The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-18

| George w. wing went TO waterbury
| this morning on business.
Frank McNally, who resides on
Barre street, was on Monday taken to
Heaton Hospital for treatment
The condition of Mrs. Edwin Lane
is improving slowly. She now has
the partial use of one arm which WAS
before paralyzed and her temperature
has been reduced to considerable
degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Farwell left
Monday night for trip west. They
will visit in Chicago, Grand Rapids,
and Kansas City, after which they
will go to California to spend the re-
mainder of the winter.
The home of @. III. Cross on East
State street was visited by many peo-
pie on Saturday afternoon. who called
to offer congratulations and good wish
es on the occasion of Mr.. Gross ninety
second birthday. Mr.. Gross thorough
ly enjoyed the afternoon and had a
cordial greeting for all.
Mrs. ". E. Terrill has good cause
to regret the delay to the 12 80 ex-
press on Tuesday afternoon. Because
of that delay she was unable to fill
an engagement at Brattleboro on
Tuesday evening. She was engaged
as reader at a concert given by the
Schubert Male Quartette, one of the
strong musical organizations of
Boston.
Elisha S. Fiske, district agent Of
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Go.
of Newark, N. j., Saturday paid the
company's check of 81, 1,002. 40 to Burt
on f. and Luther j. Bailey. executors
of the estate of the late Frank A. Bal
ley, Esq, of this city, in settlement
of life policy of $1,000. The SO. 40
represents the second annual dividend,
Mr.. Bailey having died a few weeks
before the third premium became due.
The members of the social study
club held valentine party at Mr..
and Mrs. D. F. Clark's on Monday
evening. The evening was enjoyably
spent in playing games and singing
and a good time was the general
verdict. 1t was decided at this meet
ing that the dues of five cents a month
be collected from list of names
which was partially made up last
night
Henry E. Fifield went to Orange on
Monday to bring his sister, Miss
Sarah Fifield, to this city. Miss FL
| field, who was somewhat wearied by
her unaccustomed journey, is resting
| comfortably today. She is highly
pleased at being IN Montpelier again
as it has been six years since she has
been here and two years since she has
been out doors. The old home in Or.
ange was sold recently. Miss Fifield
! is pleasantly domiciled with Mrs.
Bailey on State street and when she
has recovered from the effects of her
journey will be glad to have her old
| friends call on her.
The stewards of Trinity M. e.
church have extended call to Rev.
| W. b. Dukeshire to be pastor of the
church for the coming year, Rev. L..
, K Wilman. the present pastor, having
refused to haye his name used as
candidate again at the last meeting of
the quarterly conference. Rev. Mr..
Dukeshire is the present pastor of the
Methodist church in Orono, Maine,
having served in that capacity for the
past five years He is graduate OF
Wesleyan University and preached for
four years in Pennington, Me-, prior
to his going to Orono His family
consists of wife and one son. The
stewards have received encouragement
that he will be sent here. Conference
will be held in this city i'll March.
Mrs. Mary Duplessiss Richardson,
wife of George Richardson, died al
the home of her father. Frank w. Dn'
plessiss, OH Town hill on SATURDAY
evening. The deceased was borr
twenty. three years ago the 18th ol
last July. Early last fall she wai
taken i'll at her home and was in the
hospital at Burlington for severa
months. Last March she came TO hel
parents home i'll Montpelier where
she remained till her death. Tubercu
losis of the lungs was the cause o
death. Mrs. Richardson is survived
by husband. who is employed b,
Harry Wheeler, father and mother
a brother, Isadore, and sister, En-
lily, all of whom reside in Montpelier
The funeral mass was celebrated
in ST. Ahgustine's church at o'clocl
on Tuesday morning.
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