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BY W. W. P15ESCOTT.
MONTPELIER, VT., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST S, 1SSIJ.
VOL. 7S. 1008. NO. 43.3
W. L7 EB
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8. 1&S3.
Locnl Ilems.
New fall Btock of men's, boys' and youih'B
klp nnd calf boota at Gtlgga' shoo storo, Water
bury, j
Usiuta ot coal nro tofottcd to the advertfto
tnent of J. W. Brock, agent at Montpelier Lt
EHaa Lyman of Burlington. J
Don't U90 your old dull sewlng macfilne
Bry,
necdlcs, but aend to J. C. Grlggs, Waterl;
and get the gtandntd machlno needles toithny
machlno, slx for twenty-fivo conts, by mni.
A nkw lot of muslo and mnslc booka ai
Grlggs', Waterbury, Any plece of mtujjc or
muslo book you sce advertlsed wlll bo tinld by
us at tho regular prlce. Cataloguea rtf gboet
mu9lo at flvo conts per copy gont to nnjjfnddresa
by mnll.
WiiATan emlnent muslclan In KngUnd thlnks
of the Carpentor organ: "Trinlty College, Lon
don, Ootober 20, 1880. Mr. K. ll Carponter:
Dear Slr I bavo great EatlsfactioJilninformlng
you that tho organ nrrlved saely, and I am
greatly pleased witli It. The tono Is exqulslto
and the actlon the most perfect I have ever
seen. 1 am yonra truly, J. A. Mntthews."
Georgo A. Alnsworth, Williamstown, Vt., Gen
eral Agent.
Current Jlcntion.
Rev. II. F. HiLt wlll hold servlces at Ger
man Flats, Fayston, hext Sunday at two r. m.
Rev. J. Edwaiid WmonT Is to preach In the
meeting-house at Wrlghtsvllle, next Sunday, at
two o clock I'. M.
Tnrs annual meetlng of tho St. Johnsbury &
Lake Champlain rallroad company wlll be held
at St. Johnsbury on Wednesday, August 15th
Tue attempi of the Argus to commlt the
, atchman toa polloy onjhetemperancequoa-
tlon whlch It has not adopted, Is somewhat
premature.
Tjie dlrectors of the Central Vermont rall-
road company held a meetlng at Boston on
Tueoday of. lnat woek, and olectod the old
board ofolllcers.
Kfohtb are belng made to have the seml
aun'jal eacarapment of tbe Grand Arrny of the
RepubUo, department of Vermont, mCot at St.
Johnsbury durlng the muster.
Tiik clrcus at the Ely mlnes cost the stato
about $2,000, whlch Is just the amount pald
lnto tho treasury by Forepaugh and Doris, so
that between tho three circuses tho state came
ont about even.
TJhe name of the encampment of the mllltla
at St. Johnsbury September 4-9 wlll be Camp
Prrston, In memory of Colonel Addison Vt.
Pj'eston, First Vermont cavalry, kllled near
(Told Harbor, Va., June 3d, 1804.
J The next term of Washington County Court
wlll open September 11th, the last day of ser
t ice belng August 30th. There are two hun
d red and fcrty-slx cases on tho docket, but only
n tsroa.l portion of these wlll be brought to trial.
, J(T ft hnsbury papers are charglng Chase
of tlie . .on wlth selling bis compllraentary
tlckets to the Forepaugh show and the Cale
doman make s tkU characterlstlc remark :
" There Is a sense of honor in such thlngs that
edltors wlth tfhe finer journalistlc feelings are
bound to resjiect."
Tnr talk of removlng Lewis college from
Northfield to Brattleboro soems to have beon
abandoned. Preparatlons are belng made for
the fall term wlth an addltlon to tho faculty.
At a meetlng of the trustees last week Colonel
F V Kandall was elected vlce-president and
Itev I P. Booth of Northfield, professor of
Latin and Greek.
A bi bscriueh wrltes us that Messrs. Cuttlng
St Damon, formerly of Cabot, are dolng a
large aud successful lumber buslness at Beaver
Lake, Mlch. They have lost three mills by firo,
the last one last March, but are now cuttlng
four tliousand of shingles and dresslng nine
thouBand feet of sldlng per day. We aro al
ways glad to note the guccess of Vermonters.
The llcrald and Neics, In speaklng of a dls
patcb. publlshed in the St. Albans Messenger,
purportlng to have been sent from West Ran
dolph, descrlpttve of the crowds that weropres
ent at Forepaugh's clrcua, the unbounded en
thuBtasm that prevalled, etc, etc, characterizeB
It as an example of " pure, unadulterated
cheek and colopsal lying." Plstols and coffeo
havo been called for under lesa provocatlon
than thla.
A Mount IIolly correspondent of the Lud.
low Tribnne says they had four Inches of snow
July 30th, though there was not a sufllcient
quantity for sleighlng. We always thought
Mount IIolly was somewhat out of the beaten
track of clvllizatlon, but did not know before
that it was out of the temperate zone. Per
haps this explalns why the delegate from that
placo did not make a more temperate gpeech
at the last state conventlon.
The express traln from Boston to Montreal
west on tho South Kastern road was thrown
from the track about ten mlles from Newport
last week Wednesday nlght. The cnglne, bag
gage and smoklrjg cars, one passenger and two
parlor cars were thrown off. The passenger
car was thoroughly domollshod, and fifteen or
more passengers' were Injured, two or threo
perhaps fatally. The accident occurred at a
slight curvo, the ratls sprcading by the weight
of the englne.
Tiie excursion to the Weirs next Saturday Is
one whlch our readers ought to take In. The
rlde 1b through a very charmlng country, coni'
fortable accommodatlons wlll be furnlshed to
all, and the prlce has been placed very low,
only S1.G0 for tho round trip. Arrangeraents
have been made so that all wlio dcsire can ln
dulge ln a rlde upon the lake for the nominal
Bum of twenty-fivo centa. A dewiription of tho
Weirs and tho picturesque surroundinga may
bo found ln another column.
The mustor at St. Johnsbury wlU derlve
unusual interest this year from the remlnls
cenceB of the Ely campalgn. The heroes who
gurvlved that momorableoccaslon can summon
from the chambers of memory many thrllling
lncldents of tho mldnlght rlde, tho early morn
Ing march, and the capture. Especlally ghould
eome veteran of the Bradford company ro'ato
how by a forced march they skirted tho hlll
and captured those four gleeplng men who
wero euarding the powder, Thus do later ho
rolo deeds dim the luster of the glory of carller
achlevements.
