The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-17
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Ernest Nichols is working in Plainfleld at
present.
Will Schofeld and wife of Ly~ndonville
are visiting his parents here.
Mrs. Horace M. Farnham is called to her
old home by her mothers sickness
Mrs. John Adams and daughter are
spending the week in East Brookfield.
Two young ladies united with the Con-
gregational church at the recent communion.
Rev. p. p. Womer will go to Albany, N.
Y, next week to meet his wife on her re-
turn here.
Wesley M. Seaver has been appointed
overseer of the poor, in place of Nathan
Hall, resigned.
Asa G. Wilbur started for Louisiana
Tuesday morning, to look after his business
interests there.
Leslie ID. Gale returned Saturday from
his summer at the White Mountains, at the
Fabyan House.
The first real snowstorm of the season
fell on Thursday. People were out with
sleighs on Friday.
The members of our Masonic lodge at
tended the funeral of 1. @. Little in South
Barre on Monday.
Miss Hattie Nichols has returned from
Massachusetts to spend the winter with her
uncle, George W. Nichols.
Mrs. Frank Merrill, only daughter of Mrs.
warren .. OONbll, lOT bOU06 udyb ldbb W6bh
seemed at the point OF death.
A second operation on the lower lip OF
Henry f. Erskine, for withdrawing a can
Ger, was resorted to last week.
Friends Of Chris Elliott received letters
from him last week, telling of his improv-
ed condition of health in Colorado. o.
Mrs. John Duffus and children are max
ing their usual Thanksgiving time visit at
Mrs. Duffus' old home in Waterbury.
As was to be expected, after the vote here
on the matter some months ago, George l..
Edison has been appointed postmaster.
Robert II. Jones' two oldest daughters
will soon go to Utica, N. Y, to remain with
Mrs. Jones' mother, for schooling. They
will be missed here.
Two of our townspeople in a recent visit
in Somerville, Mass, report the improved
health of our former citizens, j. M. Bass
and Mrs. j. M. Palmer.
Rev. P. P. Womer reports a very success
full series OF meetings in East Brookield
last week some fifteen persons having
started in the Christian life.
A daughter was born in Milford, N. H.,
November 7, to Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Chisholm. Mrs. Chisholm is a sister of
Mrs. George Edwards of this place.
Wilbur F.. Shepard Of Barre, administra-
tor of The Oliver s Walker estate, has sold
the farm to q. u. Lathrop, to become a lit
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Patsy Elliott returned last week from the
home Of his wife's parents in southern Yer
mont and reports Mrs. Elliott's mother as
yet living, but seriously ill with heart
trouble.
several years an esteemed resident of our
place, occurred from consumption, in North
field, last week. Her body was taken for
burial to her former home in Waterbury.
A note case between Horace M. Farm
ham and Bert Bruce was up for hearing be.
fore Justice G. q. Lsthrop laat Friday af-
ternoOn. Mr.. Farnham won the suit and
an appeal was taken by Mr.. Bruce to county
court.
The Universalist Ladies' Society will
give a chicken-pie upper at the Town Hall
next Friday evening. Rev. ]. Edward
Wright of MONTPELIER has been Engaged to
give a lecture in connection with this en-
t~ertainment. Subject. "a Bundle of Hab.
it's"
Will Moore is under DR.. e. B. Watson's
care OF late. In spite of various physicians
and remedies, he had failed to get the re-
lief he needed for chest trouble. The fact
of his brother Segee's long illness with lung
trouble, doubtless, has made him the more
anxious.
Next Sunday morning Miss Moffatt will
speak at the Congregational church Of the
interests of the American Home Missionary
Society. Rev. p. p. Womer assured his
oNiOhO ioob oohooJ AAb ohO u q any
speaker, and he hopes for a very large at
tendance at this coming service.
Rev. P. P. Womer is anxious to hold re-
ligious services during the coming six weeks
in districts outside the village and wherever
he may be wanted, in school-houses, or in
private houses, he will very gladly go. He
wants any and everybody to feel perfectly
free to call on him for such services.
Arthur Martin, son of the late Denisou
Martin, now of Kewaunee. ILL.,, has not
been able to do any work since a year ago
last July. Before this last season Of i'll
health, he had had much of the same. What
it all means to himself and family many
will know, and with great sympathy, too.
There was a large gathering at Horace
Farnham's on Wednesday afternoon of last
week. A unique feature Of this Methodist
sociable having been the great number OF
babies present, by special invitation. There
were eleven OF them, and some very
pretty ones, too. 1t was an enjoyable &C.
casion.
Mrs. Jennie M. Covell, daughter of the
late George Covell, and wife of Frank Mer-
rill, died at the home of her step-father,
Warren s. Covell, last Saturday morning,
at the age of twenty years. Her disease
were married on January first of this year.
Not alone ON her husband, but upon her
mother, whose only child she was, does this
stroke fall heavily. Sustained by the chris
tlHn = nOpe, mrS. Morrlll noI uedtn calmly
and peacefully.
1. Clement Little died of heart disease at
the age Of seventy-three. on Friday morn
ing. 1t was not generally known till a
short time ago that he was seriously dis
eased. Mr.. Little has long been one Of our
prominent farmers and an active member
Of our grange. In the late War of the Re-
bellion he served the last year and a half in
the Eighth Vermont Regiment. His kind
ly, genial, hospitable disposition could hard
ly fail to make friends. Religiously a Spir-
~itualist, his funeral was held in Unity Tenn
Pile, South Barre. on Monday afternoon,
with Spiritualistic services. A wife, son
and three daughters survive him.
1t was our recent pleasure to be enter
tanned by James Gregory at his new shop
here. Although there has been vexatious
delay in getting his machinery, he is called
upon to exercise his fine skill on guns and
bicycles, ETC., in the way of repairs. AS a
collector of antiques" and curios Mr..
Gregory is something awful. The possess
or Of such, needs like one one Of old, to put
wax in his ears il he would not part with
his treas Tres under the spell Of Mr.. Greg
ory's persuasion. If he is not we'll support
ed in his machine shop when under way
fully, it should be because the work is not
in existence that needs to be done.
East Orange.