The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-16


other daughter is living in Kansas
City, Mo- Such was the life of Rev.
Mr. Barnard in his Congregational
pastorate here of some years, that the
mention of his name among old &C
uuaintances revives the blessed, and
to be coveted memory of his fine
Christian character and living.
Charles Arlington, who was arrest
ed in Duxbury by Sheriff Graves of
Waterbury and lodged in the Mont
pelier jail, had hearing here later
on the charge of having altered GER
tain order from SO. 40, to $50. 40. He
was acquitted at this hearing.
Patsy Elliott, of the former firm of
Elliott Brothers, here, died in North
field at his old boyhood home on Fri
day morning last, of consumption,
leaving wife and little son. He had
long been out of health and had made
brave fight for his life. AS bust
ness man here he was much respected
and had warm friends. Much sym
pathy will be felt for his excellent
wife and fatherless boy in this be-
reavement.
The fine "Chester Martin farm
at the south end of our village is re-
ported as bargained to William u.
Pratt of the quarry district.
The long, sad, distressing illness of
AFRO E. Nichols came to an end Sat
urday night. He was seventy-four
years and eight months old. He will
be buried from his late home Wednes-
day afternoon, the interment to be in
Barre, Further notice of this worthy
man will be given next week
The leading event, in business way
here last week, was the purchase of
Charles NJ. Seaver's store by James 5.
Hopkins and ED" G. House. Mr.,
Seaver was led to sell out by poor
health, the chances seemingly against
his recovery unless such step were
taken With the means at the com
mand of the new firm in the way of
money, brains, push, pluck etc, tax
Ell in connection with their financial
| ly successful past, one may auguT
| their success on this new venture.
Mr. House, it is said, will have a sue.
cessor in his barber shop. The many
| friends that Mr.. Seaver has made il
trade here can hardly fail, however,
to mourn his Withdrawal from active
business life now, and will wish him
speedy return of health and spirits.
Our schools are to begin next week
Monday Apr 21. There seems to be
little prospect of fewer schools than
heretofore, small though some of then
may be.
A daughter was recently born to Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Gross.
Massimiliano Garatti, a granite
workman who had come to be known
here as the 'polite Italian, has gone
with his two bright sons to New York
| city to work at the granite cutting
business. Both father and the younger
son seem to have a genius for cary
ing and all were well liked here
| Their Italian home is not far from
Venice. We wish them great pros
perity now.
Sidney Martin, son of the late Henry
Martin, will soon come to the village
to stay for a while, and will boart
with 0. A. Blanchard 5 family.
Hawley Gale, one of our long time
successful farmers, is compelled by
bodily infirmities at last to give VI
farm work and will rent his farm
and move to Barre, where his only sol
| lives.
Fremont G. Little has made 210C
pounds of maple sugar and syrup this
season, bringing him the snug little
sum of over $500 for the same.
Mrs f. E. Currier and Misses Mat
tie and Belle Robinson, attended the
M. E. conference at St. Adams.
We do not recall any previou!
speaker of late on the subject of tenn
perance, and in the interests of the
anti saloon league in our State thai
it was personally greater pleasure
| to listen to than it was to hear Rev
j. M. Barker of the Boston Univer
sity last Sunday morning. While al
| sorts of good men are needed III thi!
as i'll every other worthy cause, the
reverend gentleman showed how one
can be a very effective, convincing
advocate and maintain his own dig
nifty as Christian minister and re
serve the respect due to a Christian
pulpit and the Lords day. May his
tribe increase. -
Rev. Frances A. Kimball assisted
at the funeral of George b. jackson
on Monday,
The latest in fans at Homer Fits.
Mrs. Amasa W. Farnham has pneu.
monia, both lungs being involved.
| Mr.. Farnham is so ill that we heal
he is not told of his wife's condition.
Mrs. Underhill was removed from
there the first of the week to the Hor-
ace E. White farm.
The little four years old girl of Paul
Wilfore, that was run over last week
will recover, it is thought, without
any serious permanent injury.
ED" j. Poor, one of our largest
dairymen, is having his home cream
cry finished and equipped and his
SON, Fred, practical creamery man,
will run it.
Miss,Dora, only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert L. Platt, who has been
taking the art course in the Mont
pelier Seminary, and by dint of hard
work crowding the work of more years
into two years, will graduate at the
next commencement if she does not
break down III health before that
time. Her study has not been con-
fined alone to the art course.
1t must have been to the surprise of
many that Edwin T. Whitney was at
church on Sunday so soon after his
recent surgery. But he is plucky.