Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-06
Williamstewn Items.

Like ARENAS Ward, our town had begun to
think its " future" was behind 1t, but suspicion
comes to us that 1t is just ahead Of u.s. 1t begins
TO look as il our hitherto undisturbed granite
lodges were TO be the underpinning of the " good
time coming to US. There is a decided boom "
In the talk about our granite to say the least
Prospecting in the northeast corner OF the town
goes on, revealing a fine " show of great guam
titles of the article and an excellent quality of
the same. Last week a sale of twelve acres on
the Amos Paine farm was made for 81 200 by its
present owner, Winslow Flint of Washington,
he reserving the timber Ii Is said that single
boulder on or near George Abbott's farm has
5000 worth OF granite in it. In view Of what is
now known, 1t seems inevitable that a railroad
| must be built to our village from the quarries,
and that the Central Vermont folks must continue
the road from Barre to this point at least. Then
will our leanness depart. Calvin Flint and
Charles Townshend started on western trip last
week. They will go as far as Gibbon, Nebraska,
where Mr.. Flint has two married children ...
Miss Stella Martin went west with her brother,
Arthur Martin, last week She goes to Princeton,
Illinois. ... Thomas X. Trask, a native of this
place. resident at Mddetown, Connecticut was
In town recently after absence Of ten or twelve
years. Having had sufficiency OF the ups and
downs OF real estate dealer In Hartford, Con-
| nectcut, in years past, he went to Middletown,
where he is connected with tool manufacturing
establishment as superintendent. son Of
eighteen years accompanied him here. e.. Any
thing il to be welcomed that helps to appreciate
the worth and beauty of common sights and
things. A western lady, who recently visited the
cascade in our Gulf" says she thinks it more
beautiful than the famous Minnehaha falls in
Minnesota, Ophir s. Martin and Elijah Kathan
returned last week, after fruitess search of
several days in New Hampshire (sbout Lsbon)
for desirable horses to bring back ,..... The
universalist society held picnic last Thurs
day at Gulf springs. :. Tracy Jeffords goes to
college this fall. Though at the eleventh hour"
he will never regret it,. John Colby is conyal-
escing after a long illness. .... Mrs. Asa S.
Simonds is able to ride out daily after confine-
ment to the house for the last four years. Will
Jamestown Is a fellow-sufferer with other Vermont
towns, from bad roads. IL its ways" are not
mended, lightnng-rod men, doctors, agents, and
other indispensable men, may be driven out Of the
town II Mr.. Judevne is responsible for all this,
he may fear lest he be doomed to the fate of the
Wandering Jew" and compelled to travel his
own roads endlessly.. On Monday Of last week
Mrs. Hannah Clark Webster submitted to the
removal of an internal tumor, in one Of the hos
pitfalls In Boston. The surgeon said it was the
worst case of the kind that he had ever treated,
and though the operation was successfully per-
formed, he feared for the final result, the danger
being the setting in Of Inflammation. His fears
were not groundless, for telegram was received
here Sunday announcing the death of Mrs. Web
ster and her remains were brought here Monday
for burial. Arthur Ralph Of Warren and Miss
Lucy Bass were married by Rev. William Scho-
held last Sunday evening .Rolin White of
Lowell, Mass, former citizen, Is In town for a
few days. Rev. Mr.. Schofeld and wife arrived
safely on Thursday evening. III discussion
we had here some months ago seemed to any
much ado about nothing" what will they say
OF the recent meeting OF the Pathological So
cety, composed, in part, OF some of the learned
scholars Of the land, in which a paper was given
to the discussion OF the question whether we
shall say, 1.-The two first" or the first two"
1t seems that the preponderance OF authority was
in favor OF the first mode Of expression