The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-22
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on Monday OF this week.
The Memorial committee OF the Grand
Army post request all members of the order
and all old soldiers to meet at the town hall
at nine O'Clock, A. NJ, on Sunday next, to
march to the Congregational church, where
Memorial Day exercises are to be held at
10:45 A. NJ. AS there are to be no public SER
vices on Memorial Day, it is desired by this
committee that there be good attendance at
these church services. The Relief Corps
and Sons of Veterans are also asked to be
present on this occasion.
George @. Earle has again been laid aside
from his business in Barre by disease Of the
lungs and heart.
Prof. Orrin Smith, son OF Marcus A.
Smith, has again been obliged to come back
here from Worcester, Mass, on account of
his fathers sickness. The latter was taken
worse some ten days ago, but it is thought
now the case is more hopeful. The seat of
his disease appears to be the liver, though
the heart is involved.
MI. and Mrs. Clayton Ditty, now OF Prov
idence, r. 1 have just been visiting here.
Mrs. Edwin NJ. Covill is thought to be on
the road to health, though very feeble yet.
Grass is locking finely here.
Newell 4. Farnham has moved to his house
the village on which he has made repairs
More repair work is to be done on the
premises. His wife is yet in such poor
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Mrs. Norman G.. Davis is visiting he
brother, Ralph Newcomb in Corning, Ia.
"Del" TowDe, a nephew of Mrs. John
Colby, of Oklahoma, has been visiting here
of late.
A resident OF Washington county was
here last week with reference to purchase
of the General E. Bass farm, il everything
was favorable for it. The result was that
both buyer and seller are to hold the mat
farr 1ar nufI To- d. 1.
Mrs. Mary Bennett Freeman of Brook
field was in town last week calling on rela-
tives.
Herbert, son Of Daniel @. Townsend. a
machinist working in Plattsburg, N, Y,
has been at home here of late in i'll health.
He returned to Plattsburg last week.
We hear complaint of a scarcity Of help
for out door farm work.
Land has been taken by the town for a
road along part of the west line of the
Congregational parsonage grounds. The
amount is not large and $50 was paid for it,
TWO years rent having been previously paid
for it. The selectmen were also in consul.
tation last week with the executive commit
tee OF the Congregational church, with ref
ere ICE to the use OF portion Of the grounds
about the church building for road pur-
poses, but no conclusion of the matter was
reached.
Miss Ellen Folsom, who is soon to be
here for vacation from missionary work
in India, has been working under the au-
spices of the Canada General Baptist Asso.
citation.
John M. Duffus will move this week from
the Gen. e. Bass house to George Beckett's
old home.
Mrs, Alice Cooley of Waterbury is 10 be
here this week the guest Of her sister, Mrs
John Duffus.
Rev. and Mrs. William Schofield and
Deacon and Mrs. Edwin @. Smith have
been appointed delegates to the Orange
County Congregational Conference at Chel-
sc next week Tuesday and Wednesday,
A Williamstownian who has been living
In Southern California for some years
wri us that one can be comfortable there
forty-nine fifteths of the year. A visit east
last year of about six weeks brought him
more discomfort than he had found in Gal.
ifornia In all the time he had lived there.
When there is added to all this tnat he has
struck oil there, what wonder if he trans
fers his hurrahs from Old New England to
California;
OF course Williamstown is not going 70
be behind her sister towns in the matter of
eff TT for an Old Home Week Who. then.
shell be the starter Of the needed effort?
Granite Cutter Frank Cragg is to move
his household goods to Barre this week. In
their comparatively short stay here, his fam
~NJ NNAAo W 10 hSuly SbIotlubu, ana
sorry to lose them. Better pay for his work
there, turned the scale against us,
4eyi u usEs, the present owner Of the
0iu AVN Flint farm, is brother of Mrs.
y. 8. George of Barre who was accidentally
kliled by her husband week ago last Sun
day,
One Of odr worthy young men who ia bal.
sncing the question of going. or not to col
lege next fail, lately received letter from
professor in one OF our New England col
leges, taking the ground that the right kind
OF a man need not be deferred from enter.
ing upon a college course for lack OF money
to take him through. This professor entered
upon preparatory course with thirty-fve
cents in his pocket and come out with no
debt. He then entered college with only
S25 and came out of college free from debt
Given good health, sense and grit and the
young man may be risked who wants a col.
lege educat on.
Miss Ellen Folsom arrived here from
India on Monday.
A daughter OF our former townsfolk.
Nathaniel and Rebecca Lynde Smons, now
OF Princeton, ILL.,, whose marriage will occur
In August next, will go with her husband
to missionary work in Harpoot in Septem-
Der, under the auspices OF the American
Board. She has been student in Oberlin,
o., and Ann Arbor, Mich, and is supe-
rior young lady. Her future husbands
work there will be educational.
II names were here and now given to
children as they have been in the past a
bright little seven-year-old Miss in our viii
lage might be named "What Next2" such
are her words and ways. Last Sunday her
Sunday school teacher asked her if she had
kept the pledge, presumably the Junior
Epworth League pledge, in the past week.
This includes Bible reading, prayer, no
swearing, no tobacco using, etc, etc. The
girl replied, Eyes, only she had cheWed IN.
bacco two or three times, and liked it,"
An italian hand polisher OF granite, in
the employ OF the Grearson- Beckett Com
pany, with family OF eight children, has
just moved to our village to live
Ladies' tailored suits are being reduced at
Homer Fits, and very Ane values are
offered.
MarBhtieIu.
A son was born May IA to Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest r. LIANT erton.
g. J.. Dwinell was in Bradford Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week to attend the
grand lodge OF Odd Fellows.