence
Of five months. For the ensuing six months
church services will commence at half-past one
p NJ. The ice went out of the pond May LIST.
-. ID. X. Stoneis erecting large lumber shed
for X. G. Hill.
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Waterbury Center.-Rev. D. S. Frost of St.
Adams has donated to the seminary three large
boxes of books, for which he has the thanks OF
the school and Of the comm unity. The es-
Enlistment Of the school here was due very
largely to the work and inf uence of Elder
Frost, and now, as he is about to leave the
state to reside with his son In New Jersey, he
will be followed by the heartfelt good wishes of
his numerous friends here We hope that his
last days may be passed in peace and plenty.
-. Mrs. Asa Hunt Of Morrisville is boarding
with T. B. Colby this summer. Mrs II. K.
Newcomb, who has been in Burlington for the
past two months, returned home last Satur-
day. David Lord, before leaving for Wi
nooski, sold his farm to s. X. Huse.. Last
week Wednesday Rev. s. D. Church was called
to attend the funeral of Mr.. Nathaniel Stock
well OF North Fayston.