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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-18

had wanted to go to the sinking ship
but his own crew to man refused tc
go in the face of the desperate gale then
blowing. But true or not though the
story be, the house of Skipper Ireson is
great attraction to sightseers. The
incident narrated by Whittier occurred
in 1908, and the house itself was proba-
bly, built somewhat earlier than this,
Jealous though the people of Marble.
head are to defend the good name OF
their women, it is true in former times
they had reputation for masculinity
and for marked originality of demeanor
and speech.
Years ago Tennyson wrote of his birth.
place:
Here thy boyhood sung
Long since its matin song, and heard
The low love language of the bird
In native hazel's tassel hung.
Somersby is the name Of the estate,
and it is in one of the most beautiful
sections of the Lincolnshire region. In
that pretty pastoral district of softly
sloping hills and large ash trees Tenny.
son was born in 1909, and throughout his
early verse, observes an admirer, we are
constantly brought with loving minute.
ness in contact with some one or other
feature of the landscape. Now it is the
manor house, portrayed for us as the
"Moated Grange" now the church
where his father officiated, and now the
rectory, and
The woods that belt the gray hillside,
The seven elms, the poplars four
That stand beside my fathers door.
- The brook that loves
To purl DER matted cress and ribbed sand
Or dimple In the dark of rushy coves.
Considerable interest then was natu
rally excited in literary circles by thu
announcement that the Somersby estate
was for sale. In the catalogue thu
"Moated Grange" was described as {
comfortable gentleman's residence
pleasantly placed in charming pleasure
grounds, sheltered by magnificent fores
trees, and overlooking beautiful shrub
berries, lovely lawns and gardens
verdant meadows sloping to the wind
ing trout stream, the River LYNN, ant
the pretty pastoral country in the dis
tance," while the rectory was made tn,
subject of burst of fine sentiment on
the part of the vendors.
All in vain, however. The propert!
was put up at eos 900, when it advances
by many bids of $500 and one of 81, 0O
to e36, 800, where it stopped, although
the auctioneer declared that some year
ago he would have got people to BIZ
100000 for the property. The owne
refused to part with it for the highes
bid offered, and the estate was with
drawn. The reserve price, 80 the re
port ran in the mart, was 100000.
+. X. WHITE.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-18
THE RED HORSE TAVERN.

the crossroads tavern as to gorgeous
hotel in a big city. But once in awhile
a poet OF a writer chances along, and his
association with the place or what he
says regarding it gives it fame and
vogue it otherwise would not have
known.
There, for example, is the famous old
Red Horse tavern, of Sudbury, Mass
1t used to be a great resort in the old
days of stages, but today, remarks re-
cent visitor, it is left to that solitude
which is almost the only possession of
the revolutionary and prerevolutionary
hostelries. The mail coach no longer
dashes up to its door to deposit its load
its hearth is crowded no more by the
feet Of hurried travellers; even the rail
road has respected its solitude and left
it far behind. Its charm remains I'M
broken, however, and it is a fitting SYM
Dol of the memories which cluster In its
ample rooms, memories which seem
realities as one reads his Longfellow and
feels a sympathetic thrill at the immor-
tai "Tales of Wayside Inn"
1t is now the residence of a farmer
and can be reached from Boston, twenty
miles away, by the old turnpike road
which goes to Worcester, out through
Cambridge, Newton, Waltham, Con.
cord, to the western part of Sudbury. II
stands, says the visitor already referred
to, on the north side of the broad turn.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-18

