The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-16
W1lIiaustown.

William Witherill was lately called to
Canada on business.
Wnfred Cram has returned from NJ ane
| after an absence Of months.
Mrs. j Fred Austin has tonsiitis. Her
| little daughter has just recovered fro scar
let fever.
Charles NJ. Edison went to Burlington on
Monday TO ATTEND the school of embalming
in session there.
Mrs. j. X. Lynde was in attendance at
the musical convention a. White River
junction last week.
The union services Of Memorial Sunday
will be held in the Methodist church. Rev.
f. e. Currier will preach the sermon.
Misses Annette Il, Edison aud Matte
Robinson will go TO Burlington this week
30 consult DR.. Twitchell, the oculist
Something unique is sofa pillow at
George X. BoswOrth's store, the cover Of
which is stamped with pictures taken by
George II, Bosworth
j. W. III mt has returned to his work as
station agent at our depot, bat he suffers
from nervous affection OF the arms that
may Yet prove serious thing.
Granite Gutter Robert II Jones has
bought a house on Hooker Hill in Barre
and will move his family TO it this week
Their departure is regretted here.
Carl NJ. Seaver has been quite out OF
health OF late. Last week he called a
Barre physician. 1t Is not a very serious
case, we are glad to note.
Melville, son of Gurdon Martin is ia the
Forty-third regiment at the Philippines
and one or more of his company are report
ed killed in recent engag ement there.
Elgin j. Gale is getting up an illustrated
booklet OF his Gulf house aud its surround.
iDgs, the Photographic pictures being views
that George X. Bosworth took for this pur-
pose.
j. Munroe Seaver received between forty
and fifty head of fine looking cattle last
Saturday that he had picked up in Brook
field and about and turned them into the
General e. Bass pasture.
The only special consolation we had
heard offered for the dsagreeable cold
weather OF late, was that it might be death
on the new worms that tire our maple
trees again this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie ID. Gale will return
from Boston the first OF June and will go
again o the Fabyan House for the season
Mrs. Gale will go to her old home in Cana
da and later will be at the Fabyan.
In common with other Methodist churches
the church here last Sunday gave the morn
ing service to the interests of the Epworth
League, including the installation of IL o
newly chosen officers OF the League.
On Saturday evening a telegram came
from Rev o. ID. Clapp of Burlington say
ing that he could not be here to preach at
the Congregational church the following
day, as previously announced. He has an
appointment for next Sunday here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Benedict went
to Brookfield last week to see their sister
Mrs, Martha Benedict Farnham, on the
tifty-sixth anniversary Of her birth. For
more than score Of years Mrs. Farnham
has been great invalid. But she Seems
better, just at present, than for many years.
The body of Mrs. Charles Lawrence, a
former resident, was brought here from
New Hampshire, for burial last Monday in
our village cemetery where her husband
was buried last July. She had one daugh-
ter living in town, the wife of Lister ii. S.
Drury. She had been member of the
Woman's Relief Corps here.
We are to have the pleasure of sum-
mer's stay here of our young townsman,
Joel A. Bass. He will be at the new hotel
in the Gulf. II he shall be able to resist
the desire OF our citizens to bs heard as a
dramatic reader and reciter, we shall at
tribute 1t to the strength he may get from
his native air, and the spring water OF his
native hills.
Word comes OF the death in New Hamp-
shire this month of Rev. Fred Small, who
was well known here some years ago as an
evangelistic worker with our churches.
His first wife was the daughter OF the late
| George Crane, a merchant in Mortified so
many years.
| Miss Emily Harvey, returned mission
airy, will speak at the Methodist church on
| Friday evening of this week and the public
is cordially invited to be present and hear
her. On Friday afternoon the Ladies' Mis-
| sionary Society OF the church Will give a
missionary tea at the vestry and the ladies
OF other societies ae cordially invited to
meet with them on the occasion, Miss
| Harvey will be present at the time
| Of afoia al al oh ~,
time ago in the case Of Mrs. FIR mont G.
| Little, lately returned from Denver, Col,
| and it was decided she is in very critical
condition with Brights' disease, with ap-
parently little or no hope of recovery. Mrs
Little is daughter of the late Joel Jersey
and has family OF several young children
In the prime of life as to years, the stua
zion is very sad and appeals strongly to the
sympathy OF friends.
One of our townsmen born May "a, 1871
says he was told that mp 10 his birthday, The
month Of May was so cold there was NJ
green grass to be seen nor had the tree,
put forth signs Of Spring. But chang,
CHEEKY face and warm hearted manner IL
the years we have known him happily in
dictate that prenatal influences do not al
ways shape the careers of US mortals.
In spite of the wonderful opportunity tt
save his ye, II it were possible, granite cut
| t6r Preston CrO55 ndu Huhlly 10 submit u
its removal in the Victoria Hospital, Mon
treal. Mr.. Cross is young man who cam
here from near St. George, New Bruins
wick, some years ago and learned grant
cutting with his brother-in-law, William
Grearson, OF the Grearson- Beckett Comps
ny. He Is one of the four children in hi
fathers family living here at present, an,
highly esteemed by our citizens. Grea
sympathy is felt for him in this affliction.
Our new entertainment course committe
are @. M. Lathrop, James s. Powers an
) Rev. Frances A. Kimball. Will j. Youn
is treasurer and j. W. Flint, secretary
This committee is greatly interested in thei
work and hope for the cordial cooperate
of our citizens in the matter OF good cause
The fullest success Of the cause depend
upon an early movement in its behalf. A
ter what benefit and enjoyment has a
tended these courses, 1t is not to be belle,
l ed our people will fail to support anothe
: next winter.
We have a former friend in Kentucky I
4 whom copy OF the WATCHMAN was sent
a few weeks ago. 1t contained the real 81
tate advertisements of the wide awak
agents who use the WATERMAN column
y This friend was raised in Elkhart count,
Ind, a veritable garden OF county. III