The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-03
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| Ance, who bought the John Byrnes place.
| Mrs. Walter Newcomb is quite feeble at
the present time, as the result OF her many
years Of life.
Miss Saba Mckee goes to Boston this
| week to visit for two weeks her sister, Mrs.
Leslie ID. Gale.
DIR. Henry James OF Waterbury was
called here again last week, to counsel with |
DIR. r. b Watson.
Orrin Simons has a chance to get out 300 |
cords Of wood on the David Gale place for |
Ezekiel p. Odds of South Barre.
Neal Nye OF Royalton and Florence, only |
daughter OF Melvin K. Burnham. were mar
ried last Saturday. Their home will be
here for the present
Howell Roberts returns to his home in
Granville, N. Y, this week Wednesday,
Both his father and he have worked in
| slate quarry where business Is said to be
first rate.
Henry Downs, one of j. X. Lynde's
clerks, gave up work and went home last
week, because of sickness. He is thresten-
ed with Brights disease. but 1t is hoped by
his ply stefan that it may be arrested, and
thus we all hope.
The week of prayer, beginning next Sun
day, will be observed in union services OF
the Methodist and Congregational churches.
All our citizens will be cordially welcomed
at these meetings.
Some of our citizens were at the Episco-
pal church in Montpelier, last Sunday,
drawn there especially by the music that
was to be rendered there at the morning
service under the direction OF Prof. A. j.
Phillips.
Orvlle ID. Bosworth, son-in-law OF Mrs.
Aurora Howe Burnhsm, has been i'll OF
late with quinsy. He has decided to at
tempt less In the way of farming in the
coming year and to sell off part OF his
stock.
Miss Aggie wark, who lives in the fam.
nf L miAfOrtune
to lose gold watch last Sunday. She
thinks it must have been after leaving
South Barre in buggy on her return here
in the evening
James s. Hopkins while working among
some brush where he has been getting out
wood one day last week. got a blow upon
one eve that knocked him down and that at
first he thought had destroyed the eyer AT
ter q few days the eye was much better.
DIR. w. B. Mayo of Northf Id was called
here to see Norman G.. Davis last week,
who fails a. yet to get very strong. just
what, or all that keeps him down, seems a
little difficult to determine, but evidently
he is suffering in part, from over work on
his farm in years past.
1t was the satisfaction that Charles H.
Frazer, OF Chicago, gave in one OF our en-
tertainuents last winter that led our COM
mittee to engage him again for the lecture
that he will give at the town hall on Thurs-
day evening of this week. 1t is to be hoped
q
The sixth and last entertainment in our
winters course will be given Saturday
evening, January q, by Cincinnati ladies'
qnartette, assisted by lady reader OF note.
This is a change both of time and persons,
as given at the commencement of the
course. in the printed programme.
Miss Carrie Waterman, a granddaughter
OF the late Calvin Alnsworth, and for years
a great invalid, seems improving in health
She has lately left Clifton Springs. N. Y.
and returned to Florida for the winter
On her way south, she called on one OF ouI
ex-townsmen, residing in Washington, ID
c., who writes Of her as if decidedly much
better than few years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Griffin and daughter
Of Burlington, were here over Sunday, the
Charles R. Benedict. They returned oil
Monday, stopping for New Years visi
with Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Holt OF Barre. Mr.
Griffin is one of firm in Burlington tina
manufactures shoes.
: The latest report that the patrons Of thu
creamery here, in late months, may likely
get all that is due them from Batchelder
"a, Co., who lately failed in Boston, is encour.
aging. II would be great misfortune To-
"A the place II work at the creamery were Il
III be given up, and we are glad to believe tina
1t will not be.
As, George w. Lynde is patron just now o
gu one of the Berlin creameries. No othe
farmer in town does such an amount o
ed business on his farm az does Mr.. Lynde
er In addition to his great herd OF cows, he
has seventy head OF wine, L. is said he il
ON making calculations for another harm OF
av the place His farm shows what Vernon
land Is capable Of If only it is fed and tend
~ ed prodigally.
as There are not few OF our past and pres
m, emit citizens who will be able to recall thu
IA late John Staples, who TO some reason un
~ known to us, was commonly called "Gow
"a dy" Staples 1t was life of illness ant
W. hard times much of it, that he lived in hi
o later years. One Of bis SONS, John, wen
to Massachusetts to live, in the vicinity o
Or, Lawrence, where his home now Is. He be
Oh gan in very commonplace way, as an EN-
o. ploye Of a soap manufacturing company
20. He married a seamstress who was an OK
he ceedingly thrifty wife. AS now reported
to us, of late, he is worth an amount o
he money that would enable him perhaps t
y) buy out any two men in our town. He II
Il. schooling nephew, who lives here and II
he a pupil in Goddard Seminary. He has nj
en- children.