The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-29

Judge @. ID Edgerton on Saturday,
January 81. at O'Clock, for the trans
action of business.
@. V. Kent was in Montpelier on
business last Monday.
The ladies' circle met Monday after
noon with Mrs. Robert Davis of Slate
avenue.
Mr.. Masters, who was wound up in
the shafting nearly two weeks ago,
continues to remain in u very critical
condition.
Jessie shaw of Barre resumed work
at the Central House last week.
Kate and John Donahue are at home
on vacation.
Emma Collins visited in Montpelier
Saturday..
Annie Flaherty of Montpelier is Wis
iting at the home of II. @. Marble.
c. b. Marble is very sick at this
writing with the grip.
At the temperance meeting at the
Universalist church last Sunday even
ing music was furnished by the choir.
Several speeches were made among
them one by Hon. Frank Plumley.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.. McNichol, who
went to Boston about four weeks ago,
where Mr. McNichol has been very
sick with pneumonia, returned home
last Saturday, being much improved
in health and so us to be out again.
Mr.. McNichol will move his family to
Boston where he will engage in the
fish and fruit business with his broth
er who is now there.
Richard Sillsbee one of the old res
idents of Nortbield, died at his home
on Vine street Monday evening at
7 30 O'Clock. He had been in failing
health for the past two years Mon
day afternoon he was in his shed pre-
pairing some wood for the stove when
he had shock and fell. He was
placed in bed and given every atten-
ton, but failed until the end came.
He is survived by wife and one sis
ter, Mrs. Susan Glidden. Mr.. Sills-
bee was carpenter by trade and
worked upon many of the residences
and buildings of this town. The Rev.
W. S. Hazen of the Congregational
church conducted funeral services at
the home this afternoon and burial
was in Elmwood.
St. Johns church was recently the
recipient of a large and generous do
nation The gift consists of set of
stations of the cross and two statues,
one of st. Patrick the other of St.
Anthony, each six feet in eight with
best finish. Each of the fourteen
stations of the cross is five feet high,
two feet ten inches wide; Gothic in
architecture, frames and stations made
of the best statuary composition with
heavy holdings interspersed by artist
ic rosettes and the relief figures are of
life size. They are to be painted
white, richly decorated with gold, the
relief figures to be i'll harmonious
natural colors. The name of the
donor and the cost of stations are
withheld. Many estimates of the cost
of the stations are given ranging from
5000 to $1,000.
The Mortified Grange has been dis
cussing the sweet corn business and
intend to have union formed in all
the towns that have sweet corn fac
tory doing business. Every farmer
who has or ever intends to raise sweet
corn is asked to agitate the question
and work together and organize Il
union 1t is recommended that the
farmers of Vermont should call Il
meeting at some central place and
talk the matter over.
The musical part of the Sunday
morning service at the Universalist
church was added to by tenor solo
by W. f. Thompson and duets by
Miss Thomas, chorister, and Mr.. La
frana. Miss Thomas also sang solo
at the Y. p @. u, in the evening.
Mr.. Thompson is soon to go to Italy
for voice culture.
The wedding of William G.
Thompson and Miss Mary c. Orcutt
of this place occurred on We'd
nesday at the home of Mrs. Persis
Preston, Rev. W. S. Hazen officiat-
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson will sail
for Naples, Italy, on Saturday, were
the groom will pursue course in
vocal music. Mr.. Thompson is a
promising young tenor and is we'll
known in this vicinity He has re.
Gently sung with the Montpelier Sem
mary glee club in some of their enter
uainments.
POST MILLS.
Miss Anna l.. Wilcox, whose youth
was spent in This place, has been for
many years the head teacher of the
"Sloyd department" of the Lyman
school in Westboro, Mass, left on
the 22d inst, for trip of several
months on the Pacific and will visit
many of the wonderful natural
beauties found on the Pacific slope.
Miss Wilcox is accompanied by sever
al personal friends who are anxious to
escape the rigors of New England
winter
Mrs. Fred Kibbey is entertaining a
friend from Mortified, MINI.
The death of Dan. Titus occurred on
the 23rd; victim of consumption.
Mr.. Titus is the sixth member of the
family of Sylvester Titus to succumb
to this fatal disease, within a COM
paratively few years. A widow sur
wives him.
Dr. Pettis, recently from Sharon.
is quite ill at the residence of Charles
Parker of Fairlee avenue.
Miss Cook, from Lyme, N. H., is a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Cotton.