The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-21
Washington.

Mrs. s. e. Carpenter is visiting relatives
and friends in Barre and Montpelier.
Crichton Carpenter is engaged for the
haying season by A. T. Newman.
Fred LaBarron and family OF Wolcott
visited at e. II. Browns last week.
Miss Bertha Brownell OF Providence, r,
l., is boarding at Davis Houghton's.
Postmaster McAllister is Ill with bron-
chitis and under treatment by DIR. Hayes OF
Graniteville.
Some exceedingly fine clay is found along
our streams that would make the best OF
brick.
Marshall Morrisette is driving stage for
p. g. Wason, and is negotiating for the pur.
chase of the route from here to Barre.
H MARBLE.
Prof. 9. H. Richardson, secretary Of the
Vermont Teachers Association, sends to
the WATcHMAN the following regarding
Washington marble, which will be read
with special interest:
During the past three years l have no.
ticed many statements in the WATCHMAN
concerning the Washington marble, often
enormously called granite" 1t has led
me to visit nearly all the marble and gran
ite quarries OF Vermont and New Hamp-
shire and to carry samples OF the rock
through the central and western states.
The Washington marble is q chrystalline
AllllOoNObO vi hhO kAhlhf AhOAO 0OAiBhNN wa
ture, greater specific gravity, and capable
OF being cut to finer edge than any granite
on the market. On the highly polished sur
face it takes a lettering legible at a greater
distance than any known rock. Ibis Is
proven by comparison with more than five
thousand monuments in central and west
ern states. The dark steel gray and blush
varieties, as well as the banded and mot
tied, hammer white, so that when cut into
bases they form a striking contrast with the
polished die upon which the inscription is
placed. The ordinary marbles, largely car
Donates OF lime and magnesia, soon become
dull and corroded with vegetation and the
sesquinoxide of iron, but pieces cut from
this marble seventy-five years ago are still
lively and untarnished. No rock so stoutly
resists decomposition and alteration by
the action of the atmosphere as quartz, and
the ~silicious character Of this peculiar marble
makes it prominently fitted for all struc-
tural and ornamental purposes. Some con-
tend that it is only a surface formation OF
small area, but 1t extends into Canada on
the North and Massachusetts, on the south
with the highest and best development in
Washington. 1t has a mean depth OF be-
tween five and six thousand feet, hence the
supply is inexhaustible. 1t only requires
capital interested and rightly handled to
make this new industry a source Of great
wealth to Orange county and the state of
Vermont.
There was no preaching service at the
Second church on Sunday morning, as the
pastor. Rev. G. II. Morse, is taking a short
vacation. Mr.. Morse, with his family, has
been spending a few days with relatives in
Albany. - Rev. George Howe, brother
of Mrs. George Mason, officiated at the
First church on Sunday afternoon. -
The Lake View" house, so named by the
new proprietor, Solomon Smith, is receiv-
i'm IN II, ~ n 50 p,ar,t ~ nntrpna,t
- Mrs. Annette Griswold, who recent
ly returned from Uxbridge, Mass, goes to
Plainfield this week to spend a few weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. Abbott. -
George Crane has nearly completed the re-
pairs .upon his house. - The Good
Templars held a circulating library" So
cial with Mrs. Fred Ladd on Saturday
evening. There was a large attendance and
a very pleasant time is reported. - A
part Of the town was visited by a very
heavy thunder shower on Saturday. A
barn belonging to George Nichols was
ed but not burned. - The family of
Martin Flint had very pleasant family re-
unions here and at Snowsville last week.
- New was received last week of the
sudden death Of Ernest, son Of George
Rice, formerly of this place. He, with his
brother, came upon his wheel to visit rela-
tives in this town, and upon his return he
was overcome by the heat and died at Man
chester, N. II.
East Brookfield.
Mrs. Ida sprague and Mrs. Clara Carver
OF Montpelier are visiting at j. III. %Sprague's.
- Mrs. Hattie Lamson n daughter Of
Randolph are visiting at d. M. English's.
- DR.. E.. G. Sprsgue, a former Brook
field boy. who for three years has been 10.
Gated at Rumney, N. H., in the practice OF
medicine, went, on Thursday, to New York
City, where he will spend several weeks
pursuing a post graduate course. -
Walter l. Sweet went last week to Tun-
bridge where he will work during the hay
season. - Charles Ross Of Barre is
working for D. B. Buck. - Mrs. j. H.
Sprague n daughter, Miss Hattie, re-
turned from Rumney, N. H., OF Wednes-
day OF last week. - Miss Olive Brown,
her aunt, Mrs. Van B. Carpenter, returned
OF last week. - Mrs. c. W. Fisher, with
her two daughters OF Worcester, Mass.
came last Friday to visit her sister, Mrs,
Gertrude Jackson. - Mrs. J. @. Angel,
with her daughter and grandson Of Gays
vile, spent Sunday at j. M. Angeles.
- Miss Jennie Peck of Burlington is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Bige-
low. - Clarence W. Bannister is max
ing extensive repairs on and about his barn.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Chapman Of
Everett, Mass, are expected this week for
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Reeds. Mrs. Chapman will be pleasantly
remembered as Miss Mary Reed, formerly
Of this place.
East Corinth.
East Corinth Creamery paid its patrons
sixteen cents for June butter. - On &C
count Of the rain on Wednesday, the lawn
party was postponed one week, nd will be
held this evening, the 21st. - Miss
Martha r. Smith of C~ambridgeport, Mass.
is visiting friends In Town. - There
will be an entertainment in the school hall
on Tuesday evening, July 81, for the bene-
tit OF the library. 1t is a worthy object, and
all are cordially invited to attend. -
Farmers are. busily engaged in .haying, and
all are cutting an unusually large crop this
year.
West Corjnth.
Mrs, Stillman Wiggjus is in very poor
health. - Eta Soutbick and Bertha
Sargent Of East Barre are stopping this
week among their relatives here. -
Mrs. Abbie Mckinney of East Richford re-
Gently paid her brother, r. II. Williams, a
two-weeks' visit. - Cora Mcguire has
gone to Vershire to work. Her brother
George, the stage-driver, is taking lodgings
at K. l.. Stile. - A heavy thunder
shower, with some hail, swept over here
last Saturday, doing considerable damage
to the roads in several places.
Middlesex.
George White has gone to Washington to