The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-22

was born last week to Mr.. and Mrs. G.. l..
ClOugh. - Mrs. Mace Of Albuquerque,
ham, her sister. - Androi Delisi was
arrested last week for wife beating and
narrowly escaped a ducking In the mill
pond. He was fined S. and costs by Jus.
tice q. r. Boyce and placed under $500
bonds TO keep the peace == Mrs. w. +.
Colby is in New York getting the latest
styles and wrinkles in millinery. - Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Keith gave a reception last
Thursday evening to Miss Ella Houghton
OF Hudson, Mass, which was q pleasant so.
ciety event,
East Barre.
A box sociahle and dance WAS held In
Hutchins' hall last Friday night. The
proceeds went towards buying a new organ
for the hall
Considerable sickness is reported In the
place, most OF 1t being of the nature OF se.
we're colds. Mrs. Warren Nye, Mr. and
Mrs. Ossiau Balch and family, j. A. Plcsted
and some others are included in the list.
Every one seemed to enjoy the mask
promenade and dance given 10y the Ladies'
Aid Society last Thursday evening In the
school-house hall. About forty were in
costume, most OF them nicely gotten up.
The receipts OF the evening were about So.
ID. d. Fellows of Montpelier, contractor
and builder Of the new depot, was in this
place last week Tuesday. 60 ID. Il.
Sortwell and r. w. Stanyan we're in this
place inspecting the new depot last Thurs
day.
Graniteville.
The schools close next Friday.
The Vermont Granite Company is putting
in new steam drill.
The Catholic society il to hold evening
prayers at its hall every Wednesday even
ing during Lent.
Miss Maggie Flynn of Rutland and Mrs.
Henry Butterfly of MONTPELIER visited Mary
r. Corbett on Saturday.
Mondays blow was pronounced by "the
oldest inhsbitant " ~ the worst experienced
since work opened on the hill
Northfield.
New slate blackboards have recently been
put up in Dodge hall.
The Good Templars initiated four new
mem hers last Friday night.
The woodwork in Dodge hall has recently
been given a coat OF veneerng.
The Conversational Club discussed "The
Populist Party at its last meeting.
Clogston Brothers received six tons of
phosphate last week for their own use.
A new drop curtain and scenery adds ma
terially to the equipment of Concert hall.
George Day has purchased for 81, 900 of
Cadet Moseley has been Obliged to leave
Norwich University because of ill health.
A convocation of Naomi Chapter of the
Order of the Eastern Star was held last
evening in Masonic hall.
K. X. Jones has purchased OF f. A. Jones,
his son, the building at South Mortified
lately occupied by him as a store.
A special meeting of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union was held last
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. L. Mcintosh.
f. II Brown was in town last week while
recovering from injuries received by logs
rolling OIL him while at work in Moretown.
The pupils of the high aud graded schools
will observe the anniversary of the birth OF
Washington by an entertainment in Concert
hall this evening.
The suit of Mortified Y. Williamstown
for the support Of Edwin Thomas has been
settled, and hereafter the latter town will
pay for his support.
District Attorney Frank Plumley was at
Vergennes and Ferrisburg last week en-.
gagged in determining the site for govern
ment lighthouse near the mouth of Otter
Creek
Sergeant Line informed the wArcHMAN
representative that the wind at the signal
station attained ffty-mile clip last Mon.
day morning the highest velocity Of the
winter thus far.
Cadets Hurlbut, Gaynor, Manuel and
HOlbrook went to Boston on Tuesday 10
attend the banquet to be given this evening
at the American House in that city by the
alumni of Norwich University.
Frank Rowe and Mrs. Hannah Lovett
were married last Thursday evening by Rev
Sylvester Donaldson. Mr.. Rowe evidentl
does not take kindly to single blessedness
as he has buried one wife since the new year
come in.
Rev. Simon B. Blunt of Barre and Rev
Homer White are to exchange snext sum
mer. Mr.. White closes his Iabors with St.
Mary's parish on Easter Sunday. and goes
20 his new charge, St. Johns church at
West Randolph.
The survivors of the Thirteenth Vermont
regiment are having granite monument
built to be placed over the grave of the late
Colonel +. " Randall in Elmwood GENE
terry. 1t will have three bases, a die anC
| cap surmounted by an urn. On one of the
| faces of the die the military history O.
Colonel Randall will be cut.
For some time Fred Jones has missed
small sums of money from the cash drawer
| in his store. Suspicion was directed toward,
Fred Wilder, and trap was set for hin
last Thursday which the lad readily fell int,
and was caught in the act of taking money
from the drawer. Young Wilder has no
yet been arrested, and, as Mr.. Jones is no
| ulSpOSeu 10 press Jne case, 10 Is understood
that he will be allowed to go on promise o
good behavior
f. L. Howe was i'll last week with tonsi
litis. 80 r. N. johnson was ill last week
- Henry l.. Kenyon went to Arlington
last Monday TO attend the funeral of hi
niece - f. w. Sault of West Randolph
spent last Sunday in town. - Mr.. an
Mrs, Charles Paine returned to Lowell
Mass, last Saturday. - Lulie Jones 0
Waitsied visited Nellie Brown last week
- Hannah Paine reached home Frida
evening from Terrace, Utah. - Mrs. Nj
III. Holt went TO ST. A lbans last Thursday
TO remain several weeks. Mrs. A. w. Ho
ton has charge of her millinery store durin
her absence. - Frank Newton is reCo,
ering from the painful injuries received b
him in falling considerable distance Will
at work at the Andrews mill. - Mi,
Anna McCarty is learning the printers al
at the Nelos office. - Mrs. Mary Dode
has gone to Bristol TO reside. - Fran
Harris is soon to commence the manufactuI
of excelsior at the Cross works and will pr
in double excelsior machine. - MIR
p. NJ. Woodbury. was seriously i'll last weel
- Mrs. e. II. Harris is visiting in Low
ell, Mass.
Waterbury.
William Fl. Ashley has sold his grocer
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