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

Not Burlington, n. Y, as stated by
mistake of the Waterman type in
our item last week, but Binghamton
N. Y, is the city in which the drink.
ing fountain given by the National
Humane Alliance, and under the di-
rection of Lewis NJ. Seaver. is to be
set up,
Mrs. Henry f. Erskine is staying
for a time with her sister, Mrs. Her
bert l.. Platt in our village.
Joseph Clogston of Montpelier but
at one time "A resident here, on the old
Judge Paine place, was in town last
Thursday it being the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the marriage of his son
Edwin j to daughter of the late
Charles Graves, Mr. Clogston was
seyenty-four years old last week We'd
nesday.
Lewis Dragon has been running the
engine at the Grearson- Beckett Co. Is
granite plant of late i'll the temporary
absence of Engineer Davidson, in
Nova Scotia.
When Chauncey Lougee was uigging
grave in the East Hill cemetery
last week he came upon a human
skull about three feet from the sur
face of the ground, it's position indi-
eating that the body when buried
was placed with the head to the
north, instead of to the west, as Gus
tomary in the cemetery. The teeth
were in good state of, preservation.
not another bone of the body was
found, nor any trace of coffin. Nor
was there any indication on the
ground of any burial there in the
past.
Munroe Benevides of Portugal,a SON.
in-law of Alfred Carnes, and resi-
dent of Mill village, opened meat
market at his house last week. He
has been granite polisher here in
years past.
One of our bright little misses, who
of course had heard something of the
germ theory talked in her home, saw
bedding being aired at home that
had been quarantined for scarlet fever,
and remarked that sit must be full of
| gems. -
We'recently had pleasant chat with
| a Vermonter in the COS, who years
/ ago went to the then west, and later
! to the Pacific coast where he regaineu
| lost health and seems to have been
prospered financially. Then he re-
]
camille business, to be financially
ruined as so many others have been,
| by the credit system of selling goods.
Mrs Frank Jeffords has been under
some medical care of late by illness,
the trouble in part at least being with
the stomach.
A year ago our village took on a
very hopeful look, through the increase
| % NJ 70 of mo
two new firms in the business furnish.
ing work for goodly number more OF
men. There WAS a great demand fol
tenements, not easily fully supplied
Trade was brisk here. Then little
later came failure of oDe of the new
firms, workmen and families moved
out of the place. Now we have empty
tenements, dullness of trade, and
some Respondent talk. That we might
have an entirely different state OF
things here through an increase of thu
granite business if only our citizen
would take hold to encourage it, as w
spoke of last week, is fully believed
by some here.
Will @. Salter has moved from {
farm near the Rood pond to farm
just through the gulf belonging t.
Hubbard Sprague. He tells us he ha
to pay cash rent of 800 year ant
taxes of some 1928 and has the use o
the farm and fifteen COWS.
The silver wedding of Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin j. Clogston on Thursday last
brought in neighbors as we'll as tin
parents of Mr., Clogston and it prove'
very pleasant anniversary. a poem
was given by Mrs. William ii. Bacol
and appropriate gifts of silver wer
made.