The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-29
Williamstown.


James S. Hopkins was in Burlington a day
or two last week
Rev. o. D. Clapp will supply the Congrega-
tional pulpit here till further notice
The Grange have their next meeting here
today. A good program has been prepared
James K Lynde took in the recent festivi-
ties of the Fish and Game League in Burning
ton.
George Carroll has returned here to work
the coming season in j. X. Lynde's livery
stable.
Mr. and Mrs, J. NJ. Beckett will return to
Boston this week to be absent through the
winter
The Epworth League held Thanksgiving
concert last Sunday evening at the Methodist
church
Elmer E. Perry of Barre was here last
Thursday evening to inspect the Camp of the
Sons of Veterans.
Mrs. Henry Wood will begin the second
term of her select school in the Beckett block
mex week Monday
Quite a large force of carpenters are putting
the finishing work into Egin j. Gales fine
new hotel at the Gulf Springs
Charles r. Benedict's family plan to spend
Than sgiving in Burlington, with the three
members of the fami, living there.
Melvin T.. Church had the misfortune to cut
-
will probably lay him up for some time
Will F Croudis, having finished his Job at
the Shea Pink Granite quarry, in Milford,
Mass, has returned to his home in Yarmouth,
Me.
The havoc made with maple trees here by
the worms in lat years will lead to the cut
ting of good many of them into wood this
winter.
Friends of Mrs. Leavitt s. Hayward gave
ha,,n III. t,a 81
and Mrs. J 5. Hopkins on Monday evening,
her birthday,
The large birthday club in the northeast
section of the town, will meet at the home of
George w Holden for Thanksgiving dinner
ON Thursday
Her fathers fnmily having come from
jacksonville, Fla, to Macon, Ga, to reside
for time, Miss Kate Cornell, niece of Mrs.
George w. Brush, lief, here last week for her
new home,
DIR. Goss of Chelsea was here on Thursday
last to counsel with DR. Tndal in the sickness
of j. Il. Brockway, the trouble now being an
abscess on an arm, following erysipelas. The
case is regarded as hopeful.
DR.. Henry James of Waterbury, was called
here last week in counsel with DR. Watson in
the case of Miss Carrie ", daughter of FL
bert q. jackson, who is so i'll with lung trou-
BILE lie regards the case very serious,
In the pl ce of the usual Thanksgiving ser
vice here, there will be vestry service, at
both the Methodist and Congregational
churches on Thursday evening next. All who
will attend will be cordially welcomed al
these services
On their recent visit with their grandfather
James M. Bass, in East Somervlle, Mass
Mrs. eulah ass Clay and Mrs. Jessie Bass
House had the , easnre of meeting their uncle
DIR. George c. Bass for years past resident
of South Chicago, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ii. j. Merrill are consider
ing plan to leave their farm and come to this
or some other village. The death of theil
grandson makes life at the old home very sad
Mrs Merrill is quite a sufferer from rheuma
tsm.
One of our thriftiest Dung farmers tells III
that there is a growing demand among farm
ers for team horses that will weigh twelve t.
fifteen hundred pounds each. although Oxel
are getting to be less used, he feels that the!
can be made TO pay after all.
In correction of an item of last week tina
somehow "miscarried," we would say that tn
changes and improvements that Levi j. Bol
ster of Barre, proposes for his Enoch How
house here, will make it the finest property i
our village for clearinghouse purposes
Ezra Seaver oldest son of the late Ebeneze
Seaver and for many years a resident of Chi
eago, iii is staying in town and may renal
here some time. He is not in the best O
health, and the infrmities of increasing years
together with the loss of his wife, make hi
life sad one,
Presi ing Elder j o. Sherburne preached a
the Methodist church last Sunday morning an
went to Barre 10 preach in the evening III
returned here Monday morning for bushes
matters with the stewards of the churcl
There was a good attendance at his preachin
service, and of course his hearers were wei
fed.
Mrs Anna Benedict Franklin, who ha
warm faends here, as a veteran teacher, ha