The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17

James Crossett Of Duxbury is recovering
from the prevailing epidemic. - Mrs.
g. @. Demmon has closed her house and
gone to make her home with her daughter,
Mrs. Mute of Marshtield. - r. T. Far
rell has been under the weather for week,
but Is now at his usual post, as genial as
ever - Ri Phillips has rented the
Henry Gleason farm on Little River. 60
| Frank Perry is home on short visit. -
His many friends will be pleased to hear
| that James Sleeper is much better. 80
Judge Hobson of Island Pond was regis
tered at the Waterbury hotel last week.
West Windsor.
THE Blood brothers of Milford, Mass,
were in town Saturday and SUNDAY, to at
tend the funeral Of their father. Mr.. and
Mrs. M. X. Hammond of Turner's Falls,
Mass, were also here. - The auditors
announce reduction of $3.50 in the town
debt during the past year.
weybridge.
The reception at the Otter Creek house,
for the benefit OF the Rev. J. l.. Fort, last
Thursday evening, proved success. 1t is
to be repeated Tuesday evening February
%. Tickets reduced TO twenty-five cents
each. - Mrs. L. Rivers recently fell
through window, cutting her hand and
arm severely. - The monthly meeting
of the Epworth League occurs Thursday
evening next, at the residence OF III.
D. Wales. Refreshments will be served
and tableaux. Rotations, etc, will be
given. - News has reached here OF the
death OF III, +. Aubrey of New York city.
He has paid yearly visits to his sister, Mrs.
DR.. Billiard, resident here.
williamstown.
| Rev. Idrys Jones writes pleasantly and
encouragingly of his work in Ellsworth,
Conn.
The entire working force at the Grearson,
Moore & Co. granite works, just now, is
twenty eight persons
o. A. Blanchard had an auction sale OF
stock, tools, ETC., on Saturday, preparatory
to moving into the village.
Our old townsman Charles r. Ainsworth,
now of Moline, ILL.,, is at Hot Springs, Ark,
accompanied by his wife and daughter.
John Duffus arrived here on Friday, after
an absence OF seven weeks on his foreign
trip. He returns in fine health and spirits.
Perkins Bass recently wrote from Paris,
adding still another hundred dollars to his
gifts for the improvement of the Congrega-
tional church building.
Landlords George Clark & Son, it is said,
decide to remain in the Monument house
here, in spite of any disbursements at
tending the first year.
We have never known ANYTHING in Amer
lea that could down" Alec Riddel But
he is said to have knuckled to the grip in
Aud Scotia this winter.
Miss Ada Whitcomb died in Randolph,
last week, and was buried from the house
of her brother-in-law, Barney d. Flint, on
Friday last, at the age of twenty-five.
One of our townsmen writes from a much
doomed town on the Pacific coast, saying
that two thousand people had left there for
other parts (some returning East), disap-
pointed in their expectations.
In all the history OF our village, beauti-
full feature of 1t has been the Enoch Howe
woods" just east of the depot. But the
destroyers axe has found its way there,
and now it is to be ashes for "beauty."
One of the farmers who carries good
head on not very strong body; who has a
real helpmeet in his house. and who goes
about his work with no buster, gives some
figures OF his last years farming. He sold
butter to the amount of S453; hogs, $77,
stock, $110; other stuff, $3.50; total, $500.
He raised corn, 525 bushels; potatoes, 100
bushels; small grains, 800 bushels. He paid
out for hired help, $50. Maybe the granite
cutter was right when he insisted that he
could do better on farm than at stone-
cutting.
Work on the Congregational church was
so far completed last week as to allow of
the use of 1t for worship on Sunday. The
town has never before known so large
gift as the one made this church and society
by Perkins Bass, for improvements of the
church building Designed as memorial
OF his late mother, whose church home il
had been in years past, we know not how
better the son could have put into material
form the devotion of his mother to the
work of the church she loved and helped
to the last. The gift is greatly appreciated
by the recipients.
One of our citizens, genuine Vermonter,
has had the pleasure Of a recent long visit
in California, under most favorable circum-
stances for seeing various sections of the
state. More than ever it is felt that, what
ever the beauties and charms of that land
(and they are many, and however pros
porous some old Vermont acquaintance
| there land some of them are highly sol, ey-
erything considered, Vermont does not suf-
fer in comparison with California One
query that arose in the mind of the visitor
while there was, Why do not Vermonters
make the same effort TO boom their own
state as do Californians?" There seemed
to this visitor satisfactory reason why they
should
1t could hardly be otherwise than sad
when one OF the oldest and best known
homes OF town ceases to exist and the
more so when no one of the family seems
likely to keep up the family name h the
old home. The death of Mrs. Laura Burn.
ham, widow of the late David Gale, on
Tuesday Of last week, thus brings to nought
such home. How largely she has been
the life and light of that home, in the more
than fifty years past, only those who knew
utT DtSJ eau TcdllLt. Ii sue gave muCu
happiness there, she also found much in the
love and trust of her husband aud children.
Personally, we can hardly recall her face
only it wore smile, though life came to
her, as to most, with shadow as well as sun
shine. But she seems ever to have carried
a brave heart Death came to her family
once and again and again-the last time
taking her husband, for whom she ever
pinned in sorrow. Prominently identified
with the Universaist church, Rev. Mr..
Wright OF Montpelier otficiated at her flu
neral on Thursday. Three children survive
her. Her age was seventy-tve years.
Worcester.
| Mrs E. NJ. Hamblet has been to Roxbury
for few days, taking care of her mother,
who is quite sick. - The funeral of
Mrs. Edwin Bruce was held Thursday at
the residence. Rev. p. III. Carpenter Off
ciated. - The grange is to meet with M.
p. Kent, the 10Th. - William and Edwin
Bruce are recovering slowly.
BEST TO HAVE THINGS STRAIGHT.-"So that
MISUNDERSTANDING lady is your wife?'
No. I'm that distinguished-loo looking la
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