The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-11

Inns OF Hyde Park are visiting Dolph Col
Inns, their brother
Graniteville.
Mrs, John Mcdonald is i'll with neuralgia.
The Grantevile delegation TO the Worlds
Fair, consisting of Matt Haley and Nj. e.
Coughlin and wife, has returned.
Barclay & Mcdonald have let several of
their quarrymen go, and it is expected that
they will shut down entirely in a few days.
James Brennan, who has been confined
to his room from the effects of an injury re-
ceived in runaway in July last, has re-
covered sufficiently to drive out on fine
days.
Michael Mcintyre and Miss Mary Clark
were married Tuesday morning, Rev. j.
Brelivet of Barre performing the ceremony.
The happy couple have commenced house
keeping in Websterville.
The Vermont Granite Company has its
new engine house nearly completed. The
quarry Is now one of the best equipped on
the hill, they having just put in two heavy
plants OF machinery and mammoth new
derrick.
West Berlin.
d. l.. Sanders has moved to Montpelier.
Josie Crimmins is attending school at
Montpelier.
Aaron Rowel has moved to the Jones
Brook neghborhood.
j. f. Wooster expects in a few days to
move upon the place which he recently pur
chased Of Karl Braman.
George f. Chase for the past FIVE years
resident of Concord, n. H has moved his
family to this place and is to care for his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Chase.
Yesterday afternoon Luther II. Atherton
son of f. II. Atherton of Waterbury, was
married to Miss Mary Stickney, daughter of
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parents, Rev Mr.. Hambin performing the
ceremony. The presents were numerous
and handsome. The wedding was a quiet
one, only the relatives of the bride and
groom being present. May their welded
life continue as happily as it began, is the
wish of the host of friends.
Bethel.
George H. Upper has been confirmed as
postmaster al Bethel.
The Congregational church has extended
a call to Rev II. V. BlaCkman, who has ac-
ceptably preached for the past two weeks
Harrison Powers performed an operation
last week on "A COW belonging to j. b. Put
nam. Powers is fast obtaining the reputa.
ton of being one of the best COW doctors in
this section.
The payroll in the shoe-shOp was Si62
last week, about the lowest since the bust
ness was begun but it seems that brighter
days are dawning as largely -increased orders
were received last week.
Will Hoisington, with his two bear dogs,
was called to West Hartford last week to
catch the panther supposed to be roaming
in that vicinity, but could find no trace OF
such an animal.
The people of East Bethel and vicinity
have been much exercised of late concern
ing the conduct of Henry Williams, an al
legged insane man, and by some he was
thought to have had some connection with
the incendiary fires at Randolph Center and
at South Royalton, but this suspicion seemed
to be backed up by no ascertanable facts.
| OF late he has made his main stopping place
with Lewis Abbott, but came and went at
all times of day and night and his peculiar
actions had put the family of Mr.. Abbott in
fear of their lives and also that their build
ings might be burned Last week Williams
took meal at the Wilson House and went
out without paying his bill, and for this he
was brought before Justice Adams and
upon an examination by Drs. l. NJ Greene
and r. NJ Chase was declared insane and
was taken to Brattleboro last Saturday by
| Policeman l. S. Bird Retreat officers re.
fused to receive him and he was taken that
night TO the state asylum at Waterbury, the
superintendent of which, after an examina.
ton, considered him dangerous character
and ordered him placed in the dangerous
ward.
Flora Shaw has gone to Whitefield, n
! H., to work in millinery shop.
! Percy Adams of Amherst, Mass, is visiting
his father. - Hattie e. Wilson has gone
to New York city to have her eyes treated
| - Carl Rogers has moved from G.. S
Davis farm to the farm owned by II. III
Howard, near Randolph line. - Henry
j. Noble has returned from a protracted
visit to his former home in Canada and the
| Worlds Fair. - w. II. Pedrick of Law
renee, Mass, spent few days in this place
last week. - Will Hathorn of Rutland
and family visited in town last week
- Jesse Durham, who has been living
the past two years in Ripton, came home
last Saturday and will stop with his sister
Mrs. q. e. Foster.
Bradford.
L. j. Brown sells his household goods al
auction on Wednesday.
The date of NJ. w. Farman's lecture ha
been changed to October 20.
Ruby Bixby is in Boston buying goods 70
the store of her father, b. BiXby.
The cantatl, David the Shepherd Boy
ought to have crowded house tonight
The Charles l.. Wilson farm has beef
sold to Harry Kelley of Manchester, n. ii
Will Brooks horse ran away at the depo
last week, slightly demolishing his car
| riage.
Henry Porter is building a mechanic
shop near the house of his father Willar
| Porter
The highway on the north plain has bee
put in excellent repair by Elisha Durgin
the road commissioner.
Colonel ID. X. Andross is having a yer,
fine two seated family carriage built by
Q. Bagley, who does good job
Mamie Robbie was called suddenly HON
from her visit at st. Johnsbury by theseriou
illness Of her aunt, Mrs. John Sawyer.
DR., l.. w. Hanson and wife are in tow
and have been stopping with Mrs. Hanson
sister, Rosie b. McDuffee, for the past week
Professor Everett of Oberlin College CAV
"A lecture ON scientific topics, illustrated b.
the stereopticon, at the village hall, Satur
day evening.
Mrs. l.. p. Tucker and Miss Minnie A
Blanchard are delegates to the state Er
worth League convention, which meets il
ST. Johnsbury on Friday
Mrs. Il. Il. Prescott, Mrs. l.. j. Heath
Mrs. W. b. Eddy and Miss Alta Bank
will attend the Womans Home Missionar.
convention at st. Johnsbury, Thursday.
Mrs. Louisa Bronsdon and her daughte
Louisa of Milton, Mass, are visiting he
brother Hon. ii. G. McDuffee, and othe