The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-11-20

last Tuesday night. The funeral was held
Thursday afternoon and her remains were
buried in the village cemetery. She leaves
two little children. 60 John Sawyer has
gone to Montpelier to visit his daughter.
- Mother Meserve has been under the
care Of DR.. Minard for several days with
bad limb. She is slowly recovering -=
Mrs. Harry Emery and her daughter have
gone TO Massachusetts to visit her many
friends there. == John Dodge has closed
his school at East Orange, and is now at
home working for his father.
Williamstown.
sidewalk is being built from Main
street to the depot.
There will be a delegation of Williams
town students at the Methodist Seminary,
Montpelier, next term.
George w. Nichols, overseer of the poor,
has boy of five years of age in his care
that he wants to find permanent home for.
We hear that Horace Farnham has been
successfully " tempted " to 90 to Princeton,
Illinois, to teach, the coming winter. 1t
will be his first visit West.
The Young Peoples Society Of Christian
Endeavor will give "A free sociable at Town
Hall this "wednesday evening. All are
cordially invited to attend
There is again anxious inquiry hereabouts
for schOOl-teaChers for the winter season,
the requirements of the new school law
making eligible teachers somewhat scarce
Administrator Warren Nye of Barre cor
reefs one of our items last week. because it
was not " bis" enough After the Squire
Benedict farm was purchased for 81 900,
thirteen years ago, a barn costing nearly
/ 81 600 was built on it.
one would Judge from the work doing at
the lime kiln place that the new owners
mean business in the matter of the manu-
facture of lime the coming year; but it is
what would be expected of the railroad
men who own the property.
1t affords degree of consolation to Mr.
| and Mrs. James Burnham, in the recent
death of Elton BurnhanI, that he was so
kindly cared for at the asylum in Taunton,
! Mass, in his last illness, where he was held
in high esteem. A beautiful floral tribute
from the asylum accompanied his body
| here, and a little later friends in Middle
! town sent floral memorial That was placed
! on the grave. For such tokens of affection
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnham are deeply grateful.
Rev Josiah Jones lecture on Thursday
evening, subject, Glmpses of Wales and
| the Welsh" proved, as was to be expected,
a very instructive and entertaining one,
and his sermon on Sunday morning sur
! passed in interest perhaps any of his pre-
vious ones here. One hearing and knowing
him can but feel that it would be a rare ac-
| QUESTION 1.-The might be induced to come to
this country to reside. He left warm adj
| mlrerS ana friends here, who will follow
him to his home with hearty benedictions.
Ellen Kathan, daughter of the late Fer
nando kathan, and wife of James Morse.
died at her home in Barre on SUNDAY morn
! ing last, at the age of forty-three. She had
| been a great sufferer from ill health for
years, and death came to her as a welcome
| messenger. She was formerly worthy
member of the Congregational church of
| this place. As a school-teacher in earlier
years here and elsewhere, she had large
circle of acquaintance. Those who know
| best how bravely she fought lifes battles
will rejoice most in the hope that she mas
now entered into rest, having obtained the
victors crown She was the last of her
fathers family.
Alvin, son of David NJ. Smith, will return
to work in Taunton, Mass, the last of the
week. - Asa G.. Wilbur buried his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Walter A. Wilbur
Ia daughter of Calvin Fullam, BroukfelCD
on Tuesday last. She died of pneumonia at
her home in Lower Waterford last Saturday
| - James s. Tleston and daughter Ella
now of Faribault, Mimi, are to spend the
winter in Southern California. - Miss
| Alma Benedict, accompanied by Mrs Elton
Burnham, returned to Middletown Conn
on Monday. While here she purchased of
her grandfather, Mr.. Enoch Howe the LOT
at the north end of the village on which
the Universalist church used to stand wears
ago 60 Rev. |. Jones accompanied his
father to New York city on Monday. He
will be absent till the last of the week.