The Vermont Journal, Windsor, Saturday, June 14, 1884 Windsor Chit Chat Windsor Post-Office Office hours 7:30 A. M. to 8:45 P. M. SUNDAY 12 N. to 1:00 P. M. U. L. COMINGS, P. M. Wanted--Potatoes at the State Prison. The Republican of the town of Windsor are invited to meet in caucus at the Town Hall, Saturday, June 14, at 4 o'clock. C. J. JONES Marsh O. PERKINS Chas. STONE, Town. Com. The White Mountain express will go on the road this year July 7. Mrs. A. KILBURN, of Philadelphia, is making Mr. and Mrs. COFFEY a visit of a few weeks. Miss Carrie L. ADAMS, after spending nearly eight months in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, returned home last Friday. George T. WINN has put a new safe into his store, for the better accommodation of his jewelry business. Postmaster COMINGS slipped on the sidewalk Monday during the storm and severely, though not seriously, injured his knee. Hira R. BECKWITH has made a contract to remodel the stage in the town hall for the new scenery. The work is to be done in July next. Price, $225. The livery stable of Guernsey & Co. has been connected by telephone with the Widsor House and central office. Orders for hack can be sent to either place. Mrs. Abial SPAULDING, and her sister, Mrs. MARCY of Brownsville, started for Chicago Thursday, to be absent several weeks, visiting friends. Rev. E. N. GODDARD will deliver the annual sermon before the grduating class of Windsor high school. At a surpise party at S. S. JUDD's, for Rev. Mr. CHRUCHILL, of the Unitarian church, he was presented with a nice dressing gown, a pair of slippers, some hose and several other useful articles. Mr. CHURCHILL has closed his labors with this society. The rain of Monday cut out three culverts on the river road north of the village, washed out the bridge near A. A. BIXBY's, and the bridges near J. M. DRIVER's. It is estimated that damages in the town amounting to $1,000 were the result of Monday's storm. Friday afternoon, one of the severest hail storm ever witnessed in this section, passed over Windsor village from west to east, cutting down garden vegetables, breaking glass in some instances, and doing other damage to the highway. Some of the hail stones picked up after the storm measured three inches in circumference. Rev. J. M. HULL has been in attendance at the Windham County Sunday School Convention this week at Townshend. The Connceticut River Lumber Co., have 22,000,000 feet of logs, and the Turner's Falls Lumber Co., 8,000,000 feet in the drive this year. The rear of the drive passes Windsor to-day, (Friday.) The spring term of school in Dist. No. 7, taught by Cora T. STEARNS, closed Friday, June 6. Whole number of scholars, fifteen. Names of those neither absent nor tardy: Charlie S. HUNTLEY, Florence M. HUNTLEY, John A. WALKER, and Fred G. WALKER; absent but not tardy, Helen A. DUDLEY, Lizzie S. HASTINGS, Arthur M. KIMBALL, Bessie D. KIMBALL, Geo. L. KIMBALL, Kate C. KIMBALL, Archie RUGGLES, Phrona E. RUGGLES and Lois M. WALKER. In casualties of flood and fire there are often ludricrous incidents happen along with the serious. In connection with the Springfield, Vt., disaster, an eye witness relates as follows: A pig in the barn adjoining the hotel was swept away and floated with the tide, went over the dam and lodged on a big flat stone in the middle of the river, and when daylight came he was discovered calmly sitting on his haunches, surveying the scene with a philosophical air. As the relater came away efforts were being made to convey a pail of swill to the castaway by means of long spliced poles. At the annual meeting of Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, held at Wolcott, last week, the following officers were elected: E. J. McWAIN, West Randolph, Grand Patron; Mrs. Flora E. HAVILAND, Danville, Grand Matron; F. N. HARRIS, Wolcott, Associate Grand Patron; Mrs. C. V. CARNER, Morrisville, Associate Grand Matron; Mrs. Helen M. WHITNEY, Widsor, Grand Treasurer; H. S. STILLSON, Bennington, Grand Secretary; Mrs. J. S. FAIRMAN, Windsor, Grand Conductress; Mrs. A. A. BURNETT, Wolcott, Associate Grand Conductress; L. H. HOUGHTON, Putney, Grand Chaplin; Mrs. G. M. FISK, West Randolph, Grand Warder; L. C. GORHAM, Putney, Grand Sentinel; Mrs. S. S. BASS, West Randolph, Grand Lecturer, and committee on foreign correspondence. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT