The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-03-20


in the contemporary up street, now that the
library question Is happily settled? Had
the meeting been deferred another week,
one more TRADE, couched in the descending
scale of decency the writer was travelling,
should have secured absolute unanimity OF
action upon Mr.. Woods proposition.
Among the agencies that have made for &C.
csptauce, that OF the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts must be accounted quite ef.
fective.
EMILY, wife of Rev. H. I. Cushman of
Providence. r. l., died last Thursday at La.
manda Park, Cal, from the effects of a
hemorrhage. Mrs. Cushman was daugh.
ter Of the late Marcus ID. Gilman, and has
spent the summer In Montpelier for many
years. A telegram received last Thursday
by Colonel Lucia from Mr.. Cushm An stated
that the body will be brought to Montpelier
for burial. 1t will probably arrive on
Thursday or Friday OF this week. A more
extended obituary notice will appear next
week.
FRANCIS BUTTERFLY died Tuesday morn.
ing at his home on St. Paul street, after an
illness OF nearly seven years with stomach
trouble, aged eighty-three years. He was
native OF Santos, P. O., and for the past
sixty years he has been a resident Of Mont
pelier, and has always been hard working
and industrious citizen. He leaves q widow,
and, OF a family of twelve children, four
sons and one daughter are living. His
funeral will be held on Friday morning
at half past eight from his late residence,
and at nine o'clock from St. Augustine's 3
Church. The burial will be in the Catholic
cemetery.
CERTAIN corner loafers and other people
as we'll, who have, unconsciously perhaps,
violated the city ordinance regarding con-
gregating on the street corners are inclined
| to blame the policemen who have from
time t. time summarily ordered them ito
move on" The city council has issued
the same order to the police in regard to
keeping the street corners clear that were
In force under the village government, and
has instructed the city police to arrest and
take before Judge Smile lany person who
refuses to comply with this order. Surely
the police are not to blame for what they
der Is an excellent one; and no decent citi-
zen will consider it burdensome or arbi-
trary, nor will he hesitate in obeying it.
GEORGE A. MCCoBB is agent in Vermont
for an arrangement for copying letters with
out press, brush, or moistened pad and
water, the usual appliances for copying and
which consti tute the great bugbear to copy.
| ing letters, thing that should be done by
every business man, and every other person
who writes a letter of any importance. All
that is required is copying book of the or
dinary kind and specially prepared ink
Write the letter, lay 1t on a leaf of the copy
| ing book, pass the hand over it, and an ex
act and enduring copy Of the letter is trans
ferred in an instant to the copying book
There is no humbug about the method. 1t
is in use by thousands of business firms all
over the country. and is giving perfect sat
isfaction. Mr.. McCobb has the books nd
ink to sell, and will call on the people oi
this and neighboring communities and give
| them a chance to examine and make one oi
the most satisfactory investments Of their
lives.
SARAH JANE (Cutler), wife of e. M. Irish,
died Tuesday noon, aged fifty-eight years
| The imm sdiate cause OF her death was pneu.
monia, although she has suffered from heart
trouble for several years, and since the
death Of Mrs. W. e. Harlow, her daughter
six months ago, she has been confined to
her bed most of the time. Her sufferings
and Affections hav. been borne with a
Christian fortitude and patient resignation,
and, to her, death was glad release. Mrs
Irish was born in Richmond in 1885. In
1859 she was married to Mr.. Irish, and for
the last twenty.six years they have resided
in Montpelier. Mrs. Harlow was her only
child, and she leaves husband and one
granddaughter; also two brothers. Samuel
and Horace Cutler OF Richmond. Her fu-
neral will be held from her late home on
State street al two o'clock Thursday after.
noon, Rev. j. Edward Wright officiating
The burial will be in the family lot in
Green Mount Cemetery.
The first regular meeting Of the city coun'
bonds Of City Clerk and Treasurer Merrill,
Sheriff Bancroft Superintendent OF Streets
| Roberts, and Keegan and Hunt, first and
second cOnstables, were accepted. 1t was
voted that A. G. Gilman be recommended
to the county commissioner for reappoint
ment as liquor agent. 1t was voted to pay
the fire depart nent the same as last year
and the treasurer was authorized to borrow
sum not exceeding $5 900 for any immedi
ate liabilities Of the city. The salary of the
superintendent OF water works was reduced
II om $500 to 5000, and Superintendent Eos
tor was authorized to procure stone for g
dam near the outlet Of Berlin pond, as
recommended by him in his annual report
Aldermen Stratton and Cotton were ap
pointed auditors OF the accounts Of Street
Commissioner Roberts, and Alderman
Weston was given the charge of the Liquor
agency, with authority TO purchase all sup
plies for the same.
ELIZA ANN, widow of the late Avery
Cummins, died last Wedn esday evening Of
pneumonia, superinduced by the grip aftel
an illness of ten days, aged sixty nine years
Mrs. Cummins was born in Walden, Marcel
5, 1926, and was daughter Of Benjamin
Durant In 1862, she married Mr.. Cum
minis, aud has since lived at the homestead
where she died. Since the death of her hus
band, in 1879, she has improved and beau
titled her home and its surr )undings, max
ing it very desirable and attractive place
She leaves one son, ID. Willis Cummins
also three brothers-John T. Durant o.
Cabot, Alex. T of Marshfeld, and George
B., OF Boyd Ky,-and one sister, Mrs
Dyar Willis of Irasburgh. Deceased was {
faithful, consistent member OF Trinity
Methodist Church, and liberal contributor
to its support. Possessed of abundan
means, she delighted in bestowing charite,
and assistance in quiet, unObtrusive way
and with very many whom she has cheereC
and assisted, as we'll as among wide circl,
of friends, her memory will be fragrant fo
long years to come Her funeral was helC
from her late home on the hill road TO Eas
Montpelier last Friday afternoon. Rev. A
III. Webb, her pastor, officiating. assisted BY
Rev. III. A. Spencer. The interment was il
the family lot in the Cutler burying ground
Those who were fortunate enough tt
make the acquaintance OF that wide.awakt
westerner, Henry ID, Estabrook, Esq, o
Omaha, on the occasion of his visit to hi
uncle, Joel Foster, last summer, and wht
remember the interview pu olished in thu
Waterman, will read with interest any
thing pertaining u him. The order o
things astronomical is reversed in his case
and IL is proper to speak OF him as the risinl
star of the wild and woolly West" He IL
we'll above the horizon and the East is be
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