The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-18
WILLIAMSBURG.

Mrs. Fits and Mrs. Bigelow of
East Brookfield are coming here week.
ly for osteopathic treatment by DR..
Lewis d. Martin.
Perhaps it is not one of the least of
the benefits of our Grange that the
male members are made ~ to serve
as hosts, even to the washing of
dishes, now and again, in the enter
tainments given by the Grange, as
was the case this week Wednesday
evening. Visitors from the Oranges IN
Brookfield and Washington were pres
emit on this occasion. Ladies of our
Grange, may we ask you if your 'men
folks are as inocent of this kind of
serving at home, as -, but, to re-
late the story: Years ago there was
a we'll known lawyer in an adjoining
town, who had very witty wife who
came here frequently to visit sister
in our village. On one of these Wis
its the fast horse she always drove
got frightened at wood pile in the
yard where it was to be taken from
the buggy to the barn. She quickly
defended the horse, saying cit is
no wonder she was frightened for she
never saw a woodpiie at home. +"
The grand list of our place is a little
larger than last year. The personal
property is less, but the loss is more
than made up by the higher quadren-
Dial appraisal of real estate, last year.
There was large attendance at the
Ohildren's Day exercises at the Meth
odist church last Sunday. The chill
dren did their part finely. The church
was decorated with flowers and ever
greens. and all together the day could
hardly fail to be very gratifying to
all who heard and to those whose hard
work made it the success it was. Just
here we venture a question, that is
suggested by these exercises, both
at the Congregational church the
week before, and at the Methodist
church last Sunday-wold it not have
added to the interest of them if the
names Of the exercises and the persons
taking part in them had been previous
ly announced?
The Children's Day exercises will
be held at TIE Universalist church
next Sunday morning.
Rev. d. H. Strong's illness has
proved more serious than some of us
had reason to anticipate. He was not
able to be in his pulpit last Sunday
and may not be next Sunday.
The pleasure and the length of the
stay here of Frank W. Ainsworth was
materially "cut into' by his increased
ill health, in the few days he was
here He was only too glad to get
back to his home in Racine, Wis.
A son was born last Saturday to
Mr., and Mrs. Herbert N. Farnham.
Mrs. Farnham' mother, from Bolton
or vicinity, is with her.
Linn LeBarron of South Barre, a
nephew of Mrs. Newell X. Farnham,
is assisting in the office of the station
agent, Mr.. Morgan.
The fine rains of late here shorten
up the countepances of all, and
lengthen out the growing crops. We
don't despair of possibly fair hay
crop yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Return s. Davis have
lately visited their new farm, near
St. Johnsbury, where they remained
two nights. They seem to be well
pleased it.
Harold, son of Return S. Davis, is
visiting friends in Cornwall, N. Y,
and on Long Island, in places where
he has lived i'll the past. He will re-
turn this week.
Miss Marion Horsford, the principal
of our high school, who has been
visiting in Waterbury and elsewhere
in her present vacation will soon re-.
turn here, to board in the family Of
Walter E. Granger, this summer. She
will be engaged in study meantime.
Some one, out of the State, recently
told us of an experience he had
with English sparrows, that were
proving a nuisance to him. He first
put box with wheat in it where
they could get at it and they gladly