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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-16

was Is below ;st ii 40 Thufsday forenoon
tho velocity of the wind was twelve miles
an hour. directly from the south; al
II AZ II was tweRty -four miles an hour
coming squarely from the west; at 11:A5
1t was sorts three miles an hour; 81. II al
il was sorsy-two; two minutes later il
shifted to tbe northwest, and al 1915 IA
blew 6fiy seven miles an hour, eontinu-
ing till lao p. N. AT 1:30 IL was sixty
miles en- hour from the northwest. From
that time till 10 O'Clock Friday morning
the velocity Of che wind averaged forty
eight to ffty-fcur miles an hour.
AT ABERDzKN.
Aberdeen reports state that all raii-
roads are biockaded and thaa entire sec
t.on buried in snow, with the mercury
down to about shirty below. Judson
Westgate and VIM. I. Love Left Aber.
deem Thursdsy for Nina, fourteen miles
dsiYe, bat mp 70 Friday night nothing
had been heard from them, they not YET
having arrived at Nina. Westgate owns
a hotel there. Al Hitchcock, Emil GIlber.
son, lately OF Chicago, was found frozen
to death, about two miles west OF there.
He lefs there Wednesday. Az Virgil
Joe Wilson and Frank and Willie Nisi
SON left in the blizzard, Both Nlsisoni
were found dead. bat no trace OF Wilson
At Worthwhile mi man is lost. II is toe
early for full reports OF people lost OF
the prairie. Several narrow escapes o
Aberdeen persons trying 10 get HON.
Thursday night are reported. they being
compelled TO return after WANDERING
around Tor hours.
AT SIOUX FALLS
AT Sioux Falls the snow fell rapidly
from Thursdsy morning until fonr In th,
forenoon when the vino whipped AROUND
into the northwest, and in twent.
minutes the widest blizzard ever ex
perienced In that reigcn was in full bias
and continued until Friday morning
prostrating Telegraph, telephone an,
electric light wires. II cooked up th,
railroads most effectualIy. A larg,
number g. people we're cauaht out II
che storm. One citizen laid all night ii
. snow bank between his team Of horse
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-16

the blizzard war the worst every known.
Two children Of MIR. Fitzgerald at In
wood, 10, near Canton, were caught in
the blizzard while going home from
school and persisted.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-16

Later-It is learned that the unknown
man's name 10 Frank WeisDer. He was
only o hundred yards from the house in
which he lived when the storm shut in
around him and sent him on his death
tramp.
AN UNKNOWN BODY,
A Bohemian named Chop arrived in
town this afternoon who says he saw the
frozen body Of man lying alongside
the Bon Homme road, q couple OF miles
west OF Lakeport. He left the body
where he found il.
TWO MORE DEATHS
It Is stated, but we have no confirma.
ton Of the report, that Q man named
Nels Lyon, who has relatives In Ysnk.
ton, wss found frozen to death neal
Springfield.
The operator at Armour says one man
was frozen to death heal that place.
soNE sTocK LOSSES.
Sheriff Kincil, who returned today
from Lesterville brings information Of
live stock lost in the storm ip that
vicinity. Tom Selts. living OF LestervilIe
WAS caught out in the storm with hii
team and to save himself he left the
team. DC Friday both horses wers
found frozen stiff.
Chladek brothers, have last g number
OF cattle, bat ct present hew many is MOI
known. Their herd was large and Che
result will probably show q heavy loss.
From ether sources the followin,
Losses have been learned OF:
! r. 81. Eoot, dye miles northwest, los
three cattle. Which he, was boarding TO
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-16

Ssaer Kraut 81 Stisnbaoh's; slso cab
'sgs and other vegstahlo..
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-16

