The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-16
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We lately asked one of our physi-
clans what the worst injury from fall
ing on the ice last winter was, here
in town, so far as he knew and lie
could recall none more severe than
that sustained by Henry w. Stewart,
son-in-law of Mrs. Denison Martin.
The accident occurred one day as he
was going into his barn yard and re-
suited in three or more broken ribs.
In the mind of one of our foremost
business citizens, and others must
agree with him, the following is the
situation that copfronts our town,
namely, if we are to have the growth
in the granite business here that we
ought to have our citizens must take
hold to encourage it by money induce
ments for manufacturers to come here
in the form of an outright gift prob
ably. He believes that outside of
Barre no other place about here has
the Inducements to offer in a natural
way that this has, and he is confident
that the only thing needed now is for
our citizens to wake to the fact that
the business destiny Of the town is in
the hands, and the pockets, and the
wills of our citizens Shall we longer
be Indifferent to the situation?
If memory serves us, we recall we'll
breakfast more than fifty years ago,
at which we were told of the arrival
at the home of the late Asa Smith, of
lot of curiosities, that had been sent
by one or both of his missionary sons,
one at the Sandwich Islands the other
in Ceylon. We allowed the Smiths
to finish their breakfast that morning
in peace. but cannot say how long
after that we were on hand to satisfy
our curiosity in the sight of genuine
idols and sundry other accompanying
things from distant shores Mr..
Smiths was one of the leading fam.
lilies in the town, and in the Congre-
gational church, and it was natural
that it should become center of in
! terest i'll missionary matters here. So
too, it naturally followed that years
later a granddaughter of Mr. Smith,
the late Miss Harriet A. Smith, and
one of the best women in the Congre-
gational church should inaugurate a
women's missionary society If we may
thus designate it, in this church, that
| has lived on through perhaps a quar-
ter of century and has done and is
doing very fine work. None know
quite so well as the ladies of this So
ciety the enlargement of their outlook
over the entira world gained by the
unremitting and most intelligent study
of questions that have come before
them; and better, the enlargement of
their hearts as they have considered
and labored for the highest interests
of their fellows, IN home and foreign
! fields, In all the agencies for the bet
terment of our place, even, we would
al Ia % 20, Ne.t
| Last Friday it was our pleasure to at
tend a public meeting of these ladies
| in the vestry of the Congregational
church. 1t was called Home Land
! Thank Offering Service Mrs. ID. II.
| Strong presided and Mrs. Henry w.
Stewart, Mrs. Dr. e. b. Watson, Mrs
Deacon Edwin @. Smith, Mrs. Enos
+. Walker, Mrs. William N. Grear-
son, Misses Annette E. Edison and
Alice Walker brought before those
present many interesting facts per-
tanning to the great and extended
work doing in our country. A num-
Der of dollars, perhaps nearly seven,
were given at the meeting. If this So
ciety might almost be considered a
memorial of the late Miss Harriet A
Smith, it is pleasant to think of the
other active workers in it, some of
whom have gone over to the majority,
some too, who have gone out to dc
good work in other places and the 9TH
ers who remain at their posts here,
faithful and untirlng IN their zeal for
their Masters kingdom.
Miss Myrtle Seaver left here last
Saturday to take up kindergarten
! work in Wilmington. Such is her love
for her work and her qualification fol-
it that the place TO which she goes is
to be congratulated on having her SER
vices.
Miss Clio Tarbell is to teach again
in Websteryille, Barre, the coming sea.
son.
Edison S. Martin, who has employ.
ment with the Smith, Whitcomb &
Cook firm, North Barre, will move his
family to Barre city this week.
Commercial traveller Herbert Colby
was in town last Sunday.
Orrin Simons was able to ride here
from East Brookfield, and return
last Saturday. Although improving il
health, he is not yet able to do much
On his late visit to New York Lewis
M. Seaver met rs usual, our former
townswoman. Mrs. Miranda Badger
Seaver, widow of the late Ira Seaver
She lives with her step-son, Arthur
Seaver. Quite sufferer In the pas