The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11

The Methodist Ladies' Society scored
great success last week In their art loan.
1t was a marvel to some others outside the
Methodist society, that such fine display
OF pictures, fancy work, flJwers and various
other things in the town hall was made.
The exhibition won great praise. This In
connection with the entertainments on
Thursday aud Friday evenings, netted the
society nearly sixty dollars.
II shall go to stone cutting again." said
new conner here to us the other day, who
had bought farm here. Farming looks
very inviting at times to some who are not
on them for living, but II good granite
cutter Is well and nothing positively for
bids his working at his trade we suspect
tho average farming will offer small pay In
comparison with cutters wages
Addison Martin, son Of the late Allen
Martin, died last week, aged sixty-hve
years EARLY in life he was very bright
boy, but he fell from tree in his boyhood,
and sustained terrible injury to the brain,
from which he never recovered. From that
time he was largely imbecile. A physician
tells us that with the surgical skill of today
such sad result OF an accident of that
kind might likely be obviated.
Our ex-townswoman, Mrs Lester Martyr
died at her home in Northfield last week.
Her body was brought here for burial on
| Friday in our village cemetery. She was q
native OF our place and one OF the large and
D
| late ex-Leut. Governor Burnham Martin
was member. She was very bright
I capable, kind hearted woman and life
long, active member Of the Universaist
church, in which she was a communicate.
| Ill health having caused her late husband
to give up farming here he family went to
Northfield, where he embarked in business.
| Mrs. Martin was upward OF eighty years of
age, but retained her mental vigor, and
physical qualities remarkably till within a
g..
recall she has a filled conspicuous place
In the history OF our town.
Copperfield
Henry Farnham has gone to Butte, Mont
| - Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Hutchins are visit
ing in Magog, Canada. 81 bill George is
keeping house for them. - School be.
gan here Monday after weeks vacation
We are having first class school with Miss
Hattie Darling as teacher. -Q Quite q
number of our citizens attended the Worlds
fair at Tunbtidge and report a big crowd
the largest for years - The remains oil
Frank Al1rich were brought from Barre
Funeral and interment at South Vershire
He leaves wife and small children. -
Miss West of Nashua has been visiting hel
uncle, Bert West. John Coad, Oliver Cove
Samuel Paul, Charles Doyle and Ambrose
Briggs are working at the Love mine il
STAFFORD. - Mike Sullivan and Charles
Long are at the Eliz ibeih - Georg,
Kicker has bought out the milk route t.
Vershire and is driving the same.
West Fairlee Center.
mania for hunting with fox hounds hal
struck this section. No less than eigh
men, with as many dogs have been patrol
ling the hill for the past week Much bay
ing of dogs and an occasional shot ha
come to our ear, but the death Of only on
fox has been reported, While this may b.
fun for the dogs, more or less amusing TO
TfQT mr. Tor thn
will not help assure the deer which hav
been seen often through the season tina
this is a safe place of residence for them
Deacon o. M. Hubbard reported Friday a
he was picking apples in his back pastur
that large doe. weary and loling, passed
near him pursued by two fox hounds. H
did not know the dogs Some of us, loca
hunters, hoped the deer might be left il
quiet until the law would give the priv
lege OF securing slice of venison.