The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-30

Saith year OF age, is very poorly at this time, |
| and may not live many days. There is |
trouble with her heart.
Preston Gross wrote from Montreal that |
the steel found in his eye that was taken
out, was as large as the nail OF his little fin
ger, and rough. He iB expected home this |
| week and 1t is said he will likely give up |
stone cutting and take up other work.
The first instsllment Of taxes, sixty-five |
| cents on the dollar, must be paid our town
| treasurer not later than August % to get |
| the four per cent discount.
The Memorial Sunday music by the vsri-
GUS choirs in town combined was excellent
Mrs. Inez Kibbee, wife Of j. Fred Austin,
died last Saturday evening in her 26th year
| Previously to her marriage to Mr.. Austin,
in June OF last year, she had been in very
ponr health, and in the time that she had
lived here since she had lot seemed
strong person. A few weeks ago her only
daughter by q former marriage, was taken
i'll with scarlet fever, and following her re-
covery, Mrs. Austin fell sick, and such was
the complication OF her diseases, she could
not rally, In spite Of the medical skill OF
three physicians. Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
were just ready to take up housekeeping on
Construction Company Hill, having hither-
to boarded since their marriage. She will
be buried from the Congregational church on
Tuesday forenoon at 1890, and 1t ID hoped
Rev. 2. p. Womer, who married Mr.. and
Mrs. Austin, will officiate at the funeral.
She will be buried in Brookfeld. The time
she had lived here was short, but we hear
her spoken OF as pleasant lady and such
she she seemed.
Lovers OF birds here notice this season an
unusual number OF the rarer sorts about
here and birds OF beautiful plumage.I
There isl scarlet fever at Melvin Burn
hams house, which is quarantned.
A sister OF Will Kibbee, who was called
here by the Illness OF her sister, Mrs. Aus
tin, has the scarlet fever, and Mr.. Kibbees
house Is quarantined.
One OF our former very intelligent towns
women has lately gone to live in one of the
states bordering on the southern states, and
her immediate neighbors are southern peo-
Pile. She finds them very kind and hospit-
able folks. She notes, too, that church.
going there is larger than in places she has
been familiar with farther north.
Lewis M. Seaver of New York was in
town several days last week looking after
his farming interests.
Mrs. Dennis Csrlin was in Burlington
last week to consult DIR. Twitchell, the ocu-
list, in the matter of her daughters eyes,
Joshua F. Bailey is making an addition
carpenter work.
The mother of the Messrs. Henry and
Charles Nixon has recently visited here.
The body OF Scion Smith, son of the late
Horace Smith, was brought here last week
to be reburied beside that OF his wife, form
cry Ell6u
The bridge across the mill pond in Mill
village. has been closed to the public, and a
new one OF some material, perhaps iron
will have to take its place. Here's chance
for bridge builders to put in their bids.
son was born early this week to Mr..
and Mrs. Fremont G. Little.
Rev. Frances A. Kimball has been i'll OF
late, and was not at the Memorial exer-
cises.
Tho taptb opn;raxsorr - .bo .....-.... =,
the youngest daughter OF our ex-townsman
Enoch Martin, now OF Washington, re-.
Gently called several Of Mr.. Martins rela,
: tives here to the home Of this daughter.
In late weeks there have been cases Of
, diphtheria, tonsilitis and scarlet fever, alto
o. gether IN unu ual nu mber pt rhsps for this
village and immediate vicinity. AS usual
Y. in such cases, there have been fears, excite
d. ment, criticism and fault finding to some
z, extent Thus far there has been but one
10 death among these patients. 1t sometimes
N seems needless to persons to have their
60 on the right side than on the wrong, for the
sake OF the public health. For any good
n, country physician of high character there
is must be some pleasant features in his pro-
!. fessional life. But there must be- too, a re-
\ verse side OF the picture, as will come out
a. a. in q time like this, in what seems the un.
a kind, unjust and unintelligent criticisms OF
~ physicians.
Memorial Sunday was an almost perfect
is May day. The Methodist church where our
,r union Memorial services were held, had
So been tastefully prepared with flowers and
it flags for the occasion. and when Pastor r
ne E. Currer rose to address the audience, he
Of felt himself inspired by the size of the con.
10 gregation that filed the house. He began
his address by review OF the great provi.
7 dental work in the long past in the prepar-
=; ing OF this country for a people that had
ID sd too, been prepared for its occupancy, PEG.
"a pie that was to play such part in the
% world as our own has done, and are yet to
,a do. The speaker is not one who feels our
40 greatness as a nation Is all in the past. He
sees in today, the greatness and the glory
1e OF the yesterdays and believes that in the
OF tomorrOws OF our national life, even greater
~ and better things are to be- Abiding to
I'll the late war with Spain, that he character.
ts lied most just one, he recognizes the great
to obligations of the United States as Chris
u tan power, to its newly acquired posses
hs sions, the islands OF the seas. He brought
1e not only one exceedingly dark, but none
'd too much 80, phase in the national condi.
81 ton and that was the terrible curse OF rum
1e and the rum power that has already begun
as its satanic work on our new ground. But
as while great battles are yet to be fought be.
or tween the powers of good and evil, it was
81 inspiring to see the sublime courage and
'k faith OF this young minister, that the good is
IS, words Of Rev. Mr.. Currier, embodying the
n truest Christian patriotism, our thoughts
70 went back to the utterance of one OF our
great statesmen, years ago, as to the ire
70 mendous, the irresistible power OF the com
ht bined Methodist churches OF our land when
Is once arrayed against any great evil, for
IS, some great good. III we mistake not, nc
10 pulpit that Rev. Mr.. Currier shall occupy
1s will ever give forth any uncertain sound on
IN vital religious and national questions.
MIddlesex.
" Miss Hattie Ladd has returned to l. r
90 Densmores for the present.
ID Miss Matte e. Price of Barre spent Sun.
at day with her parents in town.
Mrs. II. b. Nichols and daughter Addie
@. were in Waterbury last Saturday.
D. Miss Mabel Ryle, teacher in the upper
Shady Rill district, visited in the village on
Saturday.
Or Rev. Frank Gale OF Stowe is expected to
tu | nraanh at the church Sunday aftarnnnn