The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-10

Oul SSIluldDIe JOWHSWOmdn, Mrs.
Gratia Smith Martin, widow Of the
late Denison Martin, died at her old
home last week at the age Of 81 last
November, and was buried from her
home on Sunday afternoon in our
village cemetery. A member of our
Congregational church for years,
Rev. D. H. Srong offciated at her
funeral. But for her expressed dis
like of eulogy for herself we should
write at more length now OF this
modest woman. She had buried
her husband, and two sons and two
daughters. p.
We have before us the modest
card Of r. F. D. Letter Carrier,
Route 8, Hiram Stafford Drury, as a
dealer in Horses, Carriages, Har-
nesses, ETC., etc.
Misses Helen Kimball and Millie
j. Drury who have had a good run
of business here with their Ideal
Cacuum Cleaner, are just now back
in Richmond but will return here
soon to continue work.
Rev. D. H. Strong and wife were
in Bradford last week to attend an
annual county Congregational
meeting.
James S. Hopkins and Wesley "
Seaver have been serving as petit
jurors of late as the Orange County
court in Chelsea.
We have but just learned of the
death in Iowa, of Rev. Newell w.
Bixby, a son of the late Ebenezer
Bixby, of our town and a brother of
Mrs. Francis Carleton. He was
"a years of age,and at the time of
his death, the oldest clergyman in
the Free Baptist denomination in
this country. He was born January
IS, 1909, and was licensed to preach
in 1886, and for the next five years
labored in New York and Pennsyl-
vania. In June 1S47, the first year
of the statehood of Iowa, he went
there and located in Clayton Coun-
ty, whe1e he had his home fifty
five years. When he was SO years of
age he preached a funeral sermon
riding in carriage &c miles, to do
it. A few days before he died he
celebrated, with many friends, from
far and near, his oath birthday. One
Of his eulogists says that when he
went to Iowa, as a Home Mission
airy, it was harder than it is today
to go to India, China or Japan" He
seems to have done a great and
good work in that state.
If the blossoms, at the present
time on our fruit trees, were sure
prophecy of what the harvest shall
be later, we ought to have a good
fruit year.
Mrs. Maynard Spencer has just
buried her sister, Mrs. May Cree
Noble, who was here at one time, for
! electrical treatment
A letter like one we have just had
from our esteemed old townsman
Rufus Walker, successful bust
ness man in Moline, H., always
warns the cookies of our heart. He
writes "a hand" worthy of JOIN
J Hancock, signer of the Declare
ton of Independence, and he has {
heart for his old home and tn,
friends of his boyhood, as big as thu
Declaration. Now in his 10th year
he is in good health and in activ
business and hopes to come GU
here next August to help celebrat
the golden wedding of the only othe
living member of his fathers larg
family, namely, his brother, Emo
F. Walker. There will be a war;
welcome for him here any day.
Frank Erskine and wife, nee Susi
Benedict, are like the girl in the oil
familiar song, namely, wherever an
whenever, their feet light, there
music there. Whittier, Californij
their present home, is realizing thu
fact now. Mr.. Erskine is a tine COZ
netist and his services in church an
elsewhere, are ever in demand.
Miss Hattie Briggs will. now Thu
her mother has lately died, have hi
? home with her brother, Denny
! Briggs. She has lately moved HI
things there.