The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-12


caught fire several times but was prevented
from burning by the exertions OF the pail
brigade.
w. #. Messer Of West Randolph is book
keeper for K. A. Prindle. -R. s. Cur
rler was confined to his house last week
with threatened pneumonia. 80 Miss
Alice Perry OF Plainfed is teaching in the
Carleton district. go Miss Hattie Bige-
low Is still seriously i'll with bronchial
trouble, and council of physicians was
held in her case last week. 80 Miss
Stearns of Lebanon, N, H., and Mrs. l.. A.
Estabrook Of st. Johnsbury were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Hale last week. =
Miss Lillian Brown, Grafton, Me-, is teach
Ing in the upper grade Of the school at
Thwingville. 60 Mrs. Will Page and Mr.
and Mrs. Fayette Cutler went to Chicago
last week to remain during the summer.
- w. A. Bradford and l.. r. Wiley
were in Boston last week 80 Miss Susie
MGCaffrey OF Burlington is trimmer in the
millinery establishment of Mrs. F. W.
jackson. - Frank Walsh and Sabn
Miles started for Chicago, Tuesday evening,
where they are to work for o. G., Barron in
the Raymond & Whitcomb hotel. -.
q. Wright OF Waterbury has finished work
for Ward & Douglass as bookkeeper. 80
Fred Bruce has been appointed a state fish
ana game warden. - l.. j, Bolster was
called to Putney last Friday by the serious
illness OF his brother. 80 w ,R. Hadley
spent Fast day at his home in Middesex.
n DuHy WAS HI OOuhh Ayt-
gate on Wednesday. - Blanche Skinner
of Plainfeld has finished work for Gould &
Nichols. - Everett Campbell began
work at Badgers insurance agency on Mon
day. - III. u. Mills Is on a Boston trip.
- Mrs. b. f. Durham Of Montpelier
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs J. W.
Gordon. - Loren Watson is dangerously
i'll.
South Barre.
Bert Slayton has bought a pair of mules
OF Edwin,Lane.
Mrs. Mark Blanchard has purchased the
new house of George Porter.
Henry Hill has bought of Mrs. Claflin her
tenement house, paying about 81 900
There are rumors that w. i. Stafford is
to build a stone-shed which will furnish
employment for fifty men.
Hiram Blanchard is gaining slowly.
- Sabin w. Miles has gone to Chicago
to work as bell-boy in the Raymond &
Whitcomb hotel. - Ellen Harrington
expects to start for Chicago next week
- Louis Gale and Carroll Martin are
very i'll with pneumonia. 80 Harry FL
lenwood has gone to Chicago to work for
Campbell Brothers. - Mrs. Goodrich is
very i'll with hemorrhage of the lungs.
- Charles Blanchard has vacated the
| house of FL. Blanchard and moved to the
village - Miss Mile Beal is to keep
the summer term of school in Orange.
oIdnitSNliits
Considerable dissatisfaction is expressed
over the appointment of a new postmaster
at this place, The appointee, Mr. Miles, is
an estimable young man, but even his best
friends will not claim that his place of bust
ness is proper place for pOst-office, being
used in common with the other stores as
| Longing places for all the idlerS in town.
The present location and management of
the Office has given satisfaction to all the
patrons, and has been pronounced by the
inspector as the best fourth-class Office in
his circuit 1t is said that MIR. John Cor
don of Barre is responsible for the change,
the selection being made, of course, with an
eye to the " availability" of the candidate
| in procuring votes whenever necessary. In
the opinion of many, the Hon. John has
missed his mark this time.
Mortified.
The spring term of Norwich University
opened last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ferris gave a whist
party last Friday evening.
Walter Smith has sold his granite bust
ness to Cannon Brothers.
The Universalist ladies held sugar party
in their vestry last Thursday evening.
The ladies' reading club met last Monday
afternoon with Mrs. c. A. Edgerton Jr.
Father Donahue goes to Moretown to-day
to otficiate at the funeral of Helen Flynn.
Some of the new service badges issued by
| the state were received by the members OF
Company last week.
Rev. Homer White preached his first
sermon as rector of st, Johns church at
West Randolph last Sunday.
Z. f. Thompson has recently received a
promotion to class three in the railway
postal service, with substantial increase in
salary.
j. Holbran was the principal speaker at
the monthly union tpmDeranpe meeting
held Sunday evening at the Congregational
church.
Mrs John Dunley of White River June
ton visited Thomas O'Grady, her father,
last week, She returned to her home last
Monday.
Mrs. NJ. H. Holt returned last Saturday
from New York, where she has been for
several weeks studying spring styles in
millinery.
Rev. w. S. Hazen offcated at the fu-
neral of E. w. Hopkins at Essex Junction
last Wednesday. Mrs. Frank Plumley and
Mrs. G. e. Reed attended.
j. II, Judkins, ex-cadet, has returned
from Baltimore, Md, where he took an ex-
tended course in pharmacy, and is again in
the drugstore Of DR.. Edwin Porter.
Several persons are interested to know
whether the young lady from Montpelier
found her George" for whom she was so
assiduously hunting last Friday
f. L. Howe e. Co. are adding a large
piazza to their stone-cutting building, their
pidly-increasing business creating an i'm
perative demand for more room,
Mrs. George Sanborn and Mrs. C. A.
Edgerton, Jr., assisted the Methodist choir
last Sunday and it is hoped that their ser
vices can be secured regularly.
Augustus Shontell and family have
shaken the mud of Mortified from their
feet and have moved to New Hampshire
whereat several of " the boys " mourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. W Howe and daughter
Helen, F. l.. Howe, II. l.. Kenyon and Mrs
Eliza Soper attended the funeral of A b
Wall at South Royaton last Thursday at
ternoon.
A drunken row occurred last Saturday
evening in the saloon of Ed. Miles in which
sgd Renslow got one eye so badly
| injured as TO require the services OF
| physician.
Among the visitors in town last Monday
! were Hon. w. II. Dubois, K. A Shattuck
E. L. Soper and Captain j. e. Eldredge Of
: West Randolph, and Pension Agent Homer
. Riggs of Middlebury.
Miss Mary McCarty sprained one ankl,
Z while crossing the railroad track last sun