The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-01
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w AoIllN lON.
Mrs. G. L. Slack of West Berlin
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N.
B.. Olough, and attended the fair last
week.
Rev. G.. Van Blarcom and family
went TO New York on the excursion.
Nathan Butler visited his mother at
East Corinth last Friday and Satur-
day.
The Grange meeting on Friday
night was quite well attended, even
ty members being present. Mr.. Norris
of Williamstown was present and
gave a number of selections on a
phonograph which was much enjoyed.
@. p. and E. II. Jones have
leased the hotel for one year, the new
proprietor to take charge October /.
p. O. Huntington and wife went on
Monday to attend the funeral of a
young son of George Slack of New
bury.
lila Downing, Emily Calef and Ru-
dolph Butler were at home from God
dard on Sunday.
Five in the family of Gerna Grenier
are i'll with typhoid fever.
LOWER b
Edwin O. Gould has been appointed
deputy sheriff for this town.
On account of the shortage Of water
Frank Phelps has been obliged to put
in a steam engine to saw out his chair
stock of which he has quite a large
amount.
The authorities have Just completed
the large job of grading the hill this
side of John Crane d Sons. This is
a long needed improvement and one
that these wide awake go ahead farm.
ers appreciate.
Mute Wheeler has contracted with
Harry Daniels to cut and deliver at
the mill all the lumber. hard and soft
wood, on what's known as the Co.
burn sugar place. The estimate of the
amount is 1000, 900, feet and the job
is to be completed the coming winter.
e. Pasen Walbridge has just COM
pleted a round silo with a capacity of
seventy-five tons of silage. Mr.. Wal
bridge has a fine farm and a short
walk around it will convince anyone
that he is one of the progressive young
farmers of the town.
The water question has become a
very serious matter with many OF the
people of the town, quite a number
of the farmers are having to draw
water for their stock a mile "a
half. Others have to 60 one mile to
get water for drinking purposes and
use in their houses but we have not
heard of anyone SO bad off as the farm
er in the west, who said he had to
"drive his stock forty miles to drink,
and ford two rivers to get there.
Mrs. Lizzie b. Williams, wife of
DR.. H. G.. Williams, died in this
town, September 20, at the aRe of
forty-nine years. Mrs. Williams was
the daughter of the late Isham and
Abbie Babcock. Nearly all of her life
has been passed in this town, in her
early years as a teacher in the public
schools in which vocation she was
very successful. She was a constant
attendant at the Congregational church
of which she recently became a mem.
Der. She is survived bysher husband
and one daughter, Miss Nellie. Flu
neral services were conducted by her
pastor, Rev d. l.. billiard, in the
Congregational church on Saturday last
at 2 O'Clock p. m. The large number
present was an evidence OF the deep
sympathy of the community. Express
sions most delicate and graceful Of
love which could not be told in words
came in gifts of beautiful plants. The
Chapter of the Eastern Star of which
the deceased was a member, attended
in a body. The bearers were the inn
mediate relatives. Those from out OF
town were Mrs. Helen Pell, of st. AL
bans, George Pell, Walter Williams Of
Somerville, Mass, Mrs. j. f. Ban
mister, of Boston, DR.. Gale and wife
of Plainfield. Excellent singing wal
furnished by the choir, Mrs. Harlit
Harris presiding at the organ. Tht
funeral was conducted by Undertaken
G. O. Kimball of Hardwick. Buria
was in the family lot in the village
cemetery.
ISLAND POND.
Capt. H E. Randall and wife wer'
at Sherbrook, p. O., last week to cal
on Leslie Skinner, who is attending
st. Charles Borromee Seminary.
The wrecking train was called on
last Friday afternoon for a Sigh
wreck at Hillhurst, p. O., a freigh
train going west broke apart and tw'
cars were derailed fortunately, 1t hap
pened at a time when no passenge
trains were on the roads.