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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-23
Obituary..

AruEpToN Mr. Asa G. Atberton was
horn in Waterbury VI Anil OH 1s9S
where. with the eXcention OF a few wears
his life had heen snent His fatber's house
nontainad within its four walls enongh 70
swell the chorns If tbe sweetest SONGS and
for tbe voung To enter that home Vas 10
,isneI ali orief and drive dnlI care away
Snch sIrr6nndinos could hardly otherwise
tban have nrodnced a courteous and kindly
manner which with gentleness and cheer
fnlnass Naturalization our hrother until the
dav Of his death During tba war Ills name
vas enrolled as a member of Comnanv
Tb;rtaanth Vermont VoIun+eers Ater his
disnbarge no resumed tha cahinat-mater's
trada and viii tooIs anJ hrusb be Lecane
Lii swift and sLiIifrI Tn the vaar 1874 he
narriaJ Erances n donnbtar Of rho iate
Wy;iiia,', 49,, Co., 800 Iotar thara
antnrad tha;r hnna an orS,han niaca 81 NJ
Atbarton 70 whnm tbav war. a father and
,notbar ;,ndeeJ ReantifnI In nersnn at.
,roo,;va In bar vas affactionete and 1uti
III NO wnndar tbat sbe ryas ia iIoi Of thair
i;fa ~ IN tha .nr;nn Of Is7i IN mast ~
haaitb tba famiiu removed 70 Yanifton
nai,otoa ~ fro,,' u;,,annn aftar ainhtaan
r,"mtha, ohsanoa rraoti,, ;n,nro,.aT tbev
ratmrmed 70 ~ raar tha nid hona into
,h;nh go w ,ai;,tiao h,d 100, ba,,n,' 20 an
tan RI son,, thn n,d hattia iii Irnnchitis
% ,o 80 fd ~ tn' o,u ~" rn,,a,, %
49, 10 hs ,art lot ,ha oirhbars +alI W. ;;hav
saw him with sln,var AMI sborter mace
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-23
Hon. G. S. Page is in Chicago attending the
convention of tanners.

convention of tanners.
THE weather is delightful and the noun
tain scenery fine and much enjoyed by the
many tourists. =-= The death of Mrs. III -.
b. Cakes occurred on Friday last, the
funeral services being held on Sunday, Rev
Mr. Smith of Waterbury officiating. The
services were largely attended. - Hon.
Warren Chase of California addressed the
people of Stowe at the town hall on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings-the first even
ing upon " Labor and Capital and on Thurs
day evening upon Monopoly" - A
large and pleasant party was given Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison Smith on Thursday night of
last week, ii being the twentieth anniversary
of their marriage. The presents were
numerous and useful. - Isaac Bracket,
the Oldest citizen of this town, being ninety
six years of age, died at the residence of his
son, in Morristown, last week. - The
death of Mrs. Jones Thomas occurred on
Monday of last week, the burial services
taking place on Wednesday. Rev. Mr..
Smith Of Waterbury officiated. A
drunken row took place at a dance in " Ne
braska few days ago. The guilty parties
are too numerous to mention. - Mrs.
Mary a. Watts returned home on Saturday
last from her visit among relatives in North
ern New York. - ID. Scribner is in
Boston, attending Bryant & STATIONS Com
mercial College. 80 Pork sold on Satur-
day at four cents per pound, live weight.
- The trot on Robinson's track, fixed
for last Friday, was postponed until Mon
day afternoon of this week. =- Ed. Rus
sell is at home from Dakota He reports
that ice was an inch thick there before
he left.
Wolcott.
ELDER RICHARDSON and wife, while here
on visit, buried their little son, aged seven
months. lie died of cholera infantum
- The iron pipe has arrived at this
station which is to convey water to the
cemetery, the distance being about one
hundred rods. 60 George Tillotson has
his new house up and partly shingled. S
a. Flies house is rapidly approaching com
pletion, the masons having nearly finished
their work. - Mrs. Ira Sanborn is hav
ing new monument set on her lot on Gem
etery hill - NJ. II. Clark, wife and
daughter, have gone to South SALISBURY
for a visit of a few weeks. 80 Mrs. DIR
Fairman intends to start for the West TO-DAY
wednesday,, to visit a brother.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-23
Reunion of Company L, Second Yer
mont Volunteers.

