The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-12

Giosue Sartorelli, who came here
from Italy thirteen years ago to cut
stone, has just returned from winter
with his family in Italy and works for
Mike Somaini. He is fine workman
and well liked here.
Walter Flint, a grandson of the late
Alvin Flint. has been stopping of late
with his sister, Mrs. Don A. Earle in
Middlesex. His wife and children are
with him. He has taken osteopathic
treatment with DR.. Lewis d. Martin
of Barre for the past few weeks, and
may continue it a few weeks longer.
He has been looking badly as a result
| doubtless of the many business cares
he has at his home in New Jersey
where he and his brother, Myron,
have a large trade He and his family
were with Mrs John Farnham last
! Sunday.
Mrs. Ssida Mckee, wife of Doctor
Henry Downs of Oil City, Pa, has
lately had an attack of pneumonia
from which she is recovering.
Frank Downs, in the employ of
George l.. Edison, goes six days in the
week to the quarry district to take
orders for and deliver goods. He has
scores OF customers there.
A slaughter house is going up on w.
z. Pratt's farm in ogr~village for the
use of Benevides and Rowell.
A Mortified base ball team played
our boys here last Saturday afternoon
and beat them on a score of III to 7.
The week before our team went to
Mortified and was beaten good deal
worse than that.
DR.. Whitaker of Barre was in consult.
alton with DR., W. j. Tindall last week
in the case of Daniel Townsend. 1t
was tholght the trouble was with the
liver, heart and stomach and that
with proper care he would be better.
Our old townsman. Nathan Harring-
ton, and wife and daughter, propose
to come here from their home in Grin
nell, Iowa. ere long, if health permits.
When here some two years ago Mr..
Harrington was so i'll with lung and
other trouble that it was thought he
could not live many months but he
gained later quite surprisingly.
Nelson Vassar's family are to occupy
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gene In
gals for the present.
We have just been TOLD this of an
city Congregational church. Over
his pulpit is sounding board, and he
breaches in gown. A boy attending
his church reported that he preached
under an umbrella and in water
proof.
Frank H. Benedict, now superin.
uendent of schools in New Hampshire,
has had his district of supervision en-
larged by the addition of another town,
and has just been re elected for the
third year with an increase of salary.
Louis H. Whitney of Bethel and
Susie ", daughter of Jerry Fifield of
our village, we're married on the 4th
inst. at our Congregational parsonage
by Rev. d. Fl. Strong.
Druggist Fred A. Ainsworth has
bought out the Williamstown Drug
Company
We learn with sorrow of the loss
that has just come to our worthy ex-
townsman, Charles r.. Ainswort and
to his two sons, in Moline, Ill, a
week ago last Sunday, their extensive
lumber yard in Moline was burned.
The statement of Moline paper is
that the loss was $l75, 600 with an
insurance of between $3.50, 600 and
$3.50, 900. 1t is thought the blaze start
ed by tramps or other loiterers about
the yard. We hope a later investiga-
ton may show the total loss to be less
than first reported. Mr.. Ainsworth
and family will have the great SYM
pathy of many friends, who will now
be glad with him and his, that they
are far from being stripped" or all
their goods.
DR.. Elan @. Lewis of Rutland is in
town for the week and the guest or
his sister, Mrs. Herbert P. Martin.
A few days ago fire was started
in room in Leslie d. Gales tenement
house "a the village occupied by Mr..
Fontana. 1t is said to have come from
smoking pipe and perhaps upon a
bed The damage by the fire is con-
fined to the room we believe.
Mike Staples is staying in Bradford
Just now where he has relatives.
Tom Sanders of eastern Massachusetts
has lately visited here.
Miss Mile Drury will occupy the
room in the Beckett block just vacated
by the Williamstown Drug Company.
1t will be the headquarters tor the
Orange County Telephone Company
here.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Staples celebrated the fortieth ami
versary of their marriage at their
home on Tuesday evening Of this week.