The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-18
WILLIAMSBURG

WILLIAMSBURG.
Our new grand list for 1910 Il 81 GOODS.
On this list are 4ss polls.
Our double malo quartet viii sing at
the Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing.
A ten-pound son was born to Norris
and Mrs. Bertha Sprague Wiggin on
Monday, the 18th inst.
Eldon, son Of Don A. Earle, and now a
resident Of Newark, n. j., has been visit
ing family friends hereabouts this week.
Rev. Walter R, Davenport's going from
Orleans 10 Bellows Fails his new field
Of labor was delayed a little by his work
as census taker IN Orleans.
The late mother Of Clark Shepard Of
Berlin, who died last Saturday, Mrs.
Harriet Martin Shepard, was native
Of our town and sister of The late
Damon D. Martin and the late Kimball
p Martin.
Miss Mary, daughter Of our well-known
ex-townsman Henry A. Ainsworth, now
Of Moline, H.. and who has had a large
experience II foreign travel, is about to
visit Norway and sweden, in company
with lady friend.
For the FIRST time tbis season. bobo-
links were heard on the old General r.
Bass meadow last Monday, This mead
ow has long been one OF the grand camp
ing grounds Of these matchless singing
birds hereabouts, What would our sum
mers be without them
For the first time Mrs Albert P. Mar.
tin was able to be out on the sidewalk
in a wheel chair, last Tuesday morning.
Although no bones were broken Or dislo-
Gated hy her fall on the ice last winter
lit proved a serious thing for her bodily
"eordage" We all hope for her more
speedy recovery now.
Our census taker, Mrs. George MAJ
tin. tells us she hopes to complete her
work some time this week With the
more than a hundred miles Of road IN
our town, that she says usually requires
the work Of two enumerators, she was
compelled to get little extension Of
time She hopes our place will show
some gain in population since the previ.
GUS census.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frskine Y. Rowell wish
to thank an noighbors aud friends for
kindness shown in connection with the
late death and burial of their aunt, Miss
Mary Jackson. They would also like to
correct little error in the notice Of
Miss jackson ia last Saturdays pc
per- Her many years of inyaliliem Who'll
y forbade her taking any very active
part in affairs here in town. however
gladly she would have done 50. had
health permitted, for she was q good
woman
in the magazine known as The Ameri-
can Mschinist, Of April IA, is a picture
Of our eX.townsman's, win S. Davenport
invention known as the Davenport mul-
Il spindle automatic screw machinc Five
large pages are filed with the various
ents Of the maclnne and printed matter
relating thereto, chat we Judge would
have large interest for those 10 the
manner born. It would have special IN
terest 10 any such. smoug Williams
townians, who had ever known Of the
inventive genius OF his late uncle, Thorn
as Davenport. who, as We recently stat
ca was believed by some to have been
the first inventor Of the telegraph
Before us is letter written on the
2sth ult BY William Simeon Davenport
son Of the late Rice Davenport. as
he was within four hours Of Glasgow,
Scotland, On The steamship Hesperisn,
81 the Allan line he was en- bis way
to Milan, Italy where his wife hes been
staying in late months. II was Nh
DaveHport's second European trip in the
last year. Mr.. Davenport writes Of an
erentful experience on the way across
the Atlantic. Another steamer OF the
Allan line the Carthaeenia. On the way
from Liverpool to Philadelphia. bad been
out about three days, when her engines
were disabled and I'll control Of the ship
bad been lost, 60 that she wallowed in
tine trough Of the sea at the mercy Of
winds and waves and all efforts to make
repairs had proved unavailing. Finally
the disabled ship siguaIed IS wireless
teiegraphy the boat Mn Dayanpoft was
on, the Hesperian. to come to is aid, and
the latter turned westward and sailed
II hours, until 50 reached the former
boat A biz. steel wire rope was then
stretched rs the Carthagenia. with ifs
more than 500 passengers on board. 10
tow it to Glasgow fol repairs. And this
work WAS going on as Mr.. Davenport was
writing.