The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-25

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The return of James Gregory, long time
machinist, to our state, to reside permanent
ly, points to a machine-shop here, perhaps
in the near future, II everything shall prove
favorable.
The Solid Rock Methodist Episcopal
Chapel folks in the quarry district, gave an
entertainment last week that added some
sixteen dollars to their fund for furnishing
the chapel
Mrs. j. w. Flint's millinery establish
ment is one that our place takes an honest
pride in, and the success deserved by II,
Is shown in larger business this season
than ever before.
b. Frank Sibley, accompanied by. his
brother-in-law DR.. George K. Maloy OF st.
Cloud, Minnesota, went again to Burlington
on Thursday, to see his surgeon, DR.. Bing-
ham, with reference to his ear.
Much interest conferred in the game OF
base ball here on Saturday afternoon, be-
tween the Brookfelds and Williamstowns,
inasmuch as the latter were severely beaten
by the former in Brookfeld, two weeks be-
fore.
The Montpelier insurance companies
were quick, last week, to look after the
damage to the Warren Poole house, the Joel
Bass house and Wallace Martins house
that were struck by lightning on Sunday OF
last week.
Mrs. Lewis Martin now of Kirksville,
Missouri is in poor health-the result, it is
said, Of having been thrown from carriage
here few years ago. Mr. Martin seems to
be making fine progress in his medical
studies there.
While Mrs. Anna Benedict Franklin has
found that the climate of California agrees
with her better than our Vermont climate
and larger pay for teaching there, she con-
fesses to great pleasure in her work with
Vermont scholars as teacher
This is the third season that Mrs. Ed.
Adams has been sending each week to the
store OF Charles M. Seaver, punches Of flow
ers of her own raising, to be given to inva-
lids and others to whom they can bring
cheer. A simple and beautiful charity in
deed
Not less than three city visitors from out
of the state have spoken OF late OF the at
Effectiveness of the southern portion Of our
village, dwelling each on some particular
phase Of it, the beautiful waterfall on the
General e. Bass place, getting its share of
admiration.
John Duffus was surprised last week at
the news OF the sudden death, by apoplexy,
OF his uncle, John Duffus, in Aberdeenshire,
Scotland, in his fifty-ninth year. A very
(Scotland) paper. A wife and eight chill
dren survive him. He was known to some
of the Scotch granite men in these parts.
We had the pleasure last week, Of call
from our genial old townsman, George
Denny, now of South Northfield, who was
accompanied by his son. Harry, OF Jack.
| sonville, Florida. The latter has a good
granite, and the length of time he has filled
the place, would seem proof OF the accep-
tableness of his services.
A merry picnic party, made mp OF sixteen
ladies, present and past residents OF Mont
pelier, at the invitation of Mrs. A, l.. Pope
Of Cleveland Ohio, IA granddaughter OF the
late Joshua Thwing OF Barre), visited the
Monument House here on Friday. The
pleasure Of Landlord Brown and his guests
seems to have been mutual. The satisfac-
ton expressed by certain OF these guests
with the house. and the statement that they
should send others there could hardly fail
to be very gratifying to Mr. Brown.
Hiram 9. W. Cowdery, for many years
past a resident Of Chicago, was in town the
first of this week after long absence from
here. Fifty years ago last Sunday he was
married to Miss Mary Lawrence OF Barre at
the Gulf Spring House. Mrs. Cowdery died
| two years ago. Although seventy-eight
years of age, Mr.. Cowdery does not look 1t
by some years. He is stopping. with a
brother in-law in Plainfeld. He has long
been in the employ Of the Michigan Central
Railroad Company as builder. OF his
family, two daughters are living and are
residents of Chicago. We welcome the re-
Uurn Oh Ill Uubb6 CltlZ6ub.
This true story has just been told us Of a
Vermonter, two OF whose sons were well
known here in an earlier day. He was a
farmer, and the Sunday morning meal, as a
rule, was baked beans. 1t CHANGED, how
ever, that on certain Sunday the rule was
varied and the beans were omitted. After
breakfast the farmer went and yoked up
usual, when his good wife demonstrated
with him for working on Sunday. Sur
prised to learn that it was Sunday, he could
account for the situation only on the ground
that, as he explained to his wife, " they had
not had beans that morning"
BARRows & PECK of Montpelier have
Ross Ensilage Cutters in stock, but If you
want an elevator with it you should send in
your orders at once, as they would have to
be ordered from the factory.
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duane White of Boston are
visiting at @. A. Calefs.
DIR. Warner was called to attend Mrs.
Geo. M. Seaver on Saturday.
Mr.. Ordway of East Corinth, visited Mrs
Rory Mcdonald his daughter, last week.
Mrs. Helen Pepper Davis Of Iowa Falls
Iowa, is expected in town the present
week.
Mrs. Sylvester Tillotson is seriously i'll
| being threatened with pneumonia, and is
under treatment by DR.. Godfrey Of Chelsea
Miss Louise Roby of Newark, N. j., and
Miss Carrie Smith Of Burlington arrived on
Friday evening, and are boarding at Mrs
| Barrows.
| Mr.. and Mrs. g. W. Huntington, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. p. Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. George
e. Huntington left on Saturday on the ex'
cnrsion train for Buffalo, and will visit rela-
tives near that city while attending the G
| A. X. encampment.
#. G. Huntington is enlarging his store.
room and building a back piazza. - Ed.
ward Emery is building an ell and is to
newly shingle and clapboard his house
- Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Tapln returned
| on Saturday from a two weeks stay In
| Corinth. - @. d. Parkhurst has put 9
two-horse covered coach on the stage route
which leaves here at $40 in the morning
and returning leaves Barre at ten O'Clock
| for this place, - Charles A. Smith oil
Barre was in town on Friday. - There
is louder call for wool hereabouts, and
more sellers are responding than has been
! the case for some years, - The last
loads OF hay are going into the barns, and
the farmers never were happier at the
thought. - Quite large flock of sheer
and lambs were gathered here for market
last week. - Miss Laura Beard has
gone to board at e. II. Browns. - Geo
@. Taplin the photographer, with his sister
is stopping at f. g. Huntington's. -
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wilson go as delegates
to the Universalst Convention at North