The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-19
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past granite cutter here, has returned to
work for Elliott Brothers.
Leslie ID. Gale will again go to the White
Mountains about June 1, to remain at the
Fabyan House for the season.
The Memorial Day exercises on next Sum
day will be held at the Methodist church,
Rev. j. o. Sherburne to preach.
The voting for candidate for new post
master on next Saturday, will be done at
the town hall, from zen A. NJ. till four P. NJ.
Christopher Q. Hood, now of South Royal
ton, was in town last week. He is about to
do carpenter work on George Cranes house
in Brookfeld.
Rev. Idrys Jones has lately received
unanimous call to remain with the two
churches in Wisconsin that he has been
ministering to for a few years past.
Conductor Frank w. Flint has been
greatly enjoying Southern California, and
Is to return home via. Portland, Oregon and
Nebraska, to reach here early in June.
Mrs. Clarence Hersey has been in New
York city since November last for treatment
OF her eyes, but now returns to her home in
Colorado with little, II any, improvement.
Our completed grand list for 1897 shows
decrease of little over 10 per cent in the
personal property in the last year. This Is
partly Offset by a gain in the real estate,
though there is a small loss in the total of
the list, in the time. There is gain OF but
one poll in the year.
Rev. P. 2. Womer's audience on Sunday
was larger one than has been seen in the
CONGREGATIONAL Church on any ordinary
occasion for long time. His preaching is
proving attractive indeed, most important
truths being presented in very forcible
and interesting manner.
While Henry f. Erskine and daughter,
Miss Katie were on their way to church on
Sunday his horse became fractions near
Martin Erskine's place, and his daughter
was thrown from the buggy and quite
severely bruised. Her escape from worse
fate seems to have been remarkable.
DIR. e. B. Nutter and Jean Call have just
set out row of maple trees on the common
in front Of the Congregational church. This
calls to mind dastardly deed of two score
of years, or more, ago, when several trees
were set out there one season, and the fol-
lowing Sunday morning were found all
girdled.
Rev. William Schofield and wife arrived
last week to take up their residence here for
the present. Mr.. Schofield is suffering from
throat trouble that lays him aside from
ministerial work. He will probably 90 on
now to build residence for his own use in
this village on land formerly owned by the
late DR.. A. Waldo
Our most beautiful songsters, the bobo-
| links, are here in force again, making their
enrapturing melody. And now certain old
| townsfolk living in Washington, ID. c., say
that one Of the most delicate dishes served
there is bobolink on toast. Oh the sacri-
| lege of it! 1t would seem akin to serving
"Old Hundred in the same manner.
Our townswoman, Mrs. Anna Benedict
| Franklin, who Is here for the summer from
California, and teaching in our village,
| thinks she will return to California later,
where she can earn double or more the pay
that she gets here as teacher. Her brother,
Frank Benedict who is getting to be vet
eran teacher may return with her.
A temporary resident Of our place, who is
| bound to take as pleasant view of things as
possible, found himself compelled some
months ago to spend short time in the
| Washington county jail. Recently asked
how it seemed to him to be there, facetiously
replied, sit was just like being at the
beach," He was raised on the sea coast
| Dennis Corliss, Jumper at Grearson &
Beckett's stone sheds, had a narrow escape
| from death on Friday from piece OF gran
lite falling from the derrick as it was being
seized him just in time to pull him away
from fatal blow of the stone. AS 1t was,
he was quite severely injured on the head.
After six years. occupancy of the Enoch
Howe house as clearinghouse, X. 2.
Blanchard moves this week to the new
house on Bennett street belonging to his
son, Dell Blanchard of Montpelier. How
very well MI. anu MIS-. bldnCndru can strVe
the inmates OF their home many OF us can
testify to by long personal experience. 1t
is matter of sorrow to Mrs. Blanchard's
many friends that her health in late months
has been so intirm.
One of Williamstowns grandsons residing
in the West, and hardly ten years Of age,
has become so intensely Americanized
through hearing OF the revolutionary war,
that he makes everything a contest between
no moi oh A
members of his right hand are American,
and those Of the left hand are British, and
there is constant war between them. 1t is
impossible to get shoe on the left foot be-
| fore the right one is properly clad. The
distinction between them is constantly in
his mind.
Mr.. Nathan Hall, now eighty-four years
| OF age, lives on farm, and during the past
| winter has cared wholly for forty.five
sheep, two cows, two horses, and drawn up
thirty-two cords Of stove wood. From
thir; y-six ewes he has had forty-fve lambs,
this season. How much Mr.. Halls long
| life and present activity may be due to his
| long term Of sea-faring life on whaling yes
sells, it would be interesting to know. He
| has been the overseer of the poor here for
we know not how long. 1t is noteworthy
| that Mr.. Hall, until he was some twenty
one years old, was puny, sickly fellow.
| To-day he will tire out some much younger
men at croquet playing.
| If we could see the end from the begin
ming" we might not so often envy people
who seem to have perfect health. One of
| our acquaintance, lowered with a superb
constitution, and, for years successfully
defying every law of health and long life,
as it were, stands now, apparently, on the
edge of his grave, and in the early prime Of
manhood. We are just told, too, that a
former townsman, whose life ended in a
sad tragedy after comparatively brief
sickness from the grip, was told by his
physician that his chances OF recovery
would have been better had he been an in
firm man when attacked, instead Of the
very strong man he seemed to have been
previously.
South Ryegate.
William Baney moved his family and
goods to Newbury street on Tuesday.
Edward Miles has gone to Boston to work
at the stone business, where he can have
change of air and receive better medical at
tendance, as he is man Of delicate health.
Edward Porter intends to close out his
business between now and the 25th of May.
We understand that he gets clerk
ship at Frank Pray's Of Woodstock. We
are sorry to lose him, as meat market is
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