The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-06
WilIiamstown.

Williamstown.
Charles R. Benedict came up from Bur-
lington last Saturday to remain few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gross, who have
been staying for some months at Mr.. Cross
old home near st. George, N. B., went to
North Carolina last week to remain for the
present Mr.. Cross has been gaining in
health AMI it is hoped may gain more in
the South. A brother accompanies him.
Miss Ella Cross has been detained at her
old home in New Brunswick, whittier she
went some weeks ago TO- visit, by sick
ness in her family.
George G. Earle is about to start an ex-
press team between here and Barre for
daily trips.
DIR. w. j. Tindale has been quite i'll, the
last few days.
There was a good attendance at the
Union service at the Congregational church
last Sunday evening. the blind lecturer
Winslow Farmau, spoke on Endurance"
giving an excellent address.
One day last week Fred winslow hauled
q load OF green wood, with two horses, to
town, that weighed IL, $50 pounds. There
were six or more cords. Mr.. Winslow will
soon move to his fathers farm in Berlin,
after a residence here of three years. We
are sorry to lose his family from our viii
laRe.
One who thoroughly understands the
us that there is a scarcity of that cOmmod-
ity at present
Although Mrs. Sabra Cross failed to get
the range in the Barre Telegram contest,
she will get q barrel Of -four
The proprietors of the Monument House
have arranged with Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Towne OF Waterbury, to remain in charge
of the house another year.
Walter K. Granger, after having worked
at the Edison Brothers. furniture store
three years and half, has just been en-
gagged for another year.
Mrs. J. X. Lynde has inst been visiting
her son, Mayo, q student in Brigham Acad-
envy, Bakersfield.
Messrs. Martin are hauling fine quality
OF ice from the Cutler pond to ice houses in
our village.
j. Munroe Seaver has seemed decidedly
better in the last week or two, and II the
improvement continues, his friends will
hope for complete recovery in time.
The Universslst ladies' met with great
success at their entertainment last week
Thursday evening. One hundred or more
persons sat down to their chicken pie sup
$125.
A daughter was lately born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Gardiner Poor.
@. Ed Adams was called to Lynn, Mass,
last week as one of the witnesses to the
will, made last year by the father of Mrs.
Adams stepmother while on visit here.
Charles A. Perry continues to gain in
health. He has home with sister and
br theirs and this week goes to Barre to
visit with his brother Elmer
Liberty .Ieffords has never recovered
from the kick OF a horse that hereceived last
summer though he Is able to be about.
Up to one day last week about $4,000
worth of shares had been taken here in the
Connecticut Building and Loan Association
and the work goes on.
Charles A. Briggs lost cow last week.
1t was the third one he has lost in the last
year.
Road Commissioner o. A. Blanchard will
meet all who have bills against the town
for breaking roads this season at the town
hall at A M this week Saturday.
Prentiss g. Waldo is moving to the Skin
ner farm in Plainfeld. His son Henry will
60 little later.
Ed Colby of Plainfeld was in town last
week assisting his father-in.law, Prentiss
Q. Waldo. in moving his goods to Plain
field.
Will K. Carpenter has charge OF the mill
business OF George W. Lynde at Mill viii
lage.
Harvey l.. Cheney last week sold hie FIVE
team horses and other outfit for teaming to
Mr.. Phillips in the quarry district.
Inc cpnuluuou colo WeHtn6r ledub people
here to call 1t an old fashioned winter. The
colds, grip, etc., that so many have been
suffering from still hold sway among us.
Vernon Edison, who went to Burlington
for hospital treatment for an eye some two
weeks ago, remains there yet.
Barnet Goodrich, after having ridden out
a few times OF late, has been cOufned to the
bed more or less since.
Mrs. Major d. Flint, parslytic, remains
without change in her very sad condition.
The importance of getting into good
company, IL Que is to carry life insurance.
Is emphasized by fact in the experience of
our ex-townsman, the late john Green,
which has just been told. He was carrying
policy for $4,000, on which he had been
paying for some years, and the company
failed not very long before he died.
Representative Il. Callagan and wife OF
Brookheld, were guests of Misses Alice and
Annette Edison last Sunday.
One of our leading farmers tells us that
formerly he did not favor ut all the dehorn-
ing Of cattle, but that he has changed his
views OF the matter and now advocates it.
Sympathy will be felt here for Mrs. Sabra
Gross, who was 80 near, and yet 80 far from
winning in the contest for stove Just given
b. the Telegram OF Barre. But our town
has bad one Of these gifts, which the Odd
Fellows won.
Lewis Dragon Is better after having ty-
phoid fever and later pneumonia. He Is