A iiEAitiNU was had last week before Judgo
Fleld of the Massachusetta gupreme court on a
inotion to dissolve the Injunctlon granted by
lilm, restralnlng the American Loan and Trust
Comnany from Issulng the bonda of the Con
eolldatcd rallroad company of Vermont to tho
stockholdors of the Vermont and Canada rall
road, mention of whlch was mado last week.
Judgo Fleld refused to dissolve tho injunctlon
untll the orator, Mr. R. G. Ilazard of Rhodo
Island, should have tlme to apply for an In
junctlon In the courts of Vermont. Tho mat
ter wlll doubtless be brought before Judge
Whoeler of the United Statea circult court at
an carly date.
Tiie fifty-slxtb financlal year of the Vermont
Mutual Firo Itisurance Company closed July
31st. Tho buslnoss of the company has been
larger durlng the past year than nt any pre
vlous tlmo durlng ita history. Thero havo
bccn 8,418 pollcica Issued, Insurlng propcrty to
tbe amount of S0,3G2,401 and premlum notes
takcn on same amountlng to S0G2,815.41. Tho
whole amount at rlsk la 838,115,261, and pre
mlum notes ln force amountlng to $2,572,572.87,
showlng a galn In the capltal of tho company
durlng tho year of $101,056.63. To meet all
losaes and expenaea of tho year It lias been
necessary to make an asscssraont of threo and
threo-fourths per cent, whlch In addltion to
paying all lossea, lcavcs n good balance In the
treasury. This is a trllle in excesa of the as'
gossment last year, but conslderlng the Im
mense amount of property deatroyod througb
out tho country generally, the pollcy-holders
ghould deom themselves fortunato that it is no
larger,
Two frolght trains ontho Troy& Boston rall
road colllded Wednesday forenoon of last week
between l'etcraburg Junctlon and Pownal, Ver
mont, kllllng gix men. The collision was
causcd by the neglectof orders by thetelegraph
operator at Petorsburg Junctlon. One traln
had forty-five cars and tho other twenty-fivo.
The englnes were drlven lnto each other and
flfty cars derailed and plled up, white sorae cars
fell lnto the IIoobIo rlvor. The wrcckage lm
mediately took firo. About fivo rnlnutes after
the crash a passenger traln wlth four cars, all
full, waa duo, and a brakeman wlth handa,
face and hcad bleedlng, went out and flagged
It. Tho tralnmen and passengers on tho traln
at once set about securing tho unfortunatemen
under tho freight cars, but It waa so hot thoy
could do but little. Tho kllled were Charles
Marden of Troy, englneer of freight No. 1 ; John
Barrett of North Adama, conductor of freight
No. 0; Mark Sulllvan of Chatham, englneerof
traln No. G; Fred Emelaux, brakeman of traln
No. 6; Thomag Lane, brakeman of traln No. 1
II. II. Bruce of Pownal, operator of the Troy &
Grecnfield road at State Line waa also kllled.
The loss to the Troy & Boston road cannot bo
less than $50,000.
Bennington Banner: "The beauty and
sublimlty of the acenery throughout the state
of Vermont, wlth ita unbounded aupply of pure
mountaiu water and invigorating breezes are
attracting tho attcntlon more and more each
year of the tourists. Every summer the num
ber of clty people who apend their summer
months from home among the Green Moun
talna, Increasea. These beautiful mountains
wrapped ln the solltude of their towering stlB
ness, with the gurgllng brooks sprlnging from
their sidea- and feet, leave bd ennobllnglnv
pression upon the travelor at first sight. Sald
a promlnont tourist a short tlme slnce, whep
conversing on this subject: ' There is no place
on God's footstool so beautiful ag Vermont ln
the summer tlme. I have traveled ln every
state in the Union, at all seasons of the year,
and never yet have I fonnd a place to equal it
Some complaint Is mado of the severenesa of
the winter, but I have never found any one
sufforing from it. The people, as a clasp, aro
long-lived, honest and thrlfty. No state can
show such a gmall percontage of crinilnals as
it. My idea of Paradlso would be an endlesa
June in the Green Mountains of Vermont. The
peoplo of the state have become so uscd to this
gorgeous scenery that It is not given a passing
tuougut. In my mlnd the timo is coming when
every village nestllng in the valleya of these
mountains, wlll contaln a large hotel and be
the most populiy: summer resorts In the world,
People wlll soon tiro of the seaside resorta,
butof this 6cenery, nevor. Property in the
state is sure to appreclate.' When askcd how
long these changes would be In coming about;
he sald: 'Ihardly know what to sav. Cer-
talnly in a few yoars. Perhapa it wlll take
twenty.five, but I don't belleve It.' It ia to bo
hoped tho dreara and prophesy of this enthu-
slaBt wlll be fulfilled at no dlstant day. The
picture not at all overdrawn, as tho numerous
vlsitors each Bumtner tcstlfy."
Ooit Tunbridge correspondent writes as fol
Iowb: " For several montliB lt haabeenknown
that near this place several moonshlnedlstlller-
ies were runnlng and that several partlea were
peddling new cider brandy in this and sur
rounding towns, but no effort waa mado totrap
the moonshlnera untll two of them were caught
working tbe stlll in a small belt of wooda near
the resldence of Jamcs M. Jones, about one and
one-half miles northeast of this village some
two weeks slnce. Slnce then watch has been
keptover several parties, and last Tuursday
evenlng word was eent to United States Marshal
Ilenry of Burlington that tho stlll was again ln
operation. Ile came to South Royalton upon
the nlght express, took wlth bim Sheriff Jonos
of that place and Constable Cilley of this place,
and made a descent upon the place at about
daybreak Friday morning, but found that tho
moonshinors had got wlnd of the intended rnid
and had reraoved their still. Falllng to find
that, General Ilenry arrested Jamea M. Jones.
