The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-08-21

has been very i'll at her home i'm Barre dur
ing the last week. Her physician, however,
speaks hopefully OF the case. 60 George
Nichols has begun improvements on his
house in the village, about to be vacated
by Miner Lewis, who will soon take pos
session of his new house in South Barre
- When, last year, work was begun i'm
our granite sheds, an estimate was made of
the polishing facilities likely to be needed
here in the coming year. Messrs. Lynde
and Cheney started out according to said
estimate, and, after a three-fold increase,
some time ago, were not able to meet the
demand for polishing. They are now to
double their present facilities There IL a
good demand here for the increasing house,
room, and single furnished rooms find ready
occupants. hearty welcome awaits all
worthy newcomers, 60 Charles Thomp-
son, from one of the British provinces, and
blacksmith for the granite firms, has
moved into the boarding-house previously
occupied by Landlord Dunham and is pre-
pairing for houseful of boarders, if only
they Will come. - Oliver Dickinson of
Grinnell, Iowa, a son-in-law of Folensby j
Goodrich, has just taken tenement in the
Warren Poole house. 80 Miss Myrtle
Kathan is at home from Barre, sick with
bilious fever - One of our stone-cutters
was recently summoned to Texas as wit
ness in the Gus Wilkes law case.
Mrs. Eldon A. Earle now of Barre, is with
her mother, Mrs. Lewis Flint for short
stay. - c. c. Barnes has started out on
another canvassng trip. 80 Will O. Mar
tin, in the employ of Fred A. Hubbard, jew
eler, Brattleboro, Is at home for two
weeks vacation. He seems to be achieving
success in his new field of work. 80 Rev.
|. Jones returned from Saratoga Springs
last Saturday. His father preached in
Granville, y. Y, last Sunday, and will
preach in New York city next Sunday.
Thence he goes to Pennsylvania He has
decided to return here in November for a
short stay, previous to his return to Wales
80 Rev. ID. T. Palmer, who is canvass
ing the place in the interests of the Vermont
Bible Society, was working last week in the
quarry district. AT one house where he
called he left his horse unhitched, two
years ownership of it leading him to think
it entirely safe, but the horse. for some rea-
son, started and ran away, doing much in
jury to the wagon. 80 Mrs. Charles r.
Benedict is greatly improved in health and
seems like herself once more. 80 b. f.
Sibley and family and Mrs. Chester Martin
took a carriage trip last week TO Burlington
and vicinity. - A. l.. Parsons the
evangelist. and wife, are in Barre for few
days, and will visit friends here this week
Neither of them is in firm health. -
William III. Witherell not having recovered
sufficiently from his injury of some weeks
ago to do his haying, quite a number Of his
fellow farmers made a bee last week to
assist him. - a townsman visiting the
Patent Office at Washington, ID. c.. reports
finding Nc 1871 to have been issued long ago
to our late townsman, Thomas Davenport,
for rotary motion by electricity. 60 Her
first ride over the Williamstown railway
was last week taken by Mrs. Alvin Smith,
now eighty-fve years of age. Mrs. Smith
is the only woman in farmhouse where
there is dairy of ten cows. All the
secret of the long life of our venerable
townsman, Mr. Enoch Howe, now in his
ninety-seventh year, would be well worth
knowing. One clue to it may, perhaps, be
found in the fact that when he was babe
his mother was able to take a horseback
ride to Williamstown, Mass, with himself
in the saddle. - There will be no SER
vice at the Methodist church next Sunday,
on account of the camp-meeting at North
field. Round trip railroad tickets can be
had for the meeting at eighty-tive cents
each
Caledonia County.
HARDwIcK-Th farm buildings of w. w.
Clifford one mile southeast of this village,
were burned with most of their contents on
Tuesday, August Is. Origin of the fire I'M
known, but it began in the barn. In
sured in Liverpool, London and Globe for
S2,70O. Personal property in the house par
TALLY saved. - Miss Mary Ward suffered
a slight paralytic shock on Friday morning
last. She appears to be improving, and a
speedy recovery is anticipated and hoped for
Overwork as music teacher is thought to
be the cause. - DIR. U-ta-wa-un Joined
his medical party here on Thursday and lee
tured evenings during the remainder of the
week, closing with a dramatic entertain
ment and lecture on Saturday evening
We understand they go to Morrisville from
here this week. - Ransom Wiley is
putting in the foundation for a dwelling
house at the foot of the sand hill south of
this village. Work is being done on
the church spire to fit it for receiving the
4 ,,..l
property of the late Joseph NJ. Stevens at
East Hardwick were sold at auction the
past week. Dow of Albany purchased the
farm for $500. - c. NJ. lde has sold
his interest in the mercantile firm of j. H..
McLoud x Co. to l.. A. Kent of Calais.
= Miss Celia Sinclair has Ssaen visiting
in this place the past week. She spent the
past winter with sister in Kansas City.
S. II. Eldred x Co. of the Maple
Park House have sold their livery, and
rented the hotel for year to a. H. Rob
bins and f. II. Kimball, Jr., of Eden, VT.
They take possession the present week.
= Miss Helen Nevins of Falmouth,
Maine, is visiting friends in this place and
vicinity. - Mrs. II. K. Mack has re-
turned home from Peaks Island, Maine.
80 a. f. Clement intends putting a fur
mace into his store and dwelling on Main
street
EAST HARDwIcK.-Th Deacon Stevens
ldII anu ltISoudl property WIS SOl'l AT dlt-
ton last week Wednesday 10 Mr.. Dow of
Albany; price 81, 100. - Minnie Jenness
is little better. - Dan Aldrich is NOV
ing back again from Greensboro. 80 VIII
Underwood, who has been very feeble with
spinal trouble for many months. is up
and out again under spiritualist doctors
care. - VIII Bailey has taken a few of
his nice horses TO ST. Johnsbury to the
Breeders Association now in session there.
Essex County.
GRANNY Miss Lucy Wells, teacher in
the normal school at Castleton, with her
nephew, Hubert Humphreys of Rutla |,
are spending short time among relatives
in this place. &C. A son of DR.. Henry
Matthews of Brooklyn, n. V, is visiting his
grandfather and uncle. - George Hop
kins of Massachusetts has recently visited
his parents Rev. A. b. and Mrs. Hopkins
- One Johnson, arrested one day last
week by Sheriff +. Z. Shores for some mis-
demeanor, eluded the officers vigilance
while in his keeping awaiting trial and
skipped to parts unknown. - The
wet weather has continued so long il seems
! almost impossible for farmers to finish hay.
| ing. Potatoes, excepting the very early
are seriously injured by rust and rot. Grain
of all kinds is looking nicely and apples and
plums promise an abundant yield. -
! The IYndOnville Camp-meeting was largely