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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-21

East ROxbury.-Wilie Wardner and wife
have been visiting at his fathers the past few
days He was taken sick last Friday with
dipbtheria, which makes a double portion, as
his wife has been sick all winter and is not able
to walk any or wait on herself. Fears are en-
tertained that 1t will be long time before she
RECEIVERS her former health. :. Sargent Paige
OF Masonville, Iowa, after an absense of six
teen years, is visiting his mother and brother
here and relatives and friends in Randolph,
Brookfield and Williamstown. He made the
trip from Iowa to Mortified in forty eight
hours -. Last week was a cold, wet time, with
snow squalls on several days wv T. Pope
does not gain very fast. Dana Williams
son, Charles, has been very sick for the past
two weeks. I'D. T. Edison lost one of his best
cows few days ago. :, Mrs. II. p Abbott
has hens egg of which she is proud 1t
measures six and one-half by seven and three
fourths inches, and she calls it an Edmunds
egg. Grass has grown well for the past week
and some Of the farmers have turned their
sheep and cattle ont to pasture E. Jacob Ward
ner has his large pile of logs nearly sawed. :.
Dwight Buck is at work at West Randolph on
G. Il. Abbott's house. Snow drifts have not
all disappeared yet IS. H. Allen has painted,
grained and vanished the inside'of his house
some this spring.
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HardWiCk.-Fred Crapdall has been a

Manufactured Crandall has been ap-
pointed station agent here, and is now in
charge. He comes well commended as good
telegraph operator, which will be highly APP
preciated by those having such business with
this Office :. W. II. Ward has found employ
ment at his trade (carpenter) at st. Johnsbury.
We understand he desires to sell his residence
here, and go to St. Johnsbury to reside ..
Miss Sarah Thomas has sold her millinery stock
and business to Mrs c. w Warren, who now has
complete control of this branch of mercantile
business here. The new tin roof of the hotel
has been improved with coat of paint. ...
Mr.. Brush has reconstructed the foot bridge
across the river, much improving it by making
i. wider, to accommodate a wheelbarrow.
Hon. w. P. Smith of st. Johnsbury, Judge OF
probate for this county, gave q temperance
lecture at the town hall Friday evening, May
9th, under the auspices of our Good Templars
lodge. The attendance was good and the
lecture highly commended -. Simeon and
Baptiste Ayotte, recently of West Farnham, p.
O., are now occupying the artist rooms in the
Way Il Titus block. DR.. Soules has been at
tending medical lectures at Burlington. e. W.
S. Curtis, dentist, intends going to West Ran
dolph to reside, but expects to be here part
OF the time, at least, for the present season.
Allen Place has so far recovered from the in
jury to his leg, received in rolling logs at the
saw mill here, as to be out again, but is still
some lame. ...O Our phosphate agents are busy
tHosc udys, III tnoir ellOTts W sell tuelr Wdre5
Bradley's Phosphate, and Sea fowl Guano,
Bowker's Hill and Drill Quinnpiac, and Crock
ers Buffalo Phosphate and Soluble Pacific
Guano, have agencies here. L. II. Warren has
received the third car of Quinnipiac, with
nearly half of it sold on arrival. Others may
have met with equal success but have not re-
ported. John w. Bell has moved his barn
back upon his lot, and intends erecting shed,
connecting the barn, in its new location, with
his house. e p. Boardman is building an
addition to his barn. Our academy closed a
successful term and year on Saturday. May
18th. The primary department will continue
several weeks longer, not commencing the
spring term as early as the academic. Frank
Noyes and Samuel Greenly of Greensboro
started for the west on Monday last, expecting
to go to some point in Dakota, with view OF
taking up government land by presumption or
homestead. The roller skating " craze" has
reached this place, and we understand several
of our promising youths have been exposed to
its seductive influence during the past week.
-, John NJ. Hancock and James M. Collins
have been drawn as petit jurors for the coming
June term Of county court at st. Johnsbury
Henry Perley, Esq, of this place attends as a
grand Juror.
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StOwe.-Aaron French died Friday night of
last week, the funeral services being held on
Monday afternoon, at the residence of his son,
Frank, with whom he had been living a short
time. Mr.. French had been sick with pneu-
monia, but was considered In a fair way of re-
covery until about two hours before his death.
