The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-10

had been an invalid for many years, from
heart disease.
Mrs. Ezra Vassar has bought the two
" French houses" just north OF George
Nichols village home.
Landl ord George Clark is making an eff
fort to sub-let the Monument House, which
he had hired for a term of years.
On account of the illness of Rev. II. l..
Nanton, quarterly meeting at the Methodist
church is postponed till next Sunday.
Our townsman, Frank w. Ainsworth, for
years resident Of Racine, Wis, who has
been in very poor health and great sufferer
for months past, is regaining his health.
Mrs. Robert Seaver daughter of the late
Amasa Worthington, died at the home of
Amasa Farnham, on Friday last at the
age of eighty-three. She was kind-hearted
woman.
While after ice at the Cutter pond re.
Gently, j. Il. Brockway lost dog that was
great pet in his family. The dog went on
to some thin ice broke through and dis
appeared.
Arrangements have been made with Raw.
j. N. Perrin to supply the Congregational
pulpit here the coming year. He will also
supply the East BroOkheld pulpit a good
part of the time.
For the first time, we Judge, in the history
of Williamstown, our place will be warned
| to consider the matter of building lookup,
or " cooler" in the coming March meeting.
Pity that it is thusly"l
We had the pleasure of a ride. last week,
after horse owned by William Hanson,
one which is judged by one Of our leading
" horsemen " to be the best four-year-old
horse in town at present.
Grip prevented Mr.. J. Emery of Mont
peler from finishing the work in the Con-
gregational church, last week, but he ex-
poets to be able to do it this week, and the
building be ready for use next Sunday.
Will Young has returned from a visit of
| some weeks in the British Provinces. His
fathers family is likely to go West to reside,
and so his own face is now turned that way,
with purpose to some time follow the
family.
The Washington and Orange county
Christian EndeavOr Societies will hold their
annual convention here about the 25th of
this month. Rev. Mr.. Gallagher of Mont
pelier will deliver an address in the even
ing and Professor Cheney of Waterbury
will lead the singing.
The steamer " Britannia" on which
George Z, Robertson took passage to
Scotland, week before last, reached its
destination safely, last week. Much sym
pathy is felt for Young Robertson, who left
here with the hope of finding his mother
alive, but the news of her death was known
here for week before he could know it,
The good news comes that our esteemed
townswoman, Mrs. Orcutt Abbott, is inn
proving in health in Berlin. The recent
deaths of her sister Mrs. Campbell Martin
of Berlin, and her oIher, John p. Davis
of NOrthfield, leaves her, we believe, al
most If not quite the only one now living
, of the family of the late Rev. Mr.. Davis, SC
, well known here many years ago.
: Henry Nixon has sold his fine horse tC
. George Earle. - Granite polsher M
Benevides, son-in-law of Alfred Carnes
: will move into the Dix house at Mill vii
} lage. %. A. Blanchard will take
tenement in the Poole house. - Mrs. j
NJ. Bass is thought to be in fair way Il
recover. - DIR. w. b. Mayo of North
field was called here, last week, by thu
D sickness of Mrs. j. X. Lynde aud her sol
Mayo. - Frank Tucker and Effie Paine
of Barre were married on Saturday evening
Z by Rev. Il. l.. Nanton. - Robbie Gambl
of Barre has returned to work here in tn
> shed of the GrearsOn, Moore & Co. grant
company. - Neal b. Smith, son O
> Marcus A. Smith, began work as a clerk il
j. X. Lynde's store on Monday last.
8 South Woodbury..
l.. A snow-roller on a small scale put in a.
appearance lately. 1t was drawn by pal
of calves driven by Arthur and Wad
a Benjamin, aged five and seven years re
u spectvely.
Mrs. Laura Ann Town died at her HON
9 in this village January %, aged sevent
Z community, she having lived since 1873 i
the house where she died. She was
t stirring and active woman and was highl
; respected by all who knew her. A husban
II and two daughters survive her, to whor
e she was all wife and mother could be.
Those who have been sick with the gri
are improving, but Mrs. l.. J Benjamin au
Mrs George Angel are very i'll. - Cor
!. Wheeler and Emma Lyford are attendn
N the Johnson Normal school.
q White River junction.
}, Charles b. Storrs gets no track OF the va
liable horse stolen from him on the sixth {
@ January
1t Professor j II. Dunbar, of the Wes
" Lebanon school, is to become principal
Norwich academy and high school.
II Editor f.. H. Cheney of the Lebanon Fr,
o Press has received an appointment TO
l. consulate in Cuba, and has gone there.
Rev. w. f Stearns, of the Hartford Coz
gregational church, contemplates the issl
II ing of a church paper, to be printed at ii
y WATCHMAN office.