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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-16
SELECTED STORY.
The Moaning OF the Bar.

Through the cool stiffness of the
room drifted the afternoon breeze, stir
ring the white muslin at the open win
dow. The soft hum of summer after
noon, the click of croquet mallets, the
lazy chirping of birds, the gentle under
tone of voices across the corridor, flow
ed like lazy sea around the island of
quiet where the sick woman lay.
BY the white bed sat nurse, crisply
uniformed, fresh-faced, alert. While
the woman slept she could read, and 80
she held book in her lap and looked
out at the blue Catskills mottled with
cloud-shadows. The air flowed in and
out almost imperceptibly-it was like
watching the steady breathing of Ma
ture.
Suddenly the woman shuddered and
opened her eyes; dark, large, feverish
eyes, with heavy circles below. She
crossed her arms upon her breast and
rocked from side TO side like child in
trouble. The nurse closed the book
and rose, but the woman put out thin,
bot hand and caught her white apron.
"No, don't want drink Whenever
I move you get me drink; / get 30
tired seeing you do it. Am l going to
die2"
The nurse looked at her quietly. 81
think you are weak-very weak" she
said, "but there is every hope" sob,
why lie about it?" said the woman in
differently, "you know l am. Are you
a Roman Catholic?" "No," said the
nurse, 81 an not. But there are several
in the house, l believe. Would you
like"
"Oh, don't get them, don't get theml
think if should say l preferred the
Himalaya Mountains to the Catskills,
you'd get them here tomorrow. Shall
/ be alive tomorrow? l feel so strong,
Just now. And yet / shall die very
soon. l have not at all the proper feel
ings, do you know? Not at all. should
naturally be afraid-Ohl am so mis-
cradle, so hideously miserablel"
The nurse took one of the hot hands
and stroked it gently. "You use your
strength too quickly" she said, ''you
have not too much, you know. am
sure" "Listen!" said the woman,
''listen to me. My father used to say
that we were all Unitarians in our
souls, those of US who had any brains,
and all Roman Catholics in our hearts,
who had any feelings. think he was
right. cannot die until l have told
some one-I cannotl l thought that
1 should 60 suddenly-my heart, you
know-and so needn't tell. But now
God is killing me slowly and giving me
time to see what hell will be. And &C
shall tell you. Will you listen?"
81 will listen, of course, if you vii
say little at time, perhaps, and rest
between. But 1 could get" 81 tel
you don't want theml I'm not Ro
man Catholic! And / shall not tell i
and rest between. If God has given mi
one chance, one strength, is it likel.
that / should throw it away? l think
feel better already-I am rested before
have thrown it off; if you had carried
it for ten years" Her face was Grim
son, her breath came fast, her eye
plead like dogs for sympathy.
The nurse sat by the bed aud hell
her hand, stroking her arm with slow
magnetic sweeps from the elbow. {"
know" she said, "now tell me-"
"When l was child" said the WON
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-16

BURLINGTON MoToRMAN. -Burling-
ton, Vt, March 8, $685. H. A. Coombs,
141 North Union street, this city, en-
ployed as motorman, states that his
daughter was great sufferer from
eczema, which was so severe that there
was not clear spot on her whole body.
She began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla,
aud it entirely cured her. Mr.. Coombs
has since taken the medicine for kid
ney trouble and lame back and it gave
him relief. He naturally values Hoods
Sarsaparilla very highly.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
ESTATE OF SUSAN w. WARREN.
STATE OF VERMONT,

In Probate Court, held at Montpelier in and for
said District on the 28th day OF February A d. 1898,
George A. Warren, Executor of the Last will and
testament Of SUSAN W. WARREN, late of Md
istraton account for examination and allowance
and makes application for decree of distribution
upon It is ordered by SAID Court, that said account
and said application be referred to session thereof
the 18th day of March, a. d. 1888 for hearing and
decision thereon; and, 1t Is further ordered, that
publication Of the same three weeks successfully in
the Vermont Waterman g. State Journal. a newspaper
published at Montpelier, previous to said time APP
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place, and, show cause, if any they may
have, why said account should not be allowed, and
such decree made. BY the Court.-Attest.
1896 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
EsTATE OF MILO A. BUsHNI