Company Il, Second Regiment. Vermont
Volunteers, held its first annual reunion ON
the fair ground at Tunbridge September
18th, the twenty-third anniversary OF the
battle of Antietam. A good dinner was
served to all soldiers present by the ladies
of Whitney Relief Corps. AT a business
meeting, the following officers Were elected:
Lieutenant IL. h. Hayward of Tunbridge,
president; NJ V. b. Davis of Chelsea, secre-
tary; a. j. Wills of South Tunbridge, treas
urer; Edison Emery of East Randolph, Al
bert Whitney, Royal Sanborn, George w
ecutive committee. o. F. Cilley, ESQ, de
livered the address of welcome. The Straf
ford band and the glee-club from Whitney
Post of Tunbridge furnished good musica
entertainment. Lieutenant Henry II. Hay
ward, historian of the company, read a well
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Windsor County.
Bethel.

The fair at this place last week was sue
cess. There were fully three thousand peo-
pie present on the second day The show of
cattle was small. The principal exhibitors
were Faber Benedict, w. A. Farnham, j. f.
Shepard b. Tucker and G.. b. Dodge of
Royalton. Mr.. Tucker showed a pair of
working cattle weighing thirty-three hum
bred pounds. The sheep exhibit was good.
w. A. Farnham of Royalton had nice hogs
and pigs. The show of poultry was first
class-the largest exhibitors being c. c..
Paine of East Bethel, w. A. Farnham and
f. H. Weeden of Royalton. In fruit, grain
and vegetables there was a good show.
Floral hall had an excellent display of
ladies' work. One of the attractions was
a base ball match between the Bethels and
Concorda, The score stood twelve for the
latter to nothing for the former. Both clubs
however, played WELL The horse display
was pronounced good and there We're the
usual number OF trotting races,
Gaysville.
REV. H. K HASTINGS has closed his ser.
vices at the Methodist church and will &c
West soon. Rev Mr.. Bartlett will preach
in the church next Sunday. - Mrs. Ed
ward Mills died last Thursday, after a long
and severe illness. Mr.. Gilbert Has
sam and family of Aver Mass, are in towr
visiting friends and relatives. - The
health of Scott Langley is improving.
Sharon.
FRosTs have held off remarkably well thi
fall. Corn is mostly cut up, but potatoe:
are rotting some. - The stone-work TO
the bridge has been done for week o
more, but where is the bridge? - Tn,
remains of Mr.. Spencer Walbridge wer,
brought from Randolph to this place TO
burial last Sunday. - G. a. Williamson
is selling meal for S1.15 per hundred pounds
- Several of our people expect to at
tend the several meetings az South Royaltol
wife who. some few years since, went West
returned last Saturday on visit to his son
f. w. Baldwin, and their many friends il
town. - Dea. S. f. Huckins and Alv
Clifford and wife are in attendance upon thu
Baptist convention held at East Hardwic
this week. - a. f. Williamson is quit
| sick.
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Orleans County.


The Adventists are holding tent-meet-
ing in a grove near the Branch postoffce
- The Grand Army boys held a sociable
at their hall last week Tuesday evening.
The South Craftsbury band furnished music
and good time was enjoyed by all. -
Amory Dawson has started drove of cattle
of some four hundred head for the down.
country market. - Eighteen and twenty
cents per pound for butter makes our farm
ers feel encouraged. - p. X. Carney has
moved from the Boutwell, farm to Mr..
Pope's. He has taken deed of the Pope
farm and gives Mr.. and Mrs Pope life
lease. 1t is generally believed that Mr.. Pope
could not have made better choice than to
get Mr.. and Mrs. Carney to take care OF
them in their declining years.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-23

A CARp.-It has been freely circulated
about here that ! was not likely to get any
insurance on the loss of my barn, which was
burned June 29th by lightning. To correct
this mistake, | would say that the Husband
mans Fire Insurance Company has promptly
adjusted and paid that loss, to my entire sat
isfaction, as | know it has done in every
case since its organization. | defy any man
To dispute the fact, and those DESTROYS of IN.
juring said company by false reports would
do well to remember the old maxim that
"men have been known to get rich by mind
ing their own business" | make plain tc
say that no company stands fairer to-day IN
the state of Vermont than the Husband
mans Fire Insurance Company.
Respectfully, Il. Il. ANDREWS.
Berlin, VT, September s. 1885.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-23

AS three men We're at work upon sta
ging on ID. NJ. Gardeners new house at Enos-
burgh Falls, it broke and preciptated them
all to the ground, a distance of fifteen feet.
Mr.. John Lawrence struck upon his head
and shoulders and remained unconscious
for several hours, and his recovery is con-
sidered doubtful. Thomas Gilbar struck
upon his feet, broke one leg below the
knee and dsocated his ankle. The other
man, named j. Paquette, escaped with a
few bruises. He was very fortunate, as
this is the second accident of the kind he
has been in this summer and escaped injury
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Caledonia County.
tsrototi.

