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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-07-09
Business Locals.

LADIES and gentlemen who go into society
should use Neutraline, the great deodorizer. 1t
is the toilet article Of the day.
GY-" THE best is good enough" and if you
want pure article go to Frank H. Bascom's,
who is proprietor OF the Farmers Drug Store.
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 e. Sons store.
This firm also buy and sell shingles.
MEssRs BLANCHARD BROTHERS have recently
made arrangements with the Chicago Water
Motor Company to handle their new water mo-
tor. They will be able by this to supply those
wanting power with the cheapest and beS motor
made.
OUR agricultural editor, DR.. T II Hoskins
of Newport, Vt. is now ready to supply choice
Red Currants, delivered free by express to any
station on the Passumpsc OF Wells River rail.
roads, for four dollars per bushel crate, cash to
accompany the order On orders for less than
one bushel, the buyer must pay expresssge.
ELECTRO GOLD, SILVER AND NICKLE PLAT
ING.-We are now prepared to do all kinds OF
gold, silver and nickie plating. Parties wish
ing knives, forks, spoons, ice pitchers, castors,
butter dishes, or any kind OF table or house
ware replated can have 1t done at once and at
satisfactory prices. We have an experienced
| platter with us, and would be pleased to receive
| your orders. Send in your old tableware and
have it made new, and II not satisfactorily done,
| no charge We also manufacture Colton's Pa
tent Hip Strap and Crooper Buckle All pur-
| chasing new harnesses should be sure that
| these are attached. FISHER COTTON.
Montpelier, July, 1884
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Commencement at Middlebury College.

The baccalaureate, by President Hamlin, was
delivered Sunday, June 29th. The sermon be-
fore the Young Mems Christian Association Of
the college was delivered on Sunday even
ing by Rev. DR.. Rankin of Washington, an
alumnus Of the college. Tuesday the associ-
ated alumni were addressed by Hon. L. b.
Sherman of Chicago, of the class of 1860
Among the after-dinner speeches one stands
pre-eminent as being from graduate of 1923,
age-the Rev. DR.. Conant. DIR. Stone of the
class of 1884, still full of fun and fire, also
addressed the alumni. Wednesday July I'd, was
commencement day. The graduating class
was composed Of nine members, eight receiving
the degree of A. B. and one the degree Of
B. S. The degree Of Master of Arts was con-
ferred upon five graduates in course, and
cduSa hoaoris upon Mr.. Leigh Hunt Of Iowa,
DR.. Charles Boynton of Brandon and Rev. G..
G. McIntire of Pittsford. The degree of Ii. D..
was conferred upon the Hon. Mark Skinner of
Chicago, of the class of 1888. Honors for emil
hence in special studies outside of the class
room course were conferred upon g. E. Lathrop
and G. r. Piper. Highest honors for special
work upon X. j. Barton, j. Ten Brock, G. r.
Piper and +. III. Knowlton. These last are
conferred by the faculty. The president 8
report presented their new boarding hall as a
most gratifying success, furnishing to students,
at two dollars per week, board equally favor
able to Drawn and brain. Contributions to
from the Hon. Mark Skinner of Chicago and
$500 from Judge J. H. Phelps of West Towns
end, VT Similar aid is expected from other
alumni during the year to come. The chief
contributors to the boarding hall. were Messrs
Egbert and Charles j. Stone Of Middlebury
now Of New York. The prospects of the col.
lege were never better. COM.
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WOrcester.-Two young men named Way
and Perley, from Hardwick, met with an acct
dent at Putnamsville, on the night of the
Fourth, while returning from Montpelier. They
supposed that they were on the wrong road
and attempted to turn round, backing off a
bank and upsettng the carriage, completely
demolishing it, The horse succeeded in free
ing himself from the wagon and was not found
until the next day, and, when found in MI
Lathrop Lewis woods, was completely tangled
up in the harness, so that he could not move
The horse was not injured much, but the har-
ness and wagon were almost a total wreck.
They had quite little display of fireworks on
the evening of the Fourth at Putnamsville. Z.
