The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-16
SODOM.


Weeks, who died at Heaton hospital
last Thursday afternoon, April 9, took
place from her home Sunday after
noon, Rey. Mr.. Shaw officiating. He
paid a tender tribute to her memory
and to mother love. Mrs. Weeks was
woman much respected by all who
knew her. "None named her but to
praise. " About eight years ago her
husband was stricken with blindness,
and this brave but slender woman
put her shoulder to the wheel' to
keep her family together, and cared
for them all with untiring devotion.
Her five boys were then all under
fifteen years of age, the two youngest
being yet in infancy. Her courage
and industry, her unfailing kindness
and wonderful fortitude through years
of hardship and bereavement won for
her much love and admiration. Near
ly three years ago after a painful ILL
ness her husband died. For three
months past she has battled bravely
with the disease which terminated
her life, but yielded with patient sub
mission to the inevitable saying at the
last that "all was we'll. - To friend
who spoke to her of death and her
preparation therefor, she replied 81
settled that long ago. AS she lay so
calm and beautiful in her last sleep
after her toilsome life we could but
feel that she had entered into blessed
rest, and goes to claim the reward
promised to the faithful. Parents.
brothers, sisters, and five sons, two Of
whom are still in childhood, mourn
her irreparable loss. May. her sweet
memory be an unfading blessing to
them, helping them to resist tempta-
ton and reckoning them always
heavenward
Mrs. W. r. Richard has an adver-
tisement in another column announc-
ing that she will have at her house
millinery goods on exhibition and for
sale each week. Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, during the season.
F. E. Wizards three daughters and
their husbands visited him on Sunday.
Miss Isabel Templeton of Montpelier
visited at George A. Newton's the
first week of April.
Pew. Ned Witham was too ill to at
tend Mrs. Weeks funeral on Sunday.
GROTON.
The little daughter of Grant Emery
died last Wednesday night. The
funeral was Saturday. Rev. G.. W.
Brown of Haverhill N. H., officiated.
Peter Carpenter has moved from A.
H. Ricker's tenement to the old Frank
Heath house.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. f. Clark of Mont.
pelier visited at Alex Cochran's and
Mrs. B. f. Clark last week.
Mrs. Ida Smith has moved from
Manly Clark to Mrs. B. f. Clark s
house.
Waldo Pillsbury fell from his bicycle
and hurt himself quite badly last Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dow of Cor
NTH were in town Saturday and Sun
day.
Mrs, S. N. Eastman is in very poor
health.
Mrs. Sanborn died on Monday morn
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Heath. She was ninety years
old last Friday.
TOPSHAM.
Z G.. L. Buchanan went to Boston the
first of last week and returned with
Mrs Buchanan Friday evening, who
has been at the hospital for a number
of weeks and looking much better
than was expected.
James E. WEIGH sold his two horses
last week to West Newbury parties.
Mrs. w. B. Maine is somewhat bet
ter at this writing.
E. A. Hood was in Groton last
week Thursday.
Mrs. Burns has come to spend few
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. George Will
ley.
w. V. Hood has purchased the B.
F. Ordway place and is going to move
later. Mr.. Ordway will sell his house
hold furniture next Saturday at auc-
ton. Mr.. Hood has had Telephone
put into his house recently.
Rev. j. @. Wright went to North
field last Friday to attend conference.
A beautiful Easter Sabbath, and APP
propriate exercises were held in both
churches.
There is great demand for horses in
this vicinity at present.
add brookfeld
For reliable hosiery and underwear
you should &C to Fits.
add marshfield
Lace and muslin curtains go with
that spring housekeeping. and good
line will be found at Fits.
WEST CORINTH.
Easter Sunday was observed with
appropriate exercises, thanks to the
help received from Elder Harding &
children who did most of the sing
ing.
Work ON the outside of the church
is nearly completed and it is hoped
something in the way of repairs may
be done inside in the near future.
Mrs. Leila Remission and her faith.
er, George Fits, were in Montpelier
the first of this week.
Gilbert Blake was in Bradford OF
business one day last week.
Josie Hill has gone to Boston with
Susie Dickinson. George Dickey has
also gone to Boston for a few weeks.
Fay Blake and wife visited his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. f. Blake, last