The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23

While one of our fe rmers was having oats
| threshed one day last week, three of the
| five men at work were made sick and IT.
was thought by one or more OF them that 1t
WIS the mouldy condition OF the straw that
| caused IT,
Rev. Walter r. Davenport and wife OF
| Montneler were at the home OF his sister,
| Mrs. Enos r. Walker, one day last week
He made while here u purchase OF George
I. Colby OF a number of barrels OF apples
for use at Montpelier Seminary.
Melvin e. Burnhsm and George Beckett
| were i'll last week.
Mrs. Enos r. Walker who has been quite
an invalid in late months, is much better,
aud is TO sp nd this week with the family
OF her son, Frank A. Walker, OF Barre.
A lady visitor here, from distant state,
tells how an evenings sport has been
| found in her state, with tableaux, repre-
| senting some Of the familiar illustrations
accompanying the advertise ments OF the
day in periodicals. AS the tableaux are
given, the company are asked to guess what
each one represents. There would seem to
be a chance for good deal of fun in the
entertainment.
At their annual election of officers last
week the Ladirs' Society OF the Congrega-
tional church chose Mrs. George L. Edison
president, and Mrs Rev. ID, III. Strong vice.
president for the coming year.
The Lsdies's Reading club met last Sat.
urday afternoon with Mrs. John M. Duffus
for their study of English history, etc.
Rev. d. II Strong expects TO be in his
pulpit week from next Sunday.
Miss Clio Tarbell WAS in town last Satur-
day. She is teaching in Brook field.
j X, Lynde has sold his span of chestnut
horses, to go to New York. The price is
guessed to be some $500.
With something like weeks work at
csnvassng our place Miss Lucy Fl. Paine
has secured tx pupils for the Home Cores
pondence School of Springfield, Mass. and
expects Others she has lsbored with will
yet join il.
Mrs. James M. Cheney is visiting in Lud-
low, her former home.
Mr.. and Mrs James b. Prize have lately
visited the Pan merican, making nineteen
OF our citizens who have been TO it,
NJ s. Emily Martin Emerv is TO be with
Tho family OF her niece, Ms. George 9.
Earle, he C ming winter.
M =. William Grearson recently gave an
increasing account OF her visit to the Pam
American before our Grange.
Rev. Frances A Ktmball had for the text
OF. her last Sunday mornings sermon, 81
will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from
whence c, meth nv help" The theme Of
Rev +. e. Curriers' discourse was the evil
oppoSi ion that man has ever to contend
with, in his struggle for the good,
Ths G arson-B ok At Granite Company
fluids That it will likely bs necessary to en-
large its new shop to get The room needed
for its business.
A recent accident in the home of Irving
Robinson, WAS caused by the use of kerU-
sene in connection with fire. His young
boys face was baily burned.
There is now good hope OF the recovery
OF he woman in Mi village, who was shot
week before last.
Que OF our leading farmers who has fed
for a few ears swale hay from the General
Il. Bass meadow, says he wou as soon
have ! So d ton, to feed cows, the best
hay al $40 per ton.
The hous of the Stanley family near
Mill village has been quarantined for scar
let fever.
MIS-. Rev. Alden LAdd is staying with her
sister, Mrs. Dr. b. Watson.
Horace Flint's son-in.law, who has edit.
I'd and published paper in Litchfied,
Neh., has sold out heir and bought the
Gibbou Reporter Of Gibbon, Neb As that
Is Mr.. FlinLs home, 1t ID a joy to his amiy
that their only child, the editors wife, Can
be- with them.
George W. Cleveland, who drives the ex-
press from East Brookheld through here to
Barre, has moved into the Gulf Springs
House for the winter.
Horace Farnham has lately gone to
northern Minnesota for another load Of
horses 10 sell here. has bought large
number from there in the last few years.
1t Is said that Landlord Elgin j. Gale
went TO Massachusetts last week with The
hope OF striking something desirable in the
Way Of business.
The lecture course committee desire that
all who are to have Seas n tickets should
get them on or before Friday egeuing Octo-
Der 20.
Ira ii Rowel has the job now of running
the travelling derrick at tho Grearson.
Beckett Company's granite plant.
Leon Duty % to be engineer for the Will
liAmstown Monument Company, and julie
Martil has u poisher' jJD here.
Mrs. Susie Benedic Erskine has been i'll
OF fever in late WEE k. II is said at ner new
home In Albany, Y.
William Wilherell is goiug TO Massachu.
SOL 8 10 be ol some weeks perhaps
Superintendent Of Education W e.
anger u johnson, v spea al the town
nall on IhursdaY evening OF next week, |
October 81, GU pub 10 school matters in our |
a'e, Al, are cordially invited TO attend. |
Deacon EiE' @. smith, II is said will |
build a large barn Oh his farm next year,
& hat he Will GET ont lumber Tor the coming |
inter.
seems 10 us that the outlook for an
inorouse in the good grant, business in our /
village has not been 50 good 10 some years |
AZ AT the pt esent lime.
Gene Reynolds, no carries on Dr.. Lew
is ID. Mattin's fai IN at the Cutler Pond had |
no second dng'r OF his left hand cut eff |
Al the middle jJlnt while cutting up corn |
fodder last Mouday.
The incest line OF children's garments is
at Homer Fits.