The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

in fact, they have about all the business
they can handle.
During the momentary absence OF Will
Woodbury. from his barber.shop, last Fri
day, a tramp entered the place, and stole
one of Mr.. Woodbury's best razors. Deputy
Sheriff f. l., Howe got on his track and
overhauled him and two companions at
Harlow bridge They were searched but
nothing was found on them, and they were
allowed to depart. They doubtless threw
the razor away when the approach of the
officer was noticed.
f. b. Orcutt of Kalamazoo, Mich, is Wis
iting j. II. Orcutt. 80 j. III. Talbot went
to Athol, Mass, yesterday for a brief visit.
- Miss Hattie Cameron has gone to
Omaha, Neb., to visit relatives. 80
Lieutenant Keene and family were at the
Mortified House last week. g. S. g.
Yeaton of Brooklyn, N. Y, visited in town
last week. - Hon Frank Plumley was
States court. 60 Miss Minnie Ford is at
home from Boston. 60 Miss Dora An
drews of Gouldsville is working in the mil
linery store of Gilchrist x Smith -
Mrs. John Stack and child visited Mr. and
Mrs. James Stack at st. Adams last week.
GouldsvilIe.
Charles Cady returned to Boston last
Saturday. - Carl and George Smith
have finished work for j. 7. Celley -
Estella Cross is soon to go to Boston to at
tend the Emerson School of Oratory. -
George Berry, who has been quite sick, is
some better now. 60 Eben Gaynor goes
to Boston this week to visit his parents.
- David Muzzey of Morrisville visited
@. Fowler last Sunday. 60 Mary Nc
Intosh is visiting in South Royalton. -
@. S. Rich is at work in Barre. 60 Mrs.
Mile Spear and son of Peabody Mass, is
visiting at Charles Chandler's.
Peacham.
A well-attended dance came off at George
Brigham's last Friday evening.
The auction at Mrs. Johnson's last Satur.
day was well attended, and the goods sold
high.
l.. Judkins has bought the Jack shop in
Barnet of Ora Bishop for $500, and has
begun to move.
Morgan 81 Livingston have bought the
blacksmith shop formerly owned and occu-
pied by Henry Wilson. Price paid, 1925.
Several Peacham people were on the train
that was wrecked in Michigan last week,
but none were injured that we have heard
of yet
Twelve new boxes were added to the
post-office at South Peacham last Saturday.
The creamery, being located here, brings in
extra patrons to the office.
Harry Farrow and wife are away to the
his house painted and a veranda put on the
front end, making great Improvement.
- f. Partridge is slowly gaining.
- Scott M. Farnum has gone to the
Worlds Fair and other places in the
West.
West Randolph.
A full account of the attempted suicide,
arrest and confession of William NJ. Cor
ham, which has been the main topic of con-
versation in West Randolph for the past
week, will be found in the state news on
page eight. 1t was written by our West
Randolph correspondent, who has given a
full and accurate account of the whole af-
fair.
The funeral of Mrs. Dana Bruce was held
last Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Homer White
officiating.
A special village meeting has been called
for October 81 to see if the people want to
put in better fire apparatus for the depart
ment to use.
AT the meeting of the creditors of the in
solvent estate of j. G. Mann no business was
done, and meeting was postponed until Sat-
urday of this week.
There was large attendance of out of.
town parties at the annual sale of Jersey
cattle of the Green Mountain Stock Farm
last week. Good prices were realized, and
the young stock sold from $15 to $50 each
Mrs. Samuel Mcintosh died after short
illness last week Monday and the funeral
home of her son, Ed. Mcintosh Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcintosh have been living in town
but short time, moving here from Bethel
The ladies of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union are laboring hard to
raise fund of 500 to be used in helping
defray expenses for those who wish to take
the Morrell liquor cure and have not the
means. Nearly half of this sum has been
raised
Last week Tuesday the annual meet
ing of the Kings Daughters was held with
Mrs. G.. II. Temple, and the following Off.
GERS were elected: Leader, Ante Burt as
sistant leader, Mrs. j. ID. Wheeler; secre-
tary, Mary Moulton; treasurer, Mrs. w. w
Morton; directories of work, Mrs. N. M
Draper. After the business meeting an ex.
cellent supper was served
w. B. Wall has quite curiosity in his
yard in the shape of a large sea turtle. This
was one that had been set up and shipped
to Concord, N. H., parties. 1t went through
a wreck and was damaged consider
ably and the parties refused to take it. II
is over six feet long and nearly six fee
across it's back, and it is estimated that il
would have weighed about 600 pounds. Mr.
Wall says it will be given to some institu
ton.
Mrs. G. A. Brown of Pittsfeld visited a
Birney I. Pratt's last week. - Jenni,
Morse of Royalton has been the guest O
Matte Culver for the past week. - B
T. Lombard visited his daughter, Maut
Lombard, at South Hadley, Mass, last week
She is attending Mt Holyoke College
- Ed Putnam of Montpelier visited hi
father, G. w. A. Putnam, last week. -
Fred Sleeper, who has been visiting il
town, returned to Boston last Thursday
- Frank p. Merrill of Boston was il
town last Thursday. - Mrs. Ned Alex
ander, with Mrs. o. Clark of Montpelier
visited at f. Il. Lilies last week. -
Myron G. Stevens and family of Below
Falls are visiting f. K. Steele, the father o
Mrs. Stevens. - Mrs. Jane Bailey wa
summoned to Gaysville on account of tn
serious illness of her sister, Mrs, Adam
French. - John II. Kendall, manage
of large stock farm in Lancaster, n. II.
was in town last week to attend the sale o
Jersey cattle at the Green Mountain Stool
Farm. - Mrs Samuel Presley of Ware
Mass, is visiting her father, e. T. Lille
- Mrs Dan Mccarthy and Maste
Arthur visited at f. w. Sault's a few day
last week. - A. b. Gay has moved
few household goods to Gaysville and, witt
Mrs. Gay, will stay in Gaysville this winter
Mr.. Gay is to clear off lot of lumber from
his land there. u. K. Finn Jr., cam
home last Thursday from Burlington, and