The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-20

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Rev. Frances A. Kimball exchanged last
Sunday with Rev. Anna Belle Aldridge OF
East Montpelier.
The programme for the lenten services at
the Universalist church this week is for
preaching services at 1880 p M on Monday,
Thursday and Friday evenings Rev. Frank
Il. Gale will preach on Monday; Rev. Ohss.
Petty on Thursday, and Revs, A. M. Smith
and Charles Petty on Friday, Music will
be special feature on these occasions.
Rev. John Kimball a brother OF Rev.
Frances A. Kimball, recently located in
Titusville, Penn, writes his sisters here
that the natural gas that furnishes fuel an
lights for his house there costs him fifty-four
cents for ten days.
A railroad employee is to ship four-foot
wood from here to ST. Adams for his own
use presumably.
The Gresrson-B Beckett company's new
shed will not be ready for use for several
weeks. Meanwhile they will not put on
large number of new men.
Henry w. Stewart, who seems to have
had more than an average OF accidents to
flesh and limb, had a thumb badly crushed
last week in connection with a saving ma
chine. 1t is expected he will not lose the
thumb.
Henry j. Martin sold his horse last week.
Hon. NJ. j. Tanning, state superintend-
ont - the New Hampshire Anti-Ssloon
emu y. A{,pa1
League, will speak at the Congregap. nai
church here next Sunday morning, at
union service. All the citizens are wanted
at this meeting, as the cause to be present
ed is one that concerns them all. Mr.. Fan
ming is a wde-awake speaker, Of much ex-
perence, who cannot fail to interest. He
il man of sanctifed common sense and
says only what ia worth hearing. No one
should fail to attend.
Drs. e. B. Watson and w. B. Mayo of
Mortified were in counsel last week with
DR.. w. j. Tindall, in the case of Barn 8.
Goodrich. 1t is said they do not regard it
absolutely hopeless.
L. Hayward, boarding with w. s. Had
field, mas been very i'll Of late. Our two
doctors were in consultation over his case
one day last week,
9. R. Wood is champion solicitor for
life insurance in this town. Since he
came here last August he has insured be-
tween fifty and sixty persons, the majority
OF them living In this place. He works for
the National Life Of Montpelier.
j. W. Flint has finished work in Mont
peler and is at home, He wants to sell
his fine house in our village.
Mrs. A. Adelia Vincent, who lives with
Jason Johnson, recently went to Swanton
TO visit
Lise, son of Melvin e. Burnham, will
work again this year for first selectman,
Frauk Martin.
Willie NJ. Duffus is at home from school
in Waterbury for a two weeks vacation.
The proprietors of the creamery are to
employ Fred McPhee OF LyndOnYIllo, in
the place Of Bert W. Hawey, wno soon
goes to his farm in New York state. MI
McPhee who came here last week has been
at work in a private creamery in Lyndon
Vile the last four years. He is well &C
quainted with some of the owners OF our
creamery, and believes them to be reliable
men, He will spara no pains TO make it an
object for our farmers TO bring their milk
and cream TO our creamery, A pleasant
young men, Of Scotch descent, it is hoped
he may have fair trial OF his skill and
purpose TO serve well our people. He
thinks our creamery unusually well equip
ped, for place of this size.
MIS-. Hiram Davenport went to Manches-
ter, n H., last, week for visit Of few
weeks with niece. Her cousin, Mrs. Car
rie Davenport Sanborn also resides there
Charlea G. Moore lately returned from
Atlanta, Ca, is to be foreman for the Grear-
son-Beckett granite company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore will shave rooms in
the Beckett block and board at the hotel.
Maynard #, Spencer, secretary of the
Granite Cutters Union writes to the Gran
tie Cutters Journal that business is very
quiet here this month, but am in hopes
OF being able TO report something better
next MONTH"
The first large call on our now board OF
selectmen for money, was made by Jerry
M. Hutchinson for balance due ON the new
schoolhouse in Quarry district. The money
had to be borrowed at a bank in Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat King OF Mortified,
were guests OF the Misses Alice j. and An
nette e, Edison one day last week.
DIR. G. q. Ellis, son-ln-law OF the late j
Nj. Palmer, now OF Somerville, Mass, is on
visit to California, He Is the Boston di
rector OF an oil company operating in Cali
ifornia, and is posting himself thoroughly
on oil matters in the Kern river valley
Mrs, Ellis accompanied him and writes Of
the elights Of that land OF flowers. II ia
all like the lovliest days of June, with roses
and all other sorts Of blossoms in profusion
II is not her first visit to that State.
Miss Susie M. Benedict will come back
from Burlington this week, COR the first
time since the death OF her mother. She
may not remain long. Her father Is still
here, looking after his village home that he
wants to sell.
Miss Katherine Bass is staying in Florids
at present,
Oran Simons had an auction sale OF some
OF his household goods here on Tuesday o.
this week.
Will Lougee will soon move to tene
ment in the house OF the mother OF Walter
Il. Granger.
Walter Grearson and mother are about tC
return here to live. The family OF his cou
sin, Alder Grearson, will also move here