The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-04
Williamstown,

Dr. Charles A. Gale, now of Rutland, was
in town last week.
Midsummer reduction sale at Homer
Fits, Barre.
John Mari who Is Just back from the
West is cutting granite in Barre
Frank e. Cross is confined to the bed now
with his ailing foot and limb.
Will F. Croudis is working In Conway,
N. H., for New York granite firm.
Mrs. Orcutt Abbott came back to her
home last week after winters absence.
Miss Myra Jones of Waitsfeld, is the
guest OF her cousin. Mrs. Dr. K. b. Watson.
The work Of putting a new bridge over
the mill pond in Mill village is in progress
Mrs, George:Msnn and two chileren are
about to go to her old home in Canada for
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Colby, now of Bur-
lngton, were at the old home here over
Sunday.
Ernest Cross lately received an injury to
a leg that disabled him and compelled the
use of crutches.
Charles E. Clark Of St. Johnsbury, is Wis.,
iting his brothers, Dan and George w.
Clark, here.
Mrs. Elisha B. Gale is staying in Water
bury to have the professional treatment OF
DR.. Henry James
3ulSb hdbo LEbhluc uho uhu W give up ucE
school in the quarry district because OF i'll
health. She has jaundice.
One Of our prominent farmers tells US
that he thinks the grass crop here may turn
out about the same as last year.
George R. Bosworth is getting up an
album OF view for our ex-townsmar, DR..
George e. Bess Of South Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. Katie Brush Field and her sister,
Miss Mamie Brush, arrived here from New
York city the last of last week.
The second installmedt of taxes can be
paid to our town treasurer up to September
"a with the four per cent discount.
j. x. Lynde is about to put third story
to the north side OF his store which will add
greatly to the appearance OF the entire
building.
Granite Cutter Ralph Spencer, who has
been laid aside from work Of late by ill
health, was with brother in St. Johns
bury last week.
Waverly Murray is offered twenty cents a
day more than he gets here to go to Allie
gheny, Penn, to do lettering with pneu-
matte tools,
1t is an occasion for rejoicing here, that
the Grearson-Beckett Granite Company
wants another gang OF cutters to put tc
work after this week.
j. r. Prince OF johnson, a student at the
Seminary, Montpelier, OBLIGATED as preacher
at the union service in the Methodist church
here last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Fred q. Graves, now OF Colorado
Springs, Col, arrived here last week Il
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G
House. her two youngest children art
with her.
Bert Robinson and brother were at Mil
ton on a fishing trip last week and hsC
fine success. They took some 100 pickere
and pike, the largest, pike, weighing
thirteen pounds.
Another town meeting, the third extri
one, has been warned, with reference Il
school matters in the quarry district. L
will be held at the town hall Thursday
evening, July II, at 7SC o'clock.
Milton Staples, son OF the late JOSEPH
Staples, has been granted pension He IL
at times a great sufferer from rheumatism
He and his brother Charles were in thu
Eighth Vermont Regiment, Company X
for four years and three moths,
On Sunday DR.. M. II. Corwin of Chelsei
WAS here in consultation with Health Office
DR.. W. j. Tindall and DR.. e. Is. Watson, IL
the case Of one OF Henry Lasell's children
to determine II possible whether the Chile
has scarlet fever. DIR. Corwin thought /
did not have it,
Our town was settled in 1884, and the frs
town meeting was held in 1887. In 100
there were in our schools, $50 scholars, be
tween the ages of four and eighteen years
In this year Of 1900, there are only 456 per
sons in town between the ages OF five an'