The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30


Andrew Burnham, local editor of the
Williamstown Herald, is off for vacation
| OF few weeks, AT present he is with his
son, painter, in Brattleboro.
Should Wednesday of this week not be a
fair day, the union Sunday-school picnic
will be held on Saturday next on Prospect
Hill near Rodney Seavers place.
Rev. f. e. Reynolds was called on Sum
| day morning to ofhciate at the funeral of
Mrs. Hackett, who was buried from the
! home of her daughter, Mrs Newton Martin.
Mrs. Mary Hackett died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Newton Martin, last
| Friday. The funeral was from the house
on Sunday, Rev. E. e. Reynolds officiating.
| Jason johnson has a powder-horn which
| was given to his father by the Indian chief
Metallic. The horn Is covered with curious
designs engraved thereon, and bears the
| date ITS.
DIR. Jason G. Briggs, wife and two young
est children, start homeward this week.
| after pleasant visit of several days among
| their many friends hereabouts. The doc
tors health is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Covell, recently mar
ried, were the recipients of surprise, -
one evening last week, quite large COM
pany of friends having gathered at their
home for an evening visit.
Mrs. Mary A. Noyes daughter of the late
Deacon Enoch Burnham, and now of Ra-
cine, Wis, fell recently and broke both
wrists. She has had two shocks, but has
been in better health of late.
James McMannis, who had an active
part in the dancing-party scrape on the
quarry last spring, and has evaded the eve
OF justice till now, was found in Waterbury
and arrested. He was brought here and
fined $35.
The Free Baptist Society here seems
nd m a 10 Tn of
slant depletion Of members, it continues to
sustain public worship. 1t has just secured
the services of Rev. Milton Downing of
Plymouth, y. Fl.
Frank A. Walker, a long time employe of
the Thomson-Ho Electric Company of
Lynn, Mass, and at present out of work,
with many other fellow-emplOyes, will i'm
prove the opportunity to visit here presently,
his wife accompanying him.
Have you any "oldest man in the place
now that Mr.. Edison is dead?' asked news
paper man the other day. Messrs. Calvin
Flint, Captain Milton Martin and John
Lynde are, we believe, in order, the oldest
men of the place, though we believe Mrs,
Alvin Smith ontranks them in age.
AFRO Reeds new livery barn grows apace,
as does Mrs. James M. Beckett's new house.
Building material is fast accommodating for
the village school house. 1t would seem
that the carpenters of our place ought to
have full hands and pockets for the present
three school houses having yet to be
built.
While it is perhaps hard padding" to
use water figure, for one landlord to make
money here now, an old resident tells us
that some sixty. five years ago there were
four hotels in our town at the same time
or course they were not "run by water"
but 1t is the difference in the amount of
travel by teams, now and then, that mostly
explains it.
A lady friend residing elsewhere, and
who has Just returned from a visit to the
Chicago Exposition, had the pleasure one
morning last week of getting view north
ward from the hill near the Warren S.
Covell place. She tells us that " it was the
most beautiful sight she ever beheld." This
view embraces, in part, oneithat travelled
friend from the West once said to us was
worth trip from the West to get. Why
have we not more summer visitors to enjoy
these luxuries?
Mrs. Flora Benedict Colby has returned
to Burlington. - Mr.. and Mrs. b. r.
Demeritt of Waterbury have been visiting
in town the past few days. Will Prize,
formerly workman at the granite sheds,
was in town over Sunday last. - Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas B. Hudson of Ottawa, p.
G.. are visiting their sister, Mrs. Ophir S.
Martin. - Kate Kinsely of Rutland was
the guest, last week, of Katie Brush -
Lydia Dwinell is taking vacation from
work in Lowell, Mass, and is at present
with her sister, Mrs. Charles Staples. -
Lucy White Of Melrose, Mass, arrived here
Friday last, and is the guest of Misses Alice
and Annette Edison. - Mr.. and Mrs. B.
f. Sibley went to Essex Junction Monday
morning to be absent a few days.
Mary Jeffords and Frank Bailey are pupils
of the Methodist Seminary, Montpelier.
- Grace Ditty, Bert and Helen Will
liams visited in the family of Ralph Dirty
last week. - George Skinner of Lowell,
Mass, visited friends in town last week.
- Orange Graves of California is visit
Brockway. - Mrs. Edgar Martin has
been very sick, but is gaining. - Wins
low Flint is building a house on the quarry.
- Rev. E. E. Reynolds expects to go
to Willsboro, N. Y this week to camp
meeting. - Fred Bailey is building
new barn. Mrs. Ralph Whitney Wis
tied her mother in Warren last week.
woodbury..
Mrs. Clement Brown is suffering from
heart trouble.
Elder Ross commenced a series of Sun
day evening meetings in the town hall last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Nelson and their
son start on Tuesday for a trip to the West,
taking in the Worlds Fair.
Rev. Mr.. Davenport is preaching to large
audiences every Sunday and is universally
liked. There will be strong effort made to
retain him.
Miss Mertie Wheeler of Calais and Miss
Minnie Farr of Woodbury. have given up
teaching in districts No. and respec-
lively, and their places have been filed by
the engagement OF A. ID. Kimball in No.
and Bert Benjamin in No. 8.
Worcester.
Edward Folsom and wife Of Nebraska are
visiting in town.
Anna l.. Locke of Battle Creek, Mich,
who is visiting at M. p. Kent's, will give an
entertainment at the school house at Maple
Corner, in Calais, September 5, consisting