The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-09

last Saturday evening to see what PROPOSE
ton they would make to our fire district.
relative to furnishing water for it. While
no decision was reached, the chairman of
the prudential committee tells US he be-
lieves the company will yet make some
proposition to the district.
Jeweller George r. Bosworth, our fine
amateur photographer, has inst scored an
other success. The Boston Journal last
week wrote him concerning some photo
graphs he sent it as follows: Through we
have propably thousand children's pic
lures on hand the ones you sent are so ex-
cellent that we shall be glad to reproduce
them"
We hardly know of another woman in
our town Of her advanced age who has been
such miracle Of physical vigor, and clean
grit as Widow Harriet Averill who lives on
farm In the northwest corner of the place.
The accident that befell her lately, in the
overturn OF carriage by frightened horse
in Mortified, for time was feared to be
fatal one, but she may yet recover from it.
Our esteemed ex-townsman, Rev. Carlos
l.. Adams, and wife were last week given a
splendid reception by his church people in
Adrian, Mich. An album, containing pho
tographs OF some $50 church members and
friends; an elegant gold watch, with chain
and charm, suitably inscribed; and gifts for
the children were presented Rev. Mr..
Adams and family. The church parlors
sion. Vocal and instrumental music, an
original poem, refreshments, and social
hour made II, zone of the most enjoyable
events in the annals of the church," says
an Adrian paper Rev. A. l.. Cooper and
wife, Mrs. Adams parents, and we'll known
here, were present on this happy occasion.
Our ex-townsman, Judge Francis Clark,
died July 20, at his home in Waukegan,
Ill. He was born here about seventy years
ago, and was one of bright and very
worthy family of sons and daughters, that
were left without a father early in life,
with their own way to make in the world.
Mr.. Clark was a graduate Of Dartmouth
college, and for time was a teacher in
| Waukegan. Later he completed the study
OF law and located in Waukegan, where he
has lived for many years. His wife, a very
| superior woman, was native Of western
! Massachusetts. Two or three daughters
were born to them. He had a beautiful
home in Waukegan and those who have
had the hospitality OF it will ever recall it
| with pleasure. He was the last of his
fathers family, his oldest brother, Rensa-
lear Clark, having died of an advanced
age in New York state, some months ago.
The name OF the late Mrs. Dorcas Folsom
Smith, missionary who died in Calcutta,
India, on February II, Is an unknown
| name to many of our citizens to-day, but
| we doubt not the day will come when it
will appear as one OF the brightest gems in
the crown OF the place, since it seems to be
in the nature of things human, that lives of
superior worth shed the richest lustre on
the towns in which they had birth. Mrs
| Smiths mother was a sister Of our late
townsman, Alanson Green, familiar name
here years ago. Her father was brother
OF Mrs. Ophir s. Martins father, Folsom by
name, and q Free Baptist minister 1t is
said that her fathers prayers for the slave
holder, and the slave, the missionaries and
| the heather first awakened in her desire
to be missionary. AT the age Of twenty
| hve years the opportunity came to crafty
this desire, when as the wife Of Rev. Ben
Jamin Burleigh Smith, an accepted mis-
sionary OF the Free Baptist board, sic ar
rived in Calcutta December 81, 1852 After
ten years she returned to this country on
account OF the illness OF her husband, and
remained six years. Her husband died in
called back here by the sickness of her
father, and staid here three years. In
1880, she returned to her missionary field,
where she remained till 1891, when she
came back TO this country for a stay OF two
| years, and then returned to work till her
last fatal sickness. The account OF her va
ried and superb work in all her years in
India, is inspiring reading, indeed. 'Her
predominant traits OF character" says one
OF her friends, was positive conviction,
| great executive force, hold on which
never dreams of failure" She leaves one
son, In the far west.
Fayston.
Mrs. Maurice Shaw and daughter OF st.
Adams are visiting friends in town.
Charles r. Maxwell IL engaged az book
keeper for Hon. Ii. o. Ward Of Moretown.
G. o. Boyce and daughter, Mrs. Frank
Hayden OF Montpelier, visited A. ID. Bragg
and family last week.
Mrs. Ferd Ainsworth of Minneapolis,
with her son and daughter, who have been
spending few weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Bragg, have gone to
visit friends in Montpelier.