The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
CONTINUED FROM FIFTH PAsE1

James s. Hopkins is making move
towards the building of his new house,
which, it is now reported is to be occupied
by the family Of Gary Blanchard.
Otis II. Rawson of Essex Junction, life
insurance agent, was in town again last
week. He has written up $4,000 worth OF
insurance here and 1874 900 in Brookfeld
Instead of selling out his real estate in
| our village, DR.. Charles A. Gale of Rutland
has been adding to it, having lately bought
OF Mrs Martha Simons Beckett more land
near our depot.
Joel A. Bass came here last Saturday fol-
| his summer vacation, and will board with
| his brother-n-law, K p. Blanchard. His
friends will clamor for one or more readings
| while he is with US.
Fannie Jackson, who has been in Massa
chusetts for few years past, is at the home
OF her bro her Fred, here. She has recently
| been granted a bill of divorce from her hus.
band, who was Braintree man, originally,
| As John Comoli, an Italian stone cutter.
was shaving himself one day last week, his
| looking glass fell and struck his razor.
| which inflicted an ugly cash on his left
hand. DR.. Watson had to be called to al.
| tend it,
One OF three lady teachers of our village
schools is graduate of the University OF
Vermont; another one was sought for as
preceptress of an academy in New Hamp-
shire; and the third one seems no whit be-
hind the others as teacher.
Horace M. Farnham was, last week, pre-.
pairing the cellar of his new house in our
village, on the height, back of the Calvin
Ainsworth orchard. Considerable blasting
OF rock was required that for time i'm
periled the safety of people and buildings
below.
There is healthful emulation among the
scholars in the two lower rooms of our viii
lage school in the collecting of flowers, one
aim being to see which room shall get the
larger number of kinds. At this writing we
are told that sixty.four different kinds have
been brought in.
Moneyed men seeking place for
safe investment of capital at a fair rate
OF interest should investigate the in
ducements our place offers. There are,
here, granite workmen, of good character
and getting good pay, who wish to purchase
houses to be built for them on the monthly
payment plan.
We chronicle, with pleasure, the fact of
hoped-for visits this season of Mrs. Laura
l.. Ainsworth and husband of Iowa; Mrs
Judge Austin Young of Minneapolis Mrs
Walter Bass of Kansas DR.. Cornelius
Lynde and wife of Minnesota and two or
three OF the family of Mrs. Martha Lynde
Remission OF Illinois. These returns Of our
old citizens bring their friends great enjoy
ment.
Friends OF Mrs. Ellen Jillson, daughter of
the late Nathaniel Jillson, and widow of
Scion Smith, will deeply sympathize with
her in her illness from an in erpal cancer.
She is confined to her bed at her present
home in Barre Realizing. it is said, the
hopelessness Of her case, che bears the
situation with composure as she awaits her
release from physical suffering. She well
comes the calls of her friends.
Henry Edwards and Michael Sartorelli,
stone cutters, have returned to work here.
- Messrs. Harvey l.. Cheney, Henry
Poole and Alfred House were delegates to
week. - Dr. Elam G. Lewis of Rutland
is expected to put in few weeks at this his
old home. - Mr.. and Mrs William
Wells and two children, now of Hardwick,
were visiting home friends here last week.
:" Frank M. Lynde, son of the late
lege last week Mrs. George W. Lynde and
Mrs j. X. Lynde were in attendance at the
graduating exercises - Catherine Bass,
now OF Chicago is in Peterboro, N. e., aud
will come here later. Mrs. Jason
johnson is visiting her daughter in Eden.
- After winters absence, Mrs. Orcutt
Abbott and daughter have returned to their
home. - Mrs. Charles Newhall of Mid
dlesex, a daughter of Mrs. Carrie Seavsr
Edgerly, was in town last week. - Rev
o. ID. Clapp, now of Windsor, came to this
place last Friday to be present at the Meth
Christopher G. Hood is to have the over
sight OF the building of the houses Of Horace
NJ Farnham and James s. Hopkins.
Woodbury.,
Rev. N. A. Ross is attending the camp
meeting at Silver Lake.
G.. w. Foster and son have been investing
in some registered Jersey stock,
NJ. f. Foster and wife took flying trip
to Glover and Albany last Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Reynolds closed his labors in
the Methodist church on last Sunday even
ing.
The carpenters have got up the frame for
Jennie Hammel's house, and have it partly
enclosed.
Several capitalists were in town the past
week looking over the ground with view
TO investing in quarry property.
Work on the railroad is being pushed
with vigor, and some Of those nearest the
throne claim that the cars will be running to
the quarries in ninety days
Delegates from the Methodist Sunday.
school attended the Caledonia County Sun
day. school Association at Hardwick last
Friday, and report very interesting ses-
sion.
payers in town are decidedly In favor of
bonding the town for 5000 to complete
the road IL the money cannot be raised by
further sale Of stock.
By the merest accident, the Methodist
Sunday school learned last Sunday that the
County Sunday school Association would
hold days session in Montpelier on the
Goth inst, and G. Daniels and wife were
appointed delegates.
South Woodbury..
b. III. Wells and Q. M. Kinsley OF Barre
spent few days in town, fishing -
Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Lyford and Mrs. Edgar
j. Banks visited friends and relatives in
Peacham the past week. - e. L. Foster
with his bride, of New York city is spend
ing two-weeks vacation visiting his
brothers and sisters in Woodbury. and vi
cinit,. - W. j. Town, wife, and son
Cecil, have gone to Marshfield for two
weeks stay with Mrs. Towns parents.
- Frank Sprague aud wife have closed
their summers work for II. s. Benjamin
and returned to their farm.
Wolcott.
Mrs. Charles Clark aud Mrs George Ba'
ker are sick.
The town fathers are building new
bridge near the gristm