Mllea Comstock and Willlam Swan, and sum
moned John II. Alexander, George Tltus and
Luclua Demmon as wltnesses, taking all wlth
blm to Burlington. Comstock la an old of
fonder, Uvlng ln Vershire, and agalnst himand
Swan, who haa been a respectable farmer, tho
proof la sald to be posltlve. Jones ls a farmer
and a speculator In cattlo, sheep, etc. Tho
gceno of operatlons waa upon hls farm, but a
fow roda diptant from hig resldence. Demmon
has drawn the cider for them, and, lt is said,
has peddled the cider brandy. Alexander and
Tltus saw Swan and Comstock runnlng the
gtill. This seems to have been a strangely
plannod campalgn, for tho situatlon was auch
that two men could have eastly captured tbe
gtill by watehlng their opportunlty any tlme
withln the past two weeks, and It is gaid to
have beon runnlng at nlx o clock r. m. '1 hursday
evenlng. When the ofllcera found tho arch the
stones wero cold, and it ls thought that some
of tho many gynipathizera Hvlnsr wlthln a fow
mues oi uere musc nave noiuieu um muon
shlners that they were Uable to bo arrested soon,
ln the earlv nart of the evenlnir." At tho ex-
auiinatlon Jnnea was dischargod, Comstock was
neia in ouo ana swan ln iuo tneir own
rccognlzanco belng taken In each case.
I'crsonnl.
Rp.V. II. F. UilTj of Montpelier has been ap-
pointed chaplalnof the First Reglment, N. G. V,
Hon. F. E. Si'iNNKit, ex-treaauror of the
United States is gpendlng the summer at
Guildhall.
Ghnkiiaij W. W. GnouT of Barton has ao
cepted the Invltatlon to dcllver tho addresa at
ho fair ln Rutland Soptomber C, C and 7,
Hon. John V. IIali has reaignod the ofllce
of municipal Judge of Bennington and Colonel
Androw Potter has been appolnted to Bucceed
hlm.
Dn. C. C. Dcstin has reslgned hls ofllco of
Btiperlntendent of achools of Craftsbury and L.
E. Tupper has been appolnted to fill tho va-cancy.
Walteh E. Ranokk, clasa of '79, Batcs col
lege, and for threo yoars prlnclpal of tho blgh
phool at Lenox, Mnas., has beon appolnted
prlnclpal of tho Lyndon Inatltute at Lyndon
Center.
OiAitr.KH J. HniuiARO of Montpelier, who
graduated at Ilarvard last June, haa decllned
the posltlon of prlnclpal of Goddard Scmlnary
at Barre, and A. W. Dana of Mount IIolly has
been electod to fill the placo.
S. B. Pettenoim. of Grafton, and a formcr
edltor of tbe Rutland Jlerald and St. Albans
Messenycr, has wrltten and publlshed a book
called " The College Cavallers " and conslsting
of a skotch of Troop B, 7th equadron Rhode
Island cavalry.
" Foitmss," ln a recent letter to the BofV
Journal names Ex-Govornors Ilall, Fletcner,
Holbrook and Dllllngham as havlng passed
their cightleth birthday. We questlon whether
tho statement ls correct so far as Ex-Governor
Holbrook Is conccrned and, at any rate, Ex
Governor Convorse ls worthy of mention ln tho
list of venerable ex-governora, belng now ln
hla elghty-fifth year. He waa born ln Strafford,
Connecticut, Dccember, 1798. 1
PitOFKSson C. W. Stonk, well known through
many sectlons of tho state as an able proacher
of the SeventH Day Adventist denomlnatlon,
was kllled ln tho railway accident at Carlyon,
N. Y. He was a son of Albert Stono of Eden,
and for tho past two of three years ho haa
been located at Battle Creek, Mich. He at
tended the camp-meetlng at Montpelier last
year and made many frlends by hls pleaslng
mannerand excellent'ginglng. He has been a
successful teacber ln various gchools of tho
state and in the denomlnatlonal scbool at
Battle Creek, and wlll be sadly missed.
Tiik editor of tho Lowell Vullu Clttzen
wrltes: "The enterprlzlng flrm of Ilood & Co.
nre aoing a rusmng ousiness ln llooa s sarHii-
narllln nnii llnrl1 Tnntli l).ro ...nll-
nown andappreclated by thousanda who havo
tested their elllcacy, The garsaparllla has
elf ected wonderful cures, not only ln this clty,
but in various partsof New England, where Us
meriu aru anown,
aiontpcller.
II. E. Slayton has addod a boy to hls atock
in trade.
TnnEK deaths occurred In this village on
Thursday.
Mns. D. W. Temple haa returned from the
White Mountains.
E. W. Bailky & Co. are puttlng a new
fiume lnto their mlll.
Joel Fosteh goes to Plainfield Friday as
commissioner on a roaa case.
JonN W. Peck has gold his colt to a PortS'
mouth, N. II., party for $600.
None of Bradloy Barlow'g paper is held by
eitner oi tiie banks ln tnia village.
Mns. JonN B, Thckston has returned from
her stay at Beachmont, on tbe Massachusett9
coast.
Miss Ai.ice Rayjiond of Somervllle. Slasa,
haa been visltlng with her friend, Misa Kittle
lianey.
Thk membera of Company II, were pald
Bionrtny nigtit lor tnelr servlces ln tne r.ly
campalgn.
W. II. Clahi; Iirh sold his house on Semin-
ary avemie, now occupied by M. Ford, to the
wmow usuorn.
IIon. and Mits. J. A. Pacik took a drlve over
lnto New Hampshire last week, gpendlng Sun
day at Havernm.
Mit. and Mns. C. A. Baiinaud start for the
Adlronnackg to-day for the bonefit of Mrs,
barnard h neaitu.
Jfiiome Phatt and famlly started yesterday
for Highgate Sprlngs, where they wlll gpcnd a
low aays in camp.
Mns Hakkikt N. Wino aud a granddangh-
ter, nt uieu's iaiis, -. l are vlsiting iion. Ji.
P. Walton and wlfe.
Mna. MeiihilIi and daughtcr of Washington,
D. C, who have been vlsiting with Mrs. L. W.
Shedd, have returned home.
Rememiiku the excnrslon to the Weirs next
Saturday over the Montpelier & Wells Rlvor
rauroad. H wlll pay you to go.
Hon. and Mits. E. II. Powkix were ln town
last week and Mrs. Powell remained over Sun
day wlth her mother, Mrs. Reed.
F. II. PtWEH. special agent for the National
Life Insurance company, who has been in tho
jsoston omce lor some weeKs, is in town lor a
guort stay.
