The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-24

Mrs. q. L. jackson, Mrs. @. B. Nichols.
Mrs. Emma Freeman.
AT meeting Of the commissioners of
Barre cemetery, held last Thursday even
ing, measures were taken to relieve some
| what the scarcity OF desirable lots in the
| cemetery. While there are only two unsold
lots In the enclosure at present, there are
some twenty-five lots that have in years
past been sold, but which have never been
used and on which nothing has ever been
paid. The commissioners voted to notify
the nominal owners Of these lots that II they
are not paid for within thirty days they will
teVert 70 tne cemetery association and will
be sold and decided to other parties.
Robert Harvey, a stone cutter in the en-
ploy OF Mari & Gordon, was struck by the
switching engine In the Central Vermont
yard last Friday morning. He was walking
on the sidetrack on which the engine was
| shlfting' and Tor some reason did not hear
| the approaching train, although Engineer
| Stebbins and his fireman did all In their
power to warn him. The engine and four
cars passed over his head and body, terribly
manRling 1t. He leaves wife and three
| little children. Mr.. Harvey was thirty-two
years old. He was a skilled workman, and
| an industrious, law.abiding citizen. HIS
| body wasitaken to Canada for burial.
South Barre.
Hiram Ellis, an old blind man living
alone, had an unknown amount of green
backs burned the other day A fve-dollar
pill. partly consumed, was found in the
| front part of the stove, and there were indi-
| cations that more had been burned.
| Last Thursday evening two men we'll
| loaded, and with spare charges in their
| pockets, attempted to run past a team con.
tanning tanning two ladies and gentleman. A
| collision was the result. The horse cleared
himself from the blackboard and both men
we're thrown out. One, Harvey Hull of
Graniteville was severely injured. He was
put aboard the stage and sent up the hill.
Mrs: A. K. Wales of Barre city is spend
ing few days with Mrs. Waterman of this
place. - Misses Nellie and Ida A dams,
who are attending the Normal School at
Randolph, were at home during Fast week
- Mrs. Harrison Bancroft, who has
been very sick for several weeks, is said to
| be slowly improving. - Mrs. Henry
| Foster is nu ;sing set of liberated teeth.
Graniteville.
| Fred Seeley aud James Raecraft had their
buggies wrecked bya collision last Wednes-
| day.
The selectmen and road commissioner
have had very busy week fixing up Gull
| verts and bridges that were washed out by
last weeks storm.
The selectmen have purchased new
hearse for the town. 1t is to arrive in three
weeks. They have also purchased new
safe for the town clerks office.
The selectmen, school directors, and the
officers of the old school district, met at the
residence OF Allen Bates on Tuesday to set
tie the affairs of the old No 10 school dis.
| trct.
Owen McCue was injured last Wednes-
day at the Langdon quarry. He was hang
| ing on to the hook of the fall.rope when the
derrick swung around causing him to
strike heavily against a car standing on the
siding, bruising his hip severely.
The first services were held in the new
Catholic church on Sunday, the priest from
Northfeld officiating. About two hundred
received holy communion. The church has
SO Ating capacity of five hundred on the
main floor, besides choir gallery. 1t was
crowded.
Arthur LaGendry was riding one of A c.
Shepherds horses on Monday, along the
road near Graniteville when the horse
broke through culvert, throwing both
horse and driver, breaking LaGendry's
arm near the wrist The fracture was re-
duced by DR.. j. Henry jackson.
four-horse team, the property of James
Gazeley, loaded with granite, went over the
embankment on the Eli Holden road last
Wednesday morning, caused by the bank
caving out. The horses and wagon turned
over twice in their descent, but, strange to
say, the horses were not injured in the least
The only damage was a broken brake
wheel and the trouble of loading the stone
again.
Berlin.
Mrs. Whitman received news of the seri
GUS illness of her father in Nova Scotia and
started for there Thursday night.
Mrs. Fl. A. Thurber returned on Monday
from Newton, Mass, where she was called
by the death of her father.
The sugar season has been poor with re-
gard to quality and quantity. Three-fourths
of pound to the tree will probably exceed
the yield, the town over
Thieves by scores nightly beset un-
guarded doors" Irving Slocum had hun
dred Of meal taken from the Osias Bailey
place, and Almon st. John had the hold
backs stolen out of his driving harness one
night last week.
Last week Tuesday night some evil.dis-
posed person paid visit to the saw-mill
run by Milton E. Bailey and cut the belt
that runs the saw, taking away with them
about four feet of the belt, ostensibly for the
purpose of tapping their boots. We are
10th, however, to think that the thieving
rogue is resident, but are inclined to the
belief that it was the work of a wayfaring
man or a fool. No representative Of either
of these classes lives in Berlin.
West Berlin.
James Coffrin has moved into the tene-
ment over the creamery.
Misses Wallace, Aldrich and Post of
Montpelier Seminary spent last Sunday
with Nellie Dewey at her home
w. E. Merrill and family have returned
from Plainfeld, where he has been at work
for year. Will looked rather more radi-
ant than usual Monday morning. Cause.
another boy.
Bradford Center.
School commenced last Monday, Nellie
Sanborn teacher. - Mrs. Higgins and
family of Newport, N. H., has moved into
George Unions house. - Mrs. W. E.
Davis Of North Thetford is visiting her
parents here.
Brookfield
Eva, a ten.year-old daughter of Albert
Sargent was severely injured by the kick
of a horse upon her head last Saturday.
Walter Perkins has bought the place re-
Gently owned by Fred Howard. Mr.. Per-
kins with his sister, who is to reside with
him, moved into the house last week.
Edward Stowe goes to Burlington this
week to assume the duties Of janitor at the
University of Vermont. His family will go
to Middlebury, where they will remain un-
til arrangements can be made for their loca-
ton at Burlington.
Rev. G. II. Morse has made arrange
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