The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-21
WILLIAMSTOWN.

The work done here last Sunday'by
Lawyer Clarence j. Ferguson of Bur-
lington in the interest of the Anti
Saloon League and so of the the tenn
perance cause in our State, was SUI
perb. Mr.. Ferguson had never been
heard here before. But now we could
say to any, and all other towns in the
State, that have not heard him, and
which want most effective temper
ance speaker send for this gentleman.
They will hardly be disappointed
He spoke twice here, and at East Brook
field in the afternoon.
Rev. D. H. Strong will leave here
Wednesday of this week for fort
nights vacation. He goes to Connec-
ticut where he has had two brothers
in the ministry.
Miss Sadie Sheridan is iii with the
measles in Barre.
Next Sunday Union Memorial Ser
vices will be held in our Methodist
church, Rev. F. E. Currier to preach
the sermon; James H. Walbridge will
direct the music. Rev. Effie X. Jones
of Barre is to deliver the Memorial
Day address in our town hall, the ex-
ercises of the day will be after the
usual manner. George W. Lynde will
be the marshal; our band will be in
attendance under the leadership OF
ALT E. House; the singing will be
under the direction of James H. Wal
bridge and the children's exelc ises
under the direction of Mrs. Henry
Wood.
DR.. E. B. Watson is making farther
improvements in the buildings of his
already very pleasant home.
Mrs John Hall, whose sons bought
the old Calvin Flint farm not many
years ago, died last week at this farm
of pneumonia and was buried on Sat-
urday, Rev. d. Fl. Strong officiating.
Mrs. Hall came here some four months
ago to assist in the home of her son
who had previously buried his wife.
During a part of the time of her last
sickness her grandson in this family
was very sick from ptomaine poison
ing from eating old frozen apples.
ssMr. and Mr.. j. W. Flint, former resi-
dents and now of Montpelier have re-
Gently visited friends here.
Robbie Euffus one of our very
worthy boys who is a pupil in the
high school at Waterbury will take his
summer vacation in the newspaper
office of that town. Some of us happen
to know that he is of marked literary
turn and If life and health are vouch-
safed him we expect to hear from him
later in literary way.
Former New Brunswickers John
Mccormick, wife and wife's sister
were here from Northfield the first of
the week for calls. Mrs. Mccormick
is a sister of j. Fred Austin of our
place.
One of our poets has told US in a
very beautiful way Of the coming of
Dainty Babe Bell, - to this world
of ours. One of our small boys who is
hardly up in poetry yet but is getting
hold of history, had fixed in his
mind the fact that it is now unlawful
to buy or sell human beings in our
country. The other day his father,
was led by him to say that the "dain-
ty Baby Bells, =" and the less dainty
Baby Bills, were bought and sold by
the doctors With his historical fact
fresh in mind, the lad arraigned the
whole medical profession for selling
human beings.
Mrs. William Schofeld met with q
severe accident last Monday afternoon,
as she was driving not far from the
home of III. III. Martin, where she met
Mr.. Martin with his team, and with
which she collided. Her buggy went
over bank, and with the result of a
bone of one limb being cracked and a
general bruising from head to foot.
DR.. Watson hopes there is no internal
injury.
Rev. Jesse A. Martin came down
from Canaan last Monday for few
days stop.
One of the Perry Bros, of the Perry
Real Estate Agency Of Barre was here
last week to look over the General E.
Bass farm, the sale of which is in the
hands of this agency.
Mrs. Walter II. Davenport of Mont
pelier was the guest of Mrs. Enos +
Walker on Monday last
MORETOWN.
j. Wheelock, wife, and two children
of Waterbury visited Mrs. Wheelock'
father, d. +. Freeman, on Sunday.
Mrs. f. e. johnson is suffering from
an abscess on her face
Quite a number from town ATTENDED
Mr.. Little's fune raj in Fayston, Fri
day.
r. j. Ferris, George Parker ant
George Ashley were in Montpelier OH,