The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-24
WILLIAMSTOWN.

TOm our SudUlOU agent, II, ". MOT
gan, we learn that round trip ticket
to st. Louis. Mo, can be bought,
April 20 for $50. 20, that will be good
till Dec. 10. AT the same date, April
%, n sixty days round ticket can
be had for 500. 30; and fifteen days a
round trip ticket for $24. From April
Cal. can be had for $12. 30; good
till June 30.
At our new stone shed, the Barker
Granite Company is working forty
men, in all Twenty. six of these are
cutters.
Sidney Martin, son of the late
Henry Martin, was mere from Essex
Junction, last week, for a day or two,
with old acquaintance.
Mrs. Walter Williams and son
Charles are in the tenement lately va
Gated by II. L. Oheney's family.
Theron Williams, only son Of
George L. Williams, lately came to
his twenty.frst birthday which was
pleasantly Remembered by his friends.
He was given gold watch by his
parents, and received So from his
grandfather, Charles M. Erskine, as
we'll as other presents from friends,
a goodly number of whom were at
his home, on that occasion.
Ed. j. Poor is liking some 1900
or more pounds of butter week at
his creamery, nowadays. He paid
his patrons 271a cents for butter fat
for February.
Last Thursday morning the mercury
went to seven below zero at one place
here.
We are told that subscriptions for
the salary of Rev. D. III. Strong, pas
tor of the Congregational church,
were never more easily raised, by the
one in charge of the work than this
year. His parish can readily under
stand how it would be so.
Elmer q. Farnham, son Of the late
Amasa W. Farnham, has work in
Barre and has moved his family
there.
Mrs. James Spinney known here
earlier as Mrs. Damon d. MARTINI
now of Northfield, is recovering from
pneumonia at the home of nephew,
in Montpelier.
The annual business meeting of the
Williamstown Lecture Association
! will be held at the lower town hall,
Thursday evening of this week, March
"a, at 8 o'clock A good attendance is
desired. and all persons interested
should attend even if they have not as
yet considered themselves as belonging
to the association.
| Mrs. Abbie Bean Farr and husband
are to rent Mrs. James Spinney q
| house, in Northtield, and board Mrs.
Spinney.
Christopher Sargent has moved to
Mrs. George Jackson's house, on the
county road.
We have just been told of call of
two Vermonters lone Of whom is
well known here, and the other is a
farmer in an adjoining county, on a
friend in Chicago, with whose family
they took tea on the occasion. The
| first suggestion that their bread was
"buttered' with oleomargarine, at
that time. was later, Oh the reception
of letter from the Chicagoan, in
forming them of the unsupported fact
over whioh he might naturally
chCckle.
| Norris Wiggin, son-in-law of Will
lard Sprague, won credit as an en-
/ gineer at the G.. W. Lynde steam saw
mill but went back to Mr.. Sprague's
farm last week, where he was needed
| more
| Great inconvenience is felt here, at
| present, as the result of frozen water
pipes.
One of our townsmen tells us of
what he regards remarkable cure of
rheumatism in his family, by the
use of our very common golden rod.
The plant was stepped and used in
the ordinary way. He adds that
others had used it with similar re-
suits.
We are glad to hear of the improve
ment in health of our former towns
man, Harry Denny. son of George
Denny of South Mortified, and grand
son Of the late Porter Simons. He is
said to have been threatened with
consumption. After number of
years in Florida he is at home now,
and fighting disease with cold out
door air. wrapped in furs when not
exercising-after the fashion Of the
day, in that trouble.
Lewis M. Seaver paid Elisha Bur-
CESS of Chelsea, recently, $l25 for a
yoke of cattle, four years old.