The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-03-26
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THE town votes to raise tax Of fifty cents
on the dollar.
THE Sunday-school of the Congregational
church is planning for an Easter concert that
will doubtless be enjoyable.
THE Congregational ladies' society will hold
a maple sugar festival at the town hall some
evening next week. An effort will be made to
have some good music on the occasion.
REV. WILLIAM SoHoFIELD exchanged last
Sunday with Rev. Mr.. Scott OF Hartard. Mr..
Scott gave his hearers great pleasure. He tells
us that at the beginning Of his ministry, thirty
years ago, he preached here one Sunday.
A LETTER Just received from Wyanet, Illinois,
tells OF the safe arrival OF Mr. and Mrs Carey
Watson at that place. Mr.. Watson seems to
be very highly esteemed as teacher there,
and much is hoped from the coming of his ac-
complsbed Christian wife.
AT our adjourned town meeting, on Satur-
day last, II was voted TO make repairs on our
town hall that are estimated to cost from eight
to ten hundred dollars. The building Is to be
heightened ten feet, after being moved back
four. The library room, above, will be en-
larged. We trust the committee in charge will
give us the best OF facilities for lighting the
main room-a novelty the town will enjoy.
FANNIE AND STELLA MARTIN are members
Of the Chautauqua reading circle and, so far as
we know, the only members here In town We
were interested in learning from one of these
ladies the kind and amount of work being
done in this their first year, and which is
greatly enjoyed and highly priced. Why do
not other Of our people join this society?
Fifty cents year, about five dollars worth Of
books, and forty minutes day in reading,
are the cost OF membership, IL we recollect
Alright.
On Saturday last Mrs. Chester Martin re-
death of her brother, George Wood OF Topeka,
Kansas. Mr.. Wood was a native Of Westford,
VT, but for years past had been engaged in
trade in the West. He was doing flourishing
business in furniture, carpets, etc, in Topeka.
He had just returned from Grand Rapids,
Michigan whittier he went to purchase furni-
ture, when he sickened and died. Last summer,
with his wife and a son, he visited Vermont,
and spent little time also at the seaside,
where he had narrow escape from drowning.
He leaves devoted wife and five children
and this In the prime Of life, and with fatter-
ing worldly prospects.
UNPRoPITIoUs weather interfered with the
reading" and musicale" on Wednesday
last, but the readers and singers had an appre-
| ciative audience, worthy Of their STEEL" As
an amateur performance, it was creditabe
indeed. The readers were Mrs. Dr. Bal
ley, Mrs. J. K. Lynde. Mrs. John Lynde,
Mrs. Libbie Tarbell, Misses Annette Edison,
Mary Beckett, Ellen Waldo, Anna Schofeld,
| Carrie Hill, Emma Fogg, Lucy Earle and
Ella Benedict, and Joel Bass. Messrs.
Joshua F Bailey, James Walbridge and Will
| bur Adams, with others, sang. The patronage
| or more, in due time, and with the funds there
from we hope to get professional, who
| shall show us lust how to read the best.
WE have just learned some interesting par
| ticulars concerning our ex-townsman, the late
N. p Simons OF Rutland An effort was made
to save his life after the injury received on
| Friday of week before last, by the amputaton
| nf hnth ftarf flor, ha M
usual, cheerful and hopeful, remarking that
"a man could do good deal of business with
| out any legs" He said enough to show that he
expected to get along we'll and recover. But
| when the fever (sure to follow set In, he sank
away Immediately and died in less thar
twenty-four hours after the accident. He died
quietly, and apparently unconscious of the APP
| proach of death. He had disposed of his in.
terest in the marble business, and had sent II
his resignation of the SUPPLEMENTARY, though
as yet acting in the capacity OF superintendent
His salary had of late been $4,000 year, be
ing, we are told the highest paid any man il
the state In getting out OF the marble bust
ness in Rutland, his purpose was to go to New
York City to engage in the practice OF law
We learn some pleasant facts concerning hi,
readiness to encourage and help others. 1t il
said that young Irish lawyer of Rutland, o
marked ability, owes his profession to Mr.
Simons' encouragement and help while yet
boy in the public school. Workingmen in thu
quarries testify to his readiness to help then
always when out of job. II he had not ont
himself for them, he would seek it elsewhere
Nothing more touching, in his funeral, come
to us, than the account OF the respect show
him by the workingmen on that occasion
hundreds of them standing outside his hous
in storm during the service, and walking il
procession to the cemetery, and, with uncov
cred heads, lining the road on each side in tn
cemetery as the body was borne past to tn
grave. Ex-Gov. Proctor, Judge Veazey, judge
Dunton, Colonel A. F. Walker and DR.. +
Lewis were among the pall-bearers Mr., 81
mons had proved the proverb of Solomon, tina
"a man diligent in his business shal
not stand before mean men," But the uncer
tainty of life-even In the midst of the mos
vigorous health-and the instability of all hu
man affairs, are most strongly emphasized Il
the sudden death of Mr.. Simons.
PERSON wanting to rent piano, at
reasonable rate, should address ]. NJ Palmer
with whom Dr. c. c. Ellis leaves his. w
learn that George W. Farnham il quite feebl
from kidney trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Jane
Burnham return to his farm, in Washington
this week. He has been an industrious worke
here in the last year. We trust some Wi
Jamestown school committee will have the sens
and the cents to prevent Miss Ellen Waldo
teaching out Of town the coming summer.
, Barney d. Flint, we are glad to say decides
stay here for the present, and will engage wit
, George G. Earle in his tannery Mr.. Earle ha
, | purchased carload OF hides from Chicago
,. K Lynde has received a carload of Bowker
phosphate. E. George Lynde's farm is to
, the country residence" of Mr.. and Mrs. Hal
|, vey Cheney this year. Mr. Cheney drives OF
! to the farm every evening" and returns in tn
morning to j X. Lynde's store for the day..
, DIR. Bailey was summoned to Montpelier, lai
, week, by the severe illness of his mother.
DR.. c. c. Ellis will return to Nashua, N. ii
this week. He is to drive down. job
,, Tucker, former resident. is to work for Melvi
: Burnham the coming season. Asa S. s
monds has sold his &C. Holloway Merii
/, farm" recently purchased at auction, f
: $1,000, to Fred Bailey of Berlin. He got 81
more than he paid for it. Mr. Bailey paid tt
, cash for the place. .Myron Burnham is gor
: to work in the insane asylum at Somervll
Mass I'VE hear that farm help is plent
than was expected.
i South ROyaltOn.-Mr. Norton of Connect
v cut has been in town for the last week pickI
4 up some Of our best horses He purchase
. three Of Hale Durrill, paying S1,075 for tber
: and a nice span of Henry Doubleday for $40