The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
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beIiH VI hluutTBHTJbu t6hCHlDR n5T6,
and our place is to be congratulated
on the fact.
We would have our citizens know
that Druggist Fred A. Ainsworth sells
the daily Boston journal for one cent
each, now, under it's new manage
ment.
Theron, only son of George l.. Will
liams, is teaching in the Loomis dis
trict in Northfield. His only sister
Grace, will continue study in the
Spaulding high school, Barre.
Fred Winslow's father, j. f. Wins
low, formerly of Berlin and now u
resident of Woodstock, is here for
treatment by DR.. e. B. Watson. and
boarding with Mrs. George G. Earle.
DR.. Reid of Barre was called last
Frank Jeffords.
In the recent election of Sunday
school officers by the Congregational
church, Mrs. ID. II. Strong was chos-
EN- assistant superintendent. Deacon
Edwin o. Smith continues, as for some
time, as superintenden A new com
mittee, of three ladies, was chosen as
sort of advisory board in the school.
After an absence of some thirty six
years Chester Clark, now of Chicago,
returned to this, his old home, last
week, as the guest of his cousin, Dea-
con Edwin G. Smith. His wife ac-
companied him. He and his sister,
Mrs. Martha Clark Chandler, of Han
over, N. H., are the only living mem
bers of the family of his father, the
late John Clark, Jr. His wife was
Mary A. Towne of Mortified, whom
he first met as a caller, while in the
Marine Hospital, in Burlington, as u
wounded soldier, in 1863 Mr.. Clark
enlisted in the War of the Rebellion
in, o., d, Fourth Vermont Regi-
ment In the first Fredericksburg
battle, December 13, 1862, he was
twice wounded, having been shot in
the chin, and through both legs, and
as was supposed by "a sharpshooter. 1t
was in the same battle, and standing
by his side, that his brother Lewis
fell mortally wounded He tells us
that but ten men in the company that
went into that battle escaped unhurt.
The wound in his left leg proved very
severe, and he was never again able
to go into active service. To this day
it causes him at times great pain.
In fact, it was believed at the time he
as mustered out of the army, that
he might always be crippled by the
wound. He went to Chicago in 1868,
where he has lived since. Twin sons
were born to him, there, one of whom
is living and has family of wife
and son. Both families, of father and
son, live in the same, house in the
section of the city known as Ravens
wood. Mr.. Clark seems particularly
happy in his married life which was,
on his part, a case of Glove at first
sight" in that Marine Hospital call.
Miss Towne having only accompanied
niece of Mrs. Rev. B. F. Barnard,
who was asked by Mrs. Barnard to
call on Mr.. Clark there. His visit to
the old hills of Vermont, now, is one
of very great pleasure to him. On
Sunday last he spoke to the Congrega-
tionalist Sunday school, of which he
was member forty or fifty years ago.
We judge he has been faithful
church worker in the city of his
adoption. He will return to Chicago
early in January.
Landlord Granger, of the Gulf
House, returned from Massachusetts
last Thursday evening, to remain
among us. We do not recall the return
of any former citizen that was honor
ed by a serenade by the band, on his
arrival at our depot, such as was CIV
en- Mr.. Granger.
Fremont G. Little tells us that for
the five months from last July to Nov
teen COWS brought him at three cents
r+ Of ~;
mails were two year old heifers. His
meal bill for the time was S105. Row
en-, corn fodder, rye and meadow
three and one-half cents per quart for
milk, that is sold to dealer in Barre.
We have just had, for the first time
the pleasure of looking over a hymn
book published by E. P. Walton.
Montpelier, in 1923. 1t is now the
property of Mr.. Moses Parsons, who
is almost ninety-one years of age, and
was owned by his father, the late
Aaron Parsons. The book was de-
signed in p TT to aid in the dey Otions
Of campmeetings, and it's present own
er tells us that it was used in the old
time campmeetings here. One feature
of the book is noticeable, viz. {: the
larger proportion, by far, of the
hymns are in Particular Meter, "
but the great difference in the hymns
of this meter would indicate that in
that day it was very elastic one,
and particularly accommodating. OF
the 109 hymns in the collection, we
find one that has sixteen stanzas. 1t
is sort of "Pilgrim's Progress" in
rhyme. The fifth verse is as follows
"The way is all new, as it opens to
view,
And behind is the foaming Red Sea
So none now need to speak of the
onions and leeks,
Or to talk about garlicks to me. "
There is much else in the book that
would strike a person of today, al
least, as peculiar. +" In the winnow.
ing process that has gone on since
that time, we find but comparatively
few hymns in this collection that are
in general use at present. But we
doubt not it served we'll its day and
generation.
Rev Frances A. Kimball was MOI
able to preach last Sunday. Hell
father and mother, of Poland, Me.
came few days ago, to visit her ant
| her sister.
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