The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-11
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The largest assortment of black dress
goods in Barre IL at Homer Fits
Mrs. Windsor Dirty is making two
weeks visit in Rochester.
Mrs Fred A. Jackson, who was few
years ago great sufferer from mental
trouble, but has become herself again, was
riding to the village not long ago with her
hui band and little child. They were not far
from the old Calvin Flint farm when bad
piece Of road was struck and Mrs. Jackson
was thrown from the wagon seat injuring
her back and her old time insanity returned.
Mrs. Jackson's mother who was with her
daughter in Massachusetts had to come
back to care for the family.
Our band is 10 accompany the excursion
that takes in Williamstown, Barre and two
or three other towns on Wednesday evening
Of this week, going for a moonlight ride on
Lake Chsmplain, II leaves here at P. NJ.
and returns about midnight.
Miss Mary A, daughter of our old towns
man Henry A. Ainswortb, now of Moline,
Ill and Mrs. Harry Ainsworth, a daughter
ln-law OF Mr.. AinBworth, with her three
Young daughters, came here last week for
fortnights stay. Miss May Davidson, of
Elgin, ILL.,. sister of Mrs Ainsworth is
with the party. The first OF August Miss
Mary A. Ainsworth starts for Europe, she
will witness the Passion play at Oberam-
merga in August, and later will visit Con-
stantinople, Palestine, Egypt and Greece.
Station Agent j. W. Flint has man
helping him at the depot on account of inn
paired health.
Frank Downs, an efficient clerk in j. X.
Lynde's store, is at home sick with the
measles, of which he has been having
hard run.
Henry Martin continues very poorly with
heart trouble, and his friends fear he will
NOT rally from it, He is seventy-one years
~ nd IN 10 10 fnr
years organcally diseased, is double the
normal size. He suffers greatly.
Our citizens will not forget the extra
town meeting on Thursday evening OF this
week, to consider school building matters
in the quarry district.
Fred Winslow's father will soon return
from a cancer sanatarum in western Mas
sachusetts.
Lewis M. Sesver of New York city will
visit Chicago, going via this place, to look
after his farm matters here, and later, on
his return home, will prepare for the final
removal of his family to his farm here.
Among the papers Of the late General
Ebenezer Bass, we recently found for the
first time the commission given him by ST.
las ID. Jepison, governor OF Vermont in
October, 1910, making him brigadier gener-
OF the militia of the State. Mr.. Bass was
some thirty.eight years old at the time. In
reality he was born general"
the night preceding the Fourth here
seemed TO surpass anything of the kind in
later years for patriotic noise-s new can
non having been broken in on the occasion.
Aside from powder-burning. however, not
much damage was done. But there was
one curious result of the boys fun. Across
our Main street, between two high poles, is
a small rope from which the United States
flag flies at times. Across this cord the
boys hung bicycle that was allowed to re-
main there for some days All at once it
was found that telephone communication
between here and Barre was interrupted,
and someone was sent out from headquar-
ters in Montpelier to ascertain the cause.
The telephone wires pass point near the
rope on which this bicycle rested and the
current on the wire was detected aud com.
munication was impossible till the trouble
was remedied,
Preston Gross has been again more poorly
at the Victoria hospital, Montreal. where he
went some three months ago for treatment,
and finally for the removal Of an eye
Charles Wood of Barre is doing the stone
work for the new bridge in mill village and
John Perry will do the wood work.
Mrs. Neal of Burlington is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Elgie g. Gale, at the Gulf
House.
Granite cutter John Murphy was in st.
Mrs. Abbie Bean Farr of Mortified Cen.
ter, recently had cancer removed from
her breast by DR.. Q. e. Chandler of Montpe-
lier.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Simons. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harley Martin, David Gale and one or
two others are camping out at Berlin pond
for week.
J. X Lynde's family will go to the hyde
cottage at Berlin Pond next week.
One OF our late townsmeD, like many an.
other person TO be pitied. was constitution
ally given To looking on the dark side of
things An illustration Of this tendency on
/ is part was lately given US, on this wise,
viz: 81 shall not have any pigs; II do
they won't be good for anything, and II
they are good for anything they won't sell
for anything, and II they do sell they won't
bring anything, shan't ever get my pay for
them"
The private school taught by Mrs. III. e.
Wood closed a very profitable term last
Friday. Those who had perfect attendance
are Leo Edison, Marguerite Edson, Vail
Godfrey, Blanche Godfrey aud Sarah Poor.
Walter Chynoweth and Corey Hunter were
absent one day.