The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-12
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into II Wards steam mill house.
@. T. Joslin OF Maiden, Mass, made q |
short visit at the old home last Friday.
K. j. Long Is reported very sick with
pneumonia. Mrs. r. W. McAllister Is also
on the sick list.
The third entertainment In the course
will be given next Tuesday evening by
Sam Currier. Don't fail to hear him.
@. f. Eddy, j. B. Norton and d. A. Knee.
land attended the State Dairyman's and
sugar Makers Association meetings at st.
Adams last week.
@. Il. Jones and wife Of Sharon are stop.
ping for few days with friends. Mr..
Jones was called here by the death Of his
father. Harry Jones.
The following officers have been elected
by the Mad River Valley Agricultural So
ciety for the year 1898: President, j. b.
Norton; vice-president, N. N. Robinson;
secretary, Howard f. Joslin; treasurer. @.
II. Eddy; general superintendent, e. 7. Nc
earthly marshall. I'd Cardell.
The officers OF Valley Lodge OF Odd Eel
lows were installed last Saturday evening
by District Deputy Grand Master DR. MI
nard OF Water bury, who was assisted by
delegation from the lodge at Waterbury.
The elective officers for this term are:
+. ii. Sawyer; recording secretary, @. w.
Wallis financial secretary, o. A. Cady;
treasurer, o. G. Eaton.
Miss Lucy House died at the home OF her
nephew, N. ID. House, in Watsfeld on
January 9, aged seventy years. Miss House
In her younger days was teacher and had
taught some thirty terms in this town,
lived on the place where she died. For the
past six years she has been in poor health
and part Of that time has been helpless.
She has been great care and all has been
done for her comfort that 1t was possible for
q nephew to do. The funeral was held at
her late home last Friday forenoon. Rev. A.
b. Enright officiating.
The people OF this community were very
much shocked last Friday morning upon
learning OF the death from typhoid fever OF
Miss Ethel Joslin. Miss Joslin was In her
sixteenth year and she was attending the
Bishop Hopkins School at Burlington at
the time she was taken sick, and came as
far az Mortified on her way home. She
was unable to come farther, stopping with
her uncle and aunt, MIR. and Mrs. Houston,
where every care that IL was possible to be
given by loving friends was bestowed upon
her. MIR. and Mrs. Joslin were Immediately
notified, and we're with her to the last. Ethel
was an exceeding bright young lady. always
excelling in ever ything she undertook. In
her classes she was always at the head.
She was love0 and respected by all who
knew her. There are left to mourn her loss
ters, beside a large circle Of relatives and
friends. The family have the heartfelt
sympathy OF the entire community. The
funeral services were held at the house last
Sunday, Rev. e. 8. Fisk officiating. 2 "a.
McAllister had charge. The casket was
covered with the choicest OF flowers Eth.
els name has been added to the list OF
bright and promising young people who
have been taken from this community In
the Es.t few years. death loves shining
mark
Uncle Harry Jones was born on the Jen-
nison Jones farm in waitsfeld December
II, 1908 and died at the residence of his SON.
in-lsw, Ziba a. McAllister, Esq, January
2. Between these dates Of birth and death
was passed q life that gained the respect
Of the entire community. He was captain
of the militia and held minor offices in town.
He was man who attended strictly TO his
own business. AS q friend he was warm
hearted and always true, and his friends
were legion. His genial and vivacious ma
ture was seen, and found expression every
where he went. He did not care for exalt-
ed positions in life, but rather sought quiet
and comfort, yet was always industrious.
He voted at every freemen's meeting since
his majority and every March meeting ex-
cepting the last. In 1885 he married Fan
nj Jones by whom he had five children,
three of whom survive him. His sons. 9.
Il and A. G. Jones are married and live in
Sharon. The daughter is Mrs. Ziba FL. Nc
Allister, with whom the deceased has lived
for the past twenty five years. A sister sur
wives him and lives l. Claremont, N. II.
In December, 1886 Uncle Harry and his
companion celebrated their hftieth ami
versary. He buried his companion four
years ago. OF seven townspeople born the
same year only two remain. When asked
how he felt about the future he said, II
have lived to good old age and am ready
to go II 1t is my heavenly fathers will" He
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his daughter and her husband for the last
quarter of century. Rev. A. B. Enright
made comforting remarks at the funeral.
]. A. Perkins, Antiquity, o.. was for
thirty years needlessly tortured by physi-
clans for the cure OF eczema. He was
quickly cured by using DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve The famous healing salve for
Co.
Snow is now nearly two foot deep in the
woods, sufficient for wood and numbering
business and every body 10 on the jump to
improve 1t. On the highway, however, the
high winds have swept 1t pretty clean and
piled 1t mp where 1t will do the least good
In many places.
The young men that come from out Of
town and obtain liquor Of our town agent
under false pretenses, will be more careful
and not iDbibe 30 freely as to be pulled in
LOT lntoxlCaC0n, and then disclose on our
town agent. 1t proves to be quite expen-
sive liquor to them. This town does not
furnish 1t for such purposes.
j. L. Gleason Is moving back to Warren
where he now intends to put up q creamery
for both skimming and churning. The far
mers are much pleased In the project for they
feel that they have not had an honest deal
with the present skimming station, but
have every confidence in the new enter
prise and that they will get all belongs to
Them. Mr.. Gleason goes to Burlington this
week to attend the dairy school 80 as to
add to his knowledge Of butter making all
that can be necessary to make the business
o success.
East Warren.
Mrs. Thomas Eagan had the misfortune
to fall last week and break her leg.
The Ladies' Mite Society will meet with
Mrs. 8. T. VsnDeusen next Wednesday
forenoon. - The patrons Of the cream
cry were paid twenty-five cents per pound
for November butter. u. L eason
has moved his family from Wsitsfield into
Vern Perkins house and Is soon to build
another creamery here. - John Thomas
has gone 10 Rochester to work for Abe Van
Deusen cutting logs.
WoIcott.
Mrs. Kate Stearns of Cambridge is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. Putnam.
. Mrs. r. B. Morse is at Jericho caring
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