The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-19

driving horse of J. y. Carleton, and
D. A. Mcfarland pair Of farm horses
of Lyman Robbie of Piermont.
Miss Lenora Wilson is at West Fair
lee with her sister, Mrs. Sydney Ward,
who has been very ill but is now i'm
proving.
Miss Sarah Fellows is more COM
Portable yet still very sick.
X. J. Hall of Topsham visited rela.
tives here last week.
MARSHFIELD
Mrs. Abbie Smith of Cabot Is visit.
ing her daughter, Mrs. W. o. Mears.
Mrs. Ida Cummins of Barre is a Wis
itor with Mrs. Caroline Robinson and
daughter, Mrs. A. W. Slocum.
Mr.. and Mrs. George u. ADnas and
daughter of Montpelier we're visitors
with A. L. Davis and family over
Sunday. Mr.. Annas is of the Watch
man force and returned to Montpelier,
Monday, his wife and daughter re-
naming for few days visit this
| week.
H. d. Cole and wife of Hardwick
were in town on Sunday.
Road Commissioner d. Z. Lamber-
ton started the road machine on Mon
day. The first piece of road to be
worked was from Cabot line to Marsh
field village.
| q. E. Shepard was in South Ryegate
on Tuesday in the interests of the
band.
| w. HI. II. Mears and A. w. Mears
were in Boston the latter part of the
week to visit their brother, George
Mears.
Satisfactory bicycle repairing is
done at the paint shop of E. @. Mer-
rill on Cabot street. Charles K. Cole
is in charge of the work.
J.>W. Davis and H. E. Hadlock are
at Greensboro this week building q
barn on the cottage lot of Swerdfeger
and Tucker
A considerable portion of the Batch
elder water system is being taken up
and put down deeper with the hope of
getting below frost another winter.
The water is now running as far as q.
f. Bliss livery stable.
Memorial services will be held at
the Methodist church on Sunday, May
| 80. All war veterans are requested to
attend these services and will be
seated in a body.
At last Saturday evenings band
meeting E. @. Pitkin was elected tc
the Office of leader to fill the vacancy
caused by the removal to Barton
Landing of Ira. Fl. Edison, who had
been the efficient and appreciated
leader for many years.
The post office is pleasantly and GEN.
trally located iii the new quarters in
the K. of P. building. The interior
| fixtures are new and conveniently ar
ranged.
J. W. Mears, o. D. Cole and M.
H. oeckley, directors of the Molly's
Falls Electric Light & Power Co.,
were at Peacham pond on Monday
and Tuesday to make repairs upon
the dam which had sprung a small
leak.
DR.. II. q. Williams Of Cabot is at
the Commercial House for few days
work this week.
DR.. V. l.. Clark of Burlington is the
guest of Wesley D. Lsmberton.
RANDOLPH.
A man giving his name as Jerry
Smith called at the home of George
Pember about two weeks ago and ap-
piled for work. Mr.. Pember hired
the man. who worked for him until
Saturday night. Late Saturday night
Mr.. Pember's people were aroused by
a noise at the barn and when Mr..
Pember went to the barn he found one
of his horses missing. The hired
man was suspected and Mr.. Pember
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two started to search for the man and
horse. Smith came from New Hamp-
shire and search was made in that di-
rection and on Monday morning the
man and team were -overtaken at Pot
ter Place, N. H., and Smith was ar
rested. AS soon as he was arrested
New Hampshire officers arrived ON the
scene with warrants for his arrest on
several similar charges in New Hamp-
shire and the authorities of that State
are unwilling to hand this man over
to the Vermont authorities until they
have settled with him. Mr.. Smith
visited Randolph professionally"
about a year ago and his victim then
was w. Hoisington, who traded horses
with him, giving him $40 difference.
The trading was done at Rochester
last summer and at store not over
ten feet from the trading post was a
poster with Smiths photograph and a
notice that this very man was wanted
in New Hampshire for stealing the
horse he was at that time trading
A few months later New Hampshire
officers called on hoisington and took
the horse in question from him after
tracing the animal from the place it
was stolen by Smith. In the trade
Hoisington lost his horse and $40 in
money. Officer Kent arrived home on
Monday night having left Smith in
charge of the New Hampshire authori.
ties. George Pember returned last
night with his team.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hatch Of New
York arrived in town the first OF the
week and are guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hatch.
George K. Mann returned to his
home in Quechee ON Tuesday after a
short visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mann. Mrs. Mann,
who has been seriously i'll for the past
week, Is reported as quite comfort.
| able,