II is reported that four dead bodies
aw&it Identification ct TyndalI.
NJ. Q. Hoyt was caught in the blizzard
on the Nebraska side while hauling a
load OF wood to Yankton, but found
refuge in = house, where he spent the
night.
1t is she opinion of the county super
intendent that the occupants OF all the
school houses in this county were de-
tanned until the storm was over, many
lives being thereby saved.
A man who does general work about
Bishop Martyrs residence Just escaped
being blown over the hundred feet high
precipice by the gale of Thursday after.
noon. He was trembling on the snowy
verge, bnt by digging in hard with his
fingers and toes saved himself and
orswled on his vest buttons into the
house.
Mrs. Flanagan harbored two storm
refugees Thursday night who were blown
mp against her house and did not feel
like leaving it.
Horace CLARK and wife left Yankton
Thursday forenoon for their moth
Yankton county home. twenty-three
Iniles away, and much anxiety has been
felt for them. Later-Mr. Clark and
wife escaped by burrowina all night in
. straw stack. Mrs. CLARK was seriously
but not dangerously frozen.
Sheriff Kincei, DR.. Murphy and Mr
Bwsnson we're unable to reach Lester
vile Saturday afternoon and returned
to the city. Their horses refused 70 fact
the blast.
Rev. b. Rvid. Of this city. left Yank.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
WHITING.

Charles Myat and family have moved
to Brandon on the j. A. Conant farm,
east of the village.
The sick about town are all getting
better. the doctor says, except Rev. Ly-
man Smith. who is no better.
Milton Goodrich moves from Fair Ha-
ven back here to his old place. Tuffield
Ahnes, the present occupant of the place,
moves into the house with his brother,
Peter.
Miss Kate Hubbard teaches the school
at this village. Miss Cora Besette has
the school at the south part of the town.
and Miss Matte Mason has that at the
north part.
\ carload of sheep was shipped from
this station Tuesday morning. to Middle
bury, destined for Utah, by Albert Ev-
arts. Another will be shipped Wednes-
day for the same place by the same party.
The Congregational church, society
and friends have purchased of Mrs. Cook
the house here in the village known as
the VIM. Pierce house for parsonage,
and it will soon be occupied by the min
lister and his family.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
BRISTOL

The sugar season promises to be very
good about here.
The Republican club meets this week
Thursday evening.
The snow is nearly gone here, and we
shall soon have dry streets.
j. NJ. Day is moving his jewelry bus.
mess into the store fitted up for him in
Paterson's block.
Regular communication of Libanus
Lodge Monday afternoon, April 0; work
on third degree.
The opening of the graded school has
been postponed one week on account OF
the measles.
Frank Steele was thrown from his bug
gy, the other day, on Main street, strik.
ing on his head and shoulders. He i
getting around again.
The remains of Mrs. G. w. Lawrence
were brought here from Middlebury and
buried Tuesday. Mrs. Lawrence was a
sister of Mrs. c. W. Corey.
Forrest Sherwin and NJ. W. Wilson
have moved into the DR.. Wheeler house
Guy Steadman into the Champion house
on Church street and Mrs. Gauthier in
with Mrs. MunsOn.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
SHOREHAM.

Miss Mary Bingham is home from
Fitchburg, Mass.
George Smith has moved to Orwell
and taken the farm of James Conkey.
William Annchman has rented his
place and is going to Orwell to carry on
the farm of Misses Ann and Jane Smith.
DR.. c. w. Howard attended the meet
ing of school superintendent at Middle
bury last Tuesday.
Mrs. Martha Hathorn gave party last
Friday evening for her son Fred, who
was home on a vacation from Rock Point
institute, Burlington.
Mrs. Clark Wissell was buried last Sat
urday. She died at her home, Wednes-
day afternoon. of consumption, after a
lingering illness. She leaves husband
and one child eighteen months old.
At the prize-speakng by the senior
class of Cushing academy. Ashburnham,
Mass, Friday evening. March 80, Miss
Gertrude +. Bingham was awarded one
of the two prizes offered to the ladies.
Her selection was "The Life-Boat" and
her rendering was most excellent. show
ing thorough appreciation of the poem.
Taking INTO consideration the bad con-
dition of the roads. last Wednesday even
ing, the "crazy tea was very well at
tended. BY way of entertainment the
poem May Queen (Tennyson) was
read by Miss Marcia Douglas and illus
trated by several appropriate tableaux.
The music consisted of song in cos
tune, "Crowding Awfully," by Willie
Anderson, with Edith Jones, Jennie
Holmes, Nettie Anderson, Lizzie and
Frank Powers joining in the chorus; a
solo by G. Y. North; duet by Misses
Marcia and Lou Douglas; duet by Mr..
North and son Julius and several college
songs by the young people. A tableau,
"The Girl | left behind Me-" by Mabel
Towner and Robbie Holmes, was warmly
encOred. The walters as well as the tea
gave indications of insanity. Young men
wore conundrums and white aprons. with
gorgeous ribbon bows here and there !;
also artificial flowers, with now and then
becoming CD head attire, The food. in
great variety, included johnny-cake and
milk, turnovers. crullers, pies, etc. The
net proceeds of the evening were S27.25.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
VERGEN N ES.

