The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-21

the sympathy of friends went out
largely to him. He leaves a widowed
mother to whom he was a very dear
son. a sister and three brothers, to
deeply mourn his loss.
Thomas r. Prentis, U. S. consul to
the fated island of Martinique, and
who with wife and two daughters it
is feared, persisted in ST. Pierre, last
Thursday, is a brother of Mrs. DR.
T.. b. Watson of our village. She is
clinging to the hope that possibly they
may have taken warning in time to
get out of St Pierre before its des-
truction.
James S. Hopkins mother, Mrs. Deni-
son Hopkins now in her eighty fourth
year, fell last Saturday evening, and
it was feared had broken her hip, but
it is now thought the bone was not
broken though the muscles about it
are severely strained She is staying
in Barre with her niece, Mrs Friend
Whitcomb.
One of our farmers, as well protect
ed as fur coat could make him, last
Saturday, said he was colder riding a
few miles to our village, than at any
time last winter
There was a well-atttended teachers
meeting at our school house last Fri
day evening Fifteen such meetings
were held last year.
Such is the unsupplied demand for
labor here that one of our townsmen
who gave up farming and moved to
the village last year says he shall be
have to 90 back on farm to get rest
ii &c lp Go Il &c,
work.
H. II. Martin recently sold a fine
young horse, for $500 or more, which
is now now owned by man in Brook
field and driven as one of a matched
span.
WAITSFIELD.
The tale mine is ON the boom.
The railroad through this valley
looks as though it would be a success.
Perhaps it will, sometime in the next
fifty years or less
Warren Palmer has improved the
looks of his house by new coat of
paint. G. j. Tabor did the work.
John Graves went to Montpelier on
Tuesday with a load of dressed beef.
J. A. Carpenter has been overhaul
ing and repairing his farm buildings,
Alba Mahuren doing the work !.
Eugene Little has accepted a job at
the tale mine.
The newly married couple have re-
turned from their honey moon Cigars
at Norton's
Doric Kneeland is able to be at work
once more his father is failing slow
ly.
1t is reported that pack of what
was supposed to be wolves were seen
Saturday near the dwelling of John
Ferris.
Hugh Carpenter is improving his
house and barns by a fresh coat of
paint W. M Tabor is doing the
work.
Arthur Long of Boston visited
friends in town Sunday.
Mr.. Richardson of Burlington is Wis
iting friends III town.
J. a. Cardenter is fitting up bar
Der shop in the basement of the hotel
George and Arthur Miller visited
their parents in Irasville Sunday.
Miss LA Long was the guest of Miss
Nellie Miller on Sunday.
George Kew is building a new barn,
forty four by seventy -four feet Alba
Mahuren is doing the work on the
same
d. d. Bisbee is erecting a new barn
and William Strong of Waterbury is
doing the work.
j. j Kelly has returned from a
business trip to Montpelier.
Postmaster McAllister is again able
to attend to his duties in the office.
Hugh Carpenter has built a large
piazza on the front of his residence
Mrs. Abraham Miller visited friends
in Fayston Sunday.
P. B. Gaylord is home from Brook
field.
Hugh Carpenter was in Montpelier
on business trip the first part Of the
week.
William Marshall has returned from
Rutland where he has been the last
| few days caring for his son who has
| been ill.
Deer are seen somewhere near the
| village about every day
Miss Bessie Moore visited at hel
mothers over Sunday
| J. w. Gregory went to Montpelier
and Barre on business trip on Mon
| day.
| Charley Savage left on Tuesda,
morning for Westwood, Mass. wher'
he has secured work on milk route
Howard Howe is at home from New
York and is stopping at the hotel.
Charley Woodward and Dan Pres
ton, whose homes are near the More
town line, were each arrested Monda.
by Moretown officer on a complain
entered charging them with cruelt,
to animals 1t seems that these tw
parties, while on their way home fror
Montpelier became angered at tn
horse they were driving and unmerci
fully beat the poor beast until it fel
| dead in IFS tracks When arreSte