The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-09

of flowers. III. G. Hatch, in his happest
VEN, made the presentation speech Of the
cane, which brought the house down with
laughter, and Senator Morrill, for the
worthy couple, responded, and hoped to see
all present at their diamond wedding. 80
Bishop Lodge of Good Tempars have Just
purchased a very good piano for use i'm
their lodge room, and we are very happy to
say are doing some good work. 60 II. G.
Hatch Is remodeling and repairing the old
General Smith tavern-stand, and proposes
TO take up winter quarters there. - G..
f. Avery, with Bert West, are at Hanover,
N. H., enlarging KILLINGS opera house
Mr.. Avery, we understand, has supervision
of the work, with some six or eight men
under him.
West Topsham.
The time for the departure of the mail
from here has been changed, now leaving
fifteen minutes before six o'clock A. NJ. 60
a few days ago, on complaint of Grand
Juror n. II. Cilley, Asa Magoon was brought
before Charles Poole Esq, for an assault
with intent to commit rape upon one Hattie
Dow. The court, after hearing the evidence.
fined respondent five dollars and costs for
assault. Whereupon Magoon entered a
complaint against Dow, father of the girl.
Tor lntoXication Dow was brought before
the same authority, pleaded guilty, and
was fined five dollars and costs. 60
George Dow found one of his oxen dead in
suspicious that it was poisoned.
Tunbridge.
WITH good weather the attendance at the
worlds Fair is likely to be very large.
- The Arabs did not visit this Mace
- White River Valley Pomona Grange
meets here October 9th. - A Woman's
Relief Corps with nineteen members was
organized here last week Wednesday even
ing by Mrs. r. j. Coffey of Windsor. 80
Mrs. Wright has moved into Grin Gays
house. 80 DR.. Fisk was at Hanover, n
H., Thursday and Friday of last week
- Miss Jessie Griffith is teaching in
district No. 10. 60 Mrs Estelle Cav has
moved to West Randolph.
Washington.
The ladies' mite society met with Mrs.
William Wilson last week The attendance
was good and the literary entertainment
was enjoyed by ALL - Ira Calef is suf-
fering from bilious attack and has been
confined to the house for several days.
- Mrs. Z. f. Brown is visiting friends
at Gilmore. - Mrs. William Barron of
Lacrosse. Wis, is visiting in town 60
James Smith is suffering greatly from
badly fractured leg. - George w. Nc
Allister and wife were in town last week
Williamstown.
" He seems likely to get more out of life
than great many Others" was the remark,
in substance, one recently made of our DR..
McClearn. And it wasn't because he has a
good practice here and hattering success in
it, nor because he has recently taken to him
self good wife. But because of a DISPOSE
ton, shown one day last week. to do one a
great kindness, and with great heartiness
One of our citizens had started ont with a
lady and her baggage to Barre depot, and
when half way there an accident occurred
to the team, by, which it was impossible to
90 further with it. just then the doctor
came up on his way home from Barre and
after helping to relieve " present Distress y
at once turned about, taking this lady and
her baggage to the depot. There is a rock-be
of the soundest philosophy under the above
remark, concerning getting much out of this
lie. - Some weeks ago we noticed some
work done by G.. U. Lathrop with the horse
corn-planter known as the farmers Friend
and for which he has an agency. b. f. Sib-
ley, for whom the work was done, tells us
that it proved an entire success. - Some
of our townsfolk here and elsewhere will
recall Mrs. LeBarron of Orange, nee Miss
Rebecca Lindsay. They will be sorry to hear
of her great atfiction in the death of an only
daughter, some fifteen years of age, who
was all the world to her mother. 1t is the
first death in the family, and it calls for
great sympathy - This place seems
likely to be represented by visitors to the
state fair in Burlington this week The time
IuOntN uttutu are llOU likely TO ne DEL
ter spent by our farmers than for such a
purpose. - Our ladies' reading club is
about to resume its Shakespearean studies.
We heard one of our busiest farmers saw
some months ago, that he would like to Join
similar club, if one might be organized by
gentlemen. And why should there not be
such club organized here, and that in sea-
son for long winters work? - Some
of our friends here have been trying the use
OF cocaine in the removal of teeth at DR.. j
G. Briggs Office in Barre, and find it help.
1t is used in fluid form, and is applied only
to the gum about the tooth to be extracted
some ten minutes being needed to produce
the desired effect of putting this portion of
the gum " to sleep" There are no bad after
effects. The uses to which this new local
aniesthetic is being put are wonderful.
- There will be no services at the Free
Baptist church next Sabbath owing to the
yearly meeting of that denomination in
these parts at Corinth which begins on
Thursday of this week, and continues
through the coming Sunday. Do YOU
see the new light just risen in the east,
townsmen? 1t is only the recent adoption
of the town system of schools by the state
of New Hampshire. Now let us get into the
light, and get some of its warmth and be
ready to come in out of the dark and cold
next March. Don't you say so, too? -
1t is said that our eX-townsman, Andrew
Burnham, now totally blind we believe. eX-
pectS soon 10 regain the sight OF one eye,
by the removal of a cataract. and hopes, too,
for an improvement of the other, whereof
we are glad. - Charles Staples has
rented of John Sprague of East Brookfield
what is known as the Bigelow Durkee farm,
in the southeast section of that town, and
will take possession this month. Mr.. Staples
has small place here to rent. - Jason
Johnson has purchased some thirty-fve
acres of land of Joel Hersey, and will make
for himself home here henceforth. -
Miss Kate Bass of Chicago is revisiting this
her old home, after some weeks at the
country residence of her brother Perkins
Bass, in Peterborough, n. III. - Howard
Winchester is able to ride out after his pain
full illness from rheumatic fever. 60 Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert o. Smith recently took an
outing among friends in Lebanon and Corn
ish, n. II, $50 II. ID. Abbott proposes
on account of impaired health, TO rent his
fine farm another year. He ought to have
applicants enough for such place. 80
Messrs Edwin Prescott, Lewis Martin aud
Bert Bailey are attending the fall term of the
Methodist Seminary at Montpelier. 80
Miss Martha Watson, daughter of the late
George a, Watson, is staying with relatives
in this place. - George w. Lynde has
entered " his three-years- Eastern Boy
colt, for trotting in the Breeders Associa.