belt plates worn by men and officers,
bayonets, canteens, bowie knives used by
the Louisiana rangers, exploded shells
from different fields, cavalry equipment,
spurs and buckles, incorporated in the
design with great skill and intelligence.
Every bullet, every broken remnant of
shot and shell, every belt plate and
epaulet could tell Of inspiring scenes
and events. The story Of the war is
told in metal. The great armies Of the
north and south occupy opposite sides.
The national government is represented
in the letters U. S., the combination be-
ing made from mimic balls from Peters
burg. The Confederacy, ON the other
hand, is represented in the letters G..
s., which are composed Of bullets from
the southern lines. The battle selected Is
not on southern soil, but in the state Of
Pennsylvania Gettysburg has been
chosen because that represented the
high tide Of the Confederacy.
The centerpiece ON the Federal ide is
a revolver which exploded in the hands
of soldier named Williams; on the
Confederate side it is a Confederate
canteen pierced by four bullets. The
Union canteen on the other side was
found near the Mcpherson monument
at Atlanta. On one side are crossed
bayonets, while the opposite Is signal
lied by bowie knives that were carried
in the belts of the Louisiana tigers.
The Confederate belt plates cannot be
duplicated easily. They represent the
styles worn by officers and men. A
couple of these belt plates are Of pc.
culiar significance, telling Of blockade
runners that were intercepted and deeds
of daring that were wasted. Both are
of British origin, one bearing the coat
of arms of Great Britain and the Other
the head Of the British lion. Both were
captured before the blockade runnei
had penetrated the Union naval lines
The monument is surmounted by
32.pounder shot. Such are but the mos
salient features Of production tot
unique for description.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-18
TILE MANOR soMKRsBY

Another spot in which lovers Of poetry
cannot fail to be interested is the house
at Marblehead, Mass, where lived the
man given unfortunate immortality by
Whittier as
Old Floyd Ireson. for his hard heart,
Tarred and feathered and carried In cart
BY the women Of Marblehead.
According to Helen Reed, the Quaker
poets account is faulty. 1t was not the
women, she declares, but the men who
did the tarring and feathering. lreson
was punished, it will be remembered,
because he had passed a ship in distress
without offering help. The crew Of the
ship persisted, and only the captain sur
vived to tell the story Of Ireson's neglect
Ireson bore his punishment without
word save ct the end. II thank yot
for my ride, gentlemen, but You vii
live to regret It,"
It was afterward proved that Lesos
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-18

A comedy scene followed the third 40
Of tragedy scene at theater In an
English provincial town. The villain
had met his death and the curtain was
lowered, but hung there suspended
three feet above the stage. All efforts
to lower 1t proved unavailing until the
corpse arose from the stage and said, in
sepulchral tones, as he dragged down
the curtain, mo rest, even In the
-r-r-r-aver'-Yankee Blade.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-18
FLOYD IREsoN's HOME.

pike road, Just at the foot of small
mountain almost small enough to be
called hilD, and fronts squarely to the
south. The barn is just opposite, nestled
among four or five oak trees, and for
over three-quarters Of mile there is not
another house in sight. While the ex-
terror of this tavern is attractive-the
large rectangular main building, two
stories, with huge attic, square, mass
i've chimneys and an l. to the right,
barely Joined to the main structure-it
is the interior of the tavern which has
the greatest charm for the visitor. both
because of its intrinsic antiquity and the
memories which cluster about particular
rooms.
The principal entrance to the inn is
by a huge oaken door in the front of the
house. As the big panel swings on its
creaking hinges, one can see the fiuted
Greek pillars Of wood on the sides, and
once inside those lines of Longfellow,
even more appropriate now that they
were fifty years ago, fash into ones
mind.
A kind Of old hobgoblin hall,
Now somewhat fallen to decay,
with weather stains upon the wall,
And stairways worn and crazy doors,
And creaking and uneven floors,
And chimneys huge and tiled and tall.
A farmers wife welcomes the occa-
sional caller who makes a sentimental
pilgrimage to the spot and exacts the
small fee Of ten cents. She is an intel
ligent woman, thoroughly familiar with
the poetry and romance of her habita
ton, and, as she says, charges for hel
services that she may be able TO contrib
ute few extra shillings to the supper
of the local church.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-18
THE STORY TOLD IN METAL.

A Connecticut Mans Remarkable Memo
rial of the War.
Mr.. A. E. Brooks, Of Hartford, has
been collecting relics of the civil war
ever since it closed, and has now com
bined 1000 bullets, shells and frag-
ments of shells, bayonets, broken guns
and the like into monument which
certainly has no parallel. Singularly
enough, he has succeeded in making it
at once beautiful and terribly suggest
i've. II is five and half feet high, the
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-18

London Is to entertain various inter
national congresses during the next few
years, and the latest visitors announced
are the dermatologists, who will hold
their meeting In the English capital IN
lsS. DR.. Hutchinson win be president.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-18
POETS SANG OF THEM
THREE HOUSES RENDERED FAMOUS
BY VERSE.

