The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-28
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y ore the Antl-SalOOn League IN Barre
5 Miss Minnie Duusmore has returned
from Barre much improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennison Brown are spend
ing couple Of weeks in Saratoga, N. Y,
Frank Carpenter is working for a few
weeks in #. w. Frink's barber shop in
Montpelier.
George w. Burgin aud wife of East Fair
field were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Dickey over Sunday.
Fred b. Freeman OF Claremont, N. H., is
In town for a few days visiting his aunt,
Mrs. l. @. Fletcher.
Harold Converse returned last week from
a trip to Mt. Hermon, Mass, making nearly
all OF the 1872 miles on his wheel
Mrs. w. j. Walker and two children OF
Chicago arrived Saturday afternoon to
spend the summer with Mrs. e. Pope.
Miss Lizzie Maud Averill and Frederick
E. Kerr were married last Wednesday.
They will make their home on School
street.
Arthur, the three year old son OF g. w.
Nelson who has been critically i'll with
lung fever ia convalescent under the care of
DR.. Johnson.
The baccslaureate sermon was delivered
before the graduating class OF Norwich
University at S.. Msry's church Sunday by
Rev. Allan ID. Brown.
The ladies OF the Universsist church
held sociable and supper in concert hall
Wednesday afternoon from five to seven
o'clock. A good sum was realized.
Samuel Houston and Miss Fanny Sher-
man we're married June 18 by Rev. DIR. W.
8. HazeD. They left Immediately for Con-
cord N. H., where they will reside.
A slaughter house is to be erected by
Sumner Kimball near Gouldsville and H.
c. Moseley has secured land on the farm of
f. 2. Houston for a similar building.
Children's Day was observed Sunday at
the Unversalist church. The children
took part in the exercises and Rev. Walter
Dole delivered a special sermon for the oc-
cason.
Mrs Mary Ann Smith died last Tuesday
morning. The funeral was held Wednes-
day at two o'clock, Rev. Walter Dole offici-
ating, and the interment was in the Center
cemetery.
Mrs. G. d. Edgerton left Saturday for
Toronto, Ont, as delegate from Grand
Lodge, Good Templars of Vermont to the
International Supreme Lodge which meets
in that city.
w. NJ. Seaver OF Williamstown was in
town last Saturday to unload a car Of varied
and fancy farm stock shipped here by l.. NJ
Seaver Of New York City for his farm in
Williamstown.
Mrs. e. A. Shuttleworth recently arrived
| from San Juan, Porto Rico, and will stay in
1
A. Shuttleworth may have vacation and
| spend some time here.
The Order of the Eastern Star held a
| lawn party at Mrs. NJ G. Graham's on Cen
| trail street, Saturday evening. About two
hundred were present and the occasion was
much enjoyed by ALL
Through President A. d. Brown the viii
lage trustees have asked the secretary of
| the navy for one OF the condemned Spanish
cannons. II received it will be placed on
the University grounds.
A stock company known as the Dole
| Brill Black Slate Company has been organ
lied from the Dole, Brill Slate Company.
| A new derrick has been put in to aid in
the increase Of the output.
The farming implements and dairy uten-
sils belonging to Dr. Walling and the estate
of Mrs. G. o. Smith were sold at auction on
the common Saturday afternoon by Auc-
tioneer W. e. Dunsmore.
DR.. W. B. Mayo removed Ia cancer from
e. Miles breast Sunday evening. The OPP.
Grafton seems to have been entirely success
full. Mr.. Miles is about the street as usual
and as comfortable as could be expected.
The creamery under the skillful manage.
ment of Elmer Derbey has one.hundred and
! twenty-five patrons The average daily
product is about eight hundred pounds Of
butter, besides large shipments of cream to
| lOWcli anu DOolOu odCu Woch'
George Peake, a former resident of this
town, died at Granville last Saturday at
| the advanced age OF eighty-three years.
His remains were brought here Sunday and
the funeral services held Monday. The
body was taken to East Brookfeld for in.
| torment.
Cannon & Slack have their new stone
shed near the depot nearly ready for occu.
pancy and will conduct their granite BUSH
| no frnp hn otan Loft Tnl Th,
shed is very commodious and equipped
with travelling derrick. The firm will do
their own polishing, furnishing their own
power with gasoline engine.
w. A Springer and II. H. Slack players
respectively on the trombone and sexa
phone, accompanied the Montpelier Mill
tary band to the Catholic Order Of Forest
ers' convention at Burlington Wednesday
and the Grand Army encampment at Mon
treal Thursday, returning to Montpelier
and assisting at the band concert Friday
evening
The fire companies were out for practice
Saturday evening Engine No. /, Lewis
Hutchins, foreman, was taken to the COM
| mon and was throwing water just two
minutes from the sound of the bell. En-
CINE No. 2, FL. III. Slack foreman, was taken
| to Union street and was playing a stream
on building In seven minutes from the
| sound OF the alarm.
The annex to the Northheld House
which is under process of construction I'M
der the direction Of Householder John
Perry of Williamstown is nearly ready for
the masons. With this annex the capac-
| ity OF the house is nearly doubled, and
when completed will be a hotel of which
| Landlord Warrington and the people Of
Mortified may we'll be proud.
| James Brown, aged twenty nine years,
who was killed in the railroad yard last
Thursday, was son of Theodore Brown of
Berlin. His funeral was held Friday
morning at the Catholic church. The in
terment was at Montpelier in the Catholic
cemetery. The young widow is nearly be-
side herself with grief and the sympathy of
the entire community goes out to her and
her little child in their great bereavement.
| W. K Kingston's entire set OF farm build
ings have recently been greatly improved
| by the paintbrush welded by Messrs
| Donley & Chamberlain Mr.. Kingston has
now one Of the best sets of farm buildings in
| Northfield. There would seem to be no
pleasanter place for city boarders who wish
to get back in the quiet country where they
| could have pure water, pure air and be
| surrounded with beautiful scenery