The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18
noon. Subject, "The Hurry and Worry of

LINN lLiit uduEnueT OF rev. MT. GlIl1S has
been very sick with the scarlet fever, as also
has son of Mr.. Jameson Both are bet
ter. 60 Rev. Mr.. Palmer of Bradford
preached here Sunday for Mr.. ellis, who has
been obliged to devote himself to his sick
child, - w. b. Bliss, Mr. Paul and
Judge Bean are on the sck-list. 80 T..
=. George is going to Bermuda soon for his
health. - The Ely copper mine was sold
last week, notice of which will be found in
another column.
Williamstown.
Mrs. MARY JILLsoN SPEAR, daughter of
the late Nathaniel Jillson of this place, died
at her home in Neponset, Mass, on Sunday
evening Of last week. She had been ont OF
health for years. The breaking down of
her brother, the late James #. Jillson of
Chicago, to whom she was greatly attached,
may have fastened her death. She survived
him but a few days, and died without the
knowledge of his death. She was about
sixty years of age. - The body of James
Il. Jillson was brought here from Chicago
last week and buried in the East Hill Ceme-
terry. He is said to have expressed the wish
that he might be buried here, where his
father, mother and other members of the
family are buried. 1t must have been
typographical error in the Chicago EUening
journal, from which we copied last week,
that made 1912 the year of his birth instead
of 1922. == We suspect that but few of
our citizens who have gone West to reside
have received more " calls " from cold ac-
quaintances " than " Jim Jillson," as they
all familiarity spoke of him. His always
jovial manner seemed in striking contrast
with his work, for, if found at home " in
the daytime, he was pretty surely to be occu-
pied with burial case. 1t seemed not less
than wonderful that he could accomplish so
much of the Kind of work he did with such
apparent vigor of body and freedom from
disease. He had, however, one terrible
sickness in late years, caused by puncturing
hand while embalming body and result
ing in blood-poisoning. One can easily be-
lieve his occupation would afford him fund
of incident that would make him an interest
ing talker. We recall a certain chat with him
at his place of business in which he told
us how at one time he used to meet ID. l..
Moody very frequently, sometimes as often
as two or three times day. The firm of
undertakers which employed him had at
the time the contract of burying the cty's
poor. In this work he would meet Mr..
Moody, who was not seldom the "minis-
ter " at the funerals. This was before the
day of Mr.. Moody's great popularity, but
perhaps under none of the succeeding cir
cumstances of his life could he have won
the respect and confidence of Mr.. Jillson
more surely than then. On the other hand,
if all Mr.. Jillson's kindness to the sick and
poor in Chicago in the years past were to
be given us perhaps the recital would be as
interesting as anything he could tell us of
OJnerS. Enough Is kHOWn 10 marx MIN as
very kind-hearted man. - We hear
that our townsman, Daniel Townsend, who
is past ninety years of age, is very feeble
and not likely to be better. He is staying
with daughter in Waterbury. - Pro-
fesSor George w. Ober of Waterbury, who
has a class in vocal music here, was so I'M
fortunate recently as to lose a valuable scarf
and break thill of his sleigh. - Will
lam Ford of Berlin has hired Charles Wool
cults farm for the coming year - f.
II. Farnham, son of Amasa w. Farnham,
who recently went to Knoxville, Tenn, to
reside, seems to be well pleased thus far
with what he finds there. - The Allen
Martin farm occupied year ago by Mr..
Averill of Northtield, was vacated by him
some time since and has returned to the
possession of one of Mr.. Martins sons.
- Charles Scott has recently visited
his father in Enfield, n. H. - Fred
Whitney has moved from Alfred Carnes'
farm to the Amos Davenport house. -
We are told that the Jones Brothers of Bos-
ton employ larger force on their quarry
here in town than is employed on any other
one quarry here or in Barre. - Our
farmers are hauling hemlock bark to Mont
pelier for So per cord. - We know not
where handsomer flock of thorough bred
Plymouth Rock fowls will be found than at
William Hanson's. He recently showed us
a pullet's egg that measured some six and
one-half inches in circumference. -
Mrs. Albert Bruce is not only hopeessly
blind, but is a great sufferer from nervous
prostration. One of the busiest men
we know of in this county-a professional
man with a family-is taking a college
course at home. The faculty of a certain
college in one of our states dictate his
studies. Arrangements are made for
examinations in every study-a printed
list of questions being sent on to
some one selected to see that they are
fairly answered. When the full course
.f..1I.
lege confers its degree. - Important
work being done on our railroad just now
is upon large ledge of rock on the Hooker
HILL on the west side of the lower village in
Barre. 1t is perhaps the worst obstacle by
far in the construction of the road to this
point Trestle-building goes on in Barre.
- With the investments in Mexican
mines and lands by Americans just now
some will be interested in knowing that
Henry Davis, son of the late Keene w.
Davis, has gone from Greeley, Col, with a
colony to Mexico, and with hopeful pros
poets. - At the recent annual reunion
| of the Congregational church in Barre our
townswoman, Mrs. Mary Beckett Smons,
furnished paper on The Place and Power
of Song in the Services of the Church" We
are glad at the recognition of Mrs. Smons'
worth and ability in her new home
| Mrs. Libbie Tarbell and daughter Clio go to
| Quincy, Mass, this week for a stay of some
weeks. - The tariff question was re-
Gently discussed in our village lyceum.
- Mrs. Mahlon T.. Davis (nee Miss Jane
l.. Smith of our place. is pleasantly situated
! in her new home in Ann Arbor, Mich. As
was to expected, she finds herself sur
rounded with some of the finest educational
advantages. - General Il. Bass stua-
ton does not seem very materially changed,
all things considered, in the last few weeks.
He is wrestling with a sore on his right
foot. Though compelled to be off his feet
largely, he rides out occasionally on pleasant
days. - One of the most experienced
granite men hereabouts tells MS he antici.
pates an increase of labor at the quarries il
a railroad shall be built TO them. There is
a large amount of waste in quarrying that
he thinks will be utilized when it can be
shipped directly from the quarries-the mat
ter of handling and hauling with teams, as
must be done, if at all, at present, making
it Improbable to ship it. - Our ex'
townsman, William p. Bowman, has hired
the Israel Wood farm on the East Hill in
Barre for three years. Mr.. Bowman is
chock full of days works yet. - We
learn that our recent visitor, Lewis Odds OF
Erie, Penn, is grandson mot a son, as
stated) of the late Mr.. Phineas Odds of this
place. He was accompanied by cousin
Miss Sophrona Odds of Erie, who is grand
daughter of the same Mr.. Odds. - Tracy
j.. Jeffords has resigned his professorshiI
In Runhta1 Cnl1aUa A Iron Ohio and