The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-12-25

| bn6 was Jne WluOW Oh Edwin CTOSSbIJ, WHO
died fourteen years ago She was blind the
| last eighteen years OF her life. Since the death
of her husband she has been kindly cared
| for by her niece, Miss Lydia A. Gilman.
| She was the sister of Mrs. Ann Eliza Lyman
and Mrs. Angelina Perry, older sisters
They were present at the funeral also her
only brother, Hon Janus Crossett Dur.
! ing the many years of their lives, their
| homes have been less than three miles
| apart. She was good and obliging neigh
| Dor, friend to young people and loved
children, being known and respected by all
as Aunt Neal" She was lifelong Uni
versalist her faith never waverng, and
though her eyes were closed to things OF
| this life she had perfect confidence in the
life beyond. The funeral was at her late
home on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. w. M.
Newton officiating.
ID. w. Cooley, who has represented the
| Cooley Manufacturing Company in Massa-
chusetts, is spending few days at home.
- Hon. W. P. Dillingham; and Fred
| Rowland were in Burlington last Monday.
- Hon. G. w. Randall and wife, Pearl,
and Lena Wallace were in Burlington last
Saturday. - Paul Dillingham; is at home
from Easthampton, Mass, for his Christmas
vacation - Mr.. Lee Tillotson of ST.
Adams visited friends in this place last
Sunday. 60 Prof. w. G. Hopkins of South
Royalton spent last Sunday in this place.
= Cassius Gibbs returned to his home
in Stowe last Monday, after attending the
fall term of the High School in this place,
| 60 Fred III. Somerville, now occupying a
| fine position as teacher of drawing and
mathematics in Boys School at Lawrence.
| vile, N. j. is spending his holiday vacation
| at homo. - Mrs. j. II. Gates of Burling-
ton was in this place last Wednesday. The
congratulations of her many friends were
in order.
Waterbury Center.
w. II. Anderson has sold his farm re-
Gently occupied by A. e. Edwards, to a Mr..
Bradley OF Willston. Consideration, 50 900.
The Waterbury Teachers Association
| will hold its next meeting with Superin-
tendent j. s. Wheeler next Saturday after
noon.
| The Peoples Society of this place will
hold its annual meeting for the election Of
officers at the Baptist church on Tuesday
evening, December 81, at seven o'clock.
! Mrs. Davis of Stowe, mother OF Edward
| Magoon of this place, was buried in the new
| cemetery last Friday. Mrs. Davis died of
cancer, and death was a welcome release.
w II. Anderson's mill-dam broke, last
| Saturday night, and it was thought for
some time that the mill would be swept
away. Fortunately it was not. Much of
! the machinery was removed, and it will be
some days before the mill will be in rum
! ming order.
The Christmas exercises here will be in
the Baptist church this wednesday, even.
| ing. 1t was intended to have the exercises
in the River church on Tuesday evening,
| but on account OF the sudden death of Mrs.
| Webster, which occurred on Sunday last,
| the exercises will be postponed until Thurs
day evening
After long and extremely painful sick
| ness, Mrs. A. ID. Griffin was released on
! year Mrs. Griffin has known that her disease
was incurable. During that time she has
been cheerful and tried to make all about
her happy. To her death had no terrors,
but was welcomed as kind messenger to
take her from the pains of this life to celes-
tial joys. The funeral will be from her late
home on Thursday at one o'clock.
Homer ID. Demerritt of Pittsburgh is
spending his holiday vacation with his
grandmother, Mrs. Stearns. - Miss
Folsom Of Waitsfeld has been visiting at
Rev. F. NJ. Buker's for a few days.
Miss Julia Swift and Mrs. N. l.. Demerritt
were in Montpelier on Saturday. Dan
p. Smith has sold his farm to a Mr.. O'Brien
of Bolton - Miss Ivy Smaley is at
home for short holiday vacation, return
ing to her school in Orange on Saturday.
Williamstown.
Jason Johnson's daughter Myrtle, is in
very poor health.
Messrs, Preston Cross, Warren Grearson
and James Gray, stone.cutters, are visiting
III NOW DluuSWlChs
Robbie Williams, Welsh tone.cutter
who formerly worked here, is in the employ
OF an electric light company, in Gran
vile, n. Y.
State Superintendent of Education NJ. s.
Stone will give free lecture at the Town
Hall on Friday evening of this week, to
which the public is cordially invited.
Fred Webster of Adams, N. Y, has re-
Gently been here to sell his interest in the
al ai al Inl.
Jeffords. Mr.. Webster is in the fruit
canning business, and has opened an estab.
lishment in Oswego, N. Y.
The concert on Friday evening last by
the Mozart Male Quartette of Montpelier,
assisted by Mrs. Clinton n. Field, soprano,
of Barre, Mrs. Harriet P. Willard contrato,
OF East Montpelier, and Miss Harriet M Z.
Foster, pianist, of Barre, gave great salts
faction. Such were the drafts on the per
formers in the way of encores one might
have feared they would hardly &" live to
sing another day" but these drafts were
South Woodbury..
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. Bert
Wheeler on Friday, January 3, to elect Off
GERS for the coming year. All the members
are requested to be present
E. G, Wells, the miller has just put in
new corn and cob cracker, and put the mill
kinds for sale cheap for cash.
A. NJ. Benjamin has ordered new circu.
lar saw machine, built by A. W. Gray's
Sons, Middletown Springs, Vt. Get your
wood-piles together and be ready.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on fifty-cent
bottle Of Greenes Syrup of Tar if it fails to
cure your cough or cold We also warrant
twenty -ive cent bottle to prove satisfac.
tory or no pay. We also refund the money
Uwenty five cents) on box of Neu Rol Pills
If they fail to cure your headache. Town &
Burnham, South Woodbury.; S. B. Fair,
North Calais; W. L. Pierce, East Calais
Wolcott.
The lumbermen want snow.
The rain of Saturday and Sunday took
the ice out of Lamoille river.
Crystal Chapter. Order of the Eastern
Star, will hold its annual meeting for the
election of officers on Thursday evening,
Christmas trees were unloaded at the
Methodist and Universalist churches Tues
day evening, and at the Congregational