Miss Kate Barnard has returned from
Providence, X. l., and will make this
city her home.
Rev. NJ. III. Smith, the Methodist min
lister, has been confined to the house
some two weeks, but is improving.
Mr.. Hannemen, in the employ of Miner
Bros, has rented the residence of the
late Hon. Edward Seymour of this city.
Mr.. Jodoin, formerly an officer in the
Reform school here, but now connected
with the Rhode Island Home, is here on
visit.
Mrs. Chapman has returned from Prov
idence, X. l., and will remain at the
Seymour homestead, Comfort Hill, for
the summer.
Edward Woodbridge, who is employed
lin the New York custom house, has re-
turned to duty. He had been sick for
some four weeks.
John jackson, employed in saving
wood by horse power, was while at work
at the house of Il. c. Middlebrook, badly
cut in the hand between the thumb and
forefinger.
Miss Carrie Kingsiand, formerly res
dent of this city, but who removed to
Concord, n. H., four years ago, died
here last week and was brought here
md buried.
Miss Robinson, sister of Mrs. Shaw, of
Bennington, died suddenly at the Stevens
House Tuesday of last week of acute
}right's disease. The remains were TAX
Ism to Bennington for burial.
Gen. Geo. W. Grandey's health is very
,oor. He is confined to the house.
General debility and age are the causes of
lis trouble. Hon. F. f. Woodbridge is
very low, having had a slight shock of
lhralysis last week. 1t is feared he will
ibt recover. Nergennes will lose two of
tie most prominent men in Addison
cSunty at their death, and they will be
lissed and mourned by many friends.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
BRlDPORT.
Deferred from last week

Very interesting meetings were held
on Sunday and Monday evenings, con-
Quoted by Mr.. klock. They will be con-
tinued every Sunday evening.
The school in the village, taught by
Miss Allen, closes this week. On ac-
count of sickness it has been bally
broken up, but it has had very efficient
teacher.
The prudential committee in the vii
lage elected at the annual meeting refus-
ing to act, another meeting will be called.
Mr.. f. j. Klock will preach at he
Congregational church next Sunday at
IL a. m. and there will be services in he
evening at 80. The communion service
is postponed one week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. n. Barnes were cross
ing the lake last Friday and when near
this shore the ice broke, tipping them
into the water. They received a thor
ough wetting, but came out very lucky.
with the exception of some damage to
their sleigh.
The village school closed Friday, March
30; the names of pupils having the high
est standing in their respective divisions
are as follows: Highest grade, Gertrude
Huntley, SO; grammar grade. Cora 6.
Blaisdell, %; intermediate, Hattie Z.
Chaplin, 90; first primary, Augusta Cha
pin, SO; second primary, Johnnie Hunt
ley, 80.
At the regular communication of Morn
ing Sun Lodge, No. 5. held at their hall
March q. the following officers were
elected: w. o. Kinds, w. NJ; J. c. 5.
Hamilton, S. W.: r. L. Hcmenway, J.
W.; |. ID. Fletcher, treasurer; Il. W.
Fletcher, secretary; DR.. Ii. l.. Town
send, S. D.; G. Z. Sollace, j. D.; T.
Weber, S. S.; Jas. Spaulding, J. s.. J.
II. Witherell, marshal; Henry Nichols,
chaplain; l.. NJ. Taylor, tyler.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
ORWELL.
Deferred from last week. ]

