The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-18
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has returned from the Mary Fletcher hos
pital after having had two cancers re-
moved. She seems to have made marked
progress healthwards since.
A second son was born April 10 TO Mr..
and Mrs. James Powers.
Preston Cross, whose eye was so severely
injured April 9, in one OF our granite sheds
and who went to Burlington to see DR..
Twitchell, the noted eye specialist there,
found the doctor i'll and went thence to the
Victoria Hospital in Montreal, where he is
to have the skill OF DR.. Butler, perhaps one
OF the most noted practitioners in America
in the treatment OF the eye. He was &C
companied by his wife and brother in-law,
William Gresrson Mr. Grearson reported
on his return that 1t is hoped the eye may
yet be saved.
The mercury was only six above zero
here the morning OF April 10.
DR.. Lewis d. Martin, osteopathist, was
called to Rutland recently to see the in
valid wife of his uncle, DR.. Elan G. Lewis.
He thinks there is possibility OF her recov-
cry.
In response to the call OF the Congrega-
tional church here, Rev. David II. Strong
OF Bernardston, Mass, will move here as
soon as he can but it may be a little later
than was first hoped for, or not till the
latter part of May or first Of June.
1t il said Rev. p p Womer, now OF West
Lebanon, N. H, will deliver the Memorial
Day address here. This will be welcome
news to his friends in this section.
Fred A, Jackson tells us that his widowed
mother will go later to remain for time
with her only daughter, in Lexington, Mass.
The schools in town will begin on Mon
day, April 80.
George e. WILDER has bought the house
Of James Murphy, a longtime section boss
IN w Uil Tn
Barre to live.
Mrs. Alathea Coleman has hired rooms in
Barre and will soon go there to live.
Our aged and worthy ex .townsman, Dem
ison Kinsman, now Of Winterset, Ia is
said TO be in very poor health.
II. Clayton Martin recently went with
Horace n. Farnham to Northern Minneso-
ia, to purchase horses-twenty of which
they brought back to SELL On this trip Mr..
Nj rtin had a fine visit with our former
townsfolk, Will and Mrs. Zelma Perrin
Levines at Oshkosh, Wis. He found them
well and prosperous. Two of their three
dau 7hters, so well remembered in our viii
lage, are teachers there and the other is a
bookkeeper and stenographer for a manu-
featuring firm. Mr.. and Mrs. Levings may
come east next season.
We do not hear of much sugar having
been made yet, but the quality is said to be
better than that Of last year.
Frank Godfrey has finished work at j.
X. LyDde's store house and will return to
work at the carpenters trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lougee, who are EN-.
ployed at the State Industrial School at
Vergennes, will be at his old home here for
a visit sometime this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Asa G. Wilder are living at
present with their daughter, Mrs. George
T. Colby.
Mrs, j. w. Flint will not have her formal
millinery opening this season on account Of
late ill-health, b this does not in any way
interfere with the business of this popular
establishment.
Easter Sunday was a beautiful day here.
The children's exercises at the Congrega-
tional church in the morning were much
enjoyed. Miss Lula Burnham had the
musical programme to look after, and this =,
with the other parts, was well carried out.
The church was prettily adorned with flow
ers. In the evening Rev. William Scho-
field preached an Easter sermon.
Next Sunday morning the Ladies' Mis-
sonary society of the Congregational
ceurch ill have thank offering service at
the church in place OF the regular service
1t will be under the direction of Mrs. Hen
ry Stewart and Mrs. DR.. K. B. Watson, the
president and vce-president of the society,
and an interesting and profitable service
may be looked for.
Charles M. Edison is about to add to his
outbuIdings on his premises.
Easter was observed at the Universasist
church, with a sermon and the communion
service.
Mrs Harley Martin is confined to the bed
by illness.
Gene Reynolds has rented and will move
to DR.. Lewis ID. Martins farm.
The people are probably rare who can
say with j. B. Brockway, one of our mer-
chants, that they had lived TO be some
seventy years of age without ever having
had to employ a physician. He seems to
have been born with an unusually good
constitution, and remarkable power of
endurance. Till he was in the thrties he
never wore fiannels aud even stockings he
had little use for. La early life he would
stand out of doors in winter on a heated
block OF wood, and chop wood without
boots or socks on, and thus he defed wind
and weather and disease. On October last
he was doing some shingliDg on the old
building he occupies for house and store.
After tearing off the old shingles, and as
he was laying the new ones. he would reach
forward TO drive the old single nails into
the boards as fast as needed. In doing this
there was one nail that he overlooked and
did not drive down. So it happened that
as he reached for nail just beyond it and
farther up on the roof, and brought down
his hammer upon it. one Of his fingers hit
the lower nail, and slight wound follow
ed Instead of paying any attention to II
at once, and cleansing the wound he went
on with his work. Blood poison followed
and Mr.. Brockway has suffered very great
ly and seriously since. Though better, and
working, his arm has never healed and
twice week now has to be attended to by
a physician.
We are told that James Murphy, 80 long
the efficient section boss on our railroad
will take up this kind Of work elsewhere
on going to Barre.
Station Agent j. w. Flint will not this
week be able to resume his work at oul
depot. He has done good deal OF very
faithful work for the railroad there We
judge, and is paying the penalty OF over
| work.
Richard j. Jenkins, who has been at hi
home in Montreal the year past, has 80 fal
recovered his health that he is thinking
OF returning soon to granite cutting in these
parts.
George L. Edison has been i'll few day
past and unable to be at his post at tn,
Lynde store.
G. @. Stanley, who has been living ON tn,
old Squire Benedict place, has taken OF