The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26
fcoNrINuEp FROM FIFTH PAaB.l

as they shall be known they may nave the |
effect hereafter to help us all to keep cool
in similar circumstances. while we abate
no reasonable efforts to prevent actual |
harm. Landlord Durham has taken |
possession of the Hubbard house. His |
former boarders, made up chiefly of stone |
cutters were moved en- mdsse to vacant
house Just outside and northeast OF the vii |
lage, upon discovery of varioloid in the
family, The boys signed their new quarters |
1.-THE Rattle-snake Hotel" (Of course no |
antidote for rattle-snake bite is to be had |
there) They also put out the warning TO |
animal, the Acdrus scdbiei. But some one |
failed to look out for a bigger animal in the |
spring from which they were to drink, and
later on the poor fellows are said to have |
found they had been imbibing diluted
woodchuck But after ALL they can have
the consolation that this was no worse than
what many another may have been
taking, by prescription, about the same
time, as an antidote to smallpox. -
A. S. Sherman of Waukegan, ILL.,, an ex-
mayor of Chicago, has been visiting his
brother-in-law, Enoch Howe. Mr.. Sherman
is the man who, in an early day, built
Messrs. Calvin Ainsworth's and Enoch
Howes brick houses. He is fine-looking
old man. - Frank A. Walker Will grad
uate at the Vermont Academy, Saxton's
River, this week. - Miss Fanny f.
Waldo, one of our worthiest young ladies',
has just graduated at the Methodist Sem
mary, Montpelier. - DR.. Wesley Noyes,
a son-in-law of the late Dea. Enoch Burn
ham, and now a resident of Racine, Wis,
accompanied by his wife, are visiting friends
here. - Will Davenport, son of Rice
Davenport, for year past in the scale
works at Rome. Ga, is about to return
North to remain. - viii Neazie, for
some years in the family of III. ID. Abbott,
has been visiting here of late. - A
daughter was recently born to Bert and
Nettie Cheney Bruce now of North Ran
dolph - NJ. Lewis, in the employ of
the Central Vermont Railroad Company,
and for some time a resident OF our village,
is building house in South Barre, to which
he will soon move. - There has been
some wool buying here of late. - We
hear grass spoken of as, apparently, lighter
than last year. - 1t is an occasion of
rejoicing that calves are not brought to mar
ket here for shipment on Saturdays. This
may give the bones of the Fourth Com
mandment, that have been so badly broken
here in the past, some chance to knit.
- Mr.. and Mrs Rice Davenport are
visiting their son, Rev. Walter Davenport at
Waterbury. - Mary A. Adams, daugh-
ter of the late John Adams, has returned
from California as the bride of Albert ID.
Reed of East Brookiield. - Eight fam
lilies have kindly consented to receive " fresh
air" children from New York city for two
weeks stay. If others will consent to take
some of these children word may be left
this week with Rev. l. Jones.
Caledonia County.
GRoToN.-Rev. Charles Garfield of South
Ryegate preached at the Methodist church
on Sunday in exchange with the pastor.
- There was pleasant Children's day
exercise at the Baptist church on Sunday
afternoon. II. N. Hall and wife are
spending a few days at Plymouth, n. III.
Mrs. Hall is in poor health.
HARDw1cK.- town meeting was held
Saturday to raise money for current town
expenses. 1t has heretofore been held in
December, but as many favored the plan of
collecting taxes during the fall months, the
meeting was held in answer to that wish.
A tax of $3.50 on the dollar Of list was voted,
to be assessed July 10, and it was also voted
to combine or include in the same tay-bill
the highway tax of twenty cents voted at
the annual meeting. - The remains of
Mrs. Caroline Barrett were brought here
for funeral services and burial on Friday
last. She was a daughter of the late
Chauncey Benjamin and forn er resident
of this town. - Mrs. NJ. M. Judevine,
widow of the late Alden f. Judevine, pro-
poses to donate a town clock to this place,
to be placed in the tower of the Methodist
church. The proposition was publicly
made through Judge Powers at the town
meeting on Saturday, and was accepted and
properly acknowledged by the town. -
David Strickland has purchased of A. L..
Thomas, ESQ, building lot on which he
erected a barn and laid the foundations for
dwelling house last autumn. He intends
building house thereon the present season
for his own use. - A. L. Thomas, Esq,
contemplates making another visit to Fort
Payne, Ala. NJ. V. B. Hathaway has
built bay window on the east side of his
residence and extended the plank side
walk on Church street from |. p. Titus new
residence to Main street corner. -
James III. Perley and wife of Waltham,
Mass. arrived in town Saturday and are
or Tu1na parlav,S in I'll
- Mrs. Mark French has recovered from
her recent illness with diphtheria, the case
being of mild type. - An effort is
being made to establish a newspaper here
Subscription lists are being circulated to see
what inducements our people are willing to
offer to any ambitious journalist desiring
such chance.
Chittenden County.
RICHMoND.-A. G. Hathorns house was
burned Friday afternoon. The building
was fired by his young son, who had beer
playing with matches Loss 81, 800. The
household furniture was saved in dam
aged condition, and the barn, twelve fee
distant, was saved by the bucket brigade
The building was insured in the Continental
w. d. Hall, agent, for 81 200; furniture, 800
All the doors and windows were saved
Some of the by-standers, however, wanted
to throw them back into the fire, so that
Mr.. Hathorn might receive his insurance OF
gain, for the company made no reduction
on this account-a thing the Insurance.
agents desire TO emphasize.
Lamoille County.
EAST ELMoRE.-Mrs. w. M. Straw ha
a gloxinia with forty-eight blossoms an,
several buds. - Warren Powers kile
beef last week that dressed 1,1lS pounds
- Fred Sideways little daughter ha
been very sick with lung fever, but at las
accounts was better. - G. A. Morse
repairing his lumber mill and putting in neN
machinery - The farmers are CON
mencing haying, and the grass crop is yer
good - Bertha Olmstead, who has bee
in Chicago taking music lessons, has re
turned home. - Rev. D. p. Bragg an
wife are visiting their children in Water
vile. - Mrs Silas Bills has move
back to Woodbury. Center Georg
White has moved back to his farm.
STowE.-Among the prodigals who hay
returned for the summer are Mrs. K. !
Cheney from Indiana, Mrs. p. ID. Pike froI
New York, Miss Hattie Savage from Ill
nois, Miss Chase from New Mexico, Mis-
Laura Thomas from Minnard, A. II. Stra'
from Ohio and Walter Benson from Mass