The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-16

L. Townsend. In 1858, he engaged in the
furniture business and continued In IL until
infrmity compelled him TO retire in 1889.
After his marriage his mother, who was a
sister of Hon. T.. p. Walton's mother, made
her home with him until her death in 1863.
Mr.. Anterior is survived by his wife and
son, A. G.. Atherton; also two brothers, one
older-Joseph Living in Iowa and
younger now residing in San Diego, Cal.
During long life OF business activity, he
was always Identified with the social as
well as the business interests of his native
town. Strictly honest In his dealing, a kind
neighbor and good citizen, his memory will
be kindly cherished by a large circle of
friends.
Miss Alice Tenney is visiting her parents
for few days. - Mrs. e. r. ODER and
daughter and Mrs. Miller are attending
musical festival being given in Waterville.
~ M. Mcintosh returned from New
York on Saturday - The lady evangel
lists, Miss Moffatt and Miss Hartig, have
been visiting in town few days the past
week. - Mrs. @. e. Richardson was in
town two days last week. - Miss Mer-
rian l. Kimball of Mortified was in town
on Saturday. William Haywood has
moved his family into the Methodist par.
sonage on Winooski street. - Governor
Fuller was in town on Wednesday. -
G.. w Kennedy, wife and son Dion, visited
in town the past week. - Inez Moody,
a student at University of Vermont, spent
Sunday at home 80 George b. Walton
ID. p. Walton and Madam Walton, OF Mont
pelier, attended the funeral of George II.
Anterior on Thursday - Misses Carrie
and Mary Hanes visited friends in Burlng-
ton the past week. - Mrs. G. w. Rich
ardson was in Burlington on Monday
- Mrs. G. w Randall has been criti-
cally i'll the past week, but is now slowly
improving.
Waterbury Center.
Rev. f. w. Reeder will preach at the
Union church in Washington next Sunday
morning.
Professor G. II. Richardson will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon before the students
and graduating class of the Green Noun
tain Seminary and Mnard Commercial
College in the Seminary church next Sum
day morning. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all students of the school this
year to be present. He will speak at Little
River at half past two o'clock upon the
theme, The Need of the Hour"
Mrs. Ida II. Read OF Sheburne, state
president OF the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. gave very interesting and
entertaining lecture, upon the different de-
partments of Womans Christian Temper
ance Union work, in the Methodist church
last Sunday morning, and continued the
! same at the Seminary church in the even
ing. AT the close of the evening address,
she assisted in organizing local Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. Mrs. G. III.
Richardson was elected president, Mrs.
Oliver Davis secretary, and Mrs. e. A.
Newcomb treasurer. Other officers will be
elected at the next meeting.
wilIiamstown.
Druggist G. w. Brush has just put a
handsome soda fountain into his store.
Nixon Brothers are to occupy the stone
shed beng erected by Messrs. Lynde &
Cheney.
There are predictions that the granite
business is likely to be very dull after
Memorial Day.
The work of preparing the ground for the
new school-house in the quarry district is
well under way.
X. p. Blanchard has sold his meat-market
to G. H. ingalls,, who has been in the en-
ploy Of Smith & Seaver.
The Epworth League will give Rev. j.
o. Sherburne reception at the Methodist
church on Friday evening next.
The Central Vermont Railroad Company
agrees to restore in the near future the
trains taken off some months ago
Rev. e. E. Reynolds writes from Swanton,
am greatly pleased with my new field;
1t is delightful country up here, and the
village is very attractive"
w. II. Norris, of the quarry district, finds
gardening has paid him so we'll in the past
that he has purchased several acres of land
of Winslow Flint, belonging to the Amos
Paine place, and will utilize them for gar
dening
Will Prize of Boddam, Scotia nd, and Miss
Annie Wark of Leeds. Canada, were mar
ried on Wednesday in Montpelier, and left
the same day for Montreal for a stay of
some days. Mr. and Mrs. Prize are highly
esteemed here.
While James Ellis Of Barre was driving
with Mrs. John Park and her daughter Liz
zie to Willamstown, last Wednesday, the
horse took fright near the David Gale
house. turning suddenly, throwing the three
from the buggy, and starting for Barre. No
one was seriously injured.
The Central Vermont Railroad Company
has let to Ward & Douglass of Barre the
contract for doing the stone-work on the
culvert at the trestle that spans the stream
near the X. p. Martin place, preparatory to
! filling the trestle. Messrs Ward & Douglass
are preparing to begin the work at once
Ernest Riddell is putting deal OF Scotch
Drawn into his j. NJ. Bass farm, ditching,
cleaning off stone, etc. Contrary to prev
alent opinion among some of our farmers
that dairying is the only thing that will pay
largely, he is engaged in cattle-raising, hav-
ing at the present time forty head of stock
with but one or two mich cows on the place
A former well-known and successful
! farmer here relates this bit OF experience
with stock: One winter he had two head
of young cattle more than he could find any
place for in his barns, and they were COM
PEELED to occupy the barnyard. The result
was that they not only came through the
winter as well as the sheltered stock but in
the following season, and particularly in
the fall, they went far ahead OF any of the
others. AS the animals kept no diary, it
isn't known how they felt about their win
| ter abode.
The editor OF the WATERMAN is in receipt
of very interesting letter from Oscar #.
Davis, principal OF Salt Lake Academy at
Salt Lake, Utah, that would be printed in
full did not the native modesty OF the author
lead him to request that this should not be
done. Mr.. Davis was born in Cabot, was
educated at Barre and Burlington, and
taught for several years in Topsham, Wash
ington, East Corinth, Plainheld, Chester
and Bellows Falls. From clippings from
Salt Lake papers that were enclosed, it is
evident that Anna Dickerman Davis, his
wife, has already become prominent in
musical circles in the Mormon city. Mrs.
Davis is a Williamstown girl, daughter of
Samuel Dickerman, and before going west
had gained more than local reputation as
vocalist. She has marvelously flexible
high soprano voice, with range of nearly
three full octaves, She goes abroad in