S. C. Woolson has cenerouslv offcred to
furnisb with tlekcts any of hia cmployps who
may wish to go on the excursion to tho Weirs
next saturday.
Atoi'T a dozen mcmbers of Brooks Post, G
A. lt.. went to Barre last Saturday to seo about
organizing a post nt that place. The outlook
is encouraging.
Dit. K. P. Bailp.v of this vlllace. who com
conncctcd wlth tho Colorcd Home and nospltal
in ..New vork clty.
A I'Aiitv conslfitlnc of S. Wooda and gon.
Robert Whltnev and others. went to Groton
Pond Monday on a fisbing trlp, expectlng to be
gono several days.
Miss Maiiv Refd will como on from the
AVest In the courseof a week or two for a short
vlslt here and will attend school tho coming
year at .aortimmpton.
A LAitfiis party went to Camp Wntson for the
season last wednesday. A numuer ol lnvlted
guosts, Includlng W. A. Stowoll and F. W.
Morse, spent Sunday there.
W. E. Vail took a trip to Mallett's bay, near
unrnngton, last uiursoay. airs. van startea
yesterday on a two weeks' vacation, a part of
wmcii wni do spent in uuais,
I.r.T tho voters of both sexes be on hand at
the school meetlng to-nlght and elect such a
commltten ns the majorlty oi the dlstrlct do-
sire to nave cnargo oi scnooi anairs.
A iiKOULAit communlcation of Aurora Ixdge,
No. 22, Freo and Accepted Masons, wlll be
held at the mnsonio hnll, on Monday evonlng.
August u, nt naii.past gevon o ciock.
Piiincu'ai. E. A. Bisiioi' of tho Mothodlst
somluary haa returned from n stay of soveral
weeKs on tno isew jerec-y coast and will now
remaln lioro to attend to the busluess of tho
school.
v nnvbodv has nicked un a tiarcol contaln
ingapalr of Mlver ear rlnes, dalsy pattern,
nnd acravat pln with un alllgatortooth baugle,
the owiier would bo pleased to have them left
ai -iiib watciiman ouice.
A I'Ai'Kii ls belng circulated for the purpose
of ralslng $250 wlth whlch to buy fatlguo unl-
lurms nnu neimets lor tno memuera ot uouv
pany H. They propose tn make as good an
oppearance as any one at Dt. joiinsuury.
A I'etition numerously slgued by tho tax
payers has been preseuted to thoballllTa askluc
them to take the necesary measurea to dear
out the Worcester brancb, so called. Actlon
was to bo taken on the petitlon last evenlng,
Thk powor of the presa haa recelved anothor
marked illustration. Our note on the Sunday
Jlerald monopoly reaulted In our receivtng a
copy " witu compumonta ol tue ronto agents."
Wo mako our acknowlodgmcnta and wlflh
them much guccess.
Heniiy Biaos has sold hls houso through
the arch to C. II. Crosa for $250 more than he
waa to pay C. H. Crosa & Son for the samo
property. It la undorstood that Mr. Crosa will
vacatehla house on Maln gtroet, and occupy
the one just purchaaed.
Rkv. John Ctnntir.ii. who wan statloned
hero by the Mothodlst conferonco ln 1833, just
iniy years ago, preacned at irinity cnurcn
last Sunday. He. remarked n the couree of
his eermon that be did not soe n slngle nerson
ln tho audlence who ltstencd to hlm durlng hls
pasioraie at tnat tlmo.
Tiik Moorhead. Mlnn.. Evenlni? Itewa of
July 28th ha the fnllowlng: " Mlsses Jennle
narton and uarrlo uiark ol Montpelier, ver
mont, nnent tlin rtnv In thn rltv. Tlinv wnrft
tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Clapp Bnd
vieorge u. weustor, ineir ciassmates in tno
Green Mountaln state. They have been teach
lng the past summer In Mlnnesota."
Edwahd L. Smitii of this vlllaco. who la
gpendlng hls summer vacation at Roxbury
witn ueacon W. I. Slmonds, wlillo lishlng lor
tront rccently captured a turtlo that welghed
foarteen pounds, tho lnrgest ono of the kind
ever found in the vlclnlty nnd of tho ppecles
deacrlbed by Thompion as the gnnpplne or al-
ngaror turtio. U. 1). Y. and eonio otlior let
terg wero marked on ita sliell and dated 1882,
Many beartfl wern Rnddenpd last ThnrpHnv
by tlie announcemont of the death of Kate K.,
daughter of Dr. J. E. Macomber. Sbe was an
unusually brlght and wlnsome glrl and there
is a mrgo circie outeido ol tno immedlate reia
tlvoa who wlll slncorely mourn ber loss. She
was among thobetgcholarof an exceptionally
gcjd clasa ln tbe Union gchool and graduated
wlth hlch honors at tho Methodlst semlnarv
ln 1882, Her untlmely deacease casts a decp
siinaow over ner nome.
Policeman Ohdway arrested Georcel.. Rod
ney of Montpelier and James Grabam of Mont
resl last Sundav for Intoxlcatlon. They were
brought before Justlce Cliuk Monday, dlsclosed
on an unknown friend, and were each fined the
usnal $5 nnd costs. Rodnoy wns aeain ar
rested. on comnlalnt of hla father. for nssault
nnd battory and was gentenccd to pay a fine of
OJ.uj or spend one nundred nnd lorty-ono
days nt the houso of correctlon. George W.
Wing became Bocurity for the payraent of
tho fine.
A giiKKT of naner haB been handed to us
whlch waa made in thla vlllago by C. Burbank
in 1804, as is shown by the water mark. It
was taken from tho account book of Eben Mo
Dowell bv hla son. Samuel T. McDowell. now
of Columbus, Ohlo, nnd in his seventy-sixth
year. Amonc the names found araonr; tbe old
accounts in the book aro Hlllory, Currier, John
son, Wrleht. Cndv. Tryon. Black. Brown.
Kuapp, Dutton, and Hubbard. Sorae of these
names wlll be recognized as havlng contlnued
among ua untll the present tlme.
Tiie condition of the gtreets ln this vlllaco ls
such as to call for a protcst from everyone who
usea tnem. iney geem to oo ln poorer repair
evon than those out In the onen countrv.
