The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-11
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Plymon Seaver, now Of Washington, 10
visiting relatives here.
Miss Annie Mckee has returned here
from an absence of several weeks.
Work was resumed at the Grearson
Beckett company's shed last Thursday.
DR.. e. b. Watson was called to Waits
field last week as counsel in case of sick
ness.
Mrs. Melinda Davis, widow of the late
Rev. Moses Lewis, is so poorly it Is feared
she will not live.
Mrs. Moses Lewis died on Monday after
noon and will be buried to-day. She was in
her seventy fifth year.
Mrs. Henry Nixon fell on the ice Monday
and received such severe injuries as to re-
quire medical treatment.
waverly Murray went back again to the
Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington last
week for a surgical operation.
The mercury was thirty-tw degrees be-
low zero Tuesday morning and was the
coolest day OF the season at noon.
DIR. e. b. Watson was lately called to set
q disocated shoulder Tor Charles G. Stanley
that required the use of chloroform.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason johnson had the
New Years Day pleasure OF a visit from
their children, Mr.. and Mrs. Dana OF Barre.
Frank Winchester Merrill is in failing
health at the home of his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. l. FL j. Merrill, with whom he
has lived for years.
Mrs. George W. Robinson, it is reported,
has lately had marked relief from scistics,
through the osteopathic treatment OF DR..
Beeman of Montpelier.
Lyman A: Work continues very poorly.
DR.. W. d. Reid Of Barre was sent for in the
night, Sunday, to assist DR.. e. B. Watson
in affording him relief.
Herbert p. Martin has been pretty closely
kept at home in late weeks by i'll health,
but Is getting out onto the street little
now. His stomach seems to be very weak.
Richard j. Jenkins, who went to his
home in Montreal for the holidays, has
been having severe attack of the grip
there. This has prolonged his stay several
days.
Let no one who can attend, fail to be
present at the address to be given by Rev.
George K. Ladd of Waterbury, at the Con-
Rregational church on Thursday evening of
this week
G. U. Lathrop will have to return again to
st. Adams later as the work of the com.
missioners for settling matters between the
town and city of St. Adams could not be
finished last week.
Mrs. Patsy Elliott has returned from her
fathers home since the burial OF her mother,
and at present the father is with her. The
family now occupies the house lately vacat-
ed by George Beckett.
Marcus Burnham, son Of the late David
Burnham, is in town for few days. He
left here for the west thrty-nine years ago
and resides near Waupacca, Wis, where he
has long been engaged in farming.
Arthur Wells of the Montpelier Seminary,
grandson of Rev. George Wells, former
Methodist minister here, dictated at the
Methodist church last Sunday and at the
union service at the Congregational church
Saturday evening.
If anyone wants to know what can be
done in raising small fruits-apples, plums,
etc. he should talk with Jerry Hutchinson,
who is the owner of the old John Lynde
farm mile or two west OF our village. He
seems to be achieving success in this line
Miss Susie Benedict has closed pleasant
term Of sixteen weeks of school in the Rod
ney Seaver district. 1t was her first work
at school teaching. The gifts made her by
her pupils at the end of the term would in
dictate an esteem for her that must be graft
flying.
The northeast section Of our town has
been the banner section for some time for
its social life az shown in frequent and large
gatherings. The last one OF the kind was
at the home OF Rodney Seaver, over which
which his sister, Miss Fanny, presided.
Some forty persons were present.
Rev. p. p Womer will exchange next
Sunday with Rev. Thomas Il. Mitchell OF
the Presbyterian church OF Barre, who is
much liked here. Rev. Mr.. Womer will
likely exchange for two or three Sundays
TO come, owing to extra services to be held
in East Brookfeld and other special work.
During the week of prayer here Rev
Charles Farnsworth, son in law OF the
late Reuben Hatch, and now Methodist
minister in Lawrence, Mass, preached one
evening and was well liked. Another even
ing Evangelist Rev. j. M. Buffum OF Maine
who was the guest OF his friend, George
Boswortb, preached and was well liked.
Neal b. Smith, son of Marcus A. Smith
left on Saturday for New York, where he
has been employed for some time by al
Asphalt Company. On Wednesday OF this
week he Is to sail for the island OF Trinidad
off the coast OF Venezuela, South America
where he will be employed by the same
company. He expects to be absent II wei
year or 80. Although only ten degrees
north OF the equator, the company's build
ings are located out at sea 30 far from the
coast of the island that the employees Of the
company are spared some OF the dangers Il
health. that they would have on the islanC
itself.
The officers Of the Womsp's Relief Corp
are; President, Mrs. Julia>M. johnson
senior vice-president, Mrs. Martha Poland
junior vice president, Mrs. Marcia Seaver
secretary, Mrs. Fannie j. Lavery; treas
urer, Mrs. Francis A. Lathrop; chaplain
Mrs. Kate Brockway; conductor, Miss Mil
lie Drury; guard, Mrs. Marie Seaver; as
sistant conductor, Mrs. Myra Blanchard
assistant guard, Mrs Jennie Drnry; colo
bearers, Miss Mary Lavery, Miss Effie Whit
ney, Mrs. Agnes Bailey Miss Matte Cram