The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-08-06
d. "A. PERRY,
REAL TATE ENJOY.
Barre, VT. Room 8 and Gordon Block
CABOT.

OADOI.
b. q. Rogers and family have been
camping at Greensboro pond for two
weeks.
Miss Jessie Marvin of Montpelier
was in Cabot Monday on her way to
Greensboro.
J. V. Owen was in Barton last
week.
Mrs. S. J. Wiswell attended the died.
lcatlon exercises of the Congregations
al church in East Hardwicl; last Tues
day.
Miss Lea Bowditoh of st. Johnsbury
has been visiting Miss Marjorie Wells
for few days.
Miss Maude Gray of Bloomfield is
stopping with Mrs Hiram Wells for a
few days.
E. d. Waldo and wife and Norman
Lyford were at Greensboro pond few
days last week.
Warren Goodale and wife of Wood
bury were in town last Thursday.
Mrs. Carl Fletcher and children of
Swanton are visiting her parents for
few days.
DR.. A. j. Lance and family, who
have been in town for a few days,
returned to Portsmouth, N. H., last
Monday.
Miss Cora Lance and Miss Emma
Laird are attending the summer school
at Morrisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Cotton of Mont.
peller are stopping at the Winooski
House.
- s. Q. Voodry was in Montpelier last
Tuesday.
Hollis Cole of Northampton, Mass,
is visiting L. P. Cole.
Mr.. Steel and children of Worcester.
Mass, are visiting at j. H. Damon's.
W. II. Myers and wife returned last
Friday from weeks trip to Copper.
field.
Wavie Town and wife of Boston
were in town few days last week.
Mrs. Martha Ford and daughter of
Barre were in town last week.
Alfred Hunter of Pittsfeld, Mass.
is visiting at l.. Myers.
FAYsToN.
Miss Sarah Griggs, Familiarity kown
as 3" Aunt Sarah" died Friday morn.
ing, July 81. Miss Griggs was born
in this town January rs, 1914. She
was the Oldest person in town, and as
her home has always been here she
knew more OF its history than anyone
else. She we'll remembered all the
first settlers, among whom was her
father. Stephen Griggs, who came
here from Connecticut in 1909 and
made home for himself and family
In the Wilderness, clearing the farm
on which Rowland Russell now lives.
She attended the first district school in
town, and during the winter of 1895,
when Salmon Gleason was teacher and
Kew. ). ID. Cohoon, circuit preacher,
she with twenty-four of her school.
mates made public confession of
Chr,st and united with the Methodist
churoh, OF which che has been faith
full member. since. OF those twenty.
nve Young persons only one, Mrs.
Anna Bixby Brown, of West Berlin.
remains to tell the story of the great
revival. During the last twenty years
when old age with its attendant in
hrmities needed the mlnistrations of
patient and kind friends, she was
tenderly cared for in the family Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. ID. Bragg Miss Griggs
was Mrs. Bragg's aunt) who did all in
their power to make her pathway
down the hill of life as pleasant as
possible. The funeral services were at
the Methodist church on Sunday. Rev.
j. s. Allen was the officiating clergy
man, @. M. Richardson funeral director,
and W. O. Bragg, A. s. Howe, @. M.
Richardson and M. l.. Richardson
bearers.
O. II. Ramsey Is i'll at the home of
his son-in-law, K. A. Fisk, having had
a shock of paralysis.
Miss Gertrude Strong is visiting her