The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-12
Willianstown.

DIR. T.. B. Watson and wife, and his
brother, Rev. Carey Watson and wife of
Greenfield, Mass, are to occupy cottage
at old Newburyport. Mass, until about
Sept 90 DR.. w. j. Tindal will have the
care of DR.. Watson's patients in the alb
sence Of the latter.
Melvin e. Burnham has broken rib that
lays him off wholly from work. DR.. Wat
son thinks he may have to rest for two or
three weeks.
The Methodist ladies will hold their sec.
ond art loan at the town hall on Thursday
AMI Friday, Of this week. There will be
exhibitions of the workmanship, in three or
more departments of both sexes in our
town. On Thursday. evening there will be
musical entertainment, in which lady
pupil of the Boston conservatory of music
will take part. There will also be an in
strumental feature, that will, il is expected,
afford much amusement. On Friday even
ing, Rev. g. o. Judkins of Montpelier will
give an address that Of course promises a
great deal. Season tickets, fifty cents
single tickets for the day sessions, ten cents;
and for the evening twenty-five cents.
With the success CT the Art Loan of last
year, much ought to be expected this year
Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin returned to
their home in Washington, ID. c., last
Thursday, after few weeks visit here.
Orrin Simons may likely return to Barre
and has had for years.
Bert Smons, son of Lucius S. Simons, is
at home on visit from Providence, r. L.,
where he has been engaged in business for
years.
Certain large gifts of money by a resident
OF near by town in Orange county, for ed
vocational and philanthrOpic purposes, are
known to sundry Vermonters and others
and are warmly appreciated. 1t has lately
been work with us to look over some pri-
vate letters, written nearly forty years ago,
from la prominent New England city, in
which this Vermonter was in successful
business, and to which city, a Williams
town invalid in death struggle for life,
had gone in quest of medical treatment and
health. There was no tie of blood between
the two, nor had the invalid any special
claim on the kind services of the other
Eight or more months were passed by the
sick ono in that city and some six months
later another weary body was laid to rest
in our cemetery, The letters sent back
to the home here Of which we are now writ
ing are ever telling Of the increasing kind
ness shown by this business man and his
brothers to the invalid that moisten the eye
at this late day and the greatest beauty OF
them is that they were the little kindnesses
the wayside mnistIies--and so OF the kind
that most folks Of even small means to 6
greater or less extent, can render their fell
lows. Verify the opening of these letters 81
long untouched and fragrant with Bucn ap
probation of kindness received, Ia like
breaking an alabaster box Of ointment il
the house. AS one looks on the gift OF
money and then ON the smaller ones, as WI
term them, who would venture to say tha
in Heavens scales the latter might not out
weigh the former.
We lately opened our eyes in astonish
ment az a business friend OF large expert
ence told us OF the yearly salary that ha,
been paid foreman in blacksmith's shoI
in his manufacturing city, namely, ten thou
sand dollars. And he further told us hov
the proprietor Of large manufacturing
establishments we're ever on the lookou
for men in their work that could be OF grea
worth TO them and thus command larg
pay. Surely this fact ought TO make youn
mechanics in our country eager to qualif
themselves for such positions.
Harley, son OF Albert r. Martin, employ
ed in his blacksmith shop, will soon 90 I
housekeeping in one Of Rev. William Scho
fields houses,
Were you left, with the minority, in tn
late State election? II it was clearly don
through momen AIRY triumph of the wron
over right, don't be one bit troubled by th
fact. Some OF the best history OF the worl
is the history of minorities, who laugh las
and so as by the old proverb, laugh best.
Our former townswoman, Mrs. Harrit
Poole Hoyt, her daughter, and granddaugl