The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-16
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daughter of Moline, Ill. are expected
here this week.
Mrs. William Grearson writes from
New Brunswick that her invalid
brother, Preston Cross, is more or
less confined to his bed.
W. f. Scott and wife, formerly of
the Barre Enterprise, are visiting in
the family of George Bigelow near
the Rood pond. Mr.. Scott has been
a good deal of an invalid some of the
time in the last year, but there are
hopeful indications of improved
health.
Miss Nellie, the thirteen years old
daughter of Mrs. Barney D. Flint,
continues very feeble at her home in
Colorado, and, at last accounts, was
not able to lift her head from her
pillow. The outlook of recovery /
said to be very poor.
On Wednesday last there was IN ex-
animation at the village school house
of twenty-five young people for adj
mission to the High school the com
ing fall, if one shall be established.
Jesse Martin conducted the eXamlna-
tion. Ifeffteen or twenty of those eX-
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high school department will be in
stituted in the fall.
x-Conductor Frank W. Flint, now
of Windsor, is in impaired health.
Mark G. Carpenter, son of the late
Scion Carpenter, Of Washington, the
long time contributor to the Watch
man, was here last week canvassing
for "Webster's Common Sense Die
tionary, " and a handsomely illustrat-
ed work called Leaders of the Nine
teenth Century Young Carpenter
is a student of Goddard Seminary,
and evidently is working to aid in
his education The books them
selves, and his modest, gentleman
ly manner will commend him to the
public in his labors.
The following good story, lately
told us, in connection with an eX-
townsman and for years a medical
practitioner, tells a good story of its
own. The doctor had occasion at one
time to turn over all of his patients
pro tenn, to the care of a brother phys
ician. sooner or later the latter was
summoned to the bedside of a woman
whose case was duly diagnosed, but
when the doctor sought for his medi-
cine case for a remedy, to his surprise
he discovered that it had been left at
home. In his perpleXity he went to
a window, there to take up the ques-
ton of how ne was to get out Of his
dilemma. Presently he espied a bit
of white crayon and the rest was east
ly done. Powders were prepared,
wrapped and ordered the doctor de-
parted, and the patient was relieved.
In due time the old doctor returned
to his work, and later, meeting his
temporary substitute, he asked W hat
he gave the woman above men,
toned, when called to prescribe for
her. "Why do you ask that ques-
TOM said the Sub. "~'Because, -
said the old doctor, "she says she
never had a medicine help her like
what you gave her" He then owned
up that it was simply chalk. WELL
said the old doctor, 81 have given
her that which is not much better
than chalk, but 1 had never given her
that" And then, doubtless, followed
"the laugh !" that is said to take a
nail from ones coffin, "and we hope
it will take one from yours, gentle
reader y"
1t is talked that the Peoples Tele-
phone line will be extended to this
village from Brookfeld, the poles to
be placed by the middle of August.
1t will then be carried on to Barre,
probably without much difficulty.
Prof. Orrin H. Smith is engaged for
,another year, his third in the mill
tary school, at Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Lynde return
this week from a fortnight's outing
at Watch Hill, Rhode Island,
One of our sturdy, Prohibition Re
publican farmers thinks if he were to
be in the Legislature the coming fall
he should lot be bound by the action
of the late Republican State conven-
tion to vote for the proposed referen-
dun. He also thinks if Republican
majorities in a town want the refer
endum they would better be sure of a
man pledged to it before the elect
they him for representative.
Mrs. Susie Benedict ErsBine has re.
turned from Albany, n. Y, to Bur
lington for a stay there with fam
lily friends and where physicians give
her encouragement for improved
health.
Twice last week boy base ball teams
of this place and Mortified met for
games, and both times the Williams
town team was defeated.
Ed J. Poor, one of our leading dairy
farmers, has his new creamery com
pleted and in operation, and it marks
a new era in his farm work, indoors
and out. His son Fred, a practical
butter maker and creamery man, has
charge of the work. With a ten horse
power boiler and a four horse pow
er engine in the creamery build
ing, he will put a six horse power en-
CINE in his barn, to be supplied with
steam from the creamery boiler with
which to do ensilage- cutting, etc. etc.
With team for cooking feed for his
animals and enough to warm his
house in winter to an extent and for
other domestic purposes, Mr.. Poor
and family may we'll wear very broad
smiles on their faces, now,
Mrs. Prentiss Q. Waldo and daugh-
ter, Mrs, Ellen Colby of Plainfeld,
were here last week, on the way to
West Randolph, to see Miss Emma
Burnham, who is in very Door health.