The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-13

years of age. He left a second wife
and children by both his first and
his second wife. The town, we
hear, paid him $50 for the loss of his
horse.
After four weeks confinement at
his home, Barber Warren Grearson
rode out last Saturday.
Walter E. Branger's mother, Mrs.
Bancroft, is visiting her mother, a
Mrs. Fisher in Bethel Gilead, who
is now nearly or quite 80 years of
age.
Gene Call, son-in-law of the late
Lyman A. Work, has just put a
Quaker City Mill for grinding grain
into Mr.. Works old wheel wright
shop. 1t is run by a gasoline en-
CINE and seems to be hustler of a
mill.
Horace NJ. Farnham, son of the
late John Farnham and the well
known horse buyer n East Mont
pelier, has four fine looking horses,
working on our road machine this
season.
Last Friday evening a very pleas
ant entertainment was given at the
town hall under the auspices OF the
Epworth League of our NJ. E.
church. 1t consisted of prize speak
ing and music followed by a social
hour and fruit supper. Declama
tions were given by James Orville.
Walbridge, son of James H. Wal
bridge: William B. Jones, the
| (Welch) superintendent at the
/ Grearson Beckett Granite company's
plant and Percy Jeffords, son of
Haden Jeffords. Recitations were
| given by Misses Sadie A. Boyce, a
grand daughter of the late Charles
! w. Adams and Hattie A. DECKER
| man, who came here from Chelsea.
| The judges on the occasion were
Rev. D. II. Strong, our new conner,
! A. n. Fellows and Lewis NJ. Seaver,
who awarded the first prize of
SO to w. B. Jones, and the second
prize of 50 to Miss II. A. DECKER
man; though we think it was an
! nounced that the judges were not
| unanimous in all their decisions.
! But it was a worthy occasion and
! worthily sustained and they might
well be more frequent, probably.
The Ladies' Rural G.. L. Reading
club met with Mrs. Frank Boyce
last Saturday and will meet next
week Saturday, May %, with Mrs.
o. w. Dickinson.
Druggist George f. Adams, who
some weeks ago, accompanied his
sister, Miss Emma, to California,
has visited his brother John in
Northern California and at late
accounts was with his brother, Rev.
; Carlos Adams in Northern Wiscon-
sin, we think
Earl, son of Rev w. N. Roberts,
/ has lately gone to the Mt. Hermon
ID. L. Moody's) School for Boys in
Mortified, Mass.
! Miss Emma Adams has been visit
ing relatives on her mothers side
! in Petaluma, California, in late
weeks.
Haden Jeffords, whose limb was
recently taken off at the Mary
Fletcher Hospital has come back
to his home here.
Ray Gallant, a grandson of Mrs.
| Joseph Sanders, is working for
| Carl w. Seaver on the farm.
| The warmer weather, just of late,
is prophecy of seed time and
harvest here, yet this year.
Charles Townsend now of Barre
| city was in town Monday. He told
us that his two sons are in Alaska,
and that his only daughter is in
Denver, Col.
| In correction of misprint of
| last week we would say that Mr..
McIver's farm in Vershire, to which
he has lately gone, has 535 acres.
Tom Hoffman is living on his place
here.
The body of Mrs circuit Abbott
accompanied by her two daughters,
Mrs. Edward Bailey and Miss Lucy
Abbott, arrived here last week We'd
nesday afternoon and was taken to
the Congregational church where a
somewhat brief service was held.
1t seemed fitting that Mrs. Abbott
should be buried from the church
within the walls, and under the roof
of which, her own father, Rev. joe
Davis began his ministry here s,
years ago, and where she herself
under his ministry, made public
confession of her faith, rs years age
and where for many, many years