The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-03-12
MARSHFIELD-

troubled with indications OF heart dis
ease or several years, at times expert
encing very severe attacks which had
increased in frequency and severity
to finally end her life. On this day
she appeared to be enjoying more than
usual good health and when overcome
between the hours of eight and nine
O'Clock in the evening, was quietly
seated, visiting with her brother, j.
w. Davis. He at once gave her what
assistance he could and hurried out for
his wife and the doctor, the former of
whom arrived first at the house and
found Mrs. Mears still seated in her
chair with head thrown back as if
quietly sleeping there, but beyond
the power of human hand to awaken
In her passing away the community
mourns, not only in sympathy with
the bereaved son, brother and other
relatives, but also with feeling of
personal loss. Rosanella Davis Mears
daughter of Abiel and Harriet Pike
Davis, was born in Marshfield, Au-
gust 2, 1845, and has always lived in
town with the exception of a few years
that her parents lived in Montpelier
when she was a child. She was mar
ried to A. G. Mears October 20, 1866,
who died February 26, 1882, and by
whom she had one son, Josiah Wood
Mears, who survives them and has
owned and lived on the home farm
just out of the village since the death
of his father. Funeral services were
held at the Universalist church Sun
day afternoon, Rev. G.. W. Manning
officiating. The body was laid to rest
beside the remains of her late husband
in the family lot in the village ceme-
terry. The pail bearers were Fred
Mears, Charles Mears, Nat Page, G..
A. Davis, B. w. Davis and A. Z. Da-
Wis. The floral offerings were many
and beautiful among them wreath of
fifty-seven white carnations from the
Mears' friends at Barre, large pillow
with inscription mother" from son
and wife and bouquet of Gala lilies
and carnations from friends at Lower
Cabot. While we sorrow, let us re-
member that, however pleasant our
| earthly habitations may be, this world
| is not our home.
M. H. Bullock was called to North
field last Tuesday, to attend the fun
eral of his sister, Mrs. A. K. Down
| ing.
Ira II. Edison has been drawn as
petit juror for the present term of
county court.
Miss Lou Northrop was at home
from her work at Cabot on Sunday.
Charles K. Cole went to Barre on
| Monday to commence work for the
Standard Electric Company.
Misses Florence and Ella Wooster
were in Barton last week.
| Fred Green is at work for G.. f.
Bliss in place of @. f. Knapp who
finished Saturday night.
E. A. Thomas was in Walden for q
day last week, to attend the funeral
of his uncle, Mr.. Burbank.
Mrs. Walter Little of North Mont.
pelier is caring for her brother AL.
fred Kidder, who is very ill at the
home of G @. Lamberton.
Ira Ormsbee says that he celebrates
his TIVE nty first birthday on the 18th
day of March with an oyster supper.
Will the listers please bear this il
mind.
The M. A. A. basket ball team were
defeated in game with team from
Company at Montpelier, Saturday
evening, by score Of 81 to s.
G. 7. Bullock was at home from
Lisbon, n H :, with lady friend OF
Sunday. He has finished work fol
Parker Young Company and has gone
to Keene, N. H., where he has {
years contract as carpenter.
S. H. Packer returned Saturday
night from his visit to some of the
Massachusetts cities and states that he
has engaged to take charge of larg,
dairy farm at Fiskdale, Mass, ant
will enter upon the duties of his posi-
ton as soon as he can make salts
factory turn of his property interests
here, which he hopes will be abou
the Goth of the month. Mrs. Packer
and the children will accompany him
Mr. Packer would like to make {
clean sale of his farm and stock but
would let the place to responsible
party. Fiskdale is only about forty
miles from South birmingham, thu
home of Mrs. r. F. Dewey, and THU
together with the unsurpassed fret
school advantages for his other chill
dren add much to the attractivenes
of very flattering offer made hin
to come and take charge of the place
The fancy products of mob Hill
Farm" are now well established
"Sile," and bringing you flatterinl
| T6UuTuS WHICH, we 1Op6 you utN'
thoughtfully considered before decid
ing to abandon them and the old town
The Goddard Seminary Glee Clul
gave very satisfactory concert il
Lamberton's hall Saturday evening
The entertainment was quite LIBERAL,
patronized and would doubtless hav,
been more largely attended had no
several events come up during the lat
ter part of the week. to prevent. w
believe the club, collectively and in
dividually, fully if not more thai
sustained the fiattering recommends
ton given them by the Barre paper
of last Friday evening.
The trem endous report of the New
York Life Insurance Company give
mathematicians some very interesting
opportunities for figuring, says the
POST Express. =" The New York Lift
ISIS issuing now policy every minute
These policies average nearly $4,000
each, and the company would b
obliged to keep its force at worl
more than eight hours "A day on
'policy minute" shedule. Their
were 100, 440 new policies issued dur