The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-24

our public documents, and the building Of a
Jail or lookup.
Mrs. Orcutt Abbott buried her brother T.
Danforth Davis, last week. She alone of
her fathers family now remains, having
this winter buried two brothers and sister
She has also buried a sister-in-law and a
niece
Ed Adams who has been laid aside for
weeks by broken limb, has been pre-
sented by some of his townsmen with a
purse of forty-fve dollars. He appreciates
warmly this gift, and desires to thank heart
| lily all concerned.
Misses Ella Martin and Bernice Sibley
closed the winter term Of the village school
on Friday afternoon last, with exercises
suggested by the near-at-hand anniversary
Of Washington's birth. Music, recitations,
| a flag drill, etc, made the occasion a pleas
ant and profitable one for the little folks.
We are glad to report the building pros-
poets for our village the coming season
In addition to j. X. Lynde's store building
and the block to be built by George Beckett
Ed. Smith will build a building sixty-five
| by eighty feet, for meat market, ETC.. the
Methodist society will build parsonage
and other work is to be done. 1t is clear
that all our town needs now is money to
make the steed go.
An incident recently came to our knowl-
edge that may encourage some almost dis
couraged parent. Some years ago GER
tain boy Of our acquaintance had, by his
waywardness, almost worn out the hope
and patience of his fathers heart. Deter
| mined as he was to break away from home
life, the father told him, as he went, that
his experience Of the world would surely
confirm some of the lessons and warnings
that had, seemingly all in vain, been given
him under the home roof Time went on,
and, as usually is the case, the words OF
this father came true. Convinced and re-
pentant, the son not long ago returned to
the old home, to acknowledge his wrong
doing and failure and receive the forgive
ness he sought.
At the annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional society, recently, Barney ID Flint,
DIR. Il. b. Watson and John Duffus were
chosen executive committee for the coming
year. This committee was instructed to Sc.
! cure, II possible, the services of Rev ].
Newton Perrin for the coming wear
vote OF heartiest thanks to Perkins Bass for
his recent most generous gift to the society,
in the way of church repairs, was voted
The weekly contributions in the last year
were larger than ever before, we believe.
The help of the granite boys last year in
way OF subscriptions, was evidently APP
preciated at this meeting. AS larger sum
must be raised by the society this year than
heretofore of late, it is gratifying to see a
quite general increase already in the sub
scriptions of the members of the society,
and new year will be entered upon with
much hopefulness.
A ministerial acquaintance tells me the
following incident, which occurred in Maine:
He had been to a dentist for some remedy
in which alcohol played an important part.
Putting it into an overcoat pocket, he
started off for a walk of some three miles.
but had not gone far before he was offered
ride by man he had only passing ac-
quaintance with. The invitation was ac-
cepted, and presently conversation turned
upon the subject of temperance. The min
lister could hardly fail to be pleased with
the temperance views expressed by his host
But they had not gone far before the minis
ter began to smell the fumes of alcohol
His suspicious were quickly aroused. He
was being imposed uponl The good words
that had just been poured into his ears, had
come up over the track" that strong
drink must have travelled only a short time
before. The ride came to an end, and so
did the minister's faith in the man that had
given him the ride. The parson entered
the house, and his hand entered the over.
coat pocket for his vial when to his aston
ishment he found he had in his ride sat on
the vial and broken it, and the alcoholic
fumes that had smothered his faith in his
fellow-man had arisen from his own gar
ments. He has never learned what sort of
an opinion these same fumes may have gen.
Grated in the mind of the driver concerning
his reverend passenger
On the list of names of soldiers from this
place, in the late war of the rebellion, none |
is more fragrant than that of Lieutenant
w. Henry Martin, son of the late Ches-
ter Martin. Brave, patriotic, and of high |
Christian principles, he was beloved by all. |
The events at Bennington, last fall, called |
there one who resides in New York, but |
who was soldier with Lieutenant Martin, |
in the old Fourth Vermont regiment. This |
visit to Bennington resulted in his finding |
a few days ago. where Lieutenant Martins |
old nome was, and he has Just addressed |
letter here, giving some interesting facts of |
the lieutenants last hours. Lieutenant |
Martin died from wound in the breast, re- !
ceived in the battle Of the Wilderness, May |
D, 1864. The writer of the letter received a |
wound in the hand at the same time. Both |
were taken to a field hospital, the latter
doing what he could for the lieutenant
Orders having come for the removal of the
wounded, Lieutenant Martin was put into
an ambulance, but the jolting was too
severe, and he asked to be taken out of it
and left to die. AS his comrade, who had
to walk, came along, he found the lieutenant
lying under scrub oak, by Chancellors-
vile creek. Recognizing him, he went to
him and found him calling for water, which
was supplied him. For some time the lieu
tenant lay with closed eyes, his comrade
remaining with him. At last he opened his
eyes, thanked his helper for his Kindness
and asked him to go on, saying that he
himself was dying, and he wanted his COM
rade to meet him in heaven. And thus he
died, as bravely, as unselfishly, as he had
fought the battles of his country.
Mrs. Aaron G. Martin has been seriously
i'll of late. - Mrs. Daniel f. Bean is in
very poor health - Mrs j. NJ. Bass re-
mains very feeble.
East Warren.
f. G. Lamb has recently purchased the
Stephen Goodspeed place.
Mrs James McGlahin visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Joe Eldredge, last week.
Mrs Peter Moriarty is quite sick. Mrs.
f. q. Lamb is also on the sick list.
Miss Adah Cuthbert is contemplating WIS.,
iting her brother in New York city the
present week
Rev. A. b. Truax will hold quarterly |
meeting services at the church on Saturday
and Sunday, March 6 and 7.
DR.. o. ID. Greene etherized little Bonnie
Greenwood last Sunday afternoon and re-
moved cork from his nose that had been
there for several weeks.
Miss Rodgers and Miss Milton came to
town last week and occupied the pulpit in
the village last Sunday. There are TO be SER
vices at the church. conducted by them,
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings