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Rural and workman and "Ladies' Little Rock journal." (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1884, 1884-06-21

According to the Graphic, N. Y, Miss
Sprague is now making five thousand dollars
a year, by shorthand writing; Miss Palmer,
of Utica, eight thousand; while Miss Ballen-
tine, of Rochester, draws also five thousand a
year for the same work.
MISS ELIZABETH PEABODY has just eele-
bratedher 80th birthday, and the Woman's
Club, ofsBoston, has given her luncheon.
The years Of her life are erochs,of love and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27

BrOokfieId.-Nearly all the schools in town
closed last Friday. .Singing-schoo at East
Brooktied will be held Friday, instead of Sat-
urday night, this week. There is to be a
dance at Clarence Banister's next Thursday
night. The farmers are paying from seven
teen to twenty-five dollars per month for hired
help in this vicinity. Remember the library
meeting to be held March 9TH Mrs. John
Clark is reported to be gaining health. Rev
Elbridge Gerry of West Randolph is supplying
the desks Of the First and Second churches, in
the absence of Rev. William Gay, who Is Wis.,
itiDg in Boston. Communion services will be
held next Sunday. The Sunday-school OF the
Second church are about repenishing their
library, and also making arrangements for a
better preservation of the books. =. The ladies'
aid society will meet with Mrs Mills on Fri
day, February 29th afternoon and evening. =.
Mrs. NJ A. Crane is spending few weeks in
Morrisville. Katie Crane goes to Omaha,
Nebraska, this week, having secured good sit
uation there as teacher. John Lamson, Esq.
Of his feet and one hand being seriously i'm
paired. The Good Templars' reunion of last
week was considered unusually interesting
Mr.. Plumley is wide-awake on the temperance
question. Hon. J. r. Cleveland was present,
and took part in the exercises; also o. D.
Edgerton Of Mortified, Rev. William Gay and
others. The discussion of the afternoon was
very animated Judge Cleveland has sold
his place in town to Mr.. Philbrick of Hart
ford, Conn, for summer residence. :. u. A.
Clark, Jr., has obtained a pension, with back
pay amounting to $500. -. Charles Parmenter
of Pittsfeld, who was visiting friends in town
last week, was called home by the sudden
death of his youngest child.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27

RandOlph.-Rev. DR.. f. W. Parker, who
has been missionary in India for twenty-five
years and is soon to return, gave lecture on
the customs and people of that country, on
Monday evening Of last week, in the Metho-
dist church. His lecture was very interesting
and finely illustrated with views, .. The stu
dents of the normal school have recognized
the literary friends society, with George E.
WILDER, Williamstown, PRESIDENT Charles E
Woodward, Braintree, vicepresdent Miss
Nancy E Jones, Chelsea, secretary. The first
lyceum will be held Thursday evening of this
week. There will be a fair and festival at
the town hall, next Friday evening, under the
auspices of the Congregational society. Sup.
per will be served on the European plan. A
Turkish bazaar and an old-time district school
are reckoned among the attractions. The West
Randolph cornet band will furnish music. :.
The town school last week Wednesday, at the
town hall, was considered success. Although
the day was very stormy, the hall was filled
during the entire exercises All the pupils
did their parts very well. Willie Lamb and
Sadie Adams secured the prizes for the best
spoilers of nine years and under. or those
over ten years of age, Emma Moses, Nettie
Bass and Mamie Connolly carried off the prizes,
consisting of appropriate books. Mrs. l.. o.
Sherburne has returned from Mortified and
Barre, where she has been visiting.
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Business Locals.

