The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-18

John Ryan shipped two carloads of stock
last Monday.
w. A. Gray has raised $50 bushels of
onions this season.
A. E. Foss has sold his farm to Raymond
Diemer. Consideration, So, 800.
Rev. S. A. Parker of Bethel preached at
the Universalist church last Sunday.
Lee Townshend and Lettie Duff of Little
ton, n. II were married last week Tues.
day.
The Universalists will meet at their
church next Sunday at eleven A. NJ, to or
ganize Young Peoples Christian Union.
A. Bernasconi e. Co. received last week
an order for monument for New York, 80
cost 81 800. The firm shipped a large
monument to Indiana last Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Lombard aud Mrs. Florence
Worcester are visiting in Boston. - Mrs.
W. r. Lazelle is quite i'll with pneumonia
80 Rev j. e. Fdrrow returned from
the Worlds Fair last Friday.
West Randolph.
l. l.. Chadwick arrived in town on
Wednesday from jacksonville Fla. He
will probably have his old place at tn,
depot.
j. G. Mann, of the corner clothing store.
has gone into insolvency. A meeting of the
creditors is called for October 81 to choose
an assignee.
Miss Ante went to Brattleboro last week
to attend the first annual convention Of
Kings Daughters as the delegate from the
local society
There are at present two persons taking
the Morrell liquor cure, James Carrigan and
w. Il. Williams. Mr.. Carrigan was the
first to apply.
All of the insurance companies have set
tied their losses on the recent fire in Smiths
block. Mr.. Smith has commenced to clear
away the debris and to repair the building.
George Brock sewers his connection with
the Central meat market this week and
goes to his home in Canada, where lie viii
open meat market. ID. w. Brewer of
South Royaltou takes the vacant place.
Mrs. NJ. S. Davis, who has been managing
a summer hotel at Morey Lake the past sum
ner, has been in town, and in a short time
will 60 with Mr.. Davis to Jacksonville,
Fla. where they will conduct winter
hotel.
II. p. Sanford started for the Worlds
Fair last Tuesday. His daughter Grace
will start on Wednesday with Mrs. Hale
Flint of Milton for Chicago, where she will
stay for quite extended visit.
Colonel Robert j. lImball left Montague
| Place on Friday OF last week for his winter
home in Brooklyn, n. Y. Mr.. Kimbal has
made a longer stay in town this summer
than usual, and the family will be greatly
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oWi1u ~ ~ III VI % ocg uas
was in her first race at Mystic recently, and
she promises to be very speedy Mr.. Hood
knows where to go to secure good horses.
Frank n Holman and wife of Springfield,
Mass, ana Elondge holman OF New Mex
lco were IN town last week TO attend the
funeral of their mother, Mrs. Seth Holman,
vino died fine first Of the week and
buried on Saturday, Rev Il. w. Morrow
ofhclatlng.
The following are the delegates attending
the Christian Endeavor convention at
Barre this week: Baptist church. Mrs. w. G.
Cushman and Mrs. Il. T. Huntington. Com
gregational, A. j. Huse and Miss Edith
Abbott; Christian, Arthur Bean and Mrs.
e. o. Blanchard.
On Mond,v ,norpipg William NJ Cor
hams barns we're totally DESTROYED by fire.
with twenty-five cows and eleven hogs.
Eleven horses were in the barn, of which
four were gotten out though one was so
badly burned that it was necessary to kill
it. A corn barn was also burned 1t CON
tanned nearly 900 bushels of corn ana fifty
tons of hay. A slo, well filed with ensii.
age, and lot Of fodder were also destroy ed.
| The fire il supposed to have been of incen-
| diary origin. A strong north wind pre-
vented the house from ignitiug. There is
| much talk as to how the fire started There
was considerable kerosene oil scattered
about two or three of the rooms and Mr..
| Gorham's bedroom, the window of which
was raised a few inches, and the carpet
| around it was saturated with oil. The in
| surance was with the Vermont Mutual for
| 50, 600, OF which g., 800 was on the property
| DESTROYED. 1t ran TO William H. Dubois.
| who has a large mortgage on the farm
| About two weeks ago. Mr.. Gorham went TO
| an insurance agent in this place and tried
to have more insurance placed upon this
properly, but the agent refused to have any.
| thing to do with it. Herbert V. Fletcher
| came past the place with some Messengers
to take the night train and SAYS there were
| then no signs of fire hut when he drove
| about mile past it he looked around and
saw tne pui'1inS enveiopeu III iialles; II.
| Vermont MutnaI has been inves,igatiug
| but offers no theories AZ vet.
| Misses frankie and Mae Mulcahav If ST
Adams and Robert paine and his sister
Kate, visited on Sunday at f. w. Sault's.
- A. A. Neibaum of Hotel Burlington
was III .o~n iaSt week Ddn morse
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