The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-30
WILLIAMSTOWN.

The little son of Napoleon Berry
who drives Horace N. FaInham S
horses, in working our road machine,
is sick with pneumonia.
Mrs. Ralph Ditty plans to go to Lu
nenburgh this week, to keep house for
the father of Rev. f. E. Currier.
Mrs. j. Munroe Seaver is away for
a visit with friends in Concord, N.
H., and East Somerville, Mass.
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Mari, very pretty year old
boy, is seriously i'll with black measles
at their home in Barre city.
Our Rebekah lodge gave banquet
last Saturday evening at their hall in
the Lynde block. There was a goodly
number of invited guests; some speech
making, a sumptuous table, and a
generally fine time.
Elmer Tracy of Berlin and Fred
Jackson of our East Hill are trying to
make an exchange of places, Mr.
Tracy wanting larger farm. Mrs
Jackson's health is quite poor just
now.
We wonder if another place herea-
bouts, no larger than this, has more
societies to take the labors and atten
ton of the community. We have an
Epworth League, Christian Endeavor
Society, Masonic and Eastern Star
lodges, Odd Fellows and Rebekah
lodges, Modern Woodmen Camp, Wom-
ans Relief Corps, Grange, Grand
Army Post, Ladies' Reading Club,
Granite Cutters Union, Ladies So
cieties, in the three churches of our
village, Ladies' Missionary Societies
in two churches, Birthday club in
the northeast section of the town, and
possibly one or more societies in con-
nection with the Free Baptist church.
So greatly pleased had the people on
our South hill been with the work
teacher of Miss Flora Clogston OF
Worcester, that it was great disap'
pointment this season when our school
board decided they wanted her for the
quarry district.
Liberty Jeffords took dinner with
his family last Saturday for the first
time in fifty-six days.
Harry Fogg is little better il
health, being able now IL Walk few
steps with help.
Mrs. M. Joanna White continues tC
gain in health and it is hoped SHE
may be able to come here from Water
ertown, Mass, before many weeks.
Wesley M. Seaver and Willie Brigg
sold each driving horse recently, tt
go to Dighton, Mass.
Miss Grace Carr again suffered from
an attack of heart trouble one day las
week. The case has been seriou
one, but not wholly without hope.
There will be an executive meeting
of our school board at the villag
school house next week Tuesday even
ing, May 5, at Z 80 O'Clock. TIL
board will be very glad to have an.
of our citizens meet them there at tina
time, for the consideration of an
questions pertaining to the interest
of the schools.
Rev. P. P. Womer and wife will re
turn from Glasgow, Scotland, in Jul
next. They went there last Septembe
where they have been studying since
Rev. Orzo Royce of Sheffield wi
preach as candidate at our Free Bal
fist church next Sunday, May 3.
Albert NJ. Goodrich took out lot c
telephones last Monday to be used o
the lines to come into our village, an
this line may be completed this weel
Last Saturday Mr.. Goodrich ha
business that took him to Washington
Corinth and other places, and anon
farmers, and he tells us he was hardl
off from places without telephones, {
extensively are they being used b
farmers all through there.
.. There will be something of shrinl
age from last year in our town list (
polls for taxation, and partly becau'
of the new law that exempts old so
diers from poll tax
Lawyer Flank A. Bailey was alb
to ride some five miles one day tn
week. Although gaining slowly, as
hopes, it is said he will hardly be alb
to return to Montpelier this week.
An extra fine black taffeta is bell
shown this week at go cents at HON
Fits.