Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09


--Made by the J. G. Aver Co.. Lowell. Mass
town on account Of the smallpox.
The Chaplain, " no is bachelor, and his /
mother, who is a widow. live together
in their home in West6eld Mrs. Far
man is lady advanced in years and
frail ia body, bit clear in mini. She
continues to direct the affairs of
their house though able to do little of |
the work. Her daughter died Is wears
ago and her husband two years ago. so
that now she and the chaplain are left
alone.
On the evening of November 10 |
Chaplain Farman attended the banquet !
given by the Reunion society Of the !
Legislature of 1906 at the Montpelier
House, on which occasion Mr.. Land
man. the now famous gentleman from
Londonderry was present. The chap
lain sat at table in one corner of
the hall with Gov. Prouty, Lieut. Gov.
Meade, Secretary of State Bailey,
Speaker Cheney and Hon. John L.
Bacon. He was not seated near Mr..
Landnan, nor did he come in personal
contact with that gentleman at any
time so far as he was aware. The
blind chaplain says: when | went to
the state house on Friday morning,
Nov. Is, / heard the talk about Land
man. l had engagements that would
take me from the city that night to
be absent until Monday, if it was prop
er for me to 60. Several of the
physicians in tn, senate being absent
1 went to an eminent physician of the
city for advice. He vaccina ted me.
but placed no restrictions on my &C.
tons. | went and filled my engage
ments, speaking in several churches.
On Monday night | ATTENDED dinner
party and on Thursday gave lectur
an hour long before the MONTPELIER
high school. On Saturday. Nov. Fl,
left Montpelier for my home and ar
rived there at night, having staid, in
different hotels and travelled on sew
eral different railroads since my ex-
posture. Mother told me that some of
the people were afraid of me L go
about my home own without an es-
cort Immediately after supper, though
| was in excellent health, | went to
the local physician, VINO is also the
health officer, and stated the case.
He told me that the chance of my
having the disease was one in a mil
lion, and that there was no reason why
I might not go where l pleased in
Westfeld the same as in Montpelier
However, the housekeeper, a most
excellent woman, was frightened, and
took her departure that evening. Ac.
ccrdingly | took hand at tending
fires, getting the meals and washing
the dishes which mother wiped. Iknew
how to do it by reason of past exper.
fence, and the housekeeper was aware
of this fact. enjoyed it too, because
!, mother and were together. Some OF
my relatives living within a few rods
of us would not enter our house fo]
days after my return for fear of tn,
disease. A woman living just acros s
the street from US. who is a kind
neighbor and frequent caller, did not
= enter the house until after Novem
Der 20 and even demonstrated wit
. Others for doing So When the wash
: woman came early in the week tn,
neighbor happened to be on the sid,
walk and exclaimed, What, you goin,
in there?' But the veteran of tn
" wash tub was not to be scared by
danger that required telescope aide
by vivid i'm gination to scover, an
the washing was done forthwith. o
. Wednesday afternoon, the 25th,
: man living in another part of the
village called on me. Afterward
/ wa told that when the woman VIII
lives in his house, and with whom h
. boards. heard of it, she came nea
having spell. Not all, however. wer
. affected this way. and those VIII
were had recovered themselves cor
:. siderat ly when I left for Montpelie
- on Monday morning."
- $40 RE WARD 500