The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-15

Joseph Lane is i'll with pneumonia.
Carl Foss visited Carroll White last Sat
urday.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne was in town on
Wednesday.
George Benjamin has moved into Ira
Pages house.
Quite an extended town meeting Nearly
every officer elected by ballot.
Rev and Mrs. A. Smith of East Barre,
spent Sunday with the Misses Hsrtig and
Billings.
crayon art work in Pennsylvania came to
town Tuesday.
The auction sale of goods of Nat d. Aus
tin ON Saturday, was on the whole salts
factory to Mr. Austin.
The regular meeting OF the Womens'
Christian Temperance Union was held
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Caris
Blaisdell.
Mrs David Huntington died Sunday
night very suddenly. Symptoms indicated
acute laryngitis. She had been having the
grip but was not sick in bad. Her husband,
who survives her, is also i'll.
On February IS Mrs. Julia Stone, an aged
and highly respected woman of Plainfeld
went to her reward after about two weeks
illness with the grip. Mrs. Stone, whose
maiden name was Pitkn, was born in Dan.
vile January, 1915. In her youth she Join
ed the Methodist church and continued
through the remainder OF her life regular
attendant at divine services as long as
| strength permitted She expressed much
| interest in the activities OF the church, So
| cial or religious. Her first marriage was to
| Tyler Bancroft OF Plainfield. She soon was
| left a widow. In 1868 she married Ira
Stone, who survives her and to whom she
was devoted and faithful wife for the re-
naming thirty.six years Of her life. Fru-
gal, neat and sweet-tempered the home was
| happy one. She enjoyed the society OF
young people and at eighty-four years OF
age was as correct of speech, well-informed
| and interested In topics OF the day as they.
There was nothing in her to suggest the
| term "old-fashioned. Although having
| no children OF her own she was a good
mother to the step'sons and several other
| boys who for a period of time called her
| house home. For many years she was not
able to mingle much in society but she has
affectioDatelv welcomed the guests which
we're many Ever loyal TO her kindred
| friends and church, good woman has gone,
| The funeral services were conducted by
Rev DR.. A. l.. Cooper from the Congrega-
| tional church.
Mrs. Mary Vincent was born in Plainfield
March %, 1918. She was daughter of
Jeremy Stone, one OF the original settlers
Of Plainfeld. She was one of family of
ten children, three brothers surviving her;
was twice married; first to Lewis Taft with
and by whom one son, Fayette Taft, was
born now druggist in Burlington. After
several years Mrs. Taft married Stephen
| Vincent OF Chelsea where she lived until
his death. She proved very indulgent
and patient step.mother to the six children
who testify lovingly OF her. Mrs. Vincent
early in life became member of the Me'h-
odisJ church and ever continued an active
worker in the social and benevolent work
OF the church. She never was so happy as
when doing for others and her industrious
life was one OF self-sacrifce to the last.
Mrs. Vincent was charitable, and ever
ready to excuse seeming offender which
may in a measure explain her youthful APP
pearance. She was many times judged
twenty years younger than she really was.
| After lowering many days between life and
death she closed her eyes on the scenes OF
earth February ~, three weeks from the
time she cease ministering TO others. The
son and his wife were with her during the
| last days and labored faithfully day and
night to stay deaths threatening wave.
The floral tributes to her love and kindness
were numerous and beautiful, Brief ser.
vices were conducted by Rev. DIR. A. l..
Cooper at the Congregational church and
interment was in Barre cemetery where an
old schoolmate spoke tenderly and kindly
at the burial.