Longfellow's "wayside Inn," the Resi-
dence of Captain Floyd Ireson In Mar
bIehead and the birthplace of Poet
Laureate Tennyson.
There is more or less of romance about
every house that has been the home or
refuge of man. The residence and the
inn-each has witnessed scenes of Joy
and woe or episodes of tranquil happi-
ness and grief sustained with heroic
philosophy.
In greater or less degree these condi-
tons apply as well to the hut of the
savage as to the palace of the prince; to
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-18
Dinner Among the Romans.

The Romans in the time Of Cicero and
Augustus took an early breakfast, from
3 to 4 in the morning. luncheon at IL
OF /, and at about 8 o'clock the eczema or
principal meal of the day, corresponding
with our dinner. Concurrently we read
Of some not dining until unset.-Cham-
bers Journal
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-18

inner frame be-
ing of lumber,
on which the
relics are fas-
tened in such a
way as to com
pletely conceal it
and make the
monument look
like a solid mass
of relics.
There are 1888
bullets collected
from the piinci-
pal battlefelds,
and 1914 Union
and Confederate
buttons. There
are also revolv-
ara anan1ata
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-30
MORRISTOWN.

c. F. Smith has purchased 200 hay caps.
Bert Flanders now runs the engine at
Peek's mill,
Farmers are pleased at the outlook for a
good crop of hay.
David Muzzy has been quite sick with in
famation of the bowels.
L. Matthews has built an addition and
otherwise improved his house.
Geo. Carter recently shipped two good Jer-
sey calves to parties in York State
j. Thomas, who lost an eye some time
since while mending fence, is out again.
Ernest Allen recently buried his Youngest
child, who was sick but a short time with
pneumonia.
Mrs. E. 7. Ryder now has a nice New Home
sewing machine, purchased of C. H. Bliss of
Hyde Park.
Edgar Thorpe and son George are here
Eom Dakota, stopping on the farm with his
grandmother, Mrs. Thorpe
While coming out with load of hay, Ell
win Bragg tipped over, striking in such a
way as to knock out several teeth and other
wise getting bruised.
The "Corners' does not care to be behind the
times therefore considerable improvement
has been made by Sticking up a bit. Among
which mum Der is our merchant, E. Douglass
who has frightened his store inside and out
by coat of paint. Among others are "A. b.
Smith, Leonard Mathews and E. w. Halock
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-30
WATERVILLE.

Berton Wiley is at home spending his va
cation.
Miss Margaret Melvey is visiting friends in
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Holmes and daughter
are in town.
Mrs. A. Chase and Miss Jennie Holmes are
visiting in Westfeld.
Miss elena Waters was visiting friends in
johnson the past week.
Nate Brown of Morrisville was the guest of
his mother the past week.
80 years and highly respected by all who be-
came acquainted with her.
Mrs, Albert Wiley and children of Boston,
are visiting friends in town.
George Waters who has been teaching in
lrasburgh, has returned home.
j. M. Parker has improved the appearance
of the hotel by putting in a new platform
and steps.
Miss Mable Child has completed her studies
at the State Normal school at Johnson, and
returned home.
The children of the Juvenile Temple met the
Johnson Temple in a basket picnic at Heman
Miller's Saturday afternoon. 1t was great
day for the little ones.
Mrs. Maria Balch, an old and life long res
ident of this place, died of paralysis at her
daughters, Mrs Daniel Prince in j ohnson on
the 21st The funeral was held at the Union
church on the %. Services by Rev. Mr. New
ton assisted by Revs. Mr.. Wheelock and
Mr.. Cakes of Cambridge. Mrs. Balch was an
active member of the NJ. E. church for over
Dr.J B. Waters has been visiting his par
ents in Cambridge and his friends in this vi
entity has returned to Carthage, New Mexico
He graduated from the Medical College n
Burlington in the class of 80, and soon after
secured a position in the hospital of the
Atkinson Topeka and Santa Fee road
at Topeka After a few months he was FRO
NOTED to Surgeon for the company, with
head quarters in New Mexico wher5 he is do
ing a lucrative business.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-30
ELMORE.

