The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-15

cupied by G. W. Brush.
Seventeen of our citizens were in
attendance at the State Christian En-.
deavor convention in Barre, last
week.
Fred A. Ainsworth is about to i'm
prove the appearance of the inside of
his neatly kept drug store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ophir s. Martin are
staying tor time with the family of
their daughter, Mrs. Henry j. 'Lasell,
of our village. Both, it is hoped, are
improving little in health.
The new granite firm. Messrs. La
throp and Lynde, expect to start bust
ness at their shed this week. If good
wishes for their success will avail,
success will surely come.
Mrs. Matte Abbott Bailey, now of
Oneida, N Y, came here last Satur-
day for visit with her mother, Mrs.
Orcutt Abbott. Mrs. Bailey is always
welcome guest here.
One Gay last week as Mrs. william
Sohofield and Mrs. John Duffus were
driving to Barre, and had reached the
"David Gale place." an automobile
was approaching from behind. Mrs.
Duffus got out of the carriage and
took the horse by the head, but was
not able to manage it. She herself
was thrown to the ground but escaped
with only bruised limb. No other
damage was done, but the ladies
turned back to their homes in our
village. "A comment ON this accident,
made in our hearing, was that under
such circumstances one should never go
to the head of horse, but should
manage it with the reins from behind
1t is very creditable to our place
that it's citizens have sustained lecture
and entertainment courses, for the
number of seasons they have done. In
place no larger than this, but with
its great number of organizations
calling for time, labor and money, it
is not the easiest thing in the world
to keep up first class entertainment
courses year after year. But we be-
lieve fair. candid, true view of the
matter is that our place cannot afford
to do otherwise than to generously
sustain these courses. Rev. o. S.
Gray of Amherst, Mass, will open the
season at our town hall on Friday
evening Of this week, October 49, Let
him be greeted with a full house.
The ladies of the social circle of the
Universalist church will hold their
annual vegetable and plant sale at the
town hall on the afternoon and even
ing of Friday, Oct. 23. A hash sup
per will be served from to 8 O'Clock.
Mrs. George L. Edison has been ill
for several days past.
1t may not be an epidemic-the
bruised shins here just now-but it is
the advice of trained nurse that such
bruises be first washed with warm
water and then an application of alco-
hol be made to them. But in this pro-
hibition town not every one has the
alcohol.
Mrs. Orcutt Abbott has bargained
her home place in our village to Ed
win Whitney, son-in-law of the late
Deacon Francis Carleton, who will
move to it this season. We are glad
to have this family in our village.
This sale however, means the removal
of one of our oldest and most highly
priced families, that of the late Dea-
con Orcutt Abbott. For number of
years Mrs. Abbott, now nearing her
ninetieth birthday, has been absent
through the winters, but has always
returned in the summer to her home.
To the present time her attendance at
the Sunday morning service of the
Congregational church has, been re-
markably punctual. Fortunately her
faculties are all so we'll preserved that
these services can be greatly enjoyed
by her. She may return to us next
summer for stay OF some weeks.
Mrs. Joshua f. Bailey has gone to
Montpelier to be with her son, Law
yer Frank A. Bailey, who is so i'll
from a second hemorrhage of the
lungs Of late.
George M Seaver, now of Montpelier
and in the employ of the Waterman
Company III their Office, has been with
his brother-in-law, Orville d. Bos-
worth, for few days past. We are
sorry indeed to hear of his i'll health.
1t is feared that it may now compel
, him to seek another climate.
We are just in receipt of letter
| from our former townsman, Will p.
Bowman now of Lowell, Mass. Ill
health compelled him few years age
to give up farming in South Royaltor
and he went to Lowell. former
home, where his two married daugh.
tiers live apparently in very pleasant
circumstances. Mr.. and Mrs. Bow.
man are with their daughter, Luna,
who is remembered here. Arthur
Kelly, B. s., son of his older daugn'
ter, graduated last year with honor
from our Vermont university at Bur.
lington, and seems to be achieving
fine success as a chemist in Lowell
Mr.. Bowman is the victim of asthms
which troubles him greatly, especially
in cold weather. Mrs. Bowman hal
quite good health.
Noah Taylor of Washington has beer
to see Jerry Hutchinson S farm (tht
old John Lynde place. with reference
to purchase, though he has not yet
bought it as reported.
WATERBURY,
Cattle belonging to Mrs, Florence
Guptil have recently been found il
the pasture, dead with their throatl
chewed as by some animal. On Fri.
day morning an employee heard some
thing chasing the COWS. Taking {
gun he ran into the pasture and founG
that two dogs had a COW down and
were chewing its throat. He shot ont