The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-25
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FRANK J. MARTIN Is finishing out the school
in the Jason Jeffords district.
Mrs. JOSHUA BAnEY's mother was buried In
Berlin on Wednesday OF last week.
PERSONS wanting some firstclass Eastwood
lumber, sawed one inch In thickness, should
call on Jason Jeffords
j. X. LYNDE has just received carload
each OF -four and grain We can testify to
some good -four that was purchased Of him.
HARVEY CHENEY, with his wife, attended
the commencement exercises of Lewis college,
Mortified, last week, and reports good time
REV. MIR. SYKES, who has twice preached
here, In his vacatit u.s. Is called to supply pull
pit in New York city for six weeks, this
summer.
REV. ASA B. SMITH our old townsman, and a
returned missionary from the Sandwich Islands,
Is doing home missionary work at Sherwood,
Tennessee
MRS. NANCY LATHAM, eighty-seven years
old, rides to Mortified, and says 1t rests
her. She has just returned from there on a
" skeleton"
Ware told that Erwin II. Martin has heifer
that will be two years old in September, the
milk of which, one day, as tested, made
pound of butter.
HENRY HERsEY of the Signal Service, and
stationed at New London, Conn, Is home for
few days The community will thank him to
prophesy rain pretty soon.
ROBERT SEAvER, one Of our oldest, and
well-known citizen, died last Sunday afternoon.
He has been feeble for years, but his death
came with surprise to our people finally.
MISS ANNIE MARTIN has been obliged to
send substitute to the village school-room, in
the person Of her sister, Miss Ella, she herself
having been laid aside from teaching by sore
throat for some days.
DEACON AND MRS CIRCUIT ABBOTT propose
going this week to Ticonderoga, N. Y, where
their daughter, Mrs. Dr. James Bailey, resides
Mrs. Bailey has been greatly afflicted with
asthma for some time.
GUBBINs is a constitutional growler Some
one remarked in his hearing the other day,
that people ought to hge their " obituaries"
when he snapped out, "They are, too many Of
them, doing that, for they are living le.'
IT was pleasant to see the familiar face OF
our old townsman, STAFFORD Luce, in our midst
again recently. Mr.. Luce is one of the
WAToHMAN family, and tells us he enjoys hear
ing weekly Of his old friends and acquaintances
here.
HAVE you read that grand letter written by
the Methodists, in general conference at Phila-
delphia, recently, to the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church at Saratoga? You
can't afford to miss the reading Of it. 1t is one
Of the noblest utterances we have seen in many
a day.
THE popular music composer, Henry c.
Work, who recently died, was son of our old
townsman, Alanson Work, who years ago
was imprisoned for attempts to liberate slaves.
His father sad experiences may have helped
in the inspiration of his war songs
THE members Of the reading club, with a
few other friends, were invited to tea, by Mrs.
DR.. Bailey, on Wednesday afternoon last, il
being the last meeting OF the club for the pres.
ent Mrs Baieys mother, Mrs A. C. Brown
OF Montpelier, was among the guests. Men
can only look through the fence" at these
club gatherings, but it goes without saying
that they are enjoyable occasions.
In a pamphlet containing memorial sermon
on the late Rev. John c. Smith, we find testi
| monial from Rev. J. P. Humphrey of Winchen
don, Mass, who will be remembered by some
as a village school and singing-schoo teacher
| here, some forty-seven years ago we also fine
| another from c. A. Stebbins, business mar
| to be the "Cort" Stebbins that some Of oul
| people remember.
WE have just had the privilege of lookins
over a memorial sermon on the death of oul
| former townsman, Rev. John C. Smith, preached
at Winchester, N. H., where he died April 20
1884. He was nearly seventy-two years O.
age, and died suddenly of apoplexy. He wa.
of '3S, and after three years course at An
DOVER Mass, he sailed for Ceylon, as a mis-
sionary, in 1841. From the testimonials to hi
usefulness it must be inferred that his lif
| work was valuable one.
SAID an excellent Presbyterian minister un
der whose preaching some of our friends sat a
one time, il this congregation would be en-
larged and blessed, it must forget its own hun
ger and first feed other congregations" |
| was a carrying out of this true principle, W,
take it, when Mrs. j. K Lynde, as organist
and Messrs. James Walbridge and Joshua
Bailey, and Mrs. Bailey, as singers, went +,
the assistance of the Free Baptists on the oc
casion of their quarterly meeting just held
Their kindness will not fail of hearty appre
| citation.
THE Free Baptists had fine weather for thei
three days meetings, which CONFESS biennial,
here, in June. The attendance was large las
f, Sunday. On Saturday Rev. Mr. Preston o
| Tunbridge preached the semi-centehnial ser
mon, this church having been organized fit,
years ago. Rev. D. Land of East Orang
preached on Sunday afternoon. He is fav
| orte preacher with the denomination in thes
parts. The usual hospitality was shown by tn
members OF this society. We doubt If Ii
another religious society in this town, many
If any single families, would feel equal to thu
work Of taking home eight or ten persons to ca
and sleep, as we hear of on this occasion. On
familiar with the fifty years of this now feebl
church, will say it has lived a life worth living
Long may it yet live!