Chalon Mead took trip to Newport last
week.
Subject of sermon in NJ. E. church, "The
New Birth
Mrs Matilda Litch of Craftsbury, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. D. Fl. Stone,
Mrs Lnusia Doty of Morrisvile, spent q
few days at l.. l. Camps last week.
Mrs. l.. l.. Camp and her sister, Mrs. James
Bolton of Pleasant Valley, made visit to
Barre last week.
Mrs. Wilson Grisworld went to Hardwick,
last Wednesday to attend the wedding other
grandson, Alton Stone.
Can't we devise some means of entertain
ing travellers and summer visitors? We must
when we get the telephone.
Mrs Sarah Keller (nee Mead) is in town
visiting at A. M. Keely's. Mrs. Keller is a
sister of Chalon Mead, and until the past
year has been resident OF Dakota.
The telephone meeting Saturday night was
lightly attended, but the purpose and public
spirit manifested was vigorous and praise
worthy About $25 was subscribed, the
greater part by five citizens in the village.
+. NJ. Harris was engaged to spend day
canvassing among the farmers and before
this appears in print we expect to obtain as
surance of means to this valuable facility
We learn that other prominent citizens are
ready to do their part; now let all take
hold together and have our part done before
haying begins.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-30
CADYiS FALLS.

Miss Nina Yates visited Blanche Cheney
last week
Horace Ballou of Bethel is visiting at
S. c. Towns.
Mrs. VIII Sherman's brother of Watervile,
is visiting her.
Mrs. George Brown is in poor health, and
does not get much better.
Miss Flora Terrill of Montpelier, is spend
ing her vacation at home.
Mrs ]. II. Pirece and Inez Yates of Frank
lin, visited Mrs. j. Cheney last Wednesday.
Clark Dodge is building a new pantry at
Joseph Sherman's, and doing other repair
ing.
Fred Dow will give exhibitions of his phon-
ograph in different localities the coming sea-
son.
Miss Bertha Terril of South Hadley, Mass,
is expected this week, and Herbert and
Weld of Andover, Mass, next week to spend
their vacations.
e. B., B. F. and Lester Terrill with Sam and
Will Town, joined Mr.. Henry Lilley at
| Greensboro pond with a view to catch the
speckled beauties. After hireing boats and
help and working hard all day, at eve they
| gathered up seven basketfuls of lunch and
| five small fishes and journeyed homeward in
| binding rain.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-30
EAST CAMBRIDGE.

1t has been rain, rain this month so far
GssSs Z looking well and bids fair for
goG IN
Kitty Wells has been spending few days
at her home.
Mr.. Mudgett of Fairfax, was a guest at H.
b. Caswell's last week Friday.
Gilbert Gonyeau and son Gilbert, spent
several days in Colchester last week.
Prof. MILFORD Roberts of Lowell Mass,
was a guest of A. Demeritt on June 27.
Mrs. Julia Blake of Johnson, was a guest
at f. Z. Putnam's and A. Demeritt's last
week
School closed last week Friday, the oath,
and we are glad to report the term as very
successful.
Albert Demeritt of Johnson, spent last
Saturday and Sunday at his grandfather's,
A. Demeritt.
Mrs. F. E. Putnam attended the funeral
services of her grandmother, Mrs. Balch at
Watervile last week.
woman of late, has passed through the
place seemingly deranged and giving her
name as Jennie Stevens. If she has relatives
orfriends, they should see that she is provid-
ed with home, if not, the authority of the
town should see to it, as it seems duty that
such should have homes provided for them
| in their misfortunes.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-30
HAIR DWICk.

