The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25

"Brattleboro, Nov. 16, 1909.
To Col. John II. Mimms, Secretary Of
the Vermont Bar Association.
my Dear Sir:
"On our return a few days ago
learned with great pleasure Of the res
olution passed by the Vermont Bar
| Association at its annual meeting con-
corning myself and our homeward
voyage. l was deeply moved and
greatly gratiied that the bar should
have thus remembered me. The wish
thus expressed for the safe return OF
Mrs. Tyler and myself over the "vasty
| 6eep' may have Gained the waters,
for the last two trips of our steamer,
the "Ivernia" had been very rough,
while we had a smooth sea and pleas
ure voyage. Thanking the bar f~- the
resolution, l am
Truly yours,
JAMES M. TYLER"
Judge and Mrs. Tyler and Miss Ma
verette Smith reached Brattleboro
November IL after a tour of three
months and more through the pic
turesque sections of England. They
sailed from Liverpool Thursday aft
ernoon, November 4, on the Cunard
liner Ivernia and reached Boston
Thursday of last week. With the ex-
cepton of the last eight days spent
in England they were favored with
pleasant weather. They sailed from
| Boston July q and landing at Queens
town they made the trip to Dublin by
raih and from that city crossed to
Holyhead. By train they went to
Chester and from that point made a
tour through the west of England
known as the Lake Country. This
trip brought them to Edinburg and q
fortnight was spent there. Many side
trips were made from that city and
| Abottsford, the home of Scott, and
Burns home were visited. A tour of
the Trossachs was made by the party
and then they made the journey to
London by easy stages, stopping in
the cathedral towns. London was
made the headquarters of the party
and trips were made to the towns of
Durham, York, Eddy, Lincoln, Cam
bridge, Kenilworth, Warwick, and
Canterbury.
While tourists meeting the Tyler
party complained of disagreeable
weather through June and July the
party found August and September
delightful and especially the latter
month as the picturesque sections of
Britain are at their best in that month
C. r. Fairfield, editor and publish
Ler of the Rutland News has sold to
C, w, Spencer, recently Of the firm Of
Cahee G Spencer, which conducted a
furniture and undertaking establish
lishment, lot of land of twenty-five
feet next to the News office on Grove
street Mr.. Spencer, who recently
sold out his one-half interest in the
firm of Cahee G Spencer, will erect
a three-story building of marble,
brick, and plate glass on the lot, which
adjoins that of the firm with which
he was formerly connected, and will
open a similar business by himself.
Benjamin F. Haskell, aged eighty
two, died at his home in West Corn
wall Wednesday He was native of
that town and at the age of Fl years
entered into the general merchandise
business with his father. Ten years
later he went to Greenwich, N. Y, and
opened factory making shoes for
six years, then going to Troy, N. ",
and opening similar factory. When 50
years old he returned to West Corn
wall and reopened the old store,
which had been conducted by his
great grandfather, grandfather and
father. About ten years age he had a
shock of paralysis as the result of a
fall, and never fully recovered his
health. For eight years Mr.. Haskell
was deputy sheriff and for thirty
years a notary public. He was prom
/ inent Mason. Besides his wife he
| leaves a SON