The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
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fall term in the Erwin II, Martin district.
Miss Hattie Nichols of Massachusetts is
here visiting her uncle, George W. Nichols.
Mrs. John Duffus and three children are
at her old home in Waterbury for vaca-
ton.
JESSE son of Erwin II. Martin, and Miss
Kate Erskine are to teach this fall in the
quarry district.
Herman, son of Deacon Edwin @. Smith
was under medical care last week, from
bilious trouble.
Several of our young men and young
ladies go to Berlin pond this week for
weeks encampment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred House are to take
two weeks outing in MORA, N. Y, with Mr..
and Mrs Leon Blanchard
Rev 2. P. Womer addressed the Orange
County Christian Endesvor Convention at
Randolph Center last week.
Ernest Hutchinson began WORK for Gar
diner Poor in Barre last week. He will
drive a milk cart for Mr.. Poor.
Two daughters OF the late freeman Ca
prom one from Walden and the other from
Connecticut are visiting cousins here.
George Wilfore has gone to work for w.
+. Dibbell, who runs a meat cart to our
village from the west side OF the town.
Dick Emanuel, a Liverpool, Eng, boy,
has been quite ill Of late at the home in our
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Blanchard now OF
Barre were in town over Sunday az were
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Bailey Of Montpe-
lier.
Charles R. Ainsworth and wife and j.
Edward Ainsworth, all now Of Moline, ILL.,,
are to be here in a few days to visit short
time.
Rev. f. e. Currier of the Methodist
church here, has cottage at Joe's pond in
Danville and will take his family there for
a vacation.
Miss Mamie Brush will take Miss Myrtle
Seaver's place in j. K Lynde's store dur
ing Miss Sesver's three weeks absence on
vacation.
Mrs. George G. Earle of Barre is at her
old home here for the first time after her
surgical treatment in Burlington. She is
regsining her health.
John Mari and Leon Cummings are said
to have changed their purpose OF going to
California after leaving here last week, and
to have gone to Butte City, Mont
Jason II. Jeffords tells us that Massa-
chusetts man offered him $13 per ton for
twenty-five tons of old hay pressed deliver
ed at the depot, but he did not sell 1t.
KIP Blanchard last week bought OF the
administrator of Rev. Harvey Webster 8
estate, the old Joel Bass, Jr., place. near
the village cemetery, paying $1,000 for the
same
Miss Susie Benedict goes to Burlington
this week to accompany her sister, Miss
Ella b. Griffin, of that city, to Star Farm
Beach on the lake, for vacation encsmp-
ment.
Mrs. Edna Carleton Templeton, daughter
of the late Deacon Francis Carleton, now a
resident of North Dakota, is at the old
home here for a visit Four children &C
company her.
Bert Bailey WAS working in Halifax,
Novia Scotia, at recent accounts, and ex-
pected it would take five or six weeks yet
to finish his labors in the British provinces
Tor the present trip
j. Munroe Seaver and wife are about this
time in Western Oregon. They will visit
Barney d. Flint's family at WOODBURY.,
Oregon, and also their Dufur friends, whose
parents used to live here.
We have Just been told OF an offer for a
quantity of old hay Of S12 per ton, that was
rejected by certain farmer. Later he was
ready to take it, but was met with refusal
Ten dollars was all he could get then.
The Agricultural Company failed to meet
last Saturday evening. but will hold meet
ing next Saturday evening. Until after
that, the prudential committee of our fire
district will not appoint a meeting Of the
district
Our hay crop seems to be nearly gathered
and the general verdict is that larger, per
haps we might say quite good deal larger
crop has been taken than was anticipated
earlier. We hear the fine quality of il
spoken Of.
Robbie Williams a granite cutter here
for some years, and now in business in
Granville, N. Y, was in town last week
buying manufactured granite work for his
trade He also buys in Barre He reports
good trade.
The prudential committee of our fire dis.
trict awaited meeting of the Acqueduct
Company last Saturday evening before de-
Gliding upon the time for a second meeting
OF the voters in the district to see what &C.
ton should be taken about water supply
for fire purposes.
Miss Myrtle Seaver is taking a three
weeks vacation from work in j. X. Lynde's
store. On Monday she accompanied Rev
and Mrs. p. p. Womer to Canada and will
be with them during their vacation. The
party will make their headquarters at Mon
treal.
Our attention has lately been called agair
by an out-of-town man to the good work
Jerry Hutchinson is doing on the old John
Lynde farm, of which he is now the owner
Mr.. Hutchinson is devOting several acres Il
small and larger fruits, with success tina
makes his place worth visiting.
Jeweller George r. Bosworth, who doel
exceptionally fine work as an amateur
photographer, has lately taken a photo
graph Of Will j. Young at the Grearson
Beckett Compsny's sheds, that is OF sucl
York city magazine for publication.
James Prize, son OF Quarryowner j. X
Prize has recently married a daughter o
Oscar Smith OF Washington, and is keeping
house in DR.. j. II. Jackson's house in tn,
quarry district. long time liking for this
young man leads us to wish him ever tn,
best that life affords man and wife.
At the Jones Brothers fine quarry in oui
granite district, expensive accidents have
lately occurred, owing TO troubles in con
nection with derricks, We are told thai
several hundred dollars worth OF ston,
were injured, a defective link in chair
having been one Of the active causes.
William Grearson of the Grearson
Beckett Granite Company was out of towl
one day last week trying to find additions
cutters for their work here. He is said II
have failed to get what he wanted, 30 grea
is the demand just now for these workmen
1t is a matter Of congratulation all aroun,
that this industry is 80 brisk at present.
Charles Lawrence, a veteran Of the lat
Civil War and for many years residen
here, died last week in New Hampshire
The hndv WAS huriad hare on Monday 10