The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14
WILLIAMSBURG.


After a rest of few months, and
with health improved, John NJ. Duffus
has returned to his work of stonecut-
ting at the Grearson- Beckett Com
pany's shed.
Lucius 5. Simons tells us that his
sister, Mrs Phylendl s. Snow, is in
very poor health, and the chances seem
greatly against her recovery.
Veteran John Bacon cane home last
week from the National Soldiers
Home, at Tosus, Maine, for visit.
We regret to say that the number of
vacant tenements is increasing here.
Early last summer they were in great
demand, and hard to find. 1t is be-
lieved here, that if our citizens could
sufficiently encourage the granite bust
ness as is done in some other places,
we might see change for the better,
here.
Friends of Mrs @. Elizabeth Tarbell
will be glad to hear that she seems to
be slowly improving in health, at Pull
man, Illinois.
Mark Eastman has hired out to Dea-
con Edwin @. Smith, for farm work,
the coming year.
Charles r. Benedict continues to
hear good news of his invalid daugh-
ters. in California and New York
State.
Young Belgian, Herman Alexander
is learning the blacksmiths' trade in
Graniteville.
Miss Amy Walbridge is teaching
again in Brookfeld.
Mrs. William Scoffield fell one day
last week, just as she was approach
ing her home, because of the ice on
the way. 1t was very severe fall
her face striking on the granite curb
ing, and her body on the ice. For
the present her injuries are bad
enough, but may not be permanent.
George L. Edison was in Bridgeport,
Conn, last week on business.
A daughter was recently born to Mr..
and Mrs. Jason E. Martin.
Gertie Goodrich writes from Little
ton, Colorado, of having had the
chicken-pox followed by what her
doctor says is SO ne form of smallpox.
Before the recently created inter-
est in "bloodless surgery" abates.
we may repeat what was told us, only
last week by an acquaintance. While
leading horse, at one time lie met
with very severe Injury to one of his
knees. For year he could not touch
his knee to the ground and when he
was not using crutches he had to walk
on tip-toe. Physicians told him that
there was no remedy for his case. In
the second year of his trouble, he was
in, or near, some woods and had occa-
sion to run as fast as was practicable
for him, and while doing SO caught
tna IF ha nf no n in NH
under the root of tree. He was
thrown violently to the ground, and
with a "report" about the injured
knee that was very Marked but the
work of repairing the injured member
was done. He found very soon, that
he could straighten the limb, and
walk naturally and in due time was
well again.
1t is pleasant to hear of the great
satisfaction our Free Baptists are get
ting in the services of the Rev. Mr..
Corliss, who is supplying their pulpit
for a season. Rev. Corliss recently
visited his home in Massachusetts.
Born in Vermont, himself, his wife
was born in Connecticut and child
was born to them in each of the three
States of New Hampshire, Massachu
sets and Rhode Island
Though comparisons are odious, "
we will repeat the remark of one of
our very worthy friends, Virginian,
but for years past a resident of the
| West. Speaking of the churches Of
the North and of the South, he said
those of the South had not the vitality
that those of the North have, an opin-
/ ion that northern friend, but for fif-
| teen or twenty years past resident of
| the South, has just expressed to us in
a letter.
The Methodist church had the great
benefit of the services of Rev. DIR. A.
l.. Cooper Of Randolph, in short Sc
/ ries of meetings that ended with a
watch meeting at the end Of the old
year AS result of these meetings it
is hoped there will be several Access
sions to the Methodist church. These
meetings were profitable as well to
others outside of this church, who
were in attendance.
There were several additions to the
membership of the Congregational
church, on the first Sunday of this
new year.
"Don" A. Earle, wife, and daugh-
| ter, now of MiddleseX, were guests
! last week of the family of his brother,
George E. Earle. Mr.. Earle has charge
of the Viles electric plant at Middle
sex, and is achieving fine success in
that work. Last year he had the OPP
portunity to take charge of large
electric plant at the Lachine Rapids
} nearl Montreal, which supplies por-
ton of the power needed in that city,
/ but he preferred to remain where he is
Mrs Earle is greatly improved in
/ health, which is attributed to osteo-
! pathic treatment.
Gurdon Martin, the long time team
ster to the quarry district finds the
business so poor now that he has given
up the work and gone home to che
/ farm
Might not some of the various So
cieties in towns about here find it
pleasant and profitable to engage the
services Of our young townsmen,
John Stone, to speak of the Phillip
pines, as he saw things in the islands
in his term of service there?
Mrs Chester Martin is now left the
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