The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-01-23

Last week Monday having been the birth
day of Miss Ethel, daughter of George W.
Holden, in the northeast corner OF the
town. the birthday club met there and
among other things elected officers for the
coming year. Pleasure, profit, and neigh
borhood good will, it would seem must be
part OF the result OF the existence of this
club In the few years OF its life in that sec
ton OF our town.
George j. Williams Of New Haven, Conn,
and Miss Mabel Recor Of our East Hill,
were recently married.
Miss Matte Watson was last week the
guest of the family of her cousin, DIR. e. b.
Watson.
Vernon Edison of Rochester or vicinity
and for months an employe in Henry r.
Lasal's meat market, went to the hospital
in Burlington last week for the treatment
of an eye, over the sight Of which film
was gathering. The trouble was caused 1t
is said, by u lads firing a pop gnn at him,
the discharged small cork hitting him on
one side OF the eye
Mrs. Will am Gresrson and Ben. Bailey
go to Barre for music lessons, the former
for piano and the latter for violin playing,
At the ecent Vermont Darymen's Asso-
citation meeting in Burlington George f.
Colby's butter shared In $50 premium.
George W. Lynde and his brother-in-law,
Harvey l.. Cheney, for years in a business
partnership, are said to have just dissolved
the same, Mr.. Lynde taking the grist, saw
and granite polishing mills, and Mr.. Cheney
the two houses in Mill village, and the
teams used in granite hauling, and other
work.
e. G. Wells of Montpelier, a son of Rev.
George l.. Wells, a former Methodist pas
tor here, has been in town OF late to estab-
lish here branch of the COnnec icut Build
ing and Loan Association of Hartford,
Conn. His efforts were successful and the
branch was organized last week. 1t will
be of interest, doubtless to many, to know
something of how the tn ng works. The
shares in this association are worth 800
| each Any person can take as many as are
wanted. II one wants five shares, say,
| simply as an vestment, one pays So 80
monthly for years, and at the end of that
time receives back $500. II one wants to
| build house, and is an owner OF a lot and
the foundation for the house, he can sub
| scribe for say, ten shares and the Associa-
| ton will loan him $1,000 to build He Is
| then to pay $12 30 monthly for nine years,
and the house will be his own, insurable. II
| he wants $1,000 of life insurance in addition,
| he will pay $40 80 monthly for ten years
and the Association will insure him for that
| amount for the ten years. The Association
| would demand a first mortgage on the
property till paid for We understand that
| certain other agreements could be made
with the Association, 40 far as practicable
| to prevent losses on the part of members
who should be unable to go through the en-
| tire series OF payments, as above. Such are
| the successes OF this association in various
Vermont towns, in stimulating building in
this way, that it is thought it may prove a
| good thing for the growth of our own town.
At Erwin II. Martins house the mercury
went to forty degrees below zero on Sunday
morning. In the village it was twenty
eight degrees below.
DIR. w. b. Mayo of Mortified was here
on Sunday to counsel with DIR. e. b. Wat
son in the case of j. Munroe Seaver. Mr..
Seaver was somewhat more comfortable
last week, resting better, etc Whether he
is really and permanently improving re-
mains to be seen.
E. n. Prescott of Barre whose mother
lives here, was in town some days last
| week,
O. W. Bacon OF Gilmore, whose wife was
our townswoman, Phebe Hihbard, was in
town last week.
Barnet s. Goodrich has been quite poorly
in health Of late with lung trouble.
Perley Sanders is to put silo in his barn
this year. 1t will be circular and ten feet in
diameter, with q height of thirty feet. He
calculates it will not cost him over $50.
Olney f. Sesver, agent for Bowker's
phosphates here, is thinking of building a
ii this year. The silo seems to be win
ming very valuable place in farming here.
A. j. Howe of Montpelier, who spoke
here last week in the interests of the Con
necticut Building and Loan Association, IS
the man who was so well liked here years
ago. in some special religious work that he
as engaged in then.
The fact that the Connecticut Building
and Loan Association will not establish
branches in towns that do not seem to have
good prospects for future growth after a
thorough examination by their agents,
speaks we'll for our own town now.
HE will likely 60 to Philadelphia now
to live, will he nOt?" That il what we
hava asked concerning Harvey l.. Cheney
OF the late firm Of Lynde & Cheney
Not very many years ago worthy farm
or in the Queens domnions left his farm
and came to a neighboing town in order
that life might be made easier for his wife
who was not strong. But now he say to
us, ~ made great mistake when came to
Vermont. 1 had 5000 and L could get So
q Gay for 1ly work. But l have had SO
much sickness in my family that my $500
went and with it $500 more that l was put
in debt for. Bot L am doing better in Will
iismsrown and pay ing off tho debt" And
how many more OF our townsfOlk are Gerry
ing just such heavy burdens by reason OF
sickness, sad to say.
II the number of driving horses that a
doctor keeps is a sure index of his profess
sional ride DR. e. B. Watson's three horses