The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-19

A football game was played on n.
u. campus on Saturday afternoon be-
tween the Mortified high school and
Norwich University seniors. The
score resulted in favor of the latter %
to 0.
French Dole died on Thursday
night at his home on Dole hill,
aged sixty-eight after an illness of
several years, although being confined
to the bed but three days. He was
patient sufferer, never uttering COM
plaint during his lingering illness and
was tenderlv cared for by his daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Flora Dole, whose
kindness and devotion could not have
been deeper. Mr.. Dole was a much
respected citizen and was the young
est of family of ten children, of
whom but three survive. Mrs. Dole
died about a year ago and he. leaves
one daughter, Mrs. E. A. Rice of
Nashua, N. H., one son, Heber, one
brother, Jason, both of this place and
two sisters, Mrs. Jane Robinson also
of this town and Mrs. Sidney Stocker
of Danville. A Masonic funeral was
held on Saturday afternoon under the
direction of De Witt Clinton Lodge, of
which the deceased was an honored
member. Rev. Walter Dole of the
Universalist church, a nephew of the
deceased was the officiating clergy
man and burial was in Elmwood ceme-
terry.
Northfield, Nov. ID. - Haroll NJ
Howe, first lieutenant and adjutant of
the first battalion of the LIST regt., V.
n. g., received telegram from the
war department wednesday night
which orders him to report at Wash
ington for examination for commits
sion in the United States army. Lieu
tenant Howe will leave the first of
next week. He received this appoint
ment through Senator Proctor. Cadet
Deal, of Norwich University, recently
received an appointment through Sem
ator Gallinger of New Hampshire, and
he will accompany Lieutanent Howe.
They both hope to be able to pass
about month in the preparatory
school in Washington before being
obliged to take their examinations.
Mrs. Ellen Holsworth died at her
home on North street at O'Clock on
Sunday morning, after an illness of a
few hours. She was about seventy
years of age and lived alone. her
son-in-law, Joseph Wood, of Mont
pelier, arrived in town on Saturday
evening to make short visit and
upon arriving at the house found the
doors all locked; after some exertion
he forced open window and entered
by that means. Mrs. Holsworth was
found unconscious on the floor and the
oil stove burning where she had been
preparing her supper, so it is thought
that she could not have lain there for
anv length of time Medical aid was
summoned and the case pronounced a
stroke of apoplexy. She is survived
one daughter. Mrs. Joseph Wood of
Montpelier.
WORCESTER.
Rev. and Mrs. William Schofeld of
Williamstown were i'll town last week.
Miss Grace Hall, who has been in
Burlington for several weeks, has re.
turned.
Eugene Buck has moved his family
to Montpelier.
L. l. Kent and family of Mortified
were at M. P Kent's on Sunday.
The newly elected officers of the To-
cal L. o. G.. L. are as follows: Charles
Batchelder, O. 7. Nellie Austin, v.
t.. Ellen King. Sec. /; Anna M. Ladd.
f. S. Dele II. Putnam, Treas. Rev,
j. W. Illsley, O.. Harold Austin, p.
@, T.; M S. Herbert. M. Lila
King. d. M. Eugene Farnsworth, q.
Alfred Brigham, S. M. P. Ladd,
lOdoe DANNY