The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-22

for some time, although it was not thought
| that her disease was dangerous until a very
| few hours before her death. Since the
death of her husband, twenty years ago, she
has lived alone in a little house on Vine
street. near the dry bridge. She had been
very much OF recluse of late years, and
although she was believed to have quite a
| little money, it has been thought that she
had no account with either of the local
| banks. After her death DR.. Edwin Porter
made an examination of the body and, to
his surprise, found large, well-developed
cancer under her right arm. The fact that
she was suffering from such disease had
never been communicated to her physicians
or her neighbors. Her funeral was held
| from her late home Friday afternoon, Rev.
Homer White of Randolph officiating, and
the burial was in the family lot in Elmwood
| cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs. @. s. Emery were
the nearest surviving relatives OF Mrs. Ed
| son. Mr.. Emery is second cousin and
Mrs. Emery niece. On being notified of
| her death, they came to Northfield to take
| charge of the arrangements for the funeral.
Mrs Edison owned an old melodeon, and it
was proposed that the choir use this at the
| funeral. 1t was locked, but Mr.. Emery
forced the lock, and found inside S12, 600 in
| government bonds and $50 in gold A fur
Their search OF the premises disclosed more
| bank bills and gold, with three bank books,
| one on each OF the Mortified banks, and
one on Montpelier bank, making the total
amount of money found over $4,000. No
| will has been discovered although ii is
thought that Mrs. Edison made one, as she
had often stated to her neighbors that she
| did not want any of her relatives to have a
cent of her property. Besides Mr.. and Mrs.
| Emery she leaves four other relatives, none
| of whom live in Northfied. One, w. M
| Ordway is resident of Montpelier Mrs.
Perley Belknap was sister of Mrs. Edison.
| Mr.. Emery took charge of the treasure trove,
| pending a settlement of the estate. The
news of the discovery spread like wildfire
| and created such sensation as Mortified
has not seen for many day. 1t is thought
| that Mrs. Edison had still more wealth Sc
| GREETED about the house, or buried, and a
| thorough search for such hidden or buried
| treasure will be made. The sum already
found far exceeds the estimate of Mrs. Ed.
sons possessions by every one who had any
| knowledge of herl affairs, and gives the
case the flavor of q romance.
Williamstown.
Arthur Simons is looking and feeling
somewhat better.
A daughter was recently born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Waldo.
Miss Mamie Brush is at home from Pots
dam, N Y, for vacation.
Elisha, son of the late Denison Martin, is
practicing law in West Superior, Wis.
Lewis NJ. Seaver, now Of New York city,
is in town for a week, looking after his
farm matters.
We hear of leading democrats here who
refuse to stand on the Chicago platform and
vote for Mr.. Bryan.
Neal b. Smith has been laid off three
weeks from commercial college work in
Poughkeepsie n. Y, by sore eyes.
Bert Robinson's house is having its fin
ishing touches preparatory to occupancy
by the family OF Stone-cutter Robert Jones.
Perey Goodwin, brave, hopeful boy that
he is, is doing well at the hospital in Bur
lington. His mother, nee Lizzie Earle, visits
him often.
In the match game of baseball here on
Saturday, the Graniteville players We're
victors over the home team, in the score of
four to five
Mrs. Frank Owen of Burlington daughter
of the late Mr.. Bingham Seaver, is in town
for few weeks, accompanied by her two
sons and daughter.
Will Young goes this week to visit his
old home in st. George, New Brunswick.
He is accompanied by his wife and her
little sister, Ella Sibley.
Fremont G. Little has four swarms of
busy bees that have improved each shining
ing hour to the extent of storing up large
amount of very fine box honey this season.
Messrs Ed. House and George l.. Edison
and families arrived at Colorado Springs,
Col, safely, and in a day or two a portion
of them were viewing the prospect DER from
the top of Pixies Peak.
Mrs. Melvin Burnham, so long a time an
invalid and alternately between hope and
fear as to the condition of her lungs, was
more poorly last week, but from other all
ments than of her lungs. She is again more
comfortable.
Denison Slack, who left here last year, is
in town and wants to return to live here.
His wife, who was so long in the hospital
at Hanover, n, H., with a badly broken
limb, is now at her fathers home The limb
has been saved TO her, we are glad to say.
Rev. Dr. Parker, veteran minister of the
Methodist church, and for forty years a
missionary in India, is to be at the Meth
odist church here one week from next Sun
day The high tribute paid him by Rev. j.
o. Sherburne last Sunday morning as being,
in his estimation, one of the three most use
full men in the denomination, naturally in
spires a great desire to hear him.
former resident, and one OF the WATCH
MAN family, asks after farming matters
here. Owing to lack of rain, earlier, the
hay crop suffered materially. We hear the
estimate of two-thirds Of usual good crop.
Pastures have felt the drouth greatly. PO-
tatoes are ooking we'll Corn failed to get
good start, but has come forward Of late
some what. Oats are looking well.
WOfu was received mere on lHuIsudy iaoV
of the death of Mrs, Charlotte Edison OF
Northtield She was daughter of our
former townsman, Mr.. Moses Ordway, and
well remembered here. Within year or
two she has erected the most elaborate and
expensive granite monument in our village
cemetery to the memory OF her parents.
Cancer and paralysis preceded her death.
The seectmen are to straighten and fill
the road from the hotel to the depot, and
give us a suitable sidewalk. 1t is also be-
| lieved by the selectmen that the way will
soon be open for continuing the much
needed road past the Wells ~ Lamson
quarry and over the James Langdon farm
into Graniteville. The future granite in,
terests Of this village may be determined
| largely by increased facilities for getting
granite from the quarries
In the absence OF Rev. j. n. Perrin, las
| Sunday, the Congregationalists largely at
tended the Methodist church, listening tC
an excellent sermon by Pastor j, o. Sher
] burne. His theme was that evil under the
/ sun common among men," viz: A man &c
whom God hath given riches, wealth ant
honor, so that he wanteth nothing for his
soul, of all that he desireth yet God givetl
him not power to eat thereof but stranger
| eateth it,"
Meeting Rev. j. o. Sherburne, one morn
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