The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19

fering from asthma, hoping to find Or. Wat
son at home, since he had succeeded 30
well in the past in relieving her.
MIR and Mrs. Albert r. Martin were in
Waterbury, last week.
The Methodist ladies' scored success, in
an art loan exhibition last Thursday and
Friday, day and evening. There was
great variety in their display of goods and
but little comparatively, of what was seen
last year, was exhibited on the latter occa-
sion, The gross proceeds OF the exhibition
was nearly $50 Both the concert on
Thursday evening, and Rev. G. o. Judkin's
lecture on Friday evening gave satisfac
ton. In addition to the rhe orical graces
of Rev. Mr.. Judkns' address, such was the
lofty, earnest purpose pervading 1t, his
hearers must many of them have gone
away with desire and resolve to be better
persons for having listened to it, Great
credi' is due the members OF the Methodist
church and society for this entire enter.
Jainment.
II sun stroke, a case of which we recently
| itemized here, can so easily be averted, as
we have just read the fact is worth know.
| ing far and wide. 1t ia said q hat or cap
lined with yellow or orange colored mate
rail is a sure protection against it, on scien-
| tihC grounds.
Considering the rainy weather last week
! Tuesday, the circular conference at the
| COngreS ational church was quite well at
! tended and the exercises were profitable
and greatly enjoyed.
II reports current here Just now are relia-
| BILE, there is to be in the not distant future
marked increase in facilities for working
| granite in our village, as well as a nota BILE
| increase in the number of men to be en-
| plOyed. The statement that electric power
is soon to be brought here for manufacturing
uses-perhaps from the Middlesex, or the
| bolton Falls nlAnt-If trua. will be a
welcome one, for its Importance will hardly
| be overestimated.
G. b, Whiting OF Barre has been plaster
ing Ed Houses new residence.
Mrs. Leslie d. Gale left here last week
for visit at her old home in Leeds, @.
Publicity, it is said, is one of the greatest
safeguards of individual and public inter-
ests. Does not this law of self preservation
! account for what seems to be en- instinct in
mankind, in civilized countries, to want to
rush into print, when in the midst OF real
or fancied great evils? We have thought OF
this matter Of late, rs certain of our worthy
farmers have told how they have been
tempted to write letter to the papers.
The Elliott Brothers, granite manufac
turers here for some years. have so won the
respect of those who know them, for their
business methods and products, that the
more sympathy, if possible, is felt for Pat
sy Elliott, who has 80 much Of poor heaIth
this year and has been laid off from active
work at his sheds 30 much of the time.
James S. Hopkins, an inveterate worker
has gotten out forty to fifty cords of hem.
lock bark hat he will ship from our rail.
way station.
Frank A. Cragg, who has work here, has
lately moved his family from East Barre &c
tenement over Charles NJ Seavers store.
Mrs. Albert X. Martin has recently had q
visit from her sisters, Mrs. Laura Atherton
OF Waterbury and Lana I. Jocko of Lowell
Mass.
There is gratifying vitality in the Free
Baptist church of our place that is worthy
OF note. Organized many years ago in the
southeasterly part OF the town, with its
church building some three or four miles
from the nearest village, and its member
ship almost If not quite wholly of farmers
families, it is hardly less than surprising
that this church has been seldom or new
or long without stated preachers, and
with audiences that in number compare
more than favorably. perhaps, with our vii,
lage church attendance. Some of oul
wor hiest citizens are weekly found in THU
church's services Rev. f. K. Briggs o
Washington has ministered to it in lat,
years.
Fall garments for Ladies' Misses anc
Children are already in at Homer Fits
Barre, VT
, The warm praise we have heard giveI
Rev ID. II. Strong, the new pastor OF tn,
Congregational church by recent summer
visitors who have listened to him canno
but be gratifying TO his practitioners Blu
, exceedingly 10 must it be to them hat sucl
family Is in occupancy OF tho old parson
age, making it "a model ministers' home
: aud 60 which they afe ever accorded sucl
b hearty welcome.
Ono Of our pleasures is an occasional chat
; with former resident OF Great Britain
who has been in America for fifteen year
: aud is now in the prime OF early manhood
He had been in America five years when |
q was told him on certain occasion tina
: there was such thing practiced as buying