The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-16
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Charles 9. Staples has lost-a two
wear old heifer, that was strangled in
a stanchion in his stable. He valued
If at S25. He also lost another COW,
but of less value.
Mrs. Ralph Ditty returned here last
week, after a winter in Canaan Cen
ter, N. H., where she has been caring
for an aged and invalid uncle. She is
unite out of health from nervous eX-
exhaustion.
One of the prettiest and best little
farms in town, perhaps, is that owned
by Daniel Townsend, in the northeast
section of it. Some years ago Mr.
Townsend bought it, and went into
debt for the sum of twenty-five hun
dred dollars, much against the wish
of his wife, that he should assume
such a load. But in ten years the debt
was wiped out. The buildings on the
place cost four thousand dollars. Under
the hand of Orange Dickinson, "A SON.
in-law of the late James Flint, and
now of Washington, who came here
years ago from Lawrence, Mass, the
place was transformed into an emerald
in appearance. But the change going
on here i'll years past is indicated in
the fact that the present owner is COM
PEELED by ill health to want to sell,
and so at thousand dollars less than
the cost of buildings, he offers the
whole. We are sorry to lose such men
as Mr.. Townsend, from our farms.
James Lahey for some nine years
past has been a quarryman for George
Milne and partners across the line in
Barre township, but has lived more or
less of the time here in town. Like
more or fe wer of his craft he has come
to be shoulder bound, as it is called,
as result of his work. So he has
given up the work and gone to farm
that he has bought in Topsham. He
is fortunate in having bright, capa
BILE wife as we judge, who is glad to
go on to farm.
A daughter of Mrs. Phebe Hibbard
Bacon, now of Elmore. has been visit
ing friends in town of late.
Granite Cutter Joe Sassi, lately
moved to Barre, instead of Montpe-
lier, to work at his trade.
Frank st John, a son-in-law of Paul
Wilfore, and granite polisher, has
moved to Brookfeld, to work for a
year for Clarence H. McDermott on
his farm. He will board himself and
get $3.50 for the time and in addition,
house rent, frewood, milk, etc.
George L. Colby is making changes
and improvements in his farm house,
adding piazza to it for one thing
Gene Il. Call and Walter E. Granger
are doing the carpenter work
Mrs. Haden M. Jeffords recently
had an attack of nose bleeding so Sc
we're that a physician had to be
called to check it.
w. Stephens, Scotchman, lately
from Aberdeen, Scotland has come
here as a draughtsman to help in the
press of work at the Office Of the
Grearson- Beckett company.
Mrs Ada Flint Dickinson, writes
from her home in Washington that
their house took fire one day last week
in the absence of her husband. She
fought it as best she could till his ar
rival, and he returned Justin the nick
of time to save it,
Misses Ruby and Arlene Jeffords
and little cousin picked lot of May
flowers last Thursday in the Chester
Martin woods in our village, and now
owned by W. u. Pratt.
Friends of Frank w. Ainsworth, for
many years a resident of Racine, Wis.
are rejoicing in the expectation Ct a
visit from him here early in June
next He las not revisited this, his
old home, we believe, since about tie
year 1857
The greatly improved refrigerator
in the meat market in the Lynde block
is approaching completion by carpen
teIs John A. Perry and Tom ID. Po
land. There are two apartments III II
and the new method of using the ice
it is expected will surpass the old.
Telephone poles for the new Peo
pies Line, have just been distributed
along the main street at the south enc
of the village. Already the line from
Brookfield that extends along the roat
from the Road Pond is in use, ant
lines from Chelsea will be hare err
long. The central office will be in the
Beckett block and Miss Mile Drury
will have charge of it. 1t is expected
that the line will be continued tt
Barre.
Lawyer Frank A. Bailey of Mont
pelier who is yet at his old home here
hoping to recruit in health after hi
late long illness, was thought to be |
little better the latter part of las
week during which DR.. Z. B. Watson
saw him twice.