The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-21
Waterbury.

FRANK CARPENTER, VINO SUFFERED the frac-
ure OF leg recently, Is able to be about the
house on clutches.
B. r. PICKETT represents on the road the
Cooley Manufacturing Company, makers OF the
new sand. box axle.
IF there Is no hitch In the trade, Daniel
Preston will deed his farm on Perry Hill TO Luke
Town. Mr.. Preston is going West
GUsTAvUs SHERMAN has opened black
smith shop near Rolfe's carriage works.
' Tave " is good horse sheer, it Is said, and
Is having good run Of business
DIR. c. V. LYNDE was married in Blu Ellington
Thursday to Miss Hattie G. M. Sprag ne, for
merly Of Williamstown. Mr.. and Mrs. Lynde
are boarding at Mr.. Remington q.
WATTS e. Co. have about six thousand five
bushels Of corn on hand and arriving,
and large quantity OF feed. The grinding
nished by the Cooley Manufacturing Company.
The shaftiDg is up and as soon as the mill ia In
position grinding will begin.
EDDIE BAKER, a nine or ten ear-od son of
Mr.. Asa W. Baker, was at school Wednesday
OF last week, apparently well. Thursday he
noon he died Three other children OF Mr..
Baker are also sick with the disease. Eddie
was active little fellow and his parents have
many sympathizers in their affection. There
are other cases of a mild type.
A STRONG odor OF boiled oil attracted Mr.
w. II Asbley's attention in his store Saturday
evening. He gave little heed to the matter.
till on entering his store Sunday forenoon the
peculiar fumes were so strong as to lead him
to investigate. They seemed to emanate from
the cellar. His examination led to the dis
covery In the cellar under the adjoining store
OF Richardson & Fullerton OF box containing
sawdust saturated with linseed oil. The mass
was smoking vigorously and soon would have
developed into flame. 1t was a clear case OF
spontaneous combustion. Some oil spilled on
the cellar floor had been sopped up with saw
dust, put in a cheese box and left on a kerof
sene oil barrel Saturday. Mr.. Ashley's timelf
discovery averted what might have developer
into very destructive and very mysreriouS
fire. This incident unquestionably explains
the origin of great many alleged incendary
fires and conveys lesson and warning.
OWING TO the presence of several cases OF
diphtheretic sore throat, the committee directed,
Monday, that the village schools be discon-
tinued for this, the last week, of the fall term.
Examination exercises, which promised to be
Of unusual interest, had been arranged. and
lecture on educational subjects, by President
Buckham OF Burlington, was announced for
Friday ieveniDg. This has been postponed
till the winter term. The winter term will be-
gin December 81, giving the children two
weeks vacation instead of one. The time Is
also needed to effect the changes in the high
school-room, required by the addition of q
fourth department, which the committee has
been authorized to make. The school has
prospered during the fall, and 1t Is expected
that there will be largely increased attend
ance during the winter. sensational dis
patch sent from here Monday has no greater
the death of the Baker child, also noticed I'M
der this heading. The much excitement" is in
the reporters imagination.
COLONEL F. V. RANDALL told the story of
the movements OF the Union and rebel armies
preceding the battle of Gettysburgh, and the
part taken in that struggle by Vermont troops,
to good audience In Hotel hall Friday even
ing. The veteran coloneps picturesque and
racy narrative was listened TO with unf ,gging
interest. 1t was the good fortune Of the sec
ond Vermont brigade, and particularly the
Thirteenth Vermont regiment, commanded by
Colonel Randall, to play very important and
brilliant part in this signal battle OF the
war. Colonel Randall graphically recites the
main features of the great three days contest.
The movements Of troops, the incidents of
the fight, the operations on the field as
sumo to the listener q realistic character
when decribed by one who was q part of the
battle. The Grand Army post Is doing the
community genuine service In thus perpetual
ing the history of the great fight for the Union
There are many other soldiers which 1t is
hoped the post will ask to repeat the story Of
their campaigns here. Pingree can tell how
Walker can a tale unfold" of Cedar Creek,
and Hooker Of Cold HaIbor. Wells and Henry,
! Waterbury boys, had also rich experiences In
| the war which should be told around some fu-
ture camp fires. On the above occasion, ex-
| Governor Dillingham; made few remarks
which showed that the fires Of younger days
were still unquenched in "the old man elo-
quent" Messrs. Clark and Trowbridge play ed,
on cornet and organ, medleys Of the stirring airs
Of war time. We trust the post will resolve
| itself into kind of volunteer lecture associa-
ton, and that its bills will be frequently seen
DOsted around the town durinp the COMING
| winter.
| The announcement of the sale to Mr.. Ed
ward Sheple of the extensive tin and hard ware
business of Mr.. c. o. Graves created great sur
prise last week. Mr.. Graves has had the
western fever at various times, but the impress
sion prevailed that he had decided to stick to
the business his father had built up and which
he had very largely increased. Forty-one years
| ago Mr. Cecil Graves established the business
which now passes out OF the hands of his
family. His shop was then on the opposite
side OF the street. Twenty-four years ago he
bought the lot which is the site of the present
store. On it was a one-story wooden building.
In an attempt to raise this building for the pur.
pose of enlarging it the structure collapsed Mr..
Graves narrowly escaping fatal injury from the
falling timbers. The commodious store now
| occupied by the business WAS then built. By
reason of failing health in 1876 Mr.. Graves gave
| up the business to bis son, Charles, by whom II
has been successfully conducted up to the pres
| emit time. He has grown up in the business, Is
| familiar with Its details and has managed II
with energy and enterprise. Mr. F. c. Graves
| opened crockery and paper store in the
Graves building somewhat more than year
| ago. 1t Is his purpose also to sell out and &C
| company his brother To what point in the
| West they will go they have not determined.
| These young men were born and have grown
to manhood here. They have been friends
| and supporters of the moral and material in
terests Of this community and their resolution
| to close out their business and with their fami-
lies take their departure will be sincerely re
GREETED. Mr. Sheple their successor, is young
| man Of means and business enterprise. His
push has given the village this fall the firs
aqueduct Of pure spring water for genera
household use it has ever had The energy
intelligence and thoroughness he displayed II
that venture argues well for his management
OF this new business. Mr.. Graves will remain
with him till spring. The surmise that Mr..
W. Peck of Montpelier will be associated will
Mr.. Shepe in the business we are assured il
without foundation.
ABOUT year ago the Cooley Manufacturing
Company was formed in this village for the
special purpose of making sand. box axle in
vented by Mr.. +. S. Rolfe, a practical carriage
maker OF this village Mr.. William Cooley
subscribed to half the capital stock and the re
mainder was taken by citizens of this village
Mr.. Cooley, the protector of the enterprise, wa,
chosen president and the company was giveI
his name. commodious shop was erected
foundry put in, steam power provided anC
| .ho ,,anassa ~ m, oh nary aunnliad Mr. Cool nv