The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-18
st. ,yOhnsbury.

This community was treated to genuine
surprise in the appointment OF our esteem
ed townsman, Judge Ross, to the vacant
place in the Senate. Although his name
had been mentioned to the Governor as a
good man for the place no one expected 1t.
Judge Ross was born in Waterford in 1926.
He took up his residence in St. Johnsbury
in 1856 practicipg law here until his cleo
ton to the bench in 1870. His long career
on the bench, first AZ associate judge, then
as chief Judge, has been distinguished and
able. This appointment, coming at this
time, enables him TO retire from the bench
when his faculties are undimmed by age,
and he will be able to serv- the State in
his high position ably and well.
The appointment of Judge Ross has cut
the Gordian knot OF the post-office contest
here The two rival contestants, W. w.
Sprague and l. d. HazeD, were notified
about January that all the petitions, let
tiers, ETC., hitherto put into the case, would
be thrown aside and they would have to
start anew in the contest. They were to
begin on Monday, January 2, and to close
their canvass Saturday night. The petit.
lions would then be gathered in and all
ames which were not those OF Republican
voters or tax paying women would be struck
off, and the bigger petition would win.
The locality was accordingly raked with
fine tooth comb, and rs many names Sc
cured by each contestant as possible. Two
days were passed in sitting the papers I'M
der the management of Gen. Circuit, who
was here in person to superintend the mat
ter, when the appointment of Judge Ross
broke up the court and put Sprague out by
the naming of Hazen for the appointment
This was decided by Judge Ross, as the APP
pointment was to be made in his own town.
Many were disappointed by Sprague's de-
feat coming as it did in that way.
South Duxbury.
&c.
the present on account of so much ice in
his dam caused by the last thaw. He is
running his saw mill to some extent.
Oren Arlington is improving slowly from
pneumonia He was working for b A.
Montgomery and he was fortunate in hav-
ing such care rs Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery
could render him.
III. o. Ward is stocking his mills in South
Duxbury at rapid rate. If his men con-
time all winter at the rat @ they have begun
he will have one of the largest stock of logs
in late years. Jesse Wheeler has nearly
one hundred thousand feet landed in the
mill. He is hustler.
The Good Templars of Sunshine lodge
held an oyster supper at Mr.. and Mrs. II.
j Parcher's on the evening of January a.
About eighty were present. The proceeds
of the evening was $11 after paying ex-
penses The lodge gave an ertainment
of an hour in which Roy Atkins fisured as
the darkey in a creditabe manner. The
lodge wan to thank the Moretown people
for turning out in such a stormy night to
help the lodge financially.
East Roxbury.
Annie Ruiz has been i'll with the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank o. Allen are both
sick with the grip.
ID. L. Buck has been confined to the
house with rheumatism.
Carl Thayer injured his wrist last week
while at work on a sewing machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Whestley from East
Brookfeld, spent several days last week
with their daughter, Mrs f. K. Allen.
Mahlon Steele from Leicester, Mass, was
called here last week by the illness and
death of his mother, Mrs. James Steele
Orlando Thayer received news of the
death OF his brother, Levi Thayer, who has
been living in the family of John Peavey in
Braintree.
Mrs. James Steele died Friday afternoon
of last week. A husband and three sons
survive kind wife and mother. The fu-
neral was held from her late home on Sum
day afternoon.
South Ryegate.
Coughs, colds and the grip prevails in
nearly every household.
Will lacey is spending the week up
through the mountain ranges of New
Hampshire.
II g. Darling, our popular dentist, goes
to East Corinth next week. His intentions
are to spend the last week OF each month
there for the coming year.
Young Wottie Roben appeared in his
new pants last Tuesday morning. He looks
very comical and resembled in appearance,
very much, A. M. Heath of Groton.bl
M. #. Sargent went to Boston last Mon
day with about one hundred and forty-six
extra nice sheep and lambs that he and
Peach Thomas have been feeding for the
past six months.
Newbury.
Mr.. and Mrs Nelson M Stetson, OF Dux-
bury, Mass, were in town last week for a
few days. - Abner Bailey of Lancaster,
N, H., spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Nelson Bailey. - Miss Wallace enter
tanned few friends on Monday evening.
- Ernest Hetherington is spending
two weeks at his home in Canada. -
Miss Annie Guthrie began her school on
Monday. Mrs I'll. w. Hibbard is bet
ter. - Mrs. G. p. Blodgett is able to
ride out. - Mrs. Wheeler entertained
the young people last Friday evening with
a sleigh ride 10 Wells River, and after ards
a reception at her home. - Mr.. Carter
was the guest OF Mrs. Wheeler last week.
- A creamery meeting was held in
Seminary hall Saturday afternoon.
Newbury Center.
Rev. George 9. McDougall of this place
and Miss Violet, daughter of b. j. Houston
OF New Dublin, Ont, were married on Tues
day, January 9, at the home of the bride,
Maplewood Mansion. The occasion was a
notable one and will be long remembered
by guests and partic pants.
South STAFFORD.
The funeral Of Mrs freeman wolcott
day afternoon, Rev. Edward Blake officiat.
ing Mrs. Wolcott leaves husband and
two daughters to mourn her loss.
Mrs Augeline, widow OF the late Oliver
Kendall, died OF pneumonia last Thursday
evening after an illness of only one week
Her funeral was attended on Sunday at the
Universalist church by Rev. f. Blake. She
was the mother OF seven children. Six OF
them are left to mourn the loss Of dear
friend and mother.