The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10

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CABoT.-Nearly every school district has
had meeting and voted to have a spring
term of eight weeks. == Alice NJ. Han
cock has been engaged to teach the spring
term Of school at Lower Cabot it being her
fifth term in this school. = Rev Il. d.
Metcalf has closed his labors at Brookfield
and is spending a few weeks here with his
brother Samuel. 49, Mrs. lothian Good
win broke her leg few days since by fall
ing down the cellar stairs - Last Sat
urday was quite day for surgery for Drs.
Warren and Waldo They dressed large
cut in a fine horse belonging to l.. G.
Fisher, removed small tumor from the
neck of DIR. Warren's son Carl and per-
formed an operation upon Harvey Goss of
East Cabot, drawing from his lung three
pints of water. 80 n. b. Rogers has
gone to work for Emery Clark at East
Cabot for the season. - Helen Baker
has been sick the past week with pneu-
monia, but il better at present. 80
Noah Clark contemplates moving to Barre
in the near future to live with his son.
- Mr.. Quimby, father of Mrs Edison
York, is very sick at Mr.. Yorks and his
death is hourly expected - Miss Julia,
daughter of the postmaster, is clerking in
the pOst-offce, Flora White having com
pleted her engagement there. - Her
mon Osgood is out again and rapidly gain
ing, and expects to start the saw-mill at the
Lower Village this week. - Ira II. Ed
son met with a severe accident in j. A. Far
rington's coOper-shop last week Tuesday,
by reason of defective floor, and sprained
his left ankle so that clutches were neces-
sary to his locomotion Eli Edison came up
from Marshiield last Monday to help in the
shop few days. The Cabot Kick
ers," a baseball club, was organized last
Wednesday, with Carl Clark as captain and
when the ground is settled clubs in sur
rounding towns may look out for their lau-
rels - Allie Hickie entertained fifteen
of his friends Fast day at the sugar-house.
- The Easter Sunday concert at the
Methodist church will occur next Sunday
it bel g the last Sunday in the conference
year. A nice programme is made up and a
pleasant musical time appropriate to the
day and occasion is anticipated. -
Frank Harrington and wife, having returned
from Boston and Washington about two
weeks ago, are stopping temporarily mt his
fathers. - AT the school meeting last
Saturday night it was voted to have eight
weeks school, to commence about the first
of May, and the treasurer was instructed to
borrow money to defray the expenses of
said school. - Superintendent Lamson
will conduct the examination of teachers
at the school-house on Saturday next, be-
ginning at half-past eight A. NJ,
CHELsEA.-Mrs. Sarah II. Dunbar died on
Friday, after painful illness. The funeral
services were held at the Methodist church
on Sunday afternoon. - The following
officers of the Methodist Sunday-school
were chosen last week Superintendent,
Philip j. Little; assistant superintendent,
Mrs. Vesta NJ. Allen; librarian and secre-
tary, Edith S. Dearborn; assistant librarian,
Mrs. Bertha A Dearborn: treasurer, Mrs.
Mary f. Little. - Frank I. Whitney has
sold out his grocery business to William b.
Marston. - Frank II. Tracy is in Gran
vile, taking temporary charge of a saw
mill belonging to the First National Bank.
He and F. /. Whitney are soon to travel
putting on iron roofing. They have Orange
and Windsor counties as their territory.
- John b. Bacon went to Washing
ton, ID. c., last week, on business con-
nected with the bank. - Drs. S. n.
Goss and e. j. Fish amputated portion of
Francis r. Laird's foot last week. He is
now doing well. il. f. Tucker has
moved to j. B. Bacons Akerman farm, w.
c. II. Wallace leaving it for the farm where
the late Lucius l.. Clark lived. -
McElroy's Peoples Theater exhibited in
the hotel hall every evening last week.
- b. III. Adams has moved to the Fits
farm in Vershire. - Two suspicious
looking persons were seen on the street
Saturday evening, and there was some talk
of arresting them as tramps, but it was not
done. The next morning it was found that
Thomas Godfrey's carpenter shop and
Orange Densmore's blacksmith shop had
been broken into and several tools taken.
1t will be remembered that these same
shops are the places where the burglars got
their tools last fall 1t appears, however,
that this time no use was made of the tools.
1t was learned that the men had b en- seen
early in the morning by w. w. Answorth
at f. o. Tracy's barn, ON the STAFFORD road
and that they had gone along the road.
Sheriff Collins and A. l.. Stllwell started in
pursuit, and overlook them in the afternoon
just this side of Strafford village. They
drew revolvers and attempted to escape, but
Sheriff Collins summoned assistance, and
after a short race they were overtaken and
disarmed. They are now monday morn.
ing) III Jail, awaiting examination. A part
Of the tools taken have been found in and
near the barn before mentioned. - A
suit of A. l.. Stillwell rs. Jacob Farwell, to
recover damages for horse alleged to have
been injured while let to the defendant
was tried last week before Justice w. s
Hatch. j. X. Darling appeared for the
plaintiff and G. l.. Stow for the defendant
The jury brought in a verdict in favor OF
the plaintiff for $3.50 and costs, and an ap
peal TO county court was taken - II
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BARRE.-Union Fast day services were
held at the Congregational church, Rev. =
Mcmillan preaching the sermon. - The
photograph studio in Granite block i,
soon to be occupied by Mr.. Corse of Mont
pelier - Fast day was observed in
faster manner than usual. A large number
went to the capital the night before aud re
turned the next day with more liquor than
they could successfully conceal, and sever
of them were taken into custody by Officers
Bems, Cook and Bruce. They were brought
out before Justice Jackman and six were
fined for intoXication, one being for a sec
ond offence. Two disclosed that a stranger
whom they met at the Central depot pro
cured the liquor for them but the stories o
the two being inconsistent, they were SEN
back to refresh their memories. That they
might not be able to communicate with eacl
other one was taken to Montpelier. On,
| disclosed on Henry Smith and Clark Rob
erts, who were brought before Justice Jack
man, confessed judgment and appealed t
the county court. -Four or five of those ar
rested were engaged in a row at the Granite