The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-28
Mortified.

AN account Of the GAINESVILLE accident ap
pears on the first page.
MALvFRD Howe il having run OF typhoid
FEVER at Hanover, ~ II.
MISS MELINDA STR ALTON Is keeping house
for 3 ID. d 'dge at the South Village.
| MIRIAM / KIMBALL has been engaged "a
teach In the graded school at Waterbury.
q. r. ANDREWS has advertised all of his
property for sale by auction on Saturday OF
this week.
REy. l. P; BoorH, pastor Of the Uuiversalst
church, exchanged Sunday with Rev. Myra
kingsbury, the lady preacher of Williston.
J. Q. BAToHELDER, foreman Of the Neos
office, has returned to Franklin Falls, N. H.,
and his place Is filed by W. s. 8. Buck from
West Randolph.
THANKsGIvING services will be held at the
congregational church and the pastor, Rev.
WIN. 3. Hazen, will preach. The Methodists
unite In the services as usual.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Congre.
gational church will be held at the church
parlor Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. There
VIII be no prayer meeting Thursday evening
this week.
>. f. GIBBS committed suicide at his resi-
dence In Gouldsville last week Wednesday
night by taking morphine. No special cause
is known Tor the commission OF the act His
remains were taken TO Massachusetts
REV. J, W. BEMIs recently severed the third
finger OF his left hand all but little shred OF
skin, while splitting wood. The finger was
put and held In place by his wife until the ar
rival OF the doctor, and 1t Ia probable that the
digit will be saved
OVER eleven tons OF poultry were shipped
from here last week, more than eight tons
being sent by E. A. Kimball. The best lot OF
turkeys reported Is that OF William Kingston
VINO had l25 that averaged over twelve pounds
each Mr.. Kingston has sold over $500 worth
OF turkeys this year.
X. N. MCINTOSH, our popular and enterpris-
ing photographer, has lately added some new
scenery to his studio which enables him to
take small groups, standing full-length pict-
ures, ETC., much more satisfactorily. Mr.
Mcintosh is skilful aud painstaking artist,
and is doing some fine work, as will be found
by inspection
OUR young townsman, G. D. Perkins, gave
his friends quite surprise last week. IL has
long been evident that his aft ections were CEN
tered on Miss Celia Hackett and last Friday he
conveyed her privately, surreptitously as it
were, to Williamstown, where the nuptial knot
was tied by Rev. G. L Wells, pastor of the
Methodist church. The young couple have
the best of wishes.
Two OF the young ladies employed in Mrs
Gilchrists millinery store took sort of ipyol.
untary mud bath last Friday on the common.
They we're 10 buggy trying to turn around
when one wheel caught on the cbafe iron and
collapsed, precipitatng them into a mud
puddle. They were well shaken up, but no
serious damage was done, except to the buggy.
Although the occurrence was witnessed by a
large number Of men, none of them have given
very lucid account of the affair.
CAPTAIN ]. L MosELEY has for sale at 81
per copy an appendix to Colonel Hobrook' q
history OF the Seventh Regiment OF Vermont
volunteers. This also Is written by Colonel
Holorook and contains the proceedings at the
hrst and second reunions of the regiment, to-
gether with the roster and roll Of the regiment.
me book contains foe likeness of Colonel
Holbrook, and will be Of interest to those who
had friends in this regiment az well as to
those who were members Captain Moseley
has kindly presented copy to the library.
The railroad woodshed caught fire Monday
afternoon, probably by spark from an engine.
Both engines and fire companies worked for
some time to put out the fire and finally the
shed was torn down and the wood thrown
oyer, with the assistance Of the "hooks" and
the hre extinguished after twenty five or fifty
CORDS OF wood were burned. Frank L. Howe.
member OF the hook and ladder company, had
one OF his fingers literally torn off, by being
canght between rope and pole that were
Deing used to pull down some Of the burning
shed. Fortunately Mr. Howe was insured in
the Vermont Accident Association.
THE remains Of Mrs. Charles R. Ely were
cAouens hoiO iEom N. L., SAtur-
day. being accompanied by the husband, three
children and her sister, Miss Louise Foster.
The body was taken to the house of Dr.. P. d
Bradford on Vine street, where brief ser vice
was held Sunday at one o'clock prepa ratorv
to the regular services which took place in St
Mary's church at two o'clock. Mrs Ely was
for many years a we-known and much es-
teemed resident OF this place and her death
Will be deeply mourned by large circle of
friends. There were present at the funeral
Henry Ely and wife of st. Johnsbury, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joel Foster of Montpelier, and Mrs f A.
Shattuck and Mrs. Frank Griswold of West
Randolph.
SQUIRE PLUMLEY has been confined to the
house part of the time for a week or two with
hard cold, but is out again. H. B. Thayer
was in town over Sunday. :. Miss Kate Morse is
occupying G. S. Richmond's house during the
absence of the family -. Principal L. E. Upper
from Craftsbury is spending the Thanksgiving
vacation with his father-in-law, G. H Crane,
Esq; Mr.. Upper Is to return Monday, accom-
panied by his wife. Miss Ella Dutton is at
home for two weeks vacation. &C. E Reed
has moved into Mrs. J. B. Smiths house on
Prospect street. :. Miss Polly Russell is in
Montpelier this week