Communion at the Congregational church last
Sunday Mrs. Kneeland Kelton Is quite low
with consumption ...At a meeting of North
Branch grange, No. 81, the following resolu-
tions were passed." Whereas, God, in his mani
fold wisdom, has seen fit to remove from our
society our esteemed and much beloved sister,
Ida j. Frost, whose presence always tended to
enliven our gatherings, and whose society we
shall sadly miss therefore, be it RESOLVED,
81, mourns the loss of a very dear sister vet
we know that our heavenly Father doth not
willingly affict, and that our loss is her eternal
gain. Resolved That while we bow to the will
of our divine Master, we remember with sad
ness the great loss sustained by her husband
and family, and that we tender them our sin
cere and heartfelt sympathy, and commend
them to the care OF the tender Shepherd. Re-
solUed, That copy of these resolutions be pre-
scented to her husband and also the Patrons
Rural and THE VERMONT WATCHMAN for pub
LEGATION, and that they have page on the
grange records"
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Tunbridge.-Among the visitors in town
last week were William D. Lee and family of
Newark, Ohio, Mrs. Mary Flanders of Rutland,
Mrs. c. A. Flanders Of Bellows Falls, Eddie
Cushman Of Meriden, N. H., Mrs. M. L. Kid
dali of Newark, Ohio and +. S. Lee of New
York city. This place was visited by very
heavy shower Saturday. IS. p. Durkee re-
turned from visit to James NJ. Jones Wednes-
day. He reports Jim as being in good spirits
Principal A. w. Edison was unable TO be
present at the educational meeting Friday as
was expected. He has many friends here.....
There we're thirty-two couples at the ball Fri
day. james M. Whitney, R. H. Dustin, H.
X. Hayward, A. A. Northrop and w. w. Swan
were delegates to the county convention.
Mrs. M. Brown returned from Montpelier Sat-
urday.. The grasshoppers are troubling our
farmers. Mrs. w. B. Wills had one leg
broken last week while away on visit. Rev
George s. Guernsey will preach in North Tun-
bridge next Sunday, July 18th, forenoon and
afternoon. -. The educational meeting and
basket picnic held by the citizens of STAFFORD
and Tunbridge upon Kibling Hill last Friday
brought together from six to eight hundred
people. The exercises were Of an interesting
nature, and were participated in by Rev. H.
Cummings and ii. c. Hatch of STAFFORD, Rev.
K. L. d. Preston, o. p. Ciley and DIR. E. j.
Fish of Tunbridge, Rev. j. S. Staples of South
STAFFORD, Rev. E. f. Herrick of Chelsea, and
T. S. Wiley of Charleston, ILL., Music was fur
nished by the STAFFORD cornet band.
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Middicsex.-The remains of George S. Dana,
son of Edwin H. Dana of this village, were
brought here for burial on Friday, the 2S;h ult
He was in the employ of the Grand Trunk Rail-
road Company, and was instantly killed in the
railroad yard at Montreal, on the evening of
the Doth of June. sd. III. Daniels has closed
his labors for j. II. Holden, and j. Harry Hol-
den takes his place in his fathers store. . The
post-office has been removed from j. H. Hol-
denis residence where it has been for over
fourteen years, into his store. On Sunday
last Rev. J. K. Bartlett was unable to supply
his pulpit, on account of Illness and his place
was very acceptably filled by Mrs. Bartlett. =.
A. L. Finne of Northumberland, N. Y, was in
town last week to attend to the appraisal of the
estate of William d. Mcintyre. y. . Edmund III.
Mcintyre, formerly of this place, and now a
week, visiting friends.
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South ROyaltOn.v-The republicans of this
village have raised Blaine and Logan flag and
will soon organize Blaine and Logan club -.
Harvey Whipple has moved into George Mud
gett's house, and has commenced to buy cattle,
sheep hogs, calves and all kinds of farm prod
uce. Josiah Smith has been confined to the house
for the past week. Ed. F. Smith has returned
from his visiting trip to Burlington, Montpelier
and Mortified. =. m. S. Adams has succeeded
In raising nearly money enough to purchase a
fire engine and apparatus. Willie Belknap is
assisting in the store during his vacation from
Lewis College, Mortified :. Nearly one hun
bred calves were CARED here Monday, beside
large number of cattle, sheep and hogs....
Will Soper has painted his house, which helps
to beautify Pleasant hill. "A large gang of
men are at work on Mrs DR.. Jones' house. .
Parties in want of the best political republican
paper in the state can take THE VERMONT
WATERMAN. Ed. F. Smith will receive SUBJ
scriptions. Dr. Allen was in town over Sum-
day. DR.. Harvey died Friday night, after a
long illness.
