The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-18
VILLA MSTOW N.

Mrs. Frank Downs returned last
week from visit at her old home in
Bakersfield Her brother, who has
been fighting tuberculosis for some time
is thought to be a little better per-
haps. He is able to walk three miles
in a day. His custom is to sleep out
of doors on veranda even at the pres
ent time.
Fremont @. Little tells us of the
terrible accident that befell his broth
er.in-law, Q. H. Woodbury. now of
Abercrombie, North Dakota. He was
somehow caught between thresher
and the team engine that drove it,
and the trunk of his body crushed al
most to his death. He has been in a
hospital since last October, and 1T is
not known whom he will be able to
leave it.
The mother OF the Kimball sisters
came here from Maine, last Thursday,
called here by the severe illness of
Miss Helen Kimball. 1t is hoped
however thar the latter may yet re-
cover, though very feeble as yet.
Aaron Sargent IN the southeast part
of the town is very feeble, with little
or no hope of recovery. He has sold
his farm to Gilbert Lang of Washing
ton but as not beel able to leave it
on account of is sickness.
The meeting of the State board of
agriculture at the town hall, last
Thursday, was we'll attended in he
afternoon and evening, and it seems
to have been one of the best meetings
of the kind held here. 1t was an.
nounced that at this meeting subjects
pertaining to the agricultural interests
of Orange county would be discussed.
These would include sheep husbandry.
thu dairy, maple sugar, the potato
crop grasses and highways. The u S.
department of agriculture was also to
be theme for consideration. There
We're from out of town Col. j. H.
Brigham, Washington, D. O.; Prof.
j. l. Hills, Burlington; Hon. @. W.
Gates, Franklin Ernest Hitchcock.
Pittsford; Mason S. Stone, Norris
vile, DR.. H. D. Holton, sec. State
board of health, Brattleboro, and @.
O. Bell. Walden, chairman of the
meeting Upwards of one hundred
at the town hall.
Fred Miles, of Middlesex, was tho
guest OF his cousin, Lawyer W. @.
WHlUt, ldsu Week.
Miss Hattie Briggs as been nursing
Miss Helen Kimball in her sickness.
The Misses Seaver are paying fifty
five cents per bushel for potatoes to
ship.
Mrs. Henry Downs, who married
aud went to Oil City, Penna., in
December, writes back that she finds
herself among the pleasantest Lind
of people, there.
Albert only son of Albert H. Nor
ris, and Miss Myra Smith, daughter
of Mrs. Albert Dennison, were married
short time ago, and are at Mr.. Nor
ris' old hume.
After so much of invalidism, and
hospital treatment, Charles r. Bene-
dict is cheeIed by the news that all
three of his daughters are at present
in such good health. An hereditary
tendency to tuberculosis is what they
have had to contend with Southern
California is doing fine work for
Mrs. Ella Benedict Griffin, in this re-
spect.
Whether for veal or woe, "the
green trading stamp" has found a
Judgement here, Mess j. B. Brock
way and son, grocers, and Messrs.
Benevides and Rowell, meat men,
having adopted it.
Our former townswoman. nee Miss
Saida Sheridan, was recently married
in Barre 10 Elmer Williams of that
city. In the years since going from