FULLER & Son, Montpelier, have full line
of Bailey planes. See advertisement
DON'T buy piano or organ until you have
seen or written George A, Ainsworth Of Will
Jamestown, Vermont
GODDARD SEMINARY, Barre, publishes its
corps Of teachers and spring calendar in the
advertising columns OF The WATcHMAN.
F. A. DwINELL, Plainfield, continues his
special sale from his entire stock of goods till
the middle OF March. See his advertisement.
]. A. HorTT Co.'s Bay Rum is selling fast.
1t is extensively used by BARRIERS, and sold by
the trade in four, eight and sixteen-ounce
taper bottles, with sprinkler tops. Try 1t. For
sale by Jangraw.
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
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.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27

East MOntpelier.-The ladies' social i'm
provement society will meet with Mrs. Timothy
Davis on Thursday evening, March 9th Should
the weather be inclement or the roads impassa-
BILE on that evening, the sociable will be held
the following evening. All are invited go.
Lillian Andrews closed a successful term of
school in the Cutler district last Friday. Mrs
Austin Foster has white fuchsa started as a
slip last October, that bore sixty-two buds and
blossoms at one time during the earlier part of
the present month. -. Ira Mears, who moved
to Barre last fall, died on Sunday, and his re-
mains were brought here for interment on
Wednesday. James McDermid returned to
his western home last week.. Mr.. and Mrs.
L W. Ormsbee returned from Craftsbury last
Thursday. They visit friends in Waits6eld
this week. IN W. johnson has sold his FIVE
years-old colt, Jack, to Herbert Kelton. :. Joel
Ormsbee has engaged his son Charles to work
for him the coming summer. .Diphtheretic
sore-throats are quite prevalent at present.
An agent for the Champion rotary CRATE was
in town recently. The rotary crate finds favor
| among the ladies everywhere, for it is one of
the most convenient pieces of stove furniture
ever invented and ought to be in every oven
-. One of the latest novelties hereabouts is a
cow that is claimed to be eighteen-seventeenth
Jersey. Arthur Morse has given up going
to Wisconsin this winter. Frank Cameron
has gone to Worcester to work few weeks for
Austin Kelton, but has hired out to A. d. Arms
| for the ensuing season.
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MarshneId.

COMMUNION services will be held at the Con-
gregational church In this place next Sum
day afternoon. Two persons were baptized
at the Methodist church and four received into
full membership. Next Sunday there is to be
concert in the afternoon, and Rev. H. A.
Spencer Is to preach In the evening. Rev. j.
ID. Bailey attended two funerals last Sunday
one In Marshfield and the other in Woodbury.
after the morning service at his church, each
OF the deceased being over eighty years old. .
The ladies OF the Universaist society will give
an octogenaran supper at their church on
Thursday evening, March 6 The ladies are
requested to appear In print dresses. cordial
Invitation Is extended to ALL The TEMPER
ance people OF this town will be pleased with
the work OF the county temperance convention,
held at Montpelier last Saturday Erastus
Dwinell was again nominated for county COM
missioner, and Clark Bert, James Boyles and
John Eddy for town committee go. The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
meet at the Methodist church next Friday
afternoon, at two o'clock We hope thew will
instruct the men to vote for good men and
measures next week. We have a very oblig-
ing postmaster, who is ever ready to make up
as far as possible, the neglects OF careless let
ter-wrters; but when the boys are too modest
to place the name or residence of their friends
on the outside of the envelope, he is In d.
lemma. The funeral of the son of Mr.. Miles.
lad Of about nine years, was attended at
their home, near Kinney's mills the 10Th in
slant. The death of Mrs. Getchel occurred
on the 2lst instant. Her age was about eighty
three years. The Misses Olive Severance and
Nellie Packer have engaged rooms for the
spring term OF the Vermont Methodist Semi
nary. As they are both organists in the
churches here, they will be missed. The
lumber business is quite lively in this vicinity,
John Tibbetts cutting and selling 1856, 600 feet,
and Morris and Boudry delivering 5000 feet.
1t was purchased by Harvey Clark of South
Cabot. -. The telephone poles are set nearly to
this place from Cabot, and it is expected they
will be continued on to Plainfield at an early
day Mrs Charles Preston does not gain
strength, as was hoped, and is quite low
yet She is now under the treatment of
DIR. Town OF this place. 80. Mrs. Fri Spen-
Ger has returned from the musical enter
tainment at Northfeld, in which she as
sisted. -. Farmers are talking of an early
sugar season, and the village coopers and tin
men are preparing for it, Mrs Charles Pres
ton is worse again, and doubts are expressed
OF her recovery. John B. Pike is in Boston
this week.
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Hardwick.-Mary Ward has return

