The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-22

! the station. The only alternative was
! to wait patiently for the next train
scheduled later in the day. The young
man landed in town nearly day later
than he expected to and it is said that
his friends claim that the next time
he leaves the place he will be proper
/ ly labelled and put in charge of some
responsible person as to his safe re-
turn. He says he doesn't mind as
there were lots of others waiting there
besides himself, and anyway it was one
of those conditions of circumstances
that to all save the person deeply in
terested is a great joke.
Earl Bean is able to resume his du-
ties in the Coburn Clothing Company
after few days illness.
The members of the Eastern Star
were pleasantly enter tanned at their
last meeting by one Abraham Raj
zouk5 who gave an instructive and in
teresting talk on Syria and the East
ern Star. Refreshments we're served
and al enjoyable evening passed.
The speaker is from Washington, ID.
g., and has delivered many lectures
before this order at various places.
Some glass blowers were here the
latter part of the week and gave an
exhibition of their work in Concert
hall. Dancing was enjoyed each even
ing.
Horace Pratt of Barre was in town
on Saturday.
DR.. Judkins' horse ran away on the
common on Friday. No damage was
| done.
DR.. Wesley Emerson and wife of
Bethel spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Carl Hardy is very ill at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Henry Mil
Ter.
Miss Myra Morse of South Royalton
was the guest of her father few days
recently.
A couple from out of town called on
a certain minister here last week
with the intention of getting married.
| They proceeded to the home of the
parson and stepped upon the piazza
and turned what they supposed was
the door bell but what in reality was
the electric light button and there
! they remained for an indefinite period
/ turning the light on and off and on
and off never noticing their mistake
until some one came to their rescue.
This seems good deal to believe but
! under the circumstances it may be true
] anu D6blu6b ~ was klNCA db u pOclulNO
fact by an estimable citizen who al
ways adheres to the truth.
Halsey and Malcome Egerton expect
to leave on Wednesday for Harvard
College.
Several passengers were left at this
station on FRIDAY evening, who in
tended to take the special from the
fair but were mistaken in the time
table and arrived at the station too
late.
About $40 was realized from the au-
tomato pay station on the fair grounds
placed there by the telephone COM
pany.
Miss Hannah Paine of Franklin
Falls, N. H., is the guest of friends in
town.
Charles Davis is able to be about af-
ter an illness of u few days.
The mill at Gouldsville is expected
to begin operation, this week. An
Italian who gave his residence as
Barre was arrested on Friday at the
fair grounds on suspicion of illegal
selling The case was called on Sat
urday morning and continued for a
week. The I'm was released under
5000 bail.
Misses Alice Bates and Mildred
Tracy of Montpelier were in town on
Friday.
Mrs. Fred X. Sawyer is quite seri-
ously i'll,
DR.. Guy N. WEIGH was in ST. Johns
bury recently on business.
Miss Dora Miller is spending a
weeks vacation from her duties in
Montpelier at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Miller.
Miss Grace Braham of Montpelier
is visitor in town.
Miss Ruth Dole left on Thursday
for a visit in Chicago and from that
city will go to Texas to visit her aunt
in that State.
Mrs. Noyes of Orange is visiting at
the home of Ferd Houston.
Sarah Ann Hartman. widow of the
lats Bracket S. Beard, died at her
home iii the Chase block on Saturday
morning, aged ninety years. The de-
ceased was ill less than week and
death was the result of a severe cold
which rapidly developed into what
caused her death. Two SONS survive
hsr, Harrison, who resides in Barnet,
and Charles, who has always made his
home with his mother and for whom
universal sympathy is felt. A grand
daughter, Mrs Hubbard of Boston,
who has been in town for some,months
and a grandson, Charles + Beard of
Montpelier, also survive her. Mrs.
Beard was woman of rare qualities
possessing clear and active mind and
performing her household duties until
few days before the end came.
Grandma" as she was called, will be
greatly missed i'll her home and by
the neighbors to whom she had en-
deared herself. The funeral was held
today, Rev. Walter Dole officiating.
Interment was in Elmwood cemetery.
M. Moriarty and Mrs. Michael Fo'
ley were the victims of quite severe
accident on Wednesday of last week.
They had been attending the North
field fair and were returning from the
grounds to Mortified at about
o'clock in the afternoon. As thew
were going around the bend by All
Smiths blacksmith shop, they met an
automobile carrying party from
Moutnaliar Tho horap which had