The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-08

M, August 20, to make any corrections
needed. There are some 316 names on the
list.
Eight OF our younger men have signified
a purpose to go to Milton on Monday Of
next week for Lake fishing.
Mary Lynde, having had George Sher-
burne of st, Johnsbury as guest in late
weeks, accompanied him to his home,
where he has been for some days.
1t seems like last year. the great demand
all around for more granite cutters.
Rev. Eleanor B. Forbes of Buckfeld, Me-,
supplied the Universalist pulpit here last
Sunday and will supply for two Sundays to
come. She is boarding with Mrs. Anna
Benedict Franklin.
Undertaken Charles M. Edison drove the
hearse to Croydon, N. H., last week with
the body of Nathan Hall.
A party from Boston is staying at the
Monument house.
Elgin j. Gale of the Gulf house has had
generous patronage of late. Among his
guests last week were his father and moth
er Of South Barre, his brother, Martin P.
Gale, wife, son and daughter, of Saginaw,
Mich, his sister, Mrs. Lillian Gale Eaton,
and two children, of Sioux City, Ia, Miss
Cyder, niece OF Mrs. Elgin j. Gale, Of
Boston and Mr.. and Mrs. M. e. Smile and
mother of Mon pelier.
Mrs. Belle Camp Sherman Of Chicago was
guest of Elgin j. Gales family last week.
Constable AFRO A. Reed seized bicycle
| here on Monday and sent 1t to j. j. Will
iiams OF Montpelier, who claims it.
Miss Mary A. Ainsworth went to White
| field, N. H., on Saturday to meet her inva-
lid friend. On Monday she was to go to
| New York city to sail for Europe on We'd
naa6Qv the ataamar. NAV York. ~
| Charles A. Perry has lung trouble and d.
abetis and Is in u bad condition. His wife
| is very poorly, she has been bedridden for
| more than ten years.
Nathan Hall died last week Wednesday,
at the home of his son-in-law, Wesley M.
Seaver, at the advanced age Of eighty-seven
years. His funeral was held at Mr.. Sea-
yers house on Friday, Rev. Alvin Smith OF.
ficiating, and the body was taken to Croy-
| don, N. H., Mr.. Halls early home, for bu-
rial beside that Of his first wife. In 1841
Mr.. Hall married Martha Putnam of Croy-
don, N. H., by whom he has son and two
| daughters, both OF whom were married to
Wesley M. Seaver of our town. His early
| life was lived on farms iu Croydon and
| Grahtham, N. II. In 1874 he went to sea,
making three whaling voyages in the fol-
lowing ten years, and he was first mate on
| the last voyage. He moved to this place in
| 1855. Twenty-one years later he buried his
first wife. In 1877 he married Abbie Will
son of this place, who died in 1881, and in
1884 he married Mrs. Melissa Noyes, who
with his daughter, Mrs. W. M. Seaver sur
wives him. In the forty-ive years he lived
here, Mr.. Hall was known as a kind-heart-
ed, general, and worthy townsman. His
bodily and mental powers held out remark
| ably, 80 that he would hardly have been
| taken for one Of the age he was. For some
years he held one or more town offices.
| Bradford.
Rev. @. f. Haywood OF Jericho was Q
guest of Rev. II. ]. Kilbourn last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank johnson, Mrs. Mich
ael, two children and nurse OF New Jersey
are at Major Herbert T. Johnson's for the
month Of August.
Ned Robertson went on Monday to Pen.
acook, N. H., to visit his mother.
Mrs. Jennie Garfield of Waterbury is in
town visiting her sister, Mrs. Osborne.
Frank Temple and Charles Norcross Of
Boston are at the home OF John Norcross.
Mrs. +. A. Carter of st. Johnsbury is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. @. @. DOty.
Miss Gertrude Dewey went to Stamford,
Conn.,, Friday to spend two weeks with her
brother.
Mrs. T. A. Chase and three aons are at
her home in Guildhall.
Mrs. II. II. Frary and grandson Willie
Snow of Providence, r. l.. are in town.
Henry Albee of Boston is at home for a
vacation.
Rev. L. III. Elliott of Waterbury occupied
the pulpit in the Congregational church
Sunday. There being no service in Grace
| church 1t was union service.
Misses Lois Albee and Karlene Hutchin.
son were in Littleton on Monday.
Mrs. Kinsman and baby of Thetford are
visiting her parents, Mt. and Mrs. Staples.
Mia Martha Dicksv NJ Ijahon anant aup-
day in town.
Rev. and Mrs. H. j. Kilbourn with Mad
am Kilbourn went to Northfeld, Mass,
Tuesday for week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Corwin are it Chat
ham, Mass.
Herbert Blake of Newport was in town
the first of the week, accompanied by Oar
roll Davis of that place. Both are custom
house officers.
Miss Nella Lowd and Miss Mayne Jack
man left Saturday for Chester, where they
have positions in wrapper factory.
Miss Mabel McDuffee of Boston is guest
OF Miss Edith Chamberlin.
Raymond Brown returned from viii.
loughby lake last week.
Miss Nellie Smith of Springfield, Mass.
was guest of Mrs. Arthur Hale last week
They were classmates in Smith college,
Miss Georgia Prescott is in Boston for q
few weeks.
Miss Bernice Colby returned from Lisbon
ON Thursday.
Miss Shelton aud brother Ray OF Brook
Ign, N Y, are boarding at Henry Colby's.
Miss Clara Simonds of North Thetford ID
a guest OF her sister, Mrs. II. II. Everett.
Miss Florence Moore has been attending
summer school at BIT. Johnsbury.