The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-27
Orange County.
Bradford.

H. c. MCDUFFE returned from his west
ern trip last Saturday. - There is on
exhibition at Days drugstore, lizard
some five inches long, said to have been re-
moved from the stomach of Jonas Stevens
of Corinth, last week. by Dr. Stokes 1t is
claimed he swallowed it about six years ago
while drinking at spring and that it lived
about an hour after reaching fresh air.
while others bring on DR.. Flint as au-
thority, shat cold-blooded animals and rep
tiles can't live in the human stomach
- The four-dollar excursion to Boston
over the Passumpsic railroad on Monday
and Tuesday took good many of our eit-
zens to the Hub" few intending also to
visit New York.
Braintree.
OTIS FLINT and family CT Lowell, Mass,
are visiting his friends and Sherman God
frey of the same place is making his parents
a short visit. - Dewitt G. Flint, form
erly of this town, died of consumption at
West Randolph Friday morning, the odd
instant. The funeral was held Sunday and
his remains were brought to this town for
interment. Deceased was thirty-one years
of age and leaves wife and one child and a
large circle of friends. - Burton Flint,
accompanied by his wife and son, have gone
to Springfield, Mass. to visit his brother,
Herbert Flint. - The family of Guy
Clough have moved into Mrs. Flagg's south
tenement he having gone to Michigan to
work for Fred Prince. - Edgar Dame,
who has been laid up with intlammatory
rheumatism for the last eight weeks, is able
to be out on crutches. - As Mrs Edgar
Dutton and her mother, Mrs. Marsh, were
crossing the railroad track at Ford's cross
ing, Wednesday of last week, they were
struck by the two o'clock down express and
instantly killed. The funeral was the Fri
day following at the house of Mr.. Dutton.
Chelsea.
MRS EvELINE ALLEN, wife of John A Hen,
died Friday night, after long and painful
illness. The funeral services were held at
the house on Monday afternoon, Rev. S. A.
Parker of Bethel officiating. - George
Baley's stock and farming tools were sold
at auction on Saturday. The farm was not
put up, as there seemed no chance of sale
- George w. Hildreth will sell his
furniture and farming tools at auction to-
morrow Thursday. He has sold his farm
to f., b. Robbins, and will leave town soon.
- Jabin III. Corwin sells his property
at auction next Tuesday. He is to go to
Athol, Mass - Herbert o. Bixby is
confined to the house with inflammation of
the eyes. - Mrs. f. ID. Barnes has re-
hotel. - Harry II. Goss has returned
home, and is now gaining in health. -
Miss Nellie NJ. Corwin has gone to Boston
FOR some months - Miss Hattie S. Vim
cent is again quite low - The Chau-
tauqua Circle has begun it's years work
q
good degree of enthusiasm.
Orange.
H. w. MASON delivered an interesting
temperance lecture last Saturday night at
Good Tempars' hall. - Misses Adde
and Orpah Houghton started for Boston
Saturday. Miss Addie will spend the win
ter there. Miss Orpah will visit few
weeks and return. - Mr.. Alvah Carpen-
ter is building house for John Prue near
his own residence.
West Randolph.
ONE of the most frightful crimes ever
known in the vicinity was perpetrated
Monday morning at the house of Dana III.
Morse, who lives a mile and one-half or two
miles north of the village in the direction
of Braintree. Mr.. Morse has son, Cassus
by name, some twenty years OF age who,
about two years since, gave unmistakable
evidence that he was victim of insanity
He became so violent that he was taken,
soon afterward, to the insane asylum at
Brattleboro, where he stayed until his
mother, in some way got an idea that he
was not well treated and caused him to be
taken home. After a time he again became
violent and threatened to take the lives of
the family and his attendants. He was
thereupon removed to the asylum at Con-
cord, n. III. Four or five months ago he
again returned to his home, accompanied
by Frank Davis twenty-three years of age,
has since lived at Mr.. Morses, as his
sons attendant. Young Morse had become
so peaceable of late that Davis further
services were not thought to be needed and
he made his plans to leave Monday for
Winchendon, Mass. While he was at
the breakfast table that morning, Morse
became suddenly violent, and without
warming seized an axe, stole up behind
young Davis, and, with one blow, sent the
blade crashing into the latter's skull. The
murderer was at once arrested and taken
to this place, and, at the advice of Judge
Rowell and other prominent citizens of
the place, he was transferred to Brattle-
boro by the afternoon express train, insan-
ity being the unquestionable cause of the
horrible act. Davis died of his injuries in
mother, with five small children, partially
dependent upon him for support. He was
nephew of NJ. w. Davis of the State