The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-12-11
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The Epworth League chose the following
officers at its annual meeting: President,
| Mrs. Alice O. Berry; first vice-presid snt,
Mrs. u. A. Bragg second vice.president,
| Mrs William Palmer; third vice president,
| Miss Gertrude Richardson; secretary, Miss
Beth Richardson; treasurer, p B Gaylord.
Frank H. Brown went to Waterbury on
Monday to begin work in the store OF
| Moody 81 Luce Walter Richardson takes
his place here in the store of W. K. Jones.
Franks many friends, while they are sorry
| TO lose him from our society, will Join in
| wishing him success in his new field OF
| labor.
The Masons from out OF town that at
| tended II. M. McAllister's funeral were X.
9. Hooker, @. D. Clough, e. w. Huntley,
@. W. Atkins, William Deal, M. Manning,
| w. b. Clark, r X. Foss, James Hattie, r.
g Evans. w. J. Pike, @. v. Balls and g. B.
Evans from Waterbury; Austin Preniss, G.
H. Dale and Jacob Bates from Moretown;
James Cass, M r.. Goodspeed, Frank Til.
lotson, II W. Lyford, N. Thayer, George
| Bragg, w. III. Cardell, o. M. Jones, p.
Parker and John Batchelder from Warren.
The statement in the Waiisfield news,
last week, that John w. Ramsay received a
| fall short time ago. striking on his temple,
and that, as result of this, he was taken to
the asylum at Waterbury, vas entirely err
| roneous. Mr.. Ramsay was taken to the
asylum on The advice of DR.. johnson OF
West Concord. DIR. Giddings, the physician
|
| Ramsay's disease as acute tuberculosis.
He gave Mrs. Ramsay a written statement
to that effect, adding that her husband had
no mental disorder, and that 1t was entirely
wrong ard unnecessary to take him there
| for treatment.
Thursday afternoon, at 1: 30 O'clock, in he
| death OF Harry McAllister. While it was
| generally known that he was very sick, yet
those most conversant with the nature Of
his disease (typhoid fever) were hopeful OF
his recovery until within few hours of his
decease. But it was otherwise ordered.
He was the only son OF Zibs and Betsey
McAllister and was twenty four years and
| two months old. For some weeks previous
to his last sickness he had been acting as
clerk in the post Office at Waterbury. He
was expecting soon to finish his business
education at Poughkeepsie, N Y, where he
had spent some time previous In the awful
presence OF death every voice is silent ex.
cept the voic' of sorrow and euogy. Though
death come never so often, he casts at the
portals of the tomb shadows ever new and
| mysterious, and ever and always hath for
the living his admonitions aud his lessons.
Cut down in the days of his youth, with
| immovable integrity, rare fidelity to every
trust, noble. minded, true.hearted. In his
own town, where he lived nearly all his
life, among those who knew him from in
fancy to boyhood, from b9yhood to man
hood, he was found to be generous, just and
ne Jub TbbDbCL anu COu-
idence of the entire community. None loved
hi N better than those who knew him best.
The grief of the people was unmist taxable.
The funeral was on Sunday, in charge of
Judge j. H Hastings. After prayer at the
house at IL 90 A. M, services were held in
the Methodist Episcopal church, 1t was
estimated that above 400 people were pres
| emit. 1t was solemn hour. A beautiful
bank of flowers placed on a stand at the
head OF the casket was furnished by the
IL, fr,N ,.,I
was member. At the foot of the casket
were beautiful flowers representing horse
| shoe, with the name " Ha .ry F" upon il pre-
sented as token of love by the young peo.
pie Also floral design from the Good
Templars, OF which the deceased was an
honored member, and besides these were
other floral tributes and bouquets from
friends. The music was furnished by
male quartette under the lead OF Charles
Newcomb, with Miss Myra Jones as organ
! list. The bearers were Romeo McAllister,
Harvey McAllster, Chandler McAllister,
Othor McAllister Walter Jones and Charles
Green. An appropriate address was given
by the pastor, Rev. A. b. Enright. A large
body OF Masons were present from Water.
bury, Moretown, Warren and Waitsied,
and led the procession to the village Gem.
etery, where the Masonic burial service was
beautifully given, DR.. e. G. Hooker of
Waterbury having charge. The bereaved
ones have the sympathy Of the entire COM
munity.
East Warren.
Rev. j. X. Thompson preached here last
| Sunday.
| j. l.. McClahin and Grace Hall were
married at Randolph last Friday.
A number from this place went to Waits
| field last Sunday to attend the funeral OF
Harry McAllister.
Twin boys were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Williams last Friday They lived
only few hours
The teachers for the winter are: District
| No. l, Max Severance OF Piaintield; No. 3,
| Jennie Parker and May j. Harmon; No. 8,
Agnes Whitehead of Barre; No. g. Hattie
Mehuron of Fayston; No. 7, Archie LOvett;
No. 8, #. Brooks, Vernon No. II, Mrs.
George Moore.
Waterbury.
The Ladies' Union met with Mrs. II. A.
Fales yesterday afternoon.
Media NJ. Butler began teaching school in
district No A. Middlesex, last Monday.
Frank King injured his hand quite seri.
ously last Saturday by running pitchiork
| into it.
Ransom Gray has been secured to teach
the school at Colbyville, which began last
Monday
A large delegation of Masous attended
the funeral Of Harry G.. McAllister at
Waitstield last Sunday.
Late news from J A. Mcintosh is very
encouraging The climate of Santa Fe APP
pears to agree with him.
The High School Lyceum contemplates
having joint debate with citizens OF the
village in the near future.
s. w. Jones, the veteran singing school
teacher, has recently opened school at
'Duxbury Corners. with class OF fifty mem
bers.
Professor s. r. Parker very pleasantly
entertained the scholars of the High School
last Friday evening at his home on VIM
ooski street.
Rev. +. NJ Buker, pastor OF the Baptist
church at the Center, exchanged pulpits
with Rev. A. j. Covell last Sunday. He
delivered very able discourse, which was
listened to with close attention.
Joel Il, Gates Of Burlington, president OF
the Howard National Bank and the
Burlington cotton. mills Of that city, was
united in marriage yesterday to Mrs. e. l..
Sanborn Of this village.
ID. A. Gray offers for sale at auction his
home farm of 300 acres including live stock.