The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-10


all that could be saved were thirteen cows,
two horses, wagon, sleds, sleghs, and most
of the furniture in the low mart of the
house. The loss was about 5000, with no
Insurance. Mr. Gibson will no rebuild at
p eseut.
Topsham.
An order for new books for the library
will he sent this week
We have two separators at the creamery.
The creamery paid its patrons twenty one
cents for the month IF March,
The Band of Hope will meet with Mrs.
Taggart on Saturday next at two o'clock.
All children under twelve are invited.
william s. Peabody, formerly of this town,
nov resident Of Washington, ID. O., was
married recently, and is now visiting rela.
tives in Colorado
j. G. Hood has evidently been successful
in the hog bu ,ness for the past year. Since
May /, 1894, he has sold five and one. sixth
tons, bringing him 1904 % Que litter of
twelve, weighing 3 100 pounds, sold for
S14i25
Fred Miles has returned to Boston. 60
VIII lam Morrison spen few days last
week in South Ryegate, visiting friends
- jonathan Huckins has a cancer on
his face. - Albert Corruth has recently
become a grandfather - Lena Barker
of Lisbon, n. II was in town visiting her
old friends and acquantances recently.
Thetford.
Mrs, Allen Strong and children have
moved to STAFFORD
Mr.. Goulett has moved into the Burr
house. He will work for Mrs. Slack this
summer.
George Emerson has taken Sam Strong's
sugar-place. Not much sugar has been
made yet.
There will he Easter services in the
church next Sunday evening, with singing
and speaking by the young people.
The Chautauqua Circle met with Miss
Webster, Monday night, aud some very in.
teresting quotations and papers were read
from Browning.
Thetford Center.
1t is reported that our creamery will close
this week on account OF scarcity of milk.
Mr.. Richardson having resigned az jantor
of tle church, Charles Chamberlin has
taken the position on trial.
Jennie Smith has been called home to
STAFFORD on account of The sickness of her
father Jennie Somerville of Lake.
wood, n. j.. is visiting at Mr.. A. Nut
b,own's. - Will Reynolds and wife of
Olcott are visiting at Mr.. Stowell's. -
Bella Turner was in Chicago last week.
- Judge Gleason and Nettie Lucas are
improving. - Rev. w. II. White
preached his farewell sermon last Sunday.
- Agnes Sanborn has returned homs
from Mrs. Lucas. - Mrs. Mary Morse
being our of town visiting, G irrie Simonds
is keeping house for Mr.. Morse
East Thetford.
Far or Jones is clerking at North Thet-
ford, for Warren in the store. - Charles
Henry has left the railroad, and Dennis
Blood takes his place here. - Burt Brit
ton has hired ont TO Hayes to learn paper
hanging. - Aunt Lucy Childs had
shock last week. Beeley Turner has
gone west after carload of horses. -
Mrs. Thomas Sanborn is stopping in Boston
for while - Charles Bassett is able to
he out again to the store - Helen g.
Henry is at work for Mr.. Whitcomb at Ely
station. - Msude Emerson has returned
home from her school at st. Johnsbury.
Union Village.
The sugar festival by the Epworth League
was pleasant and profitable affair and
added good little sum to the treasury.
Professor w E. Sargent of Lancaster,
Mass, made brief call on friends lin mis-
place last week. - Mrs. Will Park. +
will teach the village school, commencing
the last week April. - Perry Clark,
conductor on the Boston electric cailroad, is
spending short vacation at home. -
G l. Cook has moved into the Mack house
Eugene Goodrich from Norwich has taken
his farm for year. - Alice jerks is
ex oected to return from Florida in few
days.
Waitsfield.
There will be no meeting at the Meth
odist church next Sunday on account of
conference.
Fist Day services will be held at the
Congregational church on Friday morning
at eleven o'clock.
The sugar supper at the Methodist church
was we'll attended, seventy-hve to one hum
dred being present.
At the Congregational church, last Sun
day, memorial services were held in MEM
DRY of those of our people who have gone
before" Pastor Fiske likened the service
to the quiet hour the family takes when,
from the dear old family Bible are read
the names and dates of the departed, and
we see again their faces and hear their
words, and there are borne in upon us the
lessons of their lives. During the last seven
years thirty of the resident members of the
church have been graduated to the higher
| life, and the last services of three former
members held and their bodies laid to r. st
amid familiar scenes. Besides these, forty
one of our people whose names were not
enrolled on our church book have been
called. At this service special mention was
made of four who have passed from us re-.
Gently, and who were sick at the same
time, and whose Christian lives shone
brightly and cheerfully for our good: Mrs
Aurllla 4, Ramsay, July 81, 1871 aged
sixty-seven-full OF faith, devoted to God
unwaverng in his promises, assured Of vic
tory; John Baird, August 20, 1894, aged
seventy four years" On fhe rock of ages
founded" always at the house of God anG
the place of pra' er, blessing Others with the
psalms of David and the earnest prayer
Miss Maggie Paterson - always cheerful
even in her long illness, while being minis
tered unto, yet ministering to all of thu
Astounding peace and beauty of Christ's
life; Mrs. Lizzie j. Bushnell, March 2
1895, aged forty-two-gentle, quiet, enduring
patiently, true hearted, whole-hearted,
suddenly called at the asst. These saints o
God are taken from us, but our lives ar,
made richer by their life and their memory
like fragrance of summer, inspires to hop,
and purity and strength and joy. We ar
quickened to say:
" Mine be the Joy of soul communion,
The sense of spiritual strength renewed;
The reverence for the pure and holy,
The dear delight of doing good"
Thus, while by these lives of our loved one
we are led to prize the present and posses
it, with deeper longing and firmer endeavo
we look forward and upward, for these, tn
choicest of earth's treasures, are ours no,
laid up in heaven and SO, with earnes
step,