The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-01

| lightful, in the Northwestern Terri
tory of Canada, where they have been
prospecting of late.
We hear of the prosperity of SONS of
the late George W. Smith, a son of
the late Ira Smith. These SONS sue
coed to the manufacturing business of
aud they have lately increased largely
their factory.
Mrs. Martha Walker Dewey. a niece
of Enos f. Walker, returned here
from Rhode Island last week. She is
quite a sufferer from sclatica at pres
ent.
Mrs. William n. Grearson, Mrs.
Charles G.. Moore, Waverly Murray
and son, came home last week from
outings of some weeks in New Bruins
wick.
Miss Myrtle Seaver returned last
Saturday to Wilmington, where she is
engaged in kindergarten work.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Sibley aud
daughter, Ella, and Mrs George E.
Maloy and daughter, Agnes, now of
st. Cloud. MINI, visited Westford,
the former home of Mrs. Chester Mar
tin, last week.
Mrs. Manning s. Poole, Of Chi cage,
on her late visit here, brought to her
brother-in-law, Henry Poole, q Mason
ic apron that was once the property o
the late Warren Poole, Sr., one of the
early settlers of our town, and a
charter member of the first Masonic
lodge in the place. This apron bears
the date of 1888, and was marked as
published in Weathersfield, YER
mont" AS Henry Poole is now the
only Mason in this branch of the
Poole family, it would seem very
fitting that this "apron " should now
come to him. No one could prize it
more.
The Duustane Brothers, granite
cutters, who came here from North
field. are to leave here to go to Hart
ford. Sorry to lose them.
Cornelius Pettis has applied for the
railway station in South Barre.
Last week Wednesday was a pleas.
ant day for the wedding of Station
Agent l.. o. Morgan, and Bertha
L., second daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Martin Seaver. The cere-
mony was at 3 p. M, at the home OF
the bride, before only a few invited
guests. The presents were numerous
and pretty, and the largest in mater
ial value was a check for $500 from
the parents of the bride. MI. and
Mrs. Morgan left the same afternoon
for a visit to the st. Louis EXPOSE
ton. Before they return, they will
visit friends, and points of interest,
en- route.
We learned through his wife thai
Manning S. Poole of Chicago is quite
feeble. He is now fairly into the
seventies, in age. and was not wei
enough to accompany his wife to the
recent G. A. r. meeting in Boston.
We have, before now. spoken Of Mr.
Poole's military experience in the late
civil a as a member of Taylor
Battery, of Chicago, known, we be-
lieve, as General Sherman's pet Bat
terry" Mr.. Poole was an officer il
this battery" and twice had a horse
shot from under him, and a leg broker
in consequence of one of his falls
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Poole have-beeI
actively interested in societies and oh
~serVances, following upon the war
One son, of the three children of Mr.
and Mrs. Poole, is now living. No
very long ago, this son was painful,
and threateningly injured, by beinI
hit on the back of his neck by a bias,
ball. We think he has never full,
regained his health since the injury
though nov able to attend to business
somewhat.
Miss Mary Ainsworth has change'
her plan to visit here, in September
and will remain in Maine till he
return to her home in Moline, Illinois
The third daughter was born to MI
and Mrs. Frank Jeffords on the 19tl
inst.
The pews for the Congregations
church have been received, and tn
work of repairing goes on so well
that the month of October may possit
ly find the building ready for partial
if not complete occupancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Martin hav
recently been here from East Mont
pel;er, on a visit.