The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-26

Hatch of STAFFORD was In town last week,
the guest Of Principal Avery 60 Rev.
l.. Tenney and wife take in the Boston ex-
cursion to visit their children at the Hub"
- Mrs. George e. Smith, wife of a
former pastor Of the Methodist church here,
was in town last week. Mr.. Smith is at
present preaching for a Congregational
church in Iowa 80 q. e. Wyman is sick
with the erysipelas 80 Mrs. Daniel
Chase is visiting in Boston.
Waterbury Center.
There will be a camp fire at Seminary
hall this "wednesday evening. Hon. w.
W. Henry of Burlington and Rev. /. y.
Booth Of Northtield will speak followed by
music and Rotations. Cake aud coffee
will b. served.
Mr.. and Mrs Bartlett of Island Pond are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. p. II. Dale.
- Mrs. Eaton Hutchins was called to
Boston, last week, by the death of her son.
- Mrs. II II. Newcomb is visiting in
Morrisvile. - Freeman Murray died
Monday morning, after short illness.
Williamstowu.
Steps have been taken to procure a char.
ter for a bank in our town.
Charles Perry has moved to his pleasant
new house in the northeast section of the
village.
Last week Tuesday, John Aukin attempted
suicide by taking strychnine, but an over
dose thwarted his design.
Mrs. Melvin e. Church was called, last
week, to Rochester by the death of her
brother, Walter ;. Chaffee.
There were three arrivals on Friday last,
from New Brunswick of boys who are to
work in the granite sheds here.
Edwin, son of Amasa W. Farnham, is
travelling in the South in the interests OF the
Central Texas Railroad Company.
Henry Burnham has hired farm in
Sharon with the privilege of buying it, II
wanted. He will move to it in January.
Will Robinson, " the cowboy" has gone
to work as an apprentice in the stone-shed
of Edwards, Jackman & Bssett Brothers.
Friday afternoon was propitous for
large gathering of our townsfolk at the
town hail for the Columbus day exercises.
The circular conference of Congregational
churches IN this conference will be held
here next week Tuesday. Every body is
cordially invited to attend.
Business is picking up quite fast, and
there seem to be prospects for our town
which lead to the prediction of a great
growth in the next ten years.
News comes of the sudden death of Hon.
John III. Buck of Lockport, n. Y, formerly
of Mortified, and once teacher in our vii
lage. He was sixty-fve years Of age.
1t is hopeful sign for us that some of our
former residents, who have means and can
influence more, are investing here, and are
otherwise interesting themselves in the
growth of the place. They evidently have
faith in our future.
James NJ. Bass will sell at auction, next
week Thursday, November 3, at 10 A. NJ.
his fine farm and great variety of other
things, He is to reside the coming winter
in the family of his daughter Mrs. Mary
Bass Clark of Somerville, Mass,
John McKsson, for some time past
Lynde & Cheney's foreman in their polish.
ing shop left on Friday for Big Stone City,
South Dakota, where he has an engage
ment in a polishing shop. The extra pay
that he could get there is what induced him
to go from here, where he has done good
service.
Henry L. Hatch, native of our town
died at Indian Springs, California, recently,
of pneumonia, at the age of seventy eight
He went West from here in 1916, and estab
lished an academy in Waukegan, Ill. Later
on he went 10 California, where he achieved
success. He was member of the Meth.
odist church, and is said TO have given a
church building to the denomination in In.
dian Springs.
Miss Ellen A. Folsom, who has had some
years of service as a teacher in India, is now
with her sister, Mrs. Ophir s. Martin, but
sails next Saturday on her return to hei
work IL will be trip of two months
via the Suez canal. Speaking of cholera,
Miss Folsom says IL is yearly visit out Il
the vicinity of her work, where, within a
half-mile of her, perhaps fifty or more per.
sons have died daily, and yet, by careful
attention to food and drink, she has always
escaped the dread disease, and seems tc
have little or no fear OF it.
Woodbury.
There Is marked activity in all the
quarries. The last week witnessed the
largest shipments ever made since the
quarries were opened.
Columbus day was red-letter day TO the
children. There has not been such an enthu
siastic gathering in town for many years
Every school came in with waving ban
ners, headed by their respective teachers
On account of the threatening weather the
outdoor exercises were omitted, except the
parade and raising of the flag; and the re-
mainder of the programme was given in
the hall. Every scholar was supplied
with a miniature flag, and the march TO and
from the flagstaff was as follows: Vet
Grams, followed by the pastors of the two
churches, then each district in order with
banners, each numbered for the district rep
resented, and each pupil wearing badge
designating the number of the district. The
official programme occupied the forenoon
/
gramme was carried out without break
forty-nine young ladies representing all
the states and territories, both in poetry
and prose. The exercises were tittingly
brought to close by telling speech frou
j. p. Lamson of Cabot. His subject was
common school education, and he handled
il in a mastery manner. At its close ht
was rendered rousing vote of thanks.
| Carter Patterson of Calais is putting in
new water-works for Il. &. Benjamin at his
stock farm. - Roxy Farr has hired ou
to h. +. Drenan for the winter. - Mar
tin Lyford continues very ill. - Mrs
Charles Dana cannot survive many days.
Worcester.
The remains of Charles Morse were
brought here from Barre for interment Oh
the 10th instant.
The Woman's Relief Corps is TO have al
oyster supper on the evening of November
=, to which all are invited,
Lewis Hobbs, on October 10, had a mes:
of green peas picked from tield-pea vines
which bore both green peas and blossoms.
Mrs. II. w. Collier has a house plant
called Brugmansed drbored, ON which are
twenty-five blossoms, each twelve inches
long and six or seven inches broad. 1t also
h.,.. 10 II 10, frarx