The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-13


Nellie Andrews is at work for Mr.. Spsld-
ing at Mortified.
Cora Cleveland spent few days with her
parents in Bethel last week.
Rev. j. r. Henderson has had another
severe attack of throat trouble.
Baxter Durgee and family are visiting in
Tunbridge.
Dr. and Mrs. s N. Gould were at e. A.
Fits visiting last week.
Homer Denney aud wife and Elisha Will
liams and wife Of Northh 3ldd aud Mrs. Me-
lissa Warner visited their mother, Mrs.
Louise Ferris a II. p. Worcester's last
week, IL being her ninety-second birthday.
Mrs. L. A. Wilson is sick. DIR. Winch at
tends her.
Bert spalding and his sister Luna have
returned TO Worcester, Mass, after spend
ing Thanksgiving with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs Henry Spalding.
u. S. Stanton was in Montpelier several
days on business last week.
Mrs. Chester Turner Of Waterbury, an
adopted daughter OF Mr.. aud Mrs II. @
Ellis, has been staying with them for a few
days. Mr., Ellis family are all slowly inn
proving,
Mrs. Melinda Benson, wife Of the late
James Wiley, died at her home in North
field, December 9, at an advanced age. II
she had lived till February she would
have been eighty-niue years old, for which
happy event she was anticipating a cee-
bratiOn and had invited several OF her old
friends Aunt Melinda, as she was always
called, was a familiar figure in our social
gatherings and would relate many interest
ing stories Of the hardships and privations
of her early life. Her parents moved to
NOrthf, Id when she was five years old and
settled on what il known as the Elliot Fisk
farm. They soon built log house near the
oh nf,n
towns cornered there at that time, so she
used to tell of living in Mortified, going to
school in DXOury and after water in
Wal sheld. She had always been a hard
working, industrious woman, caring for
her own home and doing her own work for
herself and grandson Randall Hildreth, till
within few days Of her death. She spent
Thank giving with her adopted sons W fe,
Mrs George Fisher, and seemed TO enjoy
the day az well as the younger members of
the family. MIR. and Mrs. Fisher urged her
to remain with them for a while, but she
firmly refused feeling she must 20 home to
care for her house, which she did till the
very last. Her funeral, from her late home
was only attended by near relatives, as
Mr.. Fisher, who has been there with bis
wife through her last sickness, 10 danger
ously i'll with pneumonia. The interment
was in RoXbury cemetery by her late hus
band
The report of the death Of Minnie Duns
moor last Thursday came n shock to the
! people Of Roxbury though il was feared hel
! sickness was of "A serious nature. She wa,
a daughter OF Willard and Marion Duus
moor and was twenty three years old. AL
! though her home was in Mortified We
! from time TO time as she had met with NJ
in our social gatherings she had endeareC
herself in the hearts of all by her sunny
smile and social, kindly disposition. On,
so bright and with such brilliant prospects,
| is seldom removed from our midst. Sh,
was 10 be married in the early fall to Clar
ence Hendricks OF Barre. She leaves
1 father, mother, two brothers and two sis
ters, Frank Of North Adams, Mass, Hattie
wife of Dr. Steele of Barre and Eddie ant
Maude who live at home. A little time age
hey were called upon to part with iittl'
Jennie, their youngest daughter Thu
nearly Frustrated them With grief, and nov
with this sad sffliction they feel their heart
torn with anguish too deep lor utterance
To them AS well as to the young man whit
was so soon to Join his lot with hers is thu
sincere sympathy of the entire communit.
extended. Her funeral was from her ia
theirs house sunday, December 10, where
large delegation of friends from Burliu gton
Montpelier, Berlin, Barre, Roxbury an,
Mortified were assembled. Words of com
fort were spoken by Rev. Effie X Jones o
Barre. The bearers were her two brothers
Dr. Steele and Mr.. Kendrick Appropriate
selections were rendered by a male quar-
to te from Mortified. The iDtermeIt v a
at Mortified Center cemetery by the side o
her sister Jennie.