The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-10-10

Lewis Dragon has been on the sick list.
The wife of our Representative is with him
in Montpelier.
Asa WILDER has been visiting friends of
late i'll South Woodbury..
1t is said that Engineer o f. Steb bins has
given his work up for good.
Mrs. j. K, Lynde is at Burlington, attend
ing the musical convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Edward Ainsworth will re-
turn to their home in Moline, ILL.,, this week.
Mrs. Harvey L. Cheney will visit her broth
er, DIR. Cornelius V. Lynde, in Minnesota.
Mayo Lynde will improve the few days va
cation he has this week in visit to his par
ents.
Cat the most for Your monev by buying
your WATER underwear at Homer Fltts',
Barre, VI.
1t is said that Maynard Kiser's health will
require that he give up granite cutting and go
on TO farm.
Mrs Lewis NJ, Seaver is gaining in health.
AT present she has as a guest trained nurse
from New Jersey
Rev. d O. Clapp of Burlington is in town at
present He still works at the life insurance
business in this State.
Miss Saida Mckee decides to remain in our
village through the winter, having changed
her purpose to go to Bos Oh.
II. IL. Martin bought a pair of Durham
steers at the recent Iunbridge fair that we
shall likely have fine report to make of later.
Alvah Little will have an auction at his late
farm on the south Hill, on Friday afternoon of
this week. The sale will consist of ock,
tools, etc.
Maio L. A. Abbott of Washington, d. c.,
left last week to visit in Barre and elsewhere
on his way home He may not reach home
until winter.
Mrs. George c. Earle, an enthusiastic tenn
perance worker, was a delegate from Barre to
the State w. G. L. U. convention at Burling
ton last week.
Dennis Carlin is having a great deal of sick
ness i'll his family just now. His wife, daugh-
ter and son Perley are all sick. The latter has
typhoid fever
If it is a matter of occasional inconvenience
for some it's also a matter of general rejoicing
that our mechanics are 50 abundantly supplied
with work now-a-day.
Ophir S. Martin has bought Henry Nixon's
house in the village Thisis the house just south
Of the town clerks Office. Mr. Nixon may oc-
cupy it till next spring.
The check list of voters at the presidential
election in November has been made out and
posted and the proper authorities will meet at
the Town hall on October 10 to revise it.
What pity that one who has been such an
unusually great invalid, as Willie Lund has
been in years past, should be robbed of some
twenty-five dollars worth of poultry.
Will F. Croudis is working now near his
home in Yarmouth, Me-, the quarry in Con-
way, n. H., where he has been working the
past season having shut down for time.
Mrs. Orrin Simons is going to Washington
ID. g, for stay of some weeks with her
brother and sister. She is in quite poor
health and the change, it is hoped will be BEN
efcal.
DIR. Winfred fl. Lane, younger son of the
late esteemed Dr. George Il. Lane, decides to
locate as ysician in Ludlow. He had had
experience in three hospitals<before locating in
Ludlow.
Deacon Edwin G. Smith and wife have as
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Pliny Webster of Barton.
Mr.. Webster was for years employed in the
Barton Monitor office but is now in the insur
once business.
Heman. son of Deacon Edwin c. Smith,
came up from the Kimball Union Academy
Meriden, n. H., to take part if needed, in the
foot ball game with the Goddard Seminary
boys last Monday.
1t isa matter of great regret that the Boil
ton Falls Electric Company decide they can
not give our village the electric power thai
has been expected. We shall have to steam
1t, here, for while longer.
Last week Wednesday Charles and Milton
Staples were called to Bradford by the fatal
of our town. and who has been a great invalid
for years from rheumatism. He was buried
on Saturday.
The work of moving one or more sheds is in
process at the Grearson d Beckett granite
plant, preparatory to the erection in the near
future of larger and more modern one, that
is TO be we'll equipped for the business and on
quite large scale.
Mrs Norman G. Davis will go West on Fri
day of this week to reside for the present with
her brother, Luther Newcomb, now of Water
loo, Iowa, A life long esident here and one
of our most estimable woman, her departure
will be sincerely regretted.
Interesting indeed, if true is a scientific
statement we have Just read that over this sec
ton, in the glacial period, that there was
deld of ice five thousand feet in thickness II
will help us to keep warm and cheerful next
winter ii we will recall this fact
In the recent burning of Leslie ID Gales
two barns, in addition to his own loss of build
ings and twenty five to thirty tons of hay james
S, Hopkins lost over seventy-fve bushels OF
small grains besides a lot of corn. Mr. Gales
loss is more than twelve hundred dollars.