QUITE delegation from here attended r.
g. Ingersoll's lecture at Montpelier last
Monday evening. Mrs. Sanderson,
who has been visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Dow, left last Monday for her home in
Colorado - G.. \. Darling is home on a
visit from Davenport, Iowa. - n. r.
Darling spent last week visiting in Massa-
chusetts. Mrs. o. G.. Morrison is visit
ing in Boston and vicinity.
Hardwick.
SHARP frosts occurred in this vicinity on
the mornings of the 10th and DIST. -
Potatoes are rotting worse than ever before.
\ few fields are quite free from disease, but
these are exceptions. The yield is generally
good in amount. - William ID. Bronson
has been quite successful with his new
reaper, one of Walter \. Woods self
binding harvesters. He has cut many fields
of grain for farmers in this town and vi
entity, giving excellent satisfaction, both in
quality and rapidity of work. - Hop
growers in this vicinity have completed
harvesting the crop, which is generally OF
fine quality-much better, they say, than
the market prices. - One hundred three
tickets We're sold at this station for the Cal
edonia county fair at st. Johnsbury. -
Henry, son of a. 7. Way of this village, has
entered Norwich University. He was one
of the senatorial appointees from this county
- Dwight Hovey of Craftsbury has
ihoNtb W Dio'' anu oN,hP''' -
Kittridge's house, above the saw-mill
80 c. T.. Wells, painter, has moved t.
Westtield. l.. ID. Hathaway, Esq.
started last Monday for Chicago and thu
West. He expects to be absent two or tire,
weeks. - Dennison 5. Chubb and wife
have gone on IA Western trip.
Walden.
THERE is preaching at the school-house oil
Houston hill every Wednesday evening
80 Rev. Mr.. Ross preached here las
Sunday for Rev. NJ. II. Ryan, and lecturet
in the evening. Rev. S. c. Vail of Wolcot
will exchange pulpits with Mr.. Ryan mex
Sunday. - A party of gypsies encampe'
here last Saturday night, but in the morn
| ing " folded their tents like the Arabs, ant
as silently stole away" - Frank Steven
| had a slight shock of apopleXy Septembe
| 18th. - John Dutton has entered colleg
at Middleton, Conn, - Mrs. James Lair
of Cabot has been stopping at Lemue
Laird's. =- Mrs. Asa Buck, who ha
been visiting in Lttleton, \. H., returne
last Friday. - Mr. and Mrs. Erastu
Dutton spent several days with Mr.. Jaco
Dutton of Montpelier last week. 49, Mr.,
Louise Potter returns to Massachusetts thi
week, after pleasant visit here of severa
weeks. - Cephas Patch has gone t
Nebraska to teach school. - May SteN
ems and Frank Amsden are attending schoC
at Hardwick 80 Mrs. Lucy Currier
stopping with friends here. - Nil
Lillian Stevens has returned from the Whit
! Maintains.
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LamOille County.
East Gilmore,

MIR. AND Mrs. IRA MORSE are visiting a
sister of Mrs. Morse, who resides in Hi
nois. - Mrs. Ed. Brown and child of
Washington have been visiting relatives in
this vicinity. 80 Mrs. Blanche Carpenter
is sick with fever, as is also Aurlla and Bert
Dugar. - Elmer Brown of Worcester
has recently moved into this place. having
taken a job of numbering of George n. Morse.
Hyde Park.
LEONARD GIBBS, who has been in Jail here
for entering Slayton x Co. s store at Morris
ville was taken to Windsor for safe keep
ing, last week, by Sheriff Lamphere, AZ II
was feared he would fall out the windows il
allowed to stay here until the grand jury
meets, in December next. =- Mr.. Hayes
who has charge of the academy during the
absence of Professor Hurlburd, is giving
very good satisfaction and getting the good
will of all the pupils. 49, IL. j. Lilley's
mother died at his residence, in this village
the 9TH instant aged about eighty years
= Bessie, daughter of NJ. b. aud Lucy
II. Eaton, died the 9th instant, aged six year,
and one month. - Rev. Il. j. Ward re
turned from his vacation last week. =-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-10-30
Street foundations.

