The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-15

and Mrs. J. w. Gabrielle are spending a
few days at Athol, Mass. 80 ii. NJ. Dufur
of Marlboro, Mass, was in town last week.
He bought a lot on Highland avenue and
will build this season. - Winnie Foster
is very sick and is threatened with typhoid
fever. - With complete equipment of
new type, presses and machinery, the
WATcHMAN job Office has superior facilities
for job printing, including commercial work,
book and pamphlet printing.
WATERBURY. Henry and sister
of Saratoga were in town last week. 80
Miss Hattie Elliot has returned from Bos-
ten. - Mr.. Randall is finishing his new
house on Randall street as rapidly as pos
sible, that IL may be ready for occupancy
by Hiram Ward of Duxbury. Mr.. Ward is
about to make trip West for few weeks.
- Willis Bryan, while handling some
oil of vitriol at the drugstore, narrowly
escaped being seriously burned. The LIQUID
spattered, but, fortunately, not enough
struck his face to render the accident dan
gerous. - Miss Pearl Stranahan, &C.
companied by two aunts has returned from
Topeka to recuperate from recent severe
illness. 49, Mrs. Warden of Minneapolis,
with four children, is at Mr.. Burleigh's for
the summer. - The song recital by
Miss Alice M. Northey of the Methodist Sem
mary assisted by Mr.. Bertrand Riggs,
pianist, in the hotel parors, Monday even
ing, was attended by nearly all the villagers
interested in music, as well as by small
company from Colbyvile and DuXbury.
The first number on the program was
Beethoven's Sonata op. 10, No. 1, by Mr..
Riggs. Though handicapped by his piano,
the touch being unequal and unreliable, he
interpreted the different movements with
taste and finish, particularly the adaiio
motto, which was more pleasing to the au-
dience at large, because of the simple, sweet
melody sustained in the bass Miss Northey
for her opening selections sang Verdis
" Ernani 1nvolami,' Scenae Cavatina,"
which admirably showed the capabilities of
her voice. Her facility in execution, with
her attractive presence, rendered her Sc
sauer's "To Sevilla" she was given
hearty encore. Mr.. Riggs also received
a deserved encore to his second number
The accomplishments throughout furnished
faultless background for the voice,
and the harmony of the two was alike
complimentary TO Mr.. Riggs and Miss
Northey. The satisfaction of those pres
ent is the best comment on the success
of the recital. - DIR. D. l.. Thomas
of Thomas ink fame, who left Water
bury eighteen years ago, has been visit
ing in town. -" Rocks and Romance 1"
is the title of a delightful New England
romance, by f. Barrett johnson, who is
well and pleasantly known in this vii
lage. The book can be procured at Longs
bookstore, Montpelier, and will well repay
the reading. - With complete equip
ment of new type, presses and machinery,
the WATCHMAN job Office has superior facil-
tiles for job printing including commercial
work, book and pamphlet printing.
BARRE.-W f. Barney, Esq, is the au.
thorized agent of the WATCHMAN at Barre.
To him subscriptions may be paid and items
of news or interest handed for publication.
The publishers earnestly request all who
have such items to communicate them to
their local agent. - Mrs. d. G. Bickford
went last week to Albany, n. Y, to visit
her daughter. - AT the annual meeting
of the Young Mems Christian Association
last week, the following officers and direct
ors were elected President, Charles A.
Smith; vice-president DR.. II. l.. Gale; sec
rotary, Alexander Buchan; directors, Alex
ander Gordon, John Mcdonald, w. f.
Barney, w. A. Perry B. B; Turner and
conference of the Methodist church for this
year was held Saturday afternoon and
quarterly meeting services were held Sun
day. Presiding Elder Truax preached in
the morning and evening. - The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
meet, with Mrs Frank George at half-past
two this afternoon. Mrs. Walton of Mont
pelier will address the meeting. - Fred
King started Tuesday for a weeks visit
with his parents at Mooer's Junction. n. Y.
- NJ. f. Burnham has consolidated his
business with that of Cruickshank &
Mitchell. The business will be carried on
under the name of the Barre Woodworking
Company. - The Barre cornet band
have their new instruments, and gave a con-
cert in the park Saturday evening.
Burnham & Cutler have the frame up for
their polishing mill on Burnhams meadow
and the foundation for a stone-shed L.
l.. Smith has his new shed up and is cover
ing 1t with iron ROOFING. 60 There are
now erected and in process of erection on
Burnham's meadow four large stone-sheds
and large polishing mill, where there
were none last year. - Fred Fisher and
George w. Tilden went to Munce, Ind, on
the excursion Saturday. - The silver
medal for priZe-speaking on temperance at
the Unversalist church last Saturday night
was awarded to Maud Carleton =- The
humps have interfered with the primary
department of the village school by an at
tack on the teacher, Carrie White -
Piles are being driven for railroad bridge
over the branch " in the rear of Mr.. Paine 5
house. - Rev. Mr.. Hardy of West Ran
dolph preached at the Congregational
church, in exchange with Rev. Mr.. Me
MILAN, last Sunday. - DIR. Briggs has
sold his dental practice to DIR. w. f. Mann,
a graduate of the Philadelphia Dental Col
lege. DIR. Briggs retains the business till
June and employs DR.. Mann till that time.
60 The listers commenced their sittings
to hear grievances last week Tuesday
- Sumner Kimball's horses, attached
to a large farm wagon, ran away Friday
morning from the post-otfce down North
Main street, breaking through one or two
garden fences and bringing up against
Wells, Lamson x Co.'S stone-shed -
Blank forms OF every kind at low rates at
the WATCHMAN job office.
CHELsEA.-It will be remembered that
some years ago several prisoners escaped
from the Jail here by removing a stone from
the roof of one of the upper cells and
making thus a passage to the attic, whence
there was an easy exit to the open air
When this stone was replaced the work
was not perfectly done, and the place has
been since regarded az weak point. The
cell is now unoccupied and is kept locked
Last Thursday night, when Sheriff Collins
was making his regular inspection of the
Jail after locking up the inmates he noticed
some unusual appearance about this cell
and found on examination that this stone
had been loosened until it was nearly ready
to come out. He at once procured help, anG
made a thorough search of the prisoners
and their cells. Some pieces of iron wer,
found by which the work was evidently
done, but none of the prisoners would con
fess any knowledge of the affair. There
was evidently narrow escape from
wholesale Jail delivery. just how tho
locked cell was entered is not yet apparent
| or how any of the inmates knew OF tn,