The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-29
WILLIAMSTOWN.

A son was born last week to M.
and Mrs. George B. Bosworth, Of
Berlin, who were at one time resi-
dents Of this place.
Mrs. j. X. Lynde is in Portland,
Me-, the guest of the family of a
cousin, Major Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert l.. Plat
are taking an outing in Newbury,
where a sister of Mrs. Plat resides.
Principal Daniel r. Martin and
family were in Colorado Springs,
Col, last week, and will be in Port
land, Oregon, this week.
Mrs. Herbert P. Martin and son,
DR.. Lewis D. Martin, of Barre,
we're in Rutland over last Sunday,
the guests of Mrs. Martins brother,
DR.. Elan c. Lewis.
Rev. Alvin NJ. Smith will be at
his old home here through the
month of August on a vacation
from preaching in Maine, and will
preach on four Sunday mornings
o. the month at the Universalist
church.
Principal Orrin H. Smith and ia
mily are here from Melrose, Mass. :,
the guests of Mrs. small's father,
Marcus A. Smith. After his years
of teaching in Topsfeld, Worcester,
and Melrose, Mass, Mr.. Smiths
next field of labor will be Boston,
where he is to be the second master
in the Girls High school in that
city.
The village creamery patrons re-
ceived IS / 2 cents per pound for
butter fat on their last pay day.
An out of town man recently
bought eight slaughtered pigs to a
local meat market for which he
was paid between $3.50 and $3.50.
He had kept an account Of the cost
Of these animals. The first cost
was SIS; the amount paid for meal
in their fattening was ..62; the BAL
ance was skim milk.
Charles r. Benedict, who is in
very poor health, recently spent
week in Burlington, with son and
daughter, and returned last Satur-
day, accompanied by the daughter,
Mrs. Flora Benedict Colby.
Will P. Briggs lately lost two
horses by what he thinks was cere-
bro spinal meningitis.
Nathaniel King and daughter of
South Mortified, were in town last
week the guests Of the Misses Ed
son.
Mrs. Van McAllister recently I'M
Gerwent surgical operations at the
Mary Fletcher Hospital for appen-
dicitis, and for the removal Of gall
stones.
The families OF the brothers-in-
law, Jason E. Martin and Frank H.
Nichols have been taking vaca-
tion in Southern New Hampshire
with the family of Editor W. G.
Belknap, of the Bellows Falls Times
Mr.. Belknap is a brother of Mrs.
Martin and of Mrs. Nichols.
Mrs. J. X. Lynde has planned a
Western trip, and probably will
spend a few weeks in the fall with
her son, Mayo, in Utah.
Mrs. James NJ. Cheney, who has
been nearly helpless of late years
from paralysis of one side, has gone
to Waterbury as an insane person
for care in some department of the
hospital.
The Methodist church here is
hoping to materially improve the
interior of the church edifce in the
near future. The church was built
in 1866, and the repairs now pro-
posed will be the first Of import
ance since it was erected.
N. B. Robinson, who has his
springs and reservoir on the old
Gen E. Bass farm, is extending the
water pipes of his system to Mill
village.
Mrs. W. B. Kendrick, of Barre, 6
daughter of the late Crawford Jack
son, is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Denny J. Briggs.
Mrs. Lewis M. Seaver has beer
entertaining Miss Anna NJ. Quinn, Of
New Jersey,
o. c. Weeden, son of the late
Fl. G. Weeden, of this place, and TO-
years a resident of Kansas, writes
OF having lately reached his 83rt
birthday, and of having recently
undergone a successful surgical op
GRAFTON for hernia. He is in goo
health now. His brother, William
Weeden, of Nebraska, is in goo
health at 80 years of age.
Wireless telegraphed, Cady, SO
of Don A. Earle, is reported a