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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-15

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. circus has come
and gone. Many victims of misplaced con-
tidence abound hereabouts who lost their
greenbacks dealing with the crowd Of
swindlers who are travelling with the show
The circus performance was generally sat
isfactory. - Lieutenant V. III. Bridg-
man is now here spending his summer va
cation at his fathers home in this village.
- F. Bunker lost fine driving har-
ness from his barn in this place on the night
of the Sd instant. - Truman Way, an
old and wel-known resident, is in very fee
BILE health, and his death may be expected
at any time. - Mrs. j. H. Dimick is
dangerously i'll, and fatal results are antici-
pated. - Herbert Powers is seriously
i'll with rheumatism or neuralgia in the
stomach He is reported as improving, but
is not yet out of danger - Heavy thun-
der storms occurred in this section on Thurs
day of last week, accompanied with high
winds, which did much damage to shade and
forest trees in some places. - Green's
boro people are making it hot for Sunday
fishermen. Two from Barre, we understand,
have been recently fined for indulging in
such business, and more prosecutions are ex-
pected.
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Marshfeld.

CLARENCE WILSON returned to Boston
last Saturday.
RUFUS FAIR was hooked in the hand by a
cow, last week, cutting quite a bad cash and
causing some pain.
The daughter OF j. W. Haskins, with her
husband and two children, came to town
last Saturday night to spend the summer
IT was Mrs. Flora A. Edison who assisted
in singing the " Star Spangled Banner"
and not Mrs. Flora A. Adams, as stated
last week.
THERE will be only one service at the
Congregational church each Sunday during
July and August. This service will begin
at eleven o'clock A. NJ.
MOST of the schools in town either closed
last week or will close this week. The
schools have been well kept and the at
tendance has been good.
FREEMAN York, the policeman who
assaulted Bemis l.. Cameron on the Fourth
of July, was arrested in Peacham Monday
night about seven o'clock, by G. l.. Brown,
assisted by Albert Wright. He was taken
to this place and held for preliminary trial
before Justice ID. II. Loveland Mr.. Cam
eron, we understand is doing as well as the
circumstances of the case will permit.
PROFESSOR G. G.. COVE is spending few
days at home preparatory to assuming new
duties in Massachusetts, where he has been
called to take charge of an academy AS a
Marshfield boy, Mr.. Cove does himself
credit wherever he is, and should be a good
example to boys who have better chances
than he had but who do not always improve
them. He addressed the congregation at
the Methodist church last Sunday afternoon
on an educational theme, doing it ample
| justice.
| OzIAs G. PITKIN returned from California
last week. He brought with him a wife
from Connecticut, formerly Miss Olive
| Severance of this village. They have the best
wishes of all their friends. They reached
home in time to be present at the death anC
burial of Mr.. Pitkin's sister, Mary, who
died Friday morning, after an illness o
only week. She was married to Bur
Batchelder two years ago last February
She was favorite with every one, will
no enemies at home or abroad, and Away
pleasant and cheerful, having a kind wore
for everyone. Her death creates vacancy
in the home circle and among her youth
full friends that will be seen with tearfu
eyes so long as memory lasts. Her funera
was attended by Rev. l.. Warren of Nortl
Montpelier last Saturday afternoon, tn
house being crowded The family hav
the heartfelt sympathy of all in thei
bereavement.
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East Montpelier.

Mrs. JANUS WING Is on the sick list
STEPHEN FOSTER is visiting relatives in
town.
REV. j. II. BARTLETT of Mortified
preached at the Center last Sunday.
Mr.. AND Mrs. DAVID BROWN of Warren
were visiting at the Center last week.
Miss ELLEN NJ. GOULD has closed her
shop, preferring to do dressmaking in fam
lilies, as formerly.
Mrs. S. r. G. CLARKE returned from Bran
don on Tuesday and started for her home
in Portland on Saturday.
A SwEDE in the employ of Theo. Clark
has been quite i'll with typhoid fever, but
was little better at last accounts.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Benn of Boston ar
rived last Saturday and are the guests of
their cousin, Mrs. Harvey Cummings.
N. w. JOHNSON spent last week in town
and returned to Burlington Monday, ex-
pecting to come back and visit friends in
Plainfeld the last of the month.
