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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02
Caledonia County.
Hardwick.

HAY is selling at 50 to $40 per ton, de-
livered to purchaser. These prices indicate
an abundance of hay or an extreme scarcity
OF money. - The grain crop is mostly
harvested. Wheat is reported to be very
good and oats, where not badly lodged, are
of heavy growth and well filed. The straw
will not be as valuable as usual for feeding
purposes, on account of wet harvest weather.
Corn is very late, needing a good month
without frost to fully mature. - There
was light frost in this section on Friday
morning, the 2Sth. Vines and corn were
damaged in many localities, especially in
the low-lying valleys. - The Good Tenn
plars announce an ice-cream and neck-tie
festival at their hall, in postoffice block,
Friday evening, September 4th. Everybody
is invited. - Our railroad company an
nounces excursion rates for the Franklin
county fair at Sheldon the present week, but
offer only regular trains for conveyance.
These allow so little time at the fair as to
be of slight value to visitors by this convey
ance, especially to the many who desire to
go and return the same day. - A. j.
Kittridge has moved to the village occupy
ing part of his house at the easterly end of
Church street. His purchase of McCrillis'
grocery business induced this change of
residence. - Professor Nevins and wife
have arrived, and have set up housekeeping
for the coming school year in the Charles
Ward tenement, over DIR. Wards flour and
feed store at the depot. - George Trow
broke his best leg on the evening of the 25th.
He was scutfiing or fooling with Henry
Way at the time in the street fronting
ing Arabs, bears and monkeys passed
through this place on the 9th. The animals
appeared the most civilized and intelligent
of the party.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02
WOman's Christian Temperance
Convention.

The Womans Christian Temperance IN
ion of Washington County met in Conven-
ton, August 18th and 26th, in the Congre-
gational church at Roxbury The conven-
ton opened Tuesday evening at 1880
o'clock. Mrs. j l.. Perkins OF St. Johnsbury,
secretary Of the Vermont Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union, delivered the adj
dress, which was replete with grand and
convincing thoughts, very eloquently ex-
pressed. After devotional exercises at $3.50
o'clock on Wednesday morning, election Of
secretary and appointment Of committees,
Mrs. Lee Wiley Of Roxbury, in a pleasing
manner, extended a cordial welcome to the
convention in verse, which was ably and
gracefully responded to by Mrs. Il. H..
Durant of Montpelier. The reading of the
minutes of the institute and report of the
unions was followed by paper on the
mans Christian Temperance Union," by
the state superintendent of the press
department, after which highly instruc-
tive address on Hygiene +" was given
by the state secretary. The afternoon
session opened at 1880 o'clock, with
an impressive conservation service, con-
Quoted by Mrs. Perkins. Roll-call of dele
gates followed. Eight unions were repre-
sented, as follows: Montpelier, Waterbury,
Waitsfield, Warren, Marshfeld, Northfeld,
Cabot Young Ladies' Union, and delegates
from Roxbury Lodge of Good Templars
in order came the address of the county
president, Mrs. b. p. Elmer Of Cabot which
was one of unusual merit Musical Sc
lections by the choir were well rendered
after which Mrs. G. B. b. Denny of North
field read her report of the Institute of
Heredity and Hygiene, held at Bellows Falls
June 26. Resolutions of thanks to the PEG.
pie of Roxbury for their kind hospitality
were unanimously adopted, and the closing
business of the convention was the election
of officers for the ensuing year, as follows
Mrs. G. e. Richmond, Mortified, county
president; Mrs. j. II. Burpee, Montpelier
secretary Miss Lizzie E. Knapp, North
field, treasurer The meeting was very
pleasant and helpful one to temperance
workers, one encouraging feature being the
presence of so many young men in the audi
ence. The remarks of Rev. Mr. Howard OF
Roxbury were especially cheering. He
begged leave to heartily thank the ladies
for holding this convention at Roxbury, add
him, and he thanked God for the good he
had received. NJ. PM
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02
Caught In a Bear-Trap.

