The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-31
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illness OF several years with cancer of the
aged seventy years. Mrs. Smith
was born in Elmore, January 20, 1898, and
was daughter of William and Hannah
Kinson. She leaves husband, three sons
George NJ Charles A., and Eugene A.
Smith-also two daughters, Mrs Eliza
Crossett and Mrs. Jennie s. Wilkinson all
of Montpelier and Berlin side. Mrs. Smith
fell last May fracturing one hip and since
that time she has been confined to her bed.
She was patient sufferer and to the last was
solicitous for the welfare and happiness of
those most dear to her, She was life long
member OF the Baptist church in this city
ana during the active years of her life was
one OF the prominent workers in that de-
nomination. Her funeral was held Friday
afternoon from her late home on Berlin
side, Rev. Andrew Gillies officiating, and
the burial was in Green Mount cemetery.
THE Putnam Phalanx of Hartford, Conn,
the crack military organization Of that city
and state, arrived in Montpelier last Thurs
day afternoon in special train OF New
York, New Haven and Hartford parlor and
sleeping cars. The party, including ladies,
numbered about one hundred and fifty,
After alighting from the train the Phalanx
formed, headed by its own drum corps, and
escorted by committee of citizens OF Mont
pelier, marched to the birth place of Adj
miral Dewey on State street, where line
was formed and the company was introduce
ed to Hon. Charles Dewey, by Rev. A. n.
Lewis. The Phalanx gave three cheers
for Admiral Dewey and in response the
crowd gave the visitors three hearty. ones.
After Hail to the Chief" and "Yankee
Doodle" by the drum corps the party pro-
ceeded to the Pavilion where special din
ner was waiting them and soon after board
Ed their train en- route for home. They had
been on trip to Saratoga, Lake George
and Lake Champlain and went directly
from Montpelier to Hartford.
Here is one OF the local dailies narrating
circumstantially the plans and purposes of
the WATcHMAN for publishing, during the
| approaching session of the Legislature, the
| daily legislative journal this Office has
printed for hall century more or less The
| contemporary statements are interesting
chiefly as bluffs, having no basis of anthem
| ITCHY, and which so far from being news
are simply impudent meddlings with mat
| tiers that concern neither the newspaper nor
the public at the present time. OF similar
| character was recent item to the effect
that E. M. Barlow of Burlington, the enter
! prising advertising agent of that city who
! has recently returned from Europe is 'as-
sistng in the Lester II, Greene Co.'s phar-
macy" in this city. Possibly there was a
| joke somewhere in the item, but Mr.. Bar
low has not gone out of the advertising
| business, and has not gone into the drug
business, or syrup OF tar business, except to
do some effective advertising for that
article.
CURTIS c. EATON died Monday afternoon
! at his home near the three mile bridge in
| Middlesex, from a shock of paralysis re-
ceived last Friday afternoon. On that day
Mr.. Eaton was sitting on the porch OF his
home, conversing with Rev. Joseph F.
Cobb of East Montpelier, when he sudden
ly fell to the floor. He was carried into
the house in an unconscious state, remain
ing so until he died. He was born in
Calais sixty years ago, and the first thirty
years of his life were spent in that town.
About 1862 he moved to Middlesex where
he has since lived, with the exception Of
| few years residence in Montpelier Mr..
Eaton was a remarkably well informed
man, ever alive to the best interests of his
town and state, and communications from
his pen have often been published in the
WATcHMAN and other papers. He is sur
vived by wife, and two daughters Mrs.
Hepburn of New York and Mrs. Henry
Priest of Canton, N. Y. The latter was
with her father when the end came, but
Mrs. Hepburn did not reach Montpelier
until Tuesday. Deceased was a half broth
er OF John Gilman, prominent lawyer of
st. Paul, Mimi, Hon Dorman B. Eaton of
New York, and the late NJ. d. Gilman of
this city. His funeral will be held Thurs.
day afternoon at two O'Clock from his late
home, Rev. j. Edward Wright, his pastor,
officiating, and the burial will be in Green
Mount cemetery.
AT the regular meeting of the city coun-
Gil held last Wednesday evening the follow
ing bills were ordered paid: Capital Gran
lite company for curbing, S54075; Brodrick,
McRay & Co., supplies for liquor agency,
$144; j NJ Boutwell,, crushed stone, S72S.-
80; Lane Manufacturing company, S135,85;
Benjamin Daley, coal, $40 30; T. j. Kelle-
her & company, granite, $5770; w. E.
Deckron, SIT %; Union Mutual Fire Insur-
ance company, insurance on city buildings,
S19.25; Peck Brothers, supplies, S33 "A;
! Rrnnka r. DamiDo &S No
Donald, trucking, $3.50; f. II. G. Thompson
quarterly pay for members of Hook and
Ladder company, $780, T. r. Merrill,
clerk, S37 so. Permission was given j. f.
Lee to build dwelling house on Cross
street. The board voted to lay concrete
roadway on Academy bridge and TO paint
the bridge. The matter OF the city sewer
age was discussed for an hour or more.
| The board was unanimous in the opinion
that larger sewer pipes should be laid on
streets where permanent roads are built.
Homer q. Hopkins came before the board
and requested that new sewer pipe be put
| in on Spring street as the one now in use is
inadequate to carry off sthe surface water
and his cellar is flooded in time of a heavy
shower. The board promised Mr. Hopkins
to look into the matter. After a brief
executive session the council adjourned.
THE grand and petit jurors for the Sep
TENDER term of Washington county court,
which convenes on Tuesday, September IS,
Judge H. r. Start presiding, were drawn
last week by Sheriff Collins, The grand
jurors are: Barre, Lewis Keith; Barre city.
Ezekiel Drew; Berlin, A. l.. Hewitt; Cabot,
Ira f. Haines Calais. Albert Dwinell;
Duxbury, Orrin W. Hills East Montpelier,
G.. III. Gould Marshfeld, George A. Davis;
Middlesex, Henry W. Nichols; Montpelier,
A, d. Farwell; Moretown, Russell Sawyer;
Mortified, George II. Fisher; Plainfeld, S.
s. Smith; Roxbury, A. w. Orcutt; Waits
field. G. M. Richardson; Warren, John l..
Spaulding; Waterbury, George w. Grover;
Woodbury., o. A. Daniels. The folio wing
are petit jurors: Barre, j. W. Averill, Ar
thur LeBarron; Barre city, W. d. Smith,
John T, Callaghan; Berlin, E. l., Chandler,
o. B. Dodge; Cabot, W. R. Marsh, o. j.
Clark Calais, w. E. Bliss, E. w Cate;
Duxbury, B. B. Johnson East Mont
pelier, c. b. Gallison Fsyston, E. j, Long,
Dan Boyce; Marshfeld, A. G. Colburn;
Middlesex, G. M Whitney, o. B. Culver;
Montpelier, James Mack, D. W. Temple;
Moretown, John G. Bsbee; Mortified, II,
r. Brown, NJ. ID. Smith; Planfeld, George
d. Kidder; Roxbury, AFRO Simonds; Waits
field, II. NJ. Carpenter, E. q. Parsons; War
rem, e. II. Richardson, G. II. Campbell;
Waterbury, H. F. Hill, j. r. Pike; Wood