The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-16
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Mrs. l.. ID. Mute Of Marshfleld visited in
town Tuesday.
Liveryman Fl. 8. Parks sold horse last
week to go to Groton.
L. M. johnson is making extensive re-
pairs on his premises,
W. Il. Bartlett and wife Joined the lodge
OF Rebekahs last week.
George Pray went to Boston last Satur-
day to remain short time
A new plank sidewalk is being laid in
front of N, e. Morses house.
Miss Abbie Clark went to Barre Thurs
day to care for Mrs George Parks.
Mrs, John Henderson and Mrs. d. w.
Moses spent Saturday in Montpelier.
Fred Townsend commenced work on Mon
day for Frank Carr of East Montpelier,
The selectmen posted notices last Satur-
day for special town meeting May 26.
Mrs. James Warhurst. who has been suf-
feriug with tonsilitis, is slowly gaining.
Mrs. S. e. Foss and Mrs John Parks call
ed on friends in Montpelier Thursday.
s. b. Chandler and wife OF Cabot visited
at w. II. Kinney's Saturday and Sunday.
N. E. Shorey OF Barre came to town on
Saturday to remain over Sunday with his
family.
Charles Bulkley and wife were in More
town last week to attend the funeral of q
relative.
II. s. Parks was in Montpelier Saturday
to attend an auction sale of livery stable
stock.
Henry Dunbar and his daughter Laura of
st. Albans were at Fred Perrins the first Of
the week.
Miss Blanche Spaulding has a large class
in music now and new members are con-
stantly joining.
Mrs Laura Beedy, who has been spend
ing several weeks in Berlin, returned home
Thursday.
Harvey Bennett and Mrs. Juliette Austin
of Worthwhile visited at 9. A. Bartlett's the
first Of the week.
T. Ii. Bartlett has purchased OF Ira Batch
elder a piece OF land in the rear Of the
creamery.
Mrs: William A. Brown and son of NAL
den, Mass, arrived in town Saturday to
spend a short time with relatives
Rev. Effie X. M. Jones OF BaNe, will
preach in the Universalist house May 20, at
2:30 P. NJ. A cordial invitation to all.
The Duplicate Whist Club met last week
with Miss Clark and is to meet this week
Thursday at the home OF Mrs. d. W. Moses.
w, e. Bartlett, while helping build fence
for Clinton Cutler received painful wound
in the foot by q piece of steel from the
sledge breaking and penetrating the foot.
The reception at the residence of Harris
Eaton's Wednesday evening for Herbert
Emery and wife was social success and
much enjoyed by a large number of neigh
bors and friends who met to greet the
newly welded pair.
Arch Bachelor finished Thursday saw
ing the lumber in his mill yard which ag-
gregated about 100000 feet. The same
day he commenced to dress it which will
require several weeks before it is marketed.
H. E, Cutler has secured a perfect mate
for the fine chestnut horse which he has
been keeping for L. d. Taft of Montpelier
for few weeks. Mr.. Cutler has always
been in the horse business and has owned
many matched teams, but few that make
a more stylish hitch than the present.
G. P. Hollister died Friday from con-
sumption of the blood. Mr.. HOLSTER was a
young man of the best of habits. who was
always pleasant and accommodating and
ability, which had been developed by fine
education. The death OF such young
person is great loss to the community in
which he has lived A wife and young son
survive him.
Alvin M. Gate, a prosperous and much
respected farmer aged seventy-one years,
died Friday after long illness. Mr. Cate
was born and had always lived on the farm
where he died and there his family of eight
children, four sons and four daughters who
survive him were born. Mr.. Gate WAS once
married to Miss Hattie Holmes, who died
several years ago. The funeral was held on
Monday afternoon at his late home, Rev.
Annis Aldrich officiating.
The lawsuit OF L. s. Gilman vs. Henry
Coran was tried Friday at Hotel hall before
Justice II. P. Martin and a jury composed
of W. B. Cove, viii Greely Harris Eaton,
I. H. Bartlett, William Prescott and 8. A.
Batcheder, Gilman is a retired farmer
who sued for breach OF farm contract
which, among other things, called for cer-
tain quantity Of hay and wood TO be left on
the farm by Mr. Coran at the end of his
lease. The house and part of the barns
were struck by lightning and burned last
season. Mr. Coran lost heavily and as the
fire was no fault OF his he considered that he
was not bound TO pay, as the plaintiff alleg-
ed in his declaration. This was the view
the jury took, they bringing in verdict for
the defendant at about A, M Saturday.