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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-09

Chelsea.-At the annual meeting of the
Congregational society, Mark II. Gown was
chosen clerk; John B. Bacon, treasurer Abel
Merrill, collector; f. o. Tracy, Erastus Young
and A. w. Whitney, prudential committee;
+ o. Tracy and Franklin Dearborn, trustees
of permanent fund. -. The ladies Of the Con-
gregational society gave an oyster supper in
their vestry Wednesday evening" January 2.
Owing to the heavy SHOWS, there was only a
small attendance. Orange county court ad-
journed the 1st inst Several liquor-sellers
from West Randolph came over on state s
attorney information and gave bail for appear
ance next term. Next Friday evening there
will be a promenade, and in connection with
the same the Chelsea skating-rink will be
opened. An exhibition of fancy skating will
be given by members of the Boston skating
club who will give the inexperienced a hint
how to skate. Report says A. w. Whitney
has bargained his hotel but the parties are
not known. Miss A. A. Clement has removed
her shop to the house of Mrs. A. Skinner fol
the winter. Mrs. L. A. Davis has returned tc
town and will stop for the winter at AlonzC
Noyes'. -. DR.. F. g. Mills was in town Satur
day. The ladies gave leap year promenade
New Years eve, which was quite a success.
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NOrthneld.

G. DENNY and wife start for Florida to-day.
AT Judge Carpenters auction last Saturday
only the team was sold, the horse going to
DR.. Davis for seventy-five dollars.
THE sale Of the Andrews mill property to d.
Bacon has fallen through, and Mr.. Andrews
resumes business at the old stand.
THE officers of the Congregational Sunday
school for the current year are as follows: Su-
perintendent, L l.. Field; assistant superin-
Mary F. McClearn librarian, Henry Smith
assistant librarian, Mary Pratt.
THE hook and ladder company elected the
following officers Saturday evening. Foreman.
f. w. Howe first assistant Charles II. Daven-
port; second assistant William Luther; clerk
and treasurer, +. l.. Howe; finance committee,
E. W. Howe, c. II. Davenport, William Luther.
COMMUNION services were held at the Con-
gregational church Sunday, and one person
united by letter. Union services during the
week Of prayer are held by the Congregational
and Methodist churches, the first half of the
week ut the Methodist vestry and the latter
half at the Congregational vestry.
AT the Good Templars lodge meeting Friday
evening Frank Plumley, j. G. Coburn and L.
Huntley we're elected trustees for the current
year. This week Friday evening members OF
Gouldsvile lodge will render the drama, "The
Last Loaf" in return for which our lodge are
soon to present play at Gouldsville.
G. B. b. DENNY placed in his show window
the first Of October a silver-cased Waltham
watch and glass jar containing about -four
quarts of common white beans, and made the
following offer: Every purchaser was to be
allowed to register an estimate of the number
Of beans, and the one making the nearest esti-
mate was to have the watch. The beans were
counted January I'd, and the number was
12,0104. Cadet Perley Ellis of Pittsfield having
guessed 12,012, came nearest to the actual
number. Our genial postmaster came very
near, being registered at 1900. The beans
measured one-half pint less than four quarts.
SATURDAY, at w. F. Bakers office, the case
of George w. Hadley Us. Calvin Farnsworth
was begun before Justice Holton, with d. P
King sitting by agreement as associate. The
plaintiff claimed a small balance for pasturine
defendants sheep the past season, and de
PENDANT claimed balance as damage on ac
count of the return of the sheep before the end
of the season. The evidence was put in Sat
urday and the court adjourned till one O'Clock
p. NJ, Monday, at which time the argument,
were begun. verdict was rendered for thu
plaintiff in the sum of 81. IA, and costs to tn,
same amount. The defendant called for al
appeal, and the decision on that point was re
served. Fisk and Baker for plaintiff Plumley
for defendant.
