The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-30

Daniel Harrington, J. Woolcutt. John
Coleman, John Howe and Asa Howe.
DR.. Perkins Burnham was first mas
ter; Cornelius Lynde, Jr., first senior
warden, and Darius Pride was first
junior warden. This charter is
highly priced document and it will be
nicely framed and will have perma-
nent place on the walls of the Masonic
hall here.
Through the kindness of Mrs. Maria
Lewis, wife of Herbert p. Marti.:. we
have had a real pleasure in looking
over novel periodical known as
"Lewisiana, or the Lewis Letter. -
1t is printed monthly, as an inter-fam-
lily paper, and de oted to the object
of bringing all of the name of Lewis.
and their kin into closer acquaintance,
and stronger affection for each other;
and to record for the use of them
selves and their posterity, the tradi-
tions, biography, and genealogy of
| all the Lewises. 1t is issued at Gull
| ford, Conn. Up to four years ago,
ninety four books had been published,
giving the genealogy Of that number
of branches of the family. In look
ing over the list of the earliest an
cestors OF these families, so far as
known, the proportion having come
from Wales would perhaps indicate
that the family may be largely of
Welsh origin. One of the signers
of the Declaration of Independence
was Francis Lewis, who came from
Wales. In the list of Lewises we find
college educated. and professional
men, DOCTORS lawyers, teachers, edi-
tors, etc. military men, farmers,
ETC., enough and of a quality to give
an honest pride in the family name.
AS fitting close to this item we
repeat the story of kindly act by
the late Jonathan Lewis of our place,
that came to our knowledge not long
since. Years ago there was family
in our town whose misfortune it was
to "come on to the town. for sup
port The children were ''bound
out Among them was lame boy,
who seems to have suffered good
deal at times. Not satisfi I'd with his
place, he felt that ho would like to
try his fortune elsewhere, if possible,
and tried to borrow a little money to
get to neighboring State where he
had brother. His efforts at first
were i'll vain but, on going to Mr..
Lewis and laying his case before him
he was furnished with the money
which was paid back soon after, and
today the boy grown to manhood, is q
prosperous. well-to-do citizen, in Il
we'll known New England city.
What ought to be done, now, tc
start our town on an era of prosper
ity? We give as an answer substan'
, italy to that question the statement
of one whose opir ion we regard as OF
the best: $50 to work and organize
board of trade, as the first thing
Then let this board proceed to inaugu
rate meaures for the success of {
scheme to get more granite business
, into our village" Who can, or will
i suggest anything better to begin
| with?
Paul Wilfore has moved from TIN
, old "Enoch Howe house." to the 'olC
, tannery building" now we'll fin
ished tenement. He found l.. j. Bols
, ter Of Barre, the owner of the How
. place, an excellent landlord.
i Last Saturday forenoon, Charlie
q Holden's horse, that he had left j
front of the Edison store. unhitched
started and ran down the street an
: into wagon that julie Martin wa
. with. Seeing his dilemma, Marti
- took his two little girls in his arm
y and Jumped. His wagon was broker