The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-23
WILLIAMSTOWN.

W. II. Davidson, engineer for the
Grearson-Beckett Company, is said to
be sick at his old home in Nova Scotia
Just now, as the result of vaccination.
He was expected to return here week
before last.
Liberty Jeffords was able to sit up
last Sunday, long enough to have his
bed made, for the first time in six
weeks.
Cornelius Perrin, who was so ill n
year or two ago that it was thought
he could not live long, has been quite
comfortable in health in late months.
He has nothing of paralysis. He has
been with his sister-in-law, Mrs
Clark Perrin, of Barre, through the
winter
John A. Perry is putting up small
building for Munroe Benevides, in
Mill Village, to be used as meat
market
Lawyer Frank A. Bailey of Mont
pelier gains very slowly, if at all, out
here at his fathers The cold wealth
er of late is not favorable for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Norris and son
Bert wish their warm thanks hereby
expressed to neighbors and friends
who assisted them last week in the
death and funeral of @. @. Preston,
father of Mrs. Norris.
The late @. 9. Preston lived with
Henry Hyde of Brookfeld through the
winter. During his stay there he had
heard Rev. Mr.. Abercrombie preach
at times, which led to sending for the
latter to officiate at Mr.. Prestous fun
eral last week.
We saw the first dandalion of the
season, in our yard, last Sunday.
Road Commissioner O. A. Blanchard
tells us that he finds the roads this
spring in quite good condition, all
things considered. OF course they are
improving all The while, under his
mastery management of them from
year to year.
Our former Cownsman, Charles R.
Ainsworth, of Moline, Illinois, pur-
poses to come here this season, bring
ing some of his family with him. He
is a genuine lover of his native Green
Mountain State.
Our dramatic club repeated their
play. 'Uncle ST" last Tuesday even
ing.
Our ex-townsman, Nathan Harring-
ton, of Grinneli, Iowa, who has been
quite out of health for some years. is
somewhat better at present and may
come here later Last year, when
here, it was doubted if he could live
longer than spring.
One of the leading farmers tells us
hat he regards one of the greatest
drawbacks to the farmers at present
the great difficulty in finding hired
help that will exercise good care il
things pertaining to his duties.
Rev. F. E. Currier now begins hi'
fifth year here, as pastor of the Meth
odist church. His four years Of
faithful, untiring service are pledge
OF what the coming year will be if he
has his health. We know of no former
minister in his place, who has more
friends than he has, condition O
things favorable for his usefulness il
this field.
Another has just been added to thu
list of professional Martins" here
Jesse A, second son of Erwin H. Mar
tin, was licensed to preach at the las
Methodist conference in Northfield
and he will 60 to Canaan, in thu
northeast corner of our State, as hi
first charge His friends will wisl
him a great measure Of success in hi
life work, aud will rejoice with hin
if everyone of his succeeding charge
may be a Canaan" indeed.
Charles r. Benedict is working jus
now in meat market in Mortified
The patrons OF our creamery re
ceived 26 cents per pound for butte
fat, in March.
Ed j. Poor, whose farm is mile, O
little more, west of our village, ha
ten patrons of his creamery that h
thinks get decided benefit in patron
izing him. They pay him two cent
per pound for making their butter an
get all else there is in it, which seem
to him big thing in its way. H
himself, has a very large dairy.
Miss Grace Carr, whose father j
carrying on DR.. Lewis d. Martin
farm nv the Cutter pond, is at hom
here from Montpelier and has bee
very ill in the last week. with hear
trouble. DR.. Tindall attends her. He
father tells us that his old friend
with whom he keeps up a correspond
ence. Charles M. Lyon, brother in
law of Mrs. Orcutt Abbott, is muc
improved in health and flesh since &c
ing from Montpelier to South Care
lima. some years ago. He is engage