The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-03
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treatment for trouble connected
with the spinal cord.
Fred Spooner, of the late meat
market firm of Gidney and Spooner,
is on Mr.. Gidney's farm in Mont
pelier, while the latter remains here
to sell off some property, that may
keep him here for weeks yet. He
will sell his house in our village,
that was bought of Frank H. Martin.
We are sorry indeed to lose the
family from our place.
We are told that the handsome,
new granite monument in our viii
lage cemetery that we have else
where spoken of in this weeks
items as on George w. Lynde's lot,
is also erected to the memory of
Mrs. Lynde's brother, the late Frank
Martin. We think Mrs. Lynde's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Lyman
Martin, are buried in the same lot.
Monday last was almost an ideal
day for the exercises pertaining to
Decoration Day, and Grange hall
was an ideal place for the indoor
work of the day. The work Of all,
old and young alike, ELECTED hearty
praise. The address of Speaker Pape
of Barre city was greatly liked. The
G. A. r. Post here had expected
that our band, or a part of it, at
least, was to furnish the instru-
mental music, but at the eleventh
hour were disappointed, and dele
CATION from the Montpelier High
school drum corps was secured and
they were warmly received. Great
praise is due those who drilled the
children and young people for their
work at the hall.
The weather on Sunday last was
favorable for a large audience at
the Methodist church to engage in
the Memorial Day exercises there.
Rev. W. N. Roberts had a sermon
with it's theme Christian Patriot
ism the Safeguard of the Nation"
| and an excellent discourse 1t was
regarded The singing, under the
direction of j. H. Walbridge, was
| fine indeed. But it was painful to
see how the number of the Army
| Veterans who are wont to be pres
| ent at these exercises, has been di-
minished by death. A goodly num-
Der of the "Women's Relief Corps"
were in attendance. All things con-
sidered, we believe the exercises on
this occasion may be considered as
among the most satisfactory of the
kind, in many years here.
| Willis w. Whitney, whose father,
the late John Whitney, married as
second wife, Eunice, daughter of
the late Minot Martin, died last
week at his home here on the old
Caleb Waldo farm. Mr.. Whitney was
son of his fathers first wife, a
| citizen of Chelcea, unknown to us.
He had been a resident Of our
place for some years and was at
one time employed by the late Nor
man G.. Davis for quite a while. Mr..
Whitney had been a great sufferer
from hear disease and had been
compelled to give up all hard work
Of late. His last sickness began
with sore throat we hear, but it is
thought he may have died from a
shock. He was some co years Of age,
His funeral was held at his home on
Sunday afternoon, Rev. D. II. Strong
officiating. The burial was in Chel-
sea. He left wife, niece of Mrs,
Asa G. WILDER and ont daughter
We think he was regarded as very
worthy man.
Our citizens were greatly surpris'
ed on Wednesday morning OF las
week when announcement was made
of the death the evening before o
Jason II. Jeffords. On Friday OF thu
week before he had hardly gone II
do the chores of the morning whel
J he was taken with severe chill
and soon erysipelas in the face de