Hardwick.-Mary Ward has returned
home from Boston, where she has been for
some time past attending the New England
conservatory of music -. The registration re-
turns for this town for 1883 show twenty-thr
births, eleven marriages and twenty three
deaths =. Elder Robinson's eldest son is now at
home from the West. Mrs Orpha G. Ford
was thrown from sleigh in her own dooryard,
on Friday last, and suffered a fracture OF one
hip. Mrs. Ford's age (about sixty-five) rem
ders full recovery somewhat doubtful. C. f.
Dean has exchanged his house in this village
for A. j, Kittridge's interest in the j. M. Wood
bury farm in the north part of the town
They were joint owners of the farm previously.
:. The Rufus Whipple farm in the east part Of
the town, has been sold to g. j. Bell of Wal
den for 81 800 by John Barr of Greensboro,
administrator. Professor Ober holds mu-
steal convention here the present week, COM
mencing Thursday evening and ending with q
grand concert on Friday evening. =. Our Grand
Army post announces grand campfire on
Friday evening, March 7th, at which J. p Lam.
son, Esq, OF Cabot, is expected to favor them
with public address, in addition to the usual
entertainments OF music and speech-making
-. Rev. g. B. Wheeler OF east village pur-
poses preaching at the town hall, this place,
every Sunday, at half.past one, p. M, for some
time to come. Mr.. Wheeler seems TO be live
energetic man and an interesting speaker, and
we hope he may be successful in arousng an
interest in his work among us.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27
NOrtbneld.

THE ladies OF the Episcopal society hold their
regular sociable to morrow Thursday evening
at their rooms.
SCHOOL opened Monday In all but the two
lower grades, with no changes among the
teachers. Numbers and will probably be-
gin In about three weeks.
A PENSION has recently been granted to
Timothy Blanchard by which he gets 1914
back pay and S4 per month. He served in com.
pany G, first Vermont cavalry.
BIRTHDAY gatherings were held at the homes
OF Honorable J. ii. circuit and II. X. Brown,
Esq, on Monday evening, that being the ami
versary of their sixtieth and fiftieth birthdays,
respectively Mr. Brown was presented with a
fine gold-headed cane.
COMMUNION service will be held in the Con-
gregational church next Sunday, and the church
meeting preparatory will be held Friday after
noon, at two clock, in the church parlor. Rev.
Lewis Grout of Brattleboro preached last Sun
day morning and evening.
THE ladies Of the Congregational society hold
their regular sociable this wednesday, even
ing, at Howes' hall, in charge Of Mrs. circuit
and Mrs Mayo again. The exercises in memory
of Longfellow will be held in the evening, and
generel invitation is extended.
MISS ABBIE NEwCoMB of Watsfield is visit.
ing with her aunt, Mrs. G. A. Edgerton. c.
@. Davis was in town Saturday. Miss Alice
Durham left Tuesday morning for her home in
Chicago.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27