Rev. Mr.. Thurston officated at the funeral
Mrs. George Smith of Planfield is in town,
visiting with her father, r. c. Hodge. :. Sew
eral from this place attend the Camilla Urso
concert at Morrisvlle this wednesday, even
ing. .Chauncey Newhall lost valuable COW
one day last week. In the morning it was
found dead in the barn. He valued the COW at
seventy-fve dollars. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Graves Of Rutland are in town for few days
IA canvasser Of the Peoples Cyclopedia OF
Universal knowledge has been in town for a
week, and has met with good success. =. In
consequence of the rainy day. only small
number Of the ladies of the Methodist society
met at the parsonage for the purpose of re.
organizing, and adjourned until the last Wed.
nesday in the month, when they hope to bring
together large number.
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GrOtOn.-A. II. Bailey of Wells River took
over one thousand dozen eggs from this town
last week.. :. Estabrooks is understood to have
sold out the yellow corn meal and corn trade
in this place to the miller, Mr.. Gilman, in con-
sequence of which the price of meal has ad-
vanced ten or fifteen cents per hundred, now
selling for 81 80 per hundred pounds. Esta-
brooks continues the sale of white meal at
81 %, and also keeps stock of other feed. 49,.
Mrs. John Whitehill and her mother returned
from their visit in Boston last Thursday. -. The
high hills in this vicinity we're covered with
snow several mornings last week. Eva Bing-
ham has gone to Orange, Mass, to reside with
her father and brother. . Mrs. Orrin Green is
gaining, and it is now thought that she will re-
cover. -. The Montpelier & Wells River rail-
road are putting up about mile and half of
wire fence through the Groton Pond district.
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Bradford.

II. A. BAILEY's little fourteen-months-o
daughter Is improving.
NINETEEN nice horses were shipped from
this station last week Monday.
THE Champion road machine was exhibited
here last week Tuesday. The selectmen were
30 well pleased with 1t, we understand, that
they bought 1t for the use Of the town.
MYRoN NEWTON and wife OF Providence, r.
l., were in town last week, and on Monday
evening they, with other friends and relatives,
celebrated the golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs
Lyman Newton. nice time and quite num-
Der OF presents to the old couple was the result.
THE telephone exchange Is in working order,
nineteen being in connection now and more to
follow. The line is being extended north to
Wells River, and across the river to Permont
N. H., thence to Oxford and other towns south,
to connect with, and making, through trunk
line.
WORK on the new building Of Prehard, Hay
& Pickett was begun last week Monday. It Is
understood now that 1t will be sixty by sixtv
feet, and three stories high. George w. Farr
is the architect and general superintendent
with six other workmen at present. More will
be employed as the work progresses.
JESSE R. SqUIREs is spreading the paint on
the stores of b. t. Pillsbury and Stevens &
Clark. Alfred Wright's wife died quite sud-
denly Saturday night. Mrs George L. Brown
was called to Celeraine, Mass, on Mon.
day, to visit her father, who is dangerously
sick. When she returned on Saturday he was
more comfortable, though not expected to re-
cover. Charles W. Derby and Josie L. Woods
were united in marriage by Rev. Mr.. Bruce
Wednesday, May IA. ...P. S. Chamberlin is
acting as overseer of the poor, to fill the va.
cancy occasioned by the removal OF Mr.. STAN
ley to Chelsea. L. II. Doton has gone on a
visit for health and recreation to Woodbury..
Fred Dow is supplying his place in the store.
Jap. Wilson is sick at j. M. Warden's
Mrs. Mary E. Bean started on Tuesday for
indianapolis, Ind, to visit her daughter, Carrie
| who resides there.
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Waterbury Center.-The exhibition at the
close of school last Thursday evening was well
attended, the hall being full, and the audience
seemed to be well pleased. All the speakers
did remarkably well, and the music was well
rendered, especially the soprano solo, The
Legend of the Cross Bill" sung by Mary E.
Gum. The following are the names of those
who received the highest rank in each of the
classes in the commercial department. for the
past term Junior class, Fred F. Hill OF Starks-
boro; middle class, Arthur A. Newcomb of
Waterbury; senior class. Addie NJ. Hammond
of Middlesex The graduates the past year
are: George f. Davenport of Randolph Allen
H. Greeley of Waterbury, Clinton II. Beede of
Waits River, George F. Brown of Bristol, n
H., Vernon c. Talbert of Waterbury, Herbert
B. Gillett of huntington f. r. Ross of Hunt
ington, Elmer c. Clark of Waterbury, Charles
F. Davis Of Waterbury, Charles Stevens of
Richmond Sadie f. Bickford of Huntington
and Addie M. Hammond of Mddlesex. This
department is doing an excellent work for our
young people who desire thorough business
education, and, under the care of Professor
Marsh, is rapidly gaining in favor. r. A.
and ID. 0 Watts and G. c. Newcomb have gone
to Waltham, Mass, where they have job in
finishing fine residence. Some horse buy
ers have been in town the past week, and have
taken several good horses away, at fair prices.
