The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-29


the family lived on a farm on our
East Hill and on Baptist street. A
son, Erred Jackson, now of Barre),
and a daughter, Mrs. Orlo Allen of
Lexington, Mass, were born to
them, and both were present at her
funeral. Her husband has been
dead for some years. We think
Mrs. Jackson was regarded an ex-
cellent woman. She had been
member of our Free Baptist church
while living here and was a most
useful person. She died in Barre
after brief illness in which bron-
chitis was an active factor. Two
sisters survive her, Mrs. Almina
Jackson Prescott of Barre and Miss
Mary NJ. Jackson of this place
Rev Dr.. Thayer of Barre officiated
a the funeral.
Last week we had letter from
Massachusetts man, now in the
South, who wrote what may be of
some interest to some northern
people to whom our winters seem
just killing, and who would gladly
go to a warmer winter climate If
they had the means, which they feel
they lack lie says good land for
fruit and truck raising can be
bought in Florida for SIS an acre,
in lots of Is and 20 acres, and there
are northern people who are farm
ers at home that come down there
and buy land and raise lettuce, cab
bages, potatoes, strawberries, and
the like in the winter when they
can't farm up north, and make a
good bit of money and pay for their
places besides. In this way they
can have comfortable winters, and
their few acres in the south will be
all the while increasing in value.
AS soon as the season opens for
farming at their northern homes
they can return to work on them.
We can easily see how many lions
in the way" would be found by some
farmers hereabouts in considering
this proposition. but if it was "a
matter of life and death" in case,
the lions might be made to disap-
pear as quickly as if an ex-Presi-
dent were after them.
Ice is to be seen here about every
morning now days.
Mrs. James Gregory is i'll enough
to have a trained nurse, just now.
Our listers find now, six or eight
polls, less in town than there were
a year ago.
In this Tuesday morning we hear
that Mrs. Susie Whitney Bemis is
very poorly again.
Mrs. William Schofield has been
quite comfortable in her sickness
for a little time past.
Mrs. Leslie D. Gale has recently
been here from Boston and return
ed, after a short visit.
Miss Mabel Wheatley has just be-
gun work in the Office of the Greas
son Beckett Granite company.
The Ladies Home Study club had
their last meeting for the present,
with Mrs. ]. e. Ainsworth last
week.
There are some As pupils in the
Primary department of our village
school, with Miss Myrtle Seaver as
teacher.
Mrs. Levi ]. Bolster of Barre
Citp is having a metal roof, galvan-
lied iron, put on her Enoch Howe
house in our village.
Andrew Burnham came up from
Barre city last Monday for a visit
of day or two. His health is not
yet fully restored, but it is better.
Miss Marion Lasell finally decid-
ed she had better teach than to go
into our post office. as a clerk, and
she has taken a summer school in
Washington.
1t is said that Miss Marion La
sell may take a clerkship in our
postoffice, if or when Carl w. Sea-
yer gives up work there on account
of his health.
Thursday of this week will be
the 44th birthday of Haden Jeffords
and friends here will try to gladden.
it somewhat, by gifts to go to him al
the Mary Fletcher hospital.
Mrs. Ernest Nichols, sister o.
Mrs. Heman Smith is staying here
while Mrs. smith is at the Mary
Fletcher hospital. The latter ma!
be able to return home some time
this week.
Mrs. J. X. Lynde spent last Sun
day with the family of Henry Woo
in st. Adams, returning here Mon
Joxy ava,ino Mr. Wood iS said II