The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-27
MIDDLESEX.

MIDDLESEX.
Freda Robinson visited several days last
week in Montpelier.
Fred Long, one of Ward and Douglas
men, had his toe broken and was badly
bruised by the falling of heavy stone one
day last week.
Mrs. M. j. Herbert has been visiting in
Waterbury Center the past week.
Quite number from town attended
the excursion to Ausable Chasm, Friday.
Arthur Bucklin of Canaan, N. H., was
in town Friday.
Fred Miles is to finish work for Lester
Cameron at Montpelier this month and
has accepted a position in the Shady Rill
creamery.
Bart Casey of Bristol made his old
friedds in town a call last week.
Ellen Russell is spending week with
her uncle, G. G Foster in Stowe.
Harry NJ Newell of Boston was in
town Saturday.
At the Republican caucus Thursday
Hon. William Chaplin was nominated for
town representative.
Fred VIM, Fred Miles and George
Whelan of Montpelier were in town Sun
day.
The funeral of Miss Gertrude Casey
was held Wednesday at ST. Augustines
church at Montpelier.
CORINTH.
Mrs. G.. NJ. Dearborn ard daughter,
Miss Georgia of Newport, are at Ichabod
Robes.
Van Dearborn and wife are to care
for his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Icha-
bod Robe, in their declining years.
Anabel and Clifford Chalmers have
been visiting their grandmother, Mrs.
Colby.
At the Democratic caucus Saturday
forenoon II. B. Martin was chosen candi-
date for representative and as the Repub-
lican caucus Saturday evening Frank Tap
lin was chosen as their candidate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thurber were in
Woodstock Thursday to attend the Thur
ber-Heath annual reunion.
Mr. and Mrs. d. G.. Bliss of Kerney,
n. j., are at his fathers
Mrs. Norcross of Bradford has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. |. G.. Edwards.
Frank Powers of Connecticut is visit
ing his uncle, Grenvile Powers, not hav-
ing been here for about thirty-two years.
George w. Tenny of Moutonr, Ia, is
visiting relatives and friends in town.
X. c. Streeter has been taken to the
town farm. Wallace Chalmers expects
to move from -he Methodist parsonage
into the house vacated by Nh Streeter,
after some necessary repairs have been
made.
SOUTH WOODBURY..
Martin Lyford passed to his last rest
Friday, Aug. l, 1902, aged seventy years
Mr.. Lyford had been great sufferer from
heart trouble for number of weeks. The
physician gave no encouragement from the
very first, and everything that kind friends
could do was done for his comfort. He
was tender and affectionate father and
husband and kind neighbor. Mr.. Lyford
was born in this town, March 81, 1882,
and has resided on the farm where he
died, since 1861. He married for his first
wife, Mary Ann (Voodry) Glidden, who
| She left an infant son, Lewis, who sur
wives his father, b ing his only child.
Mrs. Glidden had one daughter, Lizzie,
who was taken into his home and occupied
the place of an only child. She was mar
ried few years ago to lloyd Gallup and
resides in Plainfield. Mr.. Lyford mar
ried, Nov. 4, 1874, Ellen Gallup, who sur
wives him. Funeral services were con-
Quoted from the house on Sunday, Aug.
3, Rev. G. H. Coolidge officiating. There
was large attendance and the floral
offerings were many and beautiful. San
ders Haskell, Albert Burnham, Rawson
Sabn and Byron Pierce acted as bearers.
The family have the sincere sympathy OF
the community in their bereavement and
the wife and son wish to extend theiI
thanks to the neighbors and friends fol-
their kindness and aid during the sickness
and death of the husband and father.
Last Friday the Good Templars in dis
trict No. 8 met for a general picnic in the
grove owned by Frank Batchelder on the
shores of Sabin Lake. In the afternoon
at about three, they had the pleasure o.
listening to "A temperance address givei
by our grand chief templar, Chauncey H
Hayden, also, cornet solos with organ ac'
compartment by Mark Wait and Sylvia
Bliss. In the evening they met with tn,
South Woodbury. lodge at their hall. Floo
work was performed by South Woodbury.
lodge, after which refreshments wer,
served of cake, coffee and doughnuts. |
is hoped that there will be an extra at
tendance at the regular meeting next Sat
urday night, as a little matter of bushes
is to come before the lodge, Programme
by the company.
BARRE.
Crawford II. jackson, one of the ole
residents of this city, died suddenl
Wednesday night. He was as well a
usual all day and ate hearty supper. A
two o'clock he was taken seriously i'll an
three hours later died, the cause of deaf
being given as apoplexy. The decease
was born in Williamstown seventy year
ago but had resided in Barre during tn
greater part of his life. He is survive