The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-16
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There Ia living in the Major ID. Flint
houae in Millvil age young Italian whose
name Is given uS as NicJlo MastahcuBi. he
has been here only short time and is an
apprentice at the granite cutting trade with
the Grearsen- Beckett Company. He has
younger brother who grlnds tools at the
same establishment. Mastascusi has a
housekeeper said TO be about midway OF the
twenties. As TO whether married or single,
and whether French or Irsh statements
are contradictory. Gu Wednesday, forenoon
OF last week, painter in u shop across the
road heard u discharge OF revolver and
cry from Msstascusi's house, and immedi-
ately ran to 1t, TO find the housekeeper had
been shot and her clothes on fire. He put
out the fire, gave the alarm and medical and
other help WAS summoned. 1t was found
that a ball from q revolver had entered the
abdominal cavity at the left side and lodged
in the back 30 near to the surface that no
Xrays were needed to locate ii. DR.. Reid
oI Barre assisted by our two physicians
acted as surgeon and easily removed the
ball As to the cause OF the accident the
wounded woman, az reported, said she was
At a trunk in which WAS the revolver and
somehow while at work on the contents Of
the trunk, in taking them out or putting
them in, there came the discharge OF the re-
volver. Just how serious WAS the wound
could not be told for a few days in which
the woman remained quite comfortable. 1t
was predicted that the crisis would likely
come about Sunday and she was said to be
fairly comfortable on the morning OF that
day. But it ID doubtless critical case.
Herbert son OF Newell r. Farnhsm. was
q visitor st the Psn.Americsu last week.
Mrs. II. d. Abbott is the guest Of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Orcutt Abbott
Miss Lucy Paine, veteran canvassor OF
Bethel has been working our place OF late
for pupils for correspondence school in
Il 10. Iii, a
at home. The tuition for year is Sl5, and
it Is said onehour day for a year, given to
study by an average scholar, ought to Sc
cure diploma and fit one for business.
Return S. Davis and son Harold have
bought the farm on East BTooktield branch
that was once owned by Tom Sanders, and
previously by the late Jacob Smith. Writ.
ings we're made last Thursday. They may
not move to the farm till about December
l, They have not sold their farm here.
A petition to the Central Vermont rail-
road company is in circulation for new
freight depot large enough TO accommodate
the growing businessof the place.
Our former townswoman, Miss Laurette
Webster. now a resident OF Mendoza, Ill,
was visiting here last week, She is the
only surviving daughter in her fathers
family OF her three brothers living, one
is IN California, another in Colorado, and
the iulEu III SulChRO, her he pubW. 66OIk6
Kinsmsn, is married and living in Iowa.
Erwin Whitney, who has suffered so
much for some years with trouble believed
10 be in connection with the appendix,
tells us he fears another abscess has begun
in the same place 9s the one OF some
months ago. l, will be recalled that at
that time n surgeon WAS called from abroad
to operate ON him for appendicitis, but
could go no further than to open and care
FIR All huT had N bar Oil N
OF the appendix. 1t Was hoped then that
the troublesome organ might find its occu-
patton and even its being gone henceforth.
Mr.. Whitney is now trying out OF town
skill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patsy Elliott and little boy
OF Mortified were visiting here last week.
He is looking much better in the matter Of
health, than last winter.
DR.. Z. b, Watson was at Berlin last week
in council with DR.. Reid of Barre in the
case of Fred V. Winslow's little boy. Since
having been poisoned with cohosh berries
last summer he has had typhoid fever, and
has been very i'll.
A brother OF Mrs. William Grearson is
here on visit from New Brunswick.
The Italian purchasers of the Elliott
Brothers, granite plant are to be known as
the Willismstown Monument Company.
They have completed the repairs on heir
they will likely employ twenty and even
more meh A visit at their sheds led us to
judge they are men OF business,
John Staples, son Of the late John Sta
plee, for years a resident Of Lawrence,
Mass, was in town last week visi ing his
sister, Mrs. Dexter Jones. He has been
successful business man, and is educating a
nephew in Goddard Seminary.
W. G. salter, near the Rood pond LAST
week buried a daughter Of few months u
age.
Are butternuts to be free plumber for
other than squirrels? We are told thsl
some persons from a neighboring town,
seemed to take this view of it on recent
visit to our town, taking not only the nuts
but the four bags they had been put into.
The game was discovered in time to inter-
cept the fellows before they got ont OF town.
They we're doubtless glad to get off with
the payment OF IS.
Mrs. Hattie Woolcutt, second daughter
OF Charles Woolcutt, and wife of Albert
Beane, was 80 poorly in health last year
that IL was feared she was to go into quick
consumption. The family moved in cUnse-
quence to Denver, Col, and 30 very great
has been the Improvement in her health
she has been able to take out life insur.
snce there.
1t is said that Miss Aggie Wsrk will
Mrs. Elisha B. Gales house. Mrs Fannie
Simons Dow has given up her work OF this
kind, largely because OF impaired health
Willie p. Briggs is greatly improving the
looks of his farm buildings with the paint
ers' brush.
Mrs. Hiram W. Davenport has returned
from protrscted visit with her daughter,
Mrs William NJ. Csrnes, of Ohazy, N Y.
Mr.. Carnes is engaged in monumental work
there.
Seventeen OF our citizens have visited the
Pan American, to say hing OF iormor
ones who have been there.
O. U, Lathrop il one OF the commissions 8
appointed by county court in the matter Of
laying a road in West F4irlee. Already
week has been consumed in the case and 1t
IL not yet decided.
Religious services at the Solid 10 TX chap
ell in the quarry district have been discon-
tinued for some reason unknown.
Albert r. Martin and Henry j. Martin
will go to Boston this Gweek on excursion
tickets. u,aAzn