The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02

On Monday a hearing was held before
Judge William III Nichols, az justice Of the
peace, In the case of the Town of Randolph
v. iowa of Roxbury. II was appealed to
Orange county court. Hon. N l.. Boyden
for Randolph and Hon. Zed s. Stanton for
Rox bury.
The work on the Souvenir History of
Randolph is progressing rapidly under the
management of Nickerson & Cox. The
church history Is all written up, and all of
the views and portraits ready for the press.
1t will be a volume which natives of the
town will be glad to procure.
Roxbury.
A medal of honor has been awarded to
Carlos II. Rich of Roxbury, first sergeant
of Company ID, Fourth Vermont, for con-
| spicuous gallantry in saving the life of an
| officer of his regiment at the Battle of the
Wilderness, May D, 1854.
United States Marshal James Bailey, Com
missioner G. K. johnson of Burlington, and
District Attorney John III. Senter of Mont
| pelier were in town last week and arrested
| Charles L. Ellis for selling the ardent with
out government license. G. e. Bracket
signed his bond of $500.
South Ryegate.
Robert Darling returned to Palmer, Mass
last Monday afternoon.
Meetings will be held every evening this
! week in both churches.
/ Henry Weber has job cutting stone for
Robin & Darling for the winter.
The dance at the d pot hall was not well
attended because of the cold weather.
Rev. John j. Hall delivered New Year 8
address in the Limekiln school-house.
Charles Green is in Montpelier this week
visiting his sister, Mrs George w. Blodgett.
H. w. II. Gardner has received an in
crease in his pension of two dollars per
| month.
Communion services will be held in the
J Presbyterian church on the second Sunday
! in January.
Last Sunday evening there was a union
gospel temperance meeting at the Presby-
terrain church.
G. K. Lamphere has sold all the timber on
! his swamp lot in the northwest part of New
bury to p Gibson Of this place.
Annual meeting Of the Reformed Presby-
terrain church, to elect officers for the ensu.
ing year, on Thursday afternoon at two
o'clock
p. Gibson has let the Job of cutting
the timber on the Lamphere lot to George
Crow. It. is to be delivered at NJ. p. Sar-
gents mill.
On Monday evening (31s) the Presbyte-
rian Sunday-school held a social hour at the
close of the prayer. meeting, followed by a
watch night service.
The granted firm of Robin & Darling is the
only one in town which has worked through
the holidays, compelled to do so by the
many orders to be filed.
The South Ryegate Cooperative Cream
cry Association paid dividend of four per
cent to the stockholders for the year 1894
| Very few, IL any, creameries in this section
can say this.
him to scale lumber as it is hauled into the
mill by Sargent's teams. Boardway and
Allen cut and skid the lumber by the thou
sand, and have agreed to take Whitehill's
measurement as it is delivered here.
George w. Bailey has been confined to
the house for two weeks past 1t is uncer.
tain what his ailments are, as he has not
had doctor, but it is the first time for over
fifty years that he has been afflicted so that
he could not get to the barn to do his
| chores.
Business of all kinds was suspended last
Thursday because of the heavy fall of snow
and high wind. Those living outside the
village made no attempt to get there The
weight Of snow on the platform of Terry &
Georges hay scales, dimensions seven by
fourteen feet, was 610 pounds. Thermome
ters registered twenty-six degrees below
zero on Friday morning.
M f. Sargent very naturally rejoices ovel
the snowfall, as it enables him to utilize hi.
splendid team, which consists of eight
horses, weighing from 1900 to 1000 pounds
each, and two pairs of oxen, weighing from
$3.50 to 1000 pounds. Mr.. Sargent will
work at logging on what is known as thu
Adams & Gale lot, having let his New
bury lot to r. ID. Hosmore.
South STAFFORD.
Alvin Fuller Of Maine is stopping at tn,
Burrell House, selling county rights for
patent chain.link.
The Good Templars lodge seems to b,
prospecting, in spite of the opposing element
A fine temperance lecture was delivere,
last week by DR.. Mary Leavitt.
The Crusade Band, six in number, hav
been holding meetings in South STAFFORD a
the Free Baptist church. Much interest i
manifested and good many converts re
ported.
Thetford.
The men turned out Saturday and worke,
up David LaFlore's wood-pile.
Ernest Bond is arranging drama, whc
he intends to be good one and which will
be given in several places, the proceeds +
60 for the school fund.
This is the time to form new resolution
and turn over new leaves. Let us hop
that many such have been entered upo
and will be kept.
H. j. Elmer and G. S. Worcester wer
called to Hanover last week to identify
man thought to be the thief who took G. e
cdlT Dduhs HOrSoi DuJ ~ proven W De sOIn
one else.
The band gave concert in Academy Ha
on New Years eve, watching the exit of g
and welcoming the entrance Of '95 TIL
young people enjoyed the evening yer
much, and the concert was Of a high order
1t seems pity that the people are oblige
to make their own paths in the, sidewal
when man with a horse and now-plo,
could clean the whole street out in fey
moments. AS it is, there is a path hardl
wide enough to walk in. Would that W
had few public spirited men in the place
A party of men went out last Friday t
J capture the young cattle of Mrs. W. L
, Weber, four in number, which had becom
) wild. The cattle have been out sine
spring, and of late they have Jared rattle
hard, living chiefly upon the boughs of tn
, trees and bushes. Consequently, they weI
/, , greatly reduced in flesh and strength, an
three of them were easily caught; but tn
fourth ran like fox, and at last account
was still running about over the back hill
David LAHORE was badly injured AZ
week Monday, while working for Charlie
. Emerson of East Thetford. While at wor
with his spirited horses they took fright
= a passing team. AS they left the yard, I'll
, wagon on which he sat struck post an