The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-14

preacher. At the Fast Day service he gave
familiar talk to little handful Of hearers
taking as his text the words, Neither give
place to the devil" 1t was frank, whole
some talk, and good for us as place. THAI
only about one.sixth OF our population at
tend church habitually, on Sunday" was
one OF several indications that evil too easily
found standing and sitting room amongs,
u.s.. And there had been grosser forms o.
evil OF late, the satanic paternity OF which
show the text had not been duly needed
here.
The news OF the death. on March 10, In
Ottawa, ILL.,, Of John M. French, former
and beloved citizen OF Barre, brings a sor
row that overf1ows the boundary OF his ma
tive town. A lifelong and intimate &C
quaintance with him that long ago ripened
into one Of the warmest Of friendships, leads
us to pay him this tribute: That truer,
larger-hearted, more unselfsh, devoted
friend, it has not been our lot to meet in
life's journey. Hallowed will be his mem
DRY in many heart. 1t will be OF interest
to friends to know that he had not been
well for year or more. A year and hall
ago he had the grip when he lost, and never
recovered, the sense OF smell. He also par
TALLY lost the sense OF taste. In the last
year he was siling, though the real difficulty
was not discovered, and not till two weeks
before he died did he take his bed The
trouble at last proved to be with his brain,
and he died from paralysis. Marrying late
in life, he left daughter of eleven years,
whom he was exceedingly attached. His
age was sixty and half years
Thirty years is long time to fight SO
painful trouble as piles, but Jacob Mitch
ell, of Unionville, Pa, struggled that long
before he tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve, which quickly and permanently
cured him. Iii equally effective in ecze-
ma and all skin affections. W. E. Terrill
& Co., Montpelier, Vt.
Cabot.
L. j. Hathaway Of Montpelier is to have
a class in music here.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Lance are rejoicing
over the advent OF boy born April 8.
Ned Harrington has graduated at the AL
bany Business College and returned home.
The school directors have provided an
able corps of teachers for the summer, the
town providing for all but one district in
the thirteen out of it's own teachers, besides
providing seven for other towns.
About fifty friends gathered at the resi-
dence of p. ID. Banfill on Friday evening of
last week to remind them of their tenth an
niversary. Several nice presents were left
as tokens of esteem. Cake and coffee were
served
Regular communication OF Green NlOun-
tain Chapter, No. 80, Order Of the Eastern
Star, on Friday evening, April 16. Let all
the members possible be present, as Saman-
tha Josiah Allen and Betsey Bobbitt will
give short entertainment at the close of
the meeting.
Mary Haines, the only remaining daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Haines, died on
Wednesday last after an illness Of several
months of bronchial trouble. Her suffer-
ings were borne with that Christian pa
thence Of which she was possessed. She
was worthy and active member of the
Christian Endeavor Society where her pres
ence will be greatly missed. She had also
been member of the Congregational church
for several years. Her voice was heard
singing the praises Of God from Sabbath to
Sabbath in the choir and Sunday-school.
The bereaved parents and brother have the
sympathy Of all. Floral tributes from the
Christian Endeavor Society and other near
friends were but mute tokens of respect and
sympathy