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StOwe.-The upper department of our vii
lage school was unceremoniously closed by the
illegal dismissal of its teacher. When the
business of district is 80 managed that good
teachers are dismissed through personal spite,
II is then time for the district to investigate
the matter. This seems to be the cause of this
disgracefu affair. Miss Boomhower is a
teacher of high standing. She came here
highly recommended, having taught twenty
five terms of school, besides filling the office of
town superintendent, in her native town. The
way she has been treated meets with general
disapprobation in the district, as is indicated by
the sentiment expressed by the better portion
of the community. How this matter will end
the future will reveal, as the lady proposes to
have justice done her In the case 80. Several
changes in real estate have taken place in town
within short time Albert Raymond has pur-
chased o: II. Buffers residence. Mr.. Butler
and family are rapidly making preparations to
emigrate to Maryland S. c. Poor has bought
the place lately owned by JamesMiles, and Mr..
Miles hopes by spring to be settled elsewhere
The death of Mrs. Ed. Bigelow occurred
last week Tuesday, and the funeral services
were held at the house Thursday afternoon,
Rev. w. l.. Anderson officiating. The disease
was the same that has taken so many from our
midst within few years-consumption The
deceased was about thirty years OF age, had
been married three years, and leaves a hus.
band and one child Mrs. Harvey McAllister
OF Moscow is very sick with pneumonia Her
recovery Is considered doubtful :. Dr. Vince
lock OF Waterbury was in town a few days last
week, ready to attend upon any one In his
line of business Sunday morning the Their
mometer ranged from thirty to forty degrees
below zero So long spell OF so extremely
cold weather is rare, even in this frigd eli.
mate. The genuine Norfolk jubilee singers
are billed for this place next week Monday
evening. -. The Week of Prayer is observed by
the Methodist and Congregational societies OF
the town.
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Waterbury,.

MR. WATTS long delayed mill has arrived,
and Is expected to be ready to grind this week.
MRS. SYLVIA (CoBB) BLANCHARD. former
resident OF Mill village, died in Morrisville
Friday night, and was buried Monday In the
cemetery at this place by the side Of her hus-
band, the late Henry Blanchard Mrs. Blan-
chard's age was eighty years. She is the last
of large family.
PROFESSOR G. W. STARR will begin, in Hotel
hall, Sunday evening, January 10, a series OF
lectures on Spiritualism. The lecture Sunday
evening will be free. For the four succeeding
lectures at which many astounding tricks will
be performed, an admission fee Of twenty five
cents each will be charged, or seventy-five cents
for the course
THE wife of John D. Kellogg Of Colbyville
died Friday of malignant diphtheria. Mrs
Kellogg was daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. N. L.
Collins, who live on Blush hill. The case Is a
peculiarly sad one. The loss OF the fostering
wife and mother, always the supreme misfor-
tune of the household, comes with exceptional
severity to the diminished family circle of Mr..
Kellogg.
AT the annual meeting of the Waterbury
national bank on Tuesday Paul Dillingham;
(presidentl, w. p. Dillingham; (vice president),
w. III. ii. Bingham OF Stowe, H. A. Hodges OF
Richmond, J. H. Hastings OF Waitsfield and
Nathaniel Moody of Waterbury, we're chosen
directors. Charles Wells was subsequently
cleOLou Cashior LUZ tuo year eusulDB anu w = L.
Clark, teller.
ABOUT fifteen inches of snow fell in the
storm of Wednesday, to the Joy OF the farmers
and lumbermen. Saturday night the cold wave
struck the town, sending the mercury down
among the forties below zero. Sunday and
Monday nights the wave" rested here, de.
pressing the mercury to thirty-fve degrees and
forcing its way into the houses in spite OF stoves
and furnaces run at their best heating capacity
That veracious chronicer, the Oldest inhabi.
tant, surrenders to this record.
MEssRs. DUFFUs e. MARI, who came here q
short time ago and entered the employ of o. II
Foster as stone cutters, have bought out theil
former employer, and will continue the bust
ness at the old stand under the above firm
name. These young men have strongly com
mended themselves in many ways to the re
spect and confidence of this community AL
are sincerely pleased to know that they are tC
remain here permanently, and wish the new
firm all the prosperity that is consistent with
healthy condition of this region and its sur
roundings
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Plainfieid.-Professor George W. Foster is
to commence series OF singing. schools here,
beginning this Wednesday, evening. =. Eu-
gene o. Hoyt, Esq, was here last week on a
short visit. His health is much improved.
The dreaded diphtheria Is in our midst again.
Mr. Louis Lapien has three children now sick
with it, and buried one on Monday last-Cora,
the youngest of the family, nine years old. As
yet there are no other cases in the village !.
