The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13
Williamstown.


quite i'll.
Mrs. j. w. Flint is in New York city for |
millinery goods.
Fernando g. Davenport is reported a. in
quite poor health.
The Univershlist church expects to have
preaching every Sunday morning
Mrs. Carl Seaver was under DR.. Watson's
care last week, as was Glen McAllister.
A son was born on Tuesday to Mr.. and
Mrs. William j. Young, weighing ten and
one.fourth pounds.
Miss Annette e. Edison went to Burling-
ton again on Tuesday to consult the ocu-
list who is treating her eyes.
John A. Perry will have a winters job IS
house builder in Mortified. One or more
OF our carpenters may work with him.
EParker d. Edgerly OF Middlesex, accom-
panied by a daughter, is visiting li3
brother-in-law, Charles l.. Benedict.
Mrs. Betsey Dckerman Perkins now of
California is expected here this season, to
| visit her two daughters and other family
friends
Rev. Frances A Kmball OF the Univer.
salst church here will keep house in Mrs.
Elisha B. Gales house A sister will live
with her
Melville, son OF Gurdon Martin, has again
enlisted in the United States service and
we suppose may in due time be off for the
Philippines.
Erwin II. Martin and son are taking their
butter to a Barre merchant, regularly, the
former having taken it there for the past
| thirteen years.
Mrs. Olive Martin Densmore, daughter
of the late Mr.. Russell Martin, has recently
married A. II. Gulick and will live in
Worcester, Mass.
Andrew Burnham OF the Williamstown
Herald is having the pleasure of a visit
frnp no n 1Yhf for. n Id har
idents of New Hampshire.
Mrs. Joe Murray and child returned last
week from her old home in ST. George, n.
B., and the family is to occupy tenement
in the Beckett & Gale block.
Fremont G. Little decides to build new
dwelling house this fall, to replace the one
| lust burned Within few weeks, he will
sell off some of his stock, and hay.
Charles M. Seaver' has been visiting the
family of his cousin, Lewis M. Seaver of
New York, of late. He needed rest from
his numerous labors in his store here.
Mrs. Ella Brown Bailey and her daugh.
ter, Miss Lucia Bailey, were in town over
Sunday, the guests Of Mrs. j. X Lynde.
The hearts of many warm friends are al
ways open to Mrs Bailey here.
Irving Wilfore for quite long time in
the Office of the Grearson- Beckett granite
company is now a student in Goddard Sem
mary. Hilton Brush and sister "Edie' are
also attending school IN Barre.
Miss Emma l.. Ainsworth, after a stay OF
to return to Moline, Ill, where the remain
ing two sons and three daughters of the
late Calvin Ainsworth reside.
Miss NJ. j. Cleaves of Montpelier was the
guest OF Mrs. j. X. Lynde last week, when
au . opportunity was afforded her for
a pleasant reunion with her former ac-
quaintance, Miss Emma l.. Ainsworth.
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amateur photographs have just been pub
lished in Photographic magazine. One is
a view of the stream just below j. b.
Brockway's old home, and the other is a
beautiful picture of Dennis Tildens old
woollen factory in Jockey Hollow, Barre.
We have just asked j. Monroe Seaver in
which one OF the western states he would
want to locate il he were to move west. A
number of things would naturally suggest
themselves to his mind in answering that
question but he thought II he were to 60 to
Iowa and buy eighty acres OF land at first,
and go to raising stock, money could be
made at it,
Our ex-townsman, Frank w. Ainsworth,
writes us from his home in Racine, Wis,
September 6, that 10 his great and joyful
surprise his only son, George Lynde Aims.
worth, returned that day from the Klon-
dixie country, having left St. Michaels Aug
ust 49, and arriv I'D at Seattle September /.
He had lost forty pounds in weight. but
was feeling quite well.
Charles G. Moore will start back for At
lanta, Ca, next week. He has charge OF a
monumental yard there. He tells us they
get good quality OF granite in Georgia.
He located there few years ago on &C.
count OF his wite's tendency to lung
trouble. Having previously tried southern
California for the same reason, he prefers
the latter place and thinks he will return
there later.
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the late Russell Martin, died recently at
Salida, Col, where he had resided for If
teen years. He was heard from, here, about
week before his death and was in his
usual good health. The night he died he
retired apparently we'll but was found dead
three children survive him. He went west
from here some forty.fi years ago, and
lived few years in Illinois, where he mar
ried. Thence he went to Pixies Peak, and
later Settled down" to ranch life. He was
some sixty eight years of age.
Walter Granger has for some years made
a speciality OF poultry keeping, both while
on a farm and since coming to our village.
We have asked him for figures as to profits
OF the business which he has been willing
to give so far as he could. He thinks some.
what better results were obtained while
on the farm than in the village, put in
round numbers, the profits have varied
from perhaps little less than a dollar, to
towards dollar and half per fowl, He
has way OF giving eggs to others for sit
tings and in the fall buying back pullets
from the same, paying one dollar for three
OF them. This year he is likely TO get, at
the very best, only about one fifth as many
fowls as he has put out OF eggs
Rev. p p. Womer announced to his con-
gregation Sunday morning his resignation,
though he did not state definitely, the time
il would take effect. He has had call TO
a Pres by terrain church in South Ryegate,
that IL is reported he intends to accept.
That church Is larger and ADLER one than
here, and since he had to supply the Con-
gregational church in East Brookfeld three
Sundays in a month. the work there may
likely be less taxing upon him physically,
He has been here nearly two and half
years and has warm friends, who would
gladly retain him longer, and no one will
wish him aught else than the very highest
usefulness and efficiency in an evangelical
ministry. He ia an unusually pleasant