Deferred from last week.
Mrs. John Ryan is very sick and but
little hope is entertained of her recovery.
NJ. II. Brown will occupy the farm re-
Gently purchased of VIM. +. Royce on
his return from their bridal trip.
Charles Spauldings oldest son, Ar
thur, is very sick with pneumonia, but
was considered little better at last ac-
counts.
Rollin Young and wife are in town
preparing to occupy the old home of his
ancestors, which has never passed from
the Young family. These young people
are heartily welcomed to our community
We have neglected to state in previous
communications that the quarantine has
been removed by the State cattle COM
missioners from the farms of Calvin
Hubbard and WILDER Root. This clears
up the quarantine in this town.
Several of our young people who have
been at school in other places dnring the
winter have returned: among them are
Miss Kitty Sanford. Thomas Hack and
John Wetherbee. Miss Afie Martin is
also in town, after spending the winter
in Boston.
Rev. S.F. Calhoun occupied the Con-
gregational pulpit on Sunday morning
last and preached to a fair-sized audience,
but owing to severe bronchial trouble
was not able to fill his place as teacher
of his Bible class; neither was he able
to preach in the evening. Mrs. Calhoun
is also in poor health.
Mrs. DR.. n. Gale still lives. but is very
low and can survive but a few hours in
all probability, as her age, So. is clearly
against a favorable outlook in her case.
Her sons Doctor j. 5. and Henry of Can
ton. y. Y. and her daughter Mary, are
here. DR.. n. Gale is also failing. and
the sickness of his wife evidently wears
upon him. His age is 81 The family
have the sympathy of the whole COM
munty.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
CORNWALL,

Miss Ethel Sears is very sick and her
recovery is thought doubtful.
Miss Mary Rowe is home from her
school at SaXton's River, sick.
The highways between Cornwall and
Salisbury on the intervale are under wa
ter and passage is dangerous.
Notwithstanding the favorable season,
very little sugar is being made here, sick
ness and deep snow preventing.
Rev. NJ. c. Stebbins and family left
town on Monday for short vacation of
about three weeks. Their time will be
divided among friends in Springfield,
Mass, and Hartford, CT.
The town meeting on Saturday. to con-
slider the legality of the action taken by
the town in regard to refunding to Col
lector Frost the money lost by him, bids
fair to call out good portion ofthe legal
voters in town.
The annual school meeting of district
No. was of more than usual interest
The attendance was large. Rev. Nj. c.
Stebbins was chosen moderator; Henry
Manchester, clerk and collector; Lyman
w. Peet, prudential committee; Ansor
w. Frost, treasurer; A. j. Field and G.
G. Frost, auditors. The district voted tC
lay tax of 20 per cent upon the granG
list, to leave the length of terms and the
time of their commencement to the dis
erection of the prudential committee anc
to instruct the committee to purchase {
table and two or three chairs for the
school-room. An informal diccussior
followed upon the desirability of grading
and improving the grounds about tn,
school house. All manifested a lively
interest in the subject and something viii
be likely to come of it. Some of the re
marks took wide range and recommend
ed more attention to setting out trees by
the roadside, keeping up the fences ant
keeping down the weeds, thistles, bushes
etc., along the highways. Once year il
hardly often enough for such meetings
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
County Ueps.
ADDISON.

Byron Smith sent a fine lot of mutton
sheep to market Friday.
d. r. Brown has been selling his grade
Jerseys to parties in Vergennes at long
prices.
Mrs. Mclean is moving from Bridport
into j. |. Clark's house, and Mr.. Delphi
of Bridport on the Luther place, now
owned by viii Woods.
Ed. Morrison, who has lately returned
from Australia, brings very interesting
news from that far-away country and
r. ID. Clark, who stays there to attend to
the sheep while in quarantine, writes
that he is revealing in new vegetables,
green corn, etc.
The voters of district No. 6 met at the
ruins of the old school house to transact
business for the ensuing year. After the
usual preliminaries they adjourned to c.
II. Taylor's. According to report it was
not a very harmonious gathering, the
question of rebuilding disturbing the
equanimity of few. After the usual
election of officers the building question
was abandoned until the matter had leen
considered with more deliberation, and
the meeting adjourned.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
State OemS.

