The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-04-26
Williamstown.

enough to have his bed made.
Robbie Duffus will remain for thelpresent
with his grandmother, Mrs. Luther Davis in
Waterbury.
Will o. Martin, son OF Ophir s. Martin, is
in business for himself in Providence, h. L,
as a jeweller, etc.
There will be sale on Wednesday next,
May 3, of the stock, tools, hay, etc, at the
Edison s. Martin farm
Frank LIE Flower, after a residence OF |
four years here, has just moved to Sciota, |
N. Y, where his parents live.
1t is said that Elgin j. Gale of Barre may |
have his new hotel in the Gulf ready for |
business the early part Of the summer
John A Perry is yet working at his car
penter's trade in Mortified, where he can
have work for the present II he desires
Homer Fits of Barre is having great
run on the fine stationery he is selling at
ten cents a box. Regular price twenty
cents
Miss Susie Benedict and Mrs Gertie Mar
tin former students of the Montpelier Sem.
mary, Montpelier, were visiting old school
friends there the first of the week.
The Odd Fellows lodge will be instituted
on Thursday. A recent look at the hall
Just completed in j. X. Lynde's store build
ing revealed very attractive home for this
lodge.
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flowers the first we have seen this season,
was presented Mrs John Adams who is yet
confined to a sick bed, by one OF her old
neighbors on Monday,
A young doctor, W. j. Tyndall, OF Bur
lipgton has been in the place for few days
past looking over the field here with refer.
ence to locating. He is said to have lad
three years experience.
Rev. f. E. Currier who has just been APP
pointed to the Methodist church here and
at East Brookfeld, comes from Danville
where he has preached for five years. He
is said to have been in the ministry ten
years.
The ladies of the Missionary Society in
the Methodist church gave missionary tea
at the vestry of their church on Tuesday
afternoon to which were invited the Congre-
gationa and other ladies. The returned
missionary, Miss Mary A. Danfortb, who is
TO speak on Japan in the evening, was
guest.
Our entertainment course for last season
was not quite the success financially that
was the one of year ago. Higher prices
on the whole were paid this year for the
entertainments. Plans will be set on foot
next month for another seasons course,
whereby it is hoped a greater success than
ever can be scored.
Arthur Simons has nearly completed a
small carpenter shop on his building lot
opposite William Grearson's house, which
he will use for dwelling while he is build
ing house on the same lot. The latter
will be built this summer. His sister, Mrs.
Fannie Simons Dow, will build in the fall
on her lot, near the house of her father, Lu-
cius s. Simons.
The sad news came here on Sunday Of
the death in Brooklyn, N. Y, Of Mrs.
Laura Odds futile, only daughter Of our
former townswoman, Mrs. Ellen Gale Odds,
and granddaughter of the late David Gale.
She had given birth to child not many
days before her death. Her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ezekiel Olds Of South Barre are
now left chlldless. AS former residents of
our town Mr.. and Mrs. Odds will have the
great sympathy OF friends here.
Charles NJ Erskine's house narrowly es-
capped burning one day last week. The fire
took in the hired mans chamber where a
wooden box filled with sawdust was used as
aspitton. 1t is supposed that match, or
the contents of the pipe was thrown into
this box, whereby the fire originated.
When discovered hole had been burned
through the floor of the room and smoke
was issuing from outside the room. For
tunately the fire was extinguished before
any great damage was done. The warning
is most obvious, that sawdust in wooden
spitton ought never to find place in house
South Duxbury.
The school in district No. 8 commences
this week with Helen Miller of Randolph
as teacher.
e. w. Belding died April /. Funera
services were held at his home, Mrs. Jane
Crossett officiating.
William e. and W. P. Ward were called
to Worthwhile last Thursday to attend the
funeral Of Miller Munson.
CARD OF THANKs:-Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
wish to thank friends and neighbors for
their kindness during their daughters sick
ness and burial.
Miss Edna Bruce died March 28. Funeral
services were held at the house March 81
Rev. @. s. Hubert officiating The floral
tributes were numerous and beautiful.
Some were sent from Boston, st. Albansl
Montpelier and Waterbury and many from
friends near home. Edna had been out OF
health for a long time but confined to the
bed only four days. She was the first to
be taken from the family circle. She was a
lovely Christian girl, and her parents said
she was the counsellor OF the home for
right A little while before the angel OF
death came she seemed to have light from
the unseen, and the beauties she saw could
not be described. She called father and
mother, brother and sister to the bedside
and asked them 10 meet her over there.
At the very last she sang part OF that
familiar hymn, meet me there" with
such an evidence of happiness that none
can forget that saw her.
STAFFORD.
Married, in STAFFORD, April 49, by Rev.
II. Cummings, Will ii. Clogston of Pom
panoosuc and Belle @. Preston of STAFFORD.
The wife and little son OF DR.. jerks came
to town from Pawtucket, r. l., last week
and the family are now keeping house in
the j. E. Hatch tenement.
Horace H. Udall has decided to carry on
mercantile business in the store building
lately occupied by l.. L. Udall K Co., which
firm consisted of his father and two broth
ers
But little sugar has been made here this
spring and many farmers have not tapped
their naples. The weather and the depth
OF snow have been so unfavorable that it is
difficult to decide whether or not the raw.
ages of the forest caterpillar have affected
the quantity or quality of maple sap.
All our schools begin this week. Miss
Minnie Bartlett teaches in this village
Rose Gilkey and Minnie Blodgett at South
Stratford; Mary Hutchins at the pond
Bertha Slack in Clough schools Me ysdit
Clapp in the Chase district; FarIt5 Zen
dali in the Judd district; Edith 50 sst6h' OF
Carpenter Hill; Cassie Slacb zssEe city. ,
The first five of these tauEs AYAe sam,
school, respectively, the prs'sYds term
The roads are 80 bad that HsSjattendanc'
will be incomplete for some 49,.