The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-11
WILLIAMSTOWN.

There will be q Republican caucus
at the town hall on Saturday evening
of this week at s O'Clock. for the pur-
pose of nominating candidate for
Representative at the coming Legisla-
ture, and also candidates for justice OF
the peace.
During a thunder storm one night
last week, Warren S. Oovell and wife
arose to dress themselves, when the
lightning entered the cellar of their
house and melted the water pipe in
two or three places as it also melted 1t
some thirty rods from the house. No
water has come through the pipe to
the house since Mr.. Covell was
knocked down at the time, but suffered
no serious injury. There was one
peal of thunder that night that was
horrible. People were saying the next
day that they had never heard any
thing like it before.
Ernest Riddell on the old ]. M.
Bass farm was allowed SO per ton, by
his insurance company for between
forty and fifty tons of hay burned
week before last.
There will be lawn palSy at the
Congregational parsonage on Wednes-
day evening of this week for the BEN
eft of the ladies aid society.
There is to be a Sunday school rally
at the Methodist church on Tnureday
afternoon and evening of this week
to which all in town who are inter-
ested in Sunday school work will be
cordially welcomed.
Prof Orren H. Smith, son of
Marcus A. Smith, and Miss Ethel M.
Ford of Ashfieid, Mass, were married
on the 3rd inst, at the home OF the
biide. They will be at home" after
Octoter Is, at the Highland Military
Academy, Worcester, Mass, where
Prof. Smith teaches. We are told that
both Mrs. Smith and her mother are
graduates from the Mt. Holyoke Col
lege, South Hadley, Mass. Many
good wishes will 90 out to Prof. and
Mrs. Smith from his friends in these
pats.
Mrs. Frank Downs gave picnic &C
her home last Thursday, to the infant
class in the Congregational Sunday
school. Eighteen OF the little fo,Ls
were preselt and OF course had a
fine time.
Mrs. Fred Jackson is quite out of
health at this time.
Tho mas Saunders Of Haverhill,
Mass, is in town.
EOrville D. Bosworth wants to sell his
lain, the one formerly owned by the
late Septa Simons.
]. E. Ainsworth and James Gregory
have just bad lot of brush along the
line fence between their orchards,
cleared out. Incidental to the work
the former lost pair of eye glasses
and later, Mr.. Gregory saw one
of his hens emerge from the spot dis
glasses. One iced not be puzzled to
understand how it came about
Oar village school house is being
painted.
Mrs. Jane Severance Willard Of
Royalton is visiting friends here.
She wears her four score years we'll.
Frank H. Benedict. only son Of the
late Ezra d. Benedict, was in town
last week, on his vacation from work
in New Hampshire. He has the sup
erintendency of schools in Pittsfeld,
Pembroke and Allenstown, N. H. He
is looking finely and carries we'll the
addition OF some thirty pounds avoir-
dupois to his physique. His contipu-
anoe in his school work is sufficient
testimony to the satisfaction he must
be giving.
Mrs. Mary Flint Stowell, a daughter
of the late Porter Flint, is expected
here sooA from her hone in South
Acton, Mass, for visit with old
friends.
We hear from a former student in
Tufts College. high praise OF the
scholarship and the work being done
by our young townsman, Fred, son OF
Melvin E. Burnham, who has one
more year there. We believe he de-