The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-14
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Rodney Seaver district. |
Mike Grady has gone TO Barre to cut |
granite for Mackie & Hussey.
Will o. Martin Is at home from Provi- |
dence, r. l., for few days vacation.
A son was born on Sunday to landlord
and Mrs. j. W. Brown of the Monument
House.
Return s. Davis, vet in Johnson, is con-
sidering the matter of going to Pennsylvania
to manage farm.
DR.. Jason G. Briggs went to St. Armand,
Canada, last Thursday to assist in holt
ness camp meeting there.
Willie Briggs had lot Of hay left over
from last years crop and he has been send
ing pressed hay of late to market.
Mrs. George Mari and daughter returned
last week from Mrs. Marr's home in Cana
da after an absence of several months.
Mrs. William Grearson came home from
New Brunswick last week, accompanied by
a brother, who will be here few weeks.
Frank Benedict returned to Tufts College
last week to assist one Of the professors two
weeks before the opening OF the fall term.
Dr. Charles A. Briggs son who has been
two years in college in Los Angeles, Cal,
will now finish his course in Cornell Uni
versity.
Ex-Conductor Frank W. Flint has been
at Gibbon, Neb., in late weeks in company
and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Colby of Burlington
came here last week for a visit with home
friends and Mrs. Colby will remain for
short time.
A telegram on Sunday from Chickamauga
Park brought good news OF the Bailey
brothers, and it is hoped they may be home
ere very long.
On Monday evening our band went to
the diatript tn snranadp r9DrpReQta-
tive elect, William j. Pratt and met with
very cordial reception.
Edison S. Martin has had numerous re-
sponses in the way of calls to see the farm
that his mother and her sister offer for sale,
but as yet it is not sold.
Patsy and John Rogers and Leon Cum
mings Of Company e, First Vermont regi-
ment, were in town last week. They are
having thirty days. furlough.
Mrs. AFRO Nichols for months paralytic,
is able to set up several hours daily, and
with support can walk about some. Her
principal remedy at present is electricity.
The mother and sister of Misses Waverly
and Joe Murray, will return to their old
| home in New Brunswick, after stay OF
| nearly year here. Their home will be
| with Lawrence Murray.
Luman j. Hersey for years past resi-
dent of Denver, Col, is in town. 1t is said
he desires to take his sister, Mrs. Fremont
G. Little, so long in poor health back to
Colorado for year for her health.
| Our road commissioner has used the
Victor, Champion and is now using the
Western road. machine, and sees special adj
vantages, in the two last according to the
places in which they are to be worked.
James II. Walbridge, aided by the choirs
of the Methodist and Congregational
churches will give a concert at the Solid
Rock Methodist chapel at the quarres on
Thuradau avqpinn for the hnnafit Of the
chapel society.
1t may be fun for the Democrats so large
| ly in the minority but isn't it an edifying
spectacle that in three successive elections
| for representatives they have held and APP
parently exercised the balance of power in
| these electionsl
| Doctors Chandler of Montpelier and
| Reed OF Barre, were in consultation with
| DR.. Z. B. Watson recently, in the case of
Will A. Edison, and they still pronounce his
case hopeful, though he has seemed so very
ill in the last week.
| Our last voters check list shows $50
| Names At the election last week the Re-
| publican vote for governor was: Republic
can 1877; democratic 81; prohibition 8; scat
| tering 4. The largest vote for representa-
tives was 228, all which points to the stay
| ing at home of great number OF our citi-
| zens.
The Young Peoples Literary Club at
~. ,
larly interested by Mrs, Horace M Farnham,
who is niece of the Vermont author, Row.
land E.Robinson, whose life and works were
under consideration on the occasion. The
club has suspended work for few weeks
on account Of the absence Of 80 many men,
bers.
Next week Tuesday Congregational cir
cular conference will be held here. Rev.
Mr.. Abercrombie of Brookfeld will preach
the sermon. The afternoon discussion will
be wholly as to amusements from Chris
tian standpoint, and what are known as the
questionable ones-dancing, card-playing,
and the theater- are to have a due share of
attention.
See the advertisement elsewhere of our
ex-townsman, Luther M. Waldo, who went
to Tallapoosa, Georgia, some years ago for
his health. He writes us personally that
"his milk route pays well, and it would be
quite profitable to some one who could do
the work mostly himself" He finds his
vineyard, and farm all that he can attend
to. He calls the climate there the most
healthful and delightful on earth.
1t will be matter of exceedingly great
regret to many here that owing to the hered-
itary tendency to consumption on the part
of his wife, Barney ID. Flint wants to sell
his farm at once and move to some other
climate. His farm, mile or 80 east OF the
village, is the one long occupied and owned
by his late father, Calvin Flint, and some
one says sis one Of the most pleasantly and
best located farms in town."
One night last week burglars again en-
tered j. X. Lynde's store through a window
at the rear end Of the post office. Only
single light OF glass 12x20 inches was re-
moved. AS usual Mr.. Lynde's safe had
been left unlocked and he never keeps any
money in it over night. The papers therein
were thoroughly gone over and appearances
indicated the work of professionals, but
they found little or nothing apparently that
they wanted.
Again last week, on Freemans meeting
day, the usual biennial Republican drama
of house divided against itself was per-
formed here. Though not of Sbakesperian
origin, there seems no lack of spear shaking
in this play. At the Republican caucus W.
q. Pratt had thirty.three votes; Ophir s.
Martin twenty-nine votes, and there was
quite large scattering vote. The caucus
adjourned without nominee. Four bal
lots were taken last week Tuesday, the box
having been turned the fourth time at
p. M In the first ballot Mr.. Martin led his
competitor by twenty votes. On the SEQ.
ond ballot he lacked but one of majority.
Again he led on the third ballot, but on the
fourth Mr.. Pratt was elected by a majority
of one vote, and a plurality over Mr., Mar