The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-15

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GraniteviIle.
John Blakeley has been sworn in az
special policeman for the hill
The Presbyterian society is to hold box
| sociable in the school house next Friday
evening.
Mrs. Gazely, wife Of Charles w. Gazeley,
and four children have gone to Albany, II.
Y, to visit their old home.
Owen McCue, the Granitevile candidate
in the contest for the meerschaum pipe at
ST. Monica's fair, won by large majority
! George Roby, former foreman on Bar
| Clays quarry has moved to Massachusetts,
He has bought a small farm near Mortified
in that state and will make it is home.
Berlin.
Osias Bailey has let his farm for the com.
! ing year to Mr.. Gray
Rev. Mr. Whitman exchanged last Sun
| day with Rev. Mr.. Longren of Barre.
Mrs. Judge Warren has been very sick
| with pneumonia, but is now in fair way
to recovery.
Mr.. Turner lost four of his COWS last
Thursday night. The floor timbers OF the
stable gave way, and four OF the cows were
hung so they choked to death. Another
was badly injured, but will recover.
Mr.. Crandall met with serious accident
! last week. While helping bind load OF
| hay, the binding pole broke and he pitched
head first to the ground, striking on his
| forehead. He escaped broken neck and
now, after a week of suffering, is able to
sit up part OF the time.
Bethel.
The village schools close next week for
! two weeks vacation.
The guild OF the Episcopal church meets
| Thursday afternoon of this week with Mrs.
| NJ, G.. Stafford.
The ladies of the Universalist church
meet Wednesday evening of this week with
Mrs. NJ. f. Harrington
A. b. Brooks house on River street is 80
far completed that Mr. Brooks moved into
ii the last part of last week.
Several Bethel people joined in the Bar
nard panther hunt Saturday and Sunday,
but no one got sight of the beast.
Mrs Carrie Coleman Of West Randolph
has been engaged to teach the intermediate
department of the Whitcomb High School
| the winter term.
About forty OF Rev. Mr. Blackmans par
| ishioners called on him last Tuesday even.
ing and brought along with them substan-
tlal tokens, consisting of flour, potatoes
and other useful articles.
Miss Lewis, daughter of George Lewis
! living on Camp brook points with pride to
The record made by her sixteen hens. From
! january ISL u November ISL, they pro-
duced two hundred and twelve dozen eggs
The following teachers closed their school
last week and are at home Miss May Saw
age in the Dutton district, Royalton; Miss
Nellie Roger, in the village district Bar
| nard; Miss Jessie Spaulding, at Finley
| Bridge district, Barnard and Miss Bertha
Deering in the Olympus district.
The stockholders of the White River
Agricultural Society met at the Wilson
! House hall last week Tuesday, but out Of
| respect to the memory of the late Edwin
Morse, who was secretary of the associa
! ton, an adjournment was had to Saturday.
! November Is, after electing A. Il. Brooks
| president and K. A. Markham secretary pro
| tenn
Percy Beattie, the Randolph baker left
his team al the end of st. Hyacinth street
last Saturday while he went to deliver some
| goods, and during his absence the horse
wandered over the rough land in that
vicinity, tipping the cart over and establish
ing free-delivery system for bakers goods
on that street and somewhat demolishing
the cart.
The measles have the best of quite a
| number of the school children. Among
those who are laid up are Ernest and Guy
Harrington, three children OF Will Rogers
Edna Stevens, Henry Topper, George,
Emma and Wallace Arnold Julian Foster,
the children of Lewis Parrott, William Bur
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Grace Bascom, Roland Bixby, Bonnie
Washburn, JEANNE Wilson, Patrick Nc
! Cormack's children, David Burrelle, Ed
mond and George Burrelle, Josie Reed, Carl
Allen, John Hartwell, Joseph Degoguieux' s
children, Clayton Tucker, Alice and James
Tyler, Austin Lattimer, Mary Morse, Fran.
els Sargent, William Green and Robert
Green.
Frank Richardson OF Saxtons River Is
the guest OF Fred Tyler this week; also a
son of Mr. Tyler from the same place
u. A. Graham OF Barre has been
spending several days in town. - G. r.
| Noble is earring large quantities of Christ
mas green's for the New York market.
- The father of Rev. Mr.. Blackman is
in town, and will make bis future home
with his SON - Wesley Stafford of SUIT
ton, =. O., is at his brothers., NJ. G. SAT-
| ford. - Mary Wilson has closed her
school at Newcombville and is at home
- Nellie Terry is in Bostwick, Neb.,
visiting her sister, Mrs. j. g. Coleman
- Mary Leonard who has been acting
as teller in the bank during the absence of
! Mrs. Emery, returned to Penacook, n. H.
to Concord, N, H., where he has a position
| under the street railroad company.
! Charles Hoisingtou and family spent Sun
! day at Rochester. - DIR. and Mrs. G. c.
! Perry OF Rutland were in town over Sun
! day. - c. o. Gushing has moved into
/ the house formerly occupied by his mother
and Mrs. j. ID. Gushing has moved into the
| old Peleg Marsh house.
( Bradford.
The painters are putting the finishing
| touches TO Lyme " Woods house.
Merritt Davis is repairing extensively the
house he recently purchased on South Main
| street.
The painters have finished their work on
Grace church, leaving it modestly and
lastly painted.
The primary department of the village
schools closed October 81. The academy
will close on Friday for three weeks va
! cation,
Several from Bradford attended the foot
ball game between Dartmouth and Amherst
at Hanover, Saturday, Old students came
home exultant
The new granite watering troughs are
being placed in position They are cut by
the Farlee Granite Company. A much-felt
want is thus supplied
The last OF the Boston excursionists re-
turned last Saturday. Both Bradford and
the Hub can now settle down to their
accustomed condition.
Edison S. Erskine and Lucy j. Gardner
were married at the home of the brides