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

Methodist church in 1884 under the pastor
ate of the Rev. w j. johnson, and ever
afterwards manifested a consistent and
constant y.de clipping Christian charac or.
As a church worker she was a tower of
strength to her pastor, and a source OF in.
SEPARATION to the entire Christian forces She
was also active in temperance work, being
prominent in the Young WOman's Christian
Temperance Union and the Good Templars
and in all branches of ohilanthropic work
in which she could help the poor and the
unfortunate. In short, she sought TO follow
the example OF her Master and to live for
others rather than herself. In her last ill
ness the comforts ofIreligion were nexpres-
sibly dear to her, and she desired 20 join
with her mother in the Lords Prayer after
articulation had become difficult from the
hand OF death already upon her. Mr.. and
Mrs. Moody have the profound sympathy
of the whole community, and also of the
large circle of friends outside with whom
their daughter had been associated. The
fur eral services were held at the residence
of Mr.. Moody on Main street at two o'clock,
Tuesday, Rev. w Nj. Newton officiating,
assisted by Rev. w X. Davenport OF Barre
former pastor.
Hon. George N. Dale and Porter II. Dale
of Island Pond were in town to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Buffers. - Rev, L,
Tenney attended the funeral of A. q.
Fisher at Barre yesterday. - II. NJ.
Bruce returned from his western trip FRI
day morning. - Phn ID. Ladd very
pleasantly entertained a large number of
his friends at his home on Union street,
Friday evening. - Ed Morway is work.
ing as an apprentice in John Dillingham's
barber shop. - A. s. Richardson and
wife of st. Adams were in TOW on Thurs
day. - e. b. Merriam and f. o Pope
noe ,of Topeka, Kan, were in town last
week. - Eta Straw returned to her
work in Hartford, Conn, Saturday.
III. e. Boyce went 70 Boston on Mon lay for
short business trip. - James Somer-
vile is now convalescent from ten-days'
illness. - DR.. NJ. d. Lamb of Barre
was in town on Monday. - Belle Brown
has gone back to her home in Moretown.
- Deputy Collector l.. ID. Savage of st.
Adams was in town on Monday. -
Rev. A. j. Covell exchanged with Rev. V.
M. Hardy of West Randolph on Sunday.
g. r. G. Lyon began singing regularly
in the Unitarian church choir at Burlington,
Sunday.
Waterbury Center.
Professor A. II. Cheney opened sing
ing-schoo at room No. u, seminary last
week Monday evening. The prospect is
good for large school.
Our community was shocked last Sunday
to learn of the death of Inez Moody. Miss
Moody was a graduate of our seminary,
fiom which she entered the university at
Burlington, graduating from there. AL
ways gentle, kind and good, she was 10 7ed
by all with whom she came in contact.
Last Wednes lay, Lily Gilbert, nine
year-old girl, returning home from school,
went into the engine room at Towns
creamery, where her clothes caught in a
shaft, which carried her several revolutions
before the engine could be stopped. Her
head was badly bruised, and one leg was
broken, but is doing well.
Mr.. a ud Mrs. Pine Luce, who live oppo
site the church on Little River, went to
Stowe last Saturday, leaving their daugh.
ter Flora, seventeen years old, at no ne.
On their return about dark, Flora was not
in sight, but was afterward found in shed
chamber, where she had hanged herself
with two aprons, and was dead. A letter
was found upon the Bible, for her mother
in which she selected the clothes in which
she wished to be buried, also chose her
bearers, which showed the act was premedi-
tated. The gref-stricken parents have the
sympathy of the community in their af-
Fiction.
Julia Graves is spending the winter with
her aunt, Mrs. Achsah Allen. - Mrs.
Will Morrill, of Stowe came to this place
last Sunday to attend her mother, Mrs
Alger, who is not well. - Don A. Cate
of Hardwick is canvassing the town in the
interest of the Crystal Brook Granite Com
pany of Hardwick, and is meeting with
SUCCESS. - MARY Il. OlnlUn mas returned
to her school at Andover, N. II. -
George ID. Smith of Burlington spent Sun
day in the place. - Professor Richard
son attended the Teachers Association at
Rutland, last week, of which he was made
secretary.
Williamstown.
Mrs. Henry Nixon is in poor health
Ed. j. Poor buried his mother last Sum
day.
mi.
to our town library will be made this week.
Mrs Orcutt Abbott leaves this week for
the winter. She will be with her d iughter,
Mrs. DR.. Edwin Bailey, in Oneida, n. Y.
The separator about to be set up here will
be in readiness for work, it is hoped, about
January l. Cream will be taken to the
Montpelier creamery.
Carl Seaver was chosen captain of the
Sons of Veterans camp for the coming
year. Mrs. @. U. Lathrop was re. elected as
principal .offcer of the Woman's Relief
Corps
Samuel Foster, now of Duxbury, has
been here OF late putting up a good sugar
house on his farm. He succeeds in retain
ing Alfred Carnes, who has been for SO
many years on the place.
The only daughter of our old tow nsman,
A. Judson Burnham, who came here from
her old home in Racine, Wis, last season
for visit, was recently married. Her
home is to Le in Aurora Ill.
Oliver S. Walker, accompanied by his
niece, daughter of j. Martin Walker OF
Re, nolds, Ill, visited his sister in Ludlow
last week The niece is about to return to
Reynolds, after visit Of several months in
the East.
Leon r. Blanchard. only son of o. A
Blanchard, who has for some years been
with Reed & Taylor of Burlington, as a
travelling man, has become member of the
new firm of Reed & Co., Mr.. Taylor having
| left the firm.
Frank a. Baldwin, now of Calais, was in
town last week soliciting orders for granite
that he is to quarry in the Fuller quarry
| Quite number Of carloads were shipped
here, last year, from this quarry, the gran
ite being well liked.
Myra Seaver is teaching in the Charles
Woolcutt district, Myrtle Seaver in the
Prentiss Waldo district, Emma Adams in
the George Williams district There was
general rejoicing at the return of Miss
| Armstrong of Massachusetts TO her former
post in our village school. A Miss Paine OF
Jay is teaching in the intermediate depart
ment of the village school