The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

- Jesse Carpenter has gone TO Provi-
dence, where he has secured position in
clothing store. 60 Professor and Mrs. T.
X. Graves, formerly of this place, rejoice
over the advent of a nine-pound boy.
- John q. Henry of New York is max
ing brief visit in town. - Misses
Nellie Moody and Dora Tate of this place
have charge OF the village school at Olcott,
the former having thirty-five and the latter
seventy pupils. 80 Rev. A. b. Truax was
in town Monday. He is engaged for sew
eral weeks for revival services later on.
: - The dry good stores, the hardware
stores, the drug stores, the boot and shoe
store and Commits grocery continue to close
tuesday and Thursday evenings. 60 The
village trustees are doing a fine job in put
ting in both gravel and concrete walks.
- Principal Avery of the High School
has recovered from his recent illness and is
again at his post - Mrs. Wilbur Truax
of Bellows Falls has been visitor here.
Williamstown.
George w. and j. X. Lynde took several
premiums at the Mortified fair last week.
Newell r. Farnham took first premium on
a three-year-old colt at the Mortified fair
The subject of Rev. r. l.. Nanton's SER
mon, next Sunday morning, will be " Bricks
without straw"
A harvest festival will take the place of
the usual morning service at the Congre-
gational church, next Sunday morning.
Rev. j. Newton Perrin is so well liked
by the Congregationalists here that he is
likely to be wanted for the present, if his
services are obtainabe.
William Grearson of the Wiliamstown
Granite Company has a tne-looking house
well under way. Work progresses on the
houses of @. U. Lathrop and James Hop
kins.
There was large attendance at the
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day afternoon, at the house. She was
woman of much intelligence and highly
esteemed here. Rev. j. o. Sherburne of
Barre ofciated with Rev. II. i. Marion.
lately saw a picture of the handsome
residence of Will Wheeler "a son-in-law of
s. f. Perrin) in Des Moines, Iowa. Mr..
Wheeler is in the employ of the Studebaker
Wagon Company of South Bend, Indiana,
on salary that is said to run up into the
thousands.
An admirable trait in some of our Scotch
granite boys" as L chance to know, is the
liberality with which they share their good
wages with friends Widowed mothers or
other family friends) in auld Scotia" If
one seldom or never sees Scotch hearts on
" dress parade" they seem not to be want
ing in the actual warfare of life.
Our old townsman, John Bacon, now of
Barre, was in town last week. He is
eighty-seven years old. He was born on
the Calvin Flint place, one of the first
farms on the east side of the town to be
cleared up: Mr.. Bacon says that at the
time OF the burning of Royalton in 1776 by
Indians. the latter encamped on the place
on their way to or from Royalton, leaving
behind two tomahawks and a couple OF
scalping-knives, which when aboy he had in
his possession.
Some under whose eyes these items will
come will recall Orlando c. Blackmer of Bar
nard' who taught the upper .village-school
here, forty-four years ago. Seeing the printed
name OF one of his old pupils, the other
day, led to his writing to your cores
pondent. he is of the firm of Black mer
Bros, Co., manufacturers, in Chicago. He
recalls his winter here, and still has the
names OF all who were his pupils at that
time. Two sons are in business with him.
Full OF music himself, and with the good
singers here in those days, it occurs to Inc
that he was the teacher who introduced the
delightful songs by " a select few that &C.
casionally ended the days school-work, and
which possibly are still singing themselves
IN some memories, above even any of tle
worlds most famous music heard in all the
days since.
Nike Elliot, of the granite firm of Elliot
Brothers, has returned after nearly years
absence in the West. - Mrs. Charles r.
Benedict has returned from a stay of some
weeks IN Burlington. - John Walker
X.
- Miss Stella Martin is not so well of
late. - George Edwards has been ill
the last few days. - Buel Franklin
starts this week for California, via his old
Kentucky home" His wife will go later.
- Alvin, son of David NJ. Smith, has
ton, n. Y. - Professor Willis II. Gale
IS about to resume the work of teaching
vocal music in towns hereabouts. His
brother-in-law, Mr.. Eddy, an organst in
st. Johnsbury, was in town last week.
- Truman LeBarron and wife of Calais
were visiting friends in town last week.
- Mrs. j.. X. Lynde will go to Worces-
ter, Mass, this week to attend musical
convention. -C g. c. Carroll of Pittsfeld,
who has been caring for j. X. Lynde's
horses since last May, has finished his work
here. - Leon Blanchard is detained
from his work in Burlington by rheuma-
tism. - Mr. and Mrs. George Edison go
TO Boston to-day for weeks stay. -
Lucius Edison is quite ill. - John Duff
Jus is planning for visit later on to his old
home in Peterhead, Scotland.
Woodbury..
Quite number from this town attended
the fair at Morrisville.
Gospel meetings, which commenced at
the Methodist church last week, will be
continued the coming week. Much interest
is manifested.
An only child of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wells was buried Tuesday of last week.
Thursday following his wife's mother, Mrs.
Holt, who has been sick with consumption
Tor some months, died. Funeral services
were held at their house Saturday, George
Wells of Hardwick officiating The re.
remains of both were taken to Hardwick for
interment.
Dan Leslie and wife of Wheelock spent
Sunday at r. f. Drenan's. Ira Batch
elders family are stopping at the hotel at
present. - Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Smith
OF Barre are with her father, W. l.. Voodry.
She will stop few days, he returning to
his work at once. - Miss Nellie Taylor
OF Boston who has been with her sister,
Mrs. Weston Jackson, expects to return to
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