The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-08

ing we're In town Monday and Tuesday. !
- Mrs Emma l.. Henry is visiting in
town for a few days - Rev. l.. A.
sherburne Of Enosburg Falls was here Mon.
day. - @. b. Evans sent three carloads
of stock to market, Monday. - Frank
Elliott was at home over Sunday. -
Rev H. II. Elliot preached in Washington
and Williamsiown last Sunday. - Mrs
NJ. M. Knights has been confined to the
house the past week. - Mrs. N l.. Col
Inns OF Blush Hill is slowly recovering from
a severe illness. - George w. Kennedy,
the veteran Free Press agent, has sold out to
Frank X. Griggs, who will now supply the
people with their morning news. - Inez
Marshall has returned to her nome in Port.
land, Me. - Mrs. Elmer Coffrin is visit
ing la town. - There will be religious
services, It, is expected, at the school-house
in COlbyville next Friday evening.
Waterbury Center.
The Ladies' Aid Society meet with Mrs. j.
s. Wheeler this afternoon and evening.
s. S. Smith Of Barre has been canvassing
in this place for fine crayon work. He il in
Stowe this week.
Rufus Barnes of Chicago, who has been
here for few weeks during his fathers
last sickness, death and burial, left for
his home last Thursday.
Prof G. II. Richardson will occupy the
| pulpit of the seminary church next sabbath
| at eleven o'clock. He preached last Sur
|
| quarterly meeting.
Rev. A. j. Covell OF Waterbury preached
very interesting sermon at the Baptist
| church last SUNDAY afternoon. Next Sun
day Rev. Mr.. Richardson will occupy the
dask at eleven o'clock.
A number Of prominent ministers are at
| tending the preachers meeting, which COM
menced at the Methodist church last Mon
nay evening, and the meetings are very in
teresting.
Mrs. w. E. Marshall visited in Barre last
week. - DR.. NJ. II. Ferguson Of Con-
neciicut and his mother, Mis-. c. NJ. Fergu-
son, Of Burlington, are visilii here. -
turned from Chicago. - DR.. S. N.
| Gould has returned TO West Randolph
- Mrs q. IL Ricbal dson and Miss
Myrs have been spending few days In
| Montpelier.
Williamstown.
Charles Nixon has begun the foundation
OF his new house near the stone sheds.
Work is progressing in filling DIR. e G.
Lewis land, near the depot, Tor buildings
early next spring.
Mrssrs. Smith & Seaver received car
load Of cattle on Friday evening, which they
have turned out to pasture to kill as they
may need.
Whatever may be the connection between
the facts, one of our school teachers tells us
that his best scholars have been lovers Of
fairy STORY literature.
The trouble and inconvenience to which
several families in our village are put from
total failures OF springs is great. Unless
help comes soon in the way Of rains, the
outlook for winter will be bad.
Giosue Sartoreli, who has "made his
marx AS good stone-cutter, is talking OF
returning In the near future for a winter 8
visit with his family in northern Italy. He
has been here two and halt years, or
more.
Seectman Frank Martin went to st.
Albans last week to See President Smith OF
the Central Vermont railroad with refer
ence to getting our two trains restored.
The president was here on Monday in con-
sultation with our authorities.
The " Miss Evira Whitney place" in our
village, 80 long occupied 10y Miss Alathea
Coleman, has been vacated by the latter
aud il to DO fitted up as a store Tor j. b.
Brockway. DR.. Solon Briggs, now OF New
Yoi k, Is the present owner vi the building
Charles G. Moore was fortunate enough
to secure good berth soon after his arrival
in Los Angeles. Cal. in the charge of g. au'
ite yard q, 81 per day 10 start with. Ii he
ills the bin" required, his pay is to BIZ
more. The granite Is quarried some thirty
miles from Los Angeles aud is SAID To DO Of
the character Of the Westerley, r. granite
We are told that there will likely be built
next season schOol-hOuse, with rooms Tor
two schools, in the quarry district From
being, We believe, one OF the smallest
schools in town III the not many years past
II has come 10 be, perhaps, second in SIZE
nOw-such is the great growth Of the neigh
burhood from the development Of the gran
lite industry.
The chicken.pie festival, given by the
Congregational ladies last week Tuesday
evening, proved very enjoyable occasion
made such largely by the music of Messrs
Morse, Field and ID! er, MesSrs. LUngreu
aud Macheracher of Barre aud MISS Kate
Brush of our own place, who veryIkludly lent
their aid. Ii their serl ices are prucurablt
as " church debt-lifiers," we should think
} they would be in good demand hereabJuts
Mrs. Henry Nixon is in possession of
, little meme nto If a social event al the hal
, of our village hotel, February H. 1876 The
, late JuliaS T.. Gale WAS the proprietor of HE
hotel OF the committee Of twelve Wi
liamstow mans IN charge OF the aifair-must
if not all OF them, We judge, having beel
r then i'll early young mauuoOu-lt Is a matter
3 OF painful interest 10 uote that but Two OF
three " are now living. OF the deceased
five died good many years ago.
l Que day last week several families here
we're summoned by a telephone message IL
Z, attend the funeral of a dear friend in
, neig boring town, and in due time they
+: started on their sad erraud. Ssme of them
having arrived at the house of a near neigh
: Dor OF the deceased C?) aud an old acquaint
ance Of our townsiok, stopped for "a brie
call, where they were warmly WELCOMED
and urged 10 stay for a visit; but they ex
: cused themselves by saying they must huri
: on to he home Of their supposed dead friend
"Why, you can't her il you go" wa
put in as plea to remain where they were
away did they keep her 80 long?" asked
our townswoman, thinking that the bod,
B, of her dead (O friend was past being seen
! | Thereupon he real situation began 10 daw II
r The sick lady, whose funeral had somehow
: been announced by telephone, not only wa
: not dead. but it is expected she will 70
3 cover There was, however, funeral in
town that day of another old acquaintance
A notice of which had been attempted to b.
' sent to these our citizens. A messenger
, was immediately despatched WILLIAMSBURG
wards, to meet those who had started on
: under the false impression but had not ye
: arrived.
The wife OF James Rice is quite sick
, - Thomas Spooner's father has com,
from W orcester, Mass, to reside with hin
for the present. - Mrs. Vess Lynott ha
been very poorly since the recent birth OF 1
|. daughter. Mrs. Mabel Carues Bene
: vides, only child of Alfred Carnes, is yer,
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