The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17
Williamstown.

o. #. Stebbins is taking vacation of
several weeks.
A daughter was recently born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Waverly Murray
Neal B. Smith, son OF Marcus A. Smith, is
at home from New York city on vacation.
Fernando @. Davenport's ear from which
a cancer was recently taken fails as yet to
heal.
Miss Julia e. Bass arrived in town on
Monday from East Somerville, Mass, for
visit.
A ten and half pound boy was recently
born to Mrs. Beulah Bass Clay, in South
Barre.
Nearly one hundred tickets were sold
here last Saturday for the excursion to
Highgate Springs.
Ophir s. Martin recently lost a good
horse, that fatally injured itself in stable
in Henry Lasell's barn.
| Joel A. Bass has been very sick with ma
larial fever at Washington ID. G. He is
now in New York city.
George Beckett's new house is now being
plastered and when finished will be the
| finest house in our village.
Olney F. Seaver has recently had as
guests the wife of his nephew, Ii. M. Sea-
yer OF Boston and her sister.
News comes of the recent death of Mrs.
Thomas X. Work. in Hartford, Conn. Two
sons and daughter survive her.
Sherman A. Winchester is away this
week establishing agencies at Warren,
Waits6eld, Elmore and Newport.
Thomas Poland is working on the tene-
ment near Mrs. Orcutt Abbott's place that
Horace E. White is building for rent.
Bert Simons and sister, Miss Julia, are
here from Providence, r. l., visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius s. Simons.
"Pete'' Reed, who is taking a vacation
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the guest OF his brother, AFRO Reed here.
Erastus Church, who is upwards Of eighty
years old, was ill last week, the trouble
showing itself in part in mental alteration.
Mrs. Mary Simons Snow and her niece, a
daughter of Henry Snow, are visiting the
family Of her brother, Lucius s. Simons,
here.
Miss Belle Hubbard is to have the depart
ment in our village school OF which in the
last year Miss Slack of Randolph was the
| teacher.
Jeweler George Bosworth is developing
into good amateur photographer. His
pictures are likely to have an increasing
demand.
Bert Simons, now of Providence, r. l.,
has sold his house, near Charles Perry's
place, to Albert r. Martin and Joseph
Gregory.
A Republican caucus will be held next
Saturday evening at the town hall 10 nom-
mate candidate for representative to the
next legislature.
Richard j. Jenkins, in the employ of
Nixon & Mari, will improve the excursion
from Barre to Montreal next Friday to visit
his home in Montreal.
The matter in litigation between Charles
NJ. Edison and Mrs. Ralph Whitney that
had been taken to the Orange County Court
has lately been settled.
Mootar Pobbia I'M ffuo yao nIoddapad
week by the arrival from Brooklyn, N. Y,
Of fine bicycle, the gift Of his uncle, Will
liam Duffus, Of that city.
Melvin e. Burnham, in the employ of j.
X. Lynde, recently had vacation in which
he went with an excursion from st. Johns
bury to the coast OF Maine.
The Williamstown cornet band will &C.
company the excursion to Plattsburg next
Saturday The fare for the round trip from
this station is only one dollar.
We lately had the pleasure of roadside
chat here with Henry Lyon, formerly one
of our esteemed village small boys, and
now manager Of telephone affairs in Mont
pelier
Mrs. Lucina Martin Fogg, who went to
New Hampshire some weeks ago for treat
ment Of cancers, has reached Chelsea on
her way home, and is said to be much i'm
proved
Frank Lynde, late graduate of the Har-
ward Dental College in Boston, is again this
season in dental rooms in Lynn, Mass, to
get the benefit of practical work in his pro-
fession.
Road Commissioner o. A. Blanchard has
just done good job in the way of improv-
ment of the roads just west and north of
the bridge in our Village near Albert r.
Martins shop.
All who would be voters at the Septem-
Der election, whose names may not be on
| Ala aIA liot GnH nnr I'd Of DIV
authority at the town hall next Saturday
for any needed revision of the list.
A musical event of extraordinary interest
| is to be given at Montpelier, August 49, by
Mary Howe LAWN, the celebrated soprano.
This concert will undoubtedly give the
greatest treat of the season to music lovers,
The reading last Friday evening was
given by Miss Jennie Keiser, niece OF
Maynard Keiser of Pawtucket, r. l. She
is only fifteen years OF age, and at present
engaged in study. We judge her to be a
promising reader.
Miss Cora Lewis of East Montpelier is to
teach in the David Gale district Miss Belle
Smith OF Cabot in the Jason II. Jeffords
district and Miss Dearborn of Chelsea in
the Orlando Flint district and Miss Ida
Covel will teach in this district the coming
season
Rev. Carey Watson and wife, now OF
of Greenfield, Mass, are taking part of
their vacation here with the parents and
brother of Mr.. Watson. Sunday evening
Mr.. Watson occupied the Congregational
pulpit and gave some excellent suggestions
Tor meeting the hard, rough places in life.
On East hill is club known as the Birth
day Social Club" Last Friday this club
celebrated the birthdays of Mrs. Lucius
Flint, Hiram Drury Moses Medcalf, Mrs.
Sarah Whitney, NAT" Turner, two OF For
est seaver's children and Mrs. Martha
Howard Erskine. Each one of these was
remembered with gifts. There were forty
five to fifty persons present. Rev. Mr.,
Briggs OF Washington was there and photo
graphed the group.