StOwe.-The fellowship meetings recently
held here were very interesting, ministers from
several adjoining towns being present. {. . The
village schools closed last week Tuesday, with
examinations upon that day and the preceding
day. Nearly all the other schools in town
closed the Friday following. There is talk of
there being a select school this spring, to be
taught by Miss Boomhower. 1t is said that
there was quite a freshet at the Forks " dur
ing the late thaw.. Several of the friends
and neighbors of William Raymond kindly re-
membered him in pleasing manner, last week,
by drawing and depositing at his door ten or
twelve cords of wood -. Rev. W. l.. Anderson
recently performed two marriage ceremonies.
The contracting parties were Melvin Gibbs and
Ida LOOMS, and Fred Douglass and Ora Nut
ting. Minnie Mower of whom mention has
been made as lying at the point OF DEATH died
Friday morning, and the funeral services were
held Sunday, at two p. NJ, at the house. Rev.
Mr.. Walbridge of Peterboro, n H., for several
years pastor of the Universalist church of this
place. officiated. Miss Mower was an estima.
BILE young lady, and has left large circle OF
relatives and friends to mourn her departure.
To her mother and brother especially will sym.
patty be extended. She was about twenty
years of age. Mention might be made of the
birth OF a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Stone of Swanton, Mrs. Stone being so widely
known in this town "a Kate Hale, before her
marriage. Mrs. Angie Graves left town last
week for Rutland, where her husband is. :.
Last Saturday evening caucus WAS held al
the town hail. to elect delegates to attend the
temperance convention held at Morrsville, this
week Tuesday, for the purpose of nominating
| county commissioner. The following were
elected H. c. Faunce, Rev. W. L Anderson
c. NJ Watts, NJ. f. French, B. f Cobb =. Or
vile Russell had the misfortune to have a
finger severed from his hand, last week, while al
work at Burts mill. ." The Spy of Atlanta, u
| last week, was grand success financially anC
/ a Iyiaa ha1 xuaa cd 20, ta
most capacity both evenings. The receipts OF
! Wednesday evening were sixty-fve dollars
the next evening" seventy dollars. For thoss
| who have not yet patronzsd it, and for those
| who wish to again witness it, the third render
ing will be given Thursday evening of thil
week. ..E. c. Mower of Burlington was IL
| town last week. The literary club holds
meeting Tuesday evening of next week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27

North ThetfOrd.-Last Wednesday this
community was very much surprised to learn OF
the death of Mrs Lambert Hosford, which oc-
CURED at her home in McIndoe's, to which
place Mr.. Hosford had lately moved. Charles
Hosford came here at once and made necessary
arrangements for the funeral, which took place
from the Congregational church on Friday. A
minister from McIndoe's delivered the dis
course. Mrs. Hosford was n lady Of large
heart, and will be greatly missed. E. Schools in
this vicinity closed last Friday. A sociable
will be held at w. H. Downer's tomorrow
Thursday evening, Fl. G. Thickett is doing
some fine painting at his carriage rooms. Last
week Mr. Albee gave an entertainment at Ely to
about fifty young people. Dancing was the order
of the evening, supper was served, and all went
away feeling that an enjoyable evening had
been passed. Frank Ware is engaged in a
cigar factory in Boston, having moved there a
short time ago.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27

ElmOre.-Luther Wolcott has rented and
taken possession OF the Parker farm for one
year. :, Within the radius of a little more than
a mile are seventeen families and twelve cabi-
net organs. Frank Grout is quite sick with a
lung difficulty. George Wolcott has bought
some timbered land, and will engage in the
lumber business the coming season. e. . The
singers will meet at the vestry next Saturday
afternoon. cordial invitation is extended TO
all. =. During the fall and early part OF the
winter, Mrs. d. X. Stone, besides doing her
homework, spun and doubled and twisted over
forty pounds OF wool. A new arrival is an.
nounced in the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Hill. Fred Griswold has purchased horse
from parties in Calais to replace the one re-
Gently lost
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27