They'are so rough that lt is almost unsafe to
drive even at a moderate rate of speed and the
outlay of a considerable sum of money la
urgently demanded, Each gucceedlng street
commissioner seems to be deterred from mak
Ing the necessary outlay by a fear that he wlll
not be sustalned by tho town and meanwhile
tho streets are growing worse. Wlll not our
present strect commissioner take liold oi tho
matter ln earnest nnd at once?
Mits. Susan E.. wlfe of the late Orrln
Pitkln. dled at her resldence on Maln street
on tho 1st inst., aged seventy-four years. Mrs,
Fitkln was a natlve of Westraoreland. N. II,
and.in early llfe marrled Mr. Elihu Wbitcomb,
wlo aiea in itutlano vt., somo two years
tbeieafter. A son. born to them durlng this
poriod Mr. John Whitcombis now a respected
citizen of Waltham, Mass. Some thirty yeara
ago Mrs. Wbitcomb became the wife of Mr.
Orrln Pltkin, slnce whlch tlmo she haa been a
vell-known and highly esteemed member of
our community, acting well her part in all the
rjjjnjons of life. During her resldence ln
MJJtpollGr ghe has beon a member' of BethMiy
church, nnd her Chrlstlan activlty and useful
ness continned untll nnm-oachtmr Infirmitv aud
disease gradually drled up tho lountain of her
ncisy mo.
One of our well-known and hlghlv esteemed
rosldtints prepared hlmself for tho collectlon nt
church last Sunday bv puttlng a sllver quarter
tn hla veBt pocket When the plato began to
approach he reached for tho quarter but, aa
luck wonld have lt, there was also a penny ln
the siime pocket and lt seemed very obtruslve,
lt had apnarentlv monononzea au tne room,
for, fumblo round as much as he would, he
cnuld find nothlng but that ill-fated pennv.
Now tho plato ls drawlng nearer and stlll
nearer and it seems as though every eye was
upon hlm to seo how much he would glve. une
final dest.erate fumble was made. but in valn
and so wlth a sink-through-the-iloor look ho
dropped in the penny. After that he could not
ptu ius tinger in nis vest pocket wunout nitting
the quarter. Moral: A quarter in tho plate is
Bometimes worth two ln the vest pocket.
Rkv. D. E. Miu.Kit preached at St. Johns
bury last Sunday. .. .Frank Kendall has re
turned nnd is again bemnd tne counter
Conductor McAllister was at Windsor lat
week Clerk Stickney of Ludlow was In
town last Wednosday G. W. Parmenter Is
in Boston Ned Thayer has been in town.
,N. . Frink and wife spent Sunday in
Brookfield Miss Etta Thompsou of tho
Waichman force ls nway on her vacation
C. De F. Bancroft returned Monday from
Highgate Sprlngs Thonias Dewey haa re
turned from Nantucket.. . . Hon. Joseph Po-
land is nt Barnet for two or threo days
Dr. Kemp went on a trip to Mount Mansfield
last woek....Princlpal Brackett bas gone to
Massacbusetts. .. .Mlss Helen Burpee haa been
vlsiting in Chester. . ..Miss Florence Wing went
to Boston last week to visit frlends.
Tho Weirs.
The dwollers In "the hlll country " ol New
Cniland havo gomettraes been nrrnlgncd by
pllgrim worghipors at the shlne of lake and
mountaln as " foola who valtie naturo not a
straw." There may bo an eloment of truth In
this arralgnment, nnd lt may bo that these
basty judges condemn wlthout full knowlcdge.
Peoplo born nnd rearcd where " earth hasbullt
tbe great watch-towers of the mountains" possi
bly may lack gomelhlng of tbe eftuive sentl
ment of those to whom lakes and mountains
aro not dally companlons. ln the gllded hours
of summer lelsure tourists may fall to compre-
nena wimi nnra compiexitiea oi tho bread and
bntter problcm are crcatcd by tho very hllls
that eliclt their gonltul admlratton. As a mat
ter of fact tho natlW U far moro npt to be en
dowed wlth the goul to appreclate the nntural
glories amld whlch ho llvea than to havo, In the
awlft gleam of sunshlno and verdure whlch
constuutea hls gummer, tho oppottunlty to
gratify esthotlc cravlngs. The necesslty for
improvlng " each shlnlnj; hour " rarolv remlts
Ita pressure and so it ls unqtiestionably truo
iuai mo sigm-seeing, pieasure-seekine stranger
can tell tho sfay-at-homo natlve dwoller many
gtrange thlngs nbont the glghts nnd gcerpry
whlch have made theaa rcglons famous, The
mention of the Weirs doubtless cnrrles wlth lt
to the majorlty of readers no suggcstlon of
uaiurai aiinicuons, near at nand, whlclt have
hardly a rival ln the world. By readlne or
hear-say posslbly tho natural scenery of Scot
land or Swltzerland Is more famlllar. As the
locality ollers to people In this vlclnitv tho
rennlsltes of an Inexnenalve and rofreshlnir
summer hollday, amld gcenps whlch thousnndg
ol tourlsta nnnually come from dlstant placpg,
at great oxpense, to scoann enioy, ltlsbolleved
that somo informntlon respectfng Its attrnctlons
wlll be acceptable to tho readers of Thk
WATCH.MAN.
HISTOltY.
In Its general outllne Lake Wlnnlneseor'ee Is
not unlike the hide of a hucn anlmal atretched
out to cure, Meredlth and Mnultonborough ln-
leta standlng for tho partg which onco clothed
tho rear lees, Center Harbor thetatl. and Alton
and Wolfoborough the paws. At the mouth of
oioreaitn oay. at tne goutuwesterlv corner ol
tho maln lako, it pours ita watera through a
narrow chnnnel. wlth the watera of other
gtreams, to form, ultlmntely, the Merrimack.
uetoro tno davs oi mllldama and factories,
shad ascended the rivera tothe lake and depoa-
Ited their spawn ln Ita quiet recesses. When
" tho noble red man" hunted on the shores of
Wlnnipeseogee and fished In Ita watera. and
the adventurer and sportsman were the onlv
tourlsta, the Indian, It is related, placed ln this
narrow outlet obstructlons made of wlllows, re
gemblingand serving the purpose of fish weirs,
by meana of whlch "Lo" and the pnshlng
white settlers easlly secured heavy catchps of
the swarmlng finny trlbes. Weirs nnd Indians
loncraeo dNamieared. but tho name has eur-
vlved. Stlll further to utlllze tho vast aupply
of water stored ln thla lako when drouth re
ducea the volume of Ita natural dlscharee, the
bed of the stream where the aborieinal weira
were laid bas been dredged out by the govern
ment. This han been done ostensibly In the
interest of navigation, but reallv, Itlsbelieved.
