The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13

to go to Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, which
must have been tempting indeed
Rev. r.. t. Nanton's subjects for Sunday,
August II, will be, in the forenoon,
" Thoughts on Charity -; evening, Lecture
on Revelations"
The young Scotchman, Cruden, who was
so badly injured in jumping from the burn
ing Bruce house last winter, and afterwards
went home to Scotland, was in town again
last week, and was in good health.
Five fresh air children from New York
are staying in the families of Jerome Brock
way and Ralph Ditty. Four of them fur
nished part of the music at the union
service at the Methodist church Sunday
evening.
A friend tells Of the death of an acquaint-
ance who was a member of the faculty of
one of the leading universities of the coun-
try. The real cause of his death, says a
physician, was " sloth and tobacco" but 1t
was named heart disease"
Arthur, son of the late Mr.. Denson Mar
tin, and now resident of Kewanee, ILL.,,
is visiting home friends here. He is ac-
cOmpanied by a son, the oldest of his three
children His brother George of Washing
ton, ID. c., is expected this week.
One of Boston's suburbs, wanting a
superintendent for the schools OF the place,
desires a DeStern man, so much is the West
ter of schools. The name Of former resi-
dent of Williamstown is on the list OF
candidates
Old acquaintance OF David Blakely, so
well known hereabouts, unsteady, years
ago, will be interested in knowing that his
wife and four daughters are summering at
the old Asa Low homestead in Bradford.
Three of the daughters are instrumentalists.
Mr.. Blakely himself is running Gimore's
orchestra, and also Strauss orchestra at
present.
The burlington Clipper editorially pre-
diets boom in the near future for Williams
town. And now will the Clipper please pass
around its spectaces? Well, things are
moving on here, and we cordially invite
people who want an active or a quiet life
after years of hard farm or other work to
come and see our place, with reference to
locating here.
The body of Mrs. Joel Bass reached here
last Wednesday noon and was buried
in the family lot in the village cemetery.
There was a brief service at the grave, at
tended by goodly number of our citizens.
Their presence, testifying, as it did, to the
esteem in which Mrs. Bass is held here,
could hardly fail to be very gratifying to her
family. Only George and Catherine of Mrs.
Bass children and John, oldest son of Per-
kins Bass, of Mrs. Bass immediate family
were present on the occasion.
Woodbury..
Frank Stowe of Barre has been visiting
in town.
Clarence Burnham and his aunt Mrs.
Carrie Clark, return to Stafford Springs,
Conn, this week.
Miss Nelly Taylor of Boston, who is stop
ping with her sister, Mrs. Weston Jackson
has an attack of the rheumatic fever.
| There is to be a Sunday-school picnic on
the shores of West Long pond, at the place
commonly known as " Butternut Flat,
August n. Let us make the occasion one
long to be remembered for a good time gen.
orally.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet with
Mrs. r. #. Drenan on Thursday afternoon
and evening of this week. The proceeds of
the meeting are to be used to help pay for q
new fence around the cemetery and for
other much needed repairs. A most cordial
invitation is extended to all who feel inter-
ested in the work of repairing the cemetery
South Woodbury..
Mrs. Leavens and daughter of Brooklyn
n. Y, are stopping at r. NJ. Pray's.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Van Hoesen and Mr.
G. G. Livison and family of Brooklyn, n
Y, are at Reuben Wilburis.
Among those from this vicinity who are
attending the national encampment a
Boston this week are Albert Burnham
Carroll Mcknight, l.. Haskell Rufus Pray
Charles Ainsworth and Floyd Blake.