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

The next lecture in our course will
be on Saturday evening of next week,
January 90, by r. E. King of lion,
New York. 1t will be recalled that
Mr.. King lectured in one of our
courses some three years ago, perhaps.
News from the western home of
Mrs. Martha Lynde Remission indi-
Gates that her death may not be far
off, sad to say.
We have some further facts in con-
nection with the terribly sad event in
Chicago, week before last, that bereft
our ex-town sman, Principal Daniel
r. Martin, of Pullman, ILL.,. of his
two sons, facts that will be of painful
interest to large circle of sympath-
izing friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
are not frequenters of the theatre.
nor were their two boys. But, for
that fatal day, Mr. Martin had pro-
cured tickets for himself and wife
only, not intending to take the boys.
A friend of the family, who knew
what attractions the play at that mat.
inee would have for children, urged
that the SONS should see it, and the
entire family went. Mr.. Martin WAS
not able to secure seats for the boys
beside himself and wife, so the form
er had "dress circle seats. " When
the fire broke out, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin had great difficulty in getting out
| of the building. and after that they
had to make a great effort to get out
of the mass of dead and dying human.
| ity; but they were unlnjured IN
body. The two dead sons, 1t is
! thought, died from suffocati Oh. Rob-
ert the younger, had no marks on
him, and was found sitting. and
clasping opera glasses, Harold had
! slight bruises about the face. The
boys were buried in one grave, the
following Sunday. If human sym.
pathy could assuage such sorrow, the
great tide that continues to set in to
the home of our friend at this time
might alleviate it, somewhat But
alas
John Dow is doing we'll, since an
| operation for appendicitis, at the
Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington
Willard Walker is just getting tc
stone cutting again, after a flesh felor
! on his hand that was caused by q
blow on 1T, while at his work, few
weeks ago.
Mrs. Henry j. Lasell's family il
among those lately attacked by
humps.
Hal Cheney, wife and children are
geusts of Mrs. Harvey l.. Cheney.
Mrs. George W. Lynde seems to be
improving somewhat in health.
Druggist Fred A. Ainsworth is get
ting tiattering testimonials regarding
the cough cure he has put on uht
market under his name. The quality
quantity and price are looked to tC
make it popular where known.
Last week Wednesday evening there
was an installation of officers of the
Grange, and an oyster supper of which
eighty to ninety persons partook
There were present members of tn,
Washington Grange. Next weel
Wednesday evening the Washington
Grange is invited to cold meat sup
per here with our Grange.
Mrs. Alfred House has the humps
and a number of pupils in our villag
school are victims of it. The diseas
has a good hold here now.
Mrs Martha Lynde Remission o
Wilton, Illinois, died on Wednesda,
of last week. and was buried the fol
lowing Saturday, at the age of sixty
three years and some four months
Her death was caused by cameron
trouble that at one time seemed t.
yield to the X-ray treatment, but i
appeared later, and fatally. She wa
the second daughter of the late Judg
John Lynde, and her earlier year
were lived here With a liberal edu
cation, part of which was obtaine,
at the old Barre Academy, unde