The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-11


house here TO be closed.
Mrs. Carleton, who moved here with her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Richardson a fort
night ago, died last week, and was buried
at her old home in Waitsfeld, on Sunday.
The popularity of A. II. Cheney as a
music teacher may be inferred from the
fact that he has a class each evening in the
week, besides his work in the village schools.
Three persons have been sick at G. S.
SIMPSONS: Mr.. Sampson, who had dysen-
| terry; the youngest daughter, who had
slow fever; and Bert Lavelle, who is hav-
ing run of typhoid fever.
The partial or total stoppage of water in
several sections of the village, on Monday
| was thought by many to Indicate an ap-
preaching water-famine, but proved to be
only the annual " cleaning out" of the
| Sheple reservoir.
Bissette, who was kept in the lookup
over Sunday, p 'nding trial for intoXication,
disclosed on Barney McKenna OF Mont
: pelier, who was brought to this place and
| fined one hundred dollars with costs. The
usual fine was imposed on Bissette.
| Sumner Stearns proposes to take the adj
vice of the late Horace Greeley and ego
| West" or rather northwest, the state of
Washington being the objective point. Not
every young man is fortunate enough to
have an uncle to pay his fare across the con-
| tinent.
V. q. Talbert, formerly of this town, but
now assistant cashier in the Merchants
bank of Ouray, Col, is spending brief va
cation in town as the guest of Joseph
Wheeler. - Mrs. DIR. Graves of New
York city is to spend the winter in Water
bury, making home for her father-in-law,
| Cecil Graves. - A multitude of friends
are glad to see Ed. Palmer home from
| Washington.
Waterbury Center.
Fall term of school closes Thursday, No
vember 10. Tuesday night, November H.
the junior and middle classes speak in
! Chapel hall. Wednesday night the senior
class deliver their orations. All are invited
Thursday night the teachers will give re.
ception to the scholars and their invited
friends. The term has been very profit
able one to all. The commercial depart
ment has had larger attendance than for
many terms past.
Some of the teachers and scholars at
tended the Teachers Convention at Mont
pelier last week - Porter Dale's father,
from Island Pond, has been visiting him
the past week. - T. b. Colby died at
| his home on Waterbury River, November
B. He had been an active membe: of the
Free Baptist church many years. -
Miss Elizabeth Colby is spending few
days at Green Mountain Lodge.
Williamstown.
There was Catholic service at the town
hall on Wednesday forenoon, Father Brel-
vet of Mortified officiating.
James X. Lynde is enlarging his store by
an addition of twenty feet in width to the
south side. 1t will be three stories in
height.
Arthur Simons is to build house for his
brother Bert Simons (now in business in
Providence, r. I.,) in the northeast part of
the village.
! Mrs. Joseph b. Norris is dead OF apo
plexy, at the age of fifty-four years. She
removed from here a few years ago to
Plattsburgh, n. Y, or its vicinity.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Hubbard proposes to start
for Gadsden, Alabama, on Monday next, to
pass the winter with the family of her
brother-in-law. j. d. White, formerly resi-
dent here.
The Amos Paine house, in the quarry
district, owned by Winslow Flint was
burned on Friday last. The fire was dis
covered near the chimney. The house was
occupied by the families of two quarrymen.
Rev. r. l.. Nanton will take for his theme,
next Sunday morning, =" The Holy Spirit
the Need of the Church." At three O'Clock
PM, he will preach at the Pratt school
! house. In the evening he will hold song
service.
Judge Windsor Gleason of Alton, Tioga
county, Penn, and S. T. VanDusen of East
Warren, were recently guests of their niece,
Mrs. Ralph Ditty. The Judge was called
here by the death of his sister, Mrs. Van
Dusen of Warren.
1t is encouraging to see the demand for
labor here at good prices. l have never
known such force of carpenters at work
before as is now employed on new build
ings Love or money" is powerless in
some instances where help is wanted
George Beckett has bought the lot be.
tween the new hotel and the Simons &
Gale store, and the foundation for build
| ing will be put in this season. This is one
of the finest business lots in the place, and
it will be worthily occupied in the way of a
fine block next year.
AS ca" son of the late Charles w.
Adams was coming to the village on We'd
nesday evening last his horse began to run
near X l.. Watsons house. When near
the house of John Lynde he was thrown
from his buggy, and one leg and rib were
broken. Other injury was feared but he is
now doing well.
One of the "ancient landmarks " in the
northeast section of the town was big
granite boulder between the houses of Rod
ney Seaver and Joseph Saunders. Experts
had pronounced it "poor stock F" after ex-
aiming it, but finally two men went to
"quarrying it, with the following result:
The owner OF the stone got $S4 for it, and
the two men working it got each SIP more
for seventeen days work on it,
James Martin, one of our worthiest citi-
zens, died on Thursday morning last, in his
previous Tuesday, at the home of his SON
in-law, Herbert l.. Platt, he somehow fell
from a wharfng close by the barn, and
struck on his head, severing the spinal cord.
He was completely paralyzed in body,
though he had the use of his head, and
could talk clearly. He realized his situa-
ton, and gave directions concerning bust
ness matters. He met death calmly. For
many years he had been a prominent and
worthy member of the Methodist church.
A large part of his married life was spent
on the farm where he met with the accident
that resulted in his death. Industrious,
economical. thrifty, he belonged to that class
of Vermont farmers who have done so much
to give our state its fair name in the past.
But few years ago he buried his wife, Per-
sis, daughter of the late James Hatch,
whom he has deeply mourned in the years
since. A son, Erwin II. Martin, and three
daughters-Mrs. Herbert l.. Platt, Mrs.
Henry Erskine and Mrs. William Wells
survive him. He was buried from the
Methodist church on Saturday afternoon,
Rev. F. w. Hamblin of West Randolph Of
ficiating.