The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-04
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Granite cutter wallace Hunter has job
in East Barre.
III. w. Flint is not yet able to resume his
work as our railroad station agent.
Leslie Il. Williams has gone to Massachu-
sets In pursuit OF work
Cornelius Pettis, after an absence OF some
weeks, has returned to town.
The Congregational Sunday school is pre-
pairing for special Easter services.
Frank Benedict came home last week
from Tufts college, on vacation.
1t is reported that a lynx has been seen
of late near the old Hiram Dexter place.
Miss Emma Adams will teach the sum-
mer term in the village Of East Brookfeld.
Mrs. Harry Gamble, who has been out of
health for some months, is somewhat bet
ter.
There is great quantity of snow here.
Little or no maple sugar has been made
thus far.
Our Ladies' Literary Club will hold its
last meeting for the present some day this
week.
Mrs. George W. Slavery has had as a
guest Of late her father, who resides in
Painfield.
Ralph Spencer is about to begin house.
keeping In one of Nelson Carleton's tene-
ments
Miss Matte Cram IL at home from the
Red Lion Inn at West Randolph, threaten
ed with measles.
Mrs. Rev. William Schofisld has been in
quite poor health of late the trouble being
about the stomach.
Ira II. Rowell and son are to start In the
granite business in one of Lynde q Chem
ey's sheds at Mill village.
The count, examiner will hold an exam
ination of teachers here on April IS and 10
at the village school building.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society are TO
give sugar sociable at their vestry on
Tuesday evening OF this week.
M. l.. Kiser granite cutter here for some
wears past, will move his family to Barre
this week, whore he has work.
Mrs. j. X. Lynds has bsen quite poorly
in health for few weeks past, the trouble
being about the throat and lungs.
Mrs. Rev. +. e. Currier with her chill
dren is going this week 10 her ola home in
Jay to be absent several weeks
The Greerson. Beckett grsui company
put few more men at work last week,
making gang or more OF cutie 8.
DR.. Elan G. Lewis writes from Rutland
that his wife is again more poorly and he
is greatly discouraged about her recovery.
Patsy Elliott of Elliott Brothers granite
firm, is regaining his health, after the very
painful time with hand and arm of late.
1t is expected Rev. l.. H. Elliott OF the
Vermont Bible society will be at the Con-
gregationsl church next Sunday morning.
AFRO A. Reed received a thoroughbred st.
Bernard dog from Massachusetts last week
that may likely have its home at the Gulf
House.
Andrew Burnham of the Williamstown
Herald is suffering so much from his blind
eye, he fears it will have to be removed to
save what little use he has Of the other.
Fred, son of Ed. j. Poor, goes this week
to work for a man in Washington, Conn.,,
who has the milk of large number of
cows. He will work in he creamery de-
partment.
The selectmen have advanced the pri,
for which the three rooms in the town
house may be used by residents of the
place, in order TO make enough to pay the
eApeuse warming, lighting, etc.
Friends of Jason e Martin and wife gave
them pleasant surprise last Wednesday
evening, in observance of the fifth ami
versary OF their marriage. They left pres
ents as testimonials OF esteem and good
wishes.
Arson Perkins, son.in-law OF the late
Russell Martin, who came from California
some months ago, was in town again last
week and seems to think favOrably of max
ing permanent home here if he can find
pro Jerty to suit him.
Norman G. Davis has moved into the
house on his place his brother has been liv-
ing in, and the latter has taken the one that
the former, and his father before him, had
occupied for 80 many years. Mr.. Davis is
yet a good deal Of an invalid.
Robert II. Jones, one OF our best work
men in granite cutting, has work in Barre
and proposes to move his family there soon.
1t is regretted here that many OF these
worthy families feel that they can better
afford to go elsewhere for work than to
remain here.
Mrs. Carl NJ. Seaver writes that her
brother, Howell Roberts, was operated on
for appendicitis in an Albany, N. Y. hos
ptal last week. The case was very Sc
we're one but the young man went through
it we'll. A few days later aud at last ac-
counts pneumonia was feared
The Congregational church committee
has been so far successful as TO think the
amount can be raised to secure the services
of Rev. David II. Strong of Bernardstown,
Mass, who has signhed hiss readiness to &C.
cept call to the church here. A meeting
OF the church has been called at the vestry,
on Friday afternoon of this week, to COM
plete arrangements for the coming OF Mr..
Strong
Henry Martin, son of the late Allen Mar