The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-26
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Miss I'm gene Buck OF West Randolph
was In town with friends last week.
James T. Bass now OF Waco, Texas has
recently married school teacher there.
The woman's Relief Corps will give an
oy ster supper at the town hall next Friday
evening.
Mrs. 9. U. Lathrop, who has been 80
poorly in health in late months, Is able to be
out again.
Mrs. G. A. Lang of Montpelier was here
one day last week with visw to q class in
guitar playing
The Christian Endeavorers will give a
sociable at Lynde's hall on Wednesday
evening Of this week.
John Dow has acted as manager in Will
Kibbee's granite shop, in the absence OF Mr..
Kibbee in Massachusetts.
The case of the town vs.. Allie Will
fore was tponed from Tuesday to
Wednesday afternoon OF next week.
Henry j. Martin, az he goes about with
fish and oysters, is Offering a red cloverine
salve that promises many good things.
Rev. p p Womer is visiting Rev. III s.
Hartwell OF Cabot, a former ella s-mate in
the Theological seminary at New Haven.
Frank Carter and John Mari have dis.
solved Arnership in the granite business
and Mr.. Carter will continue the business.
Nelson Farnham, now OF Mortified,
paralytic stroke, is yet really quite feeble 1t
Is said.
Victor Curtis, formerly merchant in
Barre, and now in the employ Of A. l.. Bal
ley OF st. Johnsbury, was in town over Sun
day.
A delegation of the Spauldng Graded
School scholars, Barre, was out here, Fri.
day evening and occupied the town hall
for dancing. etc.
The Congregational Ladies' Society will
give sociable next week Wednesday even.
ing at l., nde's hall, to which the public are
cordially invited.
II. II. Martin has recently bought pas
ture near the Gulf, Of Hibbard Sprague Of
East Brook field. 1t was part OF the Nell
son Staples place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Ainsworth and
MISS Carrie Waterman left their home in
M oline, Ill last week for stay OF some
weeks in Florida.
There was large and pleasantly enter
tanned company at the town hall last Satur-
day evening to hear the impersonator,
Charles I. Grilley.
Mrs. Fremont G. Little was taken sud-
denly and severely i'll last week, but the re-
port that she had had a paralytic stroke was
contradcted later.
Our Ladies' History Club had red letter
day last 8 ,turday at the home of Mrs. Wal
ter Granger. The theme on the occasion
was hlODOlK6 ana Alaska.
Mrs Lewis NJ 4rtin has lad a very marked
return to health of late under osteopatbic
treatment in Kirksville, Mo. MIR Martin
ht pas to finish his course there in a year
longer.
Mrs Martin Seaver Mrs Herbert P Mar.
tin, Mrs. j X. Lynde and Mrs. Van Nc
Allister at the present time are quite
poorly, though it ID hoped only temporarily.
Colds are prevalent.
Of raui1-
ing here, tells us that he rented one Of his
farms OF 800 acres in Nebraska, last year, to
man for some 5000 and the wheat crop on
I the place sold for 5000.
| We have just seen handsomely illus
trated and large pamphlet of an Oregon
town in which appears the portrait OF Enoch
Burnham Dufur, son Of our late ex-towns
man, A. jackson Dufnr and lawyer there.
He is a sold-lOoking man.
One of our former Sco'ch granite cutters
writes us under recent date from Scotland,
that he would like to return to work here,
after a stay OF some years again in his native
land, for he says this is better country for
a working man than his own.
George L Ainsworth, only son of our old
townsman, Frank w. Ainsworth, now of
r acme, Wis, starts with a small party next
w eek for the Peace river district in the
Northwest Territory OF the Dominion OF
Canada and in which is the Klondike sec
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back from successful gold hunting expe-
rlence there.
Our former townswoman, Mrs. Laura
Work Dennis, daughter of the late Mr.. Elias
Work. has been living for some years in the
State of Washington. Recently daughter
OF hers sent to The family OF Lyman A.
Work beautiful collection of wild flowers,
or wing in that Pacific coast state. The ar
tistic manner in which they have been pre-
served, and placed upon paper, makes This
collection one OF the very prettiest things
we have seen in long time.
Quite an interest was taken in lawsuit,
last Thursday, between Fremont Q. Little,
agent, as plan, iff and Mrs. Lund, as de-
PENDANT, in the matter of rent on the place
occupied by Mrs Lund, part OF the old
| Atrial Hall farm. Mrs. Lund claimed that
the rent was not due till next April. The
case was heard before Justice Frank Martin,
Lawy ers W. W. Lapont for the defendant,
and II. w. Scott for the plaintiff, both OF
Barre. 1t WAS holly. contested case, and
the Jury gave their decision in favor Of Mrs.
Lund al about eleven O'Clock p. M.
Last Thursday morning our community
was somewhat startled by the announce
ment OF a sort OF a strike of the granite
worBmen here. AT the time OF the lockout,
several years ago, some OF the boys saw mt
to break from the Cutters Union and go
back to work. Later they returned to the
Union, and were subjected to fines to be
failed TO pay up wholly At a meeting OF
the Cutters Union, Wednesday evening, 1t
was voted to stay away from work till these
fines were paid. Thursday, however, suf-
feed to settle matters, and peace reigns,
much to the satisfaction Of all.
| In the lamentabe amount Of divorce bust
ness, in even our beloved state of Vermont,
doubtless an ounce Of prevention is better
than pound Of cure, and to this ounce 1t
delights us TO contribute the experience Of
two OF our citizens in an earlier day. whose
married life, lived elsewhere, was one OF
the hsppiest we have ever known. OF this
family Of husband, wife and two children,
only the wife is now living. Recently
speaking of her happy life to friend, she
| said, "my husband was as much my lover
the day he died as the day he married me.
| do not recall that even a cross word was
spoken by either Of us to the other. II
was ever ten bed to be fretful the thought
| al once came TO me, that the indulgence of
| such frefuness would wean him from his
love for me, and 1t was always successful In
restraining such words"
A thrill of terror is experienced when
brassy cough OF Group sounds through the
| house at night. But the terror soon chang
l a. -.