The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-02-20

is felt for them, who wish to express sincere
thanks 10 all for the kindness and sym.
patty thus extended.
Several members Of Mad River Lodge, f.
and A. NJ, were at Waterbury on Tuesday
to attend the funeral of A j Brown, who
was buried with the honors of the Masonic
order.
The past week has been one of excite
ment In the way OF teams running away
X. ID. Bonnetts horse ran from Norton &
| Boyce's store and was stopped near Mrs.
Orvis Jones'. Damage was a broken thill.
| DR.. j. M. Van Deusen's horse ran from
James Hewitts to the Edward Grandey
place, against the building, throwing the
horse aud badly breaking the sleigh. On
| Monday the two two-h )rse team OF j. G.
Baird ran from g H. Fullerton's store down
street, meeting j. l. Palmers team driven
by Mrs. Palmer. She only had time to turn
her horse out when the team struck the
sie'gh, one horse going each side of her,
thro wing one of Bairds horses and break.
ing Palmer's horse loose from the sleigh
Mrs. Palmer was taken from between the
horses to L. d. SavaRes, where DR.. Howe
attended her. She was able to be taken
nome Just at night, and is badly bruised
about her back and limbs. Palmer's sleigh
IL a total wreck, but all the horses escaped
with slight scratches.
Warren.
Spring samples OF clothing are expected
this week at Sterling & Co.'S.
William Shepard beat the record with
| sawing.machine last week. saving seven
teen cords in five hours.
q K. Brooks closed very successful
term of school at East w .rren last Friday
and returned to his home in Vernon on
Monday.
e. M. Turner has a four.year.ol heifer
which has been MIXED only six weeks and
gives thirty6ve pounds of milk day and
makes two pounds of butter.
East Warren.
Mrs. j. @. Gleason is convalescent.
Miss Kate Tillotson spent Sunday with
her sister at West Randolph.
The religious meetings will continue this
week except Saturday evening.
Washington.
Deacon Isaac Pratt is failing quite rapidly.
He is the Oldest male person in town.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets with Mrs.
q. G. Cheney this afternoon and evening.
M. W. Cha nberlain and Geo .ge e. Hunt
ington entertained their friends last week
Tuesday evening.
Lucy Calef entertained the scholars of
the higher grade of the village school at her
residence last Saturday evening
Lyman Pepper went to Barre last week,
the first time for many months, and seems
to be fully recovering his health.
The Young Peoples Christian Union en-
tertainment at the school-house hall last
Friday evening was well attended and
voted a success.
@. 8. George and family have decided to
nova to Barre next month, and the harness
business of M. George has been purchased
by Ira Hall and Walter Peake, who run a
shoe-repairing shop in connection.
Although a number of our local singers
were kept at home by illness, there was a
good attendance at the old fashioned sing at
the, school-house hall on Saturday evening,
and an enjoyable sing was INDUCED in.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Dickey of East Barre
were among those welcomed from out Of
town.
Lafayette Cheney returned on Saturday
from two weeks visit to his brothers in
Dover. N Fl. - Ira c. Calef returned
from Chicago on Saturday. Charles
H. Davis has his sister from Chel .ea as q
guest - Mrs. DR.. Warner has been in
disposed for some days.
Waterbury.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets this after
noon with Mrs. M. o. Evans.
The sale Of the Sheple residence and farm
to the state insane asylum will soon be con-
summated.
The Waterbury National Bank will be
closed for business on Friday, it being a
legal holiday.
Special communication OF Winooski
Lodge, No. 40, will be held this evening
Work on Fellow Craft degree.
The whist club meeting was postponed
last Friday evening, but will meet this
week with DR.. and Mrs. e. G. Hooker.
The Handwriting of Patrick Herbert,
upon Kicker mount ain, was burned to the
ground Monday morning. Loss unknown.
The following persons attended the re-
publican rally at Burlington last week: G.
W. Randall, e. w. Huntley, c. w. Rich
ardson. j. e. Crossett, R. j Barber.
A Washington entertainment will be
given by the pupils OF the grammar grade Of
the Waterbury Graded School on Friday
evening in the high school room for the
benefit Of the school library Admission,
five cents.
The following officers have been elected
by the Ladies' Aid Society OF the Methodist
church, President, Mrs. NJ o. Evans; vice.
presidents, Mrs. K. G: Hooker, Mrs. G. e.
Wyman secretary, Mrs. ]. f. shipman;
treasurer, Mrs o. e. Scott.
During the past week deal has been
made by which several parties interested in
the proposed Stowe electric railroad have
purchased the water power known as Boil
ton Falls, with right Of way upon both east
Of d. A, Gray and j. e. Pixley for 81, 900.
The High School lyceum, last Wednes-
day evening, discussed the question: "Shall
Hawaii be annexed to the United States?"
The jury decided in fav )r Of the negative
upon the weight of argument Speakers
affirmative. Miss Davis, Professor Hopkins
and Charles K. Wells; negative Cha cles
Carver, Guy Scott and John Farrar. The
question for the meeting this evening is,
Resolved, that capital punishment should
be abolished" Observation-Disclosures, Harold
Stranahan; negative. Fred Bowman.
The announcement OF the death of An
drew j. Brown was received in this COM
munity with expressions Of deep and genu-
inc sorrow. He had been severely i'll with
pneumonia, but almost to the hour OF his
death hope was strong that he would re-
cover. The balance, however, turned
against him, and death came suddenly on
Saturday afternoon, February IS. Mr..
Brown was born in Milton in 1880. he
came to Waterbury in 1850, entering the
employ of 1. G. & s. Brown, his cousins.
In 1854 he entered the service of the YER
mont Central railway as station agent at
this place and has held this Office continu-