In the Interest of the mills of Manchester nnd
Lowell. Ten yeara ngo the Methodlsts were
holdlng camp meetingi just north of the Weirs
in a rjrove of oaks and plnea on the lake shore
and there wns a rudo railway gtatlon for the
accommodation of passengers who, at this
point, toolt tho boat for other nlncea on tbe lake.
Levi R, Weeks, then a merchant at Laconla,
conceived the idea of puttlng up a bullding on
the camp grounds, nnd provldlng for the wor
ghlpers a more elaborate entertalnment than
the rcgnlatlou camp meetlng hlll, of cold
corned beef and baked beans. This germ nf a
hotel had slx rooma for lodgers and provlded
warm meala for lodgers-out. Mr. WeekB waa
In delloato health and sought recuDeratlun
among tho plnea of tho place. He kept hls
" hotel" open for summer buslness durlng the
geason nnd a few years later put up a pecond
bnildlng. Cottages for the accommodation of
the tqwni attendlng the camp meetlng were
bnilt in the grove In a semlcircle f rontlng tho
lako. In the amphitheatre thtis formed seats
were placed for the accommodation of fivo
tliousand worshipers, and a sneaker'g stand
orocted. Three yearg ago Mr. Geo. Vt. Wceks
joined hla brnther In maklng a thlrd spncimm
and substantial addltlon to the orlffinal build-
ings and in puttlng up a cafe. These struct
tires constituto the Lakeside Hotel whlch has
a lodglng capaclty of one hundred and fiftv
and a feedlng capaclty of three hundred.
There aro now sevenrv-five cottages In this
grove. The later erections aro tasteful in de
sign and suggestlve of comforts that are lnxti
rlos In comparison with tho prlmitlve ways of
ten yeara ngo. Other religious and the'tem
perance societlcs began to hold " crove meet-
Inga" at tho Weirs. From tho devotlon of the
gite to camp meetlng purposes the tranMtion to
camplng for recreatlon was easy and natural.
The place became the objectlve olnt of excur-
Bions, anu uie great stream ot sumniPr travei
pald trlbute to its attrnetiona In 1878 the
" Winnecoette " waa bullt bv J. W.. Doollttle
on an elevatlon a half a mlle from tho lake and
commanding an extenslve vlew of the Wlnni
peseogee and the country. It has recently
been enlarged to twice its orlglnal slze. Tho
railway haa put np a new and tasteful station,
graded tho cround around lt aud built a con-
venient nnd spnclous appronch to the donk of
the pteamer, Lady of tho Lake. In 1871) the
wooded and rocky ascent opposite tbe railway
station was converted lnto a smoothand grassy
terrace and
HOTEL WF.1HS
tho camp-meeting grove, nro among the thlngs
wuicu navo an interest lor tno curloua.
East itlontDcllor. The mlll dam at the
North village is undorgoing ropalrs.
Fitni) Jacoiis cut hla foot last week and haa
gone home to rest.
We are clad to learn that Mrs. Ellsha Gove ls
auie to be auout tne hou&e again,
Edwin Johnson who has gpont the past two
years in AlasgHCliusetts ls at home on a vlslt,
Mit. and Mita. Chaui.kh 1Iaiu;i:n returned
to thoir home ln Detroit, Mlchigan, last Iburs
day.
They celebrated the first of Aucnst nt Mr.
Goodwln's. bv havlne tho first sweet com of
tne soaaon.
Mns. WiLUAst Dillon, who broke her wrlst
early ln the aprlng, la beglnning to use the
iraciured member some, but tlnds lt stlll piilnful.
Rkv. Mit. Millku wns dltappolnted in his
cxpectatlou to sutmlv lor tue uenter bv hls ab
sence from town on the last Sunday, but
preachlng aa usual may bedependedupon nuxt
sunuay.
No preachlng at the Center laBt Sunday,
although n cood number asBembled at the
church expectlng to hear Rev, Mr, Mtller. lt
tecma ho preached ut St. Johnsbury, nnd for
somo roason hia piace nero was leit unsuppued
Tiik Baptlst Sunday.school at Montpelier
anu tno misi-ion scnooi at tne Aiorso t-cnooi
house, will hold a basket plcnio with the mis
slon Kchool at tho Centor, Friday, tho 17th lnst,
lt will bo ln tho wooda uear Edward II. Orms
beo'g, nnd all are invited.
A Mit. llopKit from England la lecturltig nt
varioua placea ln town, and hia Iecture Is spoken
oi as an intoresting account ot tne negro raco
in its various condltiona oi ireeuom nnd Her
vitudo. Mr. Ronor was born a slave. but us-
caped aud went to Englnnd whero he haa boeu
educatcd and well recelved aa a lecturer. Ho
learnod hia letters nt North Sudbury, ln thla
state, after he was hlx feet nnd tlvo inches tall.
A coMMirrEE nppolnted by theladlea' goclnl
improveiuent gociety vlsited tho west partof
the town last Weducday, glvlng the people an
opportunlty to gubscilbe townrd purcuaslng an
organ to be used ut their entorutlnmenta and
religious servlces held nt tho Morae school
house. The socloty met yesterday with Mra.
11. II, Toinoleton. aud the conimittee renorted
somo forty dollnra aa the result of tho first day'g
canvass.
FuiiNlTUHE. Somo Idea of the cxtcnt of thla
branch of buslnoss aa now carried on ln Dos
ton, can be obtalned by vlsiting the warerooma
at Palne's inauutactory onCanal street, Boston.
This ls one of the largest ln tho country, with
snow rooiug covormg acieB oi uoor room,
gtocked wlth everv varletv of house furnlturo
atmauufacturor'a aud iuuiorter'a nrlccs. whlch
save about one-thlrd the retail prlce to their
cusioiners.
erected there bv W. A. Sanborn, formerly cap
taln of the Lady of the Lake. The hotel ls
now the property of hU daughter, Mra. J. S.