Ira Linnell, young man in the employ
OF X. ii. White x Co. of Boston, while
spending his vacation in Granville, near
Rochester, Vt, recently, had an adventure
which nearly resulted in his death by starva-
ton. With several others, he was engaged
in trapping, not only for the sport, but for
the bounty which the state offers for bears
A week ago last Sunday morning he went
to visit distant bear-trap, TO which only
weekly visits were paid, and although he
did not return when expected, no anxiety
was felt by his friends, as it was thought he
had gone with trapping party farther than
he intended. Late Monday afternoon a
farmer happened to pass near the trap in
question, and thought TO examine IT, Listen
ing in vain for any indication of the presence
of bear he opened the trap, and there, in
a fainting condition, he found young Linnell.
1t appears that Linnell had gone inside of
the trap-a big box affair for catching ami
mails alive-and, while arranging the bait,
accidentally touched the spring that closed
the door and found himself imprisoned.
For thirty-six hours he had remained there.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02
The Annual Muster.

The annual muster of the First Regiment,
n. G.. ", was held at st. Adams last week.
The command was located on a plateau
overlooking the village. The weather was
cold, but pleasant, and the boys had fine
time. Lieutenant-colonel Julius j. Estey of
Brattleboro was in charge of the guard dur
ing the muster The Newport, st. Johns
bury, Brattleboro, Rutland, Brandon, Ben
nington, Montpelier and Mortified COM
panies and the Fuller Battery had large
mess-tents and their own caterers. The St.
Adams and Bradford companies and the
field and staff We're catered for by l.. s..
Drew of Burlington. On Wednesday even
ing Camp Governor Pingree was the scene
of pleasant little occurrence, something
out of the usual line. This was the visit of
the old Ransom Guard Association to the
camp for the purpose of paying respects to
Colonel Greenleaf and rigade-commander
Kingsley and making a social call on the
" rank and file." The Ransom Guard, ac-
companied by the st. Adams brigade band
and the Owl glee-club, marched in a body
to the camp-ground, some sixty members
being in line. On their arrival at the camp,
as they marched by the cheerful camp-fires
and past the company streets, the boys of
the regiment expressed their appreciation
of the call by the clapping of hands and
other demonstrations Several thousand
people visited the camp on Thursday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02
A Bank Receiver Removed.

Hon. Daniel Roberts has been removed
from the receivership OF the First National
Bank of st. Adams. A special to the
Journal, says: "The announcement created
much surprise, not to say amazement, among
the depositors in this defunct institution, as
well as among the business men of the town.
Receiver Roberts was appointed April %,
1885, soon after the failure of the First Ma
tional Bank. He has discharged the duties
of his position to the satisfaction of the de-
positors, and his management of the affairs
of the broken bank has met the approval of
the government. The receiver is supposed
to have made himself particularly obnoxious
to the officers and directors of the First Ma
tional on account of the institution of a
number of suits in the federal and state
courts against them for alleged violation Of
the national banking acts" The Messenger
says: He leaves as legacy for the new
receiver the following interesting state of
things: An indictment against Albert
Sowles for using funds of the bank in stock
speculations to the tune of about $4,000;
two suits against Burton and Sowles for
money due the bank on their paper, amount
ing to $4,000; suits against Burton and
others for mismanagement of bank affairs: a
writ of sequestration against Burton and
others, involving 100000; an indictment
against Burton for perjury; judgment against
e. A. SOwles for an assessment of 1874 900;
execution against H. E. Lewis for $4,000;
indictments against E. A. and Albert Sowles
for making false returns 1t is thought
that Smith NJ. Weed, a noted democratic
politician of Plattsburgh, who is particular
friend of Secretary Manning, was instru-
mental in bringing about the removal. The
journal dispatch says: Receiver Roberts
proposes to ask the comptroller of the cur
rency for the cause of his removal. If he is
removed simply for doing his duty, the act
will be most discredtabe one on the part
of the administration. 1t is understood that
g. Wittars M
Receiver Roberts Mr.. Writers is the as.
signee of the estate of Lawrence Brainerd
the ex-president of the st. Adams Trust
Company Mr.. Writers is an able lawyer
and an excellent business man, and has the
confidence of the community"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02
Personal.

