The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-16

Easter Sunday was beautiful day
here and so was favorable for good
audiences at the churches At the
Universalist church which had been
beautifully adorned with flowers,
among which was large cross
covered with lovely ferns, the pas
tor preached an appropriate sermon
for the day. The Communion was
celebrated and two ladies united with
the church. The music was selected
especially for the occasion.
AS usual the ladies of the Congrega-
tional church. assisted by Pastor ID.
H. Strong, had prepared the audience
room of the church with flowers and
an arch spanning the pulpit platform,
on which, in large letters of evergreen
were inscribed the words "Christ Is
Risen." Both the good sermon and
tine good music were in accord with
large number of little children, the
and by twos, passed down the middle
aisle to the front of the pulpit plat
form, where they we're presented with
beautiful white carnation pinks. At
ter returning to their seats, older
misses went through the congregation
presenting similar pinks to as many
of the audience as possible. There
was a large attendance at this service.
In the year 1864, when our young
townsman, the late Ira Seaver, was in
charge of the railway station at Shelf
field, Illinois, two young men, about
the same age, Herman Lee Ensign,
born in Pennsylvania, and Lewis M.
Seaver of our place, found employment
at the station. Mr.. Ensign was learn
ing telegraphy. Later be went to DAY.
EXPORT. Iowa, and thence to Denver,
Col. The two young men became fast
friends and remained so till the death
few years ago of Mr.. Ensign in New
York city, where both were associated
in the advertising business. By for
tunate Investments, in part, Mr.. En-
sign left what in earlier days would
have been considered large sum of
money. When young man he was
a student in Phillips academy, An
dover, Mass, and at that time want
ed to be minister, but his health
failed and he was obliged to give up
his cherished wish. A friend of man and
animals, and without any family, he
LETT his wealth for humane purposes
and it was put into the hands of desig-
mated persons, among them his life
long friend Lewis M. Seaver, and the
institution organized to carry out his
plans is called the National Humane
Alliance" of which Mr. Seaver is
secretary and treasurer. A recent do
nation from this alliance is beauti-
full drinking fountain, made of West
erly, r. pink granite, to be set up
in ha n; ~ Af al Ua
have just seen a photograph of this
sented by the National Humane Ali
ance. Herman Lee Ensign Found
er. Mr.. Seaver tells us they have
spoke of two gifts that they had sent
appreciated. 1t is this matter that
calls Mr.. Seaver so often to New York.
On his return from his late visit there
he came via Binghampton, to consult
with the proper persons there about the
location of the fountain.
The second son of Fred A. Jackson.
who has been ailing for months with
an injured limb and now encased in
plaster, is thought to be doing well.
little miss that we are proud of
is Ruby Jeffords across the way, who
as we write is on this beautiful morn-
ing, managing with the lines a span
of horses, as her father holds the
pillow drawn by them. 1t means health
and help and hope and she is in no
danger of being hurt by it.
@. @. Preston, the father of Mrs.
Albert H. Norris, died of apoplexy at
her home last Sunday night and was
buried here on Wednesday. He was
in his seventy ninth year. Last Fri
day he worked, and on Saturday m orn-
ing complained of not feeling we'll
but nothing serious was anticipated
at first. He continued, however, to
fail, and so fast that it was apparent
Saturday evening his case was indeed
serious one. He lived till about l.
O'Clock Sunday evening. He came
here from Randolph some years ago,
TO live with his daughter, and has
seemed quite remarkably we'll for
one OF his years. He seemed to be a
well disposed man.
At Hawley Gales auction last Mon
day, COWS broug Int from $50 to 500
WELLS RIVER.
Mrs. Anna NJ Leslie, formerly of
this place, now of Montpelier, has been
the guest of Mrs. E. G. Graves fol- the
past two weeks.
Miss Dillingham; of Newbury, N.
H., succeeds Miss Holloway as teach
or in the intermediate school.
Misses Adine Hale and Agnes White
law were at home from school work
during the spring vacation.
Fred Myers expects next week to
move from the Foss house to the
Learned tenement on Maple street.
Mrs. Foster of Bath, N. II is in
town for treatment by DR.. H. H. Lee.
Antha and Henry Munsell have re-
covered from scarlet fever and the
quarantine was removed from the
house last Saturday, so the doctor and
John, who have been boarding else
where, joined the family circle once
more.
Easter was celebrated IN the Congre-
gational church by an excellent SER
mon by the pastor in the morning and
a concert by the Sunday school in the
evening.
On account of the Methodist confer
ence being held in Woodsville this
week tha usual Thurdax auan;nu