Wadlelcb. wlfe of the nresent commander of
the hlstoric " Lady." The hotel Is a spaclous
and attractlve structure ot the summer resort
stvle of archltecture. Its elevated slte com.
manda a ueautttui view oi tue lake aud tno
mountaln rnngea. It bas spaclous vernndas
and promenades where, slttlng, wnlklng or
swincinc in hammorks. enso and emovment.
ln the prefence of dellghtful proppcts, may be
had. lf the nlght nt tho " Weirs" ianot " fllled
with muslc," there is apt to be "rausic in the
nir," till geasnnablo bed tlme, and there ls no
lack of evpning nmusement nnd good com.
pany. Table, servlco nnd sleeping nrrange-
menta are of tho best. ihe convpnience and
siehtllness of the locality wlth ita excellent
nppotntments galn 'for thla hotel an easy pref
erence. It ia n restful place for trausleut or
for summer boardors. D. B Story is the
mannEer. The nctlvo and efMclent man of
affalrs ia hls gon, Mr. F. W. Story, who hos
pltably " welcomes tho coming and speeds tho
going guesi. rear Jiotei eira ia
OAMf EVAHTS W. FAIlIt,
establlshed In 18S2. lioro the Now Hampshire
veternns of the warhold thelrannual reunlons.
In tho beautiful crove on the gentlo asccut a
tasteful and substantial stand has been erected
and nbove nro nrranged comfnrtable perma
nent seats. Still further up are the headquar
ters buildiDcs and tliolmmensedlnluc Davlllon
In front of tho handsome edlfico nt tho head of
the camp la the Woodbury-Sanborn meraorlal
stono, ln whlch havo been deeply cut and
elldcd tho names of the rpclmenta nnd batter
lea whlch the Granlto Stato sent to ald In sub
dulng tho rebellion. The stono la a hugo Ilat
boulder surrounded by a fence made of mlll
tary linplements, cannon gupplylng the posts
aud musketa wlth bayonets fixed, tho fence.
Several ilno cottages, farm, boardlng housea
and gtorca make up wlth thn buildlngs and
cauips descrlbed the village of Weirs. In vari
ous ways more than $150,000 haa been laid out
hero ln Imnrovenienta in tho past three veara.
For tho benelit of nsplring slght-seora an ob
gervatory ono hundred feet ln helght nnd
standlng two hundred and twenty-ilve feet
abovo tno laKo nas neeii erected a anort dia
tanco abovo Hotel Weirs, The
KNDICOTT ItOCK
ls a mcmento ot old colonlal davs. It U an ob-
joug boulder ln the bed of tho Wolrs, just
auovo tue lron unuge, nero on tue ist oi au
cust. 1652. by the dtrcctinn of John Endlcott
govoruor, came Symon Wlllard nnd Edward
johnson to nx tno nortncru nmii oi tno lanu
grnnt of tho Massachusetta Bay Company and
to aacertalu Ita latltude. Tiila rock ls unaouni-
odlv the monument establlshed bv these com
mtssionora. Tho lnltlals of tbe men and the
name ot "John Endlcott, Gov. " with other
dlstlngulshlug mnrka chlseled on Its Burface
nre still vlslble, This, wlth " profilo rock " ln
the ltotrrK
llesby way of the Montpelier and Wells Rlver
road to wons itivor; tiionco after a two hours
rlde over the Boston, Concord and Montreal
railway The Welra Ia reached. At Wells Rlver
a dlstant vlew of tho mountaln gcerjery of the
route Ia obtalned. Tho rallwty" followa tho
eaat bank of the Connecticut to Haverhill, and
the fnmoua Ox Bow meadowa on the Vermont
alde, nnd tho vlllages of Nowbury and Brad
ford, wlth tho plcasant pcenery of tho valley,
arrost attentlon. From Haverhill the railway,
leavlng tho Connecticut, followa the valley of
uuvurmn uruuK un n Buurmy nscendiug grade
past Sugar-lnaf and Black-hlll, craggy peaka of
granlte, to Wnrron euinmlt. The polnta of
grentest Interest aro seen from the east gldo of
the traln. isear tho summlt, the omnipresent
Owlshead, a sheer and rocky cllff , gtaros at the
passera and boyond lt towers the head of
Moosllanko. From the Summlt the traln loavea
Moosilauko ln a dlrect line between over-arch-lng
trees. Seen through this vlsta from tbe
rear car the rapldly recedlng mountaln, aa lf
drlven up by some tltantlc power, appearg to
" gwell from the vale" till Its gummlt touches
the eky. Tho eiTcct ia startling and the phe
nomenon oxcltea the llvollest interest. From
the Summlt the ronte lles through tho plctur
efqun valley of Baker's rlver. To the rlght
and left nre pleasant Intervals, hlgh wooded
nius ano cnanging views. lietween Kattle
Bnako nnd Stinson mountains, up a smillng
pass, wickedly called "the holler," at n little
.dlstance from tho station, Is the village of
Rumney, one of the pleasantest of the many
pleasant slghts along the route. Incrednlous
ns n stranger mleht be lt la true that between
thla station and Plymouth there la slx mlles of
track, along the bottom of the dellghtful val
ley, as stralght as a line. At Plymouth the
valiey ot tho Pemigewasset Is traversed and
tho far-famed hotnl of the same name, where
thousands of famlshed travelera forget their
hunger. ia passed. The waters of Long Pond, a
vapld Yanfceeism for poetic Winona, appear at
the left. Soon tho traln sklrts tho shores of
Lako Waukawan and passing Mcredltb village,
a broad arra of Wlnniplseogee is followed to
The Wolrs. Along these sheets of water tanta
lizlng glimpses of their beauties are caught
through tho branchea of the trees, nnd now
and then a broad view of their coy charma ia
vouchsafed. At tho station the vell ia drawn
aside and
LAKE WINNirlSEOOEE
prcscnts her face for a long, ndmiring stare.
The lake ls thlrty-eight mllfa In Iength be
tween ita extreme pointa and about ten mllea
at lta greateat width. Ncarly four hundred
green islanda stud lts surface. These vary in
slze from graall round tufts of verdure to
islands embraclng many hundred acrea, on
whlch nre cultlvated farma. For the most
part, however, forest trees clothe their surface
and they nre the summer abodes of sportsmen
and the sites of pleasure campa. Llke Indian
names ln general, innipeseogeo ia expressive.
