The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-24
WILLIAMSTOWN.


exercises at both the Methodist and
Congregational churches, which
seem to have been we'll carried out.
Charles H. Beckett of New York
city is visiting his parents here and
is accompanied by his only daugh-
ter, who may remain here for lit
tie time.
Charles r. Benedict has been hav-
ing of late erysipeles on both his
hands.
Inquiry at the house of DR.. E. B.
Watson this Monday morning
brought out the statement that he
sat up for the first time on Sunday
and for about 20 minutes. If nothing
new sets in now, it is hoped he will
go on to speedy recovery. DR.. La
zelle of Barre city has attended him
closely.
Prof. Fred Burnham Of Goddard
Seminary, a son Of our Melvin Z.
Burnham, sailed last Saturday for
Europe to be absent some three
months. His first stopping place
will be Glasgow, Scotland. His great
uncle, Will, son of the late Rice
Davenport, will sail for Europe on
Saturday Of this week on business in
connection with machinery of his
own invention and manufactured in
New Bedford, Mass.
George L. Lane, now of st. AL
bans was in town few days last
week.
Rev. William Schofield is visiting
his two sons one in Lyndonville, the
other in Sherbrooke, P. @.
Charles G. Moore, now of San
Diego, California, whose first wife
was the estimable sister of the late
William N. Greason, and who died
about year ago, has just married
childless widow in San Diego. Old
friends here will wish him the best
of wishes, now.
Mrs. Anna Benedict Franklin,
whose home has been in Long |
Beach, Calf, and whose work has |
been in Los Angeles, for some time !
past, found that she could get an !
increase of salary by going to Whit
ter, Calf, and into the employ of |
the Whittier Citrus Association, Of |
which our townsman, Frank Frs |
kline is the secretary. Her work will |
be in the Office of the Association.
Her only son, Phillips, is with her,
and her only daughter, Aura, will |
remain in Long Beach for time.
Mrs. Franklin writes us of a very
pleasant dinner recently given by
Mrs. o. Burnie Griffin, nee, Miss
Ella Benedict Of our village, to
relatives and friends from this Sec
ton of Vermont, including nineteen
persons in all. There was a photo
graph taken of this group at the
time. Music, bits of news of the old
home friends and good deal of talk
helped to make 1t a most delightful
occasion. One very pleasant feature
of it was long list of individual
messages to our townsman, Charl'
r. Benedict, whose three daughters,
including Mrs. Griffin, who gave the
dinner, were present at the time.
Coming to Mr.. Benedict in his in
valism, these messages brought to
him great good cheer.
Mrs. Flora Benedict Colby, who
has been in Southern California the
past two winters, expected to start
for Vermont last Monday.
Our new village hotel keeper de-
cides to change the name of the hotel
from Monument House to the Will
Jamestown Inn. We wish every I'M
pleasant association with the form
er name might now go with it into
oblivion, and an entirely new set of |
pleasant ones be ushered in to re-
main for aye.
W. E. Randall, son-in-law of Rev.
William Schofeld, is soon to enter
the employ of Warden B. Grearson, !
in his barber shop.
Our VILLAGE creamery patrons were !
paid 2S cents for butter fat on the |
18th inst.
Last week Friday about noon, |
snow fell for few minutes, on the /
east sfde of our town.
Representative Lewis M. Seaver is
about to make an addition to his
pretty house, of four much needed
rooms.
{ DR.. W. B. Mayo of Mortified was
krecently called to counsel with DR..
, Hurley in the case Of James Hogan,
who has tuberculosis of the bones in
both his legs.
Miss Abbie, daughter of Mr.. and