The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-11

l. o. o. f., hall on Monday evening,
August 10. Ladies bring box with
refreshments for two. also tie in en-
Selope, wearing piece of same. Ad-
mission, 10 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert p. Martin
drove to Rutland this week to visit
DR.. Elan y. Lewis, n brother of Mrs.
Martin.
The Davisons seem to be much
pleased with what they find in Brit
ish Oolumbia--a fine climate, high
wages for work, low cost Of living,
etc. Five hundred buildings all GO
ing up this season in Vancouver city.
Mr.. Dawson may engage in the saw
milling business, in which he has had
experience.
Last year George Bosworth. our
excellent photographer, made beau
tiful picture that he calls 1.-The Last
Load of Hay" A yoke of black and
white Holstein cattle are attached to
the hay cart and on the load are Erwin
II. Martin and his youngest son. 1t
was the last load of hay Of the season
and on the way to Mr.. Martins barn.
This picture was later printed in q
photographers magazine and elioted
high praise coming to the eyes of
merchants association in Michigan,
the picture gave such pleasure that
the association bought the negative of
Mr.. Bosworth. 1t is well worth a
visit to Mr.. Bo3wo1th' g store to see.
Miss Laura Bowman of Iowa is here
a guest OF her friends. Mr.. and Mrs
J. e. Ainsworth. After two years at
the Mt. Holyoke College, South
Hadlev, Mass, Miss Bowman has just
graduated with honor after another
two years at Radcliffe College, the
annex of Harvard University. She
was classmate of the def, dumb
and blind Miss Helen Keller, and
we have been greatly interested in
what she tells Of this remarkable
woman. The instruction given the
classes is largely in Lectures, the
later study. Miss Sullivan, the at
terdant of Miss Keller, is always with
her at these lectures, and Communi-
Gates to her by touch OF the hand in
deaf and dumb signs the lectures a
they proceed. Later, Miss Keller at
her room writes out from memory
whatever she wishes of them.
The Grearson Beckett Granite
Company have between fifty end sixty
men employed at present.
Elliot Bowman and daughter of
Essex Junction were in town on
Monday visiting his cousins, Mrs.
Chester Martin and family.
A branch store will be opened by
the st. Adams Coffee Company, in
the room in the Beckett block oo-
cupied by George Boswcrth. George
Jackson will be in charge of it.
Judge Austin Young and wife
started last Monday for their home in
Minneapolis, MINI.
DR.. W. B. Mayo and wife and Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey l.. Cheney of North
field were guests at the dinner given
by @. II. and J. e. AinwsoI IN at the
Monument H ouse to their Lynde
cousins one day last week. An ex-
cellent picture was taken of the COM
pany in the yard OF the late Calvin
Ainsworth, by Photographer George
BoswOrth.
The following is genuine. One Of
our acqUa7n-2nces in nearby town
was with her little boy as he retired
at night. AS his custom is, he re-
peated the childrens' prayer with a
4 >
Now ! lay me down to sleep
l pray the Lord my soul to keep,
If should die before l wake
Here he looked up to his mamma
and finished with,
"There'd be funeral then, wouldn't
there mammal
The audience room in the Congrega.
tional church is to be finished in black
ash, and the pews are to be OF the
same material. The work has already
progressed far enough in this room to
indicate, with what is told one farther,
that it will be beautiful one. The
opening into the room for heat, will
be directly above the furnace, instead
of the usual more openings with the
heat conveyed to them in pipes, two
OF three or more. from the furnace.
Mrs. Flora Benedict Colby arrived
here from Burlington. Tuesday. Her
sister. Mrs. Susie B. Erskine, end
husband will be here this week.
George Mari is supposed to be in
his way home from Scotland
Secretary Wilson, Washington, d..
O., is to speak here on September /.
One or two others will be here at the
same time bat it is not yet known who.
Mrs. Lewis NJ. Seaver has as guests
DR.. Anna Degenring and sister, Miss
Freda. of Eliz abeth, N. j. The doc
tor is TO be mousse physician in a
Philadelphia hospital, a few months
later.
MIDDLESEX.
Miss Katherine Smith and W, S.
Smith of Montpelier visited at Will
liam sChapin's. at the Center Sunday.
The day was celebrated by family
picnic in the woods. Eleven cousins
were gathered round the sable with