The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
WILLIAMSTOWN.

Fogg. is again sick with her cancer
Gus troubles, against which she has
fought so bravely for several years.
She seems likely to have to yield in
this contest.
Gene Call had the misfortune to
have a finger broken on his left hand,
and at the first Joint, that seems like
lv to Toe ever stiff
Bert Davenport. who ho, been i'm
Weathorsield for wear past was
in town last week He viii soon go
back there to work for the present.
Santa Claus did not need the hint
in these items last week, to give a
Christmas gift of a COW to Maynard
Kiser's family-for before the item
appeared. generous friends had made
the gift. The family appreciate it
warmly
The old miller, John Dix, now
eighty-two years of age, was very
happily surprised by the gift of a
lounge, from old neighbors and
friends, on which to rest his tired
body when he should come in from
work In his fourscore and more
years he is said never before to have
received present of larger value than
a handkerchief
One of our progressive farmers IS
Ed. j. Poor, who owns the old Oren
Smith farm. The first thing we shall
say in his praise, is that in addition to
a good wife he has large and worthy
family of children, that are no small
factors i'll his success. He has had
large dairy and is now building a
creamery on his farm that will be Is
by 30 feet in size. He has ordered
from Detroit, six horse power steam
engine and an eight horse power boil
er, and in addition to the use of
steam for motive power, he will make
generous use of it otherwise, about
his barn. He will also use his steam
power i'll connection with his silos,
and we expect to be able later to re-
port good results along these lines.
John NJ. Duffus went to BROOKLYN,
N Y. last week to visit his only
brother
William Grearson of the Grearson-
Beckett Granite Company, went out
Of the state last Thursday on short
business trip.
Miss Bertha, daughter of J. Martin
Seaver, entered upon her work as
cashier i'll j. X. Lynde's store last
week
j. w. Flint, for some years our de-
pot master, began work last week in
the Office of the National Life Insur-
ance Company of Montpelier. For
some time past he has wanted to sell
his fine house here, and last week
sold 1T to Herbert l.. Platt. Posses
sion of the house will not be given
till next May, and the Flint family
may occupy it some months longer, or
until Mrs. Flint can close up her mil
linery business. Consequently our
handkerchiefs will not be ordered out
for while longer
The Christmas festivals of.the three
churches in our village passed off sue
cessfully last week Tuesday evening,
children S exercises being a main fea-
ture of them. There were the usual
trees with their fruits, and pastors as
well as children were remembered.
The Lynde family took their usual
Christmas dinner this year with Mr..
and Mrs. j. K. Lynde.
Mr.. and Mrs Clinton N. Field and
little daughter of New York are here
for the holidays
Hamilton Wark and family safely
reached their destination III the far
Canadian northwest Mr.. Wark has
promised for publication in the Watch |
man, his opinion of that section, as he |
gets acquainted.
On January 81 the Hungarian Gypsy |
orchestra will give the.tifth entertain |
ment i'll our course Our citizens will |
be thoroughly hungry by that time for ,
a fine musical feast and they are like
ly to be well fed, so great is the fame
OF this company.
The lecture by Hon. j. Wright Gid
dings of Michigan, the fourth in our
winters course, was heartily enjoyed.
The sympathy of friends everywhere
will go out to Mrs. Daniel Bacon of
Mortified, a former townswoman, and
daughter of the late Elijah Edison.
Mrs. Bacon lately fell and her hip
was broken. This, with additional
lnfirmities, will make full cup for
her.
We shall set down as of diabolic orr
gin any suggestion that the ladies of
our town may lament the coming de.
parture of Mrs. j. W. Flint, "e'en-a-
most as much for her ability to sup
ply them with fine hats las in years
past) as for her very estimable quail
ties OF heart. So perish the thought!
Mrs. John Wilfore is visiting in
Chazy, N. Y, for week,
Frank A. Densmore, a graniate cut
ter in Barre and Miss Jnenie b., sec
ond daughter of Frank O. York of our
village, were married last week.
At the residence of the officiating
Rev. William Schofield of
our place, Waverly Freeman and Miss
Bertha Salter were married last week.
One of our hard working and pros
porous farmers in years past is Herbert
Platt, who lives ON the farm his
the late James Martin,
lsed to own, on the east hill. Mr.
Platt is the purchaser of the j. Win
lie Flint house in our village, and we
AXE it that in the not far distant
uture he will make it his home. His
amily will make pleasant addition b
o our village.
Our prosperous grange will on Wed. e
lesday evening install their officers d
or the coming year. 1t is pleasure d