The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-09

wire, ETC., for half mile of tele-
phone line, which they are to own
and keep in order If they wish to
have telephone in their houses they
buy that outright For a total ex-
pense of $50 or S35 to start with, in
Guiding the purchase of the telephone,
and the payment of a dollar year
thereafter added to their keeping of
the half mile of line in order) they
have full use of the line wherever
it reaches. If desired any number of
subscribers can purchase together u
single instrument locating central
station for themselves wherever they
may choose.
Mrs. George w. Brush anddaugh-
ters, Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton n. Field,
Miss Saida Mckee and Messrs. David
Gale and Henry Downs are in camp
at Berlin Pond.
DIR. w. J. Tindalls father is here on
visit with his son.
Leslie D. Gale is stopping with his
sister, Mrs. E. p. Olds OF South
Barre and will look after the haying
on his farm here in the town
Miss Eta, oldest daughter of Paul
Wilfore, was married on Monday to
Van Rondeau, Rev. William Schofeld
performing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will J. Young visited
in Ferrisburgh and Burlington last
week.
WATERBURY.
H. L. Morse is employed as manager
for the Waterbury Brick Company
jeremiah and Horace J. Tatro have
their houses on High street well on
toward completion.
The Cooley Manufacturing Com
pany's works and c. Z Moody's mill
and granite shed were closed a few
! days last week because of lack of
| power.
Miss Blanche Stranahan has closed
her school at Duxbury for the sum-
mer.
The annual meeting of the Water
bury Public Library Association for
| the election of officers will be held
| at the library rooms on Tuesday after
noon.
William Dutfus is employed by G.
H. Haines for the summer.
NJ. o. Evans, Jr., is home from
Cornell and Henry Elliott from Yale
1 for the summer vacation.
( Miss Bessie Street is confined to her
home by illness.
Robert Palmer is visiting in Plain
field.
Mrs. G.. H. Richardson and daughter
of Hanover, n. H., and guests of J.
NJ. Wallace while Mr.. Richardson is
attending a summer school at Chicago
Miss Myrtle Guptil has returned
from school in Bridgewater, Mass,
where she was recently graduated
a sad affair happened on Randall
avenue last Wednesday night when
William Cooley attempted to commit
suicide. He was sitting on his YER
anda quietly reading when he sudden
ly seized a piece of iron, which hap
pened to be lying on the lawn, and be-
gan to beat his head. Some of his
family tried to stop him but their in
reference was not sufficient. Aided
by several men they at last succeeded
in conquering him and he was carried
to the house. Mr.. Cooley has been a
resident of Waterbury for many years
| He is we'll known in surrounding
! towns. His ability as a mechanic and
machinist is seldom equalled He is
the inventor of the famuos Cooley
I
! Vermont Farm & Machine Company
His gasoline engines are some of the
/ best on the market today. Besides
( these he has invented number of
smaller useful implements. He is
! the head member of the Cooley Man
ufacturing Co. Mr.. Cooley has been
Ill for the past few years and this was
| probably the cause of his strange
actions. His injuries were slight.
Fred Bryan is at Newport, N H,
| for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs, Davis have returned
! from the Profile House, of which they
had charge during the winter.
Mildred Stranahan was badly burn
ed and nearly lost the sight of one eye
last week while setting off a mine
torpedo,
Misses Nellie and Bertha O'Brien
are at Lake Placid, N. Y.
@. G. Goodell of Erbald, ILL.,, has
recently been guest of Drew Daniels.
Miss Phoebe Holmes is confined to
the house by illness.
Mrs. Gale Hullett and Miss Dora
Grace of Underhill were guests of
Mrs. Warner Moody and Mrs. L. S.
Town last week
Harry Gochee, who is member of
the Twenty regiment now in
service in the Philippines, has sent to
j. E. Crossett a box of native cigars
and several rare gold coins, one of the
latter bearing the date of 1904.
PLAINFIELD.
Mr., and Mrs. W. E. Lamerton of
Marshfield, Mr.. and Mrs, Nichols of
Southbridge, Mass, recently visited
at H. G.. Moore's. They are brother
and sisters of his former wife.
Rev. and Mrs. L. f. Fortney left
on Tuesday for an extended visit in
West Virginia, Mr.. Fortney's former
home
j. a. Foss was at Lisbon, N. H.. a.,
Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Kidder are
stopping a few days with her father,
Joseph Lane.
The ladies of the town will meet at
the Methodist church on Thursday