The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash.
ington, commissioners to receive, examine and ad-
Just all claims and demands of all persons against
field in said District, deceased, and all claims
will meet for the purposes aforesaid at the office
Of !. ": Gregory, in the town Of Waitsaeld, in
18th day of July next, from one o'clock P. NJ,
until four o'clock p M each Of said days, and that
six months from tn 18th day of January A. ID. 1898.
Is the time limited by said Court for said creditors
to present their claims to us for examination and
allowance.
Dated at waitsfeld, this 18th day of January
A. ID. 1888 j. II. HASTINGS, co,,
1896 f. A. BOYCE, fN"ln
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ESTATE OF BARD p. YOUNG.
STATE OF VERMONT,
DISTRICT OF WAsUINGTON 90

In Probate Court held at Montpelier in and TO,
said District. on the sth day of March, AID. 1898:
James w. Brock. Administrator OF the estate of
BARD p YOUNG, late of Montpelier, In said
District, deceased, presents his ac-
count for examination and and makes sp.
the estate of said de ceased Whereupon is ordered
by said Court that said account aud said appcat
be referred to session thereof to be held at the
Probate ONCE In said Montpelier. on the 2sth day
of March, A. ID. 1858, for hearing and decision
thereon: And, it is further ordered, that notice
hereof be given to all persons interested, by
publication of the same three weeks SUCCESSFULLY
In the Vermont Waterman d. State Journal a news
paper published at Montpelier previous to said time
appointed for hearing, that they may appear at
said time and place, and show cause, II any they
may have, why said account should not be allowed,
and such decree made.
BY the Court.-Attest,
1897 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
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ESTATE OF MELISSA sTEARNs.
STATE OF VERMONT,
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. az.

OF W AShlNdIONt ss'
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in and for
said District on the 23d day of February A d. 1898.
An Instrument purporting to be the last will
and testament of MELISSA STEARNS, late OF
Marshfeld, in said District, deceased being pre-
sented to the Court for Probate, It is ordered
by said Court that all persons concerned therein
be notified to appear at a session of said Court
to be held at the Probate Office in said Montpelier
the 18th day of March, A ID. 1888, and show cause,
II any they may have, against the Probate Of said
instrument for which purpose 1t is further ordered
that notice Of this order be published three weeks
successfully in the Vermont Waterman g. Stats
Journal newspaper printed at Montpelier in this
State, previous to said time appointed for hearing.
By the Court,-Attest,
1886 HIRAM CARLETON Judge.
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ESTATE OF SARAH SARGENT.
STATE OF VERMONT,

In Probate Court held at Montpelier In and for said
District. on the Sd day of March. A. ID. 1885:
An Instrument purportng to be the last will and
testament OF SARAH SARGENT, late of Waterbury
In said District deceased, being presented TO the
that all persons concerned therein be notified
to appear at a session of said Court to be held
day Of March, A. D. ISIS, and show cause, II any
they may have, against the probate of said instru
menti for which purpose it is further ordered
that notice of this order be published three
weeks successfully In the Vermont WdtchndR & Stats
Journal newspaper printed at Montpelier, In this
state previous 10 said time appointed for hearing
s597 HIRAM CARLETON. Judge.
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him from behind,
Mighty few hard
working men ever
stop to realize that
the headaches and
dizzy sensations and
feelings of weak.
ness and sluggish
ness and incapacity
that OVercOme
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For Sale, Monday, Mar. q '90

To pay cost of keeping, one reddish gray twoyear-
old heller the same having strayed into the encIo
sure Of Clark Simonds at his farm in Northfied on
the 18th OF May 1881 Sale to take place at the
of said Simonds.
Mortified, W., March q 1899.
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How often you see a man
deeply engrossed in his
work, full of satisfaction at
what he has accomplished
in business, ready to go
ahead and carry out bound
less schemes of achieve
ment, and using up all his
strength and nervous force,
never pausing to think what
unseen danger may threaten
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09
AFRICAN METHoDIsrs, MEMORIAL.
First Bricks In st. Philips MOnu-
mental Church Laid Tomorrow.

