The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-06
WilIiamstown.


critical condition.
WilIiamstown.
Mark Rice, jeweer, is the "Tyler" Of
our new Masonic lodge.
Bert Il. Demerrtt and family were In
town few days last week.
Rev. Mr.. Morse OF Brookied exchanged
with Rev. j. N. Perrin last Sunday.
Albert Goodrich has so far recovered his
health as to return to his farm to live
w. w. Kibbee succeeds Thomas Spooner
as sexton of the Congregational church.
The first great snow storm OF the season
came on Sunday. Several inches Of snow
fell
Wood cutting offers employment to some
OF our granite workmen and others who
choose to take it.
Leslie Gale is thinking of spending part,
II not the whole, OF the winter in the South
Florida, we suppose.
Johnnie Edwards of Chelsea West Hill,
but we'll known at our granite sheds ~ a
sharpener, has taken to himself wife.
Mrs. Orcutt Abbott and daughter, Miss
Lucy, left last Friday for winters alb
sence, their first stop being at South Roy
alton.
The widow of Mr.. Newell B. Walker
died last week Monday at her home in
Washington, d. G. She leaves a son and
daughter.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles r. Benedict had the
pleasure, last Thursday, of the company of
their two daughters and their husbands, re-
siding in Burlington.
Will o. Martin, at recent accounts, was in
st. Louis, Mo, on his commercial trip. He
reports some improvement in trade. He
will be at home about Christmas.
Our ex.townsmsn, j. d. White OF So
MONA, Ala, now seventy-eight years OF age,
~ Ia
rup Of saddle and lift himself on to a
horse.
Alvah Little, who left his farm some
months ago to work for Return s. Davis at
Cornwall-on-the Hudson, will return here
AT the end Of his year. He is well liked by
Mr.. Davis.
Oar newly-appointed postmaster, II. L.
Cheney, contemplates new, improved and
enlarged outfit for our post. office in the
way of boxes, the increasing business OF the
town demanding this.
Rev. j. N. Perrin preached an excellent
sermon at the union Thanksgiving service
last Thursday morning. IL is a pleasure TO
add that there seemed to be- more than the
usual attendance on the service. Our
Barre friends will please take note of tho
fact
The wedding OF Clinton NJ. Field, treas
urer OF the Granite Saving Bank OF Barre,
and Miss Katie, daughter of our druggist,
George w. Brush, on Wednesday evening
of this week, will be very quiet one-only
the families OF the two parties 10 be in at
tendance. We hear that wedding trip of
some two weeks succeeds the marriage.
Here's to long and happy life to bride and
groomi
An event that portends the increase OF
our granite industries is the recent purchase,
by Charles II Beckett, now OF New York
city, of the granite sheds and real estate
a dad
son, Moore K Co. granite company. Steam
power and polishing shops will, we sup
pose, be added to the plant in the spring
George Beckett has purchased the Williams
town granite companys interest In the firm
OF Grearson, Moore x Co, and the firm will
be known as Grearson & Beckett We
trust that other new sheds will follow, and
that fresh impetus will DO given to the
business Of the town.
We are glad to share with any fellow
students OF Barre Academy in years gone
by some items Of news recently come to us.
Mrs. Sarah Cook Young Is dead OF pneu-
monia at her home in Raleigh, N. g. Miss
Emily Cook Is a veteran teacher In one Of
the Chicago schools, at a salary of some
81 ,500-the school board refusing to accept
her resignation OF her place. Miss Il. NJ. b.
| Felt, the long time music teacher In the
academy, is teaching In Wisconsin, and re-
tanning her od-time freshness. Mrs. Flora
Carpenter Camp OF Chicago, her friends
will be panied to hear, is in very poor
health Who that has enjoyed the royal
hospitality OF her Chicago home will not
wish her yet many years of health and hap
pinessH
Mrs. Martha Sawyer Seymour, daughter
Of the late John Staples, died some weeks
ago, in Kansas City. Mo. A few years ago
she went with her young son, now some
ten years of age, to Denver, Col, where she
married the second time. The boy has just
returned, coming from Kansas City alone
and bearing on his person card OF direc-
tons az 10 his destination. Having to stay
In Montreal over a Sunday, some stranger
took fancy to the fellow and gave him
IN the city, and which hs used TO see the
city Having reached Barre destitute of
money, he walked to our village, and thence
10 the home Of his aunt, Mrs. Dexter Nj &.
| Jones' He surely ought :" to make his Way