The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13
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o. A. Hood of Winooski, the only
living uncle of @. l. Hood of sarsa-
parilla fame, was last week the guest
of his nephew, James II. Walbridge.
He puts in Old Home Week at Chel
sea.
Charles H. Beckett, wife and daugh-
ter of New York city, came to his
old home here last week for visit,
after a stay at the White Mountains.
william w. Weeden, Oldest son of
the late Col. H. O. Weeden, and who
has loug been absent from here, is in
Osceola, Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Ainsworth,
Henry a. Ainsworth, and Rufus
Walker return this week to their
homes in Moline, Illinois. Miss
Lucy Ainsworth will remain here
few weeks longer, and Miss Sadie
Walker will visit friend in Schnec-
tady, N. Y, en- route for Moline and
little later will continue her kinder
garten studies in Chicago.
G.. w. Harrington, who had a
months trial of the Monument House
last season, has bought hotel in Roy
alton.
MIS-. lOUuIllS hdlSOn 10 HCIt lIOul
Concord, n. H., visiting friends.
Mrs Betsy H. Hayward is staying
with her relative, Mrs Andrew Ed
son, in Brookfeld.
Our band is engaged for Old Home
Week playing in Chelsea on the 10th
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Leslie D. Gales family is staying
in one of the houses on his farm
here while haing is in progress. Mrs.
George Mari and her children of Barre
have been their guests of late. Mrs.
Gale and Mrs. Mari are sisters.
Some weeks ago James S. Hopkins
had the misfortune to cut cord on
the upper side of the thumb of his
right hand The cut healed without
the cords having been united and he
lost the power to lift the thumb in
consequence. 1t is said, though, that
the proper surgery could yet reunite
the cord and restore the use.
Gene and Mrs. Alma Work Call are
the parents of the baby boy that took
the Glass Blowers prize for the pref
tiest child of his years.
Our new landlord, Merrill P. Cours-
er, is the we'll known old-time mer-
chant of Barre and Montpelier, and
later had large experience as hotel
keeper, gained in both the north and
the south.
Charles r. Benedict was in Burling-
ton last week, where his four chill
dren are at present. He reports the
two invaded ones as doing well. "
Miss George, daughter of Mrs. Mary
Bass Clark now of East Somerville,
Mass, is taking vacation here.
Wallace w. Martin is a good deal
of an invalid at present.
An examination of teachers here
was set for the 18th and 18th inst,
Monday and Tuesday Of this week.
The Congregational Ladies society
will offer our citizens an entertain
ment at the town hall on the 2Sth of
this month, that they hope will prove
a marked success in every way. Prof.
George Herman of Pittsburg, Pa, an
impersonater, who has appeared in
Vermont before and won very high
praise for his work, is to be here then.
A further announcement will appear
concerning this entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bean were at
the home of Mrs. Beams parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles H. Wolcott, last
week. Year before last Mrs. Bean
was thought to be in the first stages
of consumption and the family went
to Denver Col, where with climate
and medical treatment she was much
bentitted. Last winter was spent in
New Mexico and California and now
the woman's lungs are pronounced to
be entirely sound
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eighty first year, is doing his haying
alone, riding a moving machine and
horse rake and pitching and moving
away his hay,
Our board of civil authority will
meet at the town hall on next Satur.
day afternoon, Aug. 16, to consider
any questions growing out of the
checklists of the voters. recently
posted.
William Bass, son of the late Walter
and Ellen Lynde Bass, finds his health
improved in Tacoma, Washington,
where he is engaged in the real estate
business. Henry A. Ainsworth re-
Gently met him there.
Architect Frank A. Walker, son of
Enos +. Walker, with office in Barre
and Montpelier, has lately achieved
another success in the Acceptance of
Clan Gordon of Barre, of his design
for the building they are to erect in
Barre later.
Our schools are to begin on the sec
ond Monday IN September There
will not be added the coming fall an
other or ninth grade, but it is hoped
the way will open for the teaching of
some higher. English branches.
See inside page for other of our
town items.
Harry Wellman will remain as clerk
at the Monument House till Septem-
Der and return to Bakersfield for his
last year in Brigham Academy
The sale of the General E. Bass
farm" in our village has been placed
with the d. A. Perry Real Estate
Agency in Barre and any would be
purchasers are referred to this agency.
The opinion is held by one of our
best business men that no other prop
erty here offers such chance for
making money as does this, by selling
off in building lots, etc
Bert Guild has an arm in so bad a