The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-04
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CHILDREN's DAY will be observed at the
Methodist church next Sunday
OUR ex-townsman, George Bruce Of Warren,
Is In town. He Is doing teamwork In Warren.
Mr. SEvERANcE, working on quarry,
met with the narrowest escape from death, re-
Gently, by falling timber.
WARREN s. CovELL and william G. Pratt
are jurors from this town at the present term
Of the Orange county court.
Miss ALICE EDISON, for many years an in
valid, recently visited friends In Mortified for
the first time in fourteen years.
THE CoDgregationalists will hold socable
at Henry Martins on Saturday afternoon OF
this week. good attendance is hoped for.
WE hear that Mr. and Mrs Moses Poor are
about to come to the fiftieth anniversary OF
their marriage. Their friends ought to cele-
brate the occasion.
]. NJ. PALMER is great sufferer at the pres
ent time from heart disease We wish he
knew how much real sympathy is felt for him
in his illness by his friends here.
THE recurrence Of Miss Annie Martins birth
day, on Monday last, was the occasion OF q
previously unannounced gathering of friends
at her home. Apleasant time was enjoyed.
MRS. j. K. LyNDE's work as a music teacher
seems to be appreciated in Brookfed. re-
cent addition to her class there will make it
necessary for her to be there two days in the
week.
GEORGE W. FARNHAM is able to ride out, but
his health is yet very poor. Some OF his friends
turned out on Monday last to aid him in plant
ing potatoes, etc.-a neighborly act worth talk
ing about by lookers-on.
Mr.. AND MRS. HENRY ERsKINE are happy
in filling culver" Of children, boy having
recently been added to 1t. The best of 1t is,
they have reason to be proud" we should
judge, OF their little flock.
Mr. COLLINS, who purchased granite quarry
of w. G. Pratt tells us he is taking out a very
fine quality OF granite at the present time. He
ought to be good judge after his many years
OF experience in the line of quarrying.
JAMES S. ABBOTT was in town over Sunday
commendable thing in him is that he always
takes his old seat in the Congregational choir
when here on Sunday. His singing is delight
to his many good friends here as elsewhere.
CHARLES BARNES has just returned, after an
absence of six months from home at canvass
ing He went as far southwest as New Or
leans, then came north via st. Louis, and went
to Canada, where Of late he has been at work.
MEssRs. MoALLIsTER AND BoHoNAN of
Washington have located feather renova-
tot" at Elijah Kathan's place, near the vii
lage. They have to show good specimens of
their work, and are ready to guarantee salts
faction. Give them a trial.
AN acquaintance recently from Chippewa
Falls, Wisconsin, tells us of the prosperity OF
our old townsmen, Messrs. Perry and Wilson
Hopkins. The former, with his wife, may
visit this place this summer. Wilson Hopkins
is successful grange lecturer, and we believe
was at one time granger candidate for lieuten-
ant-governor OF Wisconsin.
THE Edison Martin house is occupied by the
families Of two granite quarrymen. Williams.
town in this way gets few drops of the shower
that falls chiefly on Barre from our granite
| lodges. What we want is q railroad, and then
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come some day, though we may get pretty
well backed out here before that time
A JovIAL friend in Kentucky, in letter To
us recently, spoke Of us here as Laplanders, u
abiding to the climate Any resentment a,
the name could have been easily cooled off
here last week. w. S. Covell found ice on
Friday morning that measured five-sixteenths
| ing it was reported thicker even than that in
the village Fears are entertained for fruit In
places hereabouts, but it is hoped it was moi
far enough along to have been killed.
REV. WILLIAM SCHoFIELD rendered his res
ignation as acting pastor of the Congregations
church and society on Sunday last, to take
effect on the 18th inst He feels that the worl
Is too much and the salary inadequate to hi
needs, and that perhaps a change would b'
better in other respects. That he may NEE
with the highest ministerial success in a new
field, will be the sincere wish of his friends
here. Candidates for the pulpit thus vacated
will now be in order. Deacon Edwin Smith il
chairman Of the committee to be addressed.
Do WE sometimes think our own and othe
Vermont towns that have been "growing beau
tifully less " in population, in late years, ma,
some day die and be buried -? 1t can do M
harm to think, on the other hand that in thu
common course of events, il the world stands
these same small towns may yet be peopled b,
many thousands. II Vermont should eve
come to have an average population of some
thing over seven hundred to the square mile
as did three certain provinces OF the eighteen
in China, twenty-five years or more ago, rea
estate will advance in Williamstown. goo,
deal could be bought here now, however with
out any reference to such an increase in popu
lation.