The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-17

fellow workmen. Mrs. Glynn was for about
year employed in the tailoring establish
ment OF p. j. Ledden and made many
friends during her stay here. Mr.. and Mrs.
Glynn made brief wedding trip to
Montreal, returning to this city on Satur-
day evening
Mrs. Mary j. Walling, aged seveDty-four,
died in this city at the home of Kimbsll
M. Walling, her son, on Tuesday evening.
For the at few years Mrs. Walling had
been an invalid, peritonitis being the i'm
mediate cause Of her death. With her son
she had been resident OF this city for the
past ten years and was highly esteemed by
all who knew her. Aside from her son,
three daughters survive her, Mrs. William
Conpor and Mrs. Samuel Kennedy of Barre,
and Mrs. Fred Billings OF Stowe, all OF
whom were with her at the time OF her
death. The funeral was held from the
house at two O'Clock Friday afternoon, Rev
@. o. Judkins officiating. Burial was
beside the husband OF the deceased in
Green Mount G metery.
Mrs. Lydia Shedi, aged n years, died
on Tuesday at the home OF Mrs Hilton, her
daughter, in Richmond. Two other chill
dren survive her. l.. W. Shedd of this city
and Mrs. Milton Stevens of Richmond.
Mrs. Shedd had been in poor health for
about three years, the consequence OF re-
peated strokes OF paralysis, which finally
terminated in the immediate cause OF her
death, acute Bright's disease and blood
poisoning. Mrs. Shedd had many &C.
ordinances in this city, by whom she was
highly esteemed and who will deplore her
dep arturo. She was woman OF pleasing
characteristics. She bore her painful and
tedious illness with Christian fortitude
The funeral was held at Richmond at
two o'clock on Thursday afternoon, and
burial was beside her husband in the
cemetery there.
f,l ;obs III
add its enlivenment to Mrs. w. e. Harlow's
first "at home" which was observed this
afternoon from o'clock till 3. The re-
ceiving party was made up OF Mrs. Harlow,
her mother, Mrs. Arthur Ropes, and sister,
Miss Laura l.. Ropes. The pleasures of the
occasion were enhanced by the efficient and
graceful assistance in the various capacities
OF such an occasion Of Mrs. H. M. Cutler,
Mrs G. 9. Bancroft, Miss Clara Adams
Miss Gertrude W. Meinecke, Mrs. L. III.
Bixby and Mrs. Robert Wilkinson. The
parlors were adorned with cut flowers and
the dining room trimmed In green and
white.
any Reading was held on Tuesday after
noon at the home OF Mrs. A. N. Blanchard.
The topic was miscellaneous readings, and
light refreshments were served.
The annual meeting and election of offic-
ers was held at this time. The following
WON Sh'oOhs lCsluOubj MIS- ~ IL. Dl4Dy
vice-president, Mrs. 9. Il. Chandler; secre.
tary, Mrs. G. G. Downing; treasurer, Miss
Gertrude Leland; study committee, Mrs. j.
ii Watson, Mrs. G. 81. More, Mrs. G. II.
Deming, Mrs. @. s. Whittier; social COM
mittee, Mrs. f. A. Dwinell, Mrs. W. A.
Briggs, Mrs. @. e. Chandler, Mrs. w. e.
Harlow. By the report of Mrs. Hiram
O'Dell. the retiring secretary, it was shown
that the membership of the club was about
seventy and that the finances were on the
right side of the ledger.
A curious mix up was caused on Wednes-
day afternoon at the Sabin crossing by the
ssgging OF a trolley wire. The wire drop
ped 80 low that it caught the brake handles
on the freight cars on the incoming four
O'Clock freight over the Montpelier and
Wells River road. The wire refused to
break, tore off several brake handles and
became generally entangled in the train,
which was stopped. The side arms to
which the wire was attached were bent and
twisted like pipe stems, the soldered con-
nections torn off in several places and the
fuses at the car barn blown.
The trainmen did not care to attempt to
remove the entangled wire and waited for
the linemen of the electric company who
took up the wire tying it in place with rope
until 1t could be resoldered. The crossing
was blockaded about an hour but no one
was injured.