A HEAVY wind, accompanied by thun-
der shower, visited the town last Thursday
doing more or less damage in various To-
calities. Branches were torn from the
trees, large part of the hay 50 hastily raked
into tumbles was unceremoniously spread
in less than no time" and a corn-barn
was lifted from its underpinning and safely
deposited on terra frmd.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w
Ormsbee, to the number of nearly one hun.
dred and fifty, met at their home on Satur-
day, the 4th instant, it being the fifteenth
anniversary of their marriage. The guests
gathered quite early, and the hours were
spent in social converse till after the bounti
full repast was served. Then there was sing
ing, a prayer by Rev. e. ID. Mason, Sc
lection read by Miss j. G.. Ormsbee, letter
and poem from Mrs. Ransom of Pomfret
and two other original poems were read by
friends-after which Rev. f. ID. Mason mad,
a neat little speech, which proved to be
presentation of something better thai
crystal" Mr.. and Mrs. Ormsbee extent
their thanks to the friends who so kindly
remembered them with their presence,
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East Calais.-The thunder shower of
Thursday afternoon was by far the severest
one of the season. 1t was short but terrific.
The high wind which accompanied it did
much damage to shade trees, corn and oats.
w. &. Peck, who was attempting to drive
load of hay into his barn when the shower
struck, had one hand severely injured by the
blowing together of the barn doors. The
deafenng crash of thunder which occurred
during the shower was caused by the light
ming striking an elm tree but few rods
from III. w. Bullock's horse-barn. -
There are times when 90 the longest way
round is the nearest way home," but one
would expect Uncle Sam, at his time of life,
to be above such foolishness, or at least not
to take his mail-bags with him when indulg-
ing in such erratic trips. Circumstantial
evidence is strongly against him, however.
A letter received at this office from Barre, a
short time since, bore Enthusiastically stamped
upon its back the postmarks of Montpelier,
Worcester, Morrisville and South Hard
wick. - People who have drawn logs to
the mill during the past week have expe-
rienced difficulty in finding any one about
the premises to do their saving. 1t now
appears that Laird & Wilbur, through the
inability of the latter to raise his share OF
the purchase money, have allowed the
property to pass back into the hands of w
G. Peck - Mrs. Hale and daughter are
spending a few weeks with relatives in
Elizabethtown, n. Y, but are to return here
later in the summer. Among other curios
tiles which Mrs. Hale brought with hel
from her home in California were speci
mems of the fruit which that state produces
| One lemon measured ten and one-halt
inches by thirteen and three-fourths inches
in circumference and weighed fourteen and
one-half ounces. - Mrs. Jennie Com
stock of Cambridge, Mass, is visiting hel
cousin, Mrs ID. b. Fay. - Mr. and Mrs
Earl Bliss, with their children, arrived las
Saturday from their home in Des Moines
Iowa. - Lila George went last Thurs
day to her summers work at the Crawford
House, where she is to have the same place
as last season.
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Braintree.-Mrs. Arvilla Kenne of Leb-
anon, n. H., is visiting at Carlos Clafiin's.
- l.. G.. Thayer of Boston was in town
last week. - Miss Emma Seymour who
has been dressmaking in West Randolph,
has moved up to her fathers, David Sey-
mour. She has been obliged to give up her
work on account of trouble with her eyes.
- Stillman Ruggles of Boston is visit
sewing and mite society VIII meet Friday
afternoon of this week with Mrs. William
Blanchard. - Harris Blanchard of Sher-
brooke p. O., who, with his daughter, Myr-
tie, has been visiting his brother, Clinton
Blanchard, has returned home. - Mrs
G. A. Clough of West Randolph who, with
her two children, has been visiting her
father, William Farnsworth has gone home
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&esal Nutites.
A NNETTE MINERS ESTATE.

A NNETTE MINERS ESTATE.
n STATE or VERMONT Washington District s..
said District ON the nth day of July, A. ID. 1855
An instrument purportng TO be the last WIN and
Testament of Annette Miner, late of Duxbury, In
said District deceased being presented to the Court
by II. o. Ward, the Executor therein named,
for rrobate II is ordered by said Court, that all
persons concerned therein be notified to appear at
i session of said Court to be held at the Probate
A. ID. ISIS, aud show cause II any they may have
against the Probate of said viii for which purpose
Il Is urther ordered, that notice of this order
be published three weeks successfully in the Yer
mont WafchmdH # STATE Journal, printed at Mont
pelier, previous to said time appointed for hearing,
by the COurt.-Attest,
Oa-ll A. &. ANERlLL, Register.
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Chelsea.-Charles r. Corwin and wife of
Beebe Plain are in town for the summer.
- The strawberry festival on North
Common, given by the ladies of the Congre-
gational society, was success. - Frank
T. Walker of Concord, n. H., a member of
Blaisdelis orchestra, was in town last Satur-
day. - Mr.. George Smart, tonsorial ar
fist at Orange County Hotel, is soon to
leave. This makes good opening for some
good barber. - The South Royalton
staging property has again changed hands,
Mr.. Peters having sold it to Carlton Burn
ham of West Fairlee. The Washington
route is still run by Mr.. Peters, and good ac-
commodations are given. - Mrs. b. f.
