The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
WILLIAMSTOWN.

Enos +. Walker, went to Woonsocket,
Il. l., last week for visit.
Rev. D. II. Strong is expected to
be at his post again next Sunday.
Prof. Clinton A. Strong, only son of
our ex-townswoman, Mrs. Sarah Bass
Strong, now of Westhampton, Mass.
and Miss Lila j. Newkirk of East
hampton, Mass, will be married on
the 18th inst.
The wedding Of Bertha Sprague and
Norris Wiggin occurred at noon, last
week Wednesday at the home of the
BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Sprague, Rev. william Schofield Off
ciating. Perl Virgin, a brother of
the groom was the best man, and Miss
Eleanor Cole of Marshfield, was brides
maid. The bride looked very pretty
in dress of cream colored cashmere
combined with satin. "The presents
were OF great variety and beautiful"
says one. A dinner was served to
quite large number of invited quests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiggin started the same
afternoon in carriage for his old
home near Manchester, N. H., where
there was to be sort of family re-
union last Saturday. They will visit
this week, perhaps.
We have just been told sad story
| of descendent of one of the best
families OF our town in an earlier day
| now living in high license city of
our State. He had been dissipated
person for some time but year ago
or so, had succeeded in resisting the
drink habit Then came the recent
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return of the old habit in consequence.
Fred A. Flint, living on the line of
Washington in the northeastern quar-
ter of our place has just buried his
mother, the widow of the late Lucius
Flint. Two sons and a daughter sur
vive her. She came here years ago
we believe from Connecticut and was
esteemed as good woman.
George Abbott and wife of North
field visited in town last week. Mr..
Abbott has been in poor health this
last spring the trouble having been
with the liver When nothing else
seemed to offer much relief he began
to take Sprudel Salts, on the recon-
mendation of a German and they
proved to be just the thing for him,
as he is gaming now.
The Mr.. Huntoon, who came here
from Barre year and more ago, as
foreman for the Grearson- Beckett
Granite Co., is no longer working for
this company but talks of going into
business for himself here. 1t is said
that Granite Cutter John Hall. living
ON the Calvin Flint place, may 60 into
company with him.
Important if true, the report that
the old Enoch Howe house may be &C.
cupied by a Barre man who will en-
gage in the saddlery and shoe bust
ness.
One of our facetious granite cut
ters who is not a member of any of
the other nineteen organizations than
the Granite Cutters Union, thinks his
union may have to have it's meetings
| noontimes to enable all the members
| to be present.
| The weather last Saturday was most
| favorable for Memorial Day exercises
here, which passed off very pleasantly.
| The children who had been trained
by our village school teachers did
their work well the music both vocal
and instrumental was good, and the
address by Rev. Effie X. Jones of
Barre was highly enjoyed, 1t seemed
to us one of the best that has been
heard here, on such occasions, in both
matter and manner the womanly ele-
ment in it adding fine zest. There
was a refreshing absence of all statis-
tics in the address which served both
as memorial of the noble deeds of
1861 to 1865 and as an inspiration to
enter into the great contests, that
now call for the best possible man.
hood and thai will continue to call
for it, till right and goodness shall
triumph everywhere in our world.
The lessons of the past the speaker be-
lleved teach that a day is coming
when all evil on earth shall be put
down having been overcome in the
great battle of the right against it.
Is there anyone of us who does not
feel that the worth of such day as
last Saturday here, is inestimable in
all its patriotic and other noble les
sons?
Miss Clogston who teaches in the
quarry district has been elected SUPER
intendent of schools in her own town,
Worcester, and will have to take some
time for her work there.
Graniteville was victorious in base
ball game here, with our own players
last Saturday.
Such was the demand for flowers
herebouts for Memorial Day uses that
the Misses Robinson in our village had
calls for flowers from Barre and Mont
pelier.
Flowers were sent to the sexton of
the village cemetery, Thomas j. Po-
land, from Springfield to place last
Saturday upon the grave of the young
Universalist minister, Mr.. Robin
son, who died of the small pox here
some years ago.
Melvin Church was in town last Sat
urday.
There was frost here last Sunday
and Monday mornings.
Mrs. Martin Simons has been quite
i'll in the last week and confined to
the bed.
Mrs. Edison S. Martin now of Barre
is staying here for little time.
Well worth noting is fact given us
the other day concerning a model fam
lily in our town in which there is not
deaf and dumb member. One who
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