The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08


self and wife easily. Mr.. Benedict has had
varied experience in life. At one time he
was mining in Colorado. After spending
fifteen months on tunnel in one of the
mountains, and going in 1856 feet, he aban-
doned it, having only his blankets to show
for his work. A little later, another party
pushed the work little farther and took
out six thousand dollars in silver,-and
how much more, Mr.. Benedict doesn't know.
Dr. e. b. Watson, chairman of the pru-
dental committee Of the Congregational
society, laid before the society, last week,
the results OF his consultation with some OF
the best legal authority to be found here
abouts in reference to their rights in what is
called I" the village common" He was as
sured that the public has not obtained, and
cannot obtain, rights in the land as " COM
mon property" but that it is the property
of the society, to enclose II it chooses, and
use as 1t wills, in the interests of public
worship. But the land having been orig
inally decided with the condition that it be
used for religious purposes, he was warned
that the society may, by failure to maintain
its rights in the proper way, lose the land
wholly. If this be so, it ought to open the
eyes OF the society, as it might be expected
to open the eyes of the heirs of the late
Perley Howe, who gave the conditional
deed " of the land in 1903.
Carl Benedict, wife and son, now of St.
Adams, were in town over Sunday. 60
George e. Norris of Brockton, Mass, is in
town, preparing aphotogravure of the place.
- Christiana Ayers has been very i'll of
late with heart trouble at the home Of her
niece, Mrs. Ophir s. Martin. - A little
son of Irving Robinson was badly cut by a
scythe on Saturday. - Mr.. and Mrs. j.
X. Lynde are taking weeks outing, down
on the coast of Maine. - Bernice Sibley
was in Burlington last week. - John
Duffus' family has returned from Waterbury
to live here. A hearty welcome to them
from us all. - Frank Lynde is at home
from Tufts College on vacation. He will
graduate next year. - Frank Godfrey
is working for j. X. Lynde, driving his coal
team, etc. - Will Downing, son of the
late Loren NJ. Downing, decides to go else
where to live, on account of lack Of work
here, we believe.
woodbury..
The children in town are expecting to
have fine time at their picnic next
Wednesday, the 18th, in the maple grove
on the Carroll Mcknight place.
Mrs, s. w. Benjamin is very ill with grip.
80 Mrs. Lester Heath of Montpelier is
visiting old friends in this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kelton of Glover Wis.,
tied their daughter, Mrs. M. e. Foster, on
Saturday last - Elder N. A. Ross
spent last Sunday at his old home in Under
hill, and Rev. Mr.. Wells of Hardwick &C.
cupied the pulpit. - Roy Osgood and
M. e. Foster are rustcating for a week in
Ferdinand Essex county.
South Woodbury..
Rev. Edgar j. Banks and wife, who have
been visiting in town for a few weeks, re-
turned to their home in Wayland, Mass,
last Friday. - Rev. Mr. lockwood, a
former pastor, occupied the pulpit last Sun
day. - II. E. Slayton and family of
Montpelier are stopping with John Teb--
bettsfor few weeks. 80 Dr. Vaughn and
wife of Chicago were in town, visiting, the
past week. - Mrs. S. W. Benjamin,
who has been suffering with grip the past
week, is reported much better. - Levi
Wheeler, second son of Elisha Wheeler, is
in a very critical condition, caused by be-
ing thrown from horserake. - Mrs.
Phineas Lawson of Cabot, who died of con-
sumption, was brought here for burial last
Sunday. - r. II. Lyford and wife re-
turned to their home in Lowell, Mass, last
Tuesday.
Worcester.
The democrats of this town did not send
any delegates to the county convention.
Rev. Mr.. Merrill of Burlington occupied
the Congregational pulpit on Sunday last.
John Hobart and wife of Middlesex were
the guests of Mrs. Fred Templeton last
week.
Master Louie Huntington is reported
quite i'll at the residence of his grand
mother, MIS-. Pike.
At the republican caucus, j. r. Wilson,
Frank Hutchinson and Dean Hunt were
elected town committee.
Arthur Johnson, j. L. Stone, G. H. Clogs
ton, Frank Hutchinson and ID. G. X. Hunt
were the delegates to the county convention
last week.
Our postmistress, Mrs. Abbott, still con-
tinues quite i'll. Her sister, Mrs. DR.. Ma
comber, is caring for her at present. She
was visited last week by her son, Ebert E e,
of Barre, and her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Ordway of Mortified.