The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
WILLIAMSTOWN.

ter of a desirable temperance law for
the State.
A former townsman, now residing
in local option state, is reported |
as saying that in his city high Ii
cense was tried till it came to the sit
uation that there were not sober citi- |
zens enough to take care of the drunk |
Ell ones, and then the city returned to |
prohibition ~ If this statement seems |
to be an incorporate" one, very |
So sober" fact was meant to be convey
ed in it.
Vernon Edison has returned to work
in Henry +. Lasells meat market.
Three of our farmers have had sew
enteen sheep killed, supposedly by one
dog in Barre that our selectmen were
in pursuit of last Saturday.
Business matters took Lewis M.
Seaver to New York city again last
Saturday
Our listers are busy nowadays, at
the town hall on their quadrennial APP
-pYisal of real estate. The public
should know that their work must be
completed on next week Tuesday,
and if any complaints are to be made
of their apprisals, they must be
within the three days following, and
then come before the board of civil
authority.
Frank Benedict will be hereabouts
presently on vacation from his year
of school superintendency in New
Hampshire.
Irving Whore has gone to Barre to
work for the New York Granite COM
pany.
Maynard Kiser finds his health
sufficient for his duties of conductor
on the electric road between Barre
and Montpelier thus far and it is said
his family will soon move from here
to point on his line of work.
Mr. and Mrs. Nash Simons of Will
ton, n. H., arrived here last Satur-
day for visit with his mother, Mrs
Martin Simons and sister, Mrs Hen
ry Poole.
Mr.. and Mrs George l.. Williams
go to Glover this week to reunion
of the family of Mr.. Williams late
mother.
Jesse, son of Erwin H. Martin, pro-
poses to return to the work of teach
ing a little later on. Mr.. Martin is
one of our worthiest and best educat-
ed young men and has had experience
enough in teaching to settle the ques-
ton of adaptedness to the work. We
suspect he may make it his life work
henceforth.
Mrs. Flora Benedict Colby, now Of
Burlington, was here over Sunday,
with her sister, Mrs Susie Benedict
Erskine.
DR.. Jason Briggs has been in hos
pital in Boston for weeks past for sur
gical treatment, that it is hoped will
prove great boon to him. He is now
able, we believe, to return to his home
at Winter Hill, Somerville, Mass.
Everything favored large attend
ance at the Methodist church last
Sunday morning for the Children's
Day exercises. The audience room
had been beautifully supplied with
flowers and the children had been
trained under the superintendent of
Pastor Curriers' wife. Mrs. George
R. Bosworth presided admirably at
the organ and Ben Bailey and little
Miss Christie Currier were violinists.
Thus equipped, the recitations dia-
logues and songs by the children,
made the occasion a pleasant and
profitable one A collection was tax
en- for the Methodist Seminary at
Montpelier.
Neal B. Smith will start this week
on his return to Trinidad South
America.
An exceedingly rare bird note here
is that of the whippoorwill, but one
was heard on meadow in our village
the other evening.
Deacon Edwin G. Smith is putting
new barn on his farm TO be worth
perhaps 81, 900 or more when complet-
ed
Mrs. John NJ Dufus has been having
as recent guests, her mother, Mrs.
Luther Davis, and her sister, Mrs.
Alice Colby of Waterbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lougee were
III town last week. They are living
IN Northampton, Mass, where Mr..
Lougee has place in a reform school.
Rev, D. H. Strong went to Williams.
town, Mass. last week, where there
was to be a reunion of his college
class of 1882. He expects to be in his
pulpit here, next Sunday.
There was goodly number pre-
sent at the meeting of the Universal
list society in the town hall one
evening last week, and a pleasant
time was had. At the election of Off
GERS of the society that evening, for
the year to come, @. w. Cram, G. T.
Colby, and F. O. Little were chosen
parish committee G.. w. Lynde, treas
urer; H. Cheney, clerk and W. E.
Granger auditor. The first of July
Rev. Frances A. Kimball, pastor of
the church, and her sister will start
with their own conveyance for their
old home in Poland, Me, to be away
through the month.
At the recent Free Baptist quarterly
meeting Sl5. 80 were contributed for
missionary purposes.
Hilton Brush, who has been a stu
dent in the Kimball Union Academy,
Meriden, N H., in late years, recently
took week there for commencement
festivities.
Arrivals last week were David Gale,
from Colorado Springs, Col, and
Henry Downs from Kirksville, Mis-
souri,. Mr.. Gale is greatly pleased
with Colorado Springs, and will re-
turn in few weeks. Mr.. Downs likes
his medical studies much, and will
raturp in Gaptor, bar for 10 Io.+