The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-08
Wiliiamstown.


John G. Griggs of Montpelier was in town
last week
A son and third child was born to Fred
A. Flint last month.
Gilbert o. Smiths daughter Lillian has
been having typhoid fever.
Miss Matte Robinson was able to go to
Milton last week for an outing
Rev. f. e. Currier and family will return
from their vacation this week.
Mrs Major ID. Flint is keeping house for
MIRA. William Schofeld in her absnce.
Clinton N. Field son-in.law of George w.
Brush, came up from New York city last
week.
A brother of Mrs. Patsy Elliott, resident
of the southern portion of the state, is WIS.,
iting here.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Bailey arrived from
Brooklyn, N. Y on Monday for visit at
the old home.
Maynard Kiser and family now of Barre
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Spen-
Ger, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin of Washing
ton, ID. G., have arrived at their old home
here for a vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Seaver recently Wis
tied Mr.. Seaver's uncle, Rev. P. III. Carpen-
ter of Worcester.
John NJ. Jsckman and family Of Chicago
have been visiting his daughter here, Mrs.
George w. Edwards
Mrs. Joseph Sanders is at Mrs. Elisha B.
Gales house, caring for Mrs. Hiram Ellis,
mother of Mrs. Gale.
Mrs. A. g. Crandall, formerly of Berlin
now of Philadelphia, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Fred V. Winslow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fsrnham go this week
to Lawrence, Mass to visit Rev. Charles
Farnsworth's family.
Pripcipal Orrin Smith ia N faanh tha
coming term in the Highland Military Acad-
envy, Worcester, Mass.
Miss Julia, youngest daughter of the late
j. Martin Bass, whose work is in Boston,
is visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. William Schofeld and daughter are
visiting the Schofield boys at Lyndonville.
They will be away for week or two.
J.W. Brown of the Red Lion Inn, West
Randolph, was here on Saturday. 1t is
said his younger boy Wesley is threatened
with consumption.
John Chisholm, wife and daughter Of
Fitchburg, Mass, are visiting George W.
Edwards family. Mrs. Chisholm is sis.
ter of Mrs. Edwards.
G. G. Carroll has finished work at j. K
Lynde.s livery stable. and P. G. Reed of
East Brooktield, has taken his place. Mr.
Reed keeps house in one of Mr.. Lynde's
tenements.
At present many OF our housekeepers are
having death struggle with carpet bugs.
Which of the two are to be victors would
seem to be uncertain as you hear the former
tell of their trials.
An ex-townsman, who was recently mar
ried, had been married two or three times
before and his wives had gotten divorces
from him. Now he has just remarked one
OF the former ones.
kew. P. p. Womer of West Lebanon, N.
H., came here On Saturday from West Ran
dolph on his way to Montpelier to preach
the following day. He has nearly recover
ed his wonted health and strength.
Dennis Carlin, engineer at the Grearson,
Beckett Company's plant, who recently re-
ceived an injury to hand that laid him off
from work, is fortunate enough to have had
an accident insurance policy that gives him
S12 a week.
Mrs. j. X. Lynde is to give a summer
girls party on Wednesday evening OF this
Wheeler of Des Moines. There will be
guests from Montpelier and Gulf House.
AFRO E. Nichols has improved somewhat
in health in late weeks, but his eyesight is
greatly impaired. He has been obliged to
give up work on his farm almost wholly.
His wife remains in about the same condi.
ton from parslysis OF one side, that she
has been in for quite a long time.
One OF our former citizens finds employ.
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along the Illinois shore, fishing for CLANS.
Not only are the shells valuable for the
manufacture of buttons, but pearls are
found, and some times Of quite large value.
The season for obtaining CLANS lasts some
five or six months.
Leslie Williams, son of the late Walter
Williams and Miss Myra, only daughter OF
Wesley M. Seaver, were recently married
and may likely reside here. After grad
Mating from the Randolph Normal school,
Mrs. Williams was always in demand here
or elsewhere as a teacher, and the good
wishes OF many will go with hor into her
new life. Bon voyage to bride and groom!
Neal B. Smith, son OF Marcus A. Smith.
at last accounts hoped to come home this
month from the island Of Trinidad, for a
vacation.
Whatever else Barney d. Flint escaped
in going to Oregon, in the way OF cold
weather, ETC.. there seem to be pests in
plenty there, in the way OF bugs, worms
etc.
Mrs. Oliver Blanchard and daughter OF
Whitinsville. Mass, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. A. Blanchard.
Rev. Frances A. Kimball will not return
from Maine for few weeks. 1t is said her
parents may come here to live, having
buried son and daughter In Maine, since
their two remaining daughters came here.
Let us all petition the Governor. who
shall be elected next fall, to inaugurate an
sold Home Week, )" In Vermont next year
1t will be good opening Of the new CEN
tury.
The checklist for the September election
has been posted and the board of civil au'