The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-08

Edward Crane, a son of the late Jo-
! seph and Mrs. Mary A. Smith Crane,
is said to be going with consumption.
The last weeks meeting of our
J Grange, district deputy Morse of Ran
dolph was the installing officer. Pa
pers were read by Misses Helen Kim
ball and Mile Drury, and by Ere
mont G. Little, and recitation was
given by Jesse Martin.
DR.. Lewis d. Martin was called
professionally to Lowell Mass, the
last of last week.
Three young misses united with the
Congregational church on confession,
last Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Seaver returned to
! ter upon the last half of her second
and final year of study of kindergar-
ten work.
George f. WILDER was laid off last
week by sickness, from teaching in the
David Gale district.
Will M. and Robbie Duffus return
ed to Waterbury last Saturday to con-
tinue their studies in the high school
there.
In this week of prayer, meetings
will be held at the Methodist church
on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
and at the Congregational church on
! Thursday and Friday evenings The
public will be cordially welcomed at
these services
The good word comes from Washing
ton, d. c., that James A. Abbott is
| better as to health.
James X. Lynde is quite ill with
what we are told is gastric fever.
There was an installation of officers
of the Odd Fellows lodge here on
/ Friday evening last. Hiram f. Drury
is the principal officer. Cake and
coffee were served after the installa-
| tion.
Mrs. Ethel Benedict, wife of Orville
Bosworth, is quite i'll with nervous
! prostration.
A former toWnsman, now a resident
| of one Of the leading western States,
writes us that farm lands are booming
there. If that is to be continued and
general in the west, must not farm
lands here feel the good effects, and
have their increase of price?
The Grand Army Post here has re-
Gently selected the last years board of
officers, with one exception Q.
James Cram is again commander of
J the Post. The installation of these
officers will be at the next regular
meeting, week after next.
Mrs. George @. Earl, an active
member of the Woman's Christian
| Temperance Union of Barre, was the
recipient of a bouquet of beautiful
pinks from the Union last week.
A letter has just been received here
by the children of the late John Lynde
from their niece, daughter of Mrs.
| Rebecca Lynde Simons, who went
last fall as a missionary to Harpoot,
| Turkey. The letter was month in
coming. The trip to Harpoot from
America was pleasantly and safely
made. Visits were made en- route, in
European countries And now has
begun i'll good earnest the special pre-
I paratoTy work in the learning Of new
! languages, ETC.. for the coming years
of missionary service, and which we
believe, will be the happiest years of
! their lives.
Thad and Melville, sons of Gurdon
Martin, are employed by John Morri-
son on his milk farm in Barre. Their
| sister, Miss Gertie, also finds employ
| ment there and a situation is offered
their brother Fred, who has been
working in Bridgeport, Conn. in the
last year
After the present weeks work here
for the Springfield, Mass, correspond
ence school, Miss Lucy H. Paine of
Bethel, will go to Washington on the
same mission.
Rev. Walter Davenport is to send
his only son Carl to Amherst College
James S. Hopkins will get out few
hundred cords of wood on the David
Gale place yet this year. Last year
he got out large quantity there
The attention of our citizens is spe-
cially called to the town social library
meeting at the town hall on Tuesday
afternoon of next week.
George +. WILDER thinks he will not at
tempt to finish the school in the David
Gale district OH account of his health. 1t
is hoped that daughter of Erdix Bacon
of Chelsea can be hired to finish the term
Our Masonic Lodge numbers seventy
members, and the Odd Fellows Lodge be-
tween thirty and forty.
Henry Edwards household goods were
moved to West Berlin on Monday lie
will work at granite cutting there.