The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-08
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Ernest Cameron has the contract for
building a barn for r. II. Cameron and has
begun the work
Mrs Lucas OF Eden is the guest OF Mrs.
| Miranda Russell.
Mrs. Abigail ODER has moved to the house
Of Horace Bump and b. II Savage has Ia
! ken possession OF the house he purchased
OF Mrs. Ober.
DIR Harry Hopkins, who recently grsdu-
ated from the Baltimore Medical College,
has returned with his wife
The schools held q solid session Friday,
| adjourning at one o'clock In the aft rnoon
for half holiday to celebrate Arbor Day.
sias Gabroe was arrested this week for
asssultng two men and pleaded guilty be.
fore Justice Burleigh. He WAS fined the
| usual amount required to balm the wounds
OF the off nded State, which he paid and
was released. His victims still required
the application OF court plaster and arnica
The teachers OF the graded school expect
to attend the teachers institut, to be held
at Morrisville next Friday.
The funeral OF Joseph Adams, aged
eighty years, who was found dead in the
shed at the home OF Mrs Martin Henry,
was held last Wednesday,. The deceased
| was farmer and was an old resident OF
| Waterbury, his farm being located In the
| Little River district. Aside from the daugh-
ter named, another survives him. Mrs.
George Adams Of South Barre.
The High School ball team defeated the
Pickups Friday afternoon by score OF IA
| tod.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. B. Andrews OF Jones'
vile and Miss Charlotte Andrews OF Mont
pelier were guests OF d. Ladd.
The Hypatia club was entertained Friday
afternoon by Mrs. Darwin Cooley.
james Reed is visiting at his home in
Morrisv lie for few days.
| M m
Prof. E. M. Roscoe last Wednesday even
ing.
Ned Megrath, who has for six years been
in the employ Of g. M. Griffith, has finished
work and is to engage in business for him
self in Stowe.
A. G. Anterior is making extensive re
pairs on the interior of his residence in the
way OF hard wood floors and other i'm
provements.
The streets are being put in frst-class
oondit ion with the aid of the road machine.
Quite number from here attended the
Sousa band concert in Montpelier Thurs
day afternoon.
News OF the death of j. j. Simpson, for
merly OF this place. has been received He
was killed in the railroad yards at Buffalo,
N. Y, last Wednesday. He was struck by
a car which was making q flying switch.
He stood with his back to the car and
when it struck him he was thrown under
the wheels, badly mangled, and lived only
about an hour. The renal ls were taken to
cambridge for burial where the funeral SER
vices were held, his family having recently
moved there from Waterbury.
L. A. Babcock has returned from New
Haven, Conn, where he has been on busi-
ness. He expects to leave with his family
for Prince Edward Island next Friday.
Robert Burnhsm is confined to the house
with an attack OF pleurisy.
B. d. Edwards has moved his family from
Winooski and is occupying the g. G. War.
rem tenement near the tannery.
The large number of friends who listened
tC the talk on the Philippines by Mrs. K L.
Graves Monday evening, were delightfully."-
entertained. In an informal way she gave
an outline OF her trip across the ocean from
San Francisco via Honolulu, Japan and
China, picturing in most pleasing manner
incidents concerning the places visited fol
lowed with a thorough description Of Manila
as only pergon can do who has resided there
for some time and has wide observation and
a great descriptive power. Mrs Graves Is
we'll posted on almost every subject but par
ticularly the social and industrial life Of the
people of Manila and island of Luzon. DR.
and Mrs Graves leave this week to return
to Manila where the Doctor resumes his du
ties as surgeon in the army. having recently
been promoted, and Mrs. Graves will be In
government employ as teacher in the new
public school system being organized.
The case brought against Mr.. Keene last
week by an agent OF the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, will come
to trial this week. 1t is the opinion OF those
who ought to know, that there has been nc
cruelty practiced and that the only "sore
connected with the bunch on the horses
leg, Is an "eye sore" in the minds OF the
public who see 1t. Mr.. Keene is too good 6
friend OF the horse to allow one in his pos
session to suffer by being worked.
There will be meeting of the Congrega
tional Meeting House society this evening
in the vestry and also the adjourned meet
ing of the society will be held Immediately
after 1t.
Mrs. M. Ell. Colby OF East Calais is visit
ing relatives in town.
, G. V. Kent and Fred Fuller OF Mortified
were in town last Saturday.
Mrs. Matte Howe has returned to he
home in Roxbury after spending some tim
with her father, A. 8. Pike.
, George Kent has purchased the store O
o. "a. Kent and has taken possession.
;. Secretary OF State Rowland and Mrs
r Charles Dewey were in town on Saturday
d. B. e. Kent and Eddie Burns visite
at II. A. Kent's recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. e. Hawkins spent Sun
o day with relatives in town.
a Miss Frances Hatch spent Saturday an,
t Sunday at her home in Worcester.
. Ernest Lamphere was in Barre on Sur
day.
a. Frank Carr and wife and Charles Dude
a and wife visited at N. l. Bancroft's on Sur
o day.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Fri Whtcomb of Marshfiel
D. were at FL. e. Burnap's recently.
3. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A Kent Of Hardwic
y; passed through here Friday on their wa
home from Col. and Mrs. A. q. Browns al
10 niversary.
II. A. Kent and o. III. Kent were in Mon
pelier last Saturday on business
J,B, VanOrnam received word on Satu
day of the death OF his son-in-law, Arch
m Olmstead, on the Hardwick and WoodbuI
railroad.
III BrookfieId.
N Twenty-Five attended the Good Templsr
sociable at Clayton Fisk's last Fridt
y evening. All enjoyed very pleassl
le time.
p Lncius Blodgett's horse fell seven fe