A "beautiful gheet of water ln a hieh place
by gnme interpreters, by othera, "The smile of
the (Jreat apirit ls lts apt slgniucation. The
orthograpby of the name ia as varied as appar-
entiy was tne capaclty ot coioniai ears to lnter
prnt Indian sounds by English characters.
" Wenepesoce," " Wlnnapuseakit," are some
of the "gpells" perpetrated bythe untutored
white man. Mr. W. P. Hlll has observed forty
diffeient ways of spelllng the name and has
ennroerated uearly a score ot them. Uut the
vi'ltor "wlll little note nor lonc remember " the
dlfilculties of Indian orthography. The formld-
ablo array of vowela and consonanta whlch make
np the wrltten name will cease frnm troubllne
In the llght of " The smile of the Great Spirlt."
The lake, bowever Wlnniplseogee is spelled, ls
lts own best interpreter. a sau ln a ciear sum
mer day over lta bright waters, among its
emerald islands, envlroned by circllng rangea
of wooded hllls, with the poaks and domea of
the lofty mountains ln the blue northern dls
tance ls the cr.prlshed reraf-rnbranco of a llfe
tlme. Tho Lady of the Lake, a stauncb
steamer of eleven hundred tons capaclty, ls
famlllar wlth every Inlet of tho nook shotten
shores, knows everv Island and reef, can call
them by name nnd ls on speaklng terms wlth
every plebelan hlll and the aristocratlc moun
taln nelghbors. She has plled those waters for
thirty-five years and myriads of pleaaure
seekera have sung her pralses. She has never
betrayed her trust. In all her career her pas
sengers have never had occaslon to use her llfe
preservers, nor has a llfe been lost from her.
This graclous " Lady " makes regular trlps from
the Weirs to Wolfeborough and ijenter uarbor,
the extremes of the lake, going and coming
four dallv trips. J. S. Wadlelgh, her watcbful
captain, ia patlent and obllglng ln pointing out
pointa ot interest and ln anawerlng the oft-re-cnrring
querlea of tourlsta. He haa sailed the
lake for tltteen years anu reant ita suriace anu
surroundingH li'ke n book. He will tell the
traveler of lts islands, of Gun-stock and Bel
knap mountains, twin summits rising from the
Houthern shore toa helght of two thousand live
hundred feet; of Rattlesnake Island looming
np from mld lake, nnd in the dlstance beyond
this serpent abode, amld a sea of tosslng hllls, of
matter-oi-lactuoppie urown sennmg us conicat
peak into the goutheasterl.v gkles. Nearer at
hand on the north he will point out the Osslpee
range, Chocorua's sharp peak, the blue sum
mits of Paugus, and Passaconaway and Whlte
face's starlng ontllnes. Over the Red 11111 of
Monltonboroueh he will show the sharp points
of Trl-pyramid and ln the Interval between
ovorlapp'lna ranges, Sandwlch Dome. If the
presidentiai range ano mount n asmngiua, iub
monarch of thla mountaln reglon, are not sulk
Ing In their clondy pavillons, nn exceedlngly
formal introductlnn may bo had. These are a
few features only in the varied landcape
around Wlnnipeseogee. Poetry or descriptlve
rhetorlc can convey to the stranger no adequate
Idpa of the charmsof thla reglon, the comblued
lovollness and mngnlficence of lts scenery. A
few consplcuous points may be named, but the
lake and ita Ulands are the center of natural at
tractlona whlch cannot be catalogued. All
around are bavs and lakes, inleta and streams.
" Hllls peop o'er hllls and alpa on alps arise."
The Indlvidual observer must devote hls pow
ers of observatlon to detect tbe finer comblna
tlons mado by water, land, sunshlne, mlst,
clnudand "monntalna whoe sunbrlght sum
mits mlngle with the sky." He must furnlsh
the capaclty to gatbfr up the subtile detalla of
gcenes llke'thpse. to group, arrange aud enjoy.
Naturo has furnlbed the material wlth more
than regal munllicence.
.Illddlcscx Contcr. Mr and Mra. Otls Le
land wlth their niece, Llllan Smith, aro vlsit
ing In Concord, N. H.
Antoink E, Mooue, aged nlnety-four, haa
worked rpgularly In the hay fleld the ptst sea
son, mowlng, pltchlne, etc, and dolng aa much
work aa mauy men hls junlorby half acentury.
G. II. Leland brought home abloomlngbrlde.
Florence Chase, last Wednesdav, and the event
was not allowed to pasa unnotlced by tho boys.
Nothlng less than a rouslng serenade would do
justlce to the occaslon. To say that there waa
muslc ln the nlr would not expres lt. There
was more than lunslc. What bella, tln pans,
horns, fireanns and ten pounds of powder
would do to make the tlmo an enjoyablo ono,
wns done. George eelprocated ln a most
hospltable mannor by nsking tho boys ln and
treatlnc them to very excellent refreshmeuts,
Long llfe and prosperlty to the happy coupla ls
tho wish of all who partlclpated,
I'lnluiicld. Harvey O. Ktser has recolved
a pensiou ot over ntne hundred dollars.
Alonzo M. Batcheldkk ia bullding a now
house, whlch ls nearly completed.
MiutnAY Maiityn, son of Alba F, Martyn,
lnst Thursday recelved a Bevero klck from a
horbe, cuttlng hls upper llp badly. He is now
dolng well.
The Cougrcgatlonal ladlea' ald gociety are to
hold a lawn festival with Mrs. O, L. Hoyt ou
Thursday evenlng uoxt. All are cordlally In
vltod to be present.
Thkiik wlll bo speclal religious servlces In
the Unlverf allst church Sundaya August 12th
and 19th. Mr. Stclnford Mltcholl, who. by hla
wonderful gonlus for song, haa won for hlmself
the title, " Tbe sweet slnger of Unlversallsm,"
wlll both preach nnd slng. Tho hours of eor
vlco are eleven a, i. and one l'. m.
I had severo attacka of gravol and ktdnoy
trouble; wns unable toget a medlclne or doctor
to curo mo untll I used ilop Bltters, aud they
cured me In n short tlme. A DUtinguWied
Laxcyer of 'ayue Co., 2t, Y.