There are parents who were shocked
by the recent revelation of vices in
London, and yet who are unconscious
OF the fact that they are permitting
their own children to be exposed to the
same temptations that brought the
youth of London to ruin. In every
city in this country il is usual to find
the streets crowded in the evening with
young people-boys and girls-who are
trcading dangerous paths. Any even
ing you will find boys at the corners or
lounging by the doors of saloons listen
ing to the ribald talk of those inside.
These boys are in the nursery of crime.
The ranks of criminals are being con-
stantly recruited from this class. They
grow with marvellous rapidity. Girls
in their teens are also found on the
streets. You see them going up or
down or lettering on the corners by
twos or threes; girls of respectable par
cntage, who perhaps have their moth
ers' consent to walk out while. not
knowing that frequently by their ac-
tions these young daughters are en-
couraging tho familiar attentions of
those scavengers of the devil, the male
flirts, whose notice has SO often been
the forerunner of moral degradation.
Whenever girl chafes at the love
guard which a mothers anxiety throws
about her she has started on the down.
ward course, the end of witch is a
blasted home, mothers hart broken
and fathers head bowed in shame.
If fathers and mothers wish to save
their children they must make their
homes happy for the boys and girls
within them, and thus keep them out
of the street.
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A New Con in Town.

There was vacancy on the police
force not long since, and new man
was appointed. He came well recon-
mended, had been an officer Tor num-
Der OF years and "knew the ropes as
we'll as any man could know. He was
fitted out with uniform. star, club,
whistle, revolver and lire key and as
signed TO duty in the bottoms. While
patrolling his beat he came across a
fire-box and concluded To see what was
in it. He put in his key and couldn't
get 1t out. He was man of parts,
however, and didn't propose to be
beaten that way at all. He procured
monkey wrench and u screw-driver
from blacksmith-shop near by and
removed the box. Not wishing TO car.
ry it to tho police station, he loaded il
on an express-wagon and took it to
headquarters, and summoned assist
ance to have bis key taken out. When
il was removed and restored TO him he
was asked what he thought the box
was for anyhow. and replied that he
supposed it was for letters, and he want
cd 10 see ii the mail was safe. = DenUe,
(C0L) NeVs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-10-30
The Old Emperor's Little Romance.

have q letter from Gas toiu, which
tells mildly romantic story OF one
Fraulein Keen. the daughter of man.
ufacturer who is an habitual visitor at
that resort. The incidents named con-
stitute rather pretty episode in the
life of the aged German Emperor. En-
peror William first saw Fraulein Keen
at Gastein three years ago, the young
lady being every day at a window di-
rectly opposite the room occupied by
the Emperor. One day the Emperor,
who had grown accustomed to seeing
her there and had become rather fond
of the repeated incident, missed her
face from her usual place at the WIN
dow, and made inquiries about her.
The lady was thcreupon introduced to
the Emperor, and pleasant acquain-
tance followed. Always after that the
old monarch spoke to her every time
he met her in his promenades. Each
season since that, when leaving Gastein.
he obtains from her promise to be his
vis-a-vis again in the following season.
Fraulein Keen is a modest and retiring
young lady, and when several MEM
bers of the German aristocracy, eager
to initiate their imperial master in his
attention to her, asked to be intro
duced, she replied: 81 am very willing
to do what ! can to please the venera-
BILE monarch if he is pleased to see me
at my window or in the promenades,
but cannot allow myself 10 be made
a show by others. '-Letter 10 Cincin-
matt Commercial Gazctt5.
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- . -
Badly Spelled FOrgcrics.

