The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-12

by spinal meningitis. IL rad an offer o.
two hundred dollars for The animal at one
time.
Word comes of the probably fatal illness
Of the wife Of our lste townsman, Marshal
Seaver, "A son of the late Cyrus Seaver.
AFRO A. Reeds little daughter has beer
sick with scarlet fever of late.
Mrs, Mary A. Carpenter, wife of Charles
II. Perry, died last Thursday after ten OF
twelve years Of iDvalidsm, which confined
( her to the bed the greater part of the time
She was born in Orange some fOrty-nine
years ago and was married at the age OF
nineteen. Ihe earlier years OF Mr.. and
Mrs Perry's lives seem, in sense, to have
passed some what out of memory, so grea,
| is the sympathy that has been felt for both
OF them in the late long years of i'll health,
which they both have borne so patiently.
For years Mrs Perry had been member OF
the Congregational church here, and it was
her wish to be buried from the church, as
was done last Sunday afternoon, Rev. d.
II Strong officiating. Death could hardly
be sweeter release TO any of our citizens
than it was to his worthy and afflicted
woman. Only husband survives her.
The annual business meeting of The Con-
gregational church passed off very pleasant
ly last Friday. In most instances there
was reel ction Of the officers of last
year. For wonder aud a congratulation,
the credit side of the treasurer's accountwas
trifie larger than the debit side-an en-,
coursging condition at the close Of the
nineteenth century for this church,
Milford Pike and father and John Rowe's
family moved to Plainteld last Saturday.
Messrs. Pike and Rowe are work at lum-
boring
Let our citizens make the most of the en-
tertsinment in our course on Friday even
ing of this week by D. Webster Davis, au-
thor, lecturer and humoris' from Virginia.
He will doubtless make "a Night on the
Old Plantation" more vivid than many of
us have ever known before.
Friends here Of Miss Mary, daughter Of
Henry A. Ainsworth, have just had the
pleasure OF letter written by her from Je-
rusalem early in November, after travelling
in Europe and Palestine. She was to be- in
Egypt the first of this mon,h and among
other things will make a trip up the Nile
Having greatly enjoyed, with so many 9TH
ers, THE Life Of the Master" by Ian
Maclaren," we asked Miss Aims worth be-
fore her departure to let us know il the
highly colored illustrations OF scenery in
Palestine as found in McClures, were true
TO facts and she replies that many times she
has found views there fully as gorgeous as
those depicted in this magazine.
X. p. Blanchard left life insurance Of
probably not less than thousand dollars
very pleasant "picture sociable" was
held by the Congregationaists at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. William Grearson last Fri
day evening.
The president of the Congregational la
dies society tells us she finds more persons
who feel hurt if they are not asked to assist
in her department of church work, than she
meets OF the opposite class.
Patsey Elliott of the granite firm of Ell.
liott Bros. who has been In such poor health
in months past is confined to the house.
George w. Clark of our village has lately
lost good cow. Mr.. Clark 10 preparing to
move to Barre.
Ed. G. Houses family is STAYING at pres.
ent with Mrs. X. p Blanchard, the mother
of Mrs House, while the finishing work is
being done on Mr. Houses new dwelling.