The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-26
WEDNESDAY, JUNE &C. 1901

proprietor.
Sylvsnus Owen OF Waterford was recent
ly the guest Of Rev. and Mrs. L. #. Fort
ney.
Groton.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. ID. Sherry we're at St.
| Johnsbury on Thursday to attend the
graduating exercises NJ st. Jobnsbury acad-
envy. Mrs. Sherry's sister was one OF the
graduates.
Formal invitations have been extended to
| parents TO attend the graduating exercises
OF the grammar school to be held Thursday
| afternoon, Jnne q.
| Constable W. II. Buchanan OF Barre was
In town Thursday
| Quite number attended the graduating
exercises at Newbury academy on Thurs
| day evening.
| @. O. Renirew has purchased end taken
possession OF farm in East Montpelier.
| W. K. Terrill a7d William Rivers of
Montpelier we're in town last Thursday and
carried home a full basket OF handsome
trout from the Griffith pond.
Hon. s. L. Griffith arrived here on
Thursday, accompanied by several Rutland
fishermen for an outing at the Griffith pre-
serve.
DR.. and Mrs. H. L. Tillotson passed
Tuesday, June Lat 'Ticklen9ked" pond in
Ryegate and upon their return exhibited
| catch consisted OF twelve pickerel and one
bass, the total weight being nineteen
pounds, one pickerel weighing three and
one-fourths pounds.
Fish stories are prevalent now days but
| the following is said to be no Fish story"
| AT recent visit to Syms pond DIR. Tillot-
| son and Postmaster Carpenter caught 165
| pickerel in seven hours One poor fellow
| that happened to drop from the hook out
side the boat fearing. he would be the only
fish left in the pond made a desperate ei-
| fort and accomplished the phenomenal
feat OF tiopping himself into the center Of
the boat. Next.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mills we're at
Plainteld several days this week.
s. P. WEIGH was at Montpelier and Barre
on Friday.
Ira Kicker is having his buildings paint
ed, g. w. Cleveland of Montpelier doing
the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Noyes OF st. Johns
bury visited Mrs. Noyes' parents Mr.. and
Mrs. o. G. Morrison, last week.
Clarence Johnson has purchased build
ing lot OF L. b. Hall and will build house
thereon this season.
Ira Kicker was in the Boston markets
this week with his usual large shipment Of
live stock.
Business commenced on Pine Mountain
quarry last week Tuesday. An experienced
quarryman from Concord, N. H., is fore
man.
AS Stephen WEIGH accompanied by his
wife and child were returning from Tops
ham on Tuesday, June 10 the harness broke
which frightened the horse and grand
smash.up resulted. The occupants of the
wagon were thrown out and thoroughly
shaken up but not seriously injured.
Ten minutes recline in the new barber
chair at A. W. Coffrin's tonsorial parlor is
well worth the price charged for the
shave.
II. Wallace Chalmers has taken posses
sion of the farm recently purchased in Cor
inth. He moved his family there the 10Th
inst,
A sociable was held at Hatch hall on Fri
day evening under the auspices of the
Rathbone Sisters,
John Hatch has purchased farm and
timber lot of William Whitehill.
Editor end Mrs. II. @. Whitehill OF Water
bury were recently the guests Of Mr.. White
hills, parents, MIR. and Mrs. NJ. II, " hite-
hill.
Lewis keenan, was at Wells River on
Monday on business.
While Fred WEIGH was riding through
the village on the sidewalk last Saturday
he ran against the stone curbiug In front of
j. Il. Darling's house, throwing him off
over the handle bars and piling him up on
the ground with the bicycle top Of him. No
q
badly smashed watch, which he carried, and
several bad bruises
Mr.. and Mrs Burt Weber, A W. Crown
and Lizzie Darling were at Groton pond
camping out few days recently.
Presiding Elder ] o Sherburne was in
town and held communion at the Methodist
| church last Sunday.
| Henry and Annie Good win were at Fran
coma, n, H, last Wednesday and Thurs
| 1au IN THAR hrOtbar Ranhan tyb n ura1.
mated from the academy there He has
been taking college preparatory course.
| Ernest CLARK Of Montpelier ia spending
| his vacation In town.
Frank Heath is moving his boot and shoe
| repairing business from the shop in the
| Coffrin block to a shop in b. +. Heath's
| house.
Manly Clark returned from Waterbury
| last Monday.
| Mortified.
The ladies' OF St. Mary parish held a
socable at their rooms on Thursday even
ing.
| Thursday witnessed the formal opening
OF the new furniture store OF Chase x Roys
in the new Armory block. In spite Of the
rain a good number visited the rooms dur
ing the day and in the evening about FIVE
hundred people attended the compliment
AIRY concert given by Wilder's orchestra
II numbers are to be the basis on which the
appreciation OF the enterprise OF Chase &
Roys is to be estimated, they certainly have
reason to feel that this innovation in the
line OF formal OPP sning concert was sue
cess.
Rev. and Mrs II. A. Flint are visiting
friends in town.
John A. Cross and family are at Buffalo
attending the exposition.
II. Q. Cady has returned from Connect
lieut., where he went to attend the we'd
ding of Charles e. Parker.
Rev. G.. Harold Ellis OF Andover Theo-
logical Seminary, is in town.
Lieut. Berton Sibley, U. 8. Al. c., Is Wis
iting in town. Mr.. Sibley has short leave
Of absence from his duties in Washington,
d. G., but will be unable to remain durin
commencement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gale are stopping
at the Mortified Hons
Work lis progressing rapidly on the new
stone shed OF Gross Brothers and the addi-
ton to Mr.. Ellis shed is nearly completed
Work will soon be begun on the erection oil
the new shed for Mr.. Ellis.
f. A. Roscoe is working for Cross Broth