CHAUNcEY M. DEPEw has been visiting
Senator Evarts at Windsor.
MAJOR N. p. BOWMAN of st. Johnsbury
is to be made United States marshal for
Vermont.
DR.. NATHAN GALE of Orwell is in his
sixtieth year of active practice as physician.
He is eighty-four years old.
JUDGE THOMAS ID. CHAPMAN OF Burling-
ton, for a long time a Lake Champlain
steamboat captain, died on Monday, aged
sixty-nine years.
Ex-Governor PAUL DILLINGHAM;, since the
accident by which he broke his leg, has been
dangerously i'll with pneumonia. He is
now recovering slowly.
ARTHUR r., son of G. M. Stone OF the
Cdledontan and graduate of Amherst Col
lege TINS year, goes to Northampton, Mass,
ON the staff of the Daily Herald.
f. w. FARNHAM of West Farlee, the
newly-appointed democratic postal clerk
on the Newport and Springfield route, has
resigned his position, because there was too
much hard labor involved and he has de-
fective eyesight.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02

WHAT LITTLE PILL CAN Dove call
attention to the advertisement of Carter's
Little Liver Pills. which appears in our
columns. Although comparatively unknown
in this part Of the country, these pills enjoy
an enviable reputation in the East, and
wherever introduced soon take the lead of
all others. The proprietors claim that these
pills will cure sick-headache erery time, and
that they are so small and so unlike pills
generally that no one thinks of medicine
when using them. They also promise TO
send a sheet of testimonials and set of ex-
ira handsome advertising cards TO all who
apply with stamp.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02
Chittenden County.
Richmond.

Miss LIZZIE KEHoE and Miss Jessie Mans
field have gone to the st. Adams convent to
attend a course of instruction. - George
Frary has gone to Worcester Mass, to en-
ter the School of Technology at that place.
- The graded school here has opened,
with the following board of teachers: J. E.
Cushman, high school; Miss Willoughby,
intermediate; Miss Hattie Sawyer, primary.
- Mrs. l. Green was taken suddenly
ill, while playing croquet last Friday night,
but is now sufficiently recovered to sit up
some.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02
LamOille County.
East ElmOre.

HATTIE, daughter OF Z. V. Bailey, Tell ana
broke her arm recently. Roy Morse
cut a severe cash in his knee a few days ago.
- Mrs. C. Brown, who had been very sick
with cancer, died the 18th ult - George
A. Morse is building new mill. - Bess
Silloway, who has been sick with fever, is
convalescent - Roy Morse is repairing
his house.
Hyde Park.
IT is reported that Ed. Bullard, who es-
capped from Jail last July, is living in the
woods in the vicinity of North Hyde Park,
and calls on his wife occasionally at the
house of her father. - The third game
of ball between the 60 Rustics " of this vii
lage and the club at North Hyde Park was
played on the grounds of the former last
Saturday, and resulted in victory for the
" Rustics," the score standing thirty-seven
to seventeen, thus giving them two games
out of three. - John Cobleigh has come
out with one of the incest top buggies to be
men are at work repairing the long railroad
trestle near the depot. - Rev. E. j.
Ward, pastor of the Congregational church,
goes this week to Saratoga, to be absent two
or three weeks. Rev. j. p. Hall of Norris
vile will occupy his pulpit next Sunday at
Nelcs accompanied by his wife, started last
Monday night for New York, on a visit
to his former home. - Miss Fanny
Beecher, who has been employed in Judge
Pages Office for several years, has been
obliged to return to her home in Johnson,
where she is very low with typhoid fever.
Morrisville.
Two parties from here assembled Mt.
Mansfield last week and were kept in the
clouds all day, not being able to see at any
distance. - The annual county fair is
to be held here September %, % and "a.
The time being three days instead of two this
year. all the exhibits will remain on the
grounds the last day. - Judge III. FL.
Powers and Hon. F. X. Gleed are making
arrangements to erect new residences this
fall. The residences will be nearly opposite
each other on the same street, and will be
great improvement TO that end of the street.
- The fall term of the village schools
opens to-day wednesday,. - The acad-
envy building has been thoroughly reno
waited. - The serious illness of Mrs. G.
w. Bailey, called Mrs. G. W. Hendee and
Mrs. G.. w. Doty to Moravia, New York, last
Saturday. - The Sunday prayer-meet-
ing at the Congregational church is to be
held at seven instead of five p. NJ. Com
munion services will be held next Sunday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02

