The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-09-10

in some good measure the tradition Of
the old time Martins here il. that he
already has family of six sons and
daughters.
There was base ball game at the
Gulf on Monday between Brookfield
and Gouldsvile teams that ended in
favor Of Brookfeld, on "a score of to
z.
Certain of our fern-hunting lady
friends have found twenty nine vari-
cites hereabo1ts, and the end ISM
yet.
Our village is wearing broad smile
just now, because of the expectation
that Messrs. Q. U. Lathrop and j. X.
Lyude are likely to go into the granite
manufacturing business, in the sheds
once occupied by the Elliott Bros. and
by the Cumolis, in which case they
will have the services of l.. o. Bar
ker of Montpelier as manager of the
works. Messrs Lathrop and Lynde
agreed if our citizens would raise a
certain sum of money and give them
they would enter into the business.
At this writing we believe that only
$3.50 needs yet to be secured as it prob
ably will be. Hardly anything else
has given us such encouragement here
in some time. Our village ought to
have good granite business for more
reasons than one
The only child of our late former
townsfolk, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Mar
tyn, Mrs. d. b. Wooster of Mortified
has been visiting here of late. We
could wish she was a much stronger
woman, physically than, she is
For the first time this season, Labor
Day brought sorrow and disgrace into
our place i'll the way of considerable
! drunkenness aud rowdyism. There was
said to be quite little of the former
at the gulf, though it was said to us
that tue LIQUOR was brought by persons
| visiting thee. There were two arrests
there i'll the night by Officers G.. W.
Nichols aud A. A. Reed and the par
ties lodged in our lookup. They were
! tried and fined the next day and a
third party arrested on Tuesday for
drunkenness.
Mrs. Henry Martin now of Essex
Junction has been visiting in town OF
late
CALAIS.
Mrs. Nell Stickney returned tC
Worcester, Mass, last saturday.
Mrs. o. @. Gallagher was IN Mont.
pelier on Sunday.
Mrs. l.. A. Kent has gone to Hard.
wick. Her sister, Mrs. Alice Jones
returned to Waukegan, last Saturday.
George Wheelock and family and
Harry Morse and family visited at N.
l.. Bancroft's last Wednesday,
Miss Mia Goss a niece of Martin
Smiths returned to her home, last
Friday.
Mrs. Stackpole of East Montpelier i:
visiting at Irwin Robinson's.
Miss Martha Wilson of Spencer,
Mass, is visiting in town.
About fifty of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vaney Persons gathered at theil
home last Wednesday evening to helI
them celebrate their tenth anniver
sary. All report a good time.
L. A. Kent of Hardwick and Muir.
ray Hollister of Chicago, ILL.,. were il
town last week.
Mrs. H. A. Kent and daughter visit.
ed in East Montpelier few days last
week.
Mrs. Oscar Gallagher and Miss Alice
Mower were in Montpelier on Satur.
day.
The Bancroft reunion was held al
N. l.. Bancroft's last Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. helms and son, who
are stopping at Montpelier, were il
town last Thursday.
The wiring on the telephone ex,
change, New England Company, il
progressing and they expect to get the
wire pretty much on this week. There
are now thirteen members on this ex
change in Calais and on the road to
Montpelier This is the full number
that is desired to be on the circuit
Il. Il. Lamphere is still at work fol
the New England Telephone Co., il
working up farmer line contracts anC
circuits in other towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. W, W. Noyes will
their guests, Mrs. Campbell and sol
Charles, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Wheeler
and Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Wheeler O.
Calais and guests, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M
Pearson of Haverhill, Mass, enjoyed
picnic at Pine Bluff last Thursday
Mrs. Pearson is a sister of Mrs. Wheel
or. They return to, their home thi
week.