First Bricks In st. Philips MOnu-
mental Church Laid To-mOrrOw.
Sc. Phillips Monumental Church on New
street is the Plymouth Rock of African
Methodism In Georgia and the South.
Rev. James Lynch the first missionary
of that church entered Savannah in 1864,
to quote Bishop Gaines-"almost before
the smoke of the armies had cleared away
From that beginning have come all of
the A. M. e. Churches of Georgia, Ala
bama Florida and the Southwest. The
building is one of the landmarks of Sa-
yannah. The deed to the lot is the first
deed to church property drawn for coloced
people after the war.
In September two years ago the church
was demolished by the storm. The last
Georgia conference of the A. NJ. E. church
at Waycross, decided that the old church
be rebuilt and adopted a resolution re-
naming it st. Philips Monumental
Church" and entrusting the work to Rev.
A. A. Whiteman, rs pastor The work
thus begun enlists the interest and en-
cages the sympathy of African Methodists
all over the country. Three thousand
dollars-possibly mOre-will be given by the
conference and different churches towards
The erection of the Monumental building.
Rev Whiteman estimates that the whole
cost of the building will be $1,000 and
hopes to dedicate without debt.
on the fourth Sunday in this month
Bishop Turner, senior bishop Of the A.
NJ. e. Church, and bishop of Africa, will
lay the new corner stone OF the AIonu-
mental building, and new era OF African
Metnodism will be inaugurated in Savan-
nan.
Many assurances Of sympathy and sup
port are coming 20 Rev. Whitman from
leading white citizens as well rs from
the coiored people of Savannah.
Tomorrow viii be a notable dav in the
history Of the church. The first brick is
to be laid in rebuilding the broken walls
The bell will ring every hour of the day
beginning at Z a. m. At o'clock there
viii be prayer meeting, led by n. Bryant,
the Oldest class leader in the church. At
O'Clock divine services will commence in
Which all the ministers in the city are
invited to take part. At 10 o'clock the
first brick win be formally placed In the
wall, and trence on all through the Gay
mCubers and friends will come OF call IN
passing and lay a brick and leave a dona-
with n feast and reception, at which all
those who could not attend during the
day will have the opportunity to place a
brick in the walls.
The pastor respectfully asks the white
people of Savannah to call during the
day and leave what the goodness of their
hearts may suggest, 10 help a deserving
body OF their colored friends, many of
whom have served them and their faith
ers in bondage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09
Church Directory.

trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
south corner of President and Barnard
j. r.. Scruggs, pastor. Service Il a. m.
and p. m. Junior Epworth League 3.30
p m. Sunday School at D. m. j. A.
/, Narnadoe, superintendent. Wednesday s. 30
p. m. E,pworth League; Thursday, S:l5 %.
M. prayer service.
Wesley Monumental Church, Rev James
0. Branch ID. D., pastor. Preaching at II
a. m and s p. m. by the pastor Sunday
school at p. m. c. V. Snedeler. super
intendent Epworth League Tuesday at
SIS p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at
p. m.
Grace Methodist Church. jefferson and
New Houston streets Osgood f. Cook.
pastor. Services to-day at II a. m. and
p. m. Sunday School at 4 p. m. Womau's
Foreign Missionary and Parsonage Aid
Societies VIII meet Monday afternoon at
4:30 o'clock. Stewards and trustees win
meet at the parsonage Monday. $3.50 %
M. Epworth League, Tuesday s p. m
Prayer meeting, Wednesday. s D. m. i
cordial invitation extended to ali.
The Lutheran Church of the Ascension.
corner Bull and President streets Preach
ing at il a. m. and p. m. by Rev. j.
Henry Harms. Pews free. AL welcome.
81. Paurs Lutheran, Bull and First
streets Rev, NJ. j. Epting, pastor. Morn
ing service and sermon II O'Clock; even
ing service and sermon, s o'clock Sun
day School, 400 p. m. Prayer meeting.
Wednesday, 4:3O p. m. Welcome for All.
Duffy Street Baptist Church. corner
Duffy and Abercorn streets. Rev James
d. Chapman, pastor. Service at II a. m.
and p. m Sunday School at $50 a. m.
b. Y. p. U. at o'clock. All who desire
are cordially invited 60 worship.
Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, corner Seventh and jefferson
streets, Rev f. f. Morgan, pastor, Preach
ing at il a. m. by Rev. Mr. Lee and at
S:l5 p. m. by the pastor. The sacrament
Of the Lords supper will be administered
at the night service. Sunday school at
$3.50 D. m. Seats free
There viii be services tomorrow at the
First Church OF Christ, Scientists in tn
Metropolitan Hail. corner Whitaker ana
President streets. at II a. m. Sunday
school, u m Meeting Wednesday even
ing at o'clock. All are invited.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.
SUBJECTS OF SERMONS IN sAVAN-
NAH PULPITS TODAY.

