The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-15

and George Williams and family of Chelsea,
Mass. are visiting at Judge Riford's. -
Mrs Laura Clark of West Randolph is
spending short time with Mrs. Mary Hall
- Loren Cardell of Boston is visiting
his brothers and old neighbors in town.
| - Miss Matte Williams Of Chelsea,
Mass, is spending few weeks in town.
Williamstown.
AFRO Nichols draws a pension Of $12 per
month.
We hear of scarcity of potatoes here
abouts. especially in Barre.
Frank, son OF the late Charles Lynde,
will enter college the coming fall.
1t is a sad fact that Katie Erskine a
worthy young miss of some eighteen years,
seems fatally i'll of consumption.
Lyman A. Work fell from the roof of
building he was repairing, the other day,
through defect OF hook ladder
Mrs. David Gale is thought by her physi-
clan, DIR. Packer of Barre, to have narrowly
escaped a stroke of paralysis on Sunday
last.
Our young druggist, Bishop, has sold his
drugstore to Mr.. Brush and gone to his
home in Northern Vermont. He talks of
going West.
DR.. G. e. Maloy has opened an office in
st. Paul, Mimi, where he is to practice
henceforth. His family will return West
in week or two.
with an accident at their quarry, lately,
that caused the loss of a portion of one
finger and injured another.
Captain Milton Martin has recovered $50
OF the $3.50 taken from his house by an EN-
ploye some months ago. The latter was
sent to the house of correction for two
years.
A visitor to Denver, Col, brings back the
pleasing report that townsman Luman j.
Hersey, who went from here poor man,
some three or four years ago, is now worth
$4,000.
What might seem continuation of the
Fourth OF July here is rather the prepare
ton of Messrs. Moore & Grearson for build
ing houses, which requires the blasting Of
rocks for cellars.
The Congregational Sunday-school Of
| Barre holds picnic to-day "wednesday in
the Enoch Howe woods near our depot
} We hope other out-of-town schools will fol-
low in this direction.
The Bissett Brothers have orders for
, work till November James Bissett is to
, have the first house to be erected by the
, Williamstown Construction Company, a
fact that foreshadows, in prospect, a coming
happy event.
opened our fine new hotel to the public
) on Monday of this week, for which there
has been crying need in months past. We
, trust the public may be fully satisfied with
Jne management.
, Rev. r. L. Nanton will consider next
Sunday morning certain theories for the
cure of intemperance. At L.: 80 P. NJ. he will
, preach at Graniteville. Theme, Not
\ Ashamed OF Christianity" At 3: 80 P. n.
on Sunday he will preach at the Pratt school
: house on the evils of intemperance.
Some one of Scotland, whose life was
! lived on farm there, tells us that within
some eight or ten years they paid for a calf
ten days old nearly $50. 1t was kept twenty
two months and sold for some S110 and this
y just for keep. A pair of calves (twins) were
. kept till they were year and half old,
:, and sold for $3.50 for beef.
Enos f. Walker was quite seriously hurt,
q one day last week, as he was holding a
$ horse belonging to Ophir S. Martin. The
y horse was frightened and started by boy s
tricycle. and became unmanageable, the
/ lines Of the harness catching in a wheel
: that served to turn the horse about in a
Il circuitous manner. Mr. Walker had to
e take his bed.
We have heard much complaint for some
a time past from the proprietors of granite
n establishments hereabouts more especially
f in Barre, because of the unremunerative
e prices for which they are compelled to sell
a their products, largely. A reason given for
this is the fact that there is such a large
U number of firms engaged in the work-many
y of them of small means and little or nc
\ business experience, who are obliged to sell
= to the wholesale dealers of the large cities in
= order to " run - at all. This compels lower
i bids for work. and poorer quality Of work
naturally follows. This, in turn, reacts upon
> the prices that dealers outside are willing tC
10 pay anybody in the business hereabouts, and
so small is the margin of profit that much
y dissatisfaction prevails at the present time
. There have been some failures of late of the
: smaller dealers in Barre. and what the enc
:. will be is hard to tell. Some think the
). business must naturally pass into the hands
t. of wealthy men, and that this may NEAR
!; smaller wages for the workmen, who are
q getting the best of them-S2.75 to $500 and
y 1926 per day. 1t would seem to be gooC
d time for the consumer, just now, to ge
IT monumental work at the present prices.
Il Miss Clio Tarbell now of Randolph, wa
visiting friends here last week - Martin
g Erskine has returned from work in Lowell
L Mass. - Miss Alice, daughter of Franz
y Martin, has returned from stay of som,
% months in New York City, the guest of Mrs
l. Ner p. Simons and daughter. FREQ
y Webster of canned goods fame,' resi-
5. dent now of Northern New York, has re
n Gently visited his mother here.
y, ~ Windham.
~ Rev. George Beckwith is ill.
10 The hay crop in this locality is very light
g. A wild animal, supposed to be panther
=. has been seen in town by several persons.
4 Woodbury.
e The Carter Granite Company has settled
At up and begun work again
Twenty-Five couples attended the ball a
r. F. Drennans last Friday night.
,g The concert at the Methodist church, las
m Sunday was well attended. The speaking
was good.
n Mr.. and Mrs II. McLary of st. Louis
Il Mo-, arrived here on Saturday of last week
~ - w. w. Thomas of Boston, Mass. i
ir in town. - Mrs. Corthell and children
al of Rhode Island came last week. 60 Mis-
Maftia uhn hao han or nrlr in, H.,
. ton, Mass, is visiting at Carroll McNight's
II, She will soon return to her fathers in Bar
al net. So Roswell Bruce is making i'm
u- provements on his buildings. - Ralpl
- Lyford of Lowell made US flying visit
few days ago. - Clarence Burnham
st spending his vacation here. - Ann
OF Watson is home from Montpelier, wher
is she has been attending school. Miss New
n ton of st. Adams has been stopping wit
ID her the past week.