The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-08

CONTINUED FROM FIFTH PAeE.l
will be induced to locate here in his old
home.
Some one counts eleven houses as about
to be built here.
Mrs Marshall Waldo, daughter of the late
Mr. Thomas Flint, is very i'll.
Clarence Tarbell, now of Randolph is to
work for j. M. Bass through haying.
Mrs DIR. G. b. Watson is with her sister
Mrs. Rev. Cary Watson of Greenfield, Mass
Henry Martin, son of the late Allen Mar
tin, has been in very poor health but is now
little better
Complaint is made of the scarcity of help
for haying and good hands will command
two dollars day.
Mrs. NJ. j. White of Melrose, Mass, is
called here this week by the painful sick
ness of Miss Alice Edison
The land purchased by o. S. Walker of
Rev. II. Webster will be used as an addi-
ton to the village cemetery.
Deacon Jacob Flint, we are sorry to say,
| is nearly blind from cataracts on his eyes
1t Is likely their removal will be attempted
later on.
There will be an ice-cream sociable at the
residence of Mrs Chester Martin on this
Wednesday, evening, to which every body
is cordially invited.
Rev. Mr.. Kimball, who has been in the
employ of the Vermont Domestic Missionary
Society, will preach here next Sunday with
reference to a call by the Congregational
church.
X. p. Blanchard will this week begin
housekeeping in the renovated Enoch Howe
house. With the reputation of his house
for "good board" he is likely to have a
full house.
William Duffus, wife, two daughters and
a son, and Mrs. Christian Harris, a Scotch
lady, of Paterson, n. j., arrived here Sat
urday, and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
John Duffus.
Mrs Rev. j. p. Demeritt, daughter and
youngest son, were in town last week, and
met with a very cordial reception, The
family is to reside in Exeter, n. H., for a
tine, for educational purposes.
Thomas Spooner is having hard run of
rheumatic fever, which he thinks is the re-
suit of three hours Carelessness " lust be-
fore he was taken i'll. There is much SYM
pathy for him here, which has appeared in
part in the gift of over fifty dollars, thirty
five of which were given by the "granite
boys"
The picnic planned for last Saturday in
the South Hill district was postponed for a
time on account of rain. The " colored
Fourth of July procession" hastily imprO-
vised by certain residents of that district,
and which passed through our village in
tHe morning, was as rlcn thing OF the
kind as is often seem A funny thing about
it was that few who saw it knew whence it
came or whittier it went.
Lorenzo Dow Briggs son of the late
MIR. Amasa Briggs, died recently at his
home in Marysville, Missouri, in his eighty
third year. He received good education
at the Military Academy at Norwich, Vt.
For several years he was teacher, and was
afterwards for time a merchant in North
ern New York. For about thirty years he
has resided in Missouri. His wife was Miss
Ellen Steele of Windsor. Two of his four
children survive him. A member of the
Episcopal church, he is spoken of as =" a
noble man, having lived a long, honorable,
upright life"
Worcester.
George Ellis who was severely hurt by a
fall, is improving slowly - The wet
weather caught some of the farmers with
hay out - George Kenney was run into
on the night of the Fourth and wrecked one
OF his wheels. 60 Some little girls, while
out picking wintergreens, were badly scared
by wild animal, reported to be lynx. 1t
has been seen by others lately. - Edison
Cheney was in town Sunday. 80 Miss
Cummins, sister of Mrs. Hobbs, is very i'll.