The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
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Miss Carrie V. jackson has not had any |
hemorrhages from the lungs for several |
days.
Thanksgiving day there was reunion in |
South Royalton OF the children OF the late |
Allen Martin.
One Of our farmers tells us he did plough f,
ing last Friday and Saturday, and as easily
| q 8 in early summer.
Mrs. Myrtle Kathan Donaldson and chill
dren of Burlington are in town, the guests
| OF her aunt, Mrs. Thomas Poland.
Willie Briggs is having plan drawn for
a barn, to be built on his place next year.
| He has the means to build a fine one.
December came in finding no snow on the
ground, little or no frOs in 1t and the mer-
curry at twenty. eight degrees above zero
Norman G. Davis rode to the village last
Saturday afternoon for the first time since
! August. He was none the worse for 1t.
Mrs Lora Bass Wilson returns this week
| to her home in Iowa, after few weeks
visit with her father, j. M, Bass, in East
/ SOmerville, Mass.
The town has purchased new winte,
hearse that wa, much need d. 1t has jusr
arrived here. 1t W 70 made in New Bediordt
M IS IN cost c375
Miss Flora Kilby of Newport, former
teacher here, whites OF the recent death OF
her father. He had had catarrhal trouble
of stomach and bowels.
Mrs. Frank Harvey Martin, so long time
great invalid is said to cough less ana
suffer less pain than few months ago, Dut
her strength is slow to return.
Mrs. George G. earle of Barre is at her
Old home here Just now She Is not getting
the permanent relief from her stay at
hospital some months ago that she hoped
for, being quite poorly in health.
The largest school in our town at present
is in the quarry district. Last term eighty
six scholars were enrolled there, with an
average OF forty one in the younger depart
ment and thirty-three in the older.
i. TIL annual meeting of the Congregation
al church for the election OF officers Tor the
ensuing year etc, will be held at the church
vestry Friday afternoon, December 8 al
one o'clock. A full attendance is desirable.
Selectman George w. Slavery recently
made an amicable and all-rOund satisfactory
settlement with the selectmen of Northteld
for the damage he sustained at defective
sluiCe-way in NOrthheld lew weeks ago
He was paid $40.
The Masonic lodge will hold its district
meeting here in It's hall Wednesday OF this
week, wind and weather favorable.
large attendance and good time are anti'
cipated. The Unive salist ladies will serve
supper at the town hall.
Rev. Ffancis A. Kimhall is to be ordained
and installed over the Universalst church
here on Wednesday OF next week. The ex
ercises will he in the afternoon and even
ing. In addition to neighboring ministers
others from three states are expected To Ut
here.
Folks at large who fail to be benefited
in more than one way, or TO be pleased
with the quality and delivery OF the ser
mons by Rev. o. ID. Ciapp in the Congrega
tional church here nowadays, we fear VIII
hardly be- satisfied with anything they will
bs likely to find there, very soon.
One of our acquaintance, who is a mem
L. g IA, f.4lia n hut N n
der a trust, lead pencils are fast advancing
in price. He adds that one large manufac
turing concern, pays man $1,000 year
who constantly studies for improvements
that may be made in pencils.
Mr.. and Mrs Oliver Martin have been il
town of late, called here by the illness o.
their niece, Miss Carrie " Jackson. Mr.
Martin has gained nearly fifty pounds IL
weight since going on TO the electric rail-
road between Barre and Montpelier. III,
had previously given up stone cutting oil
=, account of ill health.
s While it is said to be Impossible for two
teachers to do full justice to the scholars IL
this district, it has been found to be hardly
n practicable to employ third as an assist
. ant, to work in the room with either OF the
two teachers. Conse quently the town viii
likely be asked at the next town meeting Il
4 supply a third schoolroom and employ three
d teachers.
DIR. L. B. Watson has been asked to TAXI
place as a physician in certain Fl rst
class sanitarum in Pennsylvania, with tn,
assurance OF emoluments, IN the way OF sal
airy, position, elc, that ould seem very en
ticing TO the average man. But he doe
not accept the offer preferring out OF doc
practice and a continuance for the presen
anyway of bis practice here.
I. The Methodist church last Sunday morn
% ing pledged 500 or more 10 benevolences
Pastor f. K Currier speaks delightedly o
10, ;rl oh, tha fnr 4 h.. Al
furnace for the church was raised. To thi
- fund the Ladies' Society gave some S75
= Things seem to be going harmoniously AM
successfully with this church under tn
" happy leadership of Rev. Mr. Currier.
Our old townsman, Nathan Harrington
now of Grinneil, Ia, who has been sufferiu
/ from diabetc trouble for few years, ha
gone TO Eugene, Oregon, TO speud the win
i, Ter with his wife's brother, Henry FISK
i His wife is with him 1t is said that tn
tendency to consump' ion, we'll known her
+ in the Harrington family, seems in som
cases of this family to give place to kdne
troubles,
The following are teachers in our winte
schools in addition TO those previousl
-. named: Frank Erskine, Forrest Seave
q district; Miss Belle Smith, Herbert Plat
district; Mark Hyde. Prentis o. Waldo die
, tricl; Miss Cora Beale, Adna Downs di'
- trict; Miss Gleason of Richmond, Clogsto
district; Miss Myra Seaver, Olney II. SeaN
n ar district; \. iss Sarah Burnham, Georg
. Williams district. Up to Saturday afte
- noou no eacher had been secured for th
d Jacob Flint district.
Arrangements are on foot here to organ
ize Camp of Modern Woodmen. This
a life insurance company with large men
= bership, better know in the west than her,
abouts. Our townsman. James s. Hopkins
has been for ten years connected with
at camp in Nebraska, and has a very hig
opinion OF it, since he is getting his life il
NJ, surance at very low rate and on what h
nk thinks a safe plan. The camp will stal
in here with a goodly number Of person
ne pledged to join it. 1t is secret society
and members are assessed in cases of deaf
al OF other members. The Vermont hea'
quarters are to be in Burlington, and SON
". one will likely be here soon to publicly II
~ form our citizens OF the orders workings.
ok We not long ago heard minister spea
OF certain member of one of his formt
- churches who WAS a candidate for son
ITO small town office. Presently he too
offence at something and habitually a
nd scented himself from church Later it W,