Communion Services VIII BE Held
in Many Churches - Rev. A. j.
Smith to Resume Services Mt the
First Presbyterian ChUrch-Meth-
Odists Going to Taylor Creek
Camp Meeting - Mr.. JohnsOn's Adj
dress to Young Men at Grace
Church This Morning and the
willard Memorial Service To-
Dight-Rev. j. IL. Harms at Luthe-
ran Church of Ascension.
To-day is communion Sunday in many
of the churches. Last Sunday was 10
have been that for the administration of
the sacrament in those churches that
hold monthly and quarterly communion,
but there were either very small congre-
cations out then or none at all For
that reason the communion service was
not held, but was postponed until to-day
The regular services at the First Pres.
byterian Church will be resumed to-day
by the pastor, Rev. Arthur J. Smith. He
will preach at IL o'clock on THE Minis
try of Intercession" and in the evening at
s o'clock on Finding ones Life Work.
be a rally of the Sunday school. An in.
vitation has been sent out to the teachers
and scholars and it is expected that there
will be a full attendance Those who
cannot be present are expected to send
an excuse in answer to their names at the
roll call
The mems prayer meeting will be held
in the pastors study at 1920 o'clock this
morning. Men in the church and congro-
cation and others who desire to come
will find a hearty welcome.
The sacrament of baptism win be ad-
ministered at the morning service. The
Lords supper will be celebrated just after
The service.
The Offering for foreign missions, which
should have been made last Sunday, VIII
b. made at the morning service.
The young peoples meeting viii be held
al 1880 o'clock this evening.
In the reorganization of the church choir
soon to be effected, Mrs Mize viii be
soprano; another soolst viii also be Sc
cured. Mrs. Alze win sing at the ser
vice to-day. Mrs. Bishop viii again be
the church orgauist
The usual services viii be held to-day
at the Independent Presbyterian Church.
The pastor, Rev. DIT Fair, viii preach
AT II a. m. and p. m. His subject in the
morning viii be, Building Up the Wall
Of Jerusalem" and at night, "Christs
Seamless Robe" The congregation win
worship in the Sunday School building, as
the church is stil undergoing repairs
The occupancy of the Lawton Memorial
by the congregation of the Second Pres.
byterian Church is still matter of the
indefinite future IL is not known when
The congregation will begin to worship in
the handsome new building The matter
hinges upon the return from Macon of
Col A. r. Lawton. by whom the agree
ment under which the church will use the
building viii be drawn up
The Memorial is virtually complete ex-
cept few touches to be put on. The
puplt furniture has not arrived from New,
YORK, but when IL comes. no great time
VIII ne necessary for il to be put in place
fallng Is also TO be put around the
pup! pulpit, ana upon this curtain will
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09

Services will be held In ST. Johns
Church to-day, the eighteenth Sunday af-
ter Trinity. The storm of last Sunday
having prevented the services of that day.
the Holy communion viii he celebrated.
preceded by the litany at II o'clock this
morning. AT SIS the fuu choral Evensoug
with sermon will be mad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09

No service will be held a the White Rib
bon Mission tonight Oh account Of the
memorial birthday service to be held in
Grace M. f. Church on New Houston
street. An interesting programme Of exer-
cises, with good music, to which the pub
lie viii be cordially welcomed, will be held
there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09

man, win preach this morning a the Duff
fly Street Baptist Church on the subject:
Gods Good Pleasure in Giving Us the
King" Fathers VIII be tie subject of
the evening sermon, which viii be one of
the series the pastor IS preaching on
CLONE Iifen
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09

