The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-14
MARSHFIELD.


iting her husband at his lumber
camp.
WILDER Brown and e. c. Merrill
are boarding at G. E. Shepard's
Bernis Cameron aud F. L. Northrop
are engaged in drawing lumber for
George a. Drew.
Jesse Wilson was home from his
work at Hassam's camp on Sunday
Mrs. Mahala Poyles has sold her
place on the DaLville road to T. T.
Kellogg.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Davis recently
visited at F.W. Ellis'home in Corinth
G. l. Preston was home from Shell
don on Sunday
Miss Lillian St. John is home from
Montpelier for short vacation.
There will be a business meeting of
the ladies aid society at the home of
Mrs. f. 9 Pitkln, Friday afternoon,
from | 80 to 4 80 O'Clock.
Charles K. Cole is engaged in wir-
ing the hotel at Plainfield this week
under contract Leld by M. K. Beck
ley.
The thermometer registered thirty
four degrees below zero in several
places about the village, Tuesday
morning VI 1dst W5eh'
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Rathbone visited
in Oorinth part of last week.
Mrs. willard Springer of Northfield
was in town last week to attend the
funeral of Mrs. E. ", Gilman.
E. McCrlllis, Samuel Bemis and E.
V. Spencer are nursing maladies
caused by the sudden change in the
weather.
A. A. Cole was found dead early
Monday morning at his home on Gill
man street. Mr.. Cole has for num-
Der of years lived alone and was thus
situated at the time of his death He
was the first found by his nephew, ..
d. Cole, who has of late made a prac
tice of calling at the house several
times during the day The body was
still warm when found about six
O'Clock in the morning and the fire
in the stove was not out. 1t is thought
that he had not been dead more than
from two to three hours. Funeral ar
rangements had not been completed at
this writing.
The death of Mrs Minnie Rowe
Gilman occurred Sunday night, Jan. 3,
after lingering illness of many
months with consumption. Mrs. Gill
man was born in Montpelier little
over thirty years ago but most OF her
earlier life was passed in Northtield.
She was married to Elbridge W. Gill
man nearly fifteen years ago and came
to this place to make their home.
During her residence here. Mrs. Gill
man had endeared herself to large
circle of friends by her kindness OF
heart her cordial manner and her
courage and patience during the last
months of suffering. Funeral services
were held from her late home Wednes-
day Rev. W. E. Newton officiating.
The remains were placed in the re-
ceiving vault at Cabot. Besides her
husband, Mrs Gilman leaves to mourn
her loss mother and four children.
Mrs. Gilman was a member of the
Eastern Star lodge of Cabot, Myrtle
Temple lodge OF Rathbone Sisters of
Marshfield and also the local order Of
Good Templars. That the sorrowing
ones have the sympathy Of these who
truly feel the loss of one of their num-
Der was manifest at the funeral
by the profusion of flowers upon and
about the casket
The following officers of Marshfeld
Lodge No. IA, K. of p, we're duly IN
stalled by E. G. Pitkin, D. G. G. ;
@. c., G. L. Dwinell; V. c., H.
A. Wilson; P, f. G. Lamberton
M. of W., S. II. Unwin; K. h. s.,
Ira II. Edison; M. of F., George O..
Smith; NJ at A., Herbert Emery
l. G., G. h. Robinson; y. G., Archie
J. Enuis; musical director, Arch w.
Cole.
The young alligators brought from
the south by Ernest K. Tanner were
found frozen i'll their basin of water
Tuesday morning of last week. The
. ,.,,%., doc,
below zero was not quite like the
climate of their nativity.
W. S. Streeter has his mill at the
Coburn farm, which was recently des-
troyed by fire. nearly rebuilt and fur
nished ready FOR business again.
P 7. Kellogg commences this week
to clear the lumber from the A. G. S.
Corliss farm
Ii. E. Hadlock, G. H. Eddy and H.
A. Wilson are at work on P L. Kel'
logg's lumber job at the Corliss farm.
The youngest son of v B. Wheeler,
who is at work for Mr.. Bronson
of Hardwick, got his fingers caught
in the gear of cream separator the
early part of last week, making il
necessary to amputate three of them
Among others who have. been il
with the prevailing distemper the
past week were Clarence, the young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. f. O. Pitkin,
and George, the young son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. d. McCrillis.
"a dead man works long time
after death, if insured. For thus
his family receives the wages he die
not live 70 earn. :" New York Life
Insurance policies represent the bes
of everything in life insurance. Al
incontestable guarantee of the pay
men to your beneficiary of the wages
thus provided for them. A. T. Davis
special agent.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Cole moved tt
Hardwick on Monday where Mr.. COL
is to take up the stone cutters trade
Harry is Zone of us" and with hi
wife, who has formed many social tie
since she came here to live, will b.