The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27
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eff, II any, this change shall give her.
The South Barre Dramatic club will give
their postponed play OF "The SOURCES
Daughter" at the town hall on Friday |
evening OF this week
Luther Bailey, having finished his win
ter term Of school in or near Websterville, |
Barre, Is now Nv home.
Moses Persons, one of our oldest citizens,
Is seriously i'll with the grip.
Mrs. Major ID. Flint has been moved to
the home OF her daughter, Mrs. Daniel
Townsend.
Mrs. Herbert p. Martin has been quite i'll
in late weeks,
Mrs. Eda Lasell Wood Of Barre has been
critically i'll of late. Her life has been al
most despaired Of.
Rev. r. e. Currier and wife were in DAN
vile las week at the dedication of the
Methodist church in which he preached FIVE
years before coming here. On his return,
nev, Currier was called to his fathers
home by the death Of his stepmother. AS
he had to be absent over Sunday, there was
no preaching at his chnTch here.
j. Munroe Seaver continues TO gain and
is able to be out His recovery Is quite sur
ptising.
Some part OF the Lenten season will be-
observed in public services by the Univer-
salist church.
Rev. Frances A. Kimball oficiated at the
funeral OF Sias Stone, held at his late resi-.
dence last week.
We Judge that the two creamery COM
panies that have employed Bert w Haw-
Icy here in late years have found him
faithful manager OF their business. We
hear now that he has decided to leave here
and go TO the farm OF his late father, in the
State OF New York
Mrs. Silas Stone is gaining n health.
Mrs. Derison Hopkins seems to be i'm
proving somewhat She may, despite her
age and infirmi les, be quite we'll again.
Dennis Carlin, engineer at the Grearson-
Beckett Company 3 granite plant, has been
i'll aud former engineer, Fred A. Flint, is
supplying his place.
The large finished and boxed granite die
that fell at the Grearson- Beckett Company's
plant last week by the breaking of wire
rope whi o being loaded on a car, needed
the work OF but two days to put into good
condition again.
Up to last Thursday morning, 1870 shares
had been taken here in the Connecticut
Building and Loan Association, and more
| were expected to be subscribed for soon.
Mrs. Myra Little Woodbury., daughter OF
the late l. Clement Little. was lately called
: here from her home in North Dakota by the
illness OF her daughters pupil in the Meth
| odist Seminary, Montpelier. She has q
1
tered Goddard Seminary, Barre,
In the warning for our March meeting
| there is little out of the ordinary. One ar
| ticle calls for he consideration of the ques-
ton whether or not the town will establish
| public library, IN accordance with certain
provisions in our State law. As it is cur
rently reported the town is coming out this
yssr it'll debt Of five or seven thousand
| dollars. This fact taken with the other
burdens of taxation that our citizens are
carrying, leads us to suspect they will not
think much OF any other books this year
than their pocket books.
1t is pleasant to know tina. our townsman
who was present as a delegate at the Con-
gress of the Daughters Of the Revolution in
Washington, ID. c., last week, came out
without the loss OF her scalp, despite the
spirit of 76, as shown on the occasion
The Methodist socisbe will be held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Spen-
Ger on Wednesday afternoon and evening OF
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Blanchard have just
had the pleasure OF visit from their son
Leon, who lives in northern New Y rk.
Merrill son OF George and Mrs. Julia
Beckett Martin, who is employed in the
United States mint in San Francisco, Cal.
has recently married lady of that city.
The lecture at our town hall by Rev. @
o. Judkins of Montpelier, on Tuesday
evening OF last week, was listened to with
great pleasure. We hear him compared
and favorably too, with Hon. G. A. Gear
hart as lecturer, and that would be-
praise enough, many OF our citizens would
say.
1t is said our former townsfolk, Mr.. and
MIS-. Charles Moore will come back here
TO stay awhile, il not permanently, after
some years residence in Atlanta, Ga. They
will be cordially welcomed.
prock duau raoaivad carload n
feed last week which he was unloading and
putting into the barn, on the X. p. Blanch
ard place that he recently bought when al
but few tons had been put into the barn
the floor began to sink, but it was arrested
after IL had gone down about six inches
One farmer tells US he thinks he got fine
quality Of feed out of this load.
Edwin Whitney, a grandson OF the lat,
Minot Martin and worthy young farmer
ON the west side. Of the town, has had {
good deal of i'll health in late years, and al
operation for appendicitis has been threat
ening him. This winter, however, he hal
been better, and has done good deal OF
hard work. A few weeks ago he was takeI
| sick again and last week an operation To-
appendicitis was begun, by surgeon from
Burlington, who came here to perform it
He had not gone very far, before he came
upon a large sbscess, that prevented farth
or surgery 1t is said some weeks mus
elapse in the treatment of this abscess be
fore ythng else can be done. 1t is
critical case, DR.. W. j. Tindall attends
him.
Mrs. Philena Chamberlain Of Montpelie
has lately been the guest OF Mrs. j. B
Brockway. Miss Lizzie Lane of Washing
ton has been another guest of Mrs. Brock
way and her daughter.
Mrs. Preston Reed has been i'll since the
Universalist ladies' festival some weeks
ago, in which she assisted.
At the recent Congregational roll-csl
here letters were read from four forme
ministers of this church. Rev. r. ID. Miller
is living in Maiden, Mass, not far from thu
home OF his son, John Miller, whose bust
ness is in Boston. Rev. P. #. Barnard live
in Westminster, Rev, j. p. Demeritt preach
es in Tamworth, N. H., and in the last yea
his church has had large per cent OF in
crease in its membership. His younges
child, son, graduates this year from Phil
, lips Academy, Exeter, N. II. Rev. j. N
Perrin, Jr., is preaching in Sanbornton, n
II. All these ministers retain an unfailinl
interest in the church here.
There was a family gathering at the hom'
of Enos r Walker last Friday evening, i
having been the birthday of two members
, of the prOuD. A Dlegsant time was had.