The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-15

home in Finch Ontario.
NJ f. Beckley has been confined to
the house for "A few days by another
abscess on his knee. He was better on
Monday.
Miss Elizabeth NJ Packer who was
threatened with fever last week, is
better and able to sit up little each
day.
Mark x. Davis and friend, Miss Mel
lie McDaniels, were at the home of
Sunday.
The German Medicine Company is
expected to arrived II town during the
week and will probably remain for
two weeks. William Murray went to
Richmond to move their outfit here
for them.
Uncle John Bruce, who has been
boarder all summer at Hotel Spencer,
returned to his home in Worcester,
Mass, on Tuesday.
j. w. Whitcher of the firm of
Whitcher Brothers was confined to the
house for few days the past week,
to nurse a foot into which he had the
misfortune to stick a rusty nail.
OH. Blodgett captured n coon,
a few nights since. The animal weigh
ed thirty pounds and it needed no eX-
pert to detect the prime quality of the
fur.
The Ladies'a Union of the Univer-
salist church will meet with Mrs. w.
H. Lamberton Thursday afternoon,
Oct. 16.
The county court case of the local
lodge, Knights of Pythias, " e. w.
Gilman, their late K. of r. and S, for
breaking up housekeeping in castle
hall which is located in the Gilman
block, was settled out of court Thurs
day morning Mr.. Gilman paying $50,
damage and costs.
S. Swerdfeger believes that he has
no reason to doubt that the combina
ton of his safe is burglar proof
Those who happened to be about the
mill last Thursday morning will not
have to inquire what removed any
doubts he ever entertained.
Everett Carpenter is i'll threatened
with pneumonia.
Mrs. G. A. Haskins returned to her
home in Charlestown, Mass, Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. Will Goodwin of Barre and
Mrs. Ellen Goodwin of West Rock
vile, Conn, were visitors at the home
of @. f, Shepardithel past week.
A change of time went into effect
on the railroad Monday morning.
Trains now leave this station as fol
lows Going east, 8 49, 1 "A and
or: west, s 40; 10 :54; and 4 80.
Mails will close at the post-ofiice
thirty minutes in advance of the time
scheduled for the departure of any
train carrying mail.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. E. G. Pitkin on Friday af
ternoon. An important item of bust
ness is to be transacted so each mem
Der is requested to be present. Re-
freshments as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. wv. d. Smith and chill
dren returned to GoffStown, n. H.,
Thursday, after a two week visit here
and at Cabot They are to at once
move to Hookset where Mr. Smith
has a similar position to that which
he has been filling for the past year,
and for the same company With the
change he is advanced little, with IL
corresponding advance i'll salary.
Fred Brown, who shot and killed
Homer Duke on July Is, was indicted
for murder by the grand jury last
month He was arrested and taken
to Montpelier on Wednesday of last
week by Constable j. Burton Pike,
acting under authority of warrant sent
him by Sheriff. Graves. He was
brought before court Thursday morn
ing and pleaded guilty to manslaugh-
ter. The court sentenced him to the
I'M Oh ia1 a nd nt
his minority with provision that
should he prove unruly at that insti-
tuition he be removed to the House of
Correction at Rutland to serve out the
remainder of his sentence. Hon.
Frank Plumley of Mortified and f.
j. Marshall of Montpelier were coun-
sci for the Brown family
S. fSwerdfeger has purchased the
general merchandise stock of Morse
Brothers of Cabot and taken II lease of
the Harrington store for five years.
Possession is to be given about the
10Th when Mr.. Swerdfeger will place
his son-in-law, James English now OF
Montpelier, in charge. 1t is their in
tention to continue to conduct gen
eral merchandise business at this
stand with u larger stock of goods
than that of their predecessors. That
the business will be conducted on up
to-date plans requires no better en-
dorsement than Mr., Swerdfeger' S
name. Mr. English has had several
years experience in the mercantile
business, under good training, espe-
cially in the dry goods department and
will be an able second.
A man under middle age ought to be
saving IA little every year; he is not
likely to save unless he has definite
plan; the best plan for men of small
means is life insurance. Moral: In
sure your life. The best of every
thing is in New York Policy A.
r. Davis solicitor for the New York
Life Insurance Company.