A. c. Jackson and wife have been at his IA
theirs, for a few days.
1t is reported that Dr. Fairman has bought
the Maple Park hotel property.
All kinds of fire works, fire crackers and
flags can be found at Shattuck's.
Mr.. McGinn's new house is up and boarded.
and the frame of Mr.. Meningitis house is
up.
The Kent house has been much improved
in looks by repairing the piazza and paint
ing.
The telephone line from Hardwick to VOL
colt has been put in by direct line down
the river.
Centennial sermon will be preached next
Sunday by Rev. Byington at East Hardwick,
and Rev. Worthen at Hardwick.
Mrs A. S. Wheatley, who was stopping at
Ed Wells. fell down stairs Sunday eve with a
lamp in her hand and broke one of her arms.
1t has been the wettest June in the memory
of the oldest inhabitants. The heavy rains
for the past few days has raised the river
more than bank full.
Tbs Republican club are raising money to
procure "A new Campaign flag and will try to
have it here forthe 4th and will have flag
raising later after the campaign opens,
The executive committee of the 4th of July
celebration have the arrangements nearly
completed for a successful celebration. Fol-
further particulars see poster, programme
and small bills.
The village authoities are making all necs
| sary arrangements to preserve order here
| the 4th. There will be carpet-bag bars
allowed, and any one caught peddling thu
ardent in any way will get into trouble. Per
haps J. II. Smith has laid in another sup
J ply and probably he may not live in this par
| of the town, as some of our citizens have beef
| threatened either in person property
| They had better go slow.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-30
WOLCOTT.

Mrs F. NJ. Gale of Chicago, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. S. A Fife.
We are requested to say that Mr.. Rennie
has lately set a maidstone to his wife grave,
of the Soper manufacture of West Randolph.
s. E. Boomhower, the furniture man, will
give dance in his new store on the evening
of July LIST. A good attendance is expected.
Quite a severe shower visited this town Sun
day afternoon, doing some damage in the
way of breaking down trees and taking out a
corner of the covered bridge.
PLEASANT VALLEY.
A. Stoddard has built new barn.
School closed with very good school.
Avery Crop is at c. C. Browns to work.
Joe Parker has COW that is quite sick.
Mrs. Luther Wood is visiting in johnson.
Vern Jones has got through for George
Merritt
Harley Camp has moved back to Mr.. Grey's
to work.
Oliver Mower has fixed up his house and
painted the same.
George Bryant is buying butter for Jor-
dan in the place of Foster.
Mr.. Tucker and Fisher went fishing Mon
day and caught three piekerel that weighed
lbs, when dressed.
Elmore has one honest man, and that is
Charley Whitney; while going to pasture
in Woodbury. he and his wife were riding
along and looked in the road and saw wal
let, picked it up and opened it and found $62
in money and found the owner and gave it to
him. How many would have done il? May
he be rewarded for it,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-30
JEFFERSONVIIIF

Alex Lang has charge of the livery stable
in the Melendy hotel barn.
Myra Wilcox finished the course in the
Normal school and received her diploma last
Thursday. Her many friends here congratu-
late her and wish her success
A communication from Rev. Mr. Graves,
to our pastor, of which your correspondent
was not informed, accounts for the conflict
ing items, regarding last Sunday morning
service, in your last issue.
Adams Co., jewelers. of Burlington, pre-
scented the Congregational church, through
the medium of Mr.. Hawley, who called in to
price them with very beautiful clock, which
is enjoyed by the society, congregations,
and Sunday-school; and all unite in return
ing thanks for the very useful gift.
Report of Jacksonville school for the four
weeks ending June oath. Names of scholars
not absent one-half day:-Mattie Como
Charlie Mcfarland, Teddie Bunker, Wilt
Atkins Guy Varnum, Rolie Hebb, Oscar
Jacques, Harold Adams Laura Buker, Mar
tin Dodge, Ida Como, Mabel Griswold, Are
thur Hawley, Ralph Jacques. Jessie Maekie
Flora Griswold Harold Perry, Leon Jacques
Laura Page Effie Reynolds, Burr Russell
Harry Sinclair, Celia Wheelock, Robert Rey
nolds Teachers, Abbie Bicknell, Laura
Burnham