The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22

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Miles was in Boston last week. - Major
j. ID. Smith has gone to the West on a
business trip. - Mrs. Prof. o. ID
Mathewson has been in Worcester caring
for Nathaniel Kelly, her father, who lately
died.
Many stonecutters are out of work.
Rabbit hunting is all the go, nowadays.
Forty-two couples attended the granite
cutters dance last Friday night.
Mrs. A. G. Coleman and son Roy Of East
Orange were guests of Mrs. II. E. Sargent
last week. - Thomas Sprout has gone
to New York to look for his wife, who left
town a few weeks ago. - DIR. Minard IL
improving in health. - John Stanley OF
Chelsea, with wife and daughter, visited
Mrs. f. b. Hutchins, a daughter, last week.
Graniteville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Beatty are rejoicing
over the birth of a daughter.
The Barre Railroad Company has put in a
sidetrack AZ Smiths lower quarry, running
from Shepard's crossing to the dump.
The box sociable and Entertainment
given by the Presbyterian Society at school
house hall last Friday evening was well
attended and was a financial success.
Some OF the granite companies received q
few orders during tue past week, but bust
ness in general continues very quiet. Con
fdeuce is expressed, however, that the next
month will see quite n revival.
The newly-organized court OF Foresters
has rented Fraser's upper hall and is fit
ting it up in a convenient and comfortable
style. Nearly fifty have applied for mem
bership and rave passed examination.
The charter is expected to arrive here this
week.
The fall term of the schools came to a
close last Wednesday evening with inter-
esting exercises by the school children,
consisting of music, singing and the pres.
entation of the dialogues, The Flower Of
the Family" and Budgets Investment"
The house was packed by the parents and
friends of the scholars, who were highly
pleased with the manner in which the young
folks conducted themselves. The teachers
for the term were Mr.. Corliss, Mrs. Meow
ern and Miss Colby.
The boys are having a good laugh at the
expense of one Of our leading young men,
who is employed on a quarry at the upp r
end of the town. The young man in ques-
ton, having had a good job for some
time and having laid by a little money, be-
thought himself that the proper thing for
him to do was to take unto himself a wife.
Accordingly he cast his minds eye over
all the young ladies of his acquaintance,
but failed to fiud one that would answer
his ideal Of a wife, that is, one who was not
already spoken for. But our young man
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effect of an advertisement After using up
a quire or two of paper, he at last hit upon
an advertisement that he thought would
answer his purpose, describing the adj
vantages of a matrimonial alliance with
himself, and dwelling with some en-
phasis on his superior manly beauty
but reducing his age by a few years.
Giving his address as Box, he sent
his composition to a weekly paper that
has considerable circulation here, aud
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advertisement met the eye of a wag who
was in a position to know who had rented
box No, and his fertile brain at once CON
ceived a plot to make our matrimonially-
inclined young man the victim OF a practical
joke. In his best feminine hand he con-
cocted a letter, stating that the writer was
a young lady of tender years, who was
willing to sacrifice a good home to come to
him and cheer his remaining years; in fact,
that she had fallen deeply in love with him
and beseeching him to acknowledge her
letter, which was dated from, and post
marked, Barre. He did answer it, and
received and answered several 9TH
ers, the result being that the couple,
without seeing each other, became en-
gagged. About this time the young man
met with an accident which compelled him
to stay in his room for several days. Dur
ing his enforced idleness he fretted a good
deal, and his weary soul yearned for the
caress of his beloved tianCee. AS soon as
he was able to get around again, he decided
to no longer suffer the Inconvenience of
bachelorhood, and straightway wrote his
love that he would like to meet her and
make arrangements for the wedding, and
asking her to name a trysting place. The
answer came back that she was dying to
meet him, and named the park az the
place, and instructing him how to dress
so that she would recognize him. John
" logged up at considerable expense, and,
when the fateful evening arrived. went to
Barre, and, with his heart huttering with
happiness and love, marched up and down
tho park, awaiting the supreme moment
when he would be accosted by his beautiful
unknown, for he felt that she could be
naught else than beautiful. All this time
' Billy" the wag, and several others who
had been let into the secret, stood on the
corner and enjoyed Johns evident anxiety
to their hearts content. Seconds, minutes,
and finally hours, passed by and still no
I lovely young creature appeared to claim or
be claimed by him. At last train time came,
and, as John showed unmistakable signs of
abandoning his post, his friends " thought
it was time to make themselves known,
which they did to the disgust OF the almost
heart-broken young man WHAT the future
has in store for the hero OF this story, your
correspondent does not pretend TO KNOW
This life is not all AZ bitter as gall, John,
and we wish you better success next time.
West Berlin.
Mrs. M. L.. Chase OF Montpelier visited
friends here last week.
Mrs. Wilbur Brown has returned from the
West, having been absent several weeks.
Fl. b. Ayers, our genial and obliging mer-
chant, has moved his stock Of goods to the
new and commodious quarters which he has
had fitted up in his new building on Main
street.
Rev. L. p. Chase, vice-president of the
New England Epworth League, and pres.
ident OF the st. Johnsbury district league,
made a brief call here last week while on
his way to Williamstown to deliver an adj
dress at the Epworth League convention,
held there November Is and II.
Rev. Mr.. Smith, pastor of the Methodist
church, has for the past few weeks been IN
able to officiate on account of a bronchial
trouble, during which time his place has
been acceptably filed by Rev, A. &. Fuller
of Seminary Hill. Mr.. Smith is somewhat
better, and was able to occupy his desk last
Sunday morning.
Bethel.
Nathaniel Dustin has sold the George
Martin farm to Will Hoisington for 81 800.
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