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North ThetfOrd.-Watson and Thickett,
having spent week in the mountains, re.
turned home last Saturday. :. George Ware,
who is employed in Lebanon, spent the Fourth
at home. Henry Palmer has completed the
addition made on the sheds at the back of the
church REV. w. K. Davenport, a former
minister here, supplied the pulpit last Sunday,
giving good sermon. Arthur Latham and
wife, from White River Junction, are visiting
at the Latham house. ..E. II. Howe returned
from Burlington last Friday, after stay of a
few days. The fourth was not celebrated at
all, nearly all the young people going out Of
town. Some, however, attempted a celebra-
ton by firing cannons and ringing the church
bell, which, instead Of making it pleasant for
the people, rather made it bore. We all like
celebrations, but do not like these silly at
tempts Miss Nellie Barney is spending her
vacation at home. Mrs. George a. Post
started for her new home in Kansas last week.
Her husband has good position in bank at
Usage, Missouri. Only few attended the
circus at White River Junction, and reported
it to be complete failure. Pickpockets were
in abundance, as we'll as cheats. -. The silver
wedding at Deacon Conant's was very much
enjoyed by those who attended, and was a nice
social gathering.
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GrOtOn.-Mr and Mrs. Frank Kicker from
New York are visiting relatives and friends in
this vicinity. M R. Keenan, is home on a
short visit from Boston. Mr. and Mrs. II. l..
Gilman passed the Fourth and extend visit
into this week at her fathers in Bethlehem,
N. ii Rosie Malone of Brooklyn, n. Y, is
visiting her brother, Thomas Malone. :. Quite
large number from this section went to Mont
pelier the Fourth. Master Henry Sanderson
of Boston is stopping at A. NJ. Heath's, and
taking in some of the sports OF free out door
exercise. 20. n. Nourse went to Concord, N.
H., to pass the Fourth. ..All were very much
rejoiced by the rain last Friday night, except a
few who had not got home from the Fourth
Still there is need of very much more, as it is
yet very dry. All crops are looking bad, and
hay much lighter than for many years, some
fields being nearly worthless. =. Mr. and Mrs
f. M. WEIGH and son and Mrs. +. W. Glover
have gone to Old Orchard, Maine, and Mr.
Glover back to his home in Lowell, Mass
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Chelsea.-The ladies' benevolent society
realized about S1S from their ice-cream tables
on the south common, Friday evening. Mrs
Sophia Robbins is keeping house for Amos S.
Hatch. Nellie Cooley returned home from
Lyndonvile Saturday. &C. f. Peters drove
his splendidly equipped six.in-hand through to
Montpelier the Fourth. Mrs. ]. B. Atwood
and father were at Newbury last week. The
fireworks the Fourth were said by all to be
the best we have ever had here While f.
Il. Davis was using pair OF oxen belonging to
Hyde Cabot on moving machine, last week,
the scythe struck the foot of one, cutting both
cords off, so it had to be killed. :. Owing to
the illegible writing of your correspondent last
week, the South Royalton stage was made to
leave at eight o'clock in the evening, instead
of eight o'clock in the morning, as 1t should
be. Mrs. Herbert Moulton of Manchester, n.
H is stopping with her father, F. p Bixby....
Addie and Eva Veazey Of Somervile, Mass,
are spending the summer here. The dates
fixed for the Orange county soldiers reunion
is September Sd, 4th and 9TH. The centennial
of the town will be the 4th. These were
brought in connection, thinking it would be
pleasanter for both No pains will be spared
by those who have the arrangements in charge
to make both a success. The officers of the
reunion are: General Stephen Thomas of
Montpelier, Colonel F. V. Randall of Brook
field, Acknowledgment w. j. Butterfield of
East Corinth, Quartermaster j. B. Atwood of
Chelsea. The committee of the centennial are
Captain W. III. H. Hall, Hon. L. G. Hinckiey
and DR.. S. N. Goss.
