The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-09
Williamstown.

Mrs. James M. Beckett is being visited
by lady friend from Maine.
Miss Belle Robinson will teach the fall
term in the George w. Savery district.
Charles Clark OF St. Johnsbury is visiting
his brothers, George w. and Dan Clark.
Thomas Poland has a Job of carpenters
work at South Barre with Lucius Scott.
Mrs. Nathan c. Smith Of Washington,
d. c., is the guest of her Lynde cousins.
Herbert j. Colby. now OF Burlington,
was with family friends here over Sunday.
Three Pillsburys of Minneapolis, Minneso-
ia, registered at the Monument house last
week.
After an absence Of few years, James
Rice has returned as brakeman on the
railroad.
guest last week of her cousin, Mrs. Olney
#. Seaver.
Bert Simons, son of Lucius S. Simons
now of Providence, r. l., is visiting the old
home here.
Leon, son of o. A. Blanchard, has lately
gone to Mora, Franklin county, n. Y, to
run hotel.
A son was lately born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Stone, who came here not very long
ago from the Quarry district.
Miss Emma Adams and Katie Erskine
dJlbuu6u Uue orange county Ouuudy eCuOOl
onve ntion at Wells River last week.
There will be no preaching services at the
Congregational church next Sunday. Ser
vices there will be resumed August 20.
Bert Dobbs has moved his family to
Barre where he has employment in the
yard of the Wells River railroad company
Lorena, daughter of our former towns
man, Thomas Spooner, now of Barre, was
lately married TO Oscar e. Pitman OF Barn
stead, n. FL.
Norman G.. Davis continues in poor
health. He has been under DIR. K. b. Wat
sons care Of late. Alden P. Martin gains
very slowly.
Mrs. f. A. Owen, daughter Of the late
Bingham and Aurelia Adams Seaver Of
Burlington, was in town over Sunday. Her
son accompanied her.
Mrs. Leavitt Fl. Hayward is getting pleas
ure and bodily health out Of her stay at
Cottage City, Marthas Vineyard, Mass.
She will remain there till September
George W. Harrington, wife and only
daughter, of Princeton, ILL.,, are visiting
friends here. Mr.. Harrington is member
OF the Illinois State board Of education.
On Saturday next there will be grand
excursion to Westport, N. Y, round-trip
tickets, adults, 81; children fifty cents.
Our band will accompany the excursion.
Eddie Staples, the youngest son Of Isaac
Staples, was drowned in Bristol while bath
ing. 1t is surmised he was seized with
cramps. He was some twenty-five years of
age.
The drying up of streams and springs, in
some places here, is being felt severely.
One OF our farmers says that stream in his
pasture has failed for the first time in forty
years.
The Congregational ladies society will
hold free sociable at the house Of Enos r.
lLrn OF noda ffAr nw.1
OF this week. All are cordially invited to
attend.
News up to June 10, has Just been receiv-
cd from George Lynde Ainsworth. He
reached Fort Yukon in the Klondike
country, June ~. AS to health, he writes
he never felt better in his life.
Road Commissioner o. A. Blanchard ia
at work on the main road to Barre and
north OF the village cemetery at present,
using the funds provided by the state for
the purpose OF securing improved thorough
fares.
Mrs. Abbie Simons Wales, daughter OF
the late Dana Simons, now resident OF
this her old home. She il accompanied by
her only living child, daughter, who is
a teacher in the township of Dedham.
The Central Vermont Railway Company
offer our citizens excursion rates to Mon
treal on Thursday OF this week. Round
trip tlckets $Z'20' good Tor three days. The
great attraction will be the worlds bicycle
meet, while various smaller ones are on the
program.
Elliott Brothers have just finished and
set up monument in our village cemetery,
to the memory of Will Edison whose death
last year was caused by the well remem-
bered accident that beiell him. 1t goes
without saying that this monument is a
good one. Such is the reputation of its
builders.
Our acqueduct company held meeting