Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-12-07
GOLDEN WEDDING OF MR.. AND MRS. VIM. A.
CoNANT

A..
CoNANT.
William A. Conant and Harriet E. Sails
bury were married at Lowell Mass. on
Thanksgiving day, Nov. 30, 1927, and came
to Brattleboro TO live two years afterward,
where they have since resided. Last Friday,
the fftieth anniversary of their marriage
which was also Mr.. Commits I'D brthday-it
happened that they were invited out to tea,
and when the hour arrived for the regular
Friday evening meeting at their church the
ongregational-they attended, us was their
habit, and at the close of the services return
ed to their home on Canal street Stepping
into the house on their arrival what was their
surprise to see standing before them their
pastor, DIR. Walker, whom they had just been
listening to at the church, and host of other
acquaintance and friends in fact rs they
soon found out, houseful of people number
ing about 100, whose coming was wholly |
without invitation on their part, at that par
tcular time However, though completely |
surprised by this unexpected call, the worthy
couple soon became reconciled to the situa-
ton and gave their guests a hearty greeting. |
DIR. Walker then addressed the aged bride and |
bridegroom with words of congratulation and |
expressive of thoughts which naturally arise
ON such an occasion, and closed by presenting
them, as a token of regard from friends pres
ent and absent, handful of gold coin amount
ing to about 800. Mr.. Conant in response
expressed the thanks of himself and wife in a |
few happily chosen words after which some
remarks were made by c. N. Davenport, Esq.
Besides the gold coin, valuable presents were
received by Mr.. and Mrs. Conant from their
children, of whom five were present of the
six now living. Two splendid loaves of we'd
ding cake were also sent by Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Pettee of Brooklyn, n. Y. The oc-
casion wasin all respects pleasant and success
full and one that will mark bright spot in
the earthly pathway of this venerable and re-
spectel pair,-who yet bid fair to celebrate
their diamond wedding.
THE VILLAGE MEETING
There was full attendance at the annual
village meeting on Monday evening, and al
though the proceedings were of lively and
animated character, every thing passed off in
an orderly manner, and with apparent good
feeling on all sides. The first business was
the reading of the treasurer's statement in de-
tail, and the report of the chief engineer. An
abstract of the treasurers statement appeared
in our columns last week. and the leading
| points in the report of the chief engineer we
append herewith in separate paragraph. At
the conclusion of Mr. Wales's report the cleo
| ton of a clerk was proceeded with. Mr.. A. C.
Davenport, who has served the village in that
capacity for three years, positively declined
reelection, and some time was spent in find
| ing an acceptable man who could or would
take the Office. L. II. Dearborn. F. X. Bar
rows. II. r.. Lawrence and O. ID. Esterbrook
were successfully nominated and elected and
each in turn declined At last Mr.. Henry
Glover was unanimously elected and immedi
ately entered on the duties of the Office. The
next business was the election of bailifrs.
| For first bailif l.. X Fuller and ]. NJ. TYLER
were placed in nomination. The voting was
by ballot, and the result showed 23s votes for
Mr.. TYLER to 2l3 for Col. Fuller. with 10 scat
terinp, and Mr.. TYLER was declared elected
For second bailif J. Simonds and ! w
Frost were nominated the ballot showed III
votes for Mr.. Simonds TO 1O2 for Mr.. Frost.
with scattering. and Mr. Simonds was elect
ed. Geo. f. Green was elected third bailiff
by vote of POI against 32 for John Rettinp
and scattering. Barna A. Clark was elect
ed to the fourth place on the board by yiva
yoce vote. and Azor Marshall was elected to
the fifth by n vote of 1Gl to 4S for Vim.
Leonard, Il for Thos. Judge and scattering.
Next followed the election of chief engineer,
and amid great enthusiasm on both sides Eli
jah Wales and S. NJ. Waite were put in nom-
|
when the box was turned Mr.. Waite was
found to have been elected by a vote of 265
against 1866 for Mr.. Wales. Mr.. Waite was
called on for n speech. but only said in reply
that, having no time then to announce his as
sistants. he wished simply to say to the de
partment that, in case of n fire before further
arrangements were made, he wanted them to
obey their old orders, when under his lead
get there and yet The water on the .fre!"
The election of officers was completed by the
choice of Henry Glover for treasurer J. w
Simonds. collector, and Geo. s. Dowley, aud
itor. On the third article in the warrant, re-
lating to the pay of the fire department for
the ensuing year. two motions were made
one to pay each member of the department
81, and another to pay each member 81, in
addition to the abatement of the poll tax.
The decisi ion by viva voce vote was disputed,
and the question was settled in favor of pay
ing one dollar each, as heretofore by divi-
sion of the house. Col Fuller explained that,
since the purchase of the steamer, nearly all
extra work in the way of watching ruins. fill
ing reservoirs, and doing other like work after
a fire, devolves upon the members of the
| steamer company, and lie thought provision