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RichmOnd.-George X. Brown was quite
severely injured last Friday by being thrown
from load of hay. His hip was badly bruised
and one of his shoulders broken. Although
this village had no regular celebration on the
Fourth, the boys from the Flats conceived the
idea of a procession of horribles, and, headed
by fife and drums, marched through the
streets, making good display. In the evening
they fred a quantity Of fireworks from the
Goodrich hill, DR.. Orrin Ross horses be-
came frightened, Monday, and ran with great
speed through the village. They were attached
to a heavy lumber wagon and for the moment
were left unattended They ran over miles
distance, and through the bridge, but fortu-
nately no damage was done. Peck's Bad Boy
gave an entertainment at Bostwick's Hall, Sat-
urday evening, to thin audience and gave Us
a thin show. Farmers are haying and report
a light crop.
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Newbury.- Knights died last Sunday
morning He has been out of health for sew
eral years. He was formerly from Haverhill
N. H.. The telephone line has been COM
pleted to this place. The main office is at the
Sawyer House. There are several private
offices in town.. IS. r. Dexter of Lancaster
N H., has sold the past week about one hum
dred dollars worth Of fruit trees in town. He
is in the employ of r. G. Chase g. Co Geneva
N. V. Rev. j. II. Winslow has gone to
Hardwick, to attend the funeral OF the Rev.
Daniel Lewis, who died last Saturday. IS. L.
Swasey has returned from his visit to Kansas,
and seems favorably impressed with the ives.
tern country....A child of Osgood Wheeler
died Sunday morning, very suddenly. :. The
hay crop will be very light in the Connecticut
valley this season, owing to the heavy frost in
the early part of the season and to the recent
extremely hot weather. -. Newbury Seminary
and clearinghouse are being repaired this
summer preparatory to the fall term,
which is expected to be very large. r. M
Chamberln is at home from Lowell, Mass, for
a few weeks. e. C. Stocker and family went
to Tilton, N. H., last week They returned
Saturday. Belle Hubbard has completed a
very successful term of school in the Ok Bow
district. 1t is reported that she has been en-
gagged to teach the fall term. Rev. J. L.
King of Fort Edward, N. Y, a former princi.
pal of Newbury Seminary, was in town last
week, and was heartily greeted by his many
friends
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Granville.-Fred A. Lewis has what Is con-
sidered the best barn in town in process Of con-
struction.. Rev. Frank Lewis and family
have been in town visiting relatives and friends.
Nathan Carpenter has contracted to carry
the mail daily across the mountain. He leaves
NJ. He drives two horses and carries passen-
gers cheap. 1T was very quiet here on the
Fourth. Mrs. Sophia Anhis from Platts-
burgh, n. Y, and her daughter and husband,
MIR. and Mrs. Oscar Cotton of Sherburne,
have been in town visiting their daughter and
sister, Mrs. G. II. Shepard. We understand
that young man by the name of Thatcher Is
going to preach in the church once in two
weeks, so we are to have preaching every Sun
day, and the Adventists intend to preach here
every fourth Sunday. Mrs. +. B. Dimick is
convalescent She has had the lung fever.
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BradfOrd.-F. M. Kenyon, the barber, has
been on the sick list for ten days, but is now
able to be about his business again. ID. ii.
Robinson has returned from visit to his
daughter, Mrs. c. II. Williams of Boston,
Mass. :. Minnie Walton, at present the tele-
graph operator at Warren, n. H., spent Sunday
with her parents here. Mr.. and Mrs. II. f.
Parker rejoice in the advent of a boy July 1st
....H H. A. Winship started Friday to attend the
Chicago convention as an alternate. Owing
to the drouth the strawberry crop will be cut
short The season is now about half through,
and over seven hundred bushels have been
harvested from the nine-acre piece Of Winfield
Smalley. At the conclusion of the season we
will give more extended account OF this in
dustry, which number OF farmers in this
vicinity are following, with fields of one to
eight or nine acres. L. N. Everett of Bath,
n. H., who has been on visit to his brother,
has returned, taking his mother with him, who
will spend the summer visiting her many New
Hampshire friends lon Monday the work.
men of Cobeigh & Moore of Lancaster, N. H.,
commenced TO lay the tin on the roof of the
new brick building of Prchard, Hay & Pickett
They expect to complete the job in about ten
days....The Fourth was celebrated by a
basket picnic under the auspices of the Sons of
Temperance. Speeches were made by w. II.
S. Whitcomb Of Burlington, orator of the day,
c. G. Sargent and others, besides toasts and
responses by Ex-Governor Farnham, Rev. Mr..