Dickinson was suddenly called to Rutland
by the severe illness of her sister, Mrs
Webster. - Quite a Chelsea colony left
for the West last Monday. A few expect
turn after an extended trip. DR.. NJ. H. Cor
win, Charles X. Corwin, III. j. Corwin, W.
ID. Laird and George Cleveland were among
the number. - DR.. o. NJ. Rice was called
to White River junction last Monday by
the death of his brother, Lewis Rice, who
was killed that day by an incoming train.
- Miss Sadie Wright is visiting in Leb-
anon, n. III. - Miss Hattie Hinckley,
Miss Mary Prescott and Ned Prescott of Bos-
ton, Mass, are the guests of Hon. l.. G..
Hinckley. - f. Henry Powell, state
auditor, was in town the past week on
teacher of painting at Wellesley College, is
in town, the guest of j. b. Atwood.
Miss Ella Brown of Boston, Mass, is also
spending her vacation with her mother,
Mrs. f. Nj. Brown, and Arthur Slack of
Lebanon, n. H., is in town visiting his pa
rents. - High Sheriff Barron went to
Norwich, last Wednesday, arrested a man
charged with stealing and lodged him in
Woodstock Jail. - Miss Mabel Paul re-
turned to her home in Lebanon, N H., last
Tuesday.
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Danville.-Rev. Mr.. Darling exchanged
pulpits last Sunday with Rev. Mr.. Flanders,
- o. n. Colby, who lost his leg few
years ago, is having serious trouble with
II. - Mrs. Hidden of Lyndonville lee
tured ON temperance last Sunday afternoon
at five o'clock in the Congregational church.
= Miss Nellie Stocker who has been
teaching in North Haverhill, n. H., arrived
home last Monday. =- School closed last
Friday afternoon at the academy. The
school has been very large and successful,
and much credit should be given TO Miss
Ranney, the teacher, for the good behavior
of the scholars outside the school-room.
- The farmers started into haying last
Monday in good earnest. -= Fred Kit
fridge had pistol go off in his pocket re-
Gently, The ball entered his leg just above
the knee.
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West Randolph.-Mr. and Mrs. Capron

West Randolph.-Mr. and Mrs Capron
of Randolph, Mass, are visiting in town.
- Norman Nichols has made great i'm
provement in his residence by adding new
coat of paint. - Miss Hattie Rising, who
has been an invalid for several years, died
last week Thursday night The funeral
was held at the house Sunday afternoon
and she was carried to Braintree Hill for
burial. - Frank A. Robbins circus and
menagerie was here last Thursday. The
heavy rain during the afternoon made a
break in the performance, but excepting
this the circus was very good. - The
temperance ladies in this village served ice
cream, cake and lemonade on Willard Gays
lawn during the forenoon, afternoon and
evening of circus day. They took nearly $50.
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Northneld.

G. d. EDeERToN, at r. Plumiey's office, over 4. y.
Dennys store will receive subscriptions and adyer-
be paid to him.
THE high wind of last Thursday afternoon
did some damage in this town by breaking
down trees and fences.
THE ladies of the Methodist society will
hold sociable at Y. S. Mead's this (Wed-
nesday) afternoon and evening.
THE band will give an open-air concert
on the stand at the east end of the COM
mon Thursday evening, beginning at eight
o'clock.
AN exchange was made last Sunday by
Rev. w. S. Hazen with Rev. William Carr,
pastor of the Congregational church at
Brookfield.
THERE will be no services in the Univer-
salist church from this time until August
18th, the annual vacation of the pastor
being taken at this time.
THE ladies of the Episcopal society will
hold their regular sociable at Gouldsville,
Friday afternoon and evening of this week,
at the house of Mr.. Robert Andrews.
ELMER WAKEFIELD died Sunday evening
about ten o'clock of Inflammation of the
bowels, resulting from typhoid fever.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday
afternoon.
The ladies of the Universalist society will
hold their sociable at Mrs. Wilmots on
Water street Thursday of this week
Strawberries and ice-cream will be served
in the evening.
j. L. SoUsA, who had shoemaker's shop
near the iron bridge, has closed up his bust
ness here and returned to Gilmore, where
he resumes his former position as watch
man at Hills mill
THE Woman's Christian Temperate,
Union will meet next Tuesday at the parlo
of the Congregational church. The houl
through July and August will be half-pas
six, instead of six, as stated last week.
