The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-14
WILLIAMSTOWN.


death of her brother William Folsom
of Burnett, Wis. where he had lived
for many years He formerly lived near
here. His wife is sister of Chauncey
Lougee of our village. He was an ex-
cellent man and had been a very sue
cessful farmer in the west He was
upwards of seventy years of age. His
wife and several children survive him
Mrs. Liberty H. Jeffords was taken
seriously ill with pneumonia, the
middle of Last week. The outlook for
her recovery is not bright.
John Bacon writes back from the
United States Soldiers Home in To-
gus, Me-. that he is pleased with
what he finds there.
Edwin T. Whitney has been confined
to the bed again of late, from trouble
that originated some years ago, caus-
ing appendicitis
William Hanson, who was thought
to be improving somewhat, was taken
worse last week, and is critically i'll.
"Vern" Edison, in the employ of
Henry Lasell, went again to the Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington, last
week for treatment.
Late news from Mrs. Barney d.
has left her partially deaf. Other
wise she is poorly.
There is quite good deal of COM
plant of i'll health from colds, about
here.
Will Carpenter has leased the grist
and saw mill of George w. Lynde in
Mill village till December /, next
He hopes for good patronage.
DR.. ]. H. jackson was called here
last week to counsel in the case of
James Powers little boy, who has
had an abscess about the throat, fol-
lowing scarlet fever, and whose life
has been almost despaired of.
Mrs. Gurdon Martin has Just start
ed class in painting. She gives her
lessons at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Harley Martin, in our village
James X. Lynde is so far improved
in health as to be about his house, and
even to be out on porch of the house,
on warm days,
A delegation from our new Rebekah
lodge visited Barre one evening last
week.
Mrs Patsy Elliott, who is staying
with her late husbands mother in
Mortified was lately offered posi-
ton i'll the Hopkins q House store,
but she felt that she must decline it.
She is woman much liked here.
Principal Daniel r. Martin, at the
head of the Pullman, ILL.,, schools for
years past, has shown his appreciation
of Vermont maple sugar by giving
Fremont @. Little orders for the same
from time to time. He had some of
last seasons make sent him and was
storing it in the basement of his
house, that was lately entered by girl
burglars, who abducted forty pounds
of it.
On May 3 occurred the thirty sew.
enth aniversaryof the marriage of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Carnes. As they
were partaking of their evening meal,
that day, friends began to gather at
their house with no previous note of
warning, to celebrate the event. A
pleasant evening followed.
Last Saturday could be seem from
our window maple trees filled with
blossoms the ground carpeted with
green; snow flying, men travelling in
fur coats, while the wind ratified
the loose parts of the building and a
brisk fire was burning indoors. And
yet the calendars persisted in saying
1T was May TO-
Horace n, Farnham was here a
few days go just after another West
ern trip for more horses,
Mrs. Preston Reed is visiting in
Ludlow.
Charles NJ Edison is fur nishing a
large lot of chairs for seating the Ma.
sonic and town halls in Brookfield.
Luther Bailey has hired for a year
with milkman in Barre.
Ella, oldest daughter of Jason John
son, is in town and will have the care
of Mrs. Amasa w. Farnham in her
illness, for the present,
Mrs. Jason Jeffords has been ill
with the prevailing cold of late and
pneumonia was feared by her hus-
band.
Mrs. Dorcas Martin, wife of Liberty
F. Jeffords, died on Sunday forenoon
of pneumonia, after an illness of four
days, and at the age of seventy-five
years and four months. She leaves
a husband and daughter, Mrs. George
q. Earle. Only one member of the
family of her father, the late Samuel
Martin, survives her, namely, Mrs.
Emily M. Emery. Almost the whole
of Mrs. Jefford's long life was lived
here in town, where she has been
known as a most devoted wife and
mother, and a very kind hearted
woman. Death had no terrors for her
and was met calmly. She spoke of
her approaching departure as going
home, and with perfect resignation,
feeling that all was we'll in the Lords
dealings with her Verify a good
woman has been taken from our midst.
She was buried from her late home
at p. M, on Tuesday.