The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-21
North Montpelier.

MRS LUCY ARBUCKLE, daughter of T. l..
Willard is very sick with lung foyer.
r. M. PRAY is back again at work in the fac
tory, after vacation of few weeks.
Mr.. BARLOW and wife, nee Alice Brown of
Pennsylvania, are visiting with friends and
relatives Of Mrs. Barlow in this village.
J. w. BUTTERFIELD, who was two weeks
ago reported dangerously sick with hemorrhage
Of the lungs, is out again, and almost as
good as new"
THE much-talked-of steamboat, which is to
be placed upon Sabin's pond " in Woodbury.,
passed through this village, on its way to the
pond, one day last week.
ONE of the latest news items is the marriage
of George II. Clark of East Montpelier and
Carrie Eta, daughter of c. S. Bennett of
Calais, which occurred at the residence of the
brides father, last week Wednesday evening"
Rev. J. G. McInerney officiating.
ALL the merchants along the line who have
received a visit from John Clemens, the much
liked salesman for Stafford, Wetherby & Co. of
Burlington, have noticed the look of perfect
satisfaction that lights up all of his fat, jolly,
good-looking countenance. It's a ten and one
half pound girl.
ORLANDO KNAPP and wife, who for the past
four or five years have lived in Florida, have
come north to spend ee summer, and will
make their home during that time at the house
OF A. J. HOLSTER of this village, who married
sister of Mr.. Knapp. His many friends and
acquaintance in this vicinity were fright
glad " to welcome him back to his boyhood
home once more.
Two presumably very smart trout fishermen
of this place, by name Rev. J. c. McInerney
and w. G. Nye, with their heads full of the
glowing reports that had reached them of how
the trout were biting at Niger Head Pond, I"
started last week Tuesday, at five o'clock in
the morning-a very early hour, by the way,
f.. f,r In oatd ,toh thax,
arrived about eight o'clock. With good
boat and elated hopes they proceeded to make
one OF the most successful ShtingS on record,
from eight o'clock in the morning until five
o'clock in the afternoon, midst clouds of snow
flakes, in an atmosphere suitable only for
Greenland, did those two sit, and when they
sadly, and with very many yearning regrets, de-
cided to return home the elder found himself
the happy possessor of tlcO tiny trout, while
the other fellow had mary one."
ANOTHER of our Oldest and most esteemed
citizens has passed away, in the death of Free
man n. West, which occurred at the home of
his son-in-law, George ID. Cutler, on last week
Thursday. His funeral was at the brick church
at the East village, Sunday, at one O'Clock in
the afternoon, Mrs. Lizzie Manchester of West
Randolph officiating Mr.. West was born July
1st, 1909, at what is known as the old West
homestead in the town of East Montpelier,
and has always, with the exception of four or
sets, been a resident of the town. He mar
ried, in 1S47, Fannie Stevens, daughter OF
Timothy Stevens of this town, and by her had
several children, OF whom only three sur.
vve him, Mrs. Laura Cutler and Miss Lu.
ella West, who reside in town, and Mrs.
Della Wooster, wife of c. S. Wooster OF
| Dexter, MINI. His two venerable brothers,
| Thomas and ARA West, the first of Wakefield,
Mass, and the latter of st. Johnsbury, and his
children and grand children, except Mr.. and
| Mrs. G. S. Wooster and two children, were
present at his funeral. Only few days before
| his death he spoke of these two absent grand.
! children, whom he had never seen, and seemed
| to have premontion that he should never see
| them in this life. The large concourse OF rela
tives neighbors and friends that came tc
gather at his funeral. to pay their last tribute
of respect to his memory, showed the high
esteem in which he was held by all. He was
buried in the cemetery at the East village, by
the side of his wife, who preceded him somt
fifteen years. The afflicted family have the
heartfelt sympathy of the entire community il
this their sad bereavement