The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-05

come here in late years from that section
| and whose sterling qualities have won for
them cordial esteem here. 1t was here
| that she made the acquaintance OF her hus-
Scotland, and who had also won the esteem
| OF our community. In the terribly sad af-
Fiction that has now befallen him, we can
assure him Of much tender sympathy here.
A little boy, In bis third year, survives this
mother. Mrs. Prizes body was taken to
her old home for burial.
Washington.
Leon Bishop has gone to Canada to stay
through the wintor.
Perley G. White Is shingling the Harry
White house and is to rent 1t.
Mrs. Ella Spencer 10 i'll at the residence
OF her father. @. W. Flint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Farnsworth OF Mil
ford, N H., were in town last week.
The Huntington family held q reunion at
G. w. Huntipgton's on New Years day.
Deacon Edwin q. Smith is preparing to
return with his family to Williamstown.
Miss Laura Butler Of East Orange visited
her sister, Mrs. #. q. Huntington, on Sat
urdsy and Sunday.
There is q movement on foot here to form
q stock company to buy an interest in the
| Warner Granite Company.
A surprise party was given to Miss Eta
| Clough ON Saturday evening and the com
pany were handsomely entertained.
The Foster monument, just completed by
| the Warner Granite Con pdny, IL the hand
soonest job ever done in their she p1.
G. II. Johannessen has rented OF 8. W.
| Flint the house recently vacated by Charles
Farnsworth, in this village and will set up
housekeeping.
A memorial service was held for little
Daisy Bradbury at the Union church on
Sunday, and an appropriate sermon deliv-
cred by the pastor, Rev. II. E. Briggs.
! Although there are no dsrkes in town.
there are chicken thieve., we giieve to say.
One was tracked by farmer near this viii
: lage, who missed two chickens ON Christ
mas day. Tie tracks indicated the gal,
and the gait proved the man. He " i'll be
| excused this time-but don't let it hb ppen
again
Burt r. Sesver died on last Sunday morn.
ing after brief illness, aged twent. five
years. He was the So of j. B. Sesver
and resided at the farm of George Nj Sea-
| YER. He was attacked with rhenma ism
some three weeks ago and was obliged to
| give up work and take to his bed. There
have since been syn p oms Of typhoid fever,
and a consultation " az held in his case by
DIR. Warner, the attending physician, and
DIR. Corwin Of Chelsea, la.t week, but the
fever had not fully developed at that time.
| His death came as a shock TO his friends,
who did not realize the seriousness Of his
condition until the end came. The de-
| ceased was married some four years ago TO
Miss Jennie Hanson Of this place. The be-
reaved wife and sorrowinR parents have the
| heartfelt sympathy OF the community in
| this hour OF their sffliciion.
Hon. Heman Allen White died at his res
| ideDce in this village on New Years day,
aged eighty years. He had been col fined 10
the house most Of the winter, with grad
| ual failing OF his physical and mental pow.
ers. His decease removes from our midst
one who bad long been regarded as WASH
| inRton's fore most citizen and who had
been identified with the business of the
town more actively and prominently than
| any one else for several decades. He WAS
serving his fiftieth year as town clerk and
| for long number OF years was town treas
urer. Being the only lawyer in town, he
had been Considered as authority on all
questions OF legal and public nature, and
| his Office had been used a. q place for the
transaction Of all business connected with
the town, while much Of ii was done by
himself. His loss to the town IN, therefore,
great and his death may be justly regarded
in the nature Of q public calamity. He had
r. presented the town in the 81 ate legisla-
tufe in ears gone by, and was state sena-
tor in 1870. He had also served q brief
term az judge OF probate He is survived
| by wife. His funeral was held on Tues
day afternoon at the Universalist church.
| "6lLbu6lQ.
F. II Sawyer of Moretown il working for
c. f. Eddy.
Rev. L. H. Elliott supplied at the Congre-
gatiopal church last Sunday.
Carrie II Joslin and daus liter, Francis,
have gone to West Newton, Mass, to reside
for the present.
The second lecture in the course was
given on Tuesday evening at the Metho-
odist church by Rev. G. W. Morrow. Sub
| ject, " Abraham Lincoln"
| Do not forget the visit at A. E. Meburon's
next Saturday by members Of the Grand
Army Post and their families. Dinner will
be served at one o. clock P. N.
Stewart Ferris did not 20 to Rutland last
week a. stated in these items. At the last
moment friends contributed and paid his
fine and he went home wiser, IL no better.
| II. j. Joslin was called to Warren on
Monday and pleaded guilty to obtaining
| liquor OF the agent under false pretencts.
81 80. W
The following officers for Ainswortb Post,
G. A. R., were installed last Saturday by
Past Commander L. d Savage: Com.
mander, o. G. Wilder; junior vice-com-
mander, Stephen Johnson; qusrtermaster,
| H. W. BushUell; adjutant. o. M. Eaton
surgeon, B. ]. s ockwell; chaplain, Benja-
| min Poland; 0fncer-0f-the-day, W. +. Will
der; officer-of-the-guard, Fl A. Minor;
sergeant major, L. d. Savage; quartermas-
ter sergeant. A. e. MehurOn; delegate to
department encsmpment, W. F. Wilder
alternate, FL. NJ. Wait.
One Minute Cough Cure cures quickly
That's what you wanti W. e. Terrill &
Co,
West Corinth.
Arthur Blake and wife have been visiting
in Chelsea the past week.
Mr.. Morrison preached at East Orange on
Sunday, going there on snow shoes.
K. Il. Darling OF New York city spent
New Years at his home at Maplewood.
Isaac Virgins, Jr., has been very sick for
week with pneumonia. Kimball Darling
and Merton Hill are also i'll.
Rev. Mr.. Vance from West Topsham held
evening meetings here part of last week,
also supplied the pulpit here on Sunday.
Mrs. Rose Godfr ~ with two children,
Mrs May with one child from SIR ford and
Eugene Still and family spont New Year s
day at X. ii. Williams.
Mrs. Stillman Virgins is failing. Aside