The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-23
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James and wife.
The Ladies' Union met yesterday with
Mrs. II. r. Coburn.
The Christian Endeavor reading club met
last evening at the parsonage.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet this af-
ternoon with Mrs. g. 8. Consnt
Miss Carrie Wells has gone to Boston and
New York for spring styles in millinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. X. Graves OF South Roy
alton are the happy parents OF a son born
March II.
Ned Frsry and family were expected to
arrive last night to make Waterbury their
future home.
The subject Of Rev. g. e. Lsdd's address
next Sunday evening at half past seven will
be OCCUPY till Come"
Rev. J. ]. Goodacre OF Berlin preached
very acceptably at the Congregational
church last Sunday in exchange with Rev.
George e. Ladd.
The appointment OF Mark H. Moody as
postmaster OF Waterbury seems assured.
Mr.. Moody is we'll qualified for the position
and his many friends congratulate him on
his success.
While an attendant was taking party Of
the asylum inmates for a walk last Sunday
morning, one of them made q break for
liberty. Help was summoned and the rum
away was caught after spirited chase,
through muu ana water, In tne basement OF
house on Winooski street.
The board of school directors accompan-
led by Professor Hutchinson of the high
school visited Burlington last week to
study school buildings. We can safely
leave the selection Of plans to them as they
propose to improve If possible on the best
that can be found and profit by the expe-
rience of others.
The entertainment this evening, to be
Nl,..n r.
No. 81, Order OF Odd Fellows, at the opera
house, promises choice selection OF vocal
and instrumental music by home talent, to
conclude with the laughable farce, entitled
"Rooney's Restaurant" in which the cast of
characters is made up entirely OF local stars.
B. w. Shaw received dispatch Sunday
from San Francisco that his son, w. S.
Shaw, died the day before. No particulars.
His body is now on the way east and will
be buried here on arrival. Mr.. Shaw was
thirty-six years of age. He went to Cali
fornia about eleven years ago and recently
became engaged in mercantile business in
Overton, Cal.
Intelligence was received on Monday of
the sudden death OF Mrs. M. w. Shurtlef at
Rutland. Mrs. Shurtleff will be kindly re-
membered by many Of our people Of a gen.
Grafton ago, when this place was her home.
She was eighty-two years Of age. Her SON.
in-law, Frank Carpenter, and granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Lottie Cooley, will attend her
funeral at Chsrlestown, N. H., today where
she Is to be buried.
s. r. Huse met with quite a serious acct
dent last Friday while driving his horse
| toward the Center on the road where the
electric cars run side by side. Fearing his
horse might be frightened he took him by
| the bit. As the cars went by, the horse got
| away from him and before he could escape
the wagon knocked him down and ran over
him. No bones were broken, but he was
badly bruised and will be lame for some
| time
o. e. Scott has constructed a very in.
genious water motor for the purpose Of fur
nishing power to drive his lathe and drills
used in his show window. The wheel meas
ures one and one.half inches in diameter
about one-half inch deep. The water pipe
connecting it with the village water works
| has hole 1882 OF an inch in diameter which
| introduces sufficient water to develop sew
eral "boy power" and drives the wheel with
great speed.
Sloan and Martin, the two young men
who stole the team belonging to Thomas
| O'Brien last Thursday evening" were traced
through Waitsfeld, Warren, Granville, Rut-
land, and finally arrested at East Middle
bury and lodged in Jail at that place. Sheriff
Graves brought them to Waterbury Mon.
day morning where hearing was held be.
fore Justice Burleigh and upon their plead
| ing guilty were placed under $500 bonds to
appear at county court. Not securing bail
they were taken to Jail at Montpelier to
await trial. Later on Lewis Martin was
brought into court and on the recommended
ton Of States Attorney f. A. Rowland,
Judge Munson sentenced him to the Reform
School at Vergennes until Of age. He will
| be sixteen years Of age next Thursday. His
companion, Clarence Sloan, is now in jail
and is probably a candidate for Windsor, az
| A. 10 off NJ OF ltvrx
he having run away with team under SINH
lar circumstances about five years ago and
WAS sent to the Reform School.
Curtis Wells, a native and for many years
| q highly esteemed citizen of this town, died
in Redlands, Cal, March Is. Mr.. Wells
| age was ffty-eight years. During the civil
war he held responsible position in the
| quartermaster's department., from which he
resigned to enter the Office OF Colby Broth.
he was appointed cashier Of Waterbury ma,
tional bank, and in 1888 he accepted SINH.
| lar office in the Howard national bank OF
Burlington. His health failing. he went in
1887 to California and opened bank al
Redlands. There he had resided till the
bury Miss Frances Colby who, with one
son, Karl c., survives. Mr.. Wells old
| friends and associates here remember a
genial gentleman, who worthily bore that
| good 0ld-faShl0n6d tltl6, man OF I'M
usual business ability, scrupulously faithful
to every duty, who was sought out fol
places OF trust and responsibility, and who
never disappointed expectation.
After years OF untold suffering from piles
b. w. Pursell Of Kntnerseville, Pa, was
cured by using single box OF DeWitt'i
Witch Hazel Salve. Skin diseases such AZ
eczema, rash, pimples and obstinate sores
are readily cured by this famous remedy
w e. Terrill & Co.. Montpelier, vt.
East Gilmore.
W. ii. Sideways son is better. -
Rev. N. A. Ross and wife OF Woodbury.
were in town on Friday. - j. Il. Par
ker, wife and sons, visited in town the frs
| OF the week. - Il. K. Silloway has
moved to Woodbury. on to the farm he
bought recently. - Mrs. Ed. Silloway
has been in Hardwick few days, helping
Mrs. Drenan care for her little boy, who il
sick. - Mrs. Bailey, mother Of @. V
Bailey, is quite low with consumption
- Glen Bailey and wife have gone tC
Calais to work during the summer, -
| Austin Symonds sawed $4,000 feet of shin