Leonard Huntley has shipped fifteen hundred
line strawberry plants to one party. M. j.
Wood desires to thank the friends who so
kindly made up purse of money, at the So
licitaton of L. D. Watts, to replace the heifer
recently lost by him.
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NWthheId.

School closes in rooms one and two Friday
OF this week.
A SIDE track Is soon to be laid to Mr.. Orcutt's
slate and grist mills
A HAIL Storm which was mostly snow oc-
Cured Friday forenoon
L. c. HARDWOOD Is insane and will probably
have TO be taken to the asylum.
MRS. JOHN DoNAHUE has been granted a
pension of nearly $500 on account of her son,
Jerry.
REV. W. s. HAzEN exchanged, last Sunday,
with Rev. j. ii. Hincks of Bethany church,
Montpelier
THE fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gold was duly celebrated
last evening
AN unsolved problem is, "who fred one of
the Lewis college cannons about ten o'clock
Sunday nigbt?"
COLONEL F. V. RANDALL delivered his Get
tysburg lecture at johnson, before the normal
school, last Friday.
+. PLUMLEY and F. T. Egerton attended the
Good Templars' county union, at East Calais,
last Friday, and Mr. Plumley delivered the ad-
dress in the evening.
THE baccalaureate sermon at Lewis college
commencement will be by Rev. Walter Dole of
the class of 20. Music for commencement
week will be furnished by Carter's band Of
Boston.
DECORATION day will be observed this year
by exercises arranged by Post Johnson, Grand
Army Of the Republic The Memorial address
will be at the Methodist church next Sunday,
at five o'clock, by the pastor, Rev. J. o. Sher-
burne. Friday at eight o'clock the Post will
form and proceed to the cemetery, at the Gen.
ter, when an address will be delivered by com
rade w. w. Holden; returning, they will go to
Gouldsville, and comrade James Evans will
deliver the address, After dinner which will
be in Grand Army hall, a procession will be
formed on the common, consisting Of the vet
Grams, the militia company, Sunday school
children, the band and others. When the
graves at Elmwood have been decorated, the
address will be delivered by Rev. Howard F.
Hill OF Montpelier. Captain j. L. Moseley will
act as marshal.
PRINCIPAL HIT leaves to-day for trip of a
few days to Burlington, Rutland and other
points, in the interest OF the teachers excur-
sion to Madison, Wis.,. Mrs. Newcomb OF
New York has been stopping few days at c.
A. Edgerton's, and left Monday with her
daughter, Lulu. :. Miss Amelia Maynard re-
turned Saturday from Florida. Mrs. Randall
of st. Adams is spending a week with Miss
Lizzie Knapp. go Mrs. Converse has gone to St.
Johnsbury, to remain till July. Mr.. Bemis
has rented rooms in his house on Slate avenue
to Mr.. Hit.
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Business Locals.

LADIES improve your complexion by using
Neutraline.
GOOD line of sheet music, music books,
and music stools, at Griggs Waterbury, VT.
"HoIrT Co.'s Best" Extracts are acknowl-
edged to lead everything in the market. Call
for them.
GRIGGs, Waterbury, VT has fine assort-
ment of ladies' misses and chidren's slippers
for spring and summer trade. Call and see
them.
THE accounts of ]. G. Morrison & Company
of Montpelier, are payable to D. S. Wheatley
of Howe & Wheatley and an early settlement
of the same is necessary.
NEEDLES, oil and attachments for all kinds
OF sewing machines at j. c. Griggs', Water
bury, VT. Send your orders by mail or tele-
phone.
LARGE and wel-selected new stock of
boots and shoes, cheap for cash, at FL. A.
Ceveland's store, State street Sole agent for
the Dongola boot, the best boot made.
You will always find at Griggs' shoe store,
Waterbury, Vt, a big assortment OF boys and
mems shoes in all les and qualities. Every
kind to suit everybody, from fine hand-sewed
button to the heavy brogan.
For SALE.-One thousand Macomber's inn
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.
