The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-09

having been called OF late on an errand to
Boston, Mass.
Lewis M. Seaver was up from New York
last week to look after his farm matters
here. His wife will come here as soon as
she Is able. She has been good deal OF
an invalid OF late.
Our ex-Townsmen Frank w. Ainsworth
OF Racine Wis, has been the victim of
hard attack of the grip Of late. Last week
he went to the town OF West Baden in
southern Indiana to recuperate.
We have received from Williamstown
subscription for the WATCHMAN and New
York Tribune, but no name was signed.
Will the sender please supply his name and
state the amount OF the remittance?
Granite tool sharpener Will #. Croudis,
at recent accounts was at his home in Var
mouth, Me-, but with an eye out for work
az soon as the granite business sh II be
well under way again in New England.
Not many months ago the elegant resi-
denoe OF our late ex-townsman, Judge
Francis Clark of Waukegan, ILL.,, took fire
but was not consumed and now we hear,
that LATER 1t was totally destroyed by fire.
Nettie Dorothy, only daughter Of our for
mer townfolk, Mr.. aud Mrs. Horace f.
Flint, OF Gibbon, Neb, was married May /
to Roman A. st. John, OF Litchfeld, Neb,
where ey are to reside. Mr.. st. John is
| IL owner Of a newspapers there. Here Is
to the best and happiest that life can give
| to them.
James X. Prize OF Wellq, Lamson & Co.,
| granite dealers, has with his wife the
| honor and happiness of large family OF
| bright healthy children and now their old
| est son James, yet in his teens we believe,
rejoices in a boy recently born.
A town meeting has been warned for
| Saturday afternoon OF next week, May 10,
with reference to school building matters
| in the quarry district. Before any more
| money is expended on an addition to the
present building on its present site new
location may be thought necessary. 1t
looks as II there was chance for wordy
meeting over this subject.
At the close of the service last Sunday
morning at the Congregational church here
| Rev. 9. II. Merrill congratulated the people
that they are to have Rev. ID. H. Stron OF
| Massachusetts as q minister after June /
Being personally acquainted with Rev. Mr.
Strong the high tribute he paid to his worth
| was very cheering He represents him as
one who bears acquaintance well, and is es
| teemed the more as he comes to be better
| known.
| Luciu7 8. and Marcella Williams Sim0ns
are to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary Of
their marriage on Tuesday of this week
Their married life has been lived on farms
here in town, into which they have put a
good deal of hard work, and which has
yielded them a competency for old age
They have had an unusual amount of good
health in all these years and they have
quite a large family Of children, all OF whom
have been spared to them.
Ernest Riddell's father died on Saturday
and was buried from the home OF the son
the old j. Martin Bass place, on Monday at
ternoon. Mr.. Riddel came here some nine
years ago from his home in Aberdeenshire
Scotland, to reside with his son. 1t was 8
great pleasure to us personally TO meet and
visit with this man, who seemed typica
old SEQ Gilman in his rugged characteristics
He was nearly seventy'four years OF age
He is survived by wife, five sons and two
daughters, one son and one daughter ye
living in Scotland.
Rev. G. II. Merrill secretary OF the Yer.
mont Domestic Missionary society, gave 6
very interesting address at the Congrega
tional church last Sunday morning, on the
work being done by the society in the
State. He showed how certain statement.
and statistics that had gone out as TO the
religious restitution in the State were very
misleading, representing things mucl
worse, in some aspects, than they really
are; while certain Others put the thing in {
better light than is true. The real facts liz
between these extremes. 1t was thrilling
story he told of the ministerial work dOnt
in late years in one of our small towns, by
young man from one of our colleges WHIT
was noted for his athletic accomplishment