SALVATION OIL the greatest cure ON earth
for pain, has made most brilliant debut.
All druggists and dealers in medicine sell it
at twenty-five cents a bottle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02

WE depart from our usual practice and
recommend Hunts Remedy as sure cure
for all kidney diseases. Medical Gazette.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02
Windsor County.
East Bethel.

CURTIS ABBoTr, Esq, of Boston has
joined his wife and daughter at Miss Della
Whitney's, where he will spend "A short va
cation. - Theron Cummings of Dixon,
Ill, accompanied by his wife and daughter,
is visiting friends in this vicinity. -
Albert Smith and son of Boston were in
town over Sunday - School began last
Monday, with Miss Kate Monkey as teacher.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02

SIXTY theaters have been burned in this
country in the last year.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-10-10
coRsAeE .DRAPERIEs.

The Kind of Draperies Sought for in the
City of Brotherly Love.
An exquisite material for scarfs and
corsage draperies is a fine silk gauze,
figured at short intervals with loops of
chenille of the same color. The loops
are about an inch and half long and
are secured to the gauze merely at the
two ends, but they cling to the ma
terial and do not form pendants. This
gauze is as supple and soft as fine tulle,
and its beauty is illustrated in a Curl
ious scarf worn with low-cut corsage.
The scarf is passed around the neck
and both ends are drawn through a
diamond-studded gold ring, and the
ends are then carried around the cor
sage, over the bust, down under the
arms and are knotted together in the
back, where the surplus length is
allowed to fall sash fashion.
Many dresses are cut square in the
neck and others are in V shape. These
are often filed in with tulle or some
one of the fashionable laces; again
they are only edged with lace or ruch-
ing, and the neck is adorned with one
of those dog collars, which are shown
in number of forms, from the simple
band of black or colored velvet to the
most gorgeous necklet of precious
stones.
Some of the most attractive bands
have a fringe of beads, pearls, jet, gilt
or steel; others have kind of shower
of pearls or beads in front, ending in a
pear-like tassel, All styles of pendants
are now worn for evening suspended
to narrow bands or ribbons of tulle.
which are tied in little bow on one
side of the neck.-PbiladelphiG Times.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-10-10
Cultivation.

1t should not be forgotten that fire.
quent cultivation of the soil helps the
growth of crops very much. Cultiva-
ton is not for the sole purpose of kill.
ing weeds, but to break up and loosen
the surface of the soil and encourage
growth. In wet weather this causes
the ground to absorb the rain, and in
dry weather it helps the soil TO retain
the moisture ,whiclr.it hss- accumulated.
These two facts are SO well known and
have been SO thoroughly established by
practice and scientific experiment that
formers need have no doubt in regard
to them. Moreover, the cultivation
should be deep at first and in the mid-
die of the row should be shallow after
ward, and so worked as to keep the
surface as level as possible, N y
Times.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-10-10
OF INTEREST TO TRAVELLERS.

