The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-18
DANVILLE.


graduating exercises of Hebron Acad-
| envy. Her son, Byron Wright, grad
! yates there this week.
Miss Edith Ranney is spending the
week with Miss Sadie Colby at Nor
witch.
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Mcdonald of
Lake Megantic have been visiting at
Robert Mccullough Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcdonald are on their wedding trip.
W. N. West has been suffering very
severely with neuralgia of the heart
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Bridges of VOL
colt spent Sunday at W. II. Cass'
Col. William Dole has been visiting
his daughter, Mrs. George Green
bank, at Holden, Mass, the past
week.
Miss Ellen Murphy of Portland,
Maine, is visiting Miss Rose McGill.
Washburn Lodge, f. and A. M,
has invited Rev. H. +. Wales of st.
Johnsbury to speak to the lodge on st.
Johns day, June "a. The service will
be held at the town hall at O'Clock
p. m. and the public in general and
the Masonic lodges of st. Johnsbury
and Cabot and Diamond Chapter o.
E. S. are invited to be present.
Mrs Ada Sturtevant of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. w. Sturtvant.
Miss Clara Bidwell of Pittsfield,
Mass, is stopping at Q. W. Thurber's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton are
attending the graduating exercises at
Montpelier Seminary and visiting
their sons, Ernest and Ralph, this
week.
SOUTH BARRE.
Mrs. M. d. Gale has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Bert Stafford.
The funeral of John Walker was
held at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Fred Martin, on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Persons are
happy over the arrival of son born
Tuesday morning.
Ralph Huse has returned with his
aunt, Mrs. John Walker, to Massachu-
sets.
wAITSFIELD.
The infant daughter of J. J. Kelly
and wife died last Thursday aud was
| buried at the cemetery on Saturday.
Children's Day exercises were post
of the funeral of +. A. Boyce.
Miss Carrie Green arrived home
from Florida last Friday, for her
summer vacation.
Mr. Spaulding of Hudson, N H.,
was in town last week and bought a
fine driving mare of H. N. Bushnell,
and also one of Ed Foley.
Will Freeman of Warren began
driving team for W. e. d. Moriarty,
on Monday.
Mrs. Harry Trask is the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. @. HI.
| Newcomb.
| James Mccullough has gone to Bel
lows Falls. He has place in the
machine shop there and is to learn
I the trade of machinist.
Fred Royce of Lincoln visited in
town last week.
| Eugene Joslin and wife of Montpe-
| lier were in town to attend the fun
eral OF f. A. Boyce.
| The body of Walter Baird was
brought to town and buried in the
village cemetery last Wednesday.
In the death of F. A. Boyce, at his
late residence on Friday, June IL,
from tuberculosis, this community
loses one of it's best known and most
highly esteemed business men, and
his family sustain an irreparable loss
Francis Asbury Boyce, the only son
of the late Rev. Jacob and Marian
Boyce, was born in Seabrook, n. H.,
February IL. 1871. Much Of his early
life was passed in the city of New
Y ork, and his education was obtained
there, his father having been engaged
in business in that city. The family
moved to Waitsfield in 1861 where Mr..
| Boyce was employed in the mercantile
business by his father, whom he sue
ceeded later. He married Mrs. Jen-
ME M. Green who with the three
children of her former marriage still
survive: Carrie NJ. Green, of Palat-
ka, Fla, who arrived here June IL /;
Charles j. Green, to whom, with the
decline of health Mr.. Boyce entrusted
the cares and responsibilities of his
business; Frank A. Green, of Han
over, N. H., who for some time past
has assisted in the kind care and min
| istrations bestowed upon the deceased
| during his failing health and late Sc
| we're illness; also foster sister, Mrs.
o. u. Eaton of this place. Both in
business and social life Mr.. Boyce was
always kind and courteous, and was
well known for the generosity with
which he responded to all appeals for
| aid to public and charitable enter
prises In his business he showed a
marked degree of efficiency combined
with the strictest integrity. His in
| terest in the church was shown by
generous contributions for its support
and his willingness to aid in numer-
GUS ways. AS one of the building
committee in the erection of the pres
emit Methodist church edifice, he rem
dered the church lasting service by
the care and ability with which he
| directed every detail of the work fall
ing under his supervision. For some
| time past he had been unable to per-
form his usual part in the work at the
| store, but not until about three
months ago did his condition cause
serious alarm. The funeral was held
at his late home. Sunday, June IA,
Rev. j. S. Allen officiating, and O.
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