The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-03


Mrs. Douglass McPhee Of Mortified is
visiting her sister-in-law Mrs, Tommie
Matsop.
Cornelius Perrin went to Berlin on Mon
day to see his sster-in-lsw, Mrs. Levi
Strong, who has been in poor health in the
year past.
Mrs. Major d. Flint, for months past a
paralytic, is thought to be, possibly, gain
ing little physically, but mentally is no
better. She seems to be living in the dis
tant past and to think that her daughter
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G..
Townsend with whom she is now staying,
are her own father and mother.
Presiding Elder Walter R. Davenport and
family are here with the family of his sis
ter, Mrs. Enos f. Walker, to remain for
little time.
More than 100 shares, standing for &c.
UO0 have now been taken here in the Con-
necticut Building and Loan Association.
Albert Martin has been confined to the
house OF late by grip. His wife is improv-
ing in health.
Samuel Foster OF Duxbury was here last
week, looking after his farming interests.
He has productive farm here and seems to
have no trouble in getting good tenants
on 1t who are glad to stay.
Barnet 8. Goodrich died last week Tues
day, at the age of forty.four years He was
day, Rev. #. K. Currier officiating at his
funeral. He was the second son Of Folens-
by and Bethiah Harrington GOodrich had
always lived here, and died on the place
where he was born. With an inherited
tendency to consumption, on his mothers
side. he had been in failing health for some
months, but had kept about and was at the
village for rife practice as late as January
i. He was a man much liked by his &C.
guaintances. A member OF the Masonic
fraternity, he was the recipient OF many
brotherly attentions from the lodge, large
delegation from which attended his funeral,
having the charge OF it. Some years ago he
joined the Methodist church, on probation,
but for some reason never entered into full
membership. Twenty years ago he mar
ried Lucy Whitcomb of Washington, and a
son and daughter were born to them, the
three surviving him, Though naturally he
had desired to get well, he felt that he was
prepared to go.
A telegram from Kewanee, ILL.,, last We'd
nesday, announced the death of Arthur
Martin, son of Mrs. Denison Martin, at the
age Of tifty-three years. A native Of our
town, where he grew up, he went years ago
to Illinois where he married, Before leaV-
ing Vermont he had served an apprentice
ship as clerk in store and at the time
when his health gave out, completely, nea;-
ly five years ago, he was in charge Of de-
partment in a large store in Kewanee.
Since that time he had been hardly able to
do days work, and death must have come
as welcome relief to him. He was a men,
Der OF the Congregational church in Kewe-
nee. His wife and quite a large family OF
children survive him. OF the seven chill.
dren of our esteemed townsfolk, Mr.. and
Mrs. Denison Martin, all of whom lived to
mature years, only three are now living
Mrs. Henry Stewart OF our town, George
Martin OF Washington, D. O., ard Elisha
Martin of West Superior, Wis.
Our former townsmen, Scion, son of the
late Phineas Patterson. visited here last
week. Mr.. Patterson is engaged in stock
raising in Colorado, which 10 a profitable
business there. He still remains a bachelor
Return S. Davis was in Claremont, N. H..
last week looking at a Connecticut River
farm for sale there, but did not buy.
The report OF the second years work Of
Mrs. Anna Benedict Frankum as superin.
tendent OF our schools, has just been issued
in four page circular She has made sixty
one visits at the seventeen schools main.
tanned in the last year, in some instances
spending the entire ldaY in one school and
all the teachers desiring to do the best pos
sible work. More than the usual number Of
visits have been made at the schools by
the directors, while parents Of the pupils
have made but few. She thinks much
benefit has resulted from the maintenance
of teachers meetings in the past year. She
deplores the too frequent changes of teach
ers in the schools, and finds that illness Of
pupils, especially in the winter term, has
done much to lesson the value Of schoo
work. Mrs. Frankum's resppointment al
superintendent for a third year, shows the
estimate put upon her work by our schoo
board.
Charles r. Benedict has just shipped hii
household goods to Burlington, where hit
four children are staying. Among then
re family souvenirs of cabinet work done
by Mrs. Benedict's father, the late Cyrui
Seaver.
The long-oontinued, faithful, hard WORK
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Erskine or
their fine farm would seem to entitle then
to more restful life In their declining