All services are now held in The lecture
room Of the First Baptist Church. The
pastor Rev John D. Jordan. will preach
at Il a. m. and p. m. The Sunday school
viii he held at 4;30. The Lords supper Will
be administered at the morning service
The pastor requests that any of The mem
bers who have moved recently inform him
by postal card. All members of the church
are urged 10 he present Sunday morning
The subject for the evening sermon VIII
be; "A Living or Life, Which?"
The pastor, Rev. DR.. James d. Chap
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be hung. Seats for the choir will be upon
the platform, and, if there is not enough
space there, additional room will be had
conveniently at hand in the audience seats
nearby. Two large candelabra to be plac-
ed IN the pulpit viii add to Ats beauty.
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The services to-day at the Lutheran
Church of the Ascension will be conducted
by the pastor, Rev. DR.. w. c. Schaeffer.
The sermon at both the morning and
night services vii, be preached by Rev.
J. Henry Harms OF Chambersburg. Pa
rev Mr.. Harms grew up in this congre-
cation and the church is much gratiied
that her gifted son is making so good a
record as pastor and preacher.
The Deaconess' Society will resume its
regular monthly meetings on Monday al
ternoon at 4;3O o'clock, at the residence
of the president, Mrs. A. Kessel. As this
will be meeting of much Importance
every member is expected to attend.
The mid-weekly prayer meeting will be
held in the lecture room of the church
on Wednesday at 4:S0 p m
The sermon in the morning at st. Paul's
Lutheran Church will be on "The Elk
ceeding Sinfulness of SIN" The evening
subject will be "rhe Succoring Savior"
Sunday school win be at 43O D. m. The
school is preparing TO celebrate its ami
versary on Sunday evening. Oct 30. The
Missionary Society will meet Tuesday
afternoon at Mrs. Scherff's, and the
church council Tuesday at .. m. PRAY
er meeting will be on Wednesday at 4.80
p. m. Service for the seamen at the
Bethel will be on Saturdays during this
month, beginning al O'clock. After the
service refreshments will be served 10 he
sailors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09
Last Quarterly Conference for the
Year.

Rev T. n. NJ. Smith, the presiding elder
of the Danen A. NJ. E. district, held his
fourth and last conference at ST. Philips
A. NJ. z. Church, West Broad and Charles
streets, Friday night.
The reports made by the severaf work.
ing departments of the church showed
very conciusNely that The pastor Rev. L.
H. Smith, and his faithful congregation
have, all things considered, done remark
ably wen
The presiding elder or ministers appoint
ed by him viii preach a II a. m and $50
p. m. to-day. The Lords supper viii be
administered ct $50 p. m. the rain bav-
ing prevented thar service last Sunday.
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Kings Dnuehters.

The Kings Daughters win hold an i'm
portant meeting Tuesday afternoon at 5
O'Clock. at The INDEPENDENT Presbyterian
Church Sunday school room
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09

Diagnosis of Love.-He-"Hold 'on! We
cannot sit on this bench. 1t is freshly
painted Shelf you were really in love
as YOU say you are. you would never have
noticed the paint. "-Flegeude Blatter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09

-Smith-"Brown isn't working very
much this summer, is he?" Jones-"Whv
he told me the other day that he had hoo,
working for all he was worth" Smith
Wei, it amounts to the same thing
Chicago News.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09

Twelve thousand acres of state school
land in the eastern rain-belt counties have
just been sold by the state of Colorado to
the sugar trust, or 10 Mr.. Searles, its
secretary. The land, which sold at $50
per acre, is to be devoted to the raising
of the sugar beet, II will cost a fortune
for artificial irrigation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09

The bi-monthly rally of the Savannah
Union of Epworth Leagues will be held at
the Seventh Street Methodist Church
Tuesday night. The leaguers always look
forward to these occasions with much in
terest, as the best opportunities are then
AFFORDED for an interchange of IDEAS and
experiences looking to the best interests of
the work. The social feature of the rail-
lies Is also an attraction to the young
people and is, of course, helpful to the
organization. The programme for Tues.
day night has been carefully arranged
Prlghi' familiar songs have been selected
and the service will no doubt prove in.
teresting and profitable The subject of
domestic missions will be the principal
topic for discussion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09

The services this morning at Trinity
Church will be conducted by the pastor.
Rev. ]. Fl. Scruggs who Will preach on
Love Working Through Faith" Tonight
Mr. Scruggs viii preach on 1.-THE Fruits
of Suffering"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09

time it will be replaced by the regular
choir of four voices
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09

The programme intended for last Sun
day will be carried out to-day at Grace
Methodist Church. MIR. II. NJ. Johnson,
secretary of the Young Mems Christian
Association, will speak on the subject. us
the Young Man Safe" at the morning
service. After Mr. Johnson's address the
pastor, Rev Osgood F. Cook, will present
a matter of great Importance to the con-
gregatjon. He desires a fun attendance
of the members.
At the night service the w. C. r. U.
viii conduct a service in honor of Miss
Willard, the late president The new dou-
bic quartette win sing at both services.
special music having been prepared
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09

The pastor, Rev. DR., James D. Chap