The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24

in the week if nothing adverse hap
pens; so several private families and
/ the State House can be supplied that
way.
Mrs. Clarinda Nelson Field, wife of
DR.. A. e. Field, died at her home in
Barre Saturday morning of heart
trouble after a long illness. She was
the youngest of nine daughters of Cap
tain David Nelson of Orange and was
born in that town August IA, 1926.
She married DR.. Field in l94S and for
twenty years following 1851 they re-
sided at Washington, then moved to
Barre. Her husband, and two chill
dren Mrs. II. O. Worthen of Barre and
Clinton N. Field of New York city
survive her. The funeral was held at
two O'Clock this afternoon.
1t has come to the ears of Journal
representative that some people are
still wondering whether County Clerk
M. e. Smile is to be reappojnted or
not. To such he would say that Mr..
Smile was appointed clerk in 1876 and
has never been reappointed. The clerk
holds Office during the pleasure of the
court, being removable at will by the
judges. The present assistant judges
have no intention or desire to remove
the present clerk and so signifed to
him some time ago. After February
l, when the new law putting clerks
on salaries goes into effect, the con-
currence of the presiding judge in
county court will be necessary to
make any change in any clerks posi-
ton.
The funeral of Charles d. Naylor
was held at church Sunday afternoon
at 2 80, Rev. A. N. Lewis ocffiiat ing.
Two members each from Brooks Post,
G. A. R., and Aurora Lodge, f. and
A. M, acted as bearers and the Ma
sonic burial service was performed.
The Introductory lines of the sub
joined interesting item became de-
tached in the make up of Saturday, S
paper and the whole is here repro
duced: In connection with the news
of the suicide of prominent man in
Louisville, Kentucky, the other day,
while his application for $25, 0000 in
surance was pending in the National
Life, the comments of an official who
| had a part in the handling of the
application are pertinent. This official
! said that there is of necessity, much
of intuition in the handling of appli-
! cations for large policies. OF two
policies, apparently equally good risks,
| one will be accepted and the other
held up for further investigation. In
this Louisville case the application
showed the risk apparently good and
the local agent wrote to try hurry the
policy along as it was wanted for a
| Christmas present. For some reason,
though hard to tell what, the Mont
/ held it up, and sent to the outside
professional inspector in New York
to look it up Before word was re-
ceived from the inspector, the suicide
was heard of.
| After the concert Sunday night at the
Baptist church. little ceremony was
performed which gave many of the
/ active workers feeling of relief. A
promissory note for $4,000, the last
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church was burned, the last dollar of
its face having been paid. The church
is now free from debt
1t is said that the bridges between
the M. & w. and the Central Vermont
stations in this city and the Sabin
bridge between Montpelier and Barre
are to be replaced by two iron bridges
taken from the main line the past
year. Five bridges. all put in since
the Hartford accident, have been re-
placed by heavier structures this year
because they were not considered safe
for the new engines on the Central.
The bridges destined for the Barre
branch were the twin bridges at Beth
al lypovrp ne Noe on6 0e