The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-29

Friends ofEGeorge Lamson of Barre,
"a grand son sof the late Ariel Craner,
ESQ, and of the firm of Wells, Lamson
q Company owners of very fine
quarry in our township, will be pained
to hear that he is in seriously i'll ca tn
now. He has not been well for year
or two, we hear. If the good wishes
of host of friends will avail, he will
again be in good health, and active
as ever in his large business.
On Tuesday, November 4, the farm
of the late Edwin 7. Whitney, on the
west side Of our town will be sold at
auction together with stock, tools and
farm products. We believe 1T has long
been called an excellent farm.
We are told that the flower known
as the "closed gentian' and rare here
abouts, grows by the road running east
of the William Witherell place, and
also on one of the less travelled roads
from here to Chelsea.
Selectman Frank Martin received
word from Burlington that the an
alysis of the water taken from the
brook near Frank Boyce's house,
showed there were no disease germs in
it to cause typhoid fever, though con-
tanning some sediment 1t was thought
best, however that the water for the
school children in the district should
henceforth be taken from a spring on
Mr.. Boyce's place.
Dr. E. b. Watson went to Green
field, Mass. last Friday to return
with his wife on Monday of this week.
Leslie d. Gale has moved his family
to the old brick house on his David
Gale farm and will remain there for
the present.
Mrs. Elisha B. Gale is making her
home at East Dedham, Mass, where
Abbie Simons, Wales daughter of the
late Dana Simons, lives.
Gardiner Poor who has lately re-
turned here, has been living in North
Pomfret in the last half year. He is
undecided as to how long he may be
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Dickinson
were the recipients of nice rocking
chair on the twenty fifth anniversary of
their marriage, the 18th inst, a gift
from friends here that is highly priced
Nathan Harrington, victim, 1t Is
believed of his family disease, con-
sumption, has been little better since
his late return from here to his home
in Grinnell, Iowa.
James NJ. Beckett returned to Bos.
ton last week after having bean here
several months past. 1t is said he
will spend the winter in Washington,
d. c., where he has brother and
sister.
Rev. and Mrs. William Schofield pro
pose driving to Lyndonville this week
for n two weeks visit with their
sons Will, the younger one, is "a
move TO Sherbrook, p. Q. Both are
railway employees
Rev. Mrs. n. W. p. Smith of New
field, n. H., was the guest last week
of Rev. Frances y. kimball
Rev F. f. Currier and Erwin II.
| Martin were in attendance at the
| State Sunday school convention IN
Morrisyille last week.
The first lecture in our winter,
course will be given next week Tues.
/ day evening October 2S. az the town
/ ball by Thomas Nc Clary. II will %,
/ his first appearance here. He is said
/ TO have the rare oratorv and learning
/ of "a Wendell Phillips. lie comes witt
many hearty endorsements. and VS.
/ hope he may have full house here
The Universalist ladies will have d
vegetable sale AZ the town hall Thurs
day afternoon and evening of nrXl
week, October 3d. They viii ala