The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-14

The new billiard table has been in
| stalled in the rooms of the "Pastime
| Club" The table is of the newest
pattern and will be greatly enjoyed by
the members.
Miss Mable Reynolds of Burlington
spent Sunday in town.
V. w. Alden has finished work for
the Cooley Manufacturing Company.
Clayton Guptil returned to Burling-
| ton to resume his studies at u. V. M,
on Monday.
Henry Elliot returned to Yale Col
lege on Tuesday.
The "Pastime Oiub" will give q
dance at Barrett's hall on Friday.
April 90. This is the first entertain
ment given by the club and they hope
| to make it the finest affair of the kind
| held this season. The affair will be
under the direction of Prof. Elmore
of Montpelier.
John Jackman. q we'll known and
respected citizen of Waterbury Center
died on Sunday, April 10, at the age OF
eighty. seven years, Mr.. Jackman was
one of the most prominent men in
| town and mad resided in this comma
| nifty about fifty years. He was man
| who will be greatly missed in the
community. His wife survives him.
| The funeral was held at his late home
on Tuesday.
+. ii. Somerville, who has been in
town for short vacation, has returned
to his duties in Philadelphia.
Miss Bertha Pike of Barre spent
Sunday at her home in town.
MARSHFIELD.
Horace H. Meader is critically i'll
with grip and other complications.
| j. Ward Carver was at home from
Barre, Wednesday and Thursday of
last week.
| A. w. Mears of Barton has been a
visitor in town part of the last week.
From recent local We learn that j.
Ward Carver has been appointed one
of the grand jurors in Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Caustic of Mont
pelier we're in town on Friday on husi-
ness connected with their real estate
interests here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Green were in
town the last of the week to pack
their household effects preparatory to
moving them to Lisbon, n. H., where
Mr.. Green has a good position with
the Parker Young Co.
M. E. Beckley was called to Mont
pelier on Monday to go over the Or
ange County Telephone line with their
lineman, Mr.. Lyford, to see what
could be done to improve the service.
| One of the chief causes of trouble was
located at the residence of Mr.. Towne.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bond and Will
Stevens of Barre were guests of 5. W.
| Cole and son on Sunday.
| M. r. Lamberton was in Montpelier
on Monday on business connected
with the settlement of his wife's es-
tate.
| j. l.. Severance is seriously ill with
threatened blood poisoning caused by
a sore toe.
| b. II. Chester has contracted with
| Harry Daniels to deliver his finished
lumber on the cars at this station.
Rev. S. G. Lewis OF Barton Land.
ing was called to this place on Friday
to officiate at the funeral of j. HI.
Eaton.
Rev. f. w. Buck preached his first
sermon at the Methodist church Sun,
| day morning, selecting as a text for
his remarks, | Corinthians, il q For
l determined not to know anything
among you save Jesns Christ and Him
crucified. !"
Eldred @. Pitkin has been quite i'll
the past week with grip, but is better
at this writing.
The spring session of the schools
throughout the town will open on
Monday, April 10, excepting the one
on Depot hill, which will commence
one Gay later Following is list of
the teachers for tine respective schools
as far as secured to date: Village pri-
mary, Ella Wooster; Intermediate,
Florence Wooster; New Discovery,
Alice CLARK; Lanesboro, Miss Lillian
Emery, of Groton; Depot, Miss Ma
bel Ramsey, of Bellows Falls; Boles,
district, Miss Ida Martin, of Mont.
pelier; Hollister district, Miss Blanche
Page, of Groton; Pike district, Stella
Brown; King district. Mrs. Emma
Hill.
The funeral services of j. H. Eaton
we're held from his late home on Fri
day at 2 O'Clock Rev. S. g. Lewis of
Barton Landing officiating. a large
concourse of neighbors and friends
we're in attendance to pay this last
tribute to one whose integrity and up
rightness through life they had adj
mired. Burial was IN the Eaton cem-
etery. Mr.. Eaton was seventy. three
years of age and had spent the major
part of his life in this town. AS. an
Industrious and thorough business
farmer he was accordingly prospered
above the average and leaves an estate
of considerable amount. From his
sound business Judgment and integrity
he was many times elected to Offices
of responsibility and trust for the
town, some of which he was holding
!; at his decease. For number uf years
J he had been trustee of the cemetery
fund and had taken deep interest in
the care and identifying of the Eaton
and village cemeteries and had some
of the measures which he advanced
for the improvement Of these places
been coincided with, their adornment
would have been much above what il
is today. He is survived by II brother
Nathaniel j., who lived with him
, Herbert Emery had also lived with
him since boy and regarded hin
with the love given to a father as die
his sister, Mrs. Curtis l.. Martin.