AARON BANCROFT placed fine white bronze
monument in position at Essex last week, by
order of Colonel S F. Norton of Chicago, and
one at Kent's Corner in Calais, by order of
Stilman Chase. The latter was at the grave
of Mr.. Chase's mother.
| HOWE AND WHEATLEY have a fresh invoice
| of spring and summer dolmans, etc. More
new patterns in carpets. Standard prints cam
| brcs and percales cheap as ever. All new
shades in dress goods A full line Of black
silks in all grades, also special assortment OF
towels, etc.
WE have three styles of kid button boots, to
which we wish to call the especial attention Of
every lady in this community, viz. our Ameri-
can kid boot, at So 90; our curocoa kid, at s.;
and our best French kid (the best one we ever
offered at any price,, at So per pair. Examine
them at j. c. Griggs', Waterbury, w.
A LARGE variety of groceries and provisions
at Cars Commission House, Montpelier, Vt.
Teas a specially! Fruits and confectionery
The only auctioneer in town who makes
speciality Of selling out Of or indoors. En-
ployment office. Dealer in secondhand furri-
ture. Consignment OF goods solicited.
IRA w. BROWN OF Worcester, after having
beer belabored by several representatives OF
some of the leading organs of the country, and
after looking about fer himself, has just pur-
chased an organ OF George A. Ainsworth, Will
Jamestown, Vt. Mr.. Ainsworth takes the
liberty to refer citizens in and about Barre, Vt,
10 Messrs W. H. Gadding and l.. NJ Averill,
| well-known business men of the place, to
whom, among others in Barre, he has sold
organs. Don't buy till you see what MI Aims
worth will do for you,
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South ROyaltOn.-Mrs. DR.. Jones has COM
menced digging the cellar for her new house.
Austin Adams has his house we'll under
Roadway. Ed. F. Smith has his new house
nearly completed Dan c. Jones has sold his
house to Gerard Ashley, and is to build on the
adjoining lot. =. Freeman Robbins of Chelsea,
travelling agent for several newspapers, died
Sunday morning at the residence of Frank
Lyman. =. The dramatic club are to repeat the
drama "Neighbor lakewood" at Woodland s
Hall the 29th and 30th The proceeds will be
used to defray Decoration day expenses
Mrs. Hagan has sold her place to George Mud
gett of South Tunbridge and Mrs. Alden Cham
berlain has sold to Mrs. Rowell of Tunbridge
who will reside here. Mrs M. H. Cushman
has opened a dress makers shop in the store
lately occupied by Mr.. Scott the jeweler.. E.
There is good opening for a jeweler here and
good workman can have all he can do.
Cowdry & Wall CARED large number OF
calves and sheep Monday.
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Barre.

REV. DR. J. o. PEoK came to town Monday
. light, being called here by the sickness Of his
father.
ALBERT FRENCH has 80 rar recovered from
his sickness as to be able to be at his shop
part Of the time.
J. ]. PECK was taken quite seriously sick
last Friday, but at last reports was holding his
own in strength, II not gaining.
l. j. BOLSTER is erecting new store in the
square near the depot, to be occupied when
finished, by Mr.. King as jewelry store
WE regret to learn that Rev. L. Tenney and
wife are soon to leave us, AZ they intend very
soon to move to Waterbury, to their new home.
G. B. DUBKBE has ceased to work as Jour-
neyman in G. j. Reynolds tin shop, and is
now going 1t alone, having rented the rear
basement of Mr.. Wood in the post office block
ED. ROLLINS has received a pension of eight
dollars per month, aud back pay amounting to
over 81 900, being the full rate OF eight dol.
lars per month since his discharge from the
army.
MEMORIAL day will be observed at Barre by
post Crandall, No SO, Grand Army OF the Re.
public, and other societies and citizens. All
are cordially invited to attend. A free dinner
will be furnished to visiting veterans at eleven
A. NJ. The line will be formed at half past
twelve. p. NJ.
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RandoIph.-Bishop Bissel will visit Grace

Randolph Bishop Bissell will visit Grace
church next Sunday, May %. Services at
half-past three in the afternoon, instead of at
the usual hour. j. Reed Pember and family
have been spending the past week with his
mother, Mrs. Dr. Pember Sunday Mr.. Penn
Der occupied his old position as organist of
Grace church, and gave us some fine music. :.
