The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-08
WIliamstown,

Herbert P. Martin has been appointed adj
ministrator of the estate of the late Charles
ii Perry.
Our creamery is getting some 800 pounds
of milk and 259 pounds of cream, daily, and
vet the manager of the concern says there
is room for lots more.
Dr. Dudley B. Smith of Plainfield was
here again last Sunday to see his brother,
Marcus A, Smith, in company with DR.. e.
B. Watson. Mr.. Smith is thought to be in
fair way to recover.
Paul Taverne Il about to move his fam
lily to Canada. He will have an auction
sale Of his household goods on Wednesday
OF four p. NJ.
Mrs. Oliver Stone who has been great
invalid in late months goes to Bethel this
week to stay for a time with her mother.
Theodore Alexanders auction sale on
Saturday, averaged as follows: So each for
three calves; $l4 for four yearlings; $3.50
for twenty-one cows that were mostly two
to five years old. A thoroughbred Chester
white swine: brought $40. Altogether the
receipts OF the sale were 800 more than
Mr.. Alexander expected.
Mrs. George G. Eerle was hastily sum-
moned to Barre on Saturday by the sudden
illness from heart trouble of her husband.
Though relief was found for Mr.. Earle he
had not been able to return Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. George M. Seaver, who has been here
through the winter with her sister, Mrs. Or
Vile ID. Bosworth, is not yet able to be
moved to her home in Washington. Her
husband, long in the employ OF the Vermont
Watchman Company, has been able to re-
sumo his work in late weeks.
Darwin f. Goodrich and Frank B. Boyce
are improving in health.
George W. Lynde fell, few days ago,
through scuttle- hole in his barn and re-
q IN or iha
from striking against the side OF the OPEN
ing. He has been having bad hand that
has just required opening. The trouble is
to have followed his pairing down OF a cal
loused place on the hand Mrs. Lynde has
been ILL., too, this week, requiring medical
care. A minor aff1iction is the serious ill
ness OF one OF Mr.. Lynde's best horses.
Rev. Charles II. Farnsworth, son.in-law
OF the late Reuben HaJch, goes from Law
renee, Mass, to the First Methodist church
in Manchester, n. III.
Our Ladies' Reading club was pleasantly
entertained in Barre last Wednesday after
noon by the Glover club. The day was IA
vorable for the event.
Our venerable and much respected towns
man, Follansby Goodrich, died last Thurs
day evening at the age Of nearly eighty
seven years, the result mainly OF old age.
He had, however, retained his faculties to
a remarkable degree and but for rheuma-
was native of Brookfeld, Tut had lived in
town AS a farmer for many years. His
wife, who, with three OF his Ave children,
survives him, was Bethia, a daughter of
the late Martin Harrington. He was
buried from his late home on Saturday
afternoon, Rev. #. X. Currier, pastor of the
Methodist church, OF which Mr.. Goodrich
had long been a member officiating Hon
est, upright, winsome, leading ever quiet
life, the world has been made happier and
better for his having lived in it.
Mrs. Flora Kilby Howe, long time
teacher here, now Of Barre, was in town
last week. Her widowed mother accom-
panied her.
Mrs. John Adams has been i'll OF late
with eryspelas and under medical care.
Edwin L. Whitney was able to ride to the
village last week, after a three months ill
ness, from an operation in connection with
appendicitis He hopes now for permanent
relief He sees now how much better he
might have been II he had been operated
on two or more years ago.
The Lyceum Bureau that has supplied
our entertainment courses in late winters ia
again on hand for another seasons supply.