The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09
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The many friends of our esteemed towns
woman, Mrs. Ellen Waldo Colby, now OF
Plainfeld, will hope for her recovery from
pneumonia from which she is said to have
been suffering In the last week at her home.
Let every one here remember the lecture
on Thursday evening OF this week, Febru-
airy 10, by Miss Vandelia Varnum, the third
in an entertainment course. 1t promises
to be rich treat that all who can, should
avail themselves OF.
The reports OF the State board of health
as to the water used in Barre are suggestive
of the demands that city may soon make on
our own water courses here in town. 1t
will be unfortunate for as IL the stream en-
tering our village on the west side shall be
taken by Barre.
On Friday evening Of this week members
OF the village school will give an entertain
ment at the town hall, Of which a small en-
trance fee will be charged, the proceeds to
| go towards fund for purch ssing bell for
| the school house. Members OF the A class
in Mrs. Frsnkum's department will present
drama in connection with other exercises.
One of our best granite workmen has
lately visited large city in neighboring
state where he learned his trade. In an
swer to our inquiry he thinks less rough
granite is being taken there to be cut than
| formerly. An indication, perhaps, that the
work of cutting it must be done as near the
|
ought to encourage more to work here.
There was a large attendance at the Uni
versalist Ladies' Sociable at the town hall,
last Thursday evening. The great attrac-
ton was the Mock Trial." before Justice
Frank Martin. Rev. Alvin M. Smith was
arraigned for an assault upon Clayton Mar
tin, because the latter had refused to pay
money due him, and he was proved guilty.
Refreshments were served after the trial.
Eugene Call last week Wednesday mar
ried Miss Alma, third daughter of Lyman
| A. Work. AT this writing they are visiting
Mr.. Calls home friends in Canada. On
their return their home for the present will
be with Mrs. Calls father, where she has 80
| long presided as one Of the most affection
ate and dutiful of daughters. Very sincere
will be the good wishes for Mr.. and Mrs.
Call in their new life.
| Last week man living not far from our
| town told of having had a visit of late from
a brother who is mining in British Column
bia. He is Vermonter, who had been I'M
| fortunate in mining venture in the state
OF Washington and three years ago he went,
a poor man, to British Columbia, where he
took up mining. He is now ready to "clean
up" his properties which he expects will
bring him $4,000 to $4,000.
Early last week George L. Ainsworth left
Racine, Wis, in company with others for a
point on Peace River, British Columbia, in
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monitor, Canada, where they met two other
Racine boys. There they purchased year 8
supplies and with horses ard toboggan
sleds set out for a ride of 800 miles to Peace
River country. Young men, most of them
| in the early thrties, with superb health and
grit, and well prepared for hardships, they
in fine spirits. One of this company had
previously come back from the same sec
ton with $4,000,
| A great amount of interest was developed
| last Wednesday, as the suit of the town v.
! allie" Wilfore progressed. Lapoint Mar
tin Of Barre were the attorneys for the town,
and Gordon and Wishart of Barre for the
defendant. The case was heard before JUS
tice Charles II. Bigelow OF East Brookfeld.
| The suit grew out of the matter OF a sewer
which our board of health officer ordered
put in last year in connection with Mr.. Will
fore's residence property The court re-
served its decision. Whatever it shall be,
we Judge, from hearsay, that Mr.. Wilfore
was felt by some Of the attendants at the
trial to have more OF case than they had
previously thought for.
There was a pleasant public meeting Of
the Christian Endeavorers at the Congrega-
tional church last week Tuesday evening, at
Christian Endeavor fame, called THE
Christian Endeavor Locomotive" was
given. Mrs William j. Young presided.
Parts were well taken by goodly number
of the young folks. After this exercise the
first number of local Christian Endeavor
newspaper, with Rev. p. p Womer as ed
itor and publisher, was read by him. The
reading OF such paper is to be feature OF
the Endeavor meetings once month, in
the future, and to this paper the editor in
vites contributions.
Mrs. Martha Martin Burnham, daughter
of the late Porter Martin, and wife of Mar
| tin Burnham, died at her home in Watseka,
/ SQt OF hn nf
nearly sixty. six years. For more than three
years she had been ailing, and had been at
times great sufferer from dropsy, 80 that
death came as a welcome relief from physi-
cal pain. The Watseka Republican,, from
which we learn the fact OF her death, speaks
in most kindly terms Of her. as a woman
true to every relation in life to which she
was called" Her husband and one of her
two SONS survive her. The family went
from here to Illinois in 1864
Rev. Idrys Jones, the young Welsh Con-
| gregational minister here, some years ago,
is now on his third winter in Wisconsin,
| minlstering to two congregations - and
| preaching three times each Sunday. He
finds himself with an affectionate and ap-
| preeiative people, who are interested in in
tellectual as well as religious and material
affairs. At a recent supper $40 were real
lied for him. His father, who on a visit
here from Wales some eight or ten years
ago, impressed us as one of the finest speci-
mems of an educated Christian gentlemen
we ever met, still ministers to his old parish
in North Wales.
For months past a birthday box with
open and beseeching mouth has stood upon
a table in the Congregational church., ask
ing for contributions for Sunday school p lr-
poses, in proportion to the number of BIRTH
| days ia the life of any pupil. To what ex-
tent the aversion to telling ones age, may
have influenced the amount OF these con-
tributions we cannot say. But several dol
lars are known to have found their way 10
the box, and, alas, some thief, too, it is now
| discovered found a way to this same box
later and robbed it of large part of its con-
tents. Let us warn that same thief that he
will be found out some day, and that very
long thermometer will be needed 10 register
the cheat" there is in money obtained in
| that way,
What pleasure. isthere in life with head
ache, constipation and biliousness2 Thou
sands experience them who could become
! perfectly healthy by using De Wits Little
Early Risers, the famous little pills. W. K
Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
South Ryegate.
AS there have been several accounts OF
the debate between South Ryegate and
GrotOn HIGH schools. sOme of which mis-