The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01

parents at, or near, White River Junction.
Mrs. George w Blanchard and her son,
Fred Blanchard, were in town last week.
Mr.. Blanchard goes to Chicago little later,
as an assistant professor OF elocution in
Chicago University. AT present his wife is
caring for her sister in Cavendish, who was
thrown from carriage and both her ankles
were broken.
The predictions that the electric railroad,
now building from Montpelier to Barre,
will be extended to this place, and on to
Royalton, in the not far off future, is graft
flying to hear. II the company will also
give.us a road to the quarries, both in Will
Jamestown and Barre, our prettiest bows
will be made to them.
The accident to Mrs. Charles Erskine
while returning from Montreal, on Satur-
day of last week, occurred at Montpelier
Junction. A division OF the train was maxi
ing and as she went to step from one car
to another the two cars were separated,
and she went down on to the track. Her
injuries proved less serious than at first re-
ported.
We not long ago, had an opportunity to
learn of an acquaintance of very bright
abilities who had an exceptionally fine
ment but finally lost 1T through indulgence
in liquors. But for drink, our informant
thinks, he might to-day be getting a salary
that mounts up into the thousands yearly
instead of being as he is dependent.
Contrary to the hopes of friends, Mrs.
Rev. p. p. Womer failed to improve in
health, early last week, and had very sick
time of It, DR.. j. Henry. Jackson of Barre
was again called as counsel with DR.. Il. b.
Watson Thursday Her slight, frail body
and throat trouble, before coming here,
with a possible lung trouble under way,
gave much uneasiness day after day. On
Thursday it was decided that she seemed
really better.
A few weeks ago our infirm and nearly
blind townsman and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Guild, went to Barre to remain
| few weeks for the removal of a cataract, OF
nine years standing, on Mr.. Guilds left
| eye. The operation was successfully per-
formed by DR.. Lester W. Hanson, and a
more grateful, happier man we seldom see
than is Mr.. Guild at this time. He is gradually
getting strength of sight, and hopes for quite
| a complete restoration of it, A cataract also
began to form three years ago on his right
| eye. But there is one thing Mr.. and Mrs.
| Guild yet fail to see, and that Is how DR.,
Hanson is going to get full reward for all
his kindness to them, in their poverty, till
he reaches the time and the place where
| ample recompense is made for Kindness
| shown the poor in this life.
The recent visit of our old townsman,
! Nash Simons, son of the late Francis
| Simons and now a resident of Wilton, n.
! H., make it in order to speak of some of his
| achievements in the twenty-three years
past as general manager and treasurer OF
the Hillsborough mills in Wilton, for weav-
ing carpet yarns, horse blankets, and house
| blankets. The mill is large one. Both
steam and water power are used Upwards
of $50 men are employed, and employment
was kept up all through the hard times,
never one shutdown occurring in the time.
The present outlook for business with the
| company is fine. Mr.. Simons is a strong
| Republican, fully believes in tarif to pro-
| tect home industries. The retention of his
| place for nearly quarter OF century, is
ample praise for his business character and
ability.
Well worth repeating is remark made
! by member OF manufacturing concern OF
more than national reputation, and just re-
ported to us by the one to whom it was
made. He was speaking Of man who had
| been in the company's employ quite num-
Der of years. He said he had watched the
man thousand times when the man him
self had no idea of it, and he had found him
through and through man! The seven
| years spent with this firm were seven years
of great plenty for the employe, and at the
| age of twenty-seven, in spite of all the adj
| vice of the manager of the business, to the
contrary, our acquaintance took but four-
teen hundred dollars that he had saved and
| struck out elsewhere. Adversely followed,
terrible and long. continued sickness getting
hold Of him, and his money all went. He
then took to liquor for ten successive years,
| in one OF these years, he tells, spending $500
for drink for health had come back mean
| time sufficient to earn good wages. Not I'M
| til forty years Of age did he come to himself,
and abandon his old career forever, let US
hope the ten years since have been years Of
Christian sobriety
BARRows & PECK Of Montpelier have
| Ross Ensilage Cutters in stock, but il you
want an elevator with 1t you should send in
| your orders at once, as they would have to
| be ordered from the factory.
Washington.
Mrs. Fl. G. Moody is visiting relatives in
| the West.
Miss Helen White Of Burlington is visit
ing in town.
Miss Lucy Calef left on Saturday for
Providence, r. l.
| Miss Alma Clough returns to her studies
at Goddard Seminary this term.
The village schools open for the fall term
on Monday, with the same teachers as last
term.
Miss Eta Clough teaches in the Wilson
district in Orange the coming fall term.
Fred Ordway and family of Barre visited
his father, Royal Ordway, in this village on
Saturday and Sunday.
Florence Henry has been Frustrated by
illness the past two weeks, but Is favored
az Wills liiuO WAN Viz SoiOiui huioibB VI aOI
mother.
Miss Irene Calef has returned to her
home in Providence, r, l., and is to attend
| the Pratt Industrial Institute at Brooklyn,
N. Y, to learn the art of dressmaking
Ernest Seaver, Forrest Huntington and
George Goodrich, with Misses Eta Clough,
| Inez McAllister and Hattie Metcalf, camp
ed at Berlin pond last week.
Miss Claire Carpenter returns to Mont
pelier ON Monday to begin her second year
| as a teacher in the Graded school, and is to
make her home with Mrs. j. W. Ellis, on
, Barre street,
East Elmore.
Mrs j. r. Parker and children returned
| to Morrisville on Monday in time for school.
Miss Ina Swift went to her school in
East Montpelier ON Monday. - School
in district No. commenced to-day with
Miss Esther Foster Of Jacksonville, as
teacher. - Schools in district No. 9 and
commence on Monday. - A number
from here called on Brother Ross on Friday,
He guided US up the mountain, pointing out
the places OF interest, then lunch was
spread and partaken of by the hungry
crowd, after which we were shown over the
new church listening to the music and a
prayer by Brother Ross, Then all returned
home we'll paid for their journey
Be not deceived. A cough, hoarseness or
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