The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
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A son was recently born to Mr.. and Mrs.
"Hal" Cheney.
Miss Mabel Recor is working in g. W.
Clark's boarding house.
The Methodist Sunday school held pic
mic at the Gulf Springs on Tuesday.
Samuel Foster of Duxbury was here last
week looking after the interests Of his farm.
Merville Martin, who has been so sick in
weeks past is able to get out OF doors now.
come up here from Barre and establish
granite business.
David Gale, son of the late Elisha b.
Gale hopes to enter Dartmouth, or TUFTS
College next term.
Doctor and Mrs. Lewis d. Martin were in
East Montpelier with Horace M. Farnhams
family, over Sunday.
The Grearson-B Beckett stone sheds shut
down last Saturday noon to remain closed
till Thursday Of this week.
Mrs. William schofeld has had as guests
of late Mrs. William Eastman and Mrs.
Dram Hutton OF Morrisville.
Mrs. Anna Benedict Frankum's village
school closed last Saturday, with picnic
in the old Enocb Howe grove
There were three additions to the Metho-
dist church last Sunday. The rite OF bap-
tism was administered to two others.
Mrs. Elijah Edison and her two sons with
their wives were at Waitsfeld last Sunday
to attend the funeral OF Mrs. Fred Joslyn
DR.. Tindell was called to Burlington last
Saturday by surgical operation to be per-
formed on some family friend, in hospital
there.
The little son of Manuel Benerides, and
grandson OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Carnes
was buried on Friday afternoon after some
weeks OF sickness.
Miss Carrie Waterman, granddaughter OF
the late Calvin Ainsworth, is at Clifton
Springs, N Y, having come up there from
Florida to spend the summer.
Two or three mornings last week the mer-
curry was only eight or ten degrees above
the freezing point, and it is said frost was
to be seen in our village Saturday morning.
Rufus Walker and family left last Friday
for their home in Moline, ILL.,, after de-
lightful visit here Mr.. Walker and his
two sons are extensive dealers in coke and
coal.
Our town library meetings are now held
on the second Tuesday OF alternate months.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday after
noon, July IL. Shares have been reduced
in price to So each.
TX. Lynde's family will go to the Lynde
cottage at Berlin pond this week. II. L.
Cheney's and DR.. w. b. Mayo's family will
go later. Miss Sside Mckee will accompa-
ny Mr.. Lyndes family.
Next Sunday, July g. the members OF the
Masonic fraternity here are to attend the
Congregational church in body, Rev. p. p.
Womer, himself member of the fraternity
will doubtless have a sermon adapted to
the occasion
A word of caution has been thought to
be necessary for the ball-playing small boys
in our village. The Methodist church build
ing has lately suffered somewhat in their
games, though the boys were very manly in
their readiness to pay for damage done.
Henry Nixon and family are taking few
in Maui hnr Mr. and
Mrs. Windsor Ditty in Rochester, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Lougee and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Patterson in Greensboro, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Maynard Spencer in Plainheld.
Mrs Fred Joslyn, formerly Cora Bacon,
who was killed near her home in Waitsfield
by being thrown from vehicle last Thurs
day was daughter OF our former we'll
known townsfolk Daniel and Mrs. Rosette
Edison Bacon. She was born here, and her
childhood was lived here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Grearson went to
Boston last Thursday, hoping to meet there
Mrs Charles j. Moore, for some years past
resident of Atlanta, Georgia, and togeth'
er to go on to their old home in st. George,
New Brunswick. They will be absent in
that case two or three weeks.
Mary, daughter of Henry A. Ainsworth,
now OF Moline, ILL.,. made a passing visit
here last week, on her way to the White
Mountains where she will remain month
or more. She will then go to Maine for a
few weeks stay. Mr.. Ainsworth and wife
are at Michillinda, on the east shore OF
Lake Michigan, where he has summer
cottage.
Our selectmen are to be petitioned to es.
tablish fire limit in our village. In that
case water is likely to be taken from the
brook running through the o. S. Walker
farm, brought to reservoir at the north
end of the village, at a point high enough
to throw water over any buildings within
the limit. Such an arrangement is greatly
needed.
A new road is asked for either from Main
street, west, through to the Congregational
parsonage grounds, or from the main road
north Of the parsonage grounds, to point
where Mrs. Fannie Simons Dow has build
ing lot A meeting of the Congregational
society is warned to be held at their vestry
July 6, 8 P. NJ, to consider the matter Of its
location through their grounds.
A good deed, performed by one of our
late great-hearted cit zens some thirty five
years ago, has just come to our knowledge
and probably for the first time is now made
pubic. One OF our young men after few
years apprenticeship was about to engage
in business for himself in another section
OF the country, and had come to an eastern
market for goods. He little thought then
perhaps he was the possessor Of fine bust
ness ability, that only needed opportunity
to develop it,. He had gone from here with
no means and had his own way to make in
der the keen eyes OF one OF our citizens.
who was knowing too, to what he had
shown himself to be. after leaving here.
When this young man came east, his old
friend, bound to him by no tie OF blood, or
by any obligation to help him, went to mar
ket with him, introduced him to wholesale
houses, and assured dealers that anything
the young man should fail to pay he would
pay himself. THAT help was worth 81, 900
TO me-" said our successful friend, now in
the sixties, as he told US the story. 1t is
well for boys and young men Of today to
remember that there are still great hearted,
keen-eyed men, who are watching and
studying them and ready and DESTROYS to
do them good turns in life, if they find
them worthy Of such help.
MoretowH.
Miss Viola Hartman has new wheel.
Milo Griffith had horse die last Monday.
Frank Hart and wife returned last Mon
day night
Mrs. Ruth Carpenter is visiting at @. d.
Ashley's.