The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-19

N. f. Farnham, ste wards Frank God
frey, treasurer. Our lodge is known
as Summit Lodge, No. l04.
Work has been begun at the granite
plant of the Grearson- Beckett Com
pany, preparatory to an addition to
the shed of 60 feet. we believe.
Ophir S. Martin has just sold his
Gilbert o. Smith farm, through the
d. A. Perry real estate agency in
Barr. The purchaser Is French
man. and he traded a house in Barre
towards the farm. Mr. Martins son,
Frank II. Martin, has just sold his
farm through the same real estate
I, agency to aScotchman, and he, too,
trades house in Barre towards the
pla g. Mr.. Martin will sell at auction
on Tuesday of this week lot of stock,
ETC., at the farm.
, With good weather of late, and
abundant rains this week the hearts
! of our farmers and SO of US all could
/ hardly fail to be much cheered.
Last week Mrs. Dorcas Capron
Sprague and Mrs. William Schotield
drove to Barre with horse belonging
to Mrs. Sprague's son-in-law, Norris
Wiggin. While in Barre the horse
was fed and when the bride was put
back on the horses head it is thought
the bit may have been under the ami
mails tongue At any rate in driving
! home and from the city it became ap-
parent that there was trouble with the
horse that might end seriously for the
buggy and it's occupants, but fortunate
iy by Mrs. Sprague's mastery OF the
situation it was averted and the bride
| oIi Tho laccnr hnWavay worth
teeding.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Kinsman, who
visited here year ago spent the win
ter in Maniton, Col, and at the late
accounts were in Colorado Springs.
Gurdon Martin is with j. X. Lynde' S
PAGER Dorothy Vernon" in Manches
ter, N H., He writes back that she
is one of twenty five horses to be
trained by the same man. How she
will compare with the others for
speed later on Mr. Martin can't tell,
but for looks she ranks Dorothy" as
unsurpassed by the Others
We are glad to learn that the loss
sustained by eX-townsman Charles h.
Aims worth, 81 Sons, of Moline, Ill,
in the recent destruction of lumber
yard by fire, is likely to be less than
| rePoieeu las0 Weoh, aionOoSh ~ o.o
way and another, it will be large"
writes Mr.. Ainsworth. The property
was fairly we'll insured, and it is be-
lieved a fair settlement will be made
with the insurance companies Mr..
Ainsworth has very kindly given Con-
gregationalists here $500 towards the
change now to be made in their meet
ing house, his fathers family having
always been associated in an earlier
day with this church and society.
The fortieth ami versary of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles @.
Staples was pleasantly observed by
friends at their home in our village
on Tuesday evening of last week. Mr..
Staples, son of the late Jacob Staples.
was serving as soldier in the war
of the rebellion at the time of his
marriage to Miss Mary Dwinell,
daughter of Henry Dwinell, of Marsh.
tfield. We have an inveterate joker
here, who once told us that ne thought
his married life would fit him for a
fine soldier. We take it that Mr.. Sta
pies army life would help him to
want quiet life at home, state OF
things that we believe his worthy
wife has helped to maintain in the
two score years of their married life.
OF four sons and two daughters born
to them all but two sons are yet liv'
ing. Three of their children were
with them on this fortieth anniver'
sary, and together with goodly mum
Der of neighbors and acquaintance 6
pleasant evening was passed. There
we're various presents; aswing rock
ing chair from their children, silver
ware, china ETC., ETC., from othe
friends, Their pastor, Rev. ID. Ii
Strong, made remarks suited to tn
| occasion; excellent ice cream and oak
were served and the company we ma,
r we'll believe parted with even kind
t lier feelings than when they cam
2 together. Such occasions cannot com
I too often to the homes of the Ion
married.
| Ninety cents per bushel were pal
q here last week for potatoes to ship b
. Seaver & Seaver.
s Mrs. Norman q. Davis, who has he
O home with her brother. Luther New
o comb, of Waterloo, Iowa. is about
a go to the family of her brother, Ralp
" Newcomb, Corning, Iowa. for while
The sale of cream separators to OF
n farmers goes on apace. They seel
k almost indispensable on farm now.
Grass is doing finely thus far here.
k Frank M. Erskine, son-in-law {
l. Charles, r. Benedict. who is teachin
}, in Chatham, N Y, has been engage
3. for another year, there as teacher
r. The Universalist ladies will hold
!; Brown social afternoon and evenin
3, next week Wednesday, the Doth inst.
d Mrs. Charles M. Edison is an al
;; pointed delegate to a meeting of IL