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

Williamstown.
Christopher G. Hood has had an increase
OF 81 month pension. and back pay, on an
application made twelve years ago.
Henry Poole, district deputy in the
Masonic order, went to Burlington last
Thursday to attend meeting OF his fellow
depu les.
George Mari, secretary of the Granite
Cutters Union here, writes to the Granite
Cutters journal of October, that business
is still boom ng here and al who come Il is
way, "get a job. He thinks when the new
granite fl the iliamstown Monument
Co., gti under way. there may be an add
ton Of some thirty or Id re- To the old roll
OF The Union.
g U Lathrop, our lumber dealer, has
cars OF red cedar shingles. shipped direct to
him from the state OF Washington, the
freight being some $3.50 to $500 car.
Frank Benedict likes well his school
superintendcy work in New Hampshire.
Mrs. Anna B. Frankum, our School Su-
perintendeLt, tells us that she is pleased
with the work being done in our schools
this season.
A firstclass Rravelled sidewalk has been
laid from he bridge near Albert r Mar
tins shop, on The east side OF the street,
past Ed E. Houses new house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie ID. Gale returned last
Wednesday from seasons work at the
Fab an House, White Mountains. MI.
Gale had the hotel post office work again
this season.
Charles NJ. Seaver, Charles NJ. Edison.
Ham on Wark, Windsor G Diuy, Mr. aud
Mrs. o j. Gale were amoug the excursion
lists 10 Boston last week.
Land ord Egin j. Gale will not winter
in the Gulf Spring house.
Clayton H. M trin fails as yet to get a
cure of he sore he has lad on his hand for
some months. lt is on the lower part OF
the thumb, aud the trouble may require
opening he thumb and &c aping the bou-.
George E., son of Elbert G Jackson, la t
sp IN Ocugu the oil ace on which Henry j.
Marin hat live for years, and last week
he added TO IL some sixteen acres OF land
thai he bought Of l. ID. Carr the present
owner of the Old A,Vlu Flint farm.
Three sons Of the B eian, Theodore AL
exanIer, started on cycles one day last
we f,r a rip o he section in north west.
ern Vermont where they once lived, and
at shOuf nigh fall were near Rich nOnd.
eth Olde- one WAS giving his attention
u fine field close by, instead OF th4 road
ht was o he was thrown ON his whesl
and 20 cut on his hip that required
stitches TO be- taken IN II. He came back on
the train, with cane aud limp.
Is John Colby is about 10 begin no 1879.
Keeping in a part Of Mrs. Ellis d b. Gales
house
An outdoor game that our Italian boys
like 10 play seems to be som what On he
principle quoirs, only each play er uses a
large wooden ball for pitching and rolling
instead OF qnots, and instead Of stake,
toward which they pi CHI, a small ball is
thrown forward at eacn play. which bs-
cOm-s The goal 10 reach with the large balls
One will see number OF players III game
Miss Lucy H. Paine of Bethel, who has
Deel here twO weeks more, securing
scholars for the Home Cores ondt nee
School Of Springfield, Mass, is a worker
and t4lker, aud so, successful in her mis-
sion. Sh will 20 10 the neighboring Town
OF w shington from here.
A fred Carnes has bargained for the
Maj Dr ID. H int house in Mill will ge, a de q.
sirab place or his famil it adj ,ins the
home OF his only child, Mrs. Manoel BEN
exdes
1t is matter Of surprise that Mrs. Major
ID. Film, no has bean so long aud so srr-
ously an Invalid from apoplectic attacks |
should be even so much improved now as
she Il SAID TO be.
Our aged ctiz ,n, Erastus Church now in
the asylum Al Water bury, has b4en confined
TO the b-d part OF the time in the last few |
weeks, owing to The weakened condition of |
his h-srt. Mentally there is no change in
his coudition.
Through the efforts Of Tracy L. Jeffords.
lawyer in Washington, ID. @ George W,
Slavery has At last succerded 10 getting |
several hundred dollars pension that he |
had long been working for. and under very |
discouraginR Giro instances. Mr.. Slavery |
was member OF Company Q, First Regi- |
ment OF Vermont Volunteer Cavalry, IN the |
War OF The Rebellion, ami was on his way |
North Nth III me government horses on a |
rail DAD rain AT Have de Grace, Mary |
land, the car in which he WAS riding with |
the nor ~, nv An accident was pushed into |
the riV r, aud Me- avery and the horses q adj |
fearfnl struggle for life, Nj Savery receiv. |
ing injuries from which he has never re. |
covered. While he has Tor years drawn a |
pension, Mr.. StSery has believed that more |
YVES due hun. Alb nut "a dozen years ago Mr.. |
JtHD d- began work on the case and he |
wa, h- has prosec ted it under mountain |
OF Difficult y, snch we're some OF the peculiar |
circumstances attending it,, eaks luuil, |
for b M. bur he came II victor. No won. |
der M j. II 'rds has "a good practic
Two letters received from the West, las
week, lead IA to COngraulae our own !
farmers here on the good thug4 that I'll |
their laps. Ore WAS from friend in on OF |
the ga den counlIes Of Indiana, aud on n |
farm have often visited, that pprhaps |
cOu d not b. bought for less than $75 IN |
acre, A. the le4a The crop, Of thai farm
this year are six loads Of hat oue-hAlf "a
crop esch Of wheat and oa'e; one.fourtn
crop OF 60 q; and winter apple- nearly all |
on he grouud." or farm ia 4outneastern
Kansas, a Vrrmnnter writes us uf "a very
poor co crop, pDtatOes Almost "A failure;
and water thtl | -hOnld no. think ill., 10
drink" In both Gases he dryn-ss OF last
season IL me atri u'rd cause II hese crop
failures But why shou here h. 80 much
di G nfent with farming here in Vernon?
Mrs. Fcancs Carleton has been staying
Tor lime win niece living ia Exeter, l
N II.