The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-04
WiIliamstown.


Miss Kate Erskine is improving in health
at present
Frank Lougee of vergennes was at home
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Cults of Orange are
visiting their son, Will Quits.
Miss Alice Walker is staying at the
Lynde cottage at Berlin pond.
DR.. George e. Maloy, now Of st. Cloud,
Mimi, is expected here to-day.
Miss Nellie Blanchard is visiting rela-
atives in Quechee for few weeks.
The grandfather of Warren Gresrson on
his fathers side, is visiting in town.
Rev. Carlos Adams was visiting old
friends in Norwich and Thetford last week.
Henry Nixon has bought out the interest
OF his brother Charles in their granite bust
ness.
Conductor Frank w Flint is taking a
trip through British Columbia, to the Pa
cifc coast.
Charles Surewright has had the misfor-
tune to lose valuable COW. She was found
in the pasture.
Some sixty excursion tickets were sold
here last Saturday morning for the excur-
sion to Vergennes.
B. f. Sibley went to Burlington again
last Friday for short stay with his surgeon
DR.. l.. M. Bingham.
Miss Julia Simons, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Lucius 8. Simons, is at home from
Providence, r. l., on visit.
The hospitality of the Lynde cottage at
Berlin pond is being enjoyed by numerous
visitors from here at sundry times
B. f. sibley returned from Burlington
Saturday afternoon, encouraged by his sur
geon to hope for the healing OF his ear
Rufus Fuller of Worcester, Mass, has
+l,a ~ Lott If ha "a
Nichols to which he is related by marriage.
The ill health Of Mrs. Ezra seaver has
prevented Mr.. and Mrs. Seaver from COM
ing here from Westfield, N. j., earlier in
the season.
Fireman Sargent on our Williamstown
railroad, and a new conner here, has taken
an upper tenement in the old warren
Poole house.
Will Kibbee was called Saturday to the
funeral OF a nephew six years OF age, in
Brookfeld who had lockjaw. as the result
OF stepping on nail.
The wet weather OF last week again him
dered greatly the cutting OF the hay crop
and predictions are heard Of much injury to
some other crops, to the sorrow OF our farm
ers.
A visit to the granite sheds OF Grearson
& Beckett last week found large and busy
throng Of workers and proprietor hopeful
and expectant as to the business In the near
future.
Oryille Bosworth, accompanied by his
mother, went to Ohio last week to attend
the funeral Of his brother Charles. who has
recently died from the effects OF an acct
dent on RAILROAD.
The lawn party of the Methodist ladies'
society advertised for last Wednesday
evening, was compelled to be held In the
Methodist vestry on account OF the RAIN
few dollars were realized.
Rufus Fuller, q former business man in
| Worcester, Mass, will give free lecture at
| the town hall next Friday evening, taking
as his subject, in part, Niagara Falls
Everybody cordially invited to attend.
A rumor is in circulation that the son in
law of Rev. William Scboheld, who has
been barber in Cambridge, Mass, in
| years past, is to come here to open shop
| He is q native Of northern Vermont.
As we listened one day last week to re-
cital OF certain hard times elsewhere, We
| came to the conclusion that everybody here
| might feel that they were pretty wen on, IL
comparison, and be thankful therefor.
Through the efforts OF our selectmen
| Ousrryman Dan Tibbetts has been released
from Chelsea Jail, where he was taken
few weeks ago, for failure to pay certain
fine and costs imposed on him in liquor
case.
One hears with righteous indignation thu
report OF the killing OF deer in the north
west section Of our town, though the perpe
traitors of the deeds are not known to TIT
public. Would that they could be dis
covered.
James Gregory, son Of Joseph Gregory
and for some years past a resident OF An
derson, Ind, Is about to return to Vernon
to live. With his mechanical genius AM
requirements, his services ought to be II
demand.
Rev. p. P. Womer is to take this week a
the Moody meetings in Northheld, Mass
He viii be absent until into W ReI1 wee SI
go to her old home in Pennsylvania for
few weeks visit.
Fred W., son OF the late George w
Blanchard, was married to Miss Susie Ken
dali, in Fairfield, Me-, July IA Mrs. Blanch
ard Is sister Of the well-known must
teacher at one time in Goddard Seminary
the late Miss Kendall
DR., Wesley Noyes, son-in-law OF the lat
Deacon Enoch Burnham, died week befor
last, at his home in Racine, Wis. after
paralytic stroke. He had the first one som
time last year and hopelessly lost the powe
of speech. His wife, a longtime invalid
survives him.
Last Saturday afternoon a match game
base ball was played between team mad
up of the granite cutters in the Ellio'
Brothers and VIII Kibbee's sheds and on
! made up by those in Grearson q Beckett
! and Henry Nixon's sheds. The formt
were victors by large margin.
j. Fred Austin OF st. George, New Brun
} wick, o longtime granite worker here, II
! said will, In the near future, 20 to Ea
3 Barre to learn to run granite turnin
? lathe. His friends will wish he may q
quire the art OF doing as neat jobs In graz