The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

The son OF Mrs, Mary Adams Reed
of East Brookfeld is having scarlet
fever at the home of Mrs. John Adj
ans in our village.
Rev. Walter r.. Davenport S son is
in the family school of q Congrega-
tional minister, in Amherst, Mass,
were he gets the kind Of care and in
struction he needs. The boy is well
pleased with the school
The Fontana Brothers are very busy
getting their engine in condition to
run.
George Marr's brother, who was
visiting here last year, has gone to
New Zealand. His health is much
improved.
Miss Eleanor Cole, a music teacher
in Goddard seminary, who comes here
weekly on Friday, has several music
scholars here, teaching both piano and
organ music. More pupils can be
taken if wished.
On Tuesday evening of this week
our Modern Woodmen fraternity had
a lecture by one of their prominent
speakers.
The health of both Frank O. Beck
EFT and his sister Mary of Washington,
ter this winter
One of our bright Italian granite
boys, G.. b. Gavatti has been taking
a short course of treatment with os-
teopathist DR.. Lewis ID. Martin, for
an arm from which he had suffered
some time in Italy. He is much pleas
ed with the results of DR.. Martin S
work.
Mrs Kean w. Davis, daughter of
the late David Watson, recently died
at the home of her son-in-law, Luman
j. Hersey, III Denver, at 'the age of
ninety-six years. We reserve further
notice of her for a little time.
Scarlet fever has broken out in the
family of Georgia Martin, who
lives on the old II. d. Abbott farm.
Miss Ella NJ. Townsend returns to
Chicago this week. Her two brothers
have their homes in Sandon, B. G.
We are asked to note that there is
to be an oyster supper for old and
young, accompanied by the light fam
tastic, at the town hall on Thurday
evening of this week.
Thel Ladies Reading Club will meet
with Mrs. j. X. Lynde on Friday af-
ternoon of next week. Subject of
study, the reign of George the Fourth
and William, and the life and works
of Thomas Hood.
Miss Alma Woolcutt invites her
Methodist friends to a dinner she will
give on Wednesday of this week, at
the Gulf Spring House, through the
courtesy of Elgin j. Gale in giving
the use of the house for the occasion,
x,rhi al, Ic fn a igt CO
ciable.
We are told that someone from New
York state was here last week to
look over the Monument House with
reference to renting it.
Comoli & Company have made a
change in their granite business to
this extent that the Saporiti Brothers
withdraw from the partnership to
carry ON business i'll a part Of the
same sheds, as heretofore.
j. b. Brockway and son are to finish
rooms over their new store for the
occupancy of Mrs. John Rice of North
field, our coming milliner.
Mr. and Mrs. Jason johnson have
just had visit from their daughter,
Mrs Ella Hutchins, of Eden, who is
in greatly improved health.
DR.. e. B. Watson is treating a can.
Ger on the face of ID. AFRO Camp of
South Barre and he anticipates entire
success with it. Since the late re-
moval of two cancers from the face
and neck of David Martin, by DR..
Watson, Mr.. Martin has been doing
finely. One of these was rose can
Ger and situated over the jugular vein,
making the operation delicate one.
G. A. Ainsworth would like to talk
or correspond with persons wanting
some good bargains on sewing ma
chimes, just now.
a late Lawrence Mass, newspaper
pays "a fine tribute to our former
townsman, Oscar f. Marston, who re-
Gently died in that city at the age of
sixty one years. In the last year he
had suffered greatly from a lingering
disease He left a wife and daughter,
the latter an assistant registrar of
deeds. He was painter and had
lived in Lawrence 3S years, where he
was much respected. Mr.. Marston
was born in Williamstown and when
he was three months old his mother
died, and he was taken by the late
Jonathan Lewis, with whom he lived
uiip's iiC W eto SiANONi y Noio VIZ LII iOo~
he enlisted in Company B, 18th YER
mont Volunteers, in the war of the
Rebellion. He was discharged in
July of 1868, re-enlisted in battery
the next year, and was discharged in
July, 1865. He fought in several Sc
we're engagements, and was in the bat
tie of Gettysburg. He was an Odd
Fellow, and for twenty years was the
treasurer of lodge in Lawrence. He
was constant attendant at Trinity
church, Lawrence. At his funeral,
his bier was covered and surrounded
by many beautiful floral tributes, and
a lady singer of Boston, former So
prano in Trinity church, sang several
selections.
WATERBURY, CENTER.
Officers of the Good Templars in
stalled last Friday are: @. T., j. f.
Thurston V. T., Veira Dow; secre-
tary, Francis Smith assistant secre-
tary, Leslie Dow financial secretary
Clarence Moody; treasurer, I. Cush-
man Gray; p. @. T., Myron Prescott
M, Fred Graves ID. NJ, Grace Hill
O., Rev. j. w. Illsley; guard, Howard