The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-05

ing upon his bridal tour. == DIR. A. A.
Hoag of Bridgeport has been visiting in
town for few days. - Margaret Colby
will leave tomorrow for Cincinnati, where
she is to spend the coming winter.
Waterbury Center.
Mary N. Cressey is again at Mddlesex
village, for the fall term
Dan Smith has bargained his place to
Mr.. Gibbs. No writings drawn yet
G. b. Russell, wife and daughter, of Bur-
lington visited at L. w. Russell's few
days last week.
Mary Il. Smith left last Saturday for An
dover, N H., where she has a situation in
the Proctor Academy as teacher of English,
Latin and elocution.
The teachers from Boston who have been
spending their vacation at the Lodge re-
turned home last Friday. They leave many
friends here who hope to see them another
year.
Tene Crossett is teaching school on
LOOMS Hill this fall Kathie Dillingham;
at Colbyville, Ivy Smalley again at the
mouth of Cotton Brook, and Ida Mars at
the Center, for another term.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alonzo Hart will be celebrated on Wednes-
day, September o. Mr.. and Mrs. Hart have
ten children. All of them are expected to
be at home with their parents on that day,
as well as the numerous grandchildren.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w Sherwin and two sons
of Chicopee Falls, Mass and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. D. Seaver of Springfield Mass, are al
ready here, Mrs. Sherwin and Mrs. Seaver
being daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Hart.
Such occasions happen but rarely, and
when couple have lived together for fifty
years and brought up respectable family
of ten, their anniversary should be cele-
brated by the gathering of the children and
grandchildren to honor their parents.
Williamstown.
George W. Houses family, we hear, has
moved from Maine to Rhode Island, where
his second daughter has lived for some
years.
We are glad to hear there is hope that
that Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Moore may
not return to California, this year, but may
try the winter here.
The three schools in our village began
last Monday. The teachers are Maggie Cor
rgan of West Randolph Matte Johnson of
Thetford, and Elizabeth Desmond of Boil
ton, Mass
Under the auspices of the Sons of Vet
Grams, the Shepard Family gave concert
here, last Wednesday evening, that was in
every way success. Fifteen per cent of
the receipts went to the Sons of Veterans.
Edison S. Martin has been laying pipe re-
Gently half a mile to reservoir that he has
prepared for water to use in motor for
separating and churning cream, and possi-
bly, for cutting corn for ensilage. He keeps
thirty cows at present and hopes to have
fifty next year.
In the interests of happy old age, it is
said that every old person ought to have
some /" fad or other for the diversion of
his mind. Our late esteemed townsman,
Mr.. Walter Newcomb, who died an octoge-
nanian and with mental faculties wonder
fully well preserved, for years before bis
death interested himself in the study Of
| mineralogy, and collected a fine cabinet of
specimens, which is now in the possession
of his youngest son, Luther, resident of
| Waterloo, Iowa.
| Luther Newcomb, now of Iowa, and who
| is staying here few weeks with his brother
in.law, Norman G. Davis, shot a wood
chuck recently, with very peculiar forma-
| ton in his mouth. One of the two front
teeth on the upper jaw, usually half an
inch in length perhaps, had grown two and
half inches in length, and, describing al
most perfect circle, had returned and de-
| posted itself in the upper jaw bone, to a
| depth of two or three sixteenths of an inch.
| Death must have been sweet relief to the
poor fellow!
Our citizens think they had a rare treat,
last week Tuesday evening, in the concert
| given by our band. One of the most promi-
nent features of it was the part, as reader
and impersonator, taken by our young
townsman Joel A.-son OF James M.-Bass,
and who has been spending his summer
vacation from professional dramatic work,
hereabouts. His conquest of the &c honors F"
of 4" his own country" is complete. The
vocal music, by home talent. has seldom, if
| ever, been surpassed here, we judge. Most
delightful aid was rendered in this depart
ment by Mrs. Beulah Bass Clay, now of
Barre, and friend and summer guest of
her family, Mr.. Walter Hawkins of Stone
| ham, Mass. who, we hear, is professional
musician in Boston. The band itself is
perfecting its playing as fast as practicable,
and winning the interest and good will of
our citizens.
One of our townsmen, who has called on
Rev. f. w. Hamblin at the Mary Hitch
cock Hospital, in Hanover n. H., gives us
| some particulars of his sad sickness. 1t
will be recalled that he was taken ill while
at the Methodist conference, in Bradford,
last spring. After quite number Of weeks
in Bradford he was removed to Hanover
| for treatment, where it was found that
there was very large gathering OF exceed:
| ingly fetid pus on portion OF the small
intestines, which was made to discharge
externally. AS might readily be supposed,
| Mr.. Hamblin's ailment has told severely on
upon him in the wasting of flesh and suffer-
| ing, but our townsman found him in very
patient, and even cheerful and hopeful,
mood. Previous to this atf1iction, Mr..
Hamblin had submitted to thirteen opera
lions upon his eyes, winch nau required
surgical treatment A martyr indeed to
physical misfortunes is this brave and
worthy mani
There has just come to us, on good author
| ity, the following statement, which may
| have as great interest for some others as II
had for ourself. A daughter OF Vermonter
who may be said to have, at the present time,
"a national reputation" was ailing in her
eyes and head. The services of an oculist
of good repute in one of the principal cities
of the country having been engaged, he de-
! cided that it was a case of " long-sighted-
ness" and prescribed duly therefor. After
a time, failing to get relief, another oculist
in the same city was given the case, and he
decided it was short-sightedness, which
he proceeded to treat, but to no purpose.
Then a third oculist was consulted, and,
after an examination, he pronounced the
eyes to be all right as regarded the afore-
mentioned troubles, but located the cause
of the trouble in the throat, and turned the
case over to a specialist in throat troubles
for surgical treatment of tonsil, and from
his treatment came entire relief OF the eyes
and head. Were the name OF the father OF
the young lady given here, it would be a
guarantee to the reader that none but the
very best specialists would be consulted by
him.
MIRO GbarIaS II Ward of RurlinptOn is