Mabel, daughter Of o. L. Hoyt. Is quite sick
from nervous debility brought on by overwork
In teaching school and study. :. John Lane, at
work for II. L. Laird, had foot severely
injured last Monday, by a log rolling on to the
instep and crushing 1t badly. The Week of
Prayer is being observed here. Union meet
ings are held alternately at the Congregational
and Methodist houses OF worship.
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Peacham.-The Week OF Prayer is being
observed by union services. :. The church aid
society gave roast-turkey and chicken-pie
supper and musical entertainment at the rooms
OF the Congregational church ON New Year &
eve Supper was served to about two hundred
persons. About 800 were taken, OF which
some S25 were expenses. The musical enter
tainment was said by those who were judges
to be very good, although not the best of order
was kept during the exercises. The committee
spared no pains in preparing and selecting the
music. Over $40 were given to Rev. Mr..
Farrar and wife last week at donation gath.
eriug IA large crowd gathered at the town
hall for a promenade concert last Friday even
ing. Many thanks to the Danville band for
their fine music on that occasion
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Bradford.-Rev. Allen Clark's two litt

BradfOrd.-Rev. Allen Clark's two little
girls are sick with scarlet fever. They were
rapidly improving at last accounts :. Mrs.
Joel Morris was attacked with paralysis of the
left side of the face and body on Sunday
morning. She is conscious, however. :. Sam
uel ii. Merrill one of our old residents, died
January LIST, and was buried at Corinth the
Sd inst. His age was sixty-nin years. Sun.
day and Monday were the coolest days thus
far this winter. The Thermometer was twenty
five and twenty-eight degrees below zero. >. A.
Osborne moved into his new store Friday
....A. b. Rogers started for the sunny South
January lst. He goes to Florida to plant an
orange grove, buy more land, etc. :. There
was surprise party at David Derby's on the
occasion of his tiftieth birthday on New Years
night Some eighty or ninety were in attend.
ance, leaving as tokens of their respect buf.
falo coat, easy-chair, etc. To kept fashion,
Vet. McKillip's youngest boy has mild attack
of scarlet fever, like the rest Mrs. r. r
Aldrich is sick with pneumonia.
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Craftsbury.-It is rumored that Howard e.
Leavitt have bought the Cowles store at West
Albany, and will fill 1t with goods. We were
in hopes they would rebuild, and not leave
town. Ira Sanborn has sold his farm to Israel
Silloway Of Gilmore, and will give possession
in the spring. Mr. Sanborn sells on account OF
poor health. .Amory Dawson has rented his
farm to his son Porter for one year. Porter
has hired his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Day of Glover, for the year. E, Aaron Collins
will not stock his mill very heavily the present
winter. Asa Hartman has got permanently
located on his new purchase. .. Mr.. Glidden
reports extra results from the feeding of en-
silage Many of our best farmers will build
silos another season.
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Marshfield. The Week OF Prayer is observed
here this week with union services, the meet
ings being held at the Congregational church
the first half Of the week and at the Methodist
church the last half. :. Leap year opened with
leap year party, in which Miss Mary Pitkin
entertained few of her friends at her home
Tuesday evening, January 1st.. The New
Years ball at the hotel was a success, it being
quiet affair, in which all enjoyed themselves
very much About forty couples were present,
and the music, furnished by A. ]. Curtis OF
West Randolph, was first-class. :. About fifty
OF the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Merrill re-
minded them OF the fifth anniversary of their
wedding last Saturday evening by making them
visit, and besides enjoying themselves hugely
left behind substantial proof of their friend
ship in the shape of useful presents. Prayer was
offered by Rev. ]. D. Bailey and remarks by
Rev. c. III. Farnsworth and Others after which
the crowd went home, leaving good wishes
with the couple. :. The thermometer last Sum
day morning was $50 below.
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Wolcott.-Last Wednesday night the truck

WOlcOtt.-Last Wednesday night the trucks
track this side of Hardwck and ran to Wolcott,
about six miles. 1t wore all the fange off one
of the wheels, and it was necessary to tele-
graph to ST. Johnsbury for another set of trucks
before the train could proceed farther. The
thermometer stood at thirty eight degrees below
made arrangements with the company to stock
the steam mill on the hill 30. Cogswell and
family have moved to st Johnsbury. Den.
