The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-14
Willianstown.

Williamstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Colby, now of Bur
lington, are visiting here.
Our town grand list this year shows a
slight increase over that OF last year
Mr.. aud Mrs George Beckett are in New
York, visiting their son, Charles IL. Beck
EFT.
Mr. and Mrs. Denison Brown will 60 to
Saratoga Springs next week for a fortnight's
stay.
Mrs Hiram Davenport is visiting her
daughter, Mr.. william Carnes at West
Chszy, n. Y.
Arthur Simons has the walls OF his new
house nearly up and he will doubtless have
pretty home when finished.
Miss Susie Benedict is compelled by ILL
ness to be away from her school this week,
in the Rodney Seaver district.
The only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Manoe
Benevides, little boy of few summers,
has spinal meningitis and is very sick.
We learn with sorrow of the very feeble
health of our worthy ex.townman, James
M. Bass now of East Somervlle, Mass
George Jackson, after long illness, has
just bsen able to go to the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. Oliver Martin of Montpelier.
The Grearson-Beckett company is to
have Mr.. Sievewright from Barre as fore
man in their sheds. He is expected this
week.
Our farmers are longing for rain. Moth
ing else can insure large grass crop, it is
thought, and it may be too late now, for
that any way.
James Gregory, an inveterate relic hunt
er, has come into possession of a sundial
that claims to have been made several hun
dred years ago
Mrs. Frank Harvey Martin proves to be
quite seriously i'll. DR.. Corwin OF Chelsea
was called last Saturday to counsel with
DR.. Tindall in her case.
Leslie d. Gale has recently visited Bos-
ton. At last accounts he was undecided in
the matter of his usual summers stay at the
White Mountains this year.
Our former townsman, Return S. Davis,
after an absence of quite a number of years,
returned here from Penn sylvania last week,
TO make this place his home.
Friends here of our old townsmen, Chas.
r. Answorth and Rufus Walker, now of
Moline, ILL.,, are indulging the hope OF
visit from them in the near future.
The manager of our creamery tells of the
large falling off in the quantity of milk
taken to the creamery Of late, owing to the
condition of the pastures for want of rain.
Mrs. Chester Martin, and Mr.. and Mrs
B. F. Sibley and daughter Ella have been
visiting in and about Burlington in the last
week. They drove there in their own car
riage.
Mrs. Myrtle Kathan Donaldson, now of
Burlington, was visiting in town last week.
Her older daughter will be here this sum
mer, in the family of her aunt, Mrs. Thorn
as Poland.
Rev. j. Edward Farrow, grand chaplain
OF the Odd Fellows of Vermont is to give
an illustrated platform entertainment at
town hall here, this wednesday, evening.
He comes with a well recommended lee
ture
Oliver Martin, who had suffered so long
from ill health and w OhliUa1 n nj va mn
granite cutting, has gained greatly since
going on the electric road between Barre
and Montpelier. He now weighs over 200
pounds.
Next Wednesday, June 81, our citizens
can get a round trip ticket to the Catholic
Foresters' convention in Burlington for one
dollar. Train leaves here at 7.30 A. NJ, re-
turning at 1925 p M. Thanks to the Cen
trail Vermont railway company.
The Congregational ladies have at last
hxed upon Monday evening, June 10, for
their "Old Maids Convention" 1t will be
given at the town hall. 1t is anticipated
that those in attendance will get great
amount OF entertainment out OF it.
Norman G. Davis has sold his farm to his
nephew, Harold Davis, the personal prop
erty being purchased by Return g. Davis,
the father of Harold. The three Messrs.
Davis are to have their homes on
this farm, which has been in the family
fifty years or more.
Mrs. Luther NJ. Waldo and two children
have arrived here from Georgia Sad to
say, the older child, daughter, has quite a |
serious curvature OF the spine, which ia |
now being treated geographically, at the |
home OF her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs, |
Denison Brown of Northfeld
Those who had in charge the preparation |
OF the children for the Children's Day SER |
vice at the Congregational church, think |
the fine work done by them, on the occa- |
sion, was largely owing to the excellent |
training they had had by Mrs. Henry e. !
wood in the primary department Of the |
village school.
The large attendance OF our citizens at
the churches last Sunday shows they can |
and will turn out on Sunday when they
think the attractions are sufficient But II |
seen in its full and true light would not
every Sunday service in our churches show
even more than the sufficient attractions to
make IT privilege to attend it, as a ruler
Word has just been received of the death
OF Nathan A. q. Smith, only son OF our late
ex-townsman, Chauncey Smith, at his home
in Washington, ID. q. He had been in fail
ing health for two years or more. He was
a fine man, and for many years had been in
the national post-offce department as his
father had been before him. He leaves a
second wife. He was midway OF the sixties
in age.
The Central Vermont railway company
offers our citizens fine opportunity to 90
70 Montreal to the annual encampment of
the Vermont department OF the G. A. r.
next week. round trip ticket will cost.
from here, 1925 Tickets for going are
good from June 10 to 81 inclusive, and for
returning, until June % inclusive There