The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-07

on Tuesday to buy goods for j. M.
Hopkins store.
Mrs j. MuDroe Seaver has been in
Concord, N. H., for few weeks past
caring for an aunt of her mother, who
formerly lived III East Brookfield and
who has been quite ill OF late. She
expects to return home this week.
Miss Maggie Hibpsrd is going to be
clerk in j. M. Hopkins store.
Architect Frank A. Walker, son of
Enos f. Walker, is preparing a plan
for the changes about to be made in
the Congregational meeting house
hree.
Bert Norris, whose seizure with ILL
ness on Sunday last is elsewhere
spoken Of, is said to be paralyzed on
one side.
Mrs. Ophir S. Martin is to have a
third operation for cancerous trouble
on Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. Enos f. Walker, Mrs. George
T. Colby and Mrs. Alma Wolcott Lang
have received presents of dinner sets
from George L. Edison.
Jesse Aubin and family have re-
turned here after having sold out here
at a sacrifice some weeks ago to go to
Delaware to engage in farming. He
was there but short time, and went
to Canada where he says he bought
farm. He will work for the Grear-
SON. Beckett Company again.
Forest Hutchinson is running the
engine at G. W. Lynde's saw mill.
We are told that Jerry Hutchinson
will have charge of the work making
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meeting house.
We are having promising sugar
weather just now.
DANVILLE.
Mrs. Samuel Ward who has been
spending the winter with relatives in
New York returned last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George leighton of
Dover, N. H., are visiting at Fred
Leigbton's.
Miss Carol Sturdevant, who has been
visiting since Thanksgiving at her
former home in Wilkesbarre, Pa, has
returned.
f. N. Tinker, who has been spend
ing the spring vacation with his broth
er, returned to Norwich University on
Tuesday.
M. G. Dimick cut his foot quite SO.
verely while working for Stocker's
last week.
Maurice Hoyt has been visiting his
father at Highgate.
A. L. ellis has returned from
Keene, N. H., where he has been
spending the winter.
Miss Emily Davis returned on Mon
day from East Hardwlck where she
has been visiting at @. j. Bells.
Rev. George III. Cummings is away
for short vacation and there will be
no service at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning.
EAST BROOKFIELD.
Ernest Wheatley of Mortified visit
ed his parents Deacon and Mrs. M. S.
Wheatley last week
Miss Gertrude jackson went last
Saturday to Barre to visit her mother,
Mrs. @. M. Bickford.
III d. Wheatley and family arrived
from Gloucester, Mass, last week and
Wheatley.
Edwin l. Hibblrd of Montpelier
was called here last week by the criti-
cal illness of his uncle, A. U. Hib-
bard
After two weeks of critical illness
with pneumonia, Deacon Alpheus G.
Hibhard passed peacefully away, and
to "good and faithful servants" re-
ward at 10 o clock ON Wednesday even
ing, March 3d. In his untimely death
the immediate family has met with
an irreparable loss; the community
in which he had spent his entire life,
lost kind friend and an ever oblig-
ing neik hbor; the church an ardent,
conscientious Christian worker and a
staunch and loyal supporter, and the
town. honored by his citizenship, a
standard man. The funeral was held
from his late home ON Friday, April
at l O'Clock p. M, Deacon j. O.
Holmes conducting the ceremonies
which were opened with the selection
of Nearer Ny God to Thee" by a
male quartette composed of @. A.
Bigelow, W. H. Sprague, j. M.
Angel and A. G. Bigelow with Mrs.
Mary Bigelow accompanist. The Rev.
D. H. Strong, pastor of the church of
which the deceased was the senior
deacon, read passages OF scripture tnaJ
we're impressive and appropriate. The
quartette sang "Peace Be Still" and
following this beautiful selection,
Pastor Strong spoke words Of comfort
to the bereaved family and mourning
friends, pointing out many beautiful
and noble traits of character so cleal-
ly portrayed in the daily life of the
deceased, that we're worthy of emula-
ton, closing his exordium with pa
thetic invocation. The services which
were impressive throughout concluded
with Rock of Ages" by the quar-
tette. The interment was in the fam
lily lot in the East Hill cemetery. Mr..
Hubbard was fifty. three Years of
age and leaves wife and daughter,
who have the heartfelt sym pathy of
the entire townspeople who share with
them the great affliction.
Among the near relatives out of town
who were present at the funeral not
withstanding the severe inclemency
of the weather and travelling were:
Mrs. Luella l. Woodruff, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. [ Thwing and daughter of 9arre
city, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Churchill
of Berlin. Dwight Buck of East Rox-