The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-30
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Willianstown

Potatoes are SAID TO De worth only about
twenty cents a bushel here.
The continued drouth hereabouts is telling
sadly on the water supply for domestic pur-
poses.
Frank Patterson of Brook field has bought
the Elliott Brothers old engine and will
take it to his cider mill, to use in the alb
sence of water, just now.
James X. Lynde has been improving his
premises by fresh coat of paint on his
buildings and the conversion of his garden
into lawn and playground
The Boston excursionsts, last week, we're
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Erskine, Mr.. and Mrs
e. Adams, Mrs Bestey Hayward George
w. Brush and Albert K. Martin
Mrs. j. K Lynde is getting some encour-
aging responses, from former Congrega-
tional residents Of the place, to her appeals
for help in getting new organ for the Con-
gregational church.
Rev. George e. Hooker's illustrated lee
ture on Life at the Quarries," given here
on Wednesday evening, is so good an one
that it is to be hoped Mr. Hooker will
change his original purpose, " not to give 1t
at outside places" 1t ought to have a
chance to become one Of the most popular
lectures OF the season, for IL half a chance
were given it, its merit would seem enough
to insure its great success.
The Womans Home Missionary Societies
OF Vermont Conference will hold their an
nual meeting at the Methodist church, DC.
tober 81 and November l. The first session
will begin at two O'Clock Thursday, when
some interesting papers will be read. On
Thursday evening there will be very in
teresting and instructive address by Rev.
L. p. Tucker Of Northfeld. Theme
columbia as Mission Field" Morning
and afternoon sessions on Friday will con-
sist of reports and papers on the various
lines of work undertaken by this society.
For Friday evening we have the promise OF
Mrs. A. c. Clark missionary at the Immi-
grants Home at Boston. The incidents she
gives from personal experience cannot fail
to interest all who hear her. The public
are very cordially invited to attend all these
exercises.
Within week or two, symptoms had ap-
peared in the case Of James Burnham
calculated to excite alarm, but he was so
comfortable on Thursday last that little
more hope was felt for him. When, there
fore, the news was spread, on Friday morn.
ing, that he was dead, il came with surprise
to our community. For years he has been
partial invalid from rheumatism and other
difficulties, and, at the last, heart trouble
had developed which may have been the
immediate cause of his death. The oldest
son of the late Andrew Burnham, he first
married Abby, daughter of the late John
Thompson of Barre, by whom he had three
children, only one of whom, Mrs. Walter
Granger, survives. He afterwards married
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the mother of three children to him, all of
whom are living. He was buried from the
Universalist church, Rev. Alvin Smith off
ciating, on Sunday afternoon. He was
devoted husband and father, kind hearted,
social and neighborly man. His age was
sixty. four.
Mrs James Burnham is suffering greatly
from hay fever. - Mrs. Sherman Win
chester is improving in health. - Frank
Lynde, a recent graduate of Tufts College,
has begun four years course in dental
college in Boston. - Mrs. John Walkers
resumed her work of teaching in Washing
ton, ID. @. - son was recently born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holden. - Barney
ID. Flint was present at the state Sunday
school convention in St. Johnsbury last
week. - "Jack 1" Nixon, former
sharpener at the Nixon Brothers, stone.
shed, may return to work here about the
first of November. - A few days ago,
the life of Donnell the sick granite cutter
at the Monument House, was almost de.
little better. - Christopher G. Hood
will move, this week, to South Roy alton
and put up house for his own use at once
- Mrs. ID. j. Slack is in the hospital at
Hanover, N H., where her severely
fractured limb is being treated. b. K.
Demeritt of Waterbury was in town on Fri
day and Saturday last on business errand
- George W. Slavery has lately bought
a corn husker made in Indiana, that is said
to work finely
Woodbury.,
All the cauker-rash patients are rapidly
recovering
Robert Dow of Peacham is doing the in
side work on the new church
George Stuart, from Hardwick, has set
up barber-shop in the hotel for one day in
the week.
Sylvester Jennings and wife are both on
the sick list, and cared for by friends and
neighbors.
The presiding elder, Rev. j. Hamilton
preached in the Methodist Church last Sat.
urday afternoon.
Guy Chadwick has gone on the excursion
to Boston, intending to visit his father in
Lowell before his return,
Rev. N. A. Ross will preach in South
Calais each Sabbath until an assignment
can be made from Montpelier
Mrs. N. A. Ross has returned from her
visit to relatives in Underhill Ezra Ross
and wife of that town accompanied her
home.
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