Tunbridge.-Manyo of our farmers are maxi
ing fertilizers after the formula given by Dr.
Hoskins, buying their bone from a manu-
facturer in the southern part of the state.
Many used dissolved bone last year, and say
that in soils that do not need potash, it gave
better results than did any of several brands of
fertilizers used by them. 1t is hoped that all
who can will attend the educational meetings
Thursday afternoon and evening Mr.. Dartt,
our state superintendent of education, and Mr.
Edison Of the Randolph Normal school, with
others, will be present and address the meet
ings.. A very young lady has been stopping
with Charles W. Smith since last Friday. -.
Nathan Foster was taken suddenly i'll last
Saturday evening. Mrs Susannah Preston
and granddaughter returned from st. Louis
last Friday -. The ladies of the Womans
Christian Temperance Union have meeting
at the vestry of the Congregational church next
Saturday evening. The public are invited to
attend. :. The highway has furnished the
boys a skating park the past week. The
civil authority met to abate taxes last Satur-
day. The town officers are very busy pre-,
pairing their report for the printers hands.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27

GrOtOn.-One of Hatch & Browns four-ox
teams recently hauled to their mill load of
four spruce trees measuring three hundred and
twenty. four cubic feet. Their men also report
cutting spruce tree forty-two inches in d.
ameter on the stump, it being nearly perfectly
round. They say they have some of the largest
and best spruces ever got out in this section
of the country. Darling & Kicker cut down
the wages of their help ten per cent last week
....B. NJ. Kicker and George Burnham, with
ception last Thursday, report splendid time.
They were not much pleased with their tip-over
in returning. :. Mrs. Burke and daughter of St.
Johnsbary are making friends in town visit.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27

SharOn.-The 'entb anniversary of the mar
rage of MIR. and Mrs. G. f. Jones was OBJ
served at the residence of Rev. II. C. Robbins
last week Tuesday evening. A large number of
friends were present, and gifts to the value of
about S35 were presented. Rev. L. B. Steele
conducted the religious services, and select
choir furnished good music, George l. Smith
presiding at the organ. Cake and Coffee were
served by the ladies. Royalton, Pomfret and
one or two towns in Orange county, were
represented After congratulations, and the
expressed wish by all present that the next
decade may bring to carl" and his excellent
lady prosperity in abundance, the company
separated. 80. The school exhibition in Smith s
hall. last Saturday evening, was a success, the
Young people doing we'll in all of their parts.
The select choir gave vocal and instrumental
music of the best, the band and orchestra rem.
deripg some of their finest pieces. "A maple
sugar sociable is to be held at the Baptist yes
try. Wednesday evening, March 8 All are
cordially invited. The village school closed
last Friday. :. The warning for town meeting
contains an article for the adoption of the town
system of schools. :. We have been favored
with excellent schools in many of our districts
this winter. The religious services, held al
ternate Sundays in district No. 9, increase in
numbers at every meeting. E. DR.. Baxter is
still quite sick, but is improving. George
Boardman is much better than in the early
winter. =. Charles Day has moved to Royalton,
and report says that Calvin Day Is about to
move into the village.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27

CabOt.-Mrs. DIR. Wiswell slipped upon the
ice, Thursday evening of last week, and broke
her left leg 1t is quite severe fracture,
but is doing rs well as could be expected.
The funeral Of Mrs. Enoch Hoyt was attended
at the Methodist church last Sunday. Mrs.
Hoyt was the daughter OF one of the first set.
tiers of the village and has always made
fifty new books has just been made TO the
library. ...E w. Harrington has been indis-
posed for some days with a severe cold. II
was at first feared pneumonia would be the
result. Appearances now indicate that he may
escape 1t.
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buying horses E. Charles Doyle is able to be
at the village. Mis-. Ed. F. Smith is in very
feeble health, and is not able to be out. -.
Rev Mr.. Hough of White River junction gave
his lecture, The Country Parson,' to a good
audience last Friday night. The infantry
company is requested to meet at Captain A.
"a. Lambs shop next Saturday evening, to
make arrangements for fair for the benefit
of the company, to pay for uniform and other
expenses. The company is composed of old
veterans, and the community should assist
them in their undertaking, DR.. Bsbee was
called to see Mrs II. r Hayward of Tun-
bridge last week, who is quite i'll with pulmon-
airy consumption THE warning is up for
town meeting, and lots of sport is expected
when the different articles in the warning are
called up