Davis, Rev. X. L. Bruce, Rev. Allen Clark, j..
b. Pickett, Esq, and other citizens. At the
conclusion of each speech a gun was fired,
which, with the music furnished by selected
choir added much to the enjoyment of the
occasion. All passed off quietly and orderly.
80. Or Brien's circus exhibited here on Tuesday.
The telephone poles are being set between
here and Corinth. They are to be extended to
Topsham and Chelsea. Dan Eastman Is at
home for weeks vacation from the store OF
l.. A. Young & Co., Lisbon, N. H.. Mrs. E.
A. Gibbs and son of Waltham, Mass, are at hsr
fathers, H. B. Stevens, for the summer.
The New York express commenced running its
regular trips last Monday. Mrs Curtis, DR..
Everett and Stevens & Clark have added avn
ings to their places of business.
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COrinth.

THE long-continued very dry weather, with
hosts OF grasshoppers, have nearly ruined
the hay crop. Some pastures are as dry and
parched rs II burned over. One farmer esti-
mates his hay crop at ten tons, where he has
usually cut fifty Some say the crop will not pay
for cutting The excitement of the past week
was the marriage OF a twelve OF ifteen-year-old
daughter Of the Rev. Mr.. Kenyon of WASH
ington to Fred Magoon of this place. "A
heavy thunder shower and hail storm passed
over this place last Saturday, washing out the
roads in many places. Children's day was
observed at the Corner last Sunday. Mrs
q. j. Poland OF Lebanon, N. H., and Mrs. o. ID.
Eaton OF the Junction, are visiting friends
here. There were no services at the Con-
gregational church the 9Th instant Rev. ii. p.
James being absent. :. The division of the
Sons OF Temperance Is in prosperous con-
dition and the members seem interested Quite
a large delegation attended the picnic at Brad
ford the Fourth. It seems the parties that
broke into the store and post-offlce at c, G.,
Sargent, the night Of the 18th of June, were
Willie Leavitt of Corinth and his cousin, Gin
ton Bemis, of Plainfeld Sheriff Barron had
suspected them, and pressed Leavtt so hard
that he confessed that he and Bemis were con-
cerned in the matter. This confession was in
private before no witnesses 1t is reported
that he gave Barron some money and other
property. Barron had no warrant for his
arrest and let him go at large while he procured
warrant for his arrest and the other party or
partes concerned. Leavitt has done what it was
expected be would do that is, to keep out of
the way Of officers. Bemis was arrested in
Addison county, and Is now at Chelsea Bemis
had som OF the stolen property in his possession
when arrested. Would it not be best for Bemis
and other rogues all to turn states evidence or
informers when suspected or arrested?...
Crops are looking very we'll, except the hay,
which is estimated at less than half the usual
crop. The frost injured 1t very much The
drouth has been severe and the grasshopper
seems to come for what is left. Pastures look
as II burned over. There has been some ex-
element about some arrests made during the
past week.
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West RandOIph.-Those in this vicinity
who we're somewhat disaffected at the nomi-
nation at Chicago at first are beginning to
think that the names of Blaine and Logan are
not so bad after all, and some of them have
got so that they can cheer quite Justify on
hearing their names mentioned. The boom in
this locality will be all right for the " Plumed
Knight. "....F L. Archer had valuable
horse stumble and fall down, striking ON his
nose, breaking his neck, last Saturday, while
his wife and son were returning home from
the village. Emma A. Smith, who has been
attending Wellesley College, Mass, is at home
to spend the summer. E. Will Cushman has
gone on a vacation for few weeks, and NJ
S. Davis is using the lather-brush in his alb
senco.
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FaystOn. - The school in district No. 9,
Emma ii. Baird teacher, closed a successful
term on Friday, the 9th ult., with the following
record: Whole number of scholars, thirty -four;
number of instances of hardness, six; names
of those neither absent or tardy, Ruth and
Fred Buzzell, Bertha, May and Lawrence
Ina Dana. Lila and Willie Hewitt, George
Gotta, Halle Austin, Maggie Kew, Flora and
Victoria Pierce. Vernie Pierce, Mary Mckay
and Howard Howe were absent only once -.
The picnic of German Flats Sunday -school was
success, both with regard to numbers and
general exercises. No drunkenness and few
accidents TO report, among the latter a son OF
Joe Tucker Had his elbow joint dislocated by
falling over wall. Those who went 70 Mont
peier were not all 80 successful, as some report
sore heads and plenty of rum.