The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-31
Williamstown.

A son was lately born to Mr.. and Mrs.
will Fogg.
The family of G. H. Sargent has moved to
st. Adams.
Miss Emma Adams will teach in Chelsea
during the fall.
Ira II. Rowell is the Democratic nominee
for town representative.
James X. Lynde's PAGER, Roscoe H."
has been winning premiums for him of late.
Maynard Kiser and family were away a
part of last week at a reunion of the Kiser
family.
Forty persons participated in the corn
roast on Friday evening at the north end Of
our village.
George w. Lynde is said to nave a won
derfully fine lot Of growing ~corn-thirty-
five acres or more in all.
M. B. Robinson and brother nave lately
had fine success at Groton Pond in a catch
of pike, pickerel and bass.
Miss Alice Grearson Of Massachusetts,, ac-
c~ompanied by two young relatives, Is the
guest of her nephew. William Grearson.
Calvin Flint, now the Oldest resident of
our town, is very ill. His great age is
against his recovery, but the case is hopeful.
Horace M. Farnham has just received a
horse-cutter and binde of corn. With the
large acreage Of corn such a machine is in
demand here.
The body Of Mrs. Ebenezer Seaver, who
died in Chicago some years ago, will be
brought here this week for burial in our
village cemetery.
The Masonic lodge here seems to have
been flourishing from the start. Among
recent additions to the fraternity are j. X.
Lynde and Rev. p. p. Womer.
Merrill, son of Gurdon Martin, of Com
pany e, First Vermont Volunteers, returned
to his home here from the South last week
for a short stay previous to the regiments
being mustered out.
W. A. Buzzell, who was said to nave one
chance in twenty-five for recovery, after
the recent operation for appendicitis, is
making the most Of that chance and seems
likely to win in the fight.
Miss Kate Erskine will teach in the Ophir
S. Martin district, Miss Belle Robinson in
the Prentiss Waldo district and Miss Ida
Covell in the Erwin II. Martin district the
coming term. Our schools are to begin next
week.
Miss Mary LOOMS of Mortified will
teach in the George w. Slavery district,
Miss Myra Seaver in the Clogston district,
and Miss Flora Kilby of Newport in the
primary department in the quarry district
this fall.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Congregational church will have an ice
cream sale at Lynde Hall this "wednesday
evening from seven till ten o'clock. The
patronage of the public will be cordially
welcomed.
Mrs. G. Elizabeth Tarbell, now of Ran
dolph, was with old friends here last week
accompanied by her daughter. Miss Clio.
The latter has just completed the full
course at the Randolph Normal School and
will teach in Waitsfeld the coming fall.
Peter Booth of Company e, First Ver-
mont Volunteers, has been confined to the
bed since last week Tuesday, and is under
the care of DIR. e. b. Watson and DR.. Reid
Of Barre. The case is said to be very crit
ical owing to the condition OF his lungs.
Bert Bailey has gone to Chickamauga, to
assist his brother Frank in the care of their
brother Luther, of Company e, First YER
mont Volunteers, who has typhoid fever,
and was not able to return with the other
Vermont soldiers. Frequent kilograms are
received and of late his case has been far
more hopeful.
Richard j. Jenkins, an apprentice at
Nixon & Morris granite shed, had a narrow
escape last week in the adjustment of a gran
tie block which slipped and struck him in
the ribs, knocking the breath out of him
and laying him on the ground some feet
distant. Fortunately he escaped without
serious injury.
Rev. Elizabeth II. Goldthwaite OF East
Calais, preached at the Universalist church
on Sunday. Her theme was in keeping
with the present agitation upon the liquor
question and was in favor of the retention
and enforcement of the prohibitory law.
At the evening service she spoke of the men
and women, of the literature, art and music
which has helped to the elevation Of hui
manity.
Warren Poole and son OF Dover, ILL.,, left
for Boston on Saturday ON their homeward
trip. When Mr.. Poole first went West
from here, fifty years ago, the family and
their goods were taken on wheels to Bur
lington in October, thence they went by boat
to Whitehall, and from there to Buffalo, N.
Y, by canal. They were detained at Buff
falo five days by a snowstorm. A few days
more took them by BOAT to Chicago then u
muddy place of twenty thousand people.
Thence they Ven to La Sale, ILL.,, by canal
and from there overland to Dover.