The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-22
WILLIAMSTOWN.

Nathaniel Simons, son of the late
Dana Simons, died OF Bright's disease
at his home in Prime eton, ILL.,, week
before last, at the age of some fifty
eight years, leaving wife and five of
his six children. His oldest, and mai
ried daughter is missionary in Har-
poot, Turkey. Having married Re-
becca Lynde, a daughter of the late
John Lynde, Mr.. Simons went to
Princeton, Ill, years ago to live
where, in addition to the following of
his trade he has been active in mu-
steal matters. His services and those
of his wife have been in constant
demand in churches there. He was a
member of the Congregational church.
He will be greatly missed in his fam
lily as it would seem he must be also In
society in Princeton.
Friends of Mrs Martha Lynde Ken
iston, for many years resident OF
Northern Illinois, will hear with sor-
row of the return of ill health to her.
She is at present (as she was a year
ago or moIe) in Chicago for X-ray
treatment that at first gave her great
relief A woman of marked efficiency,
a restoration to heath and to the du.
ties of home and society is devoutly
to be wished for her.
This from bright little miss here,
maybe at four years of age For
some cause she was having a spell of
choking that led her mother to ask her
what the matter was. AS soon as she
could reply she said, 81 think it is
what the doctors call heart failure. "
Fred Gauthier and Miss Nellie Sea-
var were married LAST week
At Charles Williams auction last
week at the home of his late father,
Walter Williams, COWS sold for $17 to
$27.
Mrs. H. Dwight Abbott, now of
Mortified, visited old friends here last
week.
Among tile papers of the late Eben-
ezer Bass, elsewhere spoken of, we find
list Of taxes put into his hand for
collection, Dec 1S43, by Porter Mar
tin, John Lynde and Alven Smith, Sc
lectmen. The rate of taxation as
shown in this book was ten cents on
the dollar for State and five cents on
the dollar for school purposes. The
largest tax was against the Judge Eli
been Sl5.74. Next in the order OF
Calvin and Rodolphus Ainsworth; l..
Moseley Martini Chester Martin
John Lynde, the total tax of Mr.
Lynde having been 81 70. So far as
we know few if any estates in oul
town since that day have settled for al
much as that of the late Horace Ware
over $50, 600. But his tax at thai
time, 1912. as found OIL this list, wal
only SO. 70. OF course it will be re-
membered now that there was towI
tax levied then in addition to those
we speak of here.
Our entertainment course opens
auspiciously. The lecture given by
Rev. Ora S. Gray of New Have
Conn, on Friday evening last. (sub
ject, "Three P's in Pod was mucl
enjoyed. The next III the course will
be an entertainment Saturday evening
December ~, by the John Thoma
Grand Concert Company.
The ladies reading club met las
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Lesli
d. Gale. Subject of study was Italy
@. V. Slayton has sold his farm OF
the Brookfield road, once owned by tn
late Dan Bacon, to Ed. Martin of Soutl
Barre.
IJu. NnlOhOJ has DhlBdihOu ltS ldTll
the old Hazen Clark place, to Mar,
Beede of Barre.
Miss Lucy White is expected to re
turn here this week from Massachu
sets.
Henry Gross has taken up again hi
apprenticeship in the new granite she
of Lathrop g. Lynde.
Mrs. Aft House is again In the EN-
ploy of Mrs. Nelson Vassar in he
dressmaking rooms in the Beckett
lock. Mrs. Vassar, and Miss Lizzi
Townsend as a milliner in the sam
oms, are endeavoring to meet tn
wants of the feminine public in a sal
isfactory way.
The recent Methodist ladies' fai
was financial success, the avails hay
ing been some 500. it is said.
On Saturday evening OF next weeI
Oct. 81. the Sturtevant Sisters Cor
cert Company will give a concert q
our town hall under the auspices {
the Universalist ladies' society.
The Congregational young peopl
will hold Hallowe' en- social at tn
parsonage on Friday evening of tn
week, Oct. %.
Rev. f. A. Poole of Barre o,