The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-25

Mrs. @. Elizabeth Tarbell, who has such
warm friends in this her former home, is
now staying with her only son, Clarence,
in Hannibal, Mo. While with her brother,
Principal Daniel R. Martin, Of Pullman, ILL.,,
last season she had two prostrating attacks
OF grip, but is now better.
1t was an instructive thank Offering SER
vice, and ought to prove an inspiring and
effective one, that the Congregational
Ladies' Missionary society held at their
church on Sunday forenoon under the
leadership of Mrs. Fannie Martin Stewart,
president of the society.
Ezra Seaver native OF this place, for
years past resident OF Chicago, returned
to the latter place last week, after win
ter's stay here. Now some seventy years
of age, he finds it hard walking about ow-
ing to weakness OF his limbs from the knee
down. He thought he improved in health
while here.
Mrs. Preston Cross came home for few
days from Montreal, last Friday. Her
husband, who is in the Victoria hospital
there has not yet had the steel taken from
his eye on account iof the Inflammation in
it. The X-Ray is 10 be applied to it, to
locate the steel and it is hoped there may
be successful removal Of it.
Henry N. Jillson, son of the late Nathan
lei Jillson, for many years an epileptic, was
taken last week in demented condition TO
the asylum in Waterbury. He was soldier
in Company d, Twelfth Vermont Volun-
teers in the War of the Rebellion, and is
pensioner on the ground of his disease hav-
, ing been contracted in the army. He is
kind hearted man, and one could not but
feel great sympathy for him.
Fred, son of E. j. Poor writes from Con-
necticut that old Vermont seems to him
much better farming state than what he
finds there. VermOnters on going away,
carry so much of their native State in their
# Al..Aa i
they go might suspect it affected their eye
sight somewhat judging OF the relative
wants OF the States, but young Poor has a
good eye, we judge, in this case.
The granite situation remains about the
same here. While not nearly as much is
being done just now as before the late new
arrangement as to time and wages OF the
cutters, we Judge there may be twenty-five
to thirty cutters in addition to the other
men employed about the sheds. How fast
the business will resume its old proportions
cannot be foreseen, but let no one think
that the large use Of Barre granite is thing
OF the past wholly.
An old Williamstownian writes US asking
II 1t Is all talk that the railroad is to be OK
tended through here to Royalton this sea-
son. Putting all things together it may not
be all talk that this extension will be made
within year or two at longest. The dis
cussion goes on as to its effects upon our
oWu pldco ii tlln oAbonslOu cOmtb w Mic
1t is said by few here and elsewhere that
it will hurt us more than it will benefit us,
it is also commended that it will largely in
crease our granite business, etc. We Judge
that large majority of our citizens will
welcome the extension at first, even il later
they should come to rue 1t.
Some months ago one OF our farmers gave
up farming and moved to the village, bring
ing large and interesting fsmily of chill
dren. Am ng them is little six-year.o
miss, so original in her remarks that one
cannot tell what she will say next. A GER
tain Sunday found her in the Sunday
school OF the church she attends, with the
pastor as her teacher. Now this minister
has head of crinkly hair that would
make bald-headed man turn green with
envy. 1t at once attracted the attention OF
his little pupil, who said "You curled
you hair this mo ming, didn't your" To the
remark OF neighbor that this lass has a
very good mamma, she replied: Eyes, but
she sometimes minds Satan. But she's sor-
ry for It'll"
The Springfield Republican OF April II, in
notice OF the acceptance OF call to the
Congregational church here by Rev. ID. H.
Strong OF Bernardstop, Mass, says: His
continuous service at that place is larger
than that OF any other Congregational min
lister in Franklin county, having been there
since 1888. He Is son of the late Rev. ID.
South Deerheld, Mass, and once a mem.
Der of the Massachusetts Legislature. Rev.
ID. A. Strong Is graduate of Williams Col
lege and Of the Hartford Theological Sem
mary. He was ordained to the ministry In
1885. For ten years he has been librarian
of the Cushman library, Bernardston, and
for several years has been on the board Of