The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-28

able TO expect that in due time work will
| start up and be at least as good az that in
other lines OF industry.
For the benefit OF the base ball club there
IL 10 be a box sociable aud promenade at
the town hall on next Saturday evening,
March 81 The ladies are requested to
bring box with food for two, the boxes to
he sold to the highest bidder and the pro-
ceeds to be given for Tbs benefit OF the
club.
The CongreRati lnal church committee
are soliciting subscriptions for the salary OF
Rev. David III. Strong Of Bernardston,
Mass, who preached here March 18, as a
candidate for the vacant pulpit II his ser.
vices can be obtained IL is expected he will
also preach in East Brookfield three Sun
day afternoons each month
One of the land marks In our village ia an
old horse barn on the General E. Bass
place, the lower story of which IL built Of
stone laid In mortar, the lime OF which was
burned on the farm, at a kiln some rods
above the fall. We have just been told for
the first time that the cost OF making this
lime and wall was 80 great that it rdined
financially, the man that made them.
allie" Pierce, the only child of the late
Mrs. Abbie Howe Pierce, il living alone on
a farm in the State Of Washington and so
cut off from others that he sometimes does
not see person for week at a time But
maybe a succeeding itemizsr, twenty-five
years hence, will be recording the city of
Pierceton, with its thousands OF inhabi.
tants, on that same farm OF today.
Frank Erskine, only remaining son of
Mrs. Henry r. Erskine, left on Monday for
years course at the Albany, N. Y Bust
ness college. The band OF which he il a
member, gave him very pleasant recep.
| ton at the town hall one evening last
week He is wor by, intelligent young
man, and all will now wish him success
every way.
f. V. Hassam in the last two weeks has
loaded nineteen cars of shoe last blocks.
He thinks there will be hundred car loads
of these blocks, from last August to the end
of the season to soon close that he will ship
from here. He will return for more work
of the kind later on as he finds that an
abundance OF maple timber Is to be had
here for his purpose.
Lewis NJ. Seaver is closing up his bust
ness in New York city, preparatory to COM
ing here to live on his farm. He has been
away from this, his native town, for many
years, having lived an active life in Chicago
and New York city in the time. Chicago
would doubtless reckon it as in due order
backwards to go from that city to New
York, and thence to this place, and certain
| ly IL one were to go from here to st. Louis.
Mrs. Seaver. we are sorry to say, is in poor
health, and we hope Vermont life may re-
| store her perfectly.
MISS Auule w OOuWaTu Oh w ebJ I(aDuOlpn
| will teach the summer term in the Gram
! mar department of the village school, and
Miss Belle ID. Robinson will have the in
| termediate department Miss Florence
Burnham of Roxbury will teach in the
Clogston district, Miss Amy Walbridge in
| the George l.. Williams district, Miss Nellie
Adams OF South Barre in the Charles NJ.
Erskine district, Mrs Herbert Coolbeth of
| Hardwick in the George w. Lynde district
and Miss Agnes Whitehead of Barre in the
Leslie ID. Gale district.
Mrs. Walter Newcomb died last week at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Norman G.
| Davis, and her body was taken to Detroit,
Mich, for burial beside that OF her hus-
band. She was midway of the eighties in
| age. Mrs. NewComb was for many years
one of the best known and most beloved
women in our place. The farm home over
which she so long presided, on the east side
| of our town, was a hospitable and genial
one, and remembered most pleasantly.
Here were born to her three sons and a
daughter, all OF whom survive her. After
the War of the Rebellion her husband NOV
ed to Detroit, where they had very pleas
ant home, and TO which cordial welcome
was ever given to old friends, as we can
testify to by personal experience. After
the death Of Mr N5wcomb, Mrs, Newcomt
returned here to live with her daughter
She was for years worthy member OF the
Congregational church here, and her con
trlDutlOnS TO Jne support Vi bue CuuTCu III
late years have been highly valued.
Vershire.
Miss Rice OF Lancaster, N. H., is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Parker.
There was a special contribution for the
India sufferers last Sunday.
Mrs. John Gilman died very suddenly o.
heart disease last week. The burial was al
West Fairlee.
Mr. Grant has recently spent some time
visiting in White River junction and En-
field, N. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Cotton OF Thetford
were in town last week to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Nation.
Rev. G. B. Drake has resigned the pas
torate OF the Congregational church in this
place, and has accepted call to Dayton
n. Y.
Mrs. Nation, an aged lady living with
her daughter, Mrs. Oscar Carlton, wai
buried last Tuesday, Rev. G. B. Drake con
Quoting the religious services. She leaves
several children and grandchildren.
Henry Nation Of Manchester, N. Fl.
was called here by the death and burial o
his mother, Mrs. Nation, also Mr.. ana Mrs
Cotton of Bradford grandchildren OF Mrs
Nation.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned. do here