Titus has lost one of his oxen by sickness, and
Mr.. Warren COW by being hung in the barn..
Pardon Davis has sold his horse for $780,.
Ira Grout has boughta part of his grandfather's
farm, lately owned by Austin Albee.
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Slrafford.-Last week Thursday evenir

Straford.-Last week Thursday evening
Bishop lodge, |. o. of G. T., gave holiday
entertainment at Hazelton's hall Between
the dramatic representation of "Pickwicb
Papers and the farce of " Larkin's Love Let
ters " was sandwiched in an oyster supper
the profits of which are to be devoted to The
furnishing of the Good Templars new hall. By
general request, the entertainment will be re
peated on the evening of Tuesday, the 15tf
inst. Governor Proctor has kindly donated
to the town, to be kept in the library building
many specimens Of marble. Mrs DR.. Dewey
is visiting her friends in Enfield, N. H.. DR.
Fletcher and wife of Bradford recently made
their friends here flying visit. For an &C
count of the attempted robbery at South Straf
ford, see Current Mention columns
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West Randolph.-The mild weather Of the
first of the month has caught severe cold the
thermometer indicating from thirty to forty
degrees below zero in different parts OF this
town last Sunday morning. .. The boys who
were called to Chelsea last week for making
red noses are now law-abidiDg citizens. They
have got a little frightened, and 1t is hoped
that we shall hear no more about liquor-selling.
W. III. H. Murray's lecture was all that it was
advertised to be- but not as fully attended as
1t would have been had the weather been more
favorable. -. The people in and about town are
looking and keeping sober since several OF the
citizens were put under $500 bonds each to help
preserve good order. Dewitt c. Flint, hear
ing that his place of business was burned the
next morning after his arrival here, has re-
turned to jamestown, Dakota. Jefferson
Pratt climbs the lamp-posts now every night
just in time to prevent it from getting dark. =.
Conductor McAllister, who was 80 seriously in
jured at Montpelier Junction year ago, is in
town visiting relatives and friends. Martin
A. Tewksbury and Seth M. Flint are in the
West buying turkeys. .Judson Fits has re-
turned to Montreal. ...A At a meeting Of stock
holders of the Randolph national bank, held
January s, the following named persons were
elected directors for the year ensuing: William
II Dubois (president), John W. Rowell (vice-
president), r T. Dubois Cashier, A. B.
Tewksbury, Willard Gay and William B. Wall.
A semi-annual dividend of three and one-haf
per cent was declared.
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East Notwithstanding the past few
days the thermometer has ranged from zero to
forty below The Oldest inhabitant says "this
beats all. jerome Tabor a longtime resi-
dent of this town, but more recently living in
Calais, died suddenly at West Woodbury. last
Friday. A more extended notice will be found
under the Obituary head. Crows were nu-
merous and noisy through the month of
December, but the late cold snap silenced
them. The Woo. choppers robin y has for
saken him. Another telephone wire was put
up last week to connect Montpelier with CAL
ais. Woodbury. and Hardwick. We are glad
to have enterprising neighbors, and hope the
spirit OF progress may some day visit the Cen
ter :. Russell Collins and Ella Vincent called
ON Rev. J. Edward Wright New Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins are now enjoying we'd
ding tour to Worcester, Mass :. The golden
washing compound is winning favor from all
who try it. One lady, who informed the agent
that she would as soon think of buying an
extra appendage for her cat as to buy wash.
ing compound, has used the trial package that
he left, and is now looking for the reappear.
ance of the agent, as she wants half dozen
packages. Willis Tracy is recovering from
diphtheria. John Pike has been visiting in
town during the past week.
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COrinth.-A series OF meetings will be held
at the Methodist church at the Corner next
week. Rev. Messrs. Hamilton of West Fairlee
and Webster Of Chelsea are expected. . The
officers OF the Grand Army post will be in
stalled at East Corinth January 16 Rev. III.
Webster Of Chelsea will deliver an address .
Arad Banks an old resident of the town,
moves to Chelsea. M. N. Heath ,and son
have bargained for c. Fellows back pasture,
which joins the Heath farm on the west
Mrs. Hiram Moore has been visiting friends in
town. Our red sky evenings are a wonder to
most people.
