The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-28
Williamstown.


The Grearson- Beckett Company set few
granite cutters to work on Monday
Newest tailored snits, jackets and skirts
just arrived at Homer Fits, Barre.
Mrs. Fremont c. Little will return from
Denver, Col, the first week in April.
Mrs. j. w. Flint, milliner, has been quite
i'll since her return from New York city.
Gene Call is working on Mrs. John Dow's
house that will soon be ready for occupancy.
Miss Sarah, daughter OF Mrs. Aurora
| Howe Burnham, will teach in Webster
vile the coming summer.
| Mrs, Oliver Dickinson, lover Of flowers
and other beautiful things, has just received
lot of choice sea shells,
Mrs. John Duffus with her children ex-
| poets to go to her old home in Waterbury
This week for stay OF few weeks.
Paul Wilfore, who went from here to
West Randolph to live only short time
ago, is to move back here this week.
Fred, son of Gurdon Martin, is going 10
Bridgeport, Conn, to work as a result Of an
advertisement in the Vermont WATCHMAN.
The continued cold weather of this month
is the subject of constant remark. On Mon
day morning the mercury was four below
zero.
Fremont G. Littes valuable hound,
worth, he considers, $50, was run over by a
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and killed.
Mrs. Lucina Martin Fogg went through
successfully the operation of the removal OF
two cancers at the Mary Fletcher hospital
in Burlington last week
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Congregational church will hold pop corn
bociable on Wednesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Sibley.
Mrs. Anna Benedict Franklin has been
| aDDOiuted uDerintandant Of the achOOla of
both this town and the town Of Barre a
work that will forbid er teaching next
season.
One OF our worthy farmers tells us that he
has been hunting in vain for out door hired
help for the season, and that wages are
likely to be high perhaps 1913 or 1924 a
month for good men.
Mrs Arthur Simons and her sister, Mrs
Bert Hawley, were called to their old home
in New York state lately, by the fatal sick
ness OF their mother. They will be away
for week or two.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. j.
| Howard Winchester Sunday night Mrs
| Winchester is said to be in very critical
condition, and fears are felt she may not
live.
There will be meetings at the Methodist
church several evenings this week Of
prayer, as appointed by the bishops of the
Methodist church for general observance
| Wy thC az idiBo'
Miss Helen Kimbal is visiting in Boston.
and later will go to her old home in Maine
for few weeks. Her sister, Rev. Frances
A. Kmball of the Universalist church will
also go to Maine ere long for short vaca-
ton
Our old townsmon George Crane, now OF
Brookheld, seems to be shipping lot OF
feed to our station. He has built store
house here near the railroad track ON the
depot grounds and keeps team busy haul
ing to Brookfield.
Patsy Elliott of the granite firm of Elliott
Brothers, had serious time last week from
getting piece OF steel into his hand He
suffered great pain and blood poison was
feared. Two physicians were in attend
ance. He is now better.
Mrs. Carl W. Seaver went to her fathers
home in Granville, N Y, last week, that
her mother might accompany her brother,
Howell Roberts, to an Albany, N. Y, hos
pital, for an operation for appendicitis this
week.
Fred A Flint lost COW last week for
which he paid $50 at Fremont q. Ltte's
auction last fall. On post mortem exam
ination 1t was found the COW had swallow
ed piece of wire that had worked through
into her heart.
Liberty Jeffords has been sick in bed for
several days with rheumatism and under
medical care. His daughter, Mrs George
O. Earle of Barre, has been here caring for
him. Mrs Earle is much improved In
health in late months.
John Duffus went last week to ST. George,
N. b., for work at granite cutting and
which he obtained. He had previously
worked there. This may likely be only a
temporary arrangement till work shall
start up again hereaDouts. At present
there is not much being done here.
There is good deal Of granite work In
the country that prices are wan ed for,
since the new schedule OF prices and hours