The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26

Dr. e. b. Watson and wife have greatly
enjoyed their two weeks and more vacation
at Newburyport, Mass, and vicinity and
they are likely to return this week.
DR.. j. W. Tindall finds himself very
pleasantly located in the Edison Brothers
block He will take a vacation on the re-
turn Of Dr. E. B. Watson.
Edward A. Stone and Miss Sarah Ladd Of
Northfield, who were married August 10
are living it'll his father, John M. Stone,
on the cd George Crane farm.
Rev. Edward Stone of Lspeer, Mich, has
lately visited his brother John Nj. Stone
here He returned home last week.
John X. Stone, son of John M. Stone, en-
listed in 1898 as nurse in the regular army
having MANNED hand that would forbid
his being taken as a soldier. He first was
sent to Fortress Munroe and later went to
Honolulu Later he was transferred to Ma
Mia, where at present he is in the dispen-
sary. Writing home from the Philippines,
he says, apropos OF, the seasons that -four
are none toosmany," contrasting OF course
our four with the two, wet and dry, that he
| finds there Mr.. Stone had had two years
| experience as an employe in the insane
asy lum in Worcester Mass, before enlist
ment in the army hospital service.
Mrs. Fred Jackson is recovering her men
tai health.
John Foster Bass, son OF our late ex.
townsman Perkins Bass, is a war CORES
pondent in China, for the New York Herald
One Of his recent letters on 1.-THE taking of
rein Tsin" is good one.
,, 1t is said one of Roosevelt's Rough Rid 9rs
| attributes the saving OF his life in a hospital
to the care he got from our townsman,
John III. Stone.
| II. II. Martin, on the old Marshall Palm
| or farm Is about to add stable to his barn
room 20x74 feet in size. He keeps eighty
head of cattle, forty-seven of them being
Jersey COWS, and seven head Of horses.
| This year he has nineteen acres OF corn.
He lately sold yoke of Durham oxen to
go to Woodstock, that weighed 400
pounds, and for which he got S240.
Napole On White of Barre gets $3.50 for
the foundation work of the school house to
be built in the quarry district The build
ing is to be 28x36 feet, and the contractor
is Jerry M. Hutchinson.
Miss Cora Bush who went to New York
| on Monday will remain there with her sis
ter, Mrs. Clinton N. Field, through the
| winter.
Mrs. o. A. Blanchard was called to Or
ange last Sunday to attend the funeral of
her brother-in-law, Alonzo R. Nelson.
Mrs. Hiram Davenport has returned from
Chszy, N. Y, where she has been staying
some time with her daughter, Mrs. William
| M. Carnes.
"Will," son of Lucus s. Simons, was,
with his wife, called home by telegraph to
Elgln, ILL.,, last week by the severe illness
of Mrs. Smons' mother.
Albert M. Goodrich tells us that with his
| new Mccormick corn harvester he cut
two acres Of fodder corn one day, after four
| o'clock p M He says such is the demand
here for work with these machines, of,whch
there are only two in town, that half a
| dozen could probably find employment
now. Mr.. Goodrich makes a speciality of
the improved Chester White breed OF swine,
for which he has demand. He now has
three Percheron colts, by "Bucyrus."
Mrs. George Mari has returned from Cam
ada, and Mr.. Mari, q first class granite
cutter, is looking for a house in Barre to
which to move, intending to remain there
permanently.
The Masonic fraternity of which Rev. r.
e. Currier OF the Methodist church, is a
worthy member by invitation, will attend
his church in body week from next Sun.
day, October T. A sermon adapl ed to the
occasion will be preached.
Our new granite firm. Rowell & Rowell,
father and son, are advertising for more
help.
1t is said the Barre granite business gen.
orally this year will be greater in volume
than ever before.
A yoke OF oxen sold by Deacon Edwin @
Smi 10 our marke man, dressed over 1900
pounds and made fine quality of beef.
Miss Shirley Holmes Smith, NJ. D., If
Michigan, spoke az the Free Baptist church
here aat Sunday afternoon. She will sail
next month a. a medical missionary for H.
dia aud will take the place there Of The late
Mrs. Dorcas Folsom Smith, native OF our
town, under the support of the Free Bap-
list Woman's Missionary society of Yer
mont. Very Interesting sketches OF this
young lady are given in the August and
September numbers OF the Missionary
Helper of the Free Baptist Womans Mis-
sionary Society. She is graduate of Hills-
dale College, Mich, and OF the medical de-
seem that much may be reasonably ex.
pected OF 80 gifted person, and OF such
fine spirit.