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

supply of electric power for mechani-
cal purposes would not be a fine thing
for us? Cannot the latter be obtained
from Barre when the new power and
lighting plant is built? Why should
there not be dozen good granite
plants here in our village? We are
told that Montpelier will extend cleo
trio wires to the granite district.
The success that has attended Drug
gist Fred A. Ainsworth's putting out
n line of medicines under his own
name has led him to take up other
lines - spring medicines "for that
tired feeling that he expects high
quality and low prices will make pop
ular with his patrons
Mrs. John Duffus and only daughter
are visiting her old home in Water
bury.
/. Mrs. Alfred Carness picked pansies
here on the 31st of March.
The Oliver S. Walker farm brook,
the brook passing the Olney f. Seaver
place, and that on the old Alvin Flint
farm are about to be stocked with
trout from one of the government
hatcheries. 1t is talked that there
may be about 40, 600 fish in all. The
"links in the chain," bringing this
about are Congressman Haskins, j.
X. Lynde and wife, and N. b Robin.
son, our fish and game warden. And
here we may say that Mr.. Robinson
is dead in earnest that stop shall be
put to the slaughter of birds here as
in late years. He can't do it alone,
but give him the help of the citizens
of the place and we can be sure of
some change, and may be great one,
in this regard.
A certain one of our pretty, black
eyed, little fellows is blessed with a
kindhearted grandpa, who in grand
fatherly talk with him, was telling
him how "a good little boy was likely
to make good grown up man."
When the wise counsellor has ceased,
the wee lad sent him Unto his boots
by asking, "Was you good little
boy?"
Jerry Hutchinson tells us that the
new buildings he put on to his John
Lynde farm cost him more than he
got for his fam, when he sold it last
fall.
The children of the late Mrs. @. W.
Adams appreciate warmly the kind
ness of friends and neighbors as
shown at the time of her death and
burial.
There was good run of sap last
week and the season may prove better
than has been feared perhaps.
A photograph worth having has
just been presented US by Veteran
Frank Staples, son of the late Isaac
Staples. 1t is that of house, said
to be "the oldest building standing
in Richmond, Virginia. 1t is built
of stone, is one story in heIght, and
Was once Wsshington's headquarters.
1t has also been "hopored by the Wis.,
it's of Lafayette, Jefferson, Madison,
Henry and other famous men," 1t is
little over two hundred years old,
probably.
Veterans John Bacon and Frank
Staples are about to 60 to the soldiers
home, in Togus, Maine.
Henry j. Snow of Montpelier was here
sister, Mrs. O. w. Adams. A native
of the place and for years resident
of it, he does not often get out here.
We believe he has passed the eightieth
milestone, in his life's journey.
A six pound daughter was lately
born to Fred and Mrs. Nellie Seaver
Gauthier.
Clinton Gram was appointed lister
by our selectmen in place of the one
elected at our March meeting, who re-
fused to serve.
discovered that Mrs. William Soho.
EnIl ~ he aIan ha
suit of her accident in South Barre
last week.
Charles H. Beckett of New York
city was at his old home here the first
of the week for short visit.
George Lane, whose father has late
ly bought the Sargent farm in the
south east corner of the town, while
working for Thomas Waldo, lately,
telling a tree was struck by limb
that cut a cash on his head and broke
three ribs.
Our esteemed ex-townsman, Will
liam HI. Witherell, came down from
Newport last week for few days
visit at his old home. 1t was good to
see him again here.
Mrs. Oliver Martin has recently been
here the guest of the family of her
brother. Ebert Jackson.
Mrs. Charles r. Benedict and Miss
Emma Adams were in Montpelier on
Sunday drawn there by the Methodist
conference exercises of last week.
Miss Florence Hemenway of Chelsea
will teach the coming season in the
Jacob Flint district and Miss Lucy
Gram of Roxbury will teach in the L.
H. j. Merrill district.
Some months ago we made an item
of the severe injury received by
granddaug OF the late Enoch Howe
and the daughter of John Adams. liv-
ing in Northern California, We have
just learned that this injury was
greater than at first reported, her limb
having been broken twice above the
knee and once below it, She was not
able to be taken to her home till
month before last. The newspaper re-
ports of her accident, the first news re-
ceived here, were incorrect in saying
that she and her attendant were climb.
ing a very steep cliff. The facts
were that they were above the cliff
and too near the edge of it, owing to