The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10
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Inc monument House 10 1ull TO OVernOW-
ing at present.
his new house.
Thad Martin has moved to a tenement in
the Poole house.
Mrs. Mary Perkins Of Berlin is caring for
Mrs. j. j. Kanaly.
A daughter was born last week to Mr..
and Mrs. j. j. Kanaly.
w. s. Bosworth has lately visited his old
home in Quincy, Mass.
Prescott Blanchard has moved back to
his farm near East Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Sibley returned from
st. Cloud, Mimi, a day or two ago.
1. Clement Little has been very poorly in
the last few days with heart trouble.
Frank Benedict decides that he will not
spend the coming winter in Vermont.
Grearson & Beckett nave some thirty
eight granite cutters at work just now.
Druggist George s. Adams, after a ten
days visit here, returned to Fairhaven, this
week.
The Enoch Howe house is being papered
and painted for occupancy by George Clark
of Barre.
Mrs. William Reed of East B~rookfeld is
staying at present in the family OF her son,
AFRO Reed.
Mrs. Patsey Elliott was called to her
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her mother.
DR.. j. Holmes Jackson of Burlington was
the guest of Rev. DIR. j. Henry Jackson over
last Sunday.
j. w. Flint has moved into his fine new
house that is supplied will the modern con-
veniences for living.
Ernest Gates went last Saturday to Bos-
ton, where he has a position in the store Of
Houghton & Dutton.
Mrs. Will j. Young is confined to the
bed at this writing by illness. Doctor K.
b. Watson is treating her.
Miss Mary, daughter OF Henry A. Aims
worth, has reached home safely after a year
and more Of travel in Europe.
E. L. Densmore is building a house at the
corner of Park and Prospect streets. U. s.
Cheever has charge of the job.
Mrs. Aurora Howe Burnham will offer
her place and stock, ETC., for sale at an
auction next Wednesday afternoon.
The parents of Mrs. j. w. Brown, Of the
Monument House, have recently come from
Canada, to remain here for the present.
George Colby sold lot OF his cows at auc-
ton last week, prices ranging from $40, $12
and $50 up to S51 for the highest priced one.
Charles e. Thompson and Mrs. Eliza e.
mer were married last Saturday by Rev.
w. II. Davenport at the Methodist parson-
age.
lHt nltUnOulbb lhultS Will hOlu O oOOldplO
this afternoon with Mrs. Horace M. Farm
ham. A cordial invitation is given to all to
attend.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Mich
OILS recently surprised them on a birthday
of Mr.. Nichols and an anniversary OF their
marriage.
Mrs. Segee Moore is working at the Phe.
nix Hotel in Barre. Her invalid husband
is expected back from Minnesota in the
near future.
Will Moore continues to suffer from bron-
chial trouble which keeps him from work
and which may yet compel him to seek a
change of climate.
Frank, grandson Of Luther III. j. Merrill,
is an invalid from lung and heart trouble,
with rheumatism added. His wife is very
low with consumption.
The Sunshine circle will give a box social
this evening in the school-house in the Cob
BILE Hill district. An interesting program
has been prepared and an enjoyable time is
anticipated.
Several persons united with the Congre-
g~ational church by letter last Sunday morn
Ing. Twenty-three persons were received
by letter at Hedding church, two on proba-
ton and one by baptism.
Darwin Goodrich was called on Sunday
to Chelsea West Hill to attend the funeral
Of the wife of his brother George. Mrs.
Goodrich was the daughter of the late Mar
tin Paine of Brookfield, and died of the
measles.
Mary, the twelve-years-old daughter Of
Alexander Morton, dice last Saturday OF
typhoid fever. Her funeral was held on
Monday afternoon, at the home OF her
father on Blackwell street, Rev. DR.. S. N.
Jackson officiating.
The work Of drawing a cancer out OF the
lower lip OF Selectman Henry Erskine was
begun several days ago by DR.. Farnsworth,
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cancer. 1t is thought the work is to be
successful. He are told the report that Mr..
Erskine had two cancers elsewhere, is a
mistake.
Mrs. A. M. Burnham will sell at public
auction, Wednesday, November II, at one
O'clock. P. M. the homestead owned and
occupied by the late James Burnham, stu.
ated one-half mile west of Williamstown
village, consisting of eight acres OF tillage
land, good house and barn, also her entire
stock. including ten extra COWS, crops and
farming tools. G.. N. Barber, auctioneer.
Officer Buchanan went to Burlington on
Monday and brought back with him Fred
King, who is charged with stealing an over
coat and a watch and chain belonging to a
fellow boarder at the boarding house OF
Mrs. Zottman, on Main street. When the
Barre officers and Barre city, court get
through with King, he is wanted in Burling-
ton OF a charge of stealing three ladies
mackintoshes.
AT the meeting of the Glover Club on
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Victor Rich
ardson, the program included a discussion
of current events by Mrs. w. +. Richard
son; "Women in the Home," by Mrs. G. N.
Benedict; "Women in the Club" by Mrs.
G. e. Mcfarland; women in Politics" by
Mrs. Gertrude Wetmore; women in Re-
ligion," by Mrs. j.. W. Gordon and "Un-
usual Occupations" by Mrs. 8. 3. Ballard.
DIR. e. B. Watson reports that an opera
ton to he performed on Willie Lund in the
hospital in Burlington to which he took
him last week, is expected to afford him re-
lief. For a long time he has been a great
sufferer from an injury received while driv-
ing a broncho. He was thrown from a ve-
hicle on to a wheel and back again, and re-
ceived an injury to the lower part Of the
backbone that only a removal of the affect
ed part can cure.
Tn blacksmith shop and boiler room Of
Mari & Gordon at their quarry on Milestone
hill were burned last Saturday evening, to-
gether with a steam drill, a carload of coal,
a telephone and all the blacksmith tools.
The derrick was alsol badly injured by the
fire. A large number of men soon arrived
from Graniteville but no water was at hand
and nothing could be lone to stay the pro-
gress of the flames. The loss is estimated
at 81, 1000 and the. building and tools were
insured with Riahaa IL Graham for AZ O0O.