News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
WOLCOTT.

| The tnlYerSailSt Sabbath school gave
a concert on Sunday last, and all perform.
ed their parts with credit to themselves
showing good training on the part OF
| their teachers.
School commenced here on Monday
| last, the sister of the teacher slowly re-
gaining health, although not yet consid-
cred out of danger.
| The frame for the church was raised
on Monday last.
| Ed. Smith of Cabot, has been buying
oxen here, driving off five yoke on Sat
urday last, to be CARED for market.
Mrs. G.. Foster Barnes left here OH
! Tuesday. for 4 two months visit to her
parents in New York.
| NJ. C0nant and II. A. May have the
job to build the Methodist parsonage.
The frame is up for the new school
| house i'll the Currier district, on East
Hill.
NJ. S. Burnell has rented the Reuben
Mills farm for Il term of five years.
G. Foster Barnes and f. +. Jones were
elected as diles-zates to the Uuiversalist
| Convention 1t Nos Montpelier, the 9TH
| inst.
| l.. a. TillOtson returned from his trip
to Nebraska, on Friday last, and says it
is a fine country, although he was over
taken by a blizzard on his return, and
travelled seventy miles to make twenty
| four, yet ''Bine" busted the blizzard and
| got home safe.
Mrs P. S. Benjamin has recently placed
an elegant granite monument in their lot
in the new cemetery. The monument is
made from Hardwck granite, and weighs
about eight tons, the bottom base being
about four feet and six inches square.
| The plinth is three feet six inches square
the die four feet high, two feet six inches
| square. and the fare of the die is highly
| polished. witch family Inscriptions Oh each
side-Benjamin and Bundy-surmounted
| by a cap with gables polished, with the
words Waiting and Watching on the
| front side. 1t was manufactured by
Mack & Wheeler of Hardwick, aud is a
fine piece of workmanship, and adds
much TO the appearance Of our new cem-
etery. -
Memorial Day was observed at this
| place by forming a procession near the
Cong1 church, led by the Band, Foster
Post No. 90, G. a. r., His EXcellency in
a carriage, accompanied by Rev. G. Eos
ter Barnes, and driven by COmrade G..
| Henry Reed, Crystal Chapter No. 8, Or
throughout the town, citizens and car
riages, making line fully one-half mile
in length, which marched to the GENE
terry where the usual services followed by
the decoration of the graves of the fallen
heroes, after which they took up their
line of march to the Cong'l church, which
was not large enough to admit one half
of the crowd who eagerly sought admis-
sion. After prayer by Rev. C.. j. Rich
ardson, and singing by the church
| choir, an address was then delivered by
His EXcellency, Roswell Farnham, gov
ernor of Vermont, which was very fine
production, and well presented. citing the
comrades to many deeds OF bravery OF
| the Green Mountain boys, Of which they
were familiar, and paying high tribute
to the memory of Gen. Geo. Z. Foster.
In the course of his remarks he said
Nor should we forget at this time him
whose name you bear. Born and bred
among these hills, he seemed to have tak-
Ell to himself as elements of his noble
character, some of their boldness and
ruggedness as well as their symmetry
and steadfaStness. He was Il brave SOL
der, and always ready to TO his duty,
whether pc , nriHate citizen, an officer in
the army, your Representative In the
State Legis lature, or as a United States
Marshal, Ill capturing the commanding
general of a Fenian raid, in the midst OF
armed troops, ON the HELD or battle, !
shall always feel proud that | was able
to name Gen. Geo. 2. Foster among my
friends" The choir then sang the Star
Spangled Banner. The singing during
the ceremonies, under the direction of
Prof. S. p, Pinney. is enough to say that
1t could not haYe been surpassed, Much
credit is due Col. @. d. Gates, j. s, Qren-
an and S. p, Pinney, marshals, for the
success of the entire programme; also to
the ladies for furnishing wreaths and flow
ers, and finally, to al who assisted III
making this success never surpassed III
the history of the town.