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

Mrs. Henry Poole. Mrs. Simons, who
was sister of the late Deacon
Francis Carleton, is the last of her
fathers family.
Last week Wednesday evening
known as Brothers Night" in our
grange witnessed fine success-it
having been Red Letter" in the
grange. There were ninety-two men,
bers of the order present with visitors
from abroad. There was we'll
carried out program, consisting of
musical DUETS, solos, recitations and
discussion of how to encourage
manufacturers to locate in our town.
The lecturer work was in charge of
George T. Colby. The brothers
scored great success i'll their man.
agement of the occasion in serving
tables, etc., etc. Next Wednesday
evening is ladies' night and another
if not greater success may be antici-
pated. Have we another club here
that offers more worthy bids. to the
public to enjoy it, than does this
Grange?
Walter E. Granger has begun work
on his new barn, and Leslie Williams
is helping IN the carpenter work.
Hardly another location in our village
offers more extended and beautiful
view than does that of Mr.. Changers
home. The name adopted for it by
Mr.. and Mrs. Granger is Bonita
Cliff''-Bonita being the Spanish for
pretty-well named surely.
Dr.. w. J. Tindall. our health off
Ger, was at meeting of health Off
GERS in Burlington last week He re-
ports fine time.
Mrs. Frank Jeffords has recovered
her health sufficiently to be out of
doors.
That it was the weather here week
before last that affected Frank w.
Ainsworths ill health so greatly,
seems to have been proved by the fact
| that some of his painful physical ex-
| periences disappeared, as he returned
to his home in Wisconsin, where he
| finds it so much easier to breath, than
he did here.
Last Thursday was the twenty fifth
anniversary of the marriage of our
estimable citizens, Deacon and Mrs.
Edwin @. Smith, and few of their
friends met at there home in the even
ing OF that day III observance of the
event. We hardly know another fam
lily here to whom more good wishes
would go out from our best citizens
on such an occasion than TO Mr..
Smiths family. This anniversary
was "silver" but the good will we ex-
tend them is golden" yes, even
diamond.
Miss Myrtle Seaver returned last
week from her kindergarten teaching
in the south part of the State, sick
ness in the place there having has
tened the closing of the term, some
what.
Mrs Charles @. Staples has been
confined to the bed by grippe for some
days.
Henry Wood had as guest one day
last week his father, r. r. Wood, of
Randolph Center.
Mrs. Clayton Ditty, now of Salem,
Mass, thinks her health is improving
here, under osteopathic treatment.
viii Duffus graduated from the high
school in Waterbury, week before
last, where he stood very high as a
student. He goes this week to Proc
tor, where he will enter an office OF
the Marble Company there. Not yet
eighteen years of age. we bespeak that
his character and ability taken with
his lengthy "Scotch backbone" will
bring him to the goal Of success in
due time.
Mrs. J. K. Lynde and her two sons
returned from Bakersfield last week,
4 Mrs Lynde being the victim of hard
cold.
Mrs. Will Townsend and daughter
of Chelsea we're in town last Friday
AS Miss Townsend's father and
grandfather were Williamstownians
and as her mothers father and grand
father have both lived here, why
should she not be engaged here as q
reader ON some not distant occasion
and be given rousing welcome botl
for her own sake and for Aud Lang
, Syne?
We have just been told of literary
work in contemplation, to be alonl
State and national lives, that viii
have illustrated views of places in oul
towns Of at least local historic inter