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Granville. - Frank Wright has returned
home, not finding job this winter, but having
the promise of one in the spring. We think
the telephone will be put into use from Roches-
ter to this town the coming season. Dot know
through to some other town. We understand
some poles are cut already. C. X. Bagley
lost good mare by horse distemper lately. He
had another one given to him the same day.
The snging-school has commenced. The
teacher intends to have them two evenings in
a week. .Ralph's engine house was burned
Saturday night, December 22d. Particulars not
known to your correspondent There being
no public observance of Christmas in this town,
the friends and neghbors Assembled at the
house of c. R. Bagley and had a tree of their
own" 1t was quite fruitful. All that were
present had some of its fruit also some that
were absent had share. All had a good time.
There was speaking, singing etc. Miss Flora
Jewett teaches school in district No g.
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East Hardwick.-At the annual meeting
of the Congregational church the following
officers were elected: Clerk and treasurer,
Dea. j. M. Stevens; superintendent of Sunday
school, Dea. c. NJ. Bailey; assistant, j. II.
George; librarian, Frank Montgomery assist
ant, Ancil b. Hunt committee OF church, DR..
l.; b. Adgate, j. III. George and Henry Blake.
The church has enjoyed good degree OF
prosperity for the year past. The average
attendance upon public worship on Sun
days has increased from one hundred and
forty to one hundred and eighty. Nine have
united with the church during the year, and
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South ROyaltOn.-The South Royalton
dramatic club are to present the popular drama,
1.-THE Two Orphans" as played by Kate Cax-
ton, at Dubois & Gays hall, West Randolph,
January 49, The club have presented this play
several times with good success. >. Cass Dick
inson and j. II. Hewitt are caring potatoes,
and paying from twenty-five to thirty cents per
bushel. =. Caleb Wilson is failing fast. -.
Charles Wood and wife are in Jacksonville,
Florida. Fred Hayward and John Diamond
Of Tunbridge, and Willie o. Belknap, son of
j. o. Belknap, of this place, have just entered
Lewis college at Northfield
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Gaysville.-OnT Tuesday Of last week George
Mills and julius Davis were going home with
load OF hay. When about one and one-half
miles above the village, Mr.. Mills fell from
the load and several feet down an enbankment,
striking his head upon the ice He was taken
up insensible, and 1t was at first thought he
could not live; but subsequent reports are more
favorable, and the hope is now entertained
that he will recover. An account OF last Fri
days fire will be found in the Current Mention
columns.
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Middlesex Centre.-Elderly people say we
are having some good old-fashioned winter
weather now. Middlesex has lost two good
citizens recently. Sethus Wells died a few
weeks since, and the funeral of William Mon
tague, his nearest neighbor, was attended
from his late residence on Sunday last. Owing
to change in mill-owners at the village, more
logs are being drawn than usual this winter
and less railroad wood. -. Mrs. Polly Laid,
who was quite sick last week, we are glad to
report as improving. Her daughter, Hattie
Ladd, has been more than usually sick for a
few weeks past. . 1t seems somewhat para
doxical to draw ice four or five miles when
water is plenty and the temperature twenty
degrees below, yet farmers in this vicinity
probably consult their interests in so doing.
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Middlesex.--J. Harry Holden, from Tufts
college, spent the holidays at his home in this
place. and returned to college Wednesday last
-. Mrs. Bertha B. Clark, wife of George
Clark, an aged resident of this village died
December Goth. Mrs. Gardner Clark OF Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is now stopping with her
father-in-law, George Clark, having been sum-
moned East to attend the funeral of her hus-
band mother, Mrs. Clark. .Lumbermen are
now improving the shedding in drawing logs.
Over two hundred logs were received at O. H.
Richardson's mill on Saturday last .. Sunday
morning was the coolest we have had for many
years, forty degrees below zero. :. f. Z. Rey-
nolds OF Seminary Hill supplied the pulpit in
Bemis, the pastor, having been called to Shady
Rill to attend the funeral of William Montague.
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SharOn.-A new organ has recently been
put into the Congregational church. :. There
will be a donation visit at the Baptist parson-
age next week Tuesday evening. All are cor
daily invited. The thermometer registered
thirty-two degrees below zero last Sunday
morning. NJ. C. Noyes came home from
Bolton last Saturday, and is on the sick list.
DR.. r. IL. Paddock closed his school last Friday.