Last week Mrs. Loren Blodgett fell down
stairs, dislocating her shoulder and bruising
herself quite badly, and, by a strange coinci-
dence Mrs. Noyes, on the same day, did the
same thing, though her injuries were not as
severe as Mrs. Blodgett's. :. Colonel Mead re-
turned from Barre, Mass, Thursday, with his
daughter, Rinnie, who has been attending
school there. Mr.. Conant principal OF the
Johnson Normal School, WAS in town last week
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Chelsea.-A. w. Whitney has just returned
from Amesbury, Mass, with new lot Of car
riages.. Anna NJ. Brown is assisting Miss A.
A. Clement in her millinery shop. f. X.
Hyde & Co., have new Rochester showcase,
which makes great improvement in the APP
pearance Of the store. &C. S. Emery and wife
are boarding at L. ID. Barnes. ....L ii. San
born and family are at Middlesex, where they
were called by the sickness OF Mr. Sanborn's
father. Mrs Foster Grow is very poorly
with a throat difficulty. A. N. Woodruff is
running two carts part of the time now on the
road. The Orange county text book COM
mittee met at the court house May 18th with
the object in view to secure, as far as possible
the uniformity of text books. :. The remains of
Freeman Robbins were brought from South
Royalton Sunday, where he died suddenly, of
pneumonia. He leaves one son and three
daughters to mourn his loss The funeral was
from the Methodist church Tuesday. Luella
Nation, Mary Skinner and Eliza Corwin are
home from Mclean asylum, Somerville,
Mass, where they have been at work.
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West RandoIph.-George Crocker, one Of
our wealthiest citizens is very low, and it is
feared that he will not get out again. 81. II.
Hebard has sold his mare Zip" to J. H.
Wells, to go to Boston parties. and bought of
A. b. Tewksbury his driving horse go as
You Please. 80. One of the ministers in this
village was seen, last Saturday, riding little
faster than becomes a clergyman, the cause
being that his horse got frightened and became
unmanageable. There was considerable ex-
element at the time, but no serious damage
was done. Charles Morse got seriously, II
not fatally, hurt in Salisbury Brothers shop,
last Saturday, by piece of board flying from
circular saw and striking him in the SIDE
He was taken up for dead and was nsensible
for about three hours. -. George Bradford has
made, and is making very decided improve
ments on his place that he bought of Ellis
Curtis, opposite Mrs Willard Tilsons E. The
farmers are busy putting in their corn, which
will be mostly planted this week. English
grain is up and looking well. Grass is good
for the time of year. Potatoes are nearly all
planted, not as many being put in as last year.
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WONDERFUL new city exists in the south,
on the Tennessee river, at the head of naviga-
ton. Though not a house has been erected
the Charleston Ne1os and Courier states that
three thousand acres of land have been pur-
chased by different capitalists at one sale, five
thousand people being present to bid for lots
Ten million dollars will be spent to make Shelf
field, the new city, the iron manufacturing
center of Alabama. Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars has already been spent on the
lots, and contracts for new railroads, hotels,
water and gas works are pouring in. 1t is
emphatically town made to order, and is re-
garded as the greatest real estate enterprise
that has been attempted in the south
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COrinth.-Dogs have killed eight or ten
sheep and bitten several others in Fellows Mer-
rills flock E. Mrs. Cook, who fell last week,
did not break any bones, as reported first. -.
W. Martin and j. Hastings have taken the
Leach farm. Lyman Porter is breaking mp a
pasture Of some twenty-five acres and contem-
plates planting the most Of it to potatoes. -.
Last Sunday morning the dwelling-house, barn
and out-buildngs of Royal West, located in
the west part Of the town, were burned with
some of the contents. The building being on a
hill, with high wind at the time, and some
distance from neighbors, gave but little oppor-
tunity to save things. The origin of the fire Is
unknown but is supposed to be incendiary. 49,.
Hail, rain, snow and cold wind every day
last week delayed the planting some.
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North Observation-Disclosures day services
are to be held here Committees have been ap-
pointed and everything will be done to make
1t success. -, Lizzie Ballantine from Frank
lin, N. H., Is in town, visiting her brother, f.
Watson, OF the firm of Watson and Thicket.
-. The dance at Watson and Tickets hall
last Friday evening was well attended, and a
good time was reported, about thirty-five
couples being present. The Sunday-school
will buy new books soon.. =. The church is
taking active measures to buy new organ
and it Is hoped that the effort will be sue
cess. We sadly need one .. Ira Melindy is
fixing over his house at the " Bow, putting
in bay windows and the like Mrs Lyman
Howard celebrated her forty ninth birthday
a week ago last Monday. A few Of her neigh
bors called and spent pleasant afternoon.
She is very smart. Mrs VIII Murphy has
arrived in town.