The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
WILLIAMSTOWN.

ent at the old Calvin Ainsworth home.
Henry A. Ainsworth, wife and
daughter, are, just now, on the Nosh-
ern Pacific coast They will visit
the Yellow Stone Park, and may be
here later in the season.
Masons Henry Poole George L. Ed
son. Bert Robinson and Frank God
frey attended the Masonic gathering
in Burlington last week.
Maynard Kiser is again somewhat
better and last week made the expert
ment of acting as motor man on the
electric road between Barre and Mont.
pelier.
Hiram S. Drury sold eleven cows
for $3.50 to a Hinesburgh man, last
week
Last Wednesdays weather was ia
vorable for the Pomora Grange meet
ing here. Seven subordinate oranges
were represented. The afternoon ses-
sion was open to the public with the
following program Singing, Will
Jamestown Grange Consideration of
timely topics, f. g. Little recitation,
Mary Morse; Question, What Grange
exercises are the most productive of
mental development among the mem
bers? opened by Clinton Gram mu-
sic, Williamstown Grange selection,
Mrs Charles Smith; essay, Mrs.
Frank Martin singing, Mrs. Holman
and Booth; Resolved That farmers
cannot afford to buy commercial fer
tilizers, opened by Mr.. Colby Old
Home Week, Mrs. S. Follansbee Can
farmers ignore the raising of the finer
cereals with profit? d. H. Morse ora
ton, X. II. Howard; closing song.
Alden S. Slack of South Royalton,
who was buried here last week, was
the husband of the late Hattie Meal
lister of our village, years ago, and
who is remembered as a very sweet
soprano singer at the Congregational
church Several children survive faith
er and mother.
News comes of the improved condi-
tion of Miss Nellie, daughter of the
late Barney D. Flint after most
severe illness of scarlet fever, but ac-
companied by news of the sickness of
her brother, Willie, with the same
disease.
1t is said that Mrs Elisha B. Gale
and son Dave, one or both, may soon
return here from Colorado Springs,
Col, for short stay
Henry Downs, an osteopathic stu
dent in Kirksville, Missouri, will
return home, this week for vaca-
ton.
Winifred Cram, in late weeks
clerk at our Monument House, goes
this week to York Beach, Maine for
the season.
George w. Savery, Charles G. Sta.
pies. Christopher Hood and their
wives, Mrs. Van McAllister, aud the
Misses Kimball, Daley and Slavery,
attended the G.. A. r., and the w.
r. c., meetings in Montpelier last
week
Mrs. George W. Savery's father,
Wesley Martin, was buried last week.
He had come to be quite well known
here.
One of the most level headed gran
lite men in Barre and one of the pro-
prietors of fine quarry in our town
ship predicts a great increase i'll the
granite manufacturing business i'll
Barre i'll the coming years Is there
any reason why Williamstown village
should not share somewhat in such
an increase of the same?
We are told that influences at work,
are increasing the volume of granite
hauling from the quarries by rail, and
lessening the same by teams 1t seems
clear to us that railroad from our
village to the quarries ought if posi-
BILE to be had for the growth of the
granite industry in our village. Why
will not the Central Vermont rail
road come to the rescue?
AS Rev. D. H. Strong will be out of
of the State next Sunday, there will
be no services at the Congregational
church.
Children's Day will be observed at
the Methodist church next Sunday.
Fred, son of Melvin E. Burnham,
is at home from Tufts College on a
vacation. He will go later to the Isle
of Shoals, N. H. ito work for the sea-
son. Mr.. Burnham is working his
own way" through college, much to
his credit
Miss Lucy Paine of Bethel in the
employ of the Home Correspondence
School of Springfield, Mass, was in
town over Sunday.
Mrs Chester Martin is staying yet
with her brother, Hannibal Wood. of
Watoga, ILL., Her daughter Mrs.
Minnesota, has been i'll of late with
typhoid fever, as has elso her grand
daughter, little Miss Agnes Maloy,
and one or both have been very sick.
Mrs. Althea Coleman is staying in
town at present
After a short trial of life in the old
Lynde store, Will j. Young returns
to his former work as sharpener in
the Grearson Beckett Company gran
lite shed. Lawyer W. @. White, it is
said, will take his place in the store
for time.
An out of town merchant recently
paid Fred A. Ainsworth's store the
compliment of being 1.-THE neatest
drug store he ever saw
A visitor here, from a distant State,
tells US that they have there list
ing law" like our own, with the ad =
dition that if, at the decease of any
person, the settlement of an estate
shows that any portion of taxable
property had been kept out of the list,
in the past, the amount of delinquent