The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09
William tOwn.

Sherman A, Winchester is working for the
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany.
Lester, son Of Will Carpenter, has gone to
the Argus office, Montpelier, to learn the
printers trade.
Late advices from Chris Elliott in New
Mexico are to the effect that his health is
improving there.
Mrs. Almira Newcomb Ketcbum, now OF
Contocook, N. H., Is suffering from re-
cent stroke Of paralysis.
The Woman's Relief Corp will give
sugar sociable at the town hall on Wednes-
day evening Of this week.
Mrs. Charles r. Benedict returned last
week from an absence OF q few weeks,
somewhat improved in health.
Mrs. Fannie Jackson Allen and husband
are employed at the boys home. known as
Kern Hattin," at Westminster.
VIII Kinney returned last week from
Maine, and has gone to Gouldsville to work
at granite cutting for Carter and McNichol.
Charles Clark, who has been with his
father in the old Enoch Howe house for
some months, has just moved his family to
Barre.
W. 8. Bosworth, John Murphy Henry
Griffith and Mike Grady have gone to
Northfeld to cut granite for Carter & Nc
Nichol.
George p. Robertson, former granite
worker here, has lately buried his second
daughter, babe Of nine months, in Cruden,
Scotland
Earle Sherburne has returned from a stay
OF some months in Connecticut, and we
hear will attend school at the Montpelier
Seminary.
John Dickinson of Washington nephew
OF our former townsman, o. III. Dickinson,
married Miss Ada, only daughter OF Chester
Flint, Feb. %.
Rev. p. p. WOmer returned from Pennsyl-
vania last Thursday, having left his invalid
wife at her old home. 1t is hoped she may
be able to return here later on.
On recent Sunday small boy in one of
our infant classes gave his teacher one OF
his ideas OF heaven, namely, that there
would not be any spankin's there.
Mrs Maria Thayer of Mortified, who has
been housekeeper for David Martin OF
late, died last Tuesday and was buried on
Friday in Northfeld, Rev. p. P. Womer
officiating
Rev. William Schofeld has 80 far recov-
cred from his throat trouble that he would
be able to act as supply" in pulpits here
abouts, as wanted. His daughter Annie
has moved to Chicago.
While John Dow was driving on the
meadow road, near g. q. Lathrops store
house last week Tuesday, one of the lines of
his harness broke and he was thrown into
the stream that crosses the road. The horse
ran but was caught before any serious
damage was done.
The facetious local editor of the Williams
town Herald was last week chosen a town
grand Juror. When approached on the mat
ter Of his attitude towards liquor sellers, he
replied, "They would have to quit the bust
ness or divide with me-" We look now for
an end to this business.
The lecture on america" last Thursday
evening by Hon. Frank Plumley of North
field seems to have given great satisfaction.
II any, or all of his audience went home
feeling that we have little the best country
on the face of the globe, dissenters from
that opinion will be "easy" in Judging them!
Such a dinner as the Methodist ladies
served on March meeting day to the public
at their vestry for only ten cents, thereby
adding some $40 to their treasury, could be
afforded, only on the principle OF the woman
who bought eggs for twenty cents and sold
for eighteen; all that saved her was the
large amount of business she did.
At the adjourned March meeting on Sat-
urday, Fred B. Bailey was elected third
lister in place Of Wesley M. Seaver, resign
ed. Jason Martin was chosen third audi.
tor; George w. Nichols, constable; Erwin
FL. Martin, school commissioners for three
years; j. FL. Walbridge, Andrew Burnham,
and Norman G. Davis, town grand jurors;
George Beckett, trustees o, A. Blanchard,
road commissioner; Frank Martin, law
agent. Total tax for the year, $50 cents on
the dollar.
Horace N. Farnham was lately coming
from his woods with load OF sixteen inch
wood. Having occasion to shovel some
snow at certain point on the road, the
track gave way on one side, and the load
was tipped over on to him. He was buried
and penned 80 completely that he could
only move his right arm to some extent.
He was alone, but he put this arm to the
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the snow, but two or three times he despair
ed almost of getting relief. Finally, how
ever, he worked his way out.
Miss Catherine A. Morrison, wife OF Will
liam Witherell, who died recently in her
sixty-ninth year, had lived here nearly
twenty-five years. The family came from
Lowell, Mass. For more than two years
she had been ailing and she was the fifth
in family OF nine children to die with con-
sumption. AS there is no Baptist church
here now, she never severed her connection
with the Baptist church in Lowell, to which
Fuller OF Barre (BaptisD offciated at her
funeral and most aeceptably. Her body
was placed in the tomb here, awaiting Mr.. |
Witherell's decision as to his own future.
Nearly sixty persons assembled at the |
home Of Mr.. and Mrs, Luther H. j. Merrill |
on Tuesday afternoon and evening of last |
week, it being the fftieth anniversary of |
March meeting day the number might have |
been much larger. Though presents were |
not in the programme, as arranged for the |
occasion, yet the host and hostess were re-
membered pleasantly. Mr.. and Mrs. Liberty |
Jeffords, the fiftieth anniversary Of whose |
marriage fell on the Sunday before, were |
present and contributed to the interest OF |
this celebration. We are hardly ready to
put Mr.. and Mrs Merrill on the list of "od |
folks" yet, and 80 it is in order for their
friends to wish them many returns yet of |
their wedding anniversary.
February IA George l.. Ainsworth's party,
en- route for British Columbia had made |
the first 100 miles of the 400 to be made
from Edmonton, Alberton, Dominion of
Canada. They had walked every step OF
the way, and were blowing snow all the
time, mercury 800 to $50 below zero some of
the time. One day snow began to fall at
two p. NJ, and they had to travel in the
storm till after midnight before they found
timber enough fer fire and shelter for
their horses Too tired to make camp the
boys rolled themselves in their blankets
and lay down in the snow to sleep, and
came out all right in the morning. Some
who left Edmonton at or near the same
time turned back. Two feet OF snow ON
level, no track through 1t and showed in for
four days was the latest news. But the