The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-03

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of pneumonia after a short illness. -
| Hattie Thompson is to occupy rooms in
David Gleason's house in Colbyville,
Waterbury Center.
There will be sugar socable in the SEM
mary chapel next Friday evening.
The theme OF Professor G. II. Richardson's
| sermon-lecture next Sunday morning will
be " Christ in Art"
s. f. Stearns has let his farm to G. G.
Marshall and given possession. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stearns will board with Marshall.
w. e. Buzzell and wife Of Charemont
| Mass, were called here last week to attend
the funeral of Mrs Lyman PRESCOTT, Mrs
Buzzells. grandmother. They returned
home on Monday.
Hattie d. Metcalf Of Washington, Della
l.. Grant of North Tunbridge, and Arthur
Lyon OF Vergennes, former SUDDEN s OF the
seminary, have been vi iting in town during
the past few days.
After an illness of several weeks, Mrs.
| Lyman Prescott passed away last Wednes.
day, aged seventy. one years. Her death
| was on the fifty. third anniversary of her
| MARI age to Mr.. Prescott, who survives her.
Mrs. Prescott will be greatly missed not
only in her home life, but in the community,
where she was kind neigbbor and friend.
The funeral was attended at the house by
Rev. M. s. Eddy.
W;lliamstown.
1t is said that one of the school board has
offered the school in the William Hanson
district to Myra Seaver, daughter OF Wes-
ley NJ. Seaver.
Jason Martin, eldest son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Erwin III Martin last week married Miss
Ida Belknap of Berlin. Mr.. Martin chooses
farmers life land that with enthusiasm)
right here in his native town.
A certain Boston commission merchant
wrote recently that he hoped he should re.
ceive no more dairy butter for two months
Eight or nine cents was all he could realize
on certain consignment that cost fifteen
and sixteen up here in the country. The
remedy ia obvious-patronize creamery.
Fred A. Ainsworth has opened his drug
store, with fine line of drugs and medi-
cines, to which he is constantly aiding 1t
will doubtless be great accommodation to
patrons that. among other things, Mr.. Aims
worth will supply their wants of sewing
M chine needles, oil, etc., in that line.
Carl W. Seaver, only child of Mr. and
Mrs. Olnev f Seaver, and Marie, daughter
Of Mr.. John Roberts, were married on
Wednesday last. They will reside for the
present, we hear, at the old home OF the
groom, and we trust that the town will offer
him "a carpenter by trade) business enough
to retain him here permanently. Congratu-
lations and all good wishes will be ex-
tended this couple by their friends
Murdo A. McAuley, a respected resident
OF the quarry district, lost his house by fire
last week Monday night. The fire was dis
covered between nine aud ten o'clock In
chamber, and is supposed to have caught
from chimney. There was time to save
an organ, sewing machine, and few other
things in the room where the family was
sitting when the fire was discovered. In.
surance about $500. Mr.. McAuley will
build again
A sister of Mrs. George Mari arrived here
Canada m OF mil har
for the present. - Mrs. X. P. Blanchard
was painfully i'll last week from indigestion,
but is much improved. - Emma L.
Ainsworth is the guest Of cousin, Charles
will b, in the family OF Mrs. M. j. White of
Melrose, Mass. - Mrs circuit Abbott is
with the family of her daughter, Mrs. Dr.
Edwin Bailey of Oneida, N. Y - Jason
Martin will carry on his fathers farm the
coming year. - Carl Benedict, wife, and
son, of st. Adams were in town over Sun
day. - The mother of Mrs. Al Cram
was buried in the village cemetery on Mon
day. - The Mr.. Hadfield who has lived
on Horace E. Whites place for the year
past will move to Fred Browns farm.
formerly owned by Return 8 Davis. -
There we're two arrivals of stone cutters |
from New Brunswick last week Saturday.
- Lester Williams goes to West Ran
dolph this week to work again at the car
penter's trade.
Mrs Dr. Gale and Mrs. Alice Lamberton |
have been at home caring for their mother,
who is very i'll.
The friends of Grace Nichols gave her a
surprise party on Saturday evening last to
cele brate her sixteenth birthday.
Miss Gale and Miss Billings, now stop
ping at Hardwick, will be at the Center
school house next Saturday evening. These
young ladies are earnest Christian workers.
Come and hear them.
The query comes, What are tn ~ doing
about railroads." just wait till the snow
gets a little less than three feet deep here
in Wood bury, then perhaps we can tell you.
We can say that this talk in all the papers
about the Hardwick boom makes us tired
Why, even Woodbury., the town that can
quarry granite land the best quality too),
the cheapest of any place in New England,
Is going to be at one end of the railroad,
and we are going to have slice of that pie.
You would think they were going to move
the quarries bodily to Hardwick and thers
cut them into tombstones for Woodbury.,
but they will find it rather necessary to
come out here to quarry their stone before
they cui 1t.
Worcester.
The Mite Society suci able at Mary Alb
bott's " 8 a success.
Nora Drinkwater is at home on vaca-
ton. - Mrs. Charles Brewster died last
Friday - Timnthv Drink 10 aiol