Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-11-15
Williamstown Items.

Rev. William schofeld lectured at vershre
and West Farlee on Thursday and Friday even
ing last, on topics connected with the Merrie |
England, we suppose. The Congregational |
ladies society will give musical entertainment |
and oyster supper at the town hall on wednes- |
day evening OF this week. Admission twenty |
five cents, and :" the moneys worth" will be |
given. This society has been Of late thoroughly |
cleaning their Westinghouse and putting down |
the new carpet The Congregational Sunday |
school has more than one hundred and fifty |
volumes Of books that have been read and that Il |
Is willing to give to destitute schools. ...J |
Wright Briggs and wife returned to their home In |
Newark, New York, last week At the time Of
leaving Vermont they received telegram an
nouncing the sudden death OF the wife Of their
son, DIR. Charles Briggs, who lives In central New
York DIR. Scion Briggs and wife arrived here on
Saturday last for n short visit Mrs Maria Hib- |
bard Briggs, wife Of Ebert Briggs-also Of New
ark, New York, Is hopeessly Ill., it IL feared, with
cancers james S. Abbott was married last
Howe-is the fine contralto that some Of the
people In these Parts have had the pleasure Of
hearing in the last two or three years The
hearty good wishes of many friends 90 out to
them. E. Conductor Frank Flint, sent rs repre-
sentative Of the Central Vermont conductors, has
returned from the national convention OF conduc
tors at St. Paul, which lasted four days At the
close of the convention. its members were ten
dered a special train and taken to Fargo and
thence to Winnipeg in Manitoba. The mayor OF
Winnipeg met them ut st. Vincents and escorted
to the city where they were h 'ndsOmely received
and banquet given them. From Winnepeg they
went one hundrtd fifty miles to the Lake of the
Woods. At Duluth, Minnesota they we're re-
ceived by the mayor and others, and banqueted,
heartily. Elsewhere they were most hospi-
tably welcomed, and thus the trip was one
not soon to be forgotten. Barney Flint and
wife bave been visiting friends in Essex Yer
mont. Miss Anna Schofield will teach in the
II. ID. Abbott district and Miss Ada f. Martin in
the Jacob Flint district, the coming season.
four days meeting will be held next week at
the Free Baptist house, beginning on Monday
The pastors of the church expect help outside the
place. and profitable time is hoped for. The
presence and help OF members Of other societies
will be cordially welcome de-. William Hanson
lost valuable horse recently by Inflammation Of
the bowels, caused, II Is suspected, by eating
India wheat. Wiamstown loses an indus
trous and successful farmer in the person of
Rollin Allen, who has purchased the farm of his
father-in law, the late John Bigelow of Barre,
and will move upon it. He has sold his farm to
a man in Brooktield., I'D. M. Seaver Is making
his annual pilgrimage to market with drove Of
cattle. The thanks of our citizens are due DIR.
Bailey for the telephone now in successful opera
ton to Barre. When he started out to raise the
necessary means to build 1t (some $3.50, we
feared it would be hopeless task Parties who
subscribed the money are allowed to take 1t out
in messages, at two-thirds the regular rates.
The office is ut the store ofJ Lynde & Son. DR..
Bailey has branch " telephone to his own
house. The houses of Lucius Edison and o.
S. Walker are to be connected by telephone g..
Fred Martin is TO leave the hotel 10 a short time.
Barre party has been trying to buy the
building. Mr.. Martin regards it as good pay
ing business, but owing to the death of his wife,
does not care to remain longer in it 80, Governor
Smith, Superintendt mt Hobart and James r. Lang
don of the Vermont Central railroad have paid
visit to the granite quarres investigating the
matter of railroad to them, 1t Is said. They went
up to them Ivy the way of Barre, returning by
way of our town. read to them is generally
said to BE mpracticable only by the way of our
vii Rut pt To tppa
DESTROYS OF having the road -. Williamslown
foxes did not wait for thanksgiving but have
been taking tint" and turkeys "by the fore
top" We hear that in quite small area of our
town two hundred turkeys have been destroyed
by them. We have depended on the Gales and
Blanchards to keep down the foxes, but guess
the legislature will have to put a bounty on their
scalps now. Prentiss Waldo has lately sold
four-months-old colt Eastern Boy" for $780,
80. Rice Davenport offers his farm, stock and
tools, on the West hill for sale. lie is living with
his son, Rev Walter Davenport. in the south
part of the state and proposes to give up his home
here.