The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-06


Three months ago Charles G. Staples
Youngest child was taken i'll with rheu-
1atic fever and has been very sick. He
nnally began to mend, and it was hoped he
would continue to gain. He was, however,
taken worse on Sunday, and on Monday DR..
j. Henry Jackson of Barre was called
again to counsel with DR.. E. B. Watson in
the case.
Gardiner A, Poor hopes to complete a
trade with with Horace e. White this week,
in the matter of renting farm in Royalton.
III this is done Mr. Poor will take immedi-
ate possession of it.
The mercury went to twenty degrees be-
low zero in our village lasi Sunday morning.
1t Is said the entire household OF Daniel
Q. Townsend are sick 1t is very hard to
fl help now as so many have been ailing
with the prevailing distemper. DR.. e. B.
Watson attends them.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church will hold a sociable
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cragg
on Friday evening of this week, A pleasant
time will surely be had.
Leon, son of road commissioner o. A
Blanchard, who has been keeping hotel in
MORA. northern New York, in late years, is
to move to Helena, st. Lawrence county,
N. Y. These towns are not many miles
apart.
DR.. George Davenport a native of this
place and for many years past a resident
and practing physician OF East Randolph,
was in town last week. He has a son, who
is physician in Bath, n. H. OF his three
other sons, two are in the west, and the
third is in Vermont. His only daughter is
the wife of Merchant A. G. Osgood, East
Randolph. Although some four score years
OF age, the doctor seems well preserved, and
his trips across the continen point to
love OF travel. He has been a great reader
and interested in libraries for the benefit
OF citizens OF the towns where he has lived.
Bert A. Hawley, manager of the cream
cry here Tor two years past, is to move to
Smyrna, Chenango county, N. Y, his late
fathers home.
Mrs. Edith Tarbell Bean OF Brookfeld
was in town last Saturday.
Mayo Lynde came home from Brigham
Academy, Bakersfield, last Saturday for a
vacation. He Is accompanied by fellow
student, Carl Morse OF Bakersfield.
Mrs. Albert r. Martin and Mrs. Alma
Wolcott are under the care of DR.. e. B.
Watson.
Mrs. Deacon Edwin G. Smith, who has
been quite ill in late weeks, had the pleas
ure OF the company OF her sister Miss Maria
ID. White of Montpelier few days last
week.
Mrs. ]. K Lynde returned last Saturday
from Warrington, D. @.
The ladies' reading club met last Satur-
day afternoon with Mrs. John Farnham,
and had for consideration English poetry
from A. d. 1860 to A. d. 1745 The club
will meet next week with Mrs. Walter
Granger. The subject OF study will be
English history from 1855 to 1883.
Newell r. Farnhsm, ON account OF i'll
health in his family, is very DESTROYS to
move from his house in the village If only
he can rent or sell his farm to some good
person.
Elmer G. Farnhsm was in Sherburne re-
f1Ny IN nhn tfw.r. he 10 1N
George Estabrook, who was painter here
not very many years ago
1t is said that Granite Cutter George Pat
terson and Will Sprague OF East Brookfield,
have negotiated for an exchange of places,
the farm OF the latter for the new house OF
the former in our village.
Our citizens have had their laugh over
one or more hasty calls on a former estima-
BILE Clergyman here to perform the mar
rage ceremony, while he was busy in out
side manual labor and with scant time for
change OF raiment We have just been told
of another and similar call, the orcum-
stances attending which amused him no
less than they will his friends. The pair to
be welded came to the parsonage in time
for the ceremony, aud to take the next rail.
road train The good parson was not in
ministerial dress, and as the occasion
seemed to require some haste, he completed
his attire by putting on an overcoat as he
passed thT ough the hall Of the parsonage.
The twain in waiting were duly made one,
but, o bit to the surprise Of the officiating
Clergyman they tarried somewhat till
fnally the groom told him he should have
TO ask him for his overcOat. Then, for the
first time, 1t dawned upon the minister that
he had donned another mans overcoat in
his haste.
Albert w. Goodrich, who is on the look
out for the improvement Of farm stock, has
Just had thoroughbred swine from Penn
sylvania.
II we had not grown familiar with harm
less teapot tempests just before March meet
ings, we might think that wigs and hair res
toratives and vigors would be in demand
after Tuesday OF this week.
Edwin T. Whitney seems to be doing well.