Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-30
WIlllamstown Items.


A very pleasant and fitting event was the eel
ebration Of the fiftieth anniversary Of the mar
riage OF Mr.. and Mrs. circuit Abbott by their
children and friends on Monday OF this week
we suspect few persons are happier In the love OF
their children and friends than are Mr.. and Mrs.
Abbott, and " II be allowable to guess the secret
OF It, II Ia partly In their following the good rule
III you have friend worth loving love him.
And ie MIN knop you love him."
for are not the evils OF repression OF good feeling
greater than the dangers Of expression Of it9 On
this anniversary occasion were present the four
daughters and only son OF Mr.. and Mrs Abbott,
Mrs. James s. Abbott; and sons-in-aw Martin s.
Adams OF South Royalton and Conductor Frank
w. Flint; lDr James Bailey OF Tlconderoga, N.
Y, not being able TO be here) There were also
present Messrs. Danforth Davis Of Barnard and
John P. Davis OF Mortified, brothers OF Mrs,
Abbott her sister, Mrs. Campbell Martin, and
husband OF Berlin her brothers-in-aw, Messrs.
Langdon Scovlle and Charles Lyon OF Montpelier
Mrs. Dr. Dsnforth Of Royaton was guest The
daytime having been given more particularly to
the kinsfolk," the evening was set apart for the
neighbors and friends OF the family and a
Pleasanter happier evening one seldom sees.
Denny Of South Mortified. Music has been SO
long cultivated In Deacon Abbotts family and
played 80 large part In their home delight Il goes
without saying that II was a most attractive fea-
ture OF the evening Mr.. and Mrs James s Abbott
sang charmingly and . granddaughter Of Deacon
Abbott, Miss Lizzie Adams OF &c. Royalton, play ed
the piano finely. The latter part Of the evening
was occupied with singing grand old church mu-
sic, three generations minglng their voices in
Balerma, Boylston, Olmutz Coronation, Iabap
and winding up" with the hymn, "There IL a
land Of pure delight" ETC. One familiar with
the history OF the Congregational church here,
will readily understand how, at the sight OF Dea-
con Abbott and Judge Lynde standing by the
piano, singing these old times there could come,
rushing In, flood OF tender memories Of the effi-
cient service OF song they and their families have
rendered In the two and more scores OF years
past. Altogether, the affair, az one lady ex-
than the choice gifts OF gold, silver china, etc,
left behind, Is The loue that prompted Them" p.
D Eagerly and wife (nee Caroline Seaver OF this
place OF Middlesex, are visiting friends here.
Mr. Edgerly has long been In the service OF the
Central Vermont Railroad Company, making his
headquarters at St. Adams. &C. v. Lynde
youngest son Of John Lynde, has taken an I'M
D. from Chicago medical college, and ia prac.
ticing homeopathy In La Mobile, Bureau county,
ILL.,. The family Of Daniel Royce is sadly az
tlicted In the death Of the only daughter by can.
ker rash, last Wednesday. She attended school
until the Saturday before. Mrs. Jane Brown
IA! Latmer daughter OF the late william Brown Of
this place, died recently in her home In New Yorh
city, from cancer. She Is remembered here as
most excellent young lady, and her later year,
have borne the fruits OF Christian usefulness Of
which her early life gave promise. :. Mrs. Edison
Martin Is very sick on this Monday morning
with many chances that she may not recover
The sickness began some days ago with erysp
elias. Mrs. James K Lynde reached home last
wednesday, and at once takes up her work Of
teaching. Already improvement Is apparent In
her singing in stronger, fuller tones than before
going to Boston, and OF course there Is more Il
follow. &c. Holloway Merrill continues u
grow more feeble, being confined to the bed
good deal. Some very serious disease seems tC
have possession Of his stomach. We hear thai
Herbert Martin thinks "a liver pad" he has re
Gently been trying is doing him more good thar
medicines taken internally Rev. g. L. Wells at
tributes his recovery from liver complaint to
similar pad" It must be a blessing to " wear >
medicine, outside, II 1t must be used at all.
The foreign help are not proving as reliable a,
they should