MAXINE JARRY died Saturday morning
and was buried in the Catholic cemeter.
Monday morning He came to this tow
last spring from Woonsocket, II. l., ant
bought the old Aldrich farm, where he wa
living.
THE following is the list of letters un
called for at Mortified (Vt) postoffice
Gentlemen-T. j. Field. Ladies-Dianth
Allen, Ida Balch Mary l.. Hollister AM
Mrs. Ed. Wiley.
H. L. KENYON, Postmaster
SEMT-ANNuAI, statement of the cOuditiO
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Strafford.-On Saturday, the 18th, while
Charles Chandler and Mrs. John G. Sargent
and son, all of this town, were driving
towards and near Norwich Plain, Mrs. Sar-
gent turned ont to allow Mr.. Chandler to
pass her, but, owing to some miscalculation,
Mr.. Chandler ran into the other team and
Mrs. Sargent was thrown violently out upon
the ground. Fortunately, no bones were
broken, but she is badly sprained and
bruised in the right shoulder and ankle.
Mr.. Chambers buggy received considerable
injury. - Hon. William III. Sanborn and
wife of Greenfield, Mass, are visiting their
aged mother. The storm of Thursday
did not pass us lightly by. The wind, rain
hail. thunder and lightning We're all of UNI
usual violence. Trees, fences, and fields of
grass, grain and potatoes were beaten down.
and the roads more or less quilted. -
In the death of Mrs. II. A. Hatch our whole
community has suffered great loss. In so
ciety and the church, as well as in her own
home, her influence for good was marked.
In no relation did the breath of scandal
or unfavorable criticism ever assail her.
- Although petitions were long ago
sent on TO Washington for change in each
ments have yet been made. The applicants
comfort themselves with the thought that
the administration feels itself bound to at
tend to such matters first in those states
where elections are soon to be held, so as
to better unite and inspire the party. -
The family of William +. Hazeltine has
removed from South STAFFORD to Lowell,
Mass, where Mr.. Hazeltine is now at work.
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Plainfield. Last week colt owned by
Orrin G. Batchelder was badly cut on wire
fence. - We learn that Leon Lombard
of this village has purchased the laundry
business in Montpelier, and is to move his
family there. We are sorry to have him go
from us, but hope he may succeed well in
his new enterprise, as he is worthy young
man and deserving the patronage of all.
- Last Friday Mrs. George Shorey
from Manchester, here visiting friends, was
thrown from a carriage by the horse be-
coming frightened, badly injuring one hip.
DR.. ID. B. Smith telephoned to Dr. Chandler
OF Montpelier for assistance, as the injury
was very severe. Her hip was not broken,
as was feared, and she is now doing well.
- Last Friday Mr.. Timothy Blake,
while walking on the railroad trestle, was
overtaken by train and was only saved
from death by lying down on the outside of
the track, there being just room for him to
do so. He was bruised some by the cars on
his head and one shoulder, but not seriously
injured 1t was d very narrow escape.
- Mr.. w. |. Byington of Jericho is can
vassing this town in the interest of the YER
mont Bible Society. - Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Hickock of Burlington are stopping at
the hotel here, using our mineral spring
water for their health - Mr. Edwin
Fisher and family of Bethel are visiting
friends here. 60 Mr.. T.. w. Vail of Wor-
cester, Mass, a large chair manufacturer, is
in town for the purpose of contracting for
chair stock for some fifty thousand chairs.
- Sunday-school concert will be
held at the Congregational church next Sun
day afternoon.
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Elmore.-Harry, the little two-years-old
son of Chester Ward came very near
drowning one day last week. One of the
workmen AT the mill noticed an unusual
connection in the water under the building,
and on going to ascertain the cause, discov-
cred the boy on his back and the water, to
the depth of about six inches, over him.
Life was not quite extinct and he was soon
restored. =- A son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Ward the Sth instant. ==
Mr.. and Mrs. Judge Woodbury. celebrated
their golden wedding last Sunday. -
Miss Edna Kelley goes to Montpelier this
week to be present at the wedding of Miss
Bailey.
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Brookfield.-Free tickets to Barnum's
great show are given by Charles E. Reed &
Co., the enterprising Northteld clothiers,
to customers who purchase at any one time
goods to the amount of So or more. Reed is
sure to win success by his liberal advertis-
ing and low prices.
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SEMI-ANNUAL statement of the condition
of the Northfield Savings Bank July L.

The usual semi-annual dividend of two per
cent was voted June 30.
