The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-19

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A. M. to four p. NJ. This is made the family
gathering of all, old and young, who wish
to be identified with the Congregational
church work. Dinner served for all
" Experiences of the Ladies of the Con.
gregational Church, Earning Money to Aid
the Trustees in II ,pairing the Parsonage
Property" and given in rhyme, are taste
fully printed as q souvenir, and on sale at
fifteen cents. few copies can be had by
calling on officers of the Home Circle.
In spite OF the severe storm of last
Wednesday afternoon, the chcken-pe festi-
val at the Congr ga ional church was
largely attended, and the h ours were full
OF good cheer. The Wats field jrnet Band,
who were the guests Of the Home Circle TO;
the evening, did themselves credit in every
way. II the neighboring towns want some
good band music they will be sure to get IL
when they call upon this band. The net
proceeds of the evening are reported as
about $43.
The Mad River Valley Teachers Associa-
ton Will meet in the village school house in
Waitsfeld on Friday, Dec 9mber 81, at half
past seven P. M. for the purpose of re-
organizing the association and discussing
the following topics: How to teach inter-
est, including true and bank discount and
the Vermont rule" How to teach good
behavior to large pupils" :" To what ex-
tent should age and size be considered in
the classification of scholars?" Question
box. All teachers in Waitsfied, Moreto vn,
Warren and Fayston are requested to be
present. All friends of education are cor
daily invited.
Warren
We note the industries of Mortified and
Bethel. We wish the people of Warren
would try to get some industry which
would employ goodly number Of hands
There is good chance for chair factory
which would employ twenty-five or fifty
hands. There is plenty of timber and good
water privilege, and would be of .eat BEN
eft to the town.
East Warren.
Abbie Church, Mary Harmon, Anna
Averill and Henry Averill went to Water
bury last week to attend school. - Bert
Stearns of Montpelier is teaching in Mr..
Greenslt's district.
Washington.
Copies of the new laws of Vermont can
be secured, as soon as ,sued, by applying
to Glenn III. Bigelow of this place.
Edward Emery gave party and social
dance at his home on Friday evening, which
was greatly enjoyed by large company of
neighbors and friends.
The next entertainment in the Washing
ing on lecture course will be a reading by
Miss Elsie Powers, on the oath inst, to be
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Rev. George w. Morrow subject, " Life
Sketches
Mrs. Luther Ramsdell of Frankli Grove,
ILL.,, died here on Thursday night last of
smallpox, while on a visit to her brother,
John Eastman of this town. This case is a
peculiarly sad one, and. in addition to the
distressing circumstances attending the ia.
tally, has caused considerable excitement
throughout the community. The deceased
undoubtedly caught the disease while on
her way from the West, and after visiting in
other places, came here about three weeks
ago and was taken i'll very soon after. OF
course, a number of persons in town met
and visited with her before it was known
what was the real cause of her sickness, but
none have, as yet been attacked or shown
any symptoms of the malady. Every pre-
caution has been taken by the town au thor
tiles against the spread of the dlsease the
schools in town have been closed for the
next two weeks, and Dr. Warner has been
kept busy for several days in vaccinating
those who were exposed to the infection.
1t is to be hoped that these meas 1res, so
promptly taken will be successful in stay
ing further infection. Mrs. Ramsdell was
about sixty years of age, the daughter of
the late Ransom Eastman, formerly of this
village, and was born in town, as was also
her husband. She leaves one son in the
West who, with the afflicted husband, have
the sincere sympathy of the community in
their bereavement.
Warren Pepper, one of the old and we'll
known citizens of Washington. died on
Friday morning last, of pneumonia. He
was born in this town nearly eighty years
ago, and has resided here all his life. His
has long been a familiar figure on our
streets and one that will be greatly missed.
A hard worker through his young days and
middle life, he was daily to be seen upon
t lie farm doing lions share of the labor in
whatever company he was in; giant with
the scythe long before the moving machine
| was known, and a yeoman in all the labors
of the field that was hard to match. He
| went to war in the Tenth Vermont, and
throu ,hout its term of service served in the
capacity of cook "Old Pepp," as he was
| called, was popular with oficers and men
aud will be remembered by his old com.
rades Of that regiment who sur i've him. He
| has been in receipt of a pension for some
| years, and in h old age has been en- abled
to enjoy rest from any necessary toll and
| has taken life easy-aside from a partial
! loss of eyesight and other ills that, while
affecting him physically, have failed to vex
his usual good nature or destroy his love
for good joke. In his latter years he has
shown a commendable public spirit and
favored every movement looking TO the de.
I velopment and upbuildiag of his native
town. His wife died some years ago, since
which time he has boarded with his friends
with occasional visits to his three daughters
wit: Emma, wife of George w. McAllist 81
of Montpelier; Helen, wife of Warren
Davis of 1 IVA Falls, Iowa; aud Jane, wife
of j. Wsyland White of Burlington. Mrs
McAllister cared for him during his last i'll
ness, and was the only one of three who wa,
able to be present at the funeral. The
funeral was held from the Universalis
church on Sunday last Rev. Alvin Smith
officiating. and was attended by large
assemblage of his old friends aud neigh
bors, including Smith Post No. 81, G. A R.
of which the deceased was member
Mr.. and Mrs, Clayton Bigelow of Mont
peier we're in town over Sunday. 80
Glenn II. Bigelow and wife attended tn,
presentation Of the " Black Crook " a
Montpelier, last week. - Mrs DR. Shaw
of Boston is visiting her sons, Arthur anC
| Frank Hutchinson. - DR.. Warner ii
out again after severe illness of some tel
days. - Ransom Dickey is recovering
from the pneu nonia. - Mrs. Edwin
Fisher, nee Annis Dickey Of Bethel, is visit
ing in town. - Messrs. Ira @. and Err
Calef left for Chicago on Thursday last
- Messrs. Curtis and Ro lie parkhurs
have opened paint shop in the Worthley
store. - Mrs. Clark Richardson is Slow |.
recovering from her severe illness. -
Mrs Laura Bowles attended the funeral o
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