The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-13
Marshfield.

DR. FARNswoRrH moved into Allen Phelps
house last week.
Mrs. J. HAMILTON daughter of DR.. Parker,
is visiting her friends in town.
Mrs. CLAPP, sister of the Methodist pastor,
Is in town and assisted in the singing last Sum
snr
HENRY BLAKE has a very sore eye, caused
by piece of steel hitting it while working on
the railroad.
SERVICES will be held at the Universalist
church June 24th, and will be continued once
in two weeks.
Mrs HENRY SMITH invited her class in Sun
day-school to a tea party last Saturday, when a
good time was enjoyed by the little folks.
The selectmen have succeeded in finding
some road commissioners. c. w. ii. Dwinell
succeeds John f. Eddy and VIM. Martin sue
ceeds Curtis Martin.
AUNT PATTY ENGLISH has been very low for
week back and has not been expected to live,
but at last accounts was better She is with
her daughter, Mrs. c. Z. Shepard.
Mr.. AND Mrs. FARNswoRFH will treat the
three smaller classes in the Methodist Sunday
school to ce-cream in Mrs Giman's woods
next Saturday afternoon. The little ones have
liberty to invite any children they please
LAST week Tuesday Columbus Amidon and
wife of East Burke were in town and stopped
ove- night with his niece, Mrs Joseph Ballard.
They were on their way to Strafford to visit
their daughter Forty years ago Mr.. Amidon
was singing teacher here and is veil known by
the old settlers.
The name of the teacher in the village school
was printed wrong last week and we correct it
this week. 1t should have read Eta J. Morse,
and she is doing well with her school of nearly
fifty scholars, ranging from the smallest up to
sixteen years old. The school is too large for
one teacher, but she is doing as well as any
one can.
MR.. AND Mrs. ALoNzo A. HOPKINS cele-
brated the tenth anniversary of their wedding
last week Monday. Nearly ninety people were
present and were the representatives OF three
towns. Calais, Cabot and Marshtield. After
singing for while from the Gospel Hymns
Mrs G. H. Farnsworth sang the Cradle Bed
Song which was nicely rendered After
PRAYER by the pastor, poem written by Clar-
eDden Tucker for the occasion, read by
the author, and one other poem read by Mrs
Farnsworth. Remarks by George o. Davis
and Mr. FarnswoIth filled up some time There
was goodly number of presents, mostly of a
useful character, and purse containing fifteen
dollars The tables were loaded wth eatabe
and all seemed determined to do them justice.
Mrs. Hopkins was formerly Ida Ormsbee,
daughter of John A. Ormsbee formerly of this
town right good time was enjoyed by all.
THE Sunday-school concert last Sabbath was
decided success in every particular, every
thing being we'll planned and carried out. The
church was beautifully decorated, under the
direction of the committee, Mrs f. York, Mrs.
D. X Loveland Mrs. Henry Smith and Mrs.
Norman Bliss. A double arch over the pulpit
covered with evergreens and, surmounted by
the inscription, " Chldren's Day." WIS a nice
piece of work Other decorattsls were also
noticed and an almost endless variety of flow
ers. We missed the cages of singing birds
which last year added so much to the sweetness
as well as beauty of the occasion. We hope the
The concert was taken from the printed pro-
gramme and was well rendered, "Fadeless
Flowers" " being the title. The speaking and
singing by the little ones was good, but few
hesitating or making mistakes. About thirty
would be impractcable, as 1t would take too
much time and space to do all justice The
pastor and wife and the conn mittee are entitled
to thanks profuse for the best exercises Of chill
dren's day we have listened to yet