The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-14
Williamstown,

OhOhOJb was HuiuO III low udJb dkOs
Orange Bannister's oldest daughter is in |
very poor health and consumption is feared |
II. II. Martin Is wintering some sevent v
one head OF horned stock, besides flock Of
sheep.
Mrs. Alathea Coleman will soon go to
Barre, where she has engaged rooms to
live.
Ed House has moved to Horace M. Farm
hams house that he bought OF Charles
Nixon.
Mrs. Perkins Bass and younger son and
Miss Catherine Bass are wintering at Ak
en-, S. O.
Rev. j. p Demeritt, formerly Congre-
gational minister here, is preaching in
Tamworth, N. II.
The Universalist ladies' sale on Friday
evening amounted to more than $40. There
was full attendance.
Bert Hawley. our creamery manager, has
moved into Joseph Gregory's house. Mr..
Gregory and grandson board with him.
The Grange will repeat the drama of
"Millie, the Quadroon," next Saturday
evening at town hall for the benefit Of the
band.
Mrs. Jerry Hutchinson has been in i'll
| health for some weeks. Mr.. Hutchinson
will build Fremont O. Little's house the
| coming season.
Maynard L. Kser has work at granite
mains here and it is hoped he may have
work here again later.
Clinton Cram, who few years ago wa
| suffering from hemorrhages of the lungs
has been free from them for the last three
years, and is looking well.
A business meeting of the Congregation
al church is called for next Thursday after
| noon, to see what action shall be taken to
secure permanent pastor.
| Miaapa Saida Mex ee and Sarah Rurnhan1
| go to Barre for lessons on the violin. A
daughter of Barnet Goodrich is a pupil Of
| Henry Q, House as violinist.
Mrs. Walter Newcomb is very low at this
time and may live but a short time. She is
said to have failed fast since her son Dean
went back west, few weeks ago.
| Miss Myrtle Seaver left on Saturday for a
visit at White River Junction, Boston and
perhaps other places. Her sister will take
her place in the Lynde store while away.
Our depot agent, j. w. Flint, who is
suffering from overwork, is away on trip
to New York city, Boston and elsewhere.
His wife went to New York last week for
millinery goods.
Principal Orrin Smith, who is at the head
of Sanderson Academy in western Massa-
chusetts, is just now with other teachers
from that sec ion on a weeks excursion to
Washington, d. @.
Mrs. Lucna Martin, wife of Harry Fogg,
has gone to the Mary Fletcher Hospital,
Burlington, for the removal of a cancer on
her side. She is accompanied by her sister,
Mrs Betsey Perkins.
James SieYeright, foreman at the Grear-
SON Beckett Company's sheds in months
past, went to Barre last week, because OF
lack of work here for him. Cesar Confetti
also went there for work.
Neal B., son of Marcus A. Smith, writes
from the island of Trinidad that he has
had ofy
before last, and was never 80 fleshy in his
life az now. He will be at home on visit
the coming summer.
The Bible class of the wife of Pastor At
water Of the Hedding church at Barre, are
to have sleigh ride to our village this,
Wednesday, evening. A supper is to be
furnished them at the town hall by some
Of the ladies Of the Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin c. Smith entertain
ed some seventeen of the Young Peoples
Christian Endeavor society at their home
one evening last week 1t was pleasant
occasion. The day was birthday OF their
only son, Heman Smith.
Harley Stevens of Greensboro, and at one
time granite cutter here, was married last
! week. They are in Burlington just now
but will go to Hardwick to remain for q
time and later may come back to live
, Hearty good wishes are extended to them
| in their new life.
The granite situation here must be de-
scribed AZ very quiet at present. Only 6
few men are at work. But it can hardly be
that the bottom has dropped out of the
business. The unusual rush OF bushes:
. that has characterized late months in antic-
; ipation OF the present state of hours anC
price demanded by the cutters, and so the
| increased price of monumental work per
haps, will account for it in part. Scarcity
OF stock is another factor. Time will bt
r needed to adjust things to the new status
and so for some months possibly there may
q be something of dullness in the trade. Bu
let us not fear that the demand for the
granite in our midst is to cease, nor that 6
way will not be found to supply it..
Only one day, fortunately, was needed
=. this year to transact the business of oul
+ March meeting. II the meeting could have
been said to have any marked features, per
. haps one was to introduce little more
. young blood into the body politic-not 6
bad thing as a rule. And 80, all who were
young bloods themselves only yesterday
= today see theirs are not to be the names tC
8 oonjure with forever,-such is litel The
quarry district will be allowed $1,000 fol
r additional school facilities this year in the
{ | way of more room. The total OF this taz
will be S2.2 on the dollar, reduction OF
thirty-three cents on the dollar from las
: year, though 1t is asserted that the towr
will have to borrow money to get through
the year. But the relief, If it is only il
| udnb Will no u uuOsb WclCOiuo oho w Jul
citizens, for the time. The following are
at least the principal officers elected at the
0 meeting over which Frank Martin presided
Clerk and treasurer, George Beckett
selectmen, George w. Sayery, Clayton Fl
Martin, Thomas c. Waldo; listers, Frank
Harvey Martin, Hiram S. Drury, Charles
A. Briggs; Edwin G. Smith was elected to
the school board for the next three years;
overseer of the poor, Ophir s. Martin; con
: stable, AFRO A. Reed auditors, Nelson W
Carlton, George w. Lynde Walter Grang-
or; agent Frank Martini town grand jurors
Andrew Burnham, Ira III. Rowell, George
w. Nichols.
A telegram last Saturday announced the
death of our worthy old townsman, James
r Martin Bass, in East Somerville, Mass
where he had been living with his daugh-
teri Mrs. Mary Bass Clark for several
years. For quite long time he has been
growing more and more feeble, having a
very bad cough. His body, accompanied
by his daughter. Miss Julia, and one OF his
I sons, will: be brought here for burial, the
funeral to be at the Congregational church
here on Wednesday afternoon at two
+ o'clock The interment will be in his fam
ly lot in our village cemetery. Mr.. Bass
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