The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-31

money-making hereabouts, as a result of
the granite industry.
Our former well-known townsman.
Deacon Jonathan Farr, died not long ago at
his home in Thetford at the age of eighty
seven He was at one time in the mercan-
tile business here, and prominent member
of the Congregational church.
Eugene Call of Canada and Miss Stella
daughter of the late Denison Martin, were
married last Thursday, and are visiting Mr..
| Calls friends in Canada Mr. Call Is pre-
pairing to build house here, and, the gran
tie business and other things favoriug we
hope to retain this family here permanently,
Judge Austin Young and wife return to
their home in Minneapolis, Mimi, this week
accompanied by their nieces, Misses Annie
and Ella Martin, who will be absent some
two months. Mrs. Chester Martin and
granddaughter, Miss Bernce II. Sibley, left
for the Worlds Fair and st. Cloud, Mimi.
| last Monday.
What boon IL would be to our town and
every other town if all would heed the
warning found lately in the will of
prominent Wall street Spectator: 81 most
strongly warn my children not to use to-
bacco in any shape, taste or use wine or
liquor in any way. / earnestly desire that
my children shall not gamble in any way
for money. Their father has had experience
sufficient to serve all his posterity." "Pin
this in your hat boysl
Herbert Colby, now of Burlington, was in
town over Sunday. - Treasurer Gin
ton n. Field of Barre was in town over Sun
day. - Robbie Williams, one of the best
of our stone-cutters has returned to work
here after an absence of some weeks. No
place like WilliamstOwn for the boys
- Mrs Will w. Kibby is visiting home
friends in Washington for few weeks
- Human j. Hersey is keeping books
| for his brother Clarence, an assayer in
Leadvlle, Col. His family remains in Den
yer. - Tracy l.. Jeffords, orator for
Decoration Day, arrived from Washington,
ID. c., Saturday evening - Mrs. Lewis
Flint has returned from New Jersey, and is
with her daughter, Mrs. Eldon A. Earle of
Montpelier. - son of the late Loren
Downing of st. Adams is working for X. p.
Blanchard. - Rev. Alvan Webster, now
of Burlington, was in town last week.
- G. U. Lathrop was compelled by ill
| health to postpone his visit to the Worlds
| Fair this month. - Warren Lawrence
| will move to Barre, where he is to run
stationary engine. Seger Moore will oc-
| cupy the tenement which he vacates.
| Rev. M. Fl. Ryan has so far recovered from
pneumonia that he has gone to his work in
| Wolcott.
Brookfield.
Rev. f. F. Lewis spoke at the Second
church last Sunday evening.
A large number of the Christian Endeavor
| Society and several others attended the
Golden Rule Christian Endeavor conven-
ton at Snow svile last Saturday.
William Carnes of Barre placed fine
granite monument on the family lot of the
| late John Sprague, in the cemetery at East
Brookfeld, last Saturday week.
The graduating class of the high school at
| West Randolph enjoyed a drive to this
place last Saturday morning and spent most
| of the day in boating and other recreations.
Clarence w. Clark and Frank Richardson
are the petit Jurors drawn from this town
| to attend the Orange county court, which
will convene at Chelsea next week Tues
day.
The union memorial service at the Sec
! ond church last Sunday was largely at
tended. The house was beautifully decor.
ated with plants, flowers and flags. The
memorial sermon was by Rev V. NJ. Hardy
of West Randolph About twenty of the
war veterans were present.
j. NJ. Seaver of Wlliamstown was in
town last week and bought several loads OF
! fat hogs and veal calves. - Mrs. w. Il.
Reed visited her daughter, Mrs. George 1
Ford of Braintree, last week, and Mrs. j
| II. Sprague and daughter Hattie visited in
Montpelier and Barre. - G. M. Edison
| of Edison Brothers of Williamstown was
in town last week delivering furniture
- S. Burt Adams of the Hartford
Steam Boiler, Inspection and Insurance
Company of Boston made w. II. Sprague
a visit quite recently. g. DIR. i. G.
Wakefield of Montpelier was in town
several days recently on professional bust
ness il. b. Kingsbury received Sc
rious injuries by being run over by a car
riage last Saturday. - Mary Upham
has returned from Uxbridge, Mass, where
she spent the winter with her sister, Mrs.
DR.. Partridge. - Mrs. Marshall Green
and her daughter, Mrs. Burt, with her fam-
| lily, have moved into the house owned by
Mrs. Green. - Fred Howard has rented
and taken possession of the house belong
| ing to the Whitney estate. - Miss
Hatch of Strafford has been spending a few
! days with her friend Anna Clark. -
| Misses Lizzie Lamson and Mamie Goodrich
We're at home on Memorial Day.
West Berlin.
Many of our people attended the memo
rial exercises at Montpelier yesterday.
The prospect is that there will not be as
much building done here this season as
usual.
The fine black colt owned by w. Ii.
| Dewey il being properly trained and broken
to harness by NJ. D. Drew.
There was a trial of road machines here
! last week, but at last accounts the town
| fathers We're unable TO decide which ma
| chine would scrape the most mud for the
least money.
Wilbur Brown has received an order from
| BrlugeWater, MASS, Tor "a large amount OF
hardwood timber, which will be used in
the construction of cotton gins for Southern
| planters.
There was another fearful wreck here last
| Monday morning, when nine empty freight
cars were made into kindlng-wood and
three others thrown off the iron. 1t seems
to be necessary, as a means of safety, to es
tablish the ox-team transfer at West Berlin
as permanent feature of the route through
this place.
V. G. and II. A. Johnston left here yester.
day morning on a fishing tour through Cal
ais. They expect 70 return some time this
week. - Waldo Woruhng is painting
the residence of William H. Dewey. -
Elmer Dewey of Boulder Creek, Cal, has
been visiting relatives here. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Brown visited friends in Gays
vile last week.
Barnard.
The lost note case has been put over until
the next term of court
Peter Riley has been drawn as petit juror
for the May term of county court.
II. A. Wood, road commissioner, will
five or six men, two Jokes of oxen, pair o
horses and road machine, has been re
pairing the highways.
Horse fanciers and hen fanciers have beer
disputing as to whether, during the yea
1892, more money was received in Barnard
f.. ~. - IL IL IL.