The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04

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| he base, and twenty feet high surrounded
| by draped vase. This firm has lately put
| IN new polishing machine. 1t shipped a
| large monument to Sacramento, Cal, last
Thursday.
John Ryan CARED last Monday morning
the four heaviest cattle that were probably
ever CARED at this station - four oxen
bought of Barre granite man that tipped
the scales, one pair at $50 pounds. and the
other at 4 100 pounds. The cattle had been
worked right along but were well fed and
their flesh was of such firm growth that
with difficulty could the position of the
bones be felt with the hand.
West Randolph.
A ten-pound daughter was born to f. w.
Smith and wife last week
The Woman's Relief Corps is getting
ready for inspection the latter part of this
month
The steam mills were shut down day or
two the past week on account Of the boiler
inspector being around.
A. Il. Cushman was elected a member of
the board of managers at the Baptist con-
vention held at Ludlow last week.
Gertrude NJ. Bickford was married at
Chicago, September %, to Richard II. Gold
of Roanoke, W. Va, a police officer in that
place.
David T. Dyer has bought the stage route
between this place and Brookfield of Lewis
Steele and commenced to carry the mails
Monday.
Arthur Pratt has rented the rooms and
fixtures in the Cushman block TO Mrs. e. S.
Rood of Bethel, who will Immediately open
a millinery store there.
Rev. George w Morrow has prepared a
lecture, which he intends to deliver the
coming winter, entitled Life Sketches, or
Scenes from Both Sides"
j. p. Cleveland, Jr., returned Saturday
from the Grand Army Encampment at In
danapols. Since then he has been visiting
his son Harry in st. Paul, Mimi, and the
Worlds Fair.
II. A. Beerworth, station agent at Pas
sumpsic, stopped in town Friday night on
his way back from Burlington where he
had been brought to answer to the charge
of using the mails for illegal purposes.
Rev. John Chamberlin of New York will
preach at St. Johns church next Sunday.
AT the morning service he will interpret the
sermon for the deaf mutes and will preach
in the evening to the deaf mutes by signs.
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy and wife are taking
several weeks vacation in Morrisville, ST.
Johnsbury and Lowell, Mass. There were
no services Sunday, but Sunday, October 10,
the Rev. DR.. Tyler, missionary lately re-
turned from Africa, will otficiate.
Miss Georgia White local editor of the
HeraId and Nelcs Mrs. A. e. Lane, and
this week attending the fifteenth annual
meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary to the
Board of Missions, held in st. James
church.
Peter Jerd, veteran of Co. G, Second
Vermont Volunteers, died last Wednesday
of heart disease. He was tfty-eight years
old, and has lived in town for the past three
years and was much respected by all. His
funeral was held Friday and U. S. Grant
Post, G. A. r., of which he was a member
attended in body.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Riford and Clarence
Cole went to Bellows Falls, Saturday, to
attend the funeral Of Fred Cole, who was
kicked by horse at the Valley fair at
Brattleboro on Thursday of last week. Mr..
Cole was the eldest son Of Mrs. Rford and
was well known in this place. lie was a
conductor on the Fitchburg railroad.
There was a special meeting of the hook
and ladder company last Thursday evening
to see if they would accept the offer of the
room in the old engine house in which to
hold their meetings. The offer was de-
cliued, as they were promised the unoccu.
pied half of the Chase building by the trus-
tees when trying to form the company
| The boys want the trustees to live up to
their agreement.
The Northfields and West Randolphs
played game of base ball Friday afternoon
Before a far-sized audience. 1t was cold
| and wet, and not good day for ball play
ing. The score was close and the game
very interesting, resulting in score of 10
to II in favor of the Northfields. Standish
and Moseley were battery for Northfields,
and Ernest Sault and David Grove for the
| home team A feature of the game was the
battery work of both mines, each pitcher
striking out sixteen men.
u. S. Grant Post, No. 96, G.. A. r., holds
its regular meeting on Friday evening" with
a campfire after. Past Commander K. o.
| Hubbard and Peter Sault will tell of their
| personal experience at the battle Of Bull
| Run. At the two previous meetings Past
| Department Commander p. ID. Blodgett of
ST. Johnsbury and Commander George W.
| Flagg told of their experiences. These in.
formal talks of the old soldiers are very in
terestng and give very complete descrip-
| tons of different parts of the battles.
S. A. Howard the concrete man. was in
| town on Monday to settle with the trustees,
! having finished the job here on our streets.
| The following amount of money has been
| laid out for concrete this year On Main
street, $780, of which SS5 is paid by land
owners; Central street S527, of which S115
is paid by individuals; on South Pleasant
street $780, with $40 out Besides this,
DIR. A. G. Bailey, e. E. Evans, Mrs. Mat
thews and Mrs. Hutchins put in walks in
front of their residences to the amount Of
about S175. When the men started to leave,
| Monday, they had some difficulty in secur-
ing their trunks, the hotel people claiming
| damages from the recent fracaS held there,
| but this was finally settled.
Ella A. Reed of Manchester, n H., is
visiting her aunt, Mrs G. e. Abbott. -
Carl Woodward has returned to Boston to
attend the school where he has been the
past year. - Mrs. Belle j. Griswold for
many years resident of this village, but
now of st. Paul, Mimi. is visiting relatives
| in this vicinity. 60 Elmer A, Baird of the
Boston Law School was in town over Sun
day, visiting his sister, Alice Baird. -
L. III. Kittredge of Boston, former stu
dent at the high school, was in town last
Saturday. - Mrs. n. j. Whitehill has
| returned after visit at her home in
Peacham. - Harry Newcity has finished
his labors in Bristol, Conn, and returned
home - Elsie Powers has returned to
| Boston to pursue her studies at the Emer-
son School of Oratory. 49, RX l.. New
ton, former resident of this place, but now
chief of police at Stoneham, Mass, is visit
| ing friends in town. - III. p Seaver and
wife of Springfield, Mass, have been visit.
ing in town. - Mrs Gardner Brewer,
Jr who has been i'll for the past eight
months at the home of her father, S. NJ. Flint,
has recovered sufficiently TO return to her
home in Burlington. - Mrs. Walter