The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27


Rev. Allen Judd made few appropriate
remarks, and the music had special refer
ence TO the occasion,
The fall term at Norwich University
opened last Thursday evening with an un-
usually large freshman class. Professor
George Arnold of Braintree, Mass, sue.
ceeds Professor Whitney Lieutenant
Henry @. keene, Jr, of the Twenty. fourth
Infantry is the new commandant to succeed
Lieutenant #. G. Kimball, who has been or
dered TO Join his regiment in Florida.
Sneak thieves entered the Bragg meat
market through a side window last Satur-
day night The money drawer was rihed
of few cents in change, and an overcoat, a
lot of tobacco, and several Joints of meat
were taken-the whole valued at $40 or S12
The same night the store Of j. NJ. Temple
was entered through the cellar, and goods
valued at S25 were carried away. The
parties who committed these depredations
are known, and officers are on their track
John Crimmins and a man named Barber
who works for j. w. Emery of Montpelier
got into an alteration in the office of the
Northdeld House last Thursday morning
Crimmins threw Barber on the floor and
brutally struck and kicked him. On com
plant Of Grand Juror G. d. Edgerton
Crimmins was arrested for breach of the
peace, and before Justice William Davis.
in the Office of G. ID. Edgertou, he pleaded
guilty. He was fined $40 and costs. Sub.
sequently he was arrested charged with
being intoxicated, to which he pleaded not
guilty. The case will be tried to-day, G d..
EdgertOn appearing for the state and J. G..
Wing of Montpelier for the defendant.
Miss Minnie Ford has entered the Boston
Conservatory of Music. - W. G.. Blake
of Woodstock, accompanied by his wife,
was the guest of w. A. Blake, his brother.
last week. - Charles Roys of Pittsbnrg,
Pa, former resident of Mortified, visited
w. X. Roys, his brother last week and took
in the fair. Mrs. j. X. Egerton has
been visiting in Stockbridge for the past
two weeks. - Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Paine and daughter of Worcester, Mass,
visited Mrs. Lucia Paine, mother of Mr..
left for Chicago last Wednesday evening,
expecting to be absent about four weeks.
60 T.. j. Cornell aud Henry Durham
have entered Norwich University. - f,
S. Porter was in Connecticut on business
trip last week. j. NJ. Temple and
family went to Boston on Tuesday. 80
Miss Hattie Smith, who has been spending
her vacation in town, returned to her home
in New Bedford, Mass. on Tuesday.
Plainfield.
John Foss has traded off his famous
PAGER.
A son was born last Monday to Mr.. and
MIS- MtTflll Alhbus
p. ID. Marsh is able to be out on the street
again after long period of sickness.
Arthur Colburn has weighed number Of
his potatoes which averaged one and one
half pounds each.
r.. l.. Fortney, who has been visiting fol
the past two weeks at the home of hi,
brother, Rev. l.. f. Fortney, has returned tC
Boston
West Randolph.
A daughter was, born to Mr.. and Mrs
Calvin Brewster one day last week.
Frank Wright has leased the billiard
rooms of NJ l.. Chadwick and taken pos
session.
A. b. Chambers family left MAR
Castle " last Wednesday for their home il
Brooklyn.
Rev. T. w. Smith of Woodstock OBLIGATED
at ST. Johns church on Sunday in exchang,
with Rev. Homer White.
A. f. Carleton returned to Dartmouth
College, Tuesday, and Carl Sault is to tax,
the vacant position at the depot.
b. A. Manchester bought handsome
e-year-old horse of Albert Seymargin
The horse promises to be very fast.
Frank J. Dutton and Elvira A. Pingree O
Mortified were married last Tuesday b,
| Rev. Homer White at his residence.
large number of people attended Do
| River Valley fair at Mortified last week
and nearly $50 was brought home iron
| floral hall by some of the ladies of this plac
in premiums.
Fred Brigham and Frank Angel hav
gone to Baltimore to enter a medical col
lege the former for full course and tn
latter for a six months course, when he eS
poets to graduate.
A Home Missionary rally was held at tn
Congregational church on Wednesday G
last week. A large attendance is reporte
and the papers and addresses were very in
structive and interesting.
IL. Chadwick has closed his labors
the depot, and last Wednesday left fc
Jacksonville, Fla. He was accompanie
by his sister, Mrs. o. f. Greene, to Gle
Cove l.. l., where he will visit for shol
time.
The Junior and sophomore classes of n
high school played game of ball last Sa
urday. resulting in score of 10 to II in 4
vor of the sophomores. The MOulton brOtl
ers were battery for the sophomOres an
Newton and Williams for the judiors.
At the next meeting of Colonel j. B. Mea
camp Sons of Veterans, a campfire will |
held at the close of the meeting This wi
be the sixth anniversary of its muster c
Friday evening, October II. Many pror
inent brothers of the order and Grand Arm
men will be present.
Colonel H. p. Grant of St. Paul. Mimi.
former Vermonter, has been visiting in til
vicinity, and last Tuesday evening eute
tanned many friends at the home of l. !
Williams, relating his personal experience
in the Indian massacres. He has bee
away from Randolph forty-aiX years.
The village fathers have used all of II
available money for the concrete walk
aud many of the citizens are having wall
put in front of their residences, The Villa