The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-25
WILLIAMSTOWN.

The widow of our late townsmen,
Ruel Covell and now resident of
Randolph Center has been visiting
| friends here of late. She goes to Ber-
| lin from here this week.
Isaac N. Davis and wife of Milford,
| Mass. are to come here this week to
| be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James
S. Hopkins, for perhaps two weeks.
| DR.. Cornelius V. Lynde is living
now, in Northfield, MINI.
The Womans Missionary society of
the Free Baptist church will hold a
thank offering service at their church
next Sunday, June %, at p. m.
The big automobile tournament,
with dinner at the Gulf House, an
nounced first for last week Wednes-
day, and then for Tuesday of this week
| it is now said will come off on Thurs
day of this week.
Miss Eta Chamberlain, a teacher in
Montpelier, is guest of Mrs DR.. e.
B. Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will J. Young, have
as guests, niece of Mr.. Young, O
resident of one of the Sydneys on
| Cape Brenton Island, and her hus-
band. They are here on wedding
| trip.
| James. Cheney tells us he is eighty
one years old, and that he followed
his trade as blacksmith for forty-th three
| years. He relates an interesting in
cident of his family cat. Not long
| ago small chicken got astray from its
mother and Mr. Cheney tried to catch
| it. The chick went to the edge of the
| mill pond near the house and then the
pursuit was given up. The cat saw
| the chase, but was ordered back to the
house. Mr.. Cheney went to the house
and soon after the cat came to the
house bringing the chick with hardly
feather rutfled, and delivered his
game to the family. He is regarded
as very intelligent animal.
Rev. Alvin M. Smith. now of West
Concord, is prevented from visit to
his old home here this week by
measles in his family.
There was an interesting game of
base ball here Saturday afternoon,
both teams made up of Williamstown-
ians. One was known as the HAS
Beens" the other was nearer the pin
feather stage, but the old stagers
showed good metal and were beaten by
but one score.
Our creamery patrons received
twenty-five and one-hlaf cents for
their May butter.
Will f. Crondis, formerly of our
quarry district writes us from North
Conway, N. H., where he works,
that his company has about 100 granite
cutters and their quarry force and
other workmen make up some 200 more
men.
William U. Pratt and son, and Van
| McAllister and son, Glenn, are putting
in a week or so of fishing at st. AL
bans Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denison Brown. form
er residents, are taking two weeks at
Saratoga Springs now.
Some months ago it looked as if
Herbert p. Martins chances for re-
covery from his sickness were very few
he weighed only 115 pounds. He now
weighs $50 pounds and seems like his
old self, as he works about his place,
though not yet in full strength.
Frank Lougee tips the beam at 22E
pounds avoirdupols.
Mrs. George MARI and children are
spending the summer at her old home
in Canada.
Mrs. J. X. Lynde has trained
nurse from Burlington caring for her
1t is hoped Mrs. Lynde may soon be
better though she is greatly fatigued.
Nh and Mrs. j. Edward Ainsworth,
of Moline, ILL.,, accompanied by Mrs
Norman C. Davis, expect to reacf
here Thursday or Friday of this
week.
Miss Clio Tarbell is visiting friends
in town.
The Children's Day exercises at thu
Universalist church last Sunday morn
ing were we'll attended, AMI were very
interesting, the children doing thei
part admirably. The floral preparation
of the audience room of the churcl
was elaborate. The singing by Mrs
A. A. Reed, Mrs. Il. Colby and Georg
E. WILDER, with Mrs. Maynard Spen
Ger at the organ was excellent, ant
altogether the occasion reflected grea
credit on all concerned in it.
Rev. D. H. Strong hopes to be all
to preach next Sunday, but IN an.
event, it is expected the pulpit will
be supplied.
On Thursday and Saturday after
moons of this week Rev. Frances A
Kimball will have the younger ant
older ladies in her church at her home
The abundant rains of late here hav
done their part to help out the crops
this season.
Friends of Frank W. Ainsworth ar
rejoiced at the reports of a continued
better condition of health, since re
turning from here to Racine, Wis
consin.
Last week we received letter from
a former citizen of our place, J. "
M. Kimball, who is living in Savan
nah, Georgia, and who seems to b
| keeping in touch with our plac
through the Waterman. Proud of tn
fact that he is Vermont Yankee, h
! thinks he is now living in the Gardel
, of Eden if our country has that gar
, den. He likes the south to live in
A He tells of garden there that he live
: near last winter, that afforded tn
3 family fresh vegetables through tn
winter, and looks beautifully now
I To the score of societies here, h