The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-14

The funeral of the late Grant TEN
pleton, " hose tragic death by suicide
was given in the columns of this paper
on Thursday, occurred at his home on
| Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. He
! took dose of morphine on Wednes.
day afternoon and died ON Thursday.
Rev. Walter Dole otficiated and burial
was in East Montpelier. Mr.. Tenn
pleton had resided in town about two
/ years NOV ing from Montpelier. He
was carpenter by trade and was
| known about town as hard working
| industrious man. The deceased COM
mitted the rash act while suffering
from attack of acute melancholia. He
J arrayed himself in his best clothes and
| told his little sons to hurry to school
as he was going to lie down for long,
long, sleep. He was kind father and
much sympathy is felt for the two lit
| tie SONS left fatherless.
A niece and nephew of Domeric
Falranzo arrived on the steamboat
"Romanic" in Boston from Italy last
week and are to make their home in
town.
The Randolph Herald on Thursday
| contained the following article Which
will prove of interest to Mortified
readers. "E. B. Ellis, OF the E. B.
Ellis Granite Company Of Mortified
was in town on Saturday and took a
! three-year lease of the three farms
| owned by H. X. King on Christian
hill. The Ellis company will use the
| buildings for keeping their horses and
farming land for raising hay, etc. The
company was intending to erect large
stable on the quarry land, but consid-
ers this plan much better. Six pairs
of heavy team horses arrived in town
| last week and the work of drawing
granite to the station will be pushed
forward with all expedition Mr..
Ellis states that il possible he will
erect one or two granite sheds at
Bethel this year, the size to be 50X250
feet. They viii. be built on a different
plan from that of the Woodbury. Gran
lite Co. In the latter shed railroad
runs through the middle of the shed,
while in the plans of Mr.. Ellis the
railroad proper will be on the outside
of the shed and there will be an over
head track in the she'd
Linn Hayes, of the Essex Record, and
family spent Sunday in town.
Frank Kennedy has returned from
North Hartlanu.
Frank Chase has been making re-
pairs in the interior of his market by
adding a large window and making
other needed Improvements. He ex-
poets to have bookkeeper to assist
him in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Baird are Wis
iting in Waitsfeld.
The marriage of Nelson Aldrich and
Miss Dora McNally occurred on Fri
day at the home of the BRIDES sister,
Mrs. Ralph Howes at the South Viii
lage.
Mrs. A. A. Joslin returned from a
weeks visit to st. Adams on Satur-
day accompanied by her sister Mrs.
John Holland, who spent Sunday in
town.
Arthur McCarty and H. D. Cham
berlin spent Sunday in Burlington.
The 81. T. P" club, which is a
club composed of members of the high
school will hold social dance in
Concert hall on Saturday evening.
Oonnell's orchestra will furnish music.
This is school affair and should be
well patronized.
At the social held at the Congrega-
short program was rendered and new
sugar served. About $l5 was realized
Rev. o. l.. Barnard of Jericho visit
ed in town last week.
o. Il. Balch of Barre and Mrs. Vern
Ainsey of Montpelier were in town on
Tuesday to collect the household goods
of the late Almeda Balch and prepare
them for sale by auction which &C.
| m t1n On Cot don
ternuon. The above sale was we'll at
tended.
The writings were made ON Friday
for the sale of the house owned and
occupied by John Keough ON North
Main street to Thomas Cannon. Con-
sideration nominal. Mr.. Keough ex-
poets to occupy the house in which
Richard Gittin now lives.
Jock Bowen, the veteran horseman,
arrived in town from Burlington On
Gat FOR a. uioit OF tho hnp,a of IA.