II liars should have good memories
forgers should certainly be able to
spell. To embark on the profession of
an uttcrer of forged checks if you are
not quite certain of your photography
is always rash. This is shown by an
interesting case at present occupying
the attention of the Paris police. One
of the banks has lately been defrauded
by an ingenious gang of fOrgers. They
used to get possession by some means
of the signatures of certain of the
banks customers, which they proceeded
to initiate with such skill that their
checks were paid without question.
They used even to write business let
tiers to the manager. This betrayed
them. II Was noticed that the word
..annuie" was misspelled on one of the
forged checks. 1t was also noticed that
the same misspelling occurred in let
ter of Guinet, one of the suspected per-
sons. The manager was struck by the
coincidence, and Mr.. Guinet was ar
rested and put on his trial. This SIM
pie story shows how necessary educa-
ton is, even in the easiest professions.
St Jdnles's Gazette.
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tory to encOuntering the low tempera-
ture OF the winter season. The WOOL
grower who fails TO supplement- such
conditions as these with every facility
for Improvement within his reach has
studied his business to little purpose.
Flesh and ileece-the two main items
of flock profit now be laid on
with facility and economy which will
largely compensate for the heavier ex-
pense and tardy Improvement follow
ing the best OF winter management A
bushcl of grain and an hours time in
properly distributing it in September
will bring more return than can be had
later on from a doubling of both. Let
the too oftcn-heard remark Of the dis
couraged sheep man, Anything is good
enough for sheep" be paraphrased
into "Sheep are good enough for any
thing" within reach of their owner.
and less will DO heard another wear
about abandoning sheep husbandry in
the United States, and most of those
now in the business will be content to
stay where they are rather than sac
rifice what they now have to get into
some other business, which, in its
turn, will have TO stand the pinch Of
"hard times"
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the hours went. Pigs padded about,
and brought continual relays of eata-
bles to The prison. He noticed that
Bell grew very, very fat, and that Caw-
ley, wno had been thin, was getting n
double chin. The pig ladies. in pink
b0nnets and blue hats and feathers or
without anything on their heads but
ribbon. but always in fine gowns, came
and laughed al them over the low
walls, aud lifted up their little piggies
10 see.
All went like dream, but the only
comfort he had was dear little pig,
with black spot on his nose, who
showed him great affection. lie did
not simply feed him. but came and
grunted softly and rubbed his nose
over his hand. After awhile he knew
enough OF pig language to comprehend
that he called him Tucker. and said
he was the best and incest of all of the
men he knew. Desoate as he was,
this was much.
At last one day. rs he was eating
some fine cauliilower. there came to
the prison q large white sow and q
large black pig. and with them his lit
tie white piglet with the black spot on
his nose.
They spoke in pig language.
Ma" said the black pig, show fat
they do get, to be sure. J."
Yes, pa, amazing" said the white
sow.
There's nothing nicer TO my mind
for dinner than nice. fat. little man,
with plenty OF apple sauce" said papa
pig. pleasantly.
We'll have this short. fat one with
the bald spot on his head, for our Sun
day dinner-and ask the Virgins to
help eat him.
Mr.. Tucker groaned and crowded
himself into the corner of his cell; and
the little piglet set up the most awful
grunting-a lamentation in grunts of
the most tragic sort.
what is the matter Budge?" asked
papa pig
''What troubles my darling?" asked
pig mamma.
II don't want you 10 eat my Tuck
en-" said the piglet,
dear me child, it's always done.
It's natural, aud must be right. You
won't mind it when you are my age"
said papa pig.
81 love him. said piglet; "he's my
Tucker. He pats me on the head.
won't have him killed. On! Oh! my
Tucker!"
Cook him with bun in his mouth.
ma. said pa pig. q"
But he said no more; a voice cried
'Ephriham! Ephriham! WHAT'S the
matter? Wake up! Wake up!-quick!
Dear. dear, have you got the night
mare?'
Mr. fuckers wife was shaking him
by the shoulders. He sat up and looked
gladly enough upon the walls of his
own bedroom.
Thank the Lord it was only
dream" he said; ''but it was an awful
one. Oh! what dream!'
BILLY. dear" said Mrs. Tucker ut
breakfast time, 'your pa isn't going to
kill any Of the pigs. After awhile he'll
sell most OF 'em, Dut you are to have
Bulge for pet as long as you want
him. Thank your pa when he comes
down."
Billy rejoiced, and Bulge lived prob
ably for ever Pigs, vino are not made
pork Of, may, for all know. But Mr..
Tucker never tasted Il morsel of that
meat detested by the pious Hebrew
after that day.-Rare BIS,
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Grants Epigrans.


His style was clear and terse. with
little of ornament. He used Anglo
Saxoh words much more frequently
than those derived from the Greek or
Latin. He seldom INDUCED in meta
phor, but when he did employ figure
of speech it was original and graphic,
as when he spoke OF the commander at
Bermuda Hundred being ''in bottle
strongly corked." or alluded to our
armies at one time moving ''like horses
IN balky team, no two ever pulling
together" His style inclined to the
epigrammatic without his being con-
scious of il. There is scarcely Il docu-
ment written by him from which brief
sentences could not be selected fit to
be set in notices or placed upon trans
parencies. As example may be men,
tioned: 81 propose to move Immediate
ly upon your works." IL shall take no
backward step;" the famous II propose
to tight it out ON this line if it takes all
SUMMER" LET us have peace;" 1.-The
best means OF securing the repeal of an
obnoxious law is its vigorous enforce
ment. Gen. Horace .0rter, IN Har-
per's Magazine for september.