The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-01


- Mr.. and Mrs G. ID. Smith OF Marsh
| field spent last Sunday with Marshall
Smith. - Harry Webster OF Montpelier
was in town over last Sunday. - Miss
Matte Jones of Woodsvile, N. H., is at
home for short vacation.
WilIlamstown.
II. Dwight Abbott has purchased house
in West Randolph to which he will remove
| in short time.
The evangelstiC meetings at the Meth
! odist church will continue afternoons and
evenings through this week.
Report says that Henry Edwards and
Charles Jackman, stone-cutters have gone
to Concord, N. H., for work.
We are having a fine season for lumber
ing purposes. We have snow enough, but
not to any great depth for good shedding.
Frank Lougee was recovering from
fractured rib or two when sneeze recently
undid the work Of healing, to his great dis
| comfort.
Rev. Alvaro Webster, who is preaching.
we believe, to a primitive Methodist church
! In Burlington, is to sell out here aud go
from the place.
The amateur dramat club OF Mortified
| had full house here last Thursday even
ing on the occasion of their presentation of
the "Old Folks"
The granite firm of Wallace Hunter and
|
wards succeeds Mr.. Hunter in the new firm
of Dow & Edwards.
Frank McConnell's family has had its
! coup" pretty well filed in late years in
the way of sickness. At present Mr.. Nc
Cornell is down with rheumatic trouble.
Eugene Call, an apprentice OF the granite
firm of Greason, Moore & Co has pur-
| chased a building lot at the north cad of
the village, and, it is said, will erect house
thereon
We hear that our esteemed townsman,
Frank o. Beckett, OF Washington, ID. c.,
is suffering a great deal from asthmatc
| troubles with which he has long been
troubled.
1t seems to be generally understood that
we are to have new school building in our
village in the not distant future, that will
be adopted to the expectations of future
growth and needs.
The Woman's Relief Corps was formally
organized last week Wednesday, and in the
evening there was an installation OF officers.
The members of the corps were given sup
per at the Monument House by the men,
bers OF Grand Army post.
We hear that Fred Whitney, a grandson
OF the late Mr.. Minot Martin, and for two or
three years past the renter of Denson
Browns farm, has bought George w.
Nichols farm, stock, tools, ETC., in the north
west section of the town.
Mrs. Alice Edison of Roxbury, who came
to Luther Waldo's a short time ago to work
and had a stroke of paral yss, still lives, and
| there is hope OF recovery. A comparatively
young woman, she was hardly recovered
from an attack of grip when she began work
here.
Alfred Carnes having bought the house
in Mill village at present occupied by AFRO
Reed, the latter will take q tenement in Or
vile II. Briggs house Opposite the Enoch
| IL 1 ha frnf for
ready. MIR. Reed is preparing to build a
livery (?) barn on his building lot east OF G.
NJ. Seaver's store.
The long-coutinued and excessively cold
weather has made havoc with the water
supply here. George Beckett has been
compelled to put down drive veil to
supply his new block. Steps are being
taken to form NJ isonc lodge here to &C.
cupy the fine room in this block to be fin
isbed for Masonic purposes.
Charles, son OF the late Elijah Edson, and
Nellie j., only daughter of the late John
Colby, were married on Thursday morning
last and are to make their future home in
this place They visited Boston on their
bridal trip. The furniture rooms of the
Edison Brothers approach completion, and
business will soon be entered upon. Sue
cess to all these interests"
Two little fellows in our place were re.
Gently overheard by their mother discussing
UubsllOus W tllt AubuIo lllb,
heaven, angels, etc. Finally the younger
asked the other what about their mammals
prospects for heaven, and was answered
that they seemed to be pretty good
And what about papa's prospects,
They did not seem quite 80 hopeful. A,
any rate" said the older, che will have &c
stop using some of the big words he does
# he gets there"l
j. b. Brockway, it is said, is to build q
store this season on the lot recently pur
chased by him. Last week we received
letter from a nonresident, who is looking
towards our town with reference to opening
a store here. and asking questions pertaining
to the place To any other such persons ",
may say that just at present there seem Il
be no vacant store-roons, bat we hop,
parties may find it for their interests Il
erect some business blocks here this season
to accommodate any who would like to EN-
bark in business.
The reception given Rev and Mrs. J. n
, Perrin at the Congregational church las
week Monday evening was a very pleasan
and well-attended affair. They were thu
; recipients of a silver cake-basket from thu
r Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavOr and sum of money from Rev. Mr.
) PERKINS, parishioners with which to bu.
such a memorial of the occasion as the
should select Cake and coffee were serve'
; and two musical selections were rendere,
: by Miss Katie Brush. 1t would seem as
ono COulu ndTuly UHu d IHbIt nearly wei
come 10 the love and work of a parish thai
/, Mrs. Perrin will receive here.
John Duffus and his two boys spent Sun
> day in Waterbury. - A daughter wa
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Thorp-
weight nearly ten pounds. - Robbi
, Williams is expected home tnis week
! - Mrs. Charles Il Benedict was calle
l TO Burlington last week, By the illness c
? her daughter, Mrs. Ella Griffin.
) Cabot.
! Fred Boyles visited his sister Myrtle, VIII
4 is teaching at Washington, last week.
. w. f. Waldo has been quite sick at s.
> Johnsbury for several weeks past, but wa
. able to come home the first of this week.
: Mrs. Jack Morrill, died last Saturda
= morning, after long and painful illness
4 at o. f. Morrills in Lower Cabot. The fur
eral was held at the house on Monday &
. twelve o'clock.
{ The day of prayer was observed by
4 union service at the Congregational an
;. Methodist churches. The teachers an
!. pupils of the village schools were preser
}. and took part in singing and RESPONSIVE
Il reading. Addresses by the pastors an
3 others made the day one of profit, It's hope'
Il to all.
A Marshfieid.
t There was a SUNRISE party at Il. L. Che