The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16


you who have met Noble Blackwell will |
bear witness hat it was pleasure to know |
him. Always genial and pleasant, and |
perfect gentleman everywhere, IL Is espe- |
cially sad that his friends and loved ones
are deprived the consolation of even know
ing his fate, and know your hearts unite
with mine in 8! mpathy for his wife and
family"
THE Christmas Vermopter is superb num-
ber 1t contains twenty fine half-tone por-
traits and views, including FIVE new pic
lures Of Mary Howe, group of eight promi-
nent Minnesota sons Of Vermont; also
portraits of Hon. Chauncey NJ Depew,
President Gates of Amherst College, and
President Capen OF Tufts College. The title
page Is adorned with an excellent likeness
Of Mrs. Grout. Mary Howe contributes an
interesting article on Recollections of My
Musical Career" A full report of the meet
ing of the State Teachers Association in St.
Adams is given by the secretary, with re-
view of the meeting by Hon. M. s. Stone,
State Superintendent Of Education 1t also
contains an excellent report of the recent
address delivered in Montpelier by Hon.
Chauncey M. Depew.
AT the meeting of the city council, held
last Wednesday evening, bills were ordered
paid as follows. DR.. II. A. Fisk, S12 Perry
Manufacturing Company, $3.50; e. d.
Hyde, $40 %; Watchman Publishing Com
pany, $685. Joel Foster, expense OF water
department for November $22O.49; salary,
$40 16; f. W. Morse, SIP OF; Corlis Butter
fly, S147 80; Capital Guard, $50. j. o. Liv-
ingston was granted permission to build an
addition to his piazza. A petition for an
arc light on Fuller street was referred to the
committee on electric lights. The appoint
ment of A. q. Gilman as city liquor agent
was recommended to county commissioner
Johonnott The committee on streets was
authorized to purchase another pair of
horses for the use of the street commits
sioner. Adjourned.
Bradford.
f. W. Lewis will preach at Bradford
Center ne KIT Sunday aftrnoon at four o'clock.
Miss Abbe Avery is confined to the
house with measles, and it is expected that
others will follow as quite number have
been exposed.
Colonel Henry w. Hall of Burlington,
| Past Grand Master, /. o. o. F., was in town
last week and visited Champion Lodge at
the meeting last week
The first lecture in the course will be at
village hall on Saturday evening, December
| 49, and will be delivered by j. De Witt Mil
Ter. Subject, uses of Uginess."
Christmas exercises will be held at Grace
Church, Thursday evening December "A.
The arrangements are in the hands of a
competent committee, and pleasant time
| is auticip ted.
A party from Post Mills was here last
| week rTludy evening 10 VlSlU Naomi DOuRe,
| Daughters of Rebekah. The degree work
was exemplfied by this Lodge, after which
refreshments were served and all seemed
to enjoy the evenings entertainment.
The Epworth League reading course was
taken up after the devotional service and
business meeting of Switzer Chapter on
Tuesday evening of last week. An inter
esting and instructive program was rem
dered under the direction of V. A. Doty.
Rev. A. w. Ford of Newbury preached a.
Grace Church on Sunday, in exchange witt
the pastor. A large and appreciative con
gregation list aned to an interesting sermon
on Dan. V. q. The evening service wa
also largely attended and nearly fifty spoke
when opportunity was given.
Putney Rowel Follamsby and wife o
Guildhall, arc visiting their daughter, Mrs
L. A. Chase, wife OF Representative Chase
Mr.. Follamsby was for many years resi-
dent of Bradford. He moved from town t,
his present home in 1885, When younl
man he attended the district school on tn
upper plain" and the Bradford Academy
, he lived on the Thomas Johnson farm
formerly called the Rowell farm. Hi
great grandfather, Thomas Rowell son o
Aaron Rowell of Amesbury, Mass, settled
; in Bradford on this farm in 1884 or 1875
He bought the farm in small lots Of the SET
! tiers as 'pitch-holders," at very earl
date and took deeds from them, but his ii
) tie was confirmed by deed from the com
mittee appointed by the legislature of Yer
mont in 1891. Mr.. Rowell was one Of tn
) first deacons Of the Baptist church, whicl
was organized in 17S9 Their house Of wor
plain" and it was the first church In Brad
ford. Mr. Follamby is now over sevent.
years Of age, but is still an active bushes
: man. He is hoping for snow that he ma.
get into the woods to measure lumber
D.. This has been his business, during the win
| for for
P. A. Blossom was unable to teach for
part of last week. f. f. Prichard took hi
; place. - Miss Katherine L. Parker i
, home from Concord, N. a., for two weeks
vacation. - The concert given by tn
q. V. M. Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs
was greatly enjoyed by all who attended il
- George j. Hardy and Miss Anna 1
Johnson were married at the Congrega
tional parsonage on Tuesday.
BrookfeId.
} ing prayer-meetiDgs at the First church thi
week.
The parsonage connected with the Firs
church, having reverted to the shareholder
by reason of its not having been used as
parsonage for two years or more, has recent
been coded to them by the society of tina
church.
Vuio' lud NopuDuly uollNoiou very IL
teresting address in the interest of tn
: American Missionary Association at til
+; union meeting held at the Second churcl
last Sunday evening.
: The circular conference held with tn
: First church on Tuesday of last week wa
we'll attended and interesting. The mini
ters present were Rev. Messrs. Bates {
t Randolph Center, Hardy Of Randolph
! Sturtevant of East Braintree and Wes
!, Brookfield and Morse of Brookfeld. TIL
, sermon was by!Rev. Mr.. Sturtevant. TIL
, meeting OF next month will be at Randolp
Center.
3 The mock trial Of a breach Of promis
5 case which has been in progress as an Oh
3 tertanment given by the Good Templai
5 was closed on Saturday evening, at whic
j.. time the unfiedged lawyers practiced the
I oratory In pleading for their clients. Ca
8 Shaw and Cassius Peck, Jr., were couns,
for the plaintiff; John Stone and Let
Blodgett for defendant. There were som
connected with the case who were we
enough versed in court lore to make it SOM,
what instructive, while the parties on trii
. and the witnesses were so apt and ready wit
. their parts as to make it very amusing.