The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-08

Sc)tt followed, firing his revolver at him, |
but the culprit made good his escape and |
took the liquor with him. In city court on |
Saturday, Garland was fined for plain |
drunk and discharged. McWiliams and |
O'Hallegan were held for trial May 16 |
when an argument as to the consttutionality
of the new law will be made in their cases.
South Barre.
Cornelius Peties has opened a ish market
| in Fred Mers' basement.
Miss Ellen Harrington has opened rooms
| for dress making in her fathers house.
Mrs. j. w. Carlton of Randolph was the
guest of Mrs. George w Smith few days
| last week.
Mrs. Mary McLane is teaching in the
| graded school here. Carrie Beal COM
menced teaching in Orange on Monday last.
Mrs. Marcia Gale has improved her prem
ises by having cellar built under the
house, and is to have two bay windows
made soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Adams went to
| Waterbury last Wednesday to attend the
| funeral of their brother-in.law Mr.. Henry.
Mr.. Adams went to Burlington, returning
| Thursday.
There was an alarm of fire at the residence
| OF Fred Il. Emerson, Friday afternoon. 1t
caught about the chimney, burning a
hole in the roof about four by six feet be-
fore it was subdued. Prompt action saved
a big blaze.
East barre.
Mr.. Judd has moved into A. NJ. Morrison's
house on High street
G. G. Taplin has returned to his studio
here, which will be open permanently here
after.
l. W. Bates has rented one.half of the
stone shed built by Jeffords Brothers to
Calvin & Nimiskern of Barre.
e. W. Eastman and Edwin Bacon have
snapped places, and Mr.. Bacon is soon
to move into the house vacated by Mrs,
Waugh.
J. b. Cross has moved into one Of II. l.
Cheney's houses, and Mrs. Waugh into the
house owned by Freeman Cunningham of
West Topsham,
Graniteville.
Calvin Holt had the hind wheels of his
wagon smashed into kindling wood by the
train last week.
A car loaded with granite from Jones
Brothers quarry was run off the track into
the ditch Thursday afternoon. 1t took the
train hands until two o'clock the next
morning to transfer the stone to ano her
car and get the wrecked car on the rails
again.
On Monday of last week one of the Barre
railroad locomotives started a fire in the
brush on the premises of James 1azeley,
near the new road, destroying the powder
magazine and burning over two hundred
acres OF land, sweeping away fences, be-
sides doing consid erabe damage to the tim
ber The Wetmore Company was obliged
to move the powder from their powder
house. The houses on the east side had
narrow escape. Selectman Keith and about
seventy-five quarrymen did excellent SER
vice in saving these houses, while Select
man Gazeley, with gang of men, fought
the fire successfully on the west side of the
mountain. The railroad company will re-
place Gazeley's magazine.
Bradford
w. H. Gannett died at his home in this
place last Thursday. His remains were
taken to his old home in Piermont n. H.,
for interment.
There is to be a social May dance and ice
cream festival at Odd Fellows hall this
evening under the auspices OF the Daugh-
ters of Rebecca.
The remains of Samuel D. Bagley. who
died last February at Lebanon, N. H., have
been taken to West Topsham for burial
Mr.. Bagley was the father of c. G. Bagley
of this place
Minna E. Davis, we'll known in this town
as teacher in the graded school, was mar
ried on Tuesday to A. W. Slocum of Mont
peler, manager of the Capital Creameries.
The ceremony was performed by Rev, l.. P
Tucker in his home at Northheld. Mr.. and
Mrs. Slocum are on q trip to Boston, after
which their home will be 10 College street,
Montpelier.
MdIlud LOW 10 NlSlIluR ubI SlSltI, hTo. ~
Blskely of New York. - Mason B.
Clark, formerly of this place, now in the
employ of the New York Life Insurance
Company, was in town last week. -
Mrs. o. h, Baker is visiting friends in Bos-
ton. - L. f. Greenleaf visited his
cousin Fri Morse of Montpelier last week.
- Mrs. Wells of Boston is visiting her
mother Mrs. Buxton, for few days. -
III. B. Chamberlain attended the funeral Of
his aunt. Mrs. James Chadwick, at New.
hIrr tHrhn nina hrnt tfxnf fr.AY.
Saginaw, Mich, by special car for inter-
ment. - Mrs. l.. w. Doe returned from
Boston last week somewhat improved in
health. - Frank Lamb has moved into
the tenement Of Mr.. Allen, recently va
Gated by Fred Newell. - Among those
who are improving their buildings with
paint are George r. Andross, John c.
Stearns, o. r. Baker and Mrs. William B.
Stevens
Bradford Center.
Mrs. William Curtis aud son have gone
to the village to live. - John Towns
end has moved to George Corliss' place
at East Corinth. - John Barrett has
moved to Newbury - 1t is said that
George Eames has bought the Wesley Dol
loft farm. - Mrs. George Linton has
gone to Corinth to care for her sick mother.
Brookfield.
Mrs. Cynthia Kibbee, who has spent the
winter near Boston, arrived home last week
The meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be with Mrs. Will
liam Graves, Friday afternoon.
Widow Steele has rented the place now
occupied by l.. H. Stowe. She expects to
take possession Of the place in June.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society is to be held in the church psrlors
next Thursday afternoon and evening. The
gentlemen are invited to tea.
News was received last week OF the death
of Mrs. Helen (Mason) Wales, daughter OF
the late George Mason of this town. Her
death occurred at her home in Burlington
The cottage near William G. Clark's,
built by Miss Raymond of New York, now
Mrs. DR.. Shredder, is being occupied TINS
summer by the father, mother, and other
! members Of the family of DR.. Shredder.
East Brookfeld.
Rev. William Water resumed preaching
at this place last Sunday. - Will Ban
mister Of Roxbury was in town last week,
being unable to work because OF kick by
a horse j. H. Sprague visited DR.. E.
g. Sprague in Rumney, n. H., recently.
-. Mr. and Mrs. II. III. West returned