The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-29
Waterbury,.


Duxbury, Friday evening of last week, and
were Hospitality entertained by host and host
ess With charades and various other exer-
ercises, the "young boods " had an evening
of unlimited fun and froic.
FIVE cows belonging to Darius A. Gray, n
farmer living on the Heman Morse farm below
the village, strayed IRON the barn-yard Tues
day night and getting on the railway track were
killed by a passing freight train. The fence
along the line of the road was down, 1t Is re-
ported and the loss will fall on the railway
company.
THERE is now no water in the reservoir
which is supposed to supply the village ny
drants, and there will be none till repairs now
going on are completed. Meanwhile it behooves
the villagers to be especially cautious in regard
to fires and the village authorities to see that
all the cisterns are full and the engines in good
working order. With everything dry as finder
and no water supply, fire would have its own
destructive way.
BILLINGS BROTHERS are laying the founda-
ton Tor a steam saw mill on the Moretown
side OF the river, about a half Il mile above
the arch bridge. The machinery in the mill
owned by those gentlemen at " Shady-rill
Will be removed to the new mill, we are in
formed. A boom will be thrown across the
river and the mill receive its supplies of logs in
this direction as well as from the timber lands
OF the farmers in that vicinity.
W. J. BRUCE & Co. are about to give up the
tub-makiDg business and Frank 5, Rolfe will
resume possession of his shop. Mr.. Rolfe is
skilled sleigh and carriage maker as all know
who are familiar with his work. Since the
lease OF his shop TO the Bruces he has been out
OF the market, but he is preparing to enter
again. He has already begun lot of fine
sleighs which will be completed in season for
next winters use. Individuals in want of
sleigh will bear this in mind and remember
that Rolfe is in the market again.
Mrs JAMES AUSTIN, the eldest of the towns
poor, died on Friday at the age of eighty-seven
years. 1t is thirty-six years since she wendell
her way over the hill to the poor house"
Mrs Austin was the daughter of Rev. Jonathan
Hovey, the first Congregational minister settled
IN this town. This event was in 1902 Mr..
Hovey lived in the Kneeland neighborhood in
the house now occupied by Mr. A. Murray.
His ministry continued for five years when he
was dismissed for want of adequate support.
Mr.. Austin became insane and was taken to
Brattleboro thirty odd years ago where he died
his widow becoming charge of the town.
Deaf his among the old recipients of public
charity have been frequent during the past
year.
Two hundred dollars was awarded Thaddeus
Crossett for land damages on account of the
street opened by the village trustees to the
mills by the railway track. Mr.. Crossett re-
fuses this award and being unable to effect airy
satisfactory settlement, appeals to the court
In dispute to the arbitration of three disnter-
ested men. 1t would seem to be much the
wiser course to accept this proposal than to
nave another " Chttenden suit" An excess
sVe amount of land has been taken for the
purpose for which this street was laid and
whlle the matter is up, the "whole thing"
would bear readjustment to the requirements
OF reason and common sense as well as Justice
and business
10 the lengthening list of cases of marital
1nfelicity which this and adjoining towns have
furnished for the docket of Washington county
court has been added that of Caldwell u.s. Cald-
well from this village Intolerable severity is
the reason alleged by Mrs. Caldwell for seek
Ing legal separation from her husband, B. c.
Caldwell. People will learn of this case with
sincere regret and sorrow that household so
well known, the heads of which have pulled
togetner Tor nearly generation, could not
complete their earthly pilgrimage in concord
BESIDES this there is pending in court the case
OF Barnes Us. Barnes (Cavin) near by in More
Town and Duxbury, Lyman u.s. Lyman (Cyre-
meas Corlss Us. Corliss (Charles) and Gilett
US. Gillett, all of recent date. The martial
gested by these cases are both fit subjects for
sollcltous exclamation and the earnest atten-
non IA thv l'uDii5 teachers.
ii. G. AKELY, of Grand Haven, Mich. with
his wife and two daughters, is visiting his half
brother, George w. Randall. Mr.. Akely is a
Soou OAompio vi Jduhte push ana thrift tax
ing root in western soil and hourishing like
the green bay tree. He studied law with the
hon: Paul Dillingham; and after little prac.
tice In Greensboro went West an imprecunious
oarrlster. He was two years in the Michigan
cavalry during the war and was subsequently,
appointed collector of customs a position which
ne held Tor twelve years. He maintained
meantime successful law practice and wa.
counsel In many important cases. He bought
Oh D. Il. Langdon the timber on two thousand
acres OF Michigan pine lands and has lately de-
Voted MS time entirely to the lumber business
Whlch he has followed with very successful
financial results When Mr.. Akely went to
Grand Haven and for many years afterward.
Ex-senator Ferry was the leading man in
wealth and influence. To-day the former sena
tor and the young Vermont lawyer seem tc
have exchanged places in respect to social no
sition, wealth and influence.
S. B. MAxHAM has been in town for severa
days, Apropos Of Sans" visit Randall
tells how the former used to "run " an Sin.
dependent church at Mortified center. The
elder who ministered to Maxhams focb
was poor and needy and Markham, out of the
oisinterestedness OF his nature, conceived the
idea OF donation. He was untiring in his ef
iorts 10 advertise the affair and to exhort the
taithIui 10 attend. There was a large attend
ance and cash gifts agkregating $3.50, reports
say The elder had a weakness for old cider
the story goes, and he and Markham after the
"''A NSPoitCu, CcloDTdttu t0e success o.
the donation over mug of very ancient vim
tage; When the elder had nearly bankruptet
Maxham's winter stocke the latter proposed
tnat they play game q euchre to see which
OF the TWO shond have the proceeds of the do
nation. The game was played, and singularl,
enough, Markham won the stakes. This seeml
70 De the substance of Randalls story. will
Maxham's revision. Doubtless it is as trnthfu
as the Joke" Markham is alleged to hay,
played on the Woodstock dentist, which will
Keep till the next visit
The So dler" of the Free Press saws
Speaking Of the early days of telegrap6v
Gaehier wells OF the Howard bank told til,
1u!er tnht when he was operator at Waterbury
neaIiy thlrty years ago, it was the rule tina
when there was trouble with the wire the on
orator should lock up his Office and 20 ont an,
remeuy IL. once difficulty arose and he sal
lied forth to see what was the matter and foun,
the wire broken. He picked up the ends whel
u nashed through him with shock that h
mad forgotten to disconnect his battery II
cropped the wire very promptly. On anothe
occasion he found that q Waterbury farmer
not posted in telegraphy, had pulled the wir
down TO the ground lit was somewhat in hi
way and covered it foot or two deep wit
earth. 1t was in the fall and the ground ha
frozen, and the operator had to borrow a picl
axe ana dig out the wire. And vet operator
OF the present day think that they have q
work pretty hardrF la MT Wells leisure Al
Yer bank hours, he will tell, if politely asked
now, ABOUT the time OF the Barre bank robbery
ne devised " time lock " for the safe of tn
waterbury bank, of which he was the cashier