The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
Middlesox.

Mrs. Adelia NJ T.pin was at Waitsfeld
with relatives last week.
Mrs. III .ttie B. H-rrick was called to
Mont pelior last Saturday.
Mrs. Maria Davis IL a. the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 8. 3 Hastings.
Mrs p. B Wolcott OF Shor-ham Is the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. Livi Swiff, in town.
Benz .min Buzz Ill aud ami y Of Moreto wn
we're The guests Of relative ia town over
Sunday.
Ms. c. d. Pierce aud daughter OF Mont
p-lirr have hren the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dr.. w. Nj. Pierce.
John Pickr-l AMI Luther w Guyette
may now be found at Montpelier where
they have located.
Another evidence OF winter is that e. E.
Cappbsll ID on Moudty TO H ,rsey BROTH
ers one OF his stylish seghs.
Rosa Smith has been quite ill with con-
gestiou OF the lungs. bu Is q little better.
She is at'ended by DR.. Pierce.
The Home Circle met W tn Mrs. E. E.
Campbell last "Wednesday eve ling aud held
most enloyaUle socable. X ;ireshments
we're served.
W. G Scott has been spending week at
his home in town. III, will return To his
duties rs night operator at NJ M p ,lier TO-
morrow.
Fred l.. Wirn, who has been employed at
Windsor for two months, returned TO Mid
dlesex yesterday and HIS merry whistle is
heard upon the street once more.
Wells Chamberlain claims to hold the
record for ION bunting, no having secured
four in less than two hours without III. aid
OF dogs or cutting down trees. Who beats
Thu?
A horse assumed control of a road cart
last Sunday and draw the same towards
Mon p lier at a lively gait, but b-iug uu-
p-rsu-d tired OF the sport and Was Cap
tured without accident.
The village is alive with school children
again, both schools being in session. Miss
Ryle of Wairstied IL teaching her second
term on Nor. town side. Mrs. Carrie Towne
Of Worcester i, teaching at the village.
You can find some rare Inducements to
subscribe for he WATcHMAN and other pa
p-rs at the posrd flee. l have the low sst
rates on all psrio.iicals and will com bine
them with the WATCHMAs at club rates.
CAN and see me II you wish for any publ
cation.
Tonight the town will be aglow with
bright articles sold at the Ladies' Aid
Christmas sale. The prOgrs mm- has been
excellentiy chosen and will afford a rare
evenings entertainment which will be- sur
mounted by One OF the society 5 most boun-
tiful repaSts. Every chicken in town has a
earth. and every mouth is relishing a keen
anticipation.
This community met with sad loss Sun
day mo ming in the death Of S-aver How
ard after an illness Of four weeks with
Bright's disease. Dc .ss-d WAS born in
Thetford, October 10, 1926. He enlisted
with the Twelfth Vermont regiment and
again in the Seventeen regiment where
he displayed mrch courage and dis inguish-
ed himself with brave deeds. After living
in RovaltnD, Worcester and Motetown, NJ -
ami Mrs Howard moved TO Mlddlesex over
iart-r OF a c-niury ago, where they have
since lived, enjoying the highest respect
and esteem Of all. Mr.. Howard was prom
ineut m-inber OF Waterbury lodge OF Ma.
Sous and Of the Erwin Dillingham; Post,
Grand Army OF the r pubic. He leaves a
bro her and wife to survive him with some
dittnt rel 'tions AZ Platt-burg, N. Y. He
was ever slurdy demOcrat, yet here IN
this town where his party was in minority,
he has held nearly all the important Town
offices in which he gave the best satisf.c-
ton. He WAS the democratic uomines for
a1soc ate idge in the last election, aud he
sides discha'gug HIS official duties, bis lat
ter life has been nearly all devoted to pub
lie business, He was man Of sound prin.
chile combined with irm convictions, un-
~ oiled bY excrs live latitude OF words He
spoke his convic ions in det .rmined man
ner. ami made no further argument. which
IL "A merit POSSESSED by few mon The flu
neral occurred from the house at one O'Clock
yesterday under the Masonic order aud tho
ini-rm-ut was at Mohtpalier. He bore his
suffering without comp ming, his lait-r
life being III 're or less marr-d by injuries
receiveh in the army. L believe that no
loss c uld h- more kssnly felt h the public
WIN extend their ~ npaihy Ia Mrs. Howard
and other mem hers of the f-mly. Aud no
will long mourn his familiar Aure.