How They May be Sure of Obtaining Re-
freshing Sleep on Railway Train.
Until recently / have not been able
to secure much sleep on the first night
of railway journey, and it may be an
advantage to many travellers to know
how the inability was overcome. An
excess of blood in the brain prevents
sleep. How to remove the surplus is
the problem for the unfortunate who
wish to sleep but can not. A pump is
needed for that purpose, and it may
easily be provided, as follows: Having
assumed the usual posture of repose,
inhale and exhale slowly and steadily
long breaths, devoting the whole at
tention to making the inhalations and
exhalations of exactly the same length.
The length should be much greater
than that of ordinary breathing, al
though not sufficient to disturb the cir
culation by working the lungs to their
utmost capacity. Any person who has
force of will enough to concentrate his
whole attention on the maintenance of
this style of breathing can compel
sleep in very unfavorable circumstances
ana VlCblIlS OF insomnia SHOulu huOW IL.
The value of the method is not
solely in holding the mind to one OBJ
iect of thought, but the process of
breathing here described is really
equivalent to the insertion of pump
in the brain to draw off its excess of
blood. To convince yourself that this
is so, fill your lungs with all the air
they can hold and then expel it, repeat
ing the operation three or four times
as rapidly as possible. The result will
be a feeling of faintness, unless you
are other that an ordinary mortal, and
its cause will be deficiency of blood
in the brain, produced by the pumping
process. Such violent breathing will
not produce sleep, however, as there is
reaction which sends the life current
rushing back to the seat of the mind.
Scientists say that the reason why fear,
surprise or any other sudden emotion
often causes faintness. is because it
rapidly drives the blood from the brain,
and the fact is ignificant for those who
wish to understand how to induce
sleep, whether on the railway train or
in their beds at home, by pumping the
excess of blood from their brains by a
peculiar method of breathing.-COr.
N. ]. Matt and Express.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-10-10
FRENCH COOKING.
Decline of Cookery in the Partisan Capital
French Restaurants.

Decline of Cookery in the Partisan Capital
French Restaurants.
There is one matter in which Paris is
declining every year-I mean cookery.
The increase of clubs where bachelors
find house dinner at moderate price
has deprived the high-class restaurants
of considerable number of customers
whose place has been taken by foreign
ers. Now, the foreigner is looked up
on in most countries as legitimate prey,
and experience has shown the Partisan
restaurant-keeper that, the foreigner is
generally willing to pay dear for poor
food served with a certain luxury OF
accessories. Another large element in
the customers of the restaurants is la
haute noce-that is to say, the young
men who waste their Substance on
picturesque young ladies. These young
men are not gourmets, and when they
order dinners in those private rooms
which, every Partisan restaurant must
have they often regard the divan as
the plat de resistance. The gourmet is
rare, good cooks are rare, and, how
ever regardless one may be of expense,
/ do not know a single restaurant in
modern Paris where you may go un-
announced and be absolutely sure of
having delicate and faultless dinner
This statement may seem to be sweep
ing, but am speaking from expert
ence; and even in the three most fam
Gus and most expensive establishments
of Paris have souvenirs of unartistic
cooking, coal-fire roasting, and eco
nomical sauces. French cooking nova
days, both in restaurants and in private
houses, with very rare exceptions, is
lacking in imagination; the carte is
limited; you get the; same dinner
everywhere, and you feel that you are
in the hands of cook who has studied
couple of years, mastered dozen
recipes, and then takes place as chef.
Formerly, in the classical days Of
French cooking, chef would study
fifteen or twenty years before he would
venture to preside over the saucepans
of grand seigneur ar of a renowned
restaurant. As for the restaurants Of
the Champs Elysees-the famous Am
bassadeurs, Ledoyen's and Laurent's-
their proprietors are taking undue adj
vantage of their privileged situations
the cooking there is mediocre, the ser
vice very bad, and the prices are cal.
culated with view to making rapid
fortunes on basis of large profits.
Then where can one dine in Paris?
do not know. There are perhaps E
dozen private houses where you car
} dine delicately on real meat and fish
prepared according to the precepts o
the classical French cuisine, but every
body can not penetrate these sanctu
aries of art. The gourmet's occupation
is gone in Paris if heis condemned t.
/ eat in restaurants; he can rarely hop
J to dine; he must be content to Absorb
, food simply in order to repair tn
waste of tissue. --PGris Cor. Londo'
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