The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-13
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George, son of Ebert Jackson, is learning
the art of butter making in the creamery.
The williamstown baseball club was
badly worsted here last week by the Brook
field club.
Will Kibbee has been confined to the
house of late with form OF eczema about
the throat.
Mrs. John Duffus and children are max
ipg a fortnights visit at her old home in
Waterbury.
Some eighteen or twenty persons from
here are staying at the Lynde cottage at
Berlin Pond.
Mrs. irving Covell, for some months past
somewhat OF an invalid, has been more
poorly OF late.
j. w. Flint has lately had as guest his
brother Homer, who is preparing for the
Episcopal ministry.
Ed j. Poor is the happy grandfather of a
son lately born to his son, Gardner Poor,
now living in Barre.
William Il. Lynde, years ago q resident
here, Is about to move from Davenport,
Iowa, to Seattle, Wash
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Beckett are on a
bridal tour to Niagara Falls and are ex-
pected home this week.
Mrs. Orcutt Abbott and daughter return
ed to their home here last Friday after an
absence OF some seven months.
lubTb WAS u lIObl utIb Ou lutbudy
ing sufficient in one instance, at least, to
kill tomatoes, corn and potatoes.
Mrs. Melinda Davis Lewis is very poorly
in health and may not live long, having
been an invalid for so great time.
Mrs. Herbert p. Martin, 80 much of an in
valid in the earlier months of the year, is
again somewhat improved in health.
Mrs. George G. Earle was called from
Barre Monday morning by the sudden ILL
g h.ar t1nr II thArt Taff nr1o
There is an encampment OF shovelers on
Leslie Gales farm, employed in laying pipe
for water from the Gale brook for Barre
city.
Mrs. Mehitabel Stebbins is at home from
Erie, Penn, accompanied by a nephew,
Jesse Odds Of that state, who suffers from
i'll health.
Mr.. and Mrs Robbie Jones are cheered
by the marks their two young daughters
who are now with grandparents, are win
ming in school in Utica, n. Y.
The family friends Of Mrs Liberty Jeffords
were greatly alarmed about her on Monday
but she was better on Tuesday and expec-
tations are entertained of her recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Martin are boarding
at Montpelier, as this arrangement suits
best Mr. Martin, who is a conductor on the
Barre and Montpelier electric railroad.
The Congregational Sunday-school is
about to adopt the grading system which
will involve the changing of pupils in some
of the classes of the younger members Of
the school more particularly
The creamery engine, one day last week.
had a collapse, but machinist James
Gregory soon got it running again. Our
people are waking up to the benefits to the
place of such an establishment as Mr..
Gregory 3 machine shop.
Rev. P. P. Womer will begin on Thurs
day evening at the Congregational vestry a
series of studies OF the book OF Hebrews
and The Revelation and desires a large at
tendance of his own people at least and es-
pecially Of the young folks.
Here are some echoes from sick rooms
here; "If ever get well l shall not fail to
visit sick peoplen Eyes" said visitor to
one of these rooms, ~ felt just that way
when was sick, but when got well / for
got it and so will you'll" Alas, for poor hui
man nature.
Mrs. Oliver Dickinson recently gave an
old folks party for her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Follensby Goodrich. Mr..
Goodrich is now eighty-four years old. This
aged couple are happy in the love and care
of a worthy family of two sons and two
daughters residing here.
G. q. Lathrop is member of the board of
commissioners appointed by the court OF
Franklin county to settle the matter be-
tween the city and town Of st. Adams. He
was in St. Adams last week as a member OF
this board. The work of the board may not
be finished for some little time.
A friend, who accompanied Will Lund to
the hospital in Burlington, returned last
Saturday, briD ging the welcome news that
the surgical operation lately resorted to
there will in the belief Of physicians, finally
bring him complete restoration to health.
After his longtime and terrible sufferings.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne, whose pleasant
habit it is to be ever looking towards the
sun rise, not long ago availed himse IL of an
invitation to the home of Norman G. Davis
for night to witness sun rise, and was
gratified the next morning with fine one,
while the inhabitants Of the valley in which
is our village, were at the bottom OF deep
sea of fog.
There has just been formed here a Young
Peoples Reading Club which invites addi-
tional members who would like to join it.
The club meets this week Thursday even
ing with Miss My rite Seaver. Hereafter
their meetings will be held on Friday even
ings. Current events and Ian Maclaren
and his writings will engage the attention
of the club at present.
In the recent quadrennial appraisal Of
real estate here quite number of our vii
lsge properties were raised and in some OF
these instances bowling was also raised.
The largest advance perhaps upon the ap-
praisal OF four years ago was in the case OF
the old Enoch Howe house and land about
new list Is 81 900 or more above what the
property is said to have cost the last pur-
chaser and 1t is reported that he holds 1t at
1880 above even these figures
Miss Mary A, daughter OF Henry A. Aims
worth, now of Moline, ILL.,, arrived here last
Saturday afternoon for stay Of some weeks,
perhaps. In answer to some questions con-
corning her recent travels of some eighteen
months in Europe, under most favoring cir
cumstances for seeing, she tells US that what
ever else is to be said about the people in
Spain, as she saw them, simply as tourist,
she found them the most pleasant people in
Europe to be among. A very noticeable
feature in Spain, last fall, was the great
number Of people who were in mourning
dress
Orange.
Mrs. Frank A. Gale and family have ar.
rived at the old homestead to spend the
summer. A son was born July s to
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Nelson. - John
Bolles of Maple Hill is visiting his son,
David. "Grandpa" Bolles is always well
come among the citizens here. 80 Mrs
Z. w. Curtis is recovering quite rapidly
from her recent serious illness. - John
Davis of Willsboro, N. Y, spent last Sun.
day with A. l.. Noyes and family. -
Mrs. K. p. Lord has so far recovered from
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