The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-18
WILLIAMSTOWN.

While in Boston recently, Charles
M. Seaver bought an elevator to put
into his ware house, here.
1t is disappointment that we are not
to have Secretary Wilson here to ad-
dress us on September /, as announced
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Warren Grearson Wis
tied friends in Marshfield last week.
On Tuesday of last week "Ben, "
youngest son of Joshua +. Bailey,
and Lora, youngest daughter of Frank
Martin, were married by Rev. Frances
A. Kimball. Mr.. Bailey will remain
on the farm with his father. it is
said. This marriage leaves the par
ents of Mrs. Bailey with no child in
their home, and so condolences
mingle with congratulations over the
event, but may gains outweigh the
losses.
Mrs. Ed, Dutton, daughter of Mrs.
Fred Whitney, is very poorly, at this
writing. She is said to have heart
trouble, and is badly bloated, making
breathing difficult. A daughter was
born to her not long ago.
Rev. Frances A. kimball is taking
hsr vacation here in town largely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Erskine now of
Chatham, Columbia County, N. Y,
came here last week Wednesday for
short visit. Mrs. Erskine, nee Susie
Benedict is in much better health
than when here two years ago. They
will visit Mr.. Erksine's mother, Mrs.
Henry f. Erksine, in Berlin this
week. Mr.. Erskine seems we'll es.
tablished in the commercial depart
ment of the graded school in Chatham.
a place of some 2, 800 inhabitants, and
where his services as cornetist are
IN demand.
Return S. Davis and wife were here
few days last week, from North
Danville. Mr. Davis is greatly
pleased with his farm there, known
as the "Outlook Farm. He and his
son have built creamery, and put in a
silo there this season, and at present
are making 900 and more pounds of
butter week, which is sold largely
or wholly in st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Jane l.. Smith Davis writes
from Houston, Texas, of partial re-
covery from the severe injury to a
foot received two or three months ago
by fall while trying to reach a street
car for church. But it may be long
time, if ever the foot is well. This,
taken with chronic lameness in the
other limb, must make the outlook
fer her somewhat dismal. Two of her
daughters, one resident OF Houston,
and the other of Mobile, Ala, are on
trip to Central America.
Mrs, j. X. Lynde, Mrs. George E.
Maloy, Misses Agnes Maloy, Ella Sib-
ley, Sadie Fifield, Louie Seaver and
her visiting friends, are at the Lynde
cottage at Berlin pond.
Tho rain last. Wednesday evening
iuterfered somewhat with the lawn
party at the Congregational parsonage,
but all went on Well indoors and the
ladies society ealized a little over
$50 on the occasion.
If there are webs in our village that
it might be SUPPOSED would afford
water, safe for domestic purposes, we
should think one of them might be
a certain one, from which water re-
Gently taken and sent to Burlington
for analysis word came back that it
was unfit for domestic use. 1t is a
serious question whether any or all
Others can be safely used.
Mike Somaini, jthe Italian granite
dealer, lately p&eitioned into bank
ruptcy, returned here last week from
Pittsburgh, Pa, We hope he may yet
pay his indebtedness, as we have
heard it said he could if the full
value of his assets could be realized.
A visitor here tells us of certain
physician in his State that is said
TO be helping, or curing lung
trou bles, by the consumption of large
quantities of milk. on the part of his
patients.
Henry Poole has been doing work
for Messrs. Edison and Robinson, In
the old General e. Bass house. A
better spring water supply for the
premises is being prepared for and
altogether the new owners of the
property are improving it materially.
Milton Staples has been here of late
from Bradford.
Gene Ingalls, was here last week,
from Northfield, and it is said that he
made bargain with M. Bsnevides,
for the purchase of the Benevides
meat market. AT this writing we