The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-23
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week--a welcome sight indeed.
Miss Alathea Coleman ia staying In the
family OF her kinsman, p. Martin.
The village school teachers OF the coming
summer teI i'm will be the same as last sea-
son.
The number of men cutting granite here
seems to be gradually increasing as the sea-
son advances.
Henry Griffin will move his family to
Gouldsville, where he has place as
granite polisher.
Sunday with Rev. w. r. Davenport of the
Hedding church, Barre.
William Witherell has rented his place
for the year to come to John @. Burnett,
granite polisher from Barre.
Henry #. Erskine's physician at Pena-
cook, N. H., claims that Mr.. Erskine gained
during the time he was at home.
Messrs. Lynde and Cheney have sawed
only about half the number OF feet OF logs
this season that they did year ago.
There will be promenade concert by the
band at the town hall on Thursday evening
Of this week. Admission ten cents.
DR.. W. B. Mayo Of Northfeld was in
town again on Saturday to see Bert Bruce
who is yet very feeble but whose case Is
hopeful.
David Gale is about to resume study pre-
pdThUOTy 10 RTduudJiuB iTOm 0Ouuhru oeml-
nary and entering college in the fall. He
will probably go to Tufts college.
Granite cutter Oliver Martin has not been
able to work for several weeks, and may
not for many more to come. There seems
to be some difficulty about one or both
lungs.
A large attendance is reported on the pre-
sentation OF "Neighbor lakewood" by the
Northfeld dramatic club, at the town hall,
| last Thursday evening. The gross receipts
were some sos.
Arthur Lund has left the employ Of the
Grearson & Beckett Company and has gone
| to Gouldsville to work for Carter & Nc
| Nichol. His place is now being filled by
Robert Gamble.
Will Kibbee is increasing his force OF
workmen OF late. The amount Of large
work" that he has been getting out in late
| months is noteworthy. His complete sue
cess in the business will be heartily desired.
| j. W. Brown has hired the Monument
| House again, for the coming year. The
care and attention given the travelling pub
| lie by Landlord Brown we trust will give
| him continued and increased business in
| the future.
| There were several additions to the Con-
gregational Christian Endeavor Society last
week. This society seems to be in flour
ishing condition. A public entertainment
will probably be given by these Endeavor-
ers in the not distant future.
Miss 'Aggie wark had so far recovered
| from her terrible sickness in Barre, in late
months, as to go to her home in Canada last
week. She was accompanied by her BROTH
er-in.law, William Prize, whose little moth
erless boy will remain for the present with
his grandparents in Canada.
We have just seen photograph Of our
old townsman, Lemon Poole, for years a
resident of Detroit, Michigan. TWAS taken
on his nintieth birthday in January last.
| OF his family, three daughters are left to
him, with whom he lives. He seems re-
markably we'll for his years
| A fine, large house is to be built this sea-
son on the site of the old William 8. Beck
| EFT house for the occupancy Of George Beck
etts family. With the spacious grounds
on the south side we judge that Mr.. Beck
EFT will have, when all Is completed, one of
the very prettiest places in this village.
By appointment of the governor Of New
Mexico, our old townsman, Henry B.
Hersey, son OF the late Joel Hersey, is adj
| jutant general Of that territory. Mr.. Her
sey is in his thirty.seventh year. His edu-
cation was received in the Randolph normal
school and the Norwich University. For
years he has been in the government wealth
! or service, having been stationed in Sante
Fe in April, 1891, His appointment ELECTS
hearty praise from some OF the territorial
newspapers.
The kindly notices of our Scotch citizen,
| George Mari now of the granite firm OF
Nixon 81 Mari, in the March number Of the
Granite Cutters Journal, are pleasant read
ing all around. For eight years Mr. Mari
had been the secretary Of the Granite Cut.
ters' Union here, but has recently resigned
because of going into business for himself
The good wishes OF his fellow-workmen
speak we'll for him, and could hardly fail to
be very gratifying to himself and friends
The Journal, also, editorially wishes him
success, with the "hope that he will make
as good boss as he was secretary"
Superb weather, but bad travelling, were
"the order of the day" last Friday, which
was devoted to the district Sunday-school
convention here, at the Congregational
church. The topic for discussion at 10.4t
deeper love for Bible truth in the home
by pastor and Sunday school officers, and
in the casses?' Mrs. e. b. Watson and
Mrs. John Adams had excellent papers on
the home side OF the subject. Rev. p p
Womer and Deacon Edwin G. South also
had part in the discussion, and altogether
it was very interestingly treated. In the
afternoon Mrs. Horace M. Farnham read q
fine paper on the subject of 1.-THE Girls
Glass in the Sunday School," Rev. J. o
Sherburne advanced some excellent
thoughts ON Sunday school work. Others
took part in the afternoon service, and de-
spite the somewhat limited attendance, this
convention was success.
The telegraphic news of the death OF oul
former townsman, Walter Bass, at his
home in Ottawa, Kansas, on Sunday, March
10, was shock indeed. 1t was known thai
he had been in failing health and that con
sumption was spoken OF, but late report
here had been more favorable. Mr.. Bass
was one of the older sons OF Joel, Jr., and
Catherine Burnham Bass, and was born
here December 4, 1928. His early life was
spent largely on his fathers farm. In addi
ton to the common SCHOOL education OBJ
tanned here. he had the advantage Of an at
tendance at the Kimball Union Academy
Meriden, N. H., fitting himself for teaching
His was day when a teacher needed to be
emphatically O master OF his school, and
when "the big boys" in sundry of our Yer
mont school districts were the terror Of
weakened folks. Mr.. Bass was Away,
"a master OF the situation" In the school
house and a strict disciplnariap, as some o.
us can now recall with smile, though WE
didn't smile then. 1t wasn't his intention
that we should, either. In his early man
hood, Mr.. Bass moved to Will county, Hi
nois, and took up farming. Later, he re-
turned to marry Miss Ellen, daughter Of the
late Hon. John Lynde. After years spep
in Illinois, Mr.. Bass bought a farm few
miles from the city OF Ottawa, Kansas, or
which he lived till the time Of his death
OF a very large family OF children, only two