The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22

negative. III was very III
terc sting debate aud many good points
were made. No vote was taken so the
result will remain tie.
Charles Stewart is acting as porter
at the hospital
M. A. Hoadley WAS in Barre last
week.
Mrs. l.. N. Place has opened
dressmaking establishment over O. IL.
Haines' store.
Miss Eda Avery has made arrange
ment to have Christmas exercises in
district No. in Duxbury. Every one
invited.
j 7 Ryan has resum ed work at the
post. office after an absence of three
months.
WILLIAMSBURG.
A Vermonter of our acquaintanc
who is having his first winter in
southern California writes that they
are Just us mad out there when the
mercury is down to . degrees above
zero as folks here are when it is 40 de-
grees below zero.
The granite cutters here were locked
out ON Monday last for the first day
in the present granite troubles origi-
mating in Northtield.
Our former townsman, Fred Blanch-
ard son of the late George Blanchard,
and professor in the Chicago Uni
versity, it is said Will ere long visit
this section. Such is his ability as an
elocutionist, etc, we hear he COM
mands an income of more than S1l, 900
year We are also told that the late
President Mckinley after hearing him
on a certain occasion desired to meet
him personal " all of which neces-
sarily pleases his old townsfolk.
There will be Christmas concert
at the Congregational church next
| Sunday morning and a holiday social
with distri button of gifts at the
same place on the following Monday
| evening.
DR.. Henry Downs aud wife of Oil
| City, Pa, are with family friends
here for holiday visit.
Mayo Lynde of Dartmouth College
and fellow student there, son OF
| Lieut.. Governor Stearns, together
with Roscoe Lynde of Williston Sem
mary and two Young ladies from East
| Fairfield are to be at j. 4. Lynde &
| home this week.
| George l.. Edison has begun work as
travelling salesman of shoes for the
| Allen Young Co, of Burlington and
thinks the work is to agree with him.
We eXpeot he is to prove popular
| reliable salesman
Frank Waterman grandson of the
late Calvin Ainsworth, arrived here
last Saturday afternoon from Omaha
Neb.. with the body of his brother,
| Calvin A. Waterman, who was buried
on Sunday afternoon in our village
cemetery. He was born in Racine
Wis, in l847 thus making him fifty
seven years old. AS worthy boy il
the Ainsworth store he was known
to many of our citizens at that time
Later he went back west and was EN-
ployed by his uncle, Henry A. Aims
worth, in Moline, ILL.,, and again by
another uncle, j. e. Ainsworth,
civil engineer in the west. Twent,
years ago and more he began business
for himself as general merchant il
northwest Nebraska at the town o.
Hay Springs, where he has since en-
gagged successfully in trade. as thu
leading merchant of the place. Higl
tribute is paid him as one of the kind
est of useful men and the world, say
one, will be the poorer for his death
He left wife. With the love he haC
for this spot he felt that when death
should come to him he would like biz
final rest to be here. One in the west
| who had known him well paid this
tribute on hearing of his death. "Ht
had acted we'll bis part in life The
dispenser of SO much sunshine and
good cheer in life, will not. in the
words of another, "the grass over his
grave be the greener for 1t alp
George l.. Williams has telephone
in his house now. His only daughter,
Grace, has lately visited Manchester,
N. f., where his only son, Theron,
is at school.
Bert Young, who sold his fine three
year old colt to Ira Kicker of Plaiu.
| field has been breaking another one
for him that makes such fine match
that he thinks Mr.. Kicker will real.
| ize very handsome price for the pair
in due time if all goes we'll
| George W. Brush's family expect tc
| 90 to Proctor this week for the win.
ter.
The late Calvin A. Waterman had
been a Mason while the lodge in his
town lasted and was an Odd Fellow al
| the time of his death.
| Frank Waterman of Omaha, Neb.
left for his home on Monday last hop.
ing to be able to take a day with his
aunt, Mrs. Heman Waterman, of John
SOD, in this State on the wav.
We have lately found rare pleasure
in reading the December number the
annual book number of the Record OF
Christian Work, published in East
Northfeld, Mass, under the leader.
ship of W. II. Moody, son of the
late Dwight l.. Moody. Next to hav-
ing the time and money to bny and to
read all the books one woald like. And
who does have theseY) is the opportuu-
| lty to have and read the notice of
books such rs is found IN this book
number. They are, excellent. One
| single article in this issue a review
OF the Literature OF the year, by Rev.
| Robert Ellis Thompson. is very valu-
able in its way.
Years ago lovable and well known
boy here was Calvin Waterman, a
| grandson OF the late Calvin Ainswortl,
whose father was the late William
Waterman of Johnson, and whose
mother was Caroline the oldest daugh.