The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-06
Williamstown.

in Pueblo, Gal.
Ernest Nichols has gone to work for Fred
| Slayton OF Barre.
Lewis M. Seaver has lately gone to Eng
| land on business trip.
1t is hoped Rev. P. P. Womer will return
| to his work this week.
Milton Church's father fell the other day
and hurt himself painfully.
Ernest Dirty, who has taken to himself
wife was in town last week.
G. NJ Seaver and Will E1son were in
Boston last week buying goods.
Carl j. Benedict has just accepted situa
ton in laundry in Burlington.
Frank o. Beckett is in better health since
his return to Washington, ID. @.
A sister of Mrs. William Grearson from
st. George, N. b., is visiting here.
Rowland Lougee is said to have made a
| financial success in his business in Lebanon,
| n. II.
The Methodist sociabe will be held this
week on Wednesday at the house OF Will
Moore.
The Universalist Ladies' Society gave a
Harvest sociable at the town hall on Friday
| evening.
The mother and sister of Mrs. George
Dobbs went to their home IN Saranac, N.
Y last week.
Miss Annie Mckee returned on Saturday
from seasons stay at the Fabyan House,
White Mountains.
George WILDER has sold his milk route to
Clinton Gram and taken up work again in
j. X. Lynde's store.
Jesse Martin, a student in the Montpelier
Seminary, carries an arm in sling as the
result of ball playing.
The funeral of Mrs. S. Talcott Perrin was
held at the Methodist church on Monday
afternoon at two o'clock
Chris" Elliott left for Colorado last
| Thursday hoping his lung trouble might be
benefited by the change.
Fred Whitney had the misfortune to lose
a valuable hefer, last week, that was hook
ed into spring by other cattle.
Rev. p. p. Womer failed to return last
week and it is suspected his wife's health
forbade his coming as expected
Herbert, son of Newell r. Farnham, was
| the only person here to go to New York
city on the excursion last week.
Alden p. Martin will sell his farm and
personal property at auction at ten o'clock
A. NJ, on Tuesday of next week.
George Goodrich is taking up the work
again this season of teaching vocal music
classes. He is one of our best singers.
Will Wheeler and son, Ben, of Des
Moines, Iowa, accompanied the body OF
Mrs. S. T. Perrin to this place for burial.
Nelson Farnham is improving so that he
was able to walk quite little distance from
his house the other day. 1t is thought he
will continue to improve.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne, at the union SER
vice at the Methodist church on Sunday
evening, gave very interesting address on
the book of the Acts as whole. This was
in accordance with plan laid out for New
England ministers for special work in this
month of October
Miss Alice M. Kyle of Boston gave an adj
l.. IL
tional church last week Monday evening. AS
she rehearsed facts in the lives Of certain
missionaries it would seem that her hearers
must have felt that in comparison their own
lives knew little or nothing of self-sacrifce,
and an all absorbing devotion in Christian
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. sibley went to st.
Cloud, Mimi, last week, desiring for Mr..
Sibley the counsel and help of his brother
in-law DIR. George e. Maloy, in connection
with a specialist in Minneapolis in whom
DR.. Maloy has much confidence. His friends
will rejoice if Mr.. Sibley gets the help he so
greatly longs for, in connection with can
cerOus ear.
The immediate cause of the death of Mrs.
John Lynde, is said to have been the
measles, although she had the disease thor
oughly in early life. How or when she was
exposed to them again is not known, but
two weeks before taken with them, she had
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have been then. During the last several
days of her life she was unconscious, or
somewhat delirious at times, condition
from which she did not rally.
The body of Mrs. Harriet Pettingill, wife
OF the late Samuel Talcott Perrin, and for
many years well-known esteemed resi-
dent OF the town, was brought here from
Des Moines, Iowa, for burial, early this
week. Mrs. Perrin had never recovered
from the effects of fall some months ago,
in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Will
Wheeler of Des Moines. For some years
member of the Methodist church. She was
eighty-two years of age. Two daughters
survive her.
Our community was saddened by tele-
gram announcing the death of Mrs. Laura
Davis. wife of the late John Lypde, in Mel.
rose, Mass, on Thursday afternoon last.
Her body was brought here for burial, the
funeral having been held on Sunday after
noon. Mrs. Lynde had long been greatly
esteemed resident of the place, and be-
loved member Of the Congregational church.
Although for many years good deal Of an
invalid, she was remarkable for her CHEEKY
spirit, and readiness to do, to the limit OF
her physical ability, for others. A capable,
intelligent woman, she will be greatly miss
ed in the sphere she has filled so nobly, as
a Christian woman, in our midst.
The funeral of Mrs. Laura Davis Lynde,
| was held at the mousse OF y. IA. ,Lynde on
Sunday afternoon at one o'clock, Rev. j, o.
Sherburne officiating in the absence of Rev.
p. P. Womer. Very comforting words
were spoken by Rev. Mr.. Sherburne. His
text and theme having been "Rest for the
troubled" At the noon hour of Sunday,
Barney ID. Flint, superintendent of the
Congregational Sunday school, paid warm
tribute to Mrs. Lynde, who had for so many
years been pupil and later a teacher in
the school. Mrs. Lynde was about ffty-two
years of age.
Stop that cough! Take warning. 1t may
lead to consumption. A 25c bottle Of Shi-
loh's Cure may save your life. Sold by w.
e. Terrill & Co.
Washington.
N. c. Powers of Hartford visited friends
| in town last week.
Mrs. Ida Henry is staying for time with
Miss M. d. White at Montpelier.
Wool is coming up "jest leetle" every
day, according to Winslow's quotations.
Mrs. DR.. Warner will be in West Tops
ham with her millinery goods on Monday
next.
20. White is expected soon from Cali
fornia to take charge of the Harry White
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