Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-01-14

with much interest for the subsequent volumes
Price, 81. To be had at Phinney's
"DEMINo," in the Boston Journal, makes mem
ton nj a venerable couple in our village, which
will be interesting to all persons who have known
Montpelier society within the last forty years.
"On Christmas day Mr. Wooster Sprague and his
wife, Nancy Young Sprague, cooked their Christ
mas dinner on the same stove that they did their |
first one fifty-two years ago. Tho dinner was
also served on the same platter, eaten from the
same table and with the same knives, forks and
china ware that were used ffty-two years before.
They slipped their coffee from china cup and |
saucer known to be over seventy years old, the
gift OF friend, Mrs. Persis Danforth Davis OF
Barnard Mr.. Sprague is in his eighty-second |
year and his wife is In her seventy-sixth year. |
Together they are pleasant illustration OF grow
ing old gracefully. They are cheerful, cordial
and hospitable, and even now delight to enter
tain their friends at their well-laden board. Mr. |
Sprague maintains lively interest in all current
events, and keeps well posted by reading Jour
nal daily Mr. Sprague lisa native OF Hartford, Yer
mont, and his wife OF Lebanon, New Hampshire"
He was a subscriber to the first volume of the
Vermont Chronicle.
SEVEN members-one senator and six represen-
tatves-of the Massachusetts, legislature, now in
session, are natives OF Vermont. Senator Alonzo
Warren was born in Charleston, August 80, 1927
has been a member Of the Boston common coun-
Gil, and, since 1876, member OF the house. J.
Henry Churchill OF Agawam was born in Wood
stock, September IS, 1920; he has held various
town offices. Dr. Horace NJ Holmes of Adams,
was born in waterve, November 2, 1880, and
yyn I'd tod M tha IA nd
Berkshire Medical College, Pttsfeld, Massachu-
SETS lie was member last year. Norman c.
Munson OF Shirley, who is well known here rs the
builder of the Montpelier and Wells River rail
road was born in Hinesburgh, August 10, 1920
Daniel Bowman Ingalls, Of Clinton was born in
Sutton, May 90 1926, and was educated in the
common schools and at the Boston Dental College
Edwin K. Webster Of East Boston was born at
Cabot, and received a common school education
In 1876 and 1877 he was member of the city
council. A member Of the house in 1873, he
served on the committee on agriculture. William
IL Ingraham OF WATERFOWL, was born in Peacham,
in August 1917, and was educated in the Caledo-
mia County Grammar school. He has held the
several town offices and was in the house last
year.
THE following business was transacted In the
Probate Court for the District Of Washington
during the week ending January 18th: January
| Children L. Smiths guardianship, ]. S. Wheel
| ock, guardian; Mary II. Bems' and A. J. Bemis'
| guardianships, guardian accounts allowed; Jesse
| Powers estate, administration account allowed ;
| George S. Spencers estate, T. O. Parker admin
| strator, T. NJ. Snow and w. II. II. Gilman, ap-
praisers and commissioners, and license to sell
personal estate granted; Lewis Chatfeld's estate,
will proved, Edmund Pope executor, william
Winch and John Graves, appraisers and commits
sioners and license to sell personal estate granted
Josiah Chase's estate administration account al
lowed and assignment made; L, +. websters
estate, license to sell personal estate granted.
January 7th-Dennis Britain's estate, commits
sioners report returned January 9th-Sophia A.
Daniels estate, W. C. Walker, administrator and
William Chaplin and w. II. Sawyer, appraisers
md commissioners Joel X. Godsbury's guar
dianship, d. X Gray, guardian; James Stewart :
estate, second return of commissioners report
| Stephen Spencers estate, commissioner report
returned; Nathan Trow's estate, application for
extension referred to January 31st. January
l0th-Lorette Boynton's guardianship, guardian
account allowed; G. d. Poor's estate, commits
| sioners' report returned Dyer LOOMS estate,
| decree made.
A DELEGATION from Gamaliel Washburn Lodge
II Perfection, Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite, left Montpelier last week Wednesday for ST.
Iohnsbury arriving at the latter place about FIVE,
p. NJ. The party was welcomed at the depot by a
number of the masonic fraternity of that place,
| and made at home at the St, Johnsbury House
| After supper the Montpelier brethren proceeded
to the commodious masonic hall, and opened a
Lodge OF Perfection with the following officers
stephen R. Colby, thrice potent grand master
George w. Wing, deputy grand master; Frank
Il Bascom, vice senior grand warden; Albert C
Dewey, vice junior grand warden; Howard F.
Ill., grand orator; ARENAS N Pearsons, CRANE
secretary; Charles II. Heaton, grand master o.
ceremonies; Edwin X. Morse, grand hospitaler
Hiram S Smith, grand captain OF guards; Am
brose J. Alexander, grand sentinel. The degrees
we're then entered on and worked, in the ful
beauty Of the ritual of the rite upon six candi
ates, all OF whom were members OF Palestine
Commandery. The number and length OF the de
grees rendered work necessary till very late o.
4arly, hour. The St Johnsbnry brethren had an
ticipated every want OF the visitors, and provided
An acceptable collation. with hot supper at tn
st. Johnsbury House at the appropriate ant
needed season for refreshments In the wee sma
hours" The Montpeerites report themselves a
delighted with the visit and the visited, and sa,
that more hospitable usage or a more genial Sc
Of masons cannot be found than these same St
Iohnsbury friends. After nap the party wa
once more taken in tow, carried to the seal,
works, to the various places of interest and al
around town, in four-horse team The visitor
succeeded in eluding their entertainers and get
ting off safely at quarter past ten on Thursday
They express a strong desire to get the St. Johns
buryites to Montpelier at some near day and xii
them with all the kindnesses that the capital cal
provide.