GEORGE GALLUP, Esq, and wife left last
Wednesday for their home in Farwell,
Mich. - Rev. j. r. Bartlett and family
attended the meeting of the State Press AS
sociation at Brattleboro, last Wednesday,
and went on the excursion to Block Island.
- Miss Clara Austin is at home for the
summer. Fred Sheldon is at work at
Montpelier in the Argus office. - Rev.
Walter Dole and Harry G. Dole are at home.
- Mrs. Kate Baine came home last
Tuesday to remain month. - Miss
Lucy Sinclair, teacher in one of the vii
lage schools at st. Johnsbury, has been Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. Harriet Bugbee -
Mrs. Edgar Linnell of Lowell, Mass, and
her sister, Miss Eta Thompson of Mont
pelier were in town over Sunday, the guests
teller in the Northfield bank, went to his
home in Richford last Tuesday to spend a
months vacation. - John l.. Preston Of
New Britain, Conn, is visiting in town
IS. S. Bird of Boston, who raised and
formerly owned l.. w. Avery's DracC
Prince, IT., was in town last week, stop
ping with Mr.. Avery. n. ID. Jones
and wife of Boston are stopping at the
Northfield house. - Albert Hartwel
and wife of Montpelier are visiting at r
w. Hopkins. - Miss Dora and Maste
Charley Plumley visited their aunt, Mis-
Fletcher, at Claremont, N. H., last week
- Mrs. Fuller and Miss Lena are visiting
at Rochester. - Miss Minnie Smith lief
Monday for Saratoga. - Miss Flor
Knapp is visiting at Waterbury. - F
S. Parker, graduate of Norwich Univer
sity in 1884, and who has been teachin,
in Mapleton, d. T., the past year, is il
town for short visit. - Miss Fam,
Dodge of Enfield, N. H., and Mr.. n. Edd,
of White River Junction have been guest
at Professor Charles Dole's the past week
FREE tickets to Barnum's great show ar
given by Charles E. Reed & Co., the enter
prising Northfeld clothiers, to customer
who purchase at any one time goods to tn
amount of So or more. Reed is sure to wi
success by his liberal advertising and low
prices.
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East Roxbury.-A. j. Ladd has his new
house up and nearly covered - The
shower of last week Thursday was accom-
panied by very high wind, which blew off
both chimneys ON Charles Duphaneys
house 1t also blew down his barn and de-
molished his buggy wagon, which was in
the barn. 1t tore down more or less fence
for nearly every one. u. N. Paige and II. =
Abbott each had about twenty of their sugar
trees blown down. Hiram Henry had his
corn-barn tipped over. - Alphonso Ladd
had his young colt badly hurt on wire fence,
few days since. - Last Saturday, while
unloading hay, 5. H. Allen fell, striking, on
wound in his bowels. DIR. Bradford OF
Northiield was called to dress it. - r.
y. Blanchard, the very accommodating
stage-driver, has the contract for carrying
the mail the next four years, with increased
pay, which he justly deserves.
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work by NJ. f. Burgess OF Bennington, stole
fine livery turnout from the stable and a
gold watch and some money belonging to
an employe and made off. Subsequently
the horse wagon and harness were found
at shelburn Falls, Mass. The rig was
worth $500.
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GrotOn.-Rev. C. H. Farnsworth will ex-
change next Sunday with Rev. j. A. Sher-
burn of Plainfeld, former and much
loved pastor here. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Kicker returned to New York last
Saturday. - The wind and storm of last
Thursday was the most severe that has Wis
tied this vicinity for many years. Much
damage was done to crops and fences. Part
of George Taisey's barn was unroofed also
K. Plummer's barn was somewhat wrecked.
- Miss Peterson, milliner for f. w.
Pearson, returns to Boston this week.
Otis Rhodes of Iowa is visiting in
town for the first time for many years.
-W w. M. Nichols of New York is maxi
ing a short stay around town. - Frank
Heath of Lisbon, n H., made short visit
here last week. - Master Frank Welch
of Manchester, N. H., is spending the sum-
mer in town.
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Morrisville.-The ice-cream and straw
berry festival, which it was expected would
be held ON the academy park Friday even
ing, on account of frequent showers was
church. Net receipts, $50. - Instead of
the usual monthly temperance meeting, last
Sunday evening, a praise meeting was held
at the Congregational church. The house
was filed. - The ladies' industrial So
ciety met Tuesday afternoon of this week
instead of Friday, as usual. - Mrs.
Westcott (nee Addie Corset of Burlington is
stopping with DR.. Rublee. Mrs. II. p.
Robinson has gone to Burlington to spend a
few weeks with her uncle, L. G. Durham.