The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-28
Waitsneld.

Quite an excitement was occasioned on
Saturday OF last week by Daniel Josln's
team breaking through the ice into the
river. The water was some ten feet deep,
and at one time all that could be seen Of the
horses was their noses. After some twenty
minutes pulling and shouting, and with aid
of a team that CHANGED to be passing, they
were drawn out Of their cold bath uninjured.
- Tuesday evening Of last week a must
cal entertainment was offered by a few Of
the young people OF this place, aided by the
Waitsield cornet band and Mr.. Gale the
singing master, for the benefit OF Clarence
Brown, who has for some time been i'll.
The offer was gladly accepted by the many
friends who were DESTROYS of showing their
friendship by aiding the sick one, but after
the exercises were through they expressed
but the truth when they said that whether
they had aided the boy or not, they were
still indebted to those who had given the
entertainment, for they had received more
than they had paid for. Each one performed
his and her part with credit, and no one
more so than Elmer Joslin, although it was
his first appearance in public. Net receipts,
S26. - Quite a curiosity was brought to
j. w. Gregory, the other day, by w. NJ.
Strong, It being the sword of a sword-fish,
wide at the base. - In this town there
are at the present date fourteen citizens
over eighty years of age and thirty-eight be-
tween seventy and eighty years of age.
We also have eleven bachelors, twenty
maiden ladies', sixteen widowers and thirty
six widows. 1t would seem as though the
ladies would be able to make it rather warm
for the gentlemen next leap year. DR..
Van Deusen got even with the West short
time ago. as follows: A young man in town
was suffering from tape-worm. The
doctor was called and left medicine, Instead
of taking the doctors medicine some sent
from the West by a friend was tried, but
without effect. That left by the doctor was
then tried, when sixty feet of tape-worm
was expelled. A relative OF the young man
residing in the West was suffering severely
from the same cause, and q friend, hearing
of the above case, sent here for medicine,
| which was forwarded to the interested party
| in the West by DR.. Van Deusen. This was
taken, and one hundred four feet Of tape
worm came away from the patient as the
result. - Clarence LABEL, whose illness
was mentioned in last weeks WATCHMAN
died the 21st instant and was buried in a
few hours. Mr.. LABEL and his daughter
Sarah have returned home, and reports say
they are now confined to the house. They
have the sympathy of their many friends in
this their hour OF afiiiction. - Mrs. A
G. Jones and two daughters started last
week Thursday on visiting tour. On their
way as they term it, to =" a more sunny
land" they stopped at Granville and Roch
ester. We hope that the pleasures of the
trip may Chase away all care, and theil
| WISH Dc OHt Va hiAdliOyeh JOls - "A parry
of three from Moultonborough, N. H., made
the ascent Of Mount Shaw January 14th
Carrie Bucklin, who is resident of Ossipe,
Park this winter, being one of the number
and the first and only lady who has evel
climbed that mountain in the winter. Mount
Shaw is three thousand feet above the set
level, and is the summit OF the Ossipe,
range. On the top of the mountain stands
an observatory forty-four feet high from
which on clear day one obtains wild
and magnificent view. - Services wer
held at the church last Sunday morning. 4
sermon was read by DR.. Jones which wa
preached January 1, 1857, by Rev. A. Chan
dler, who was at that time pastor of tn
church. The sermon contained review o
the preceding year and was full Of reprooi
rebuke, encouragement and instruction II
righteousness, and showed degree of liter
airy merit seldom surpassed by the preacher
of the present time. Rev. William Carr O
Sheldon is expected to preach in this chrrc
next Sunday morning. - The band al
tended the skating rink eight evenings
They received for compensation the receipt
of the eighth evening, which were $50.
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