The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-03-30

and much may predicted for it. The chill.
dren's service will probably be in the morn
ing, and a sermon and special song service
In the evening
The fiftieth anniversary OF the marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Talcott Perrin was cele-
brated by a gathering of sixty to seventy
five of their friends at their home last
Wednesday. The occasion was made very
pleasant one for all concerned. Among
the gifts was one of over a hundred dollars
In money.
Miss Bertha Grearson's fifteenth birthday
was pleasantly observed at leap-year
"cobweb party" at William Grearson's, on
Friday evening last. We are glad to be-
lieve that whatever entanglements " Miss
Bertha may lead her friends into, "tangle.
foot" will never be tolerated by her.
Would that every other miss would put
her foot" upon It'll
Nash Simons, son of the late Mr.. Martin
Simons, treasurer and manager of the Hills
boro mills, at Wilton N. H.. writes of the
prosperity of business there. Blankets and
carpet yarns are manufactured by the
company, and the number of hands EN-
ployed has been nearly trebled, owing, quite
likely, to the Mckinley tariff MIR. Simons
has been with this company some eighteen
years, and his townsfok may naturally feel
an honest pride in his successful career.
News has been received of the death,
March 90 in Lowell, Mass, of Rollin s.
White, son of the late Josiah White, ESQ,
at the age of seventy-fve. Mr.. White has
lived in Lowell since 1864. He leaves
wife, formerly Miss Bailey of Hartford,
and niece of the late Mr.. George Bailey;
also a son, who is in business in Lowell,
and married daughter in the West. He
was man of much inventive genius, and it
is claimed that he was the originator of the
Smith Il Wesson revolver. For some time
past he has been in poor health
tbs always pleasure to us to meet the
father of Ernest Riddell, living near the
quarry district, who has been in this coun.
try but year or two. A Scotchman well
into the " Sixties" from Aberdeenshire he
possesses characteristic traits of his people
that make him an interesting study and &C.
quaintance. To be sure, his " broad Scotch "
talk may sometimes remind one of the story
of the auld Scotch lady who declared that
the French people could never go to heaven,
for the reason that they never prayed"
as she viewed it. When assured that they
prayed as truly as others, but in their own
language, she gave the conclusive reply,
AYE, but wha can underStdn wordP'
Not very long ago his left hand began mys-
teriously to swell, ill it came to look hardly
like human hand, and the use OF it was
lost Some of the best medical aid procur-
able was brought to bear on it, and it was
declared, it is said, to be dead to all intents
and purposes, and sooner or later must be
amputated, to save Mr.. Riddel's life, as
blood. poisoning was the sure consequence
of its remaining on. 1t is sometimes laugh
ingly said that Scotchman's " best hold "
is objectin'," and it seems likely to prove
so in this case for Mr.. Riddell kept up such
a objectin'" to surrendering his hand to
the surgeons knife that it began to look as
If he had gang DOT O. his Judgment athe-
either" " 1t is easy to take off hand, but
not so easy TO put it on again." was the
Scotch view of it, and the man dared to
face friends and physicians in holding to it.
The result is that the hand seems to be
coming back to life" and normal condi-
ton otherwise.
Our old townsman, John S. Greene now
of Brookfield was in town last week. He
has had much poor health in the past
years. We were greatly interested in some
particulars he gave us, additional to what
were recently given in our items, relative to
the death of the beloved Lieutenant w.
Henry Martin. in the battle of the Wilder
ness, in Virginia, in May, 1864. He was
shot through the left breast. The day after
he fell wounded, he was found by friend
in his regiment alone in the woods and
partly covered with leaves. Rebel soldiers
had been to him and stripped him of his
military straps, the buttons of his coat his
watch, pocket book and Testament even;
but they had treated him kindly otherwise,
giving him water in his thirst He vas
then taken to the field hospital, and Messrs.
Greene and the late Charles Lynde re-
manned with him, doing all they could for
him that day. DR.. Allen of White River
junction was their surgeon, and he pre-
nounced the wound fatal. Lieutenant Mar.
tin recognized it to be so, and made all the
preparations needed to be made for the
coming event, in the way of a message to
his father and mother. He was exceed
ingly weak but so restless physically that
he was up and down constantly through
that day. Brave, noble, high. minded, am.
bilious, in the very morning of young man
hood, with fiatteIing prospects, life seemed
to offer to him full cup. He spoke of this
dashing OF his hopes and plans, but by a
Christian faith he was able to believe, and
say. that in some way it would be for the
best. The day wore away, and the APP
proach of a rebel line compelled the depart
ure from the hospital of the boys" who
had so kindly and gladly ministered to him,
and the final farewell and handshake was
given them by the lieutenant The next
day the wounded were removed from the
hospital and he died that day, after the
events we itemized quite recently. All this
is part of the great cost of what as ma
ton we enjoy to-day Shall we forget it?
Merrill Martin, son of George Martin, now
of Washington, d. c., is employed at Mont
peier at present in the governmental test of
the late Joseph Staples, and resident of
Bradford, has been visiting in town. The
man is to be honored for his care of his
aged mother. - The widow of Ner Da-
venport has married Steele McAllister of
Washington. - Irving Covell, son of
Warren 5. Covell has returned from win
ter's teaching in one of the fairest portions
of Illinois, quite satisfied with old Yer
mont - Mrs. j. M. Palmer, now of
Somerville, Mass, is confined to the bed by
i'll health. - George w. Robinson OF
Barre, now farmer Robinson of Williams
town, is busy at his new work. He de-
clares he does not "sigh" for the old bust
ness, yet. IT, Bert Bruce, sonin-law Of
James Cheney, rejoces in another son.
third child. - Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Beck
EFT are visiting on their way from Wash.
ington, ID. g. - Mrs. Ed Smith was
struck by John Farnham's team one day
last week and had rib broken.
Woodbury.
Rumor says that Henry Wells has bought
Mrs. Oliver Clapp's place at the Center.
There was social gathering at Weston
Jackson's last week Thursday evening.
Rev. William Even has closed his pastor
ate al South Woodbury. and East Calais and
moved to Rupert
Mrs. Lockr God, wife of Rev. Mr.. Lock
wool, for time pastor of the Congrega-
tional church in this town, died in North
Hyde Park last week
Elgin Bill, who has been at work in Low