The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-19

has been a highly honored and respected
citizen. .
w. H. Orr and willard Clough are in at
tendance upon Or inge county court as
jurymen from Vershire. =- Deacon
aial Cotton has gone to Quincy, Mass,
where his son Arthur resides. - j. IL.
Gilman was in tow last week and sold a
lot of his property here at public auction.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Lathrop are re-
joici ug over the birth OF a son, - A. w.
Barrett adveriises to sell his farm and per
sonal property at auction, December 81.
wiIliamstown.
John A. Perry is pushing Fred A. Aims
worth's drug store to completion.
Il. r. Demeritt, of Griggs q Demeritt,
Waterbury, pu poses to be In town this
week to buy a carload Of maple sugar.
The Christian Endeavor Society and the
two Epworth Leagues have their "evening
with Oliver Wendell Holmes" this evening.
The concert given by A. j. Markham and
Miss ". l. Cotton, last week, under the au-
spices of the Sons OF Veterans, brought in
some 500
There will be a town Sunday-school con-
vention at the Methodist church next week
Saturday, beginning at 1890 A. NJ. The
program ne is a good one.
Frank, son of Ophir s. Martin, has sus-
pended his school for a time in South Wash
ingtOn, owing 20 the illness and d eath in the
district Of Mrs. Lyman Ramsdell, with
small. pox.
Maud, only child of the late DR.. Gideon
Dickinson, was married last Wednesday to
e. Snow OF Bosto1. They are to reside in a
very pleasant home in Cohasset. Mr..
Snow Is a real-estate dealer in Boston.
A daughter was recently born to James
X. Prize, of the firm of Wells, Lamson &
Co. Mr.. and Mrs. Prize are TO be congrat-
ulated on their "old- fashioned family" as
to size, and healthfulness and brightness,
as well.
Some friends here of Rev. r. w. Ham,
bin, now living at Enosbu -gh Falls, pre-
scented him with a gift of between $50 and
$40 last week. The sad news comes that his
case is regarded as hop 'less by his physi-
clans, and he may live but a short time.
A pleasant addition to our place proves
to be the return of the family of j. Martin
Seaver, son of the late Stlllman M. Seaver,
for years past a resident of Worcester. 1t
Is said Mr.. Seaver will build here next sea.
son. His Oldest daughter is enrolled on
our list of teachers.
The Congregationalists have charge Of the
Christmas festi val next Monday evening,
at the town hall. A cantata will be rem
dered by children, and there will be the
usual di ,tribution of gifts. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all the citizens of our
place to bring their gifts, and enjoy the ex-
ercises of the evening.
The blowing officers were recently
elected by the Grand Army post: G. J.
Cram, commander; o, F. Seaver, senior vice
commander; n. r. Farnham, junior vice
commander; j. Gregory, chaplain; G. Sta
pies, officer of the day; George Nichols,
surgeon; G. Cross, sentinel; n. R.. Farnham,
delegate to state encampment.
Charles, youngest son of Rev. j. o. Sher.
burne, was run over while sliding, with
other boys, down the Brookfield road. as it
g 1ters our village. There was a slight a.
cident to one foot that barely escaped being
a serious one. just how greatly injured he
is otherwise cannot be told at this writ.
ing. He Is very weak, and his disposition
to sleep so much of the time causes fear of
some serious trouble with the head.
A painful fact confronts us, as a town, in
these closing weeks of another year, viz
that, with all the growth of the place in the
last six years, we are not having the bust
ness that we ought to have. There are
three wide awake granite firms here, Grear-
son & Beckett, the Elliott Brothers and the
Nixon Brothers. But there ought to be
many more such. And there ought to be
other industries here. And the way to
this, was, we believe, truly pointed out to
us The other pay by a far-sighted, keen,
shrewd, business man, viz, "you will not
get what you need, what you want, as a
town, until thu citizens of the pl lace take
hold, and, by their money, draw bu siness to
the place. Manufacturers must be offered
bonuses to locate here" This, substantially,
was the opinion. And in proof, there might
be given us such in stances as that OF Bethel,
and other places. When and how shall our
town boom come? No doubt the answer
rests largely with our own citizens.
Alice j. Edison has been so afflicted with
rheumatism of late as to require medical
assistance. - William G. Hanson has
recently buried his stepmother in Washing
ton, at the age of nearly ninety years. -
A son was lately born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry B. Waldo. &C. Surveyor Cha lies
Bigelow of East Brookfield was in town
last Thursday, trying to establish a line on
Mrs. Chester Martins farm, west of the
meadow. - Twill" son of the late
Newell B. Walker, is sick in Washington,
ID. c., with typhoid fever. - Clinton
Cram has gone to Florida for the winter.
He expects to'be in Auburndale, the home
of our townsman, Adna d, Benedict. -
der of the Grand Army Post for the coming
year. - hia Flint left last week for an
other winter in Pasadena, Cal. She Is to be
employed in the Raymond Hotel there.
- Charles Scott, Jr.,. of the granite
quarrying firm of Arey, Scott & Co, goes
west this week in the interests OF their
business. He will go as far as Kansas.
- Belle Hibbard is teaching in the
Charles Erskine district. - brother
of Mrs. Patsy Elliott is visiting her. -
Arthur, son NJ Gilbert O.. Smith, is attend
ing the comucrc,dt school at Waterbury
Center.
Wolcott.
The Morse Manufacturing Company is
crowded with orders and is obliged to run
the dressing mill nights.
Christmas exercises at the Methodist
church on Monday evening and at the Con-
gregational church On Tuesday evening.
Several transfers of real estate nave been
made. Andrew Jones has bought a farm
in Woodbury. and has moved to it. Will
May has rented the Wakefield farm and
taken possession.