The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17
WilliamstOwn.


Vergenpes for short vacation. He likes his
job at the reform school.
MRS HELEN STICKNEy and her two daugh-
tiers are at her home In this place at present
Friends from abroad are visiting them.
MRS J. M. PALMER, accompanied by her
little granddaughter, Winnie" Briggs, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. DR.. G. G. Ellis, lin
Nashua N H.
THE drouth is telling badly on the water
supply of families. We hear that on one Of
our farms there has been no water for man or
beast for some weeks.
JOEL HERsEy and his daughter. Miss Rosa,
were In attendance at the recent Adventist
camp-meeting at Burlington. Miss Jersey
served as organist during the meeting.
MRS EDWIN c. SMITH and Miss Mary
Beckett are expected to represent the Congre-
gational Sunday-school at the state Sunday
school convention at Swanton this week.
BY way of visitor from the West we hear
of the marked prosperity OF our townsmen,
Martin and Marcus Burnham-the former a
farmer in Illinois and the latter one in Wis
consin
THERE is to be reunion OF the Harrington
family and a basket picnic in the south part Of
the town next Saturday Old Deighbors and
friends are also expected to be present, and
good time is assured.
RRv. FRED L. SMALL of Guildhall was in
town on Monday. Arrangements have been
made for him to preach next Sunday. The
remembrance of his evangelistic work here
will insure him hearty hearing.
WE record with heartfelt gratitude the re-
cept OF some very generous contributions from
former residents for the purchase of a memorial
stone for the grave of the late Miss Lovisa
Royce, the children's friend in earlier days
If any of our young folks failed to get a
copy OF the Chdutduqad Young Folks Journal,
before September 1st, we are sure they will not
regret accepting the offer of ID, Lothrop e. Co.
of Boston to send it three months for fifteen
cents
MUSICAL friend has Just told us OF the
dearth Of soprano singers in lively town in a
sister state. Our friend was here looking for
supply, and said good soprano singer who
would go there to live could get plenty to do
week days and salary for Sunday services.
DR. MoCLEARN's services are already in de-
mand and we happen, in one instance where he
has been called, to have heard his manner in
the treatment of the case very favorably spoken
Of Hope he may prove just the man to suit
everybody.
MUsIoALEs are getting to be sort of habitual
here we are glad to say. On Tuesday evening
Of next week Miss Carrie Hill will give one to
which the public are freely and cordially in
vited We doubt not it will be very enter
tanning affair.
MRS. MARCIA HIBBARD BRIGGS, wife of e.
bert Briggs, died at their home in Newark, N.
on Monday of this week. She was native of
Randolph, VT, and was highly esteemed and
capable woman.
SOME one was telling us, the other day, of
the first tomato he ever saw. 1t was raised
here in our village from seed obtained abroad,
and was of the small yellow variety As he
was examining it, the lady who raised it said
They say that people do eat them"
MRS. JOHN ADAMS was thrown from a buggy,
near her home, on Thursday Of last week.
1t Is feared there is fracture Of the bone, near
the wrist. The accident was occasioned by her
horses stumbling, in descending hill. DR..
McClearn was called and, with the assist
ance OF Dr. Jackson OF Barre, the case was duly
attended to.
WE have yet to hear from the man who
credits any rumor that our republican repre-
sentative elect will vote for Cleveland. We
say this because it has recently been published
in democratic journal that such rumor was
afioat here. Without the exchange of a word
with him, we venture the prediction that he
will vote for James G. Blaine.
"Do brutes reason?" is an old question,
sometimes affirmatively answered. New light
on the subject must always be in order. We
have an acquaintance whose fowls seem to
understand when the family are all away, and
so do not lay at such times. At any rate, they
find no eggs on their return. Isn't 1t a clear
case OF brute reasoning-somewhere?
OUR genial ex-townsman James F. Jilson OF
Chicago, has just taken his annual eastern va
cation trip His headquarters were at the home
OF his sister, Mrs. Mary Jillson Spear of Ne
ponset, Mass. He was present at the three
days convention OF New England undertakers,
on the Sd, 4th, and 9th instants, which he en-
joyed much He returns to Chicago this week.
IT seems to be given to j. K. Lynde to break
in, in the way of board, all the new doctors
who come here. He now has DR.. McClearn as
an eater. Whether this custom prepares the
To-. .sal,. f.
the other hand, starts them on a course OF
high living that doctors bills can't keep up is
question we could pass upon better after
few dinners with Mr.. Lynde
We have just learned of the death of the
only child of our townsman, Mrs. Abbie Martin
Stearns of Martinton, Illinois, He was young
man, and had been q lawyer in Watseka, ILL
nois. He died of consumption. Death has
made sad inroads into Porter Martins family,
of which Mrs Stearns is daughter, since they
went from here to Illinois. We recall six
deaths in his immediate family.
THE teams driven by Frank Walker and
James Cheney collided, across the meadow one
evening last week Result-Mr. Walker and
his uncle, o. S. Walker, who was with him,
were thrown from their carriage. A basket of
eggs they were carrying went out at the same
time and gave them the appearance of an
omelet, or an old-time anti-slavery lecturer in
Boston. Mr.. Cheney also stepped down and
out" wheel OF each vehicle was more or
less damaged. Harvey Cheney suggests an
air brake for our young friend Walker here
after.
ARE there numerous disappointed men in
our state, just now, because they were not
chosen to be lawmakers this fall? OF course
it Is more for the loss the state will suffer than
for any personal loss that they grieve. Well,
now, there is possible comfort for them. Let
them recall the proverb that she who can
make the songs of people need not care who
makes the laws" and then look down at the
local business column of this paper and see
what Williamstown can do for them in starting
them on song-writing course. Get an instru-
ment first.
ONE likes to know how the West strikes a
real, live New Highlander on his first visit Ia
that section. We have just such young friend
who Is doing first-class business in the East
built up by an energy worthy of the Vest, and
who has recently made his first visit West. Al
our request he has given MS some OF his i'm
pressions OF people and things seen, to use as
we wish. Here they are: 81 should like to
write you volume in regard to my western
trip, but can only say few things this morn.
ing. ! was in the farming districts OF Wiscon.
sin and Minnesota good deal, and ! wish oui
farmers In Vermont could understand the diff
ference between living in Vermont and either
OF the aforementioned states spent severa
days in Steele county, Minnesota. 1t ia mos
beautiful county, as far as land goes, but the
land seems to be all they have got-no schools
no churches, no society, not over three or foul
American families in whole town, and II
many school districts not one American family
One man EXPRESSED himself in this way; hi