A society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals has been organized at Rut-
land.
The tOboggan chute at St. Johnsbury
has been sold for $50, giving the stock
holders 81 each.
The late Hon. a. f. Judevine of Hard
wick willed one-fourth of his estate, I'll
mated at 100000, to the university of
Vermont at Burlington.
The railroad shops at Lyndonvile are
to be enlarged by order of the Boston
and Maine management. This means no
removal of the shops to ST. Johnsburv.
The proposed river and harbor bill now
before Congress includes $4,000 for
Burlington harbOr, $4,000 for Gordon's
landing and S25, 600 for Otter creek.
VIM. r. McCue, for some months past
an inmate of the Soldiers home at Ben
nington. has just been granted a pension
of Sl0a month, with over $1,000 arrear-
ages.
The normal school at Castleton has 1876
pupils during the pre- ent quarter, 100 of
whom are in the regular normal classes
and the remainder in the preparatory
classes.
Leon ", son of Leon j. Lizotte, S
years years old, was killed on Saturday
in the Fairbanks scale works yard at st.
Johnsbury by heavy cask falling on his
head.
A syndicate of gentlemen in Burling-
ton is preparing to build one of the finest
yachts on the inland waters of the coun-
try. Edward Burgess of Boston, who
designed the Puritan, Maytiower and
Volunteer, will make the plans.
Paddy Allen, who has lived sort of a
hermit life for several years at Forest
dale, near Brandon, was taken sick few
DAYS ago, and the authorities had guar
dian appointed. Two thousand two hun
bred and forty-siX dollars were found on
his person, besides bag of gold.
The Vermont association of ex-prisoners
of war, organized at the last annual meet
ing of the G.. A. r., in st. Johnsbury, is
growing more rapidly than was expected.
1t now has enrolled over 30 per cent of
the resident prisoners of the State. 1t
has been decided to hold the first meeting
in June.
Rev. T. P. Frost of st. Johnsbury will
deliver the Memorial-day address at
Hadwick, DIR. A. II. Chesmore of Hun
tington at johnson, Colonel John r.
Thompson of Washington, ID. c., at st.
Johnsbury, II. G. Bates of St. Johns
bury at Newport, Colonel George L.
Chids of st. Adams at Woodstock.
1t is expected work at the Arana mar
BILE and limestone quarries near Fail
Haven will be resumed early in the pres
ent month, and that operations there will
assume greater proportions than ever be-
fore in the history of the company. 1t Is
part of the plans of the company at pres
ent to erect kilns and burn lime there,
tests of the rock having proved satisfac-
tory.
Some idea of what is being done in the
line of butter making at Montgomery
and the region surrounding East Berk-
shire may be formed when it is stated
that during the year ending Feb. 20, 1883
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
WEYBRIDGE.

George Dewey is quite low from an at
tack of his old ailment, heart disease.
The ice left the mill pond on Thursday
1t did no damage, the water being very
high.
Earl p. Harrington has left for Boston,
Mass. having got job in carriage
mandatory there.
There are nearly fifty cases of measles
in this vicinity, with only one fatal case
as yet. Some have been very sick.
Rev. Mr.. Heath left on Monday with the
remains of his child for East Berkshire,
where the burial took place. He return
ed on Tuesday.
Miss Eliza Herendeen is at A. Nuts.
having been called home to assist in car
ing for the four in the family having the
measles, including her sister, Mrs. Mutt.
G.. w. Sneden has retired from the grist
mill and will move to his new purchase
in Bristol as soon as the health of his
family will permit. The community re-
greet his going and his neighbors lose a
valuable family. No disposition has been
made by the administrator of the Hall
estate of the mill property as yet. 1t will
be run meanwhile as usual.
Rev. J. A. Heath's baby girl, Lillian.
died on Friday last with capillary bron-
chits. The funeral was held Sunday af-
ternoon. Another daughter is very sick
with measles, but it is thought she viii re-
cover. Much sympathy is felt for Mr..
Heath's family on account of their con-
tinued afiliction. The three children
were affected the first part of the winter
with whooping cough, having it quite Sc
verely, and now they have had the mea-
s1as
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06

A telegram from Col. Walter Scranton
of New York to his father-in-law, Hon.
F. K. Woodbridge, gave him the crafty
ing notification that a visitor had arrived
at the colonel's home; this time daugh-
ter.
Lyman Grandey of Panton was as
saulted at his house Saturday evening by
two men, Matot and Dudley, while in an
intoxicated condition. They were arres-
ted the same evening and brought before
Justice Barnes and fined, Matot S33.14
and Dudley S26.02. They settled.
A new departure was made this spring
by using dynamite to remove the ice be-
low the falls to prevent the destruction
of buildings and other property. The
experiment was a success and cleared the
basin of ice before the ice above the falls
came over. Westport parties did the job.