The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-16
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Elmer A. Perry is working here for the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company OF
Newark, N. j.
Some 1927 were among the presents to Mr..
and Mrs Liberty Jeffords at their golden
wedding last week.
Lumber is being hauled to Lewis M.
Beavers farm for new horse barn to be
built the coming season.
Mrs. P. p. Womer seems not to be gain
ing much in health since her return to her
old home in Reynoldsville, Penn.
Miss Carrie Waterman, granddaughter OF
the late Calvin Ainsworth, is being bene-
flied in health by stay in Florida
People are making some sugar hereabous
The recent thsw gives the appearance OF
early April to the hills near the village.
Adney Benedict writes from Auburndale
Fla, that the frost has again fallen on his
vegetable garden. to his financial injury
An amateur dramatic company Of North
field will present 0Neighbor Lakewood" at
the town hall on Thursday evening next
Fred Brown, whose wife is a granddaugh-
ter of the late Cyrus Seaver, IL Is said, will
move to this village from Berlin before long.
The Congregational society has extended
an invitation to the Grand Army post to
hold the Memorial Day exercises this year
in its edifce.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Sibley returned from
Penacook, N. H., last Tuesday and return
ed again on Thursday. Mr.. Sibley enter
tains hope OF relief from the cancer in his
face.
Henry f. Erskine returned to Penscook,
II. H., last Friday for further treatment OF
cancer in his face He tells Of some re-
markable helps that have been obtained
there.
The objectionable annoyance given at
the Beedle's orchestral concert here last
week, leads us to parody an old proverb:
Every piccolo has its peanut-cracking &C
compartment"
DR.. w. b. Mayo of Mortified was in
town to see Bert Bruce. last Friday, who is
in very poor health, as the result OF an &C
cident. 1t is said that 1t may require
months to restore him.
A telegram last Monday forenoon from
Ottawa, Kansas, announced the death OF
our esteemed old townsman, Walter Bass
son OF the late Joel Bass, Jr. Further
notice of Mr.. Bass will appear later.
The operation performed by DR.. l.. W..
Hanson OF Barre on an eye OF Charles
Guild, months ago, in the removal OF a cata-
ract, is proving very successful so that the
man is able to read a good deal with it.
Next Friday morning and afternoon there
will be held in the Congregational church
district Sunday school convention, the dis
trict including this town, and we believe
two or more towns adjacent on the east and
south.
One OF the leading granite men here ex-
presses the belief that we are to have years
of great call for this granite. 1t is mat
ter for congratulation that better prices for
work are now being obtained as well as for
an increased demand
A large owner of granite quarry stock
says that good deal of rough granite is
shipped west, and can be worked to adj
vantage there in competition with this Sec
ton because OF the lower price OF labor, at
least in two large cities that he mentioned.
The concert by Beedles orchestra of
Keene, n. H., on Tuesday evening of last
week was largely attended and greatly en-
ioyed. Owing to the illness of some mem
bers of their double quartette, the vocal
part of this concert was not given as adver-
tised,
Mrs. Mary, daughter of the late Deacon
Enoch Burnham, and wife OF DR.. j: Wes-
ley Noyes, after long period of invalidism
has recently died at her home in Racine,
Wis. But one of Dea. Burnham's family
(M1s. Edwin Northley, now of Wisconsin
is living.
E. Baldwin, the Connecticut horse buyer,
has lately written one OF our citizens in
quiring about horses. He says first class
grade of driving horses will bring very
good price but anything of a common grade
he rates as too poor for a moments consid
Grafton by him.
1t is said that preliminary survey of the
Methodist field here is likely to lead to Rev
j. o. Sherburne's remaining another year
such a disposition of Rev. Mr.. Sherburne
by his conference will meet with hearty
response from the "amen corner" Of the
Congregational denomination, too
The entertainment course, consisting OF
four lectures, one reading, and concert
ended last week with balance Of forty
dollars in the treasury. While the hall
dozen citizens who assumed the financial
responsibility of this cause would seem JUS
titled If they were to pocket this balance
they kindly purpose to hold it as "a nest
egg" for another course, next winter. 1t is
matter for much coDgratulation that II
has been shown that our people can and
will sustain such series OF entertainments
A young man employed in a city OF an
other state for two years past, was recently
offered employment with business man,
the offer having come without solicitation.
Two years ago, strangers to each other,
their membership Of the same church
brought the young man to the notice OF the
business man. The latter observed his
course OF life and marked him as a young
man to be desired. Well would 1t be II
every young man could know how often his
measure is being taken by his elders, who
have good situations to offer young men OF
character and ability.
Said life insurance agent the other day
ut takes long head to master all the
points in these insurance companies" con-
Tossing that he had not mastered them
Not many years ago an agent Tor q well
known company outside the state issued
many policies here, and now we are told
that the insured are letting their policies
lapse to quite an extent, some claiming
that they do not find in their policies what
they supposed they were getting, wherever
the fault may lie." A hustling agent. who
years ago was gathering in the sheaves
for his employer, but who is now an agent
for another company, helps people to see
what they didn't get in his old company
While this does not necessarily imply alb
solute crookedness anywhere, does it not
behoove people to look for a thoroughly
honest and capable local representative OF
such company when they want to insurei
West Fairlee Center.
Miss Helen Southworth has been at home
for few days vacation from the Barre
school,
Mrs. Marion Bond and her two little boys
from Thetford have been spending some
days with her parents at the Center.
BY the kindness OF L. b. Morse, nine Of
the members of our Sunday School were
favored with twenty mile sleigh ride and
an opportunity to attend the Sunday
School convention held at North Thetford