The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-16
Washington County.
Barre.

| boWh anu WtlI hHOWH III w dSnlHRIOn
county, died at his residence on Washing
ton street last Wednesday night He had
| been suffering long time with a complica-
tion OF diseases and was confined to the
house all winter. His funeral was from his
late residence on Saturday afternoon.
- Nathan Morse, another old resident,
died last Saturday morning. The funeral
was from his late residence Monday after
noon, Rev. i. Warren officiating. - w.
ID. Hooker is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
lie was suddenly attacked with the disease
last week. Grave fears are entertained as
to his recovery, his lungs being affected.
lie had an attack of the same disease lit
tie more than year ago, from which he had
! not fully recovered. - Charles, John
and Fred French are in town from the West,
having been called here last week by the
sickness and death of their father. -
| The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist
Episcopal church held sociable at the
vestry last Friday evening, which was
largely attended. Singing, declamations
and readings comprised the programme.
Especially worthy of mention were the sing
ing of little Stanley and Glen Perry and
defamation from Willie La Point. 80
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sher-
burne died Sunday morning. Pre-
| siding Elder TruaX was present Sunday
quarterly meeting-at the Methodist Eps-
copal church, and preached in the forenoon
and evening. - Ernest Hill lost one of
his mules (valued at STD last week, while
at NOl n Ou bHt IdllTOdu tuI. a near
ing was held last week at f. w Bisbees
Office in regard to damages to mill-owners
on the stream from which Barre village pro-
poses to get supply of water. If any de-
clsicn was arrived at your correspondent
has not learned the facts. 60 1t is said
the Central Vermont Railroad Company is
driving spiles in the river, near the turn
table, as a commencement to its quarry
road, and is also settling land-damages
along the route.
A SAD accident occurred at the carriage
shop last Saturday. Bernie, a twelve-year-
old son of Hugh Everett, had all the fingers
on his right hand cut off and the thumb
badly cut by the hand coming in contact
with circular saw. The little fellow has
suffered very much, but is doing as well as
could be expected. "A four-year-old
son of Eben G. Smith was quite badly
shaken up by being thrown from swing
last Friday. Conclusion of the brain was
at first feared, but the results do not prove as
bad as anticipated. - Quite a number of
nice cows have died of milk-fever this
spring. The article in last weeks WATCH
MAN upon this disease is well worth read
ing and the remedy is worth trying should
occasion require. - Arbor day was not
as generally observed this year as in some
former years. AT the village the trees on
fitting up. At Lower Cabot trees were set
in the school-house yard, which in coming
years will be fine improvement. - On
account of the illness of the pastor no serv-
ice was held at the Congregational church
last Sabbath. The communion, which was
to have occurred at that time, was post
poned one week. - b. p Elmer has
gone to some town in New Hampshire to
work at the carpenter and joiner's trade
the coming summer The village
school has opened with thirty-one scholars
and that at Lower Cabot with the same
number. - Mrs. Charles Fisher has re-
turned from Barre, where she spent the past
winter in the family of her son Fred. She
is to occupy rooms in Mrs. Fairs house.
- Mr.. and Mrs. w. Rives Putnam are
the happy parents of daughter. Con-
gratulations are in order from the whole
community.
East Montpelier.
THE Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor will meet at the house of Thomas
| Stevens next Saturday evening at half-past
seven. The topic will be " The Right Use of
Time" Ephesians V: 1921 The constitu-
ton will be read at the close of the meeting
and vote taken in regard to its adoption.
Let there be good attendance.
Fayston.
THE death of Alexander Mclaughlin,
although expected cast a feeling of sadness
over the community-a sadness made deeper
by the fact that Mr.. Mclaughlin was one of
those ambitious and enterprisng young
men whose energy would have been a spur
to urge on his brother farmers to greater
vigilance and perseverance. Several years
ago he assisted his father in purchasing the
farm on which he lived by investing his
earnings and becoming joint owner. For
the past few years he had been in Massa-
chusetts, where, by prudence and industry,
he saved quite competence, a part of
which he invested by purchasing the whole
of the home farm. In September, 1887, he
took possession of the premises and was to
be married in few weeks, but all his bright
hopes and plans were destroyed, and he was
stricken with disease which he contracted
while at work in a dye-house in Westboro,
Mass. During the past eight months he had
been patient sufferer, fully resigned to the
will of God, and esteemed his llction as a
blessing because, as he said it was God s
way of bringing him to the Savior. AL
though all that kind friends and the best
medical skill could do was done for him, he
passed peacefully away with the setting
sun on the evening OF May II, at the age of
thirty-seven years, admired and respected
by all who knew him. - Seven of the
schools in town are now in good running
order, with the following teachers No. /,
Della a. Thompson; No. 2, Adde S. Pease;
No B. Hattie n. Lewis; No. 4, Jennie E.
Shea; No. 5, Hattie E. Baird; No. 6, Mae
McAllister; No 9, Kate Mehuron. -
Few farmers have any seed in the ground
on account of snow-drifts in the fields, and
the rains of Saturday and Sunday have still
further hindered the sowing of grain
Marshfield.
AT the meeting of the Woman Christian
Temperance Union, held last Friday at Mrs.
Edson's, the following ladies were elected
delegates to the county meeting TO be held
in Plaintield the 23d and oath instants: Mrs.
+. b. Dwinell, Mrs. E. l.. McCrillis, Mrs.
Eli Edison, Mrs. ID. NJ. Pike and Miss l..
Kenerson, - Rev. j. ID. Bailey was
called to Woodbury. last week to attend the
funeral of George Batcheder. - There
will be public meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union next Sunday
evening at seven o'clock in the Methodist
church. - The infant son of G. NJ. Bems
died last Thursday. - A promenade
concert will be held at Hotel Hall May 30.
- The road-machine is to be started
this week. - George Wooster's young
est son has pneumonia. - Mr. AleXan-
der has moved into True Rands house and
Silas Packer into the residence of Benjamin
Nowns. =- Friends to the number of
forty paid Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Packer a visit
last Friday Supper was served. The visit
ors left an eXtension-table and other articles
as tokens of remembrance,
MiddleseX.
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