The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-31

Jonathan DlX ana nOuSeKeeper keem
to have friends indeed in the fam
lily of Alfred Carnes. Am ong the
ways in which this friendliness
is shown, are the Thanksgiving din
ners at Mr.. Carnes' house. and the
Christmas dinners at Manoel Bene-
vides' home to which they are invit-
ed.
1t was an opinion of the late Gener-
al e. Bass that the late Judge Alven
Smith was in his day one Of the most
capable men in our town, and for
whom he had nigh respect. The
Oldest son of the Judge, David M,
has for many years lived on farm in
the northwest section of the town.
The other day we had letter from
one who forty years ago was his
neighbor and he wanted to know if
he was living. He paid very warm
tribute to both Mr.. Smith and his
wife as neighbors. We are glad to
say both are living, and can assure
the inquirer that in the years since he
was here. they have not "gone back"
on any of the good qualities he knew
in them. Ill health has come to Mrs.
Smith, and they have seen great sor-
row in the death of children, but one
MOTblN sui, htN. AlNbu nl. DUultIl,
lives to cheer their pathway in their
later years. We hope the recent hos
pital treatment that Mrs. Smith has
her life) may bring a return of health
to her.
Architect Frank A. Walker, son of
Enos f. Walker, was up from Barre
with his family, on Christmas. While
here Rev. ID. II. Strong and DIR. e.
b. Watson of the Congregational
church committee on repairs" had
him look at the meeting house with
reference to the changes to be made in
it the coming year, as hoped for now.
Our former townsman, CLARK p.
Hubbard, died recently in Royalton.
He had been great sufferer from
rheumatism. He was some seventy
three years of age.
Mis-. Aaron g. Martin, aud Luther
H. j. Merrill reached their eightieth
birthdays this week. Mrs. Martin is
recovering from her shock. Mr.. Mer-
rill seems in remarkable health for his
years.
Miss Aurora NJ. Franklin now of
Montpelier, is taking some of the holl-
days here with her aunt, Mrs. o. d.
Bosworlh.
Mrs. Ella Brown Bailey of Mont
pelier is expected to be here at the
twentieth anniversary celebration of
our ladies' reading club on Saturday
of this week. 1t is eminently fitting
that she should be, as the formation of
the club we believe was que largely if
not wholly to her.
Frank @. York is able to be out af-
ter a painful siege with carbuncle
land not boil as we elsewhere stately
on his neck.
The mercury went to % degrees or
more below zero in our village Wednes-
day morning last.
The Good Templars are to have their
Chief Grand Templar Chauncey Hay
den, here on Wednesday of this week
He will give an address at the town
hall. There will be refreshments af-
ter the address and there will also be
an entertainment, musical or otherwise.
A good time will surely be had.
Maynard Kizer with his little son,
born after he left here a few years
ago, was in town recently. He is an
other instance of one here who was
thought to be hopelessly i'll with con-
sumption few years ago and is now
in quite good health.
Ezra Vassar has come back, after an
absence of some years. part, if not
all CT which, was lived in Manches-
ter, N. H., we believe.
James X. Prize las been made
president of the st. Andrews Benevo-
lent Society. life insurance company
on the assessment Elan, with head
quarters earlier if lot now in New
bury, and represented here by Sher-
man Winchester. The late Orville H.
Briggs had insurance with this com.
pany.
Miss Nellie Blanchard will return
after her vacation to Goddard Semi.
nary where she is taking business
course. Her mother will also return
to Barre with her.
George Goodrich has sold to W. u.
Pratt thirty to thirty-five thousand
feet of spruce and hemlock in the log,
to be used on the barn the latter will
build next season.
James K. Lynde has been shipping
sixteen-inoh wood to Barre city, by
the carload.
George Brigham, Clinton Wilfore,
Glen McAllister and Ruth Burnham
are having the humps.
Frank O. York was unable to attend
the wedding of his oldest daughter,
Eldevia, in Barre, last Friday, having
been ailing for more than week
with severe boil on the back of his
neck.
There was good attendance at the
concert given by the Canadian Jubilee
Singers at the town hall on Saturday
evening last, and they were heard
with a great deal of pleasure. On
Sunday evening they sang at the Cou-
RreRational church at union service.
and were much LIKED. This company
of colored singers call Hamilton,
Canada, their headquarters. Organ
lied twenty-four years ago, only one
person of the original oompany-the
soprano singer-yet remains in it.
Some OF these singers were born in
the United States, and some are chill
dren of former slaves here. Had her
hearers on Saturday aud Sunday
evenings knwon under what physical
suffering the soprano singer did her
part, they would have wondered that
she should attempt it. We hope thew