The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-17
EAST BARRE.


John Gaul, who has been foreman
for MARI q Gordon, has decided to
start in business for himself.
The wife of Rev. Mr.. Wordruff is
slowly gaining
The infant daughter of Nelson Dagor
died on Wednesday and was buried on
Friday, the interment being in the
Catholic cemetery in Barre.
The sister, aged 70 years, Of Robert
| Johnson, died at his home on Friday.
The funeral was held on Monday.
Clarence Cooney attended the Grange
In Washington Friday evening. There
are thirty-two candidates to be ini-
tiated at the next meeting
The musical club of this place, as
sisted by Mrs. H. l. cheney of Mont
pelier, william oliver and W. j. Oh
liver of Barre, presented the Cantata
of Daniel to q good.sized audience in
opera house hall last Friday evening.
The solo parts were well taken and
the chorus work showed that thorough
work had been done by the director
and also by each individual member
of it. The chorus numbered thirty
voices, and all were robed in costumes
of ancient Oriental times. The Co.'S
tunes of the king and queen were Of
royal purple overlaid with gold. while
the costumes of the ladies in both the
Jewish and Persian choruses were of
the many varied and beautiful tints
that have always been admired and
worn by the inhabitants of the Orient
These, as presented against the darker
costumes CT the men, formed most
pleasing picture to the eye, and, with
the successful rendition of the music.
made up an entertainment that was
| well worth the price of admission
| To the efforts of the president, rev.
| A. N. Woodruff, and the director, A.
@. Dickey, as well also to the efforts
of the soloists and each individual
member of the chorus, is due the sue
cess of the enter tainment.
BRADFORD.
Col d. K. Andross, our veteran
soldier, fell on the ice last week and
was severely bruised. Although no
bones we're broken, his flesh is badly
discolored and he is very lame and
sore. His wife, who has been sick a
long time, is now able to be about the
house and to care for him. Their son,
Walter c., is also i'll with the pre-
vailing distemper.
Rev. A. II. Webb is having a mild
attack of grip and was unable to preach
last Monday.
1t is rumored that new company
has bought out the Edwards shop at
the south end of the village and that,
besides the making of tables, the waste
will be used for clothes pins.
L. A. Chase has had relapse of
grip and has not been able to be at the
post Office for several days.
Mrs. Luoella Taplin. who underwent
a serious operation short time ago.
is very comfortable, and her many
friends hope she will entirely regain
her health.
Mrs. george Belding, who lives on
the south road, is critically i'll and her
two daughters from Boston are caring
for her.
Frank Lamb and Frank Hardy, who
have been very sick with pneumonia,
are both improving.
Frank Everett, one of our dentists, has
bad finger, caused by blood poison.
His son. Fred E., from Montpelier,
has been home Tor few days.
Rev. Samuel V. McDuffee, son of
Samuel MoDuffee, ana nephew OF II.
O. McDuffee, died very suddenly at his
home in Springfield, Mass, Sunday,
Feb. 2S, of heart failure. Hejwas born
in Newbury, in 1885. He attended
school at Barre Academy, and while
there taught elocution. He entered
Amherst college but in his junior
year, August, 1869, he enlistedwlth his
father in the Bird N. II. regiment of
volunteers. He was in the battle of
Fort Wagner. where nearly half the
members of his company we're killed.
He was afterwards transferred to the
U. S. signal corps and stationed at
Jacksonville, Florida, where he re-
manned until the close of the war. He
studied theology at Bangor, Maine,
and was ordained as minister ssof the
Congregational church in 1869. He
was pastor of the church at Ludlow
and at Brimfield, Mass. at Orange,
Florida, and at Thetford, Vt. For
the past six years no has lived at
Springfield, Mass, where he was as
sistant pastor of "Hope church." He
leaves q wife and four children.
SOUTH WALDEN.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevens are get
ting better of grip. but the two young
est boys are sick with it,
Mr.. Farr is able to be out.
b. @. Jennings is able to be in his
store.
Mr.. Dodge had his hand hurt in the
creamery few days ago, but he can
use it now.
Rev. Atkinson and family visited
in the place last Friday.
Miss Alice Wilcox is visiting her
cousin. May Wilcox. in Greensboro.
One of Harry Perkins nice gray
horses was taken sick while he was
working the team at Hardwick.
DR.. Weeks of East Hardwick says he
has 100 cases of grip.
Abel Gle of Walden died March IA
of pneumonia at the home of his son
FRED.
PEACHAM.
DR.. Aldrich of St. Johnsbury was
called here in council last Sunday.
Fred Hartman OF St. Johnsbury was