The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-07

| wednesday, IN the case OF william Robin
son, " the COW boy" who has been in Chel
sea Jail since last Christmas as the result o
"a racket" at the Monument House
| Christmas eve.
The third and last coat of paint is about
to go on to the Congregational church build
| ing, the gift coming from the same one that
has so lavishly bestowed his gifts on it in
| the last yearIand more. Some fine new gran.
lite steps will complete his work on it,
Some weeks ago there was such a
flight" Of our granite boys from town
that it was feared something, we knew
not what, had dropped" But they are
all returning, and we hear it coniectured
that there are more than ever before at
work here. Last week there was a re-
enforcement from Switzerland and Italy.
There were five arrests made in the quarry
district yesterday for INVESTIGATION and sale
OF liquor, and trials held here. Will Leon
ard, boy of some eighteen years of age,
was fined over so for selling, Horace Clark
was taken to Chelsea Jail for refusing to tell
where he got his liquor, and Murdock Nc
Donald, we are told, was one of the guilty
ones.
Lewis Martin, son of Herbert p Martin.
and Miss ollie, daughter of John Farnham,
were married last Thursday and started on
a visit to the Worlds Fair. We are glad
that this worthy young couple are willing
to start out in life on a farm, though Mr.
Martin, we judge, must have had tempting
inducement to business or other mode of
life.
George Watson, son of the late Mr.. Arnold
Watson. and now of Reading, Penn, was
in town last week. His errand to Vermont
was the burial of his sister, Miss Alma
Watson, who died at the age of fifty in
Reading on the 25th ult Mr.. Watson has
changed greatly in appearance since his
residence in Barre and Montpelier years
ago, having increased in weight from 100
pounds to 1870. In noting the changes in
our place, he repeated a facetious remark
made to him years ago, viz, that &C. there had
not been chip turned in Williamstown for
twenty-five years" He returns to Penn
sylvania this week.
George f. Bixby, a brother of the late
Mrs Oliver S. Walker, and editor and pro.
prietor of the Plattsburgh On. W RepubH.
can, devotes nearly four long columns of
recent issue Of his paper to the story of our
townsman, the late Thomas Davenport in
ventor of the electric motor. A portrait of
Mr.. Davenport and cuts of some of his cleo
trical inventions appear in the article We
wish all our townsfolk could have the
pleasure of reading this interesting story.
BY the way, Editor Bixby is one of the
most genial entertaining and intelligent
men we meet.
Decoration Day brought out a goodly
throng of people here. The day was for the
most part beautiful The usual exercises
OF such an occasion were had, our new
band and a select choir of singers dspens.
ing enjoyable music. The states of the
Union were appropriately represented by
young people, Naturally large amount of
interest conferred about the address of our
townsman, Tracy l.. Jeffords, now a law
yer of Washington, ID. G. Mr.. Jeffords
showed himself very easy speaker, as if
TO the manner born. He chose for his
a of a
largely on the grand part played by YER
mont and her renowned soldiers in the
events of those days, theme that ought
always to stir the blood of every true Yer
nonter. Altogether the work of last Tues
lay was such as to inspire us with the hope
ana desire that Decoration Day NAV be |
)ftener observed here than it has been in
jhe past.
Cabot.
Fred Marsh and wife entertained the
food Templars of this town at their home
IN Saturday evening, with the rare treat of |
sugar on snow in June.
Memorial Day was observed in this town |
n the customary manner. The procession |
vas formed at haf-past ten, after which the |
exercises at the cemetery were held. At |
lalf-past one the Grafton was delivered at |
he Methodist church by A. A. Niles of |
'lorrisville, assistant Acknowledgement of
ne Grand Army, department of Vermont.
. was well prepared and replete with sta
istics relating to the War of the Rebellion
[ he attendance was fair, but not as large as
he occasion merited.
AS Mark p. Hall of South Cabot was
planting corn last Saturday, his friends
ook him by surprise and Informed him
hat he had been married twenty-five years.
friends were there from Morrisvile, Hard
WICK, Barre and vicinity, numbering one
hundred twenty-five. All enjoyed the
,isit, no one more than Mr.. and Mrs. Hall.
supper was served to about forty, and cake
nd coffee in the evening to a large num-
,er. The company presented Mr.. and Mrs
iall purse of $50 and presents valued
It $40. All expressed wish to be able to
enew the visit twenty-five years hence.
Mrs. Fannie Farr has returned from
where she has been visiting her
'rother. - Mrs. j. M, Fisherl has, dur
ng the past week, been visiting her daugh-
ers, VINO are attending the academy at St.
ohnsbury. - Deacon n. X. Abbott,
lrs. Moses S. Haines and Kate Hills are
Intending the conference in session at
Waterbury. M. d. Wells and wife
ave returned from their western trip.
Calais.
A good number of the people of Mamie
'orner and kent's Corner had a picnic and
sh-fry at Curtis Pond on Friday, June ..
A meeting has been called at Memorial
iall for Saturday evening, the 10th, by
lem brrs of Stow Post and those Interested
'lth them TO make arrangements for a cele-
ration at North Calais, July L. 1t is hoped
here will be Il good attendance.
NJ, A. Kent of Montpelier was in town on
unday. - Bert White and family of
owa are visiting in town.
East Montpelier
j. M. Willard has purchased a handsome
ay horse of George Clark.
Jarvis & Willard are building an Office
nd draughting-room in connection with
heir stone-sheds.
Jarvis 81 Willard have a contract for a
irge carved Calais granite job to be shipped
Mansfield, Ohio.
The Nickel Circle will meet at the hall
afternoon, and partake of a picnic
upper to which all are invited.
Lew Daniels and Maurice Jennings have
urchased building lot of Clark Sibley
nd VIII at once erect house thereon
Inc route has been surveyed and stakes
81 Tor the proposed spur track to this vii
age, and IL is hoped the work may soon be
~
AT the meeting of the pew-holders in the
rick church, last Monday, e. IL. Foster.
!. 5. Foster and Clark Sibley were elected
uilulhg committee, 1t is hoped that some
luoh-needed repairing will be done at