The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-07-30
WIlliamstOwn.

JUDGE AND Mrs JOHN LYNDE have recently
visited their son, DIR. Cornelius Lynde of Stowe
Mrs. CHESTER MARTIN has just returned
from sojourn OF some weeks In Northwestern
Vermont.
LYMAN MARTIN has lately made successful
business trip to Worcester Mass, for the sale
OF lumber.
THE Congregational pulpit will be supplied
next Sunday afternoon by our young towns
man, Carlos l.. Adams.
REV. MIR. MCMILLAN of Barre gave us an
excellent sermon last Sunday afternoon. He is
about to take a vacation.
Mrs. ELLEN HAITIAN MORSE Is very feeble
at her home at Derry Depot, N. II. 1t is feared
that she can live but short time.
THIRTY pounds of perch and twenty Of pick
erel was one days catch by Joseph Saunders
at the Staples pond, not long since.
WE have fine morsel of news concerning
an extension OF the railroad from Barre to this
place. Keep up good cheer, townsmen!
ALVIN FLINT has Just returned from Man
chester, N. II. He is in poor health, from
which he has little hope of permanent relief.
OUR Congregational people had the pleasure
of listening to Rev. Mr.. Richardson, now of
Hiawatha Kansas, on q recent Sunday. He is
favorte preacher here.
Mrs. CLARIssA HAITIAN BIGELow, formerly
OF this place, but now OF Rochester, N. Y, was
her to travel at pleasure.
FRANK o. BECKETT, pleasantly remembered
as boy in this town, and for some years past
a resident of Washington, D. c., has just taken
a few days vacation among friends here
NEE Miss FANNIE HOPKINS, daughter of the
late James Hopkins, and who not long ago
came from the West, has just been taken to
Massachusetts, by Fred Webster as his bride.
Miss JULIA BLANCHARD will teach fall term
nf oalanf aphoOl in tho formally M.
cupied by Fred Martin. 1t will begin on Mon
| day. September l, and continue eleven weeks.
On Saturday last the schools in town held a
| picnic at the Gulf. Everybody, old and young,
was invited. The day was beautiful, there was
good turnout of children and older folks, and
a general good time.
"WELL, how do you like trials by iury?'
we recently asked friend who has been serv-
ing a term rs juror in county court, An
| swer: 1.-THE more | see of law-workng, the
more want to keep out OF it.
| DR.. c. A. BAILEY has sold his place to a
young DIR. McClearn of Mortified, and will
seek location elsewhere. The family will
| leave many warm friends behind them. Sue
| Cess in abundance to the doctor
MIR. LAUFFERTY of Nashville, Tenn, one
of the company owning the grist-mil here, is
| spending vacation in town. He has just come
from California and the Yosemite Valley there,
| and yet says she has seen nothing more ro-
mantle than the ride through the Gulf here"
NEW musical organizations male double
quartette-has just been formed here. 1t en-
| braces some of the best talent of the place and
| is capable of excellent work. OF course it will
exist, II at all, not for itself alone so our
people may hope, perhaps ere long, to enjoy
its performances
THE town has purchased a small piece OF
land Of Frank o. Beckett, who owns the place
| back OF the town hall and the Universalist
| nh hxrx oh fhn I'D Qdd nan ha
put on to the rear of the hail. without necessi-
| tating the moving of the building forward, as
was at first contemplated.
AN example worthy of all following, under
similar circumstances, is that OF a lawyer and
judge who is vacationizing here just now. He
is to be found actively at work in the Thursday
| evening prayer-meetings of the denomination
to which he belongs at home. Perhaps he does
not suspect what help and encouragement he
is In this work.
THIS is the way they sometimes "grow uI
with the country" in the West: A Hoosel
friend emigrated to Southern Kansas, some six
or eight years ago, and bought farm for about
one thousand dollars He has just written o.
the increased value Of it in that time Of some
four hundred per cent. He is well pleased with
the country and the advantages he enjoys.
MRS L. DURGIN and sister, daughters of oul
townswoman, Mrs. Hannah Clark Kimball o
Nashua n. H., are taking vacation of some
weeks at the home of Leavitt Hayward Mrs
= | Durgn is a salaried contralto singer in Boston
and we hope an occasion may come whel
our people can have the pleasure OF hearing
her. We have in mind possible occasion
OF that kind next month, when there shall be
lull in the farm work here.
MRS GEORGE SAvoRY, formerly Miss Blsnch
ard of Barre, died last Wednesday and wa
, buried on Friday. The funeral, held at tn
house, was largely attended, Rev. Mr.. Kimmel
. of Barre officiating. She had been in i'll heatl
. for some time, but was about the house the da,
before she died. Hemorrhage OF the lungs SO
in short time previous to her death. Sh
leaves husband and four children, who ma,
be assured of sympathy in their great loss
AN old gentleman of nearly four-score year
! in neighboring state recently said to us
I, "The longer | live, the more | think folk
= ought to go to two kinds of schools-one wher
they will learn books and the other wher
they will learn good manners" His remar
Q grew out of an annoyance by some peopl
, whom he knew had the first kind of know
. edge, but, he thought, lacked the other. Blu
s why should not both be attainable in on
= school, and that in our common schools every
: where? Teacher, there is hint in the oil
, | gentlemau's remark that will pay YOU man
q fold, to take and make much Of.
A FRIEND, who is personally acquainted wit
the propretors of possibly the most noted maj
: ufacturing establishment in the United States
Q was telling us, not long ago, of one of thes
J, men Though to-day he is one Of the most az
u tive and efficient among them, time was wheI
Q as a younger man, little was hoped Of hin
u owing to his habits. At a critical time in h
Z life a quite fine old minister came in conta'
a with him, found out how to manage him, an
i saved to the world one who might otherwis
. have been but plague to it. ut was h
J. kindness to the young man that did it, sal
!, our friend. What power in the world it is!
"a OUR beloved townsman. J. M. Palmer, wi
~ has long suffered from disease Of the hear
- died on Wednesday morning of last week an
y was buried from his home on Friday afternoo
Is Rev Harvey Webster officiating Mr.. Palm
AZ has repeatedly served this, his native town,
20 various offices, having three or four times re
Is resented it in the legislature. Universal
Z esteemed and with hardly al enemy, he W
AZ be missed as one OF the pleasantest men to me
'' of all our citizens Always a man OF gre
self-control, Mr. Palmer was very patie
in his sickness, in the latter part OF WIFI
ne his suffering must have been very great.
)r leaves wife and two daughters-the wife
ut DR.. c. G. Ellis of Nashua, n. H, and the wife
I'd Dr. j. G. Briggs of Barre. During the for
ne years of his married life he took The WATo
nd MAN. Mr.. Palmer had life insurance of t.
thousand dollars
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n. Stowe.-The rededication of the W.
N, Branch church occurred last Sunday afternoC
y. Rev d. 4. Miller of Waterbury was prest
IL and preached very able and interesting d