The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-27
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Penacook, N. d., last Saturday.
Late news of Mrs. p. p. Womer is that
she is quite a little better in health.
The houses OF John Farnham and Chaun-
cey Lougee are to be newly painted.
j. X. Lynde Is putting in thoroughly
good sidewalk in front Of his house.
Mrs. George Mari and little daughter are
to take vacation at her old home in Can
ada.
A fine toned bell was put into the belfry
OF our village school building on Monday
last.
The demand for daily papers here at
present is developing newsboys Of wide
awake sort.
From not large number of trees Willie
Briggs made over four pounds OF sugar to
tree this season.
the family of her brother-in-law, o. A.
Blanchard, last week.
Mrs. Herbert p Martin who has been
quite an invalid for few months seems to
be gaining somewhat.
The listers will be at the town hall on
Tuesday, May 3, to hear any complaints as
to the lists just made up by them.
William Hanson was very poorly last
week as the result OF having been thrown
from lumber wagon not long ago.
Rev. e. M. Fuller OF the Baptist church Of
Barre, was much liked here at the Congre-
| gational church last Sunday morning.
John Edwards Of Chelsea West Hill, will
return to work as tool sharpener here at
the sheds OF the Grearson-Beckett Company
| this week.
Leon Cummings, who is an apprentice at
| the Grearson-Beckett Company's sheds,
went to Barre on Monday to enlist In the
Cuban war service.
Howell Roberts has met with serious
accident to hand in factory in Granville,
| N. Y, from saw, which cut through the
length OF one finger.
| Word has Just been received Of the death
OF Chris. Elliott, from consumption, in
| New Mexico. His body will be brought to
Northfield for burial.
Luther, son of Joshua f. Bailey has en-
listed for the Cuban war, to go with Barre
| company. II we mistake not, he has the
grit for a good soldier.
A Willismstownian, prominent in bust
ness circles in the West, has just written
us that 1.-THE prospect Of war is hurting
business very materially"
Clarence Hersey and family are just now
staying in San Diego, Cal. We hear that a
recent letter in the WATCHMAN from Los
| Angeles, Cal, was from his pen.
George W. Clark, the occupant OF the old
| Enoch Howe house, has an increasing
number of boarders, who find in this family
a very satisfactory and home-like table.
One Of our leading granite manufacturers
| says the effect OF the war Is already being
felt in the granite business, and he expects
1t will be felt more as the war progresses
Rev. P. P. Womer's lecture at Lynde
| Hall on Monday evening was well attended
and much liked. Why should not neigh
boring towns have the pleasure and benefit
OF 1t?
Mrs. Ada Flint Dickinson is preparing to
move to her new home in Washington. Her
aged father, Chester Flint, will accompany
her, or remain here in his old home, as he
shall elect.
DR.. Charles Briggs, son Of the late j.
Wright Briggs, is said to be having q good
practice in Pasadena, Cal. His oldest son
will come to New York ere long to continue
q collegiate course.
Harry, youngest son of our old townsfolk
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Snow, visited rela-
tives here last week. His home is In Bos.
ton, where he has good position in a con-
dictionary manufacturing establishment.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
church will have q literary evening mex,
Saturday at the vestry. The theme will be
Willard, and the public is cordially invited
to attend.
The work Of filling on the grounds o.
George Beckett's new house goes on vigor
ously. When threestory building shall
be erected on this high ground it will come
|
, ing in this village.
In late conversation with one of oul
Welsh granite cutters, something recalled
to his mind one Of the proverbs of his nativ,
land that in English might be thus tersel!
expressed, viz" A child brought mp ii
hell, in hell he'll stay
When the music of our guitar and mando
lin club, numbering some twelve Of four
? teen persons, pleases such a musician a.
Alfred House, as it did last Saturday after
noon at the Monument House, we canno
. forbear to make note Of 1t.
Henry B. Jersey, former student O
, Norwich University from this place, ant
, now resident Of New Mexico, is said t.
have been promised the command OF tn
soldiers that New Mexico may soon fur
= nish for the war with Spain.
| On Sunday evening Rev. P. P. Wome
:. gave the second Of his new series of talks
the subject having been 1.-THE Christ as
. Man Of Prayer" Despite the rain that fel
|, throughout the day he had a good audience
q which, as matter OF course, he did not fai
o to interest.
1t is good to see SO cheerful 9 farmer as
' Fremont @. Little just now. From March
= to April he sold from his farm, includin
4 his maple sugar. crop, little over $40
!. worth Of produce. His wife Is recovering
: from an illness with which she was seize
In January.
MIS-. Henry martin last week buried he
). sister, Mrs. Angie Densmore, who died Q
4 consumption, at her home in Kennebunl
!. Maine, after long illness. Mrs. DEM
" more was at one time q resident of thi
: place, having lived here two years with he
J.. sister, Mrs. Martin. After going to Main
i, to live she united with church in Kennt
l. bunk where she made many friends. he
! body was brought to her old home in Yves
Topsham for burial.
We want all our people to keep in min
the coming here Of Rev. W. @. Puddefoo
Ia to give an address on Tuesday evening
n May 10, at the Congregational churcl
Is One OF our townspeople who has hear
him, tells us we had no one in our lectur
course last season to equal him. TIL
y arrangement by which he comes will max
. it free address and the national reput,
:, ton which the speaker has among Congr,
% gationalists, insures great feast to hi
y audience which ought to crowd the churc
D ON this occasion.
10 A telegram from Trinidad, Colorado, las
% week, announced the sad news Of the deaf
4 of Chris. Elliott, a brother OF Elliott Brotl
< ers, granite dealers, so favorably know
!, here. After several years OF work here q
n granite cutter, during which Mr.. Ellio