The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-07
WILLIAMSBURG.

The high school entertainment
planned for last SATURDAY, evening
was postponed till Saturday evening
of this week, at the town hall. New
sugar will be served and general
good time may be expected.
One day last week as Rev. William
Schofeld and wife we're driving to
South Barre their horse was thor.
oughly frightened by the first railway
train that was coming this way. The
animal wheeled around SO quickly
that both were thrown from the bug
gy, and against tree 50 violently
that it is a wonder they we're not in
jured more severely than they were.
Mrs. Schofield kept her bed one day
after the accident, and both were glad
to keep quiet for season.
L. o. Barker, Jr., student in Nor
witch University. is at home ON
vacation.
John Dow has again taken up work
as a sharpener at the Grearson- Beckett
Company's plant, though not yet able
to do great amount of it, having not
very long ago returned from the Mary
Fletcher Hospital.
Mrs. Harriet Snow, widow of the
late Charles w. Adams, was buried
last Thursday afternoon from the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Boyce. The interment was in the
village cemetery. Rev. F. E. Uurrier
officiated at the funeral. Mrs. Adams
was born in 1882, daughter of the
late Hiram Snow Her N other was
sister of the late Fernando Kathan.
At the time of her birth her parents
lived in a house (no longer standinR)
between the houses of Nelson earle.
ton and George l.. Williams. In early
life she went to live in the family of
the late Walter Newcomb, and was
there for quite number of years. In
| 1852 she married Charles w. Adams,
and become the mother of five SONS
and daughter, all of whom. save her
oldest son, Henry, survive her. A
good wife, a good mother, for many
years a member of our Methodist
church, she lived quiet life, and
is sincerely mourned in her death.
Some sixteen years ago widow, her
home has been in this time, with her
only daughter, and it is pleasure to
say that she found III her son, Frank
Boyce, $50 we are told) thoroughly
kind man, and in every way devoted
to her comfort and happiness.
Dentist Willie Flint, son of Mrs.
Barney d. Flint, has returned to Dem
yer, Col, and located there with one
of the very best dentists of the city,
who has been a good friend to him in
late years. Mrs. Flint will probably
sell her home in Littleton, COL, and
go to Denver, to live with her son.
Clinton French, son of k. G. French
OF our village, recently died in West
/ at Nta % Il. 49, -,
years. He left wife and two chill
| dren. Some two years ago, he met
with an accident that was followed
by the bite of dog, and it is thought
that the result was blood poison, that,
later, caused his death.
James S. Hopkins has bought out
Ed House, his partner in the mer-
camille business for neatly two years
past @. M. Seaver is helping him
! Just now in tile store. What Mr..
Houses plans for the future are, we
now not.
| A refrigerator is being put into the
meat market of Messrs. Benevides and
! Rowell
Drs Tindail and Corwin of Chelsea
will again attend Mrs. Ophir S. Mar
tin in her surgical treatment on We'd
nesday of this week.
| Eugene Call. who is to have the
charge Ct building the new Seaver
ware house at the depot, has begun
work there.
The two SONS and daughter of the
late Calvin Ainwsorth and members
| of their families, now residing in Mo-
| line, Ill, it is hoped will be at their
| old home here the coming season.
| We hope that more of our beloved for.
mer residents may also be here some
time during the summer.
Miss Clio Tarbell is planning for a
visit here soon. She has been in New
port, N. H., for some little time.
Conductor James Kanaly was here
on Sunday with his family.
Lewis M. Seaver returned from New
York city last Tuesday after an alb
sence of ten or twelve days
Miss Helen Kimball is gaining in
health though she is yet wholly missed
from our streets.
Although Mrs. Charles Guild is
thought to be gaining little she is
yet very feeble. Her son, Bert is
hero in the work he is doing in the
home, caring for his mother ngiht and
day, etc.
AS was hoped before the late Meth
odist conference Rev. f. E. Cnrrier
was returned to work here for the
sixth year. with our Methodist church.
He is blessed with a helpmate indeed,
not only in his home but in his work
as a minister. 1t is good indeed to see
how the pastors of the churches IN
our place and their people at present
work so tremendously, aud are at tile
same time so we'll liked outside their
own special parishes.
o. A. Blanchard was in Chelsea on
| Tuesday to me t other road commits
| sioners in the county and also the
State highway official, Mr.. Blanchard
approves the order that work done this
| year with the States appropriation
shall be done continuously on one or
| two roads and not scattered about the
town as in the past.
Harley, son of III. II. Martin, will
work on farm for cousin in Plain
| field the coming season.
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