The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11

Inc men Dask6t Dali team visited |
on Wednesday evening of |
asst week and beat the Tunbridge |
cam by a score of "a to o.
Henry W. Burbank lost a good COW
asst week.
Mrs. Will III. Titus, who removed to
Lisbon, N. H., few months since,
died there of pneumonia on Thursday
night of last week The body was
brought here for burial and funeral
service was held on Tuesday at the
Methodist church. Her SONS, Frank,
and John Robbins, accompanied the
body here. Her daughter, Lillian
Robbins, has been herself critically
ill, and was unable to take the jour
ney. There are three other chilrden,
all small, who will sadly miss a m 9TH
er's care. Mrs Titus was an excellent
woman, a member of the Methodist
church
Hazel May, youngest child of Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin N. Dearborn, died of
Group at an early hour on Monday,
after very brief illness. Her age was
one year, four months, and twelve days.
Rev. Mr.. Allen conducted a funeral
sevice at the parents home on We'd
nesday afternoon.
MORETOwN.
Mrs @. B. McAllister of Waitsfeld
visited her aunt, Mrs M. H. Griffith
on Monday.
Clair Ward is spending few days
with her parents
Rev. Mr.. Angel of Middlesex
preached at the Methodist church
Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Il. Austin of Wor-
cester visited in town Saturday.
II. A. Griffith of Montpelier was in
town Sunday.
The Good Templars met at f. +.
Johnson's Monday evening and treated
themselves to feast of sugar and
snow, plain doughnuts, etc.
Gilbert Wheeler of Mortified visit.
ed in town one day recently.
Miss Elda Palmer remains about the
same.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. s. Austin returned
home from Worcester, Friday.
The ladies' aid meets with Mrs. III.
O. Ward Wednesday afternoon from
2 until 5. All members are expected
to be present, as there is important
business to come before the meeting.
Mrs. Clara Heaton has returned
from Montpelier where she has been
caring for her daughter, Mrs. j. d.
Ryan.
Mrs. p E. Griffith, who has been
ill, is gaining.
WILLIAMSTOWN.
"The Society News" of Chicago,
in it's issue of January 10 last, has
good pictures of Manning S. Poole
and his wife, and an account of the
celebration of their golden wedding
not many weeks ago. Mr.. Poole is
the eldest son of the late Warren
Poole, Jr., of our place, and his early
years were lived here. He was in the
west when the war broke out, and in
1861 he enlisted in Company B, First
Illinois Artillery. better known as
Taylor's Battery. He took part in
the battles Of Belmont, Fort Donelson
and Shiloh, and three horses we're
shot down under him during these en-.
gagements, and once a minie-ball
grazed his ear. After the war, he
was engaged twelve years in the
United States railway postal service,
and then was obliged to retire on sc-
count of disability brought on by &C.
cident. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Poole are
said to be popular and we'll known
in G. A. r. circles in Cook county"
lin which is Chicago) ''as we'll as in
the State of Illinois, At their gold.
en- wedding celebration, their home
was filled with friends. A beautiful
gold badge representing the'' Fifteenth
Army Corps was given Mr.. Poole,
and Mrs. Poole was presented with
three ten dollar gold pieces by the
ladies of the G. A. R.. The News
says "Mr. and Mrs. Poole are greatly
beloved. and that they have justly
earned all the honors bestowed upon
them"
The Congregational ladies' society
will give "a valentine sociable" on
Friday evening of this week, at the
home of Mrs. William N. Grearson
and Mrs. Charles q. Moore, a delight
full home for such an entertainment
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend. The fee for attendance is ten
cents.
Last Saturday was the fortieth
birthday of our highly respected
Methodist clergyman, Rev. F.. E.
Currier. In the afternoon the stew
ards of his church and their wives.
with some others met at the parson-
age, and presented Pastor Currer
with "a revolving chair" The wish
was expressed that he might be again
returned to this charge, after his SER
vice of five years already.
DR.. j. Henry Jackson was here one
day last week in counsel with DR..
Tindall, in the case of Miss Helen
Kimbal, sister of Rev. Frances A..
Kimbeall Though so Ill as she has
been it is hoped Miss Kimball will be
better. In her great activity in
church, Grange and other work we
fear she has gone far beyond her
physical strength and may be suffer
ing the penlty.
The officers for this year, of the
Carpenters Union are: President, @,
j. Gram vice president. e. H, Call
recording secretary, Henry Poole
Financial secretary, John A. Perry
Treasurer, l.. T.. Williams; command
er, Thomas ID. Poland; warden, L..
q Slavery We are Glad tO note the