The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-25
Washington County.
Berlin.

Berlin.
MARIA PEARsoNs went to Boston last |
friends there. @ .Ee POW Minnie % Warren Warren, who who
has been visiting in the West since August,
returns home to-day Wednesday,. We are
glad to learn that her health is much i'm |
proved. - E. e. Andrews and wife are
to spend Thanksgiving with their son in
Maiden, Mass. - Julius Salinas has gone
to st. Johnsbury - Father and Mother
Leonard are in very poor health
Cabot.
THE event of the season occurred last
Friday evening, when Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward w. Harrington of this town gave a
reception to one hundred of their friends
and towns-people, the occasion being the
ried life. AT nine O'Clock the Cabot
cornet band Oh. b. Whittier, leader) ap-
peared and discoursed several choice Sc
lections, after which they were invited in to
enjoy the hospitalites of the cottage. G.. NJ.
Webster, Esq, who acted as master of
ceremonies, introduced Hon. j. NJ. Fisher,
who read a historical sketch of Mr. and
Mrs. Harrington, by which it appeared that
they were true descendants of Puritan
stock. Mr.. Farrington's parents were born
in Dedham, Mass, and removed to the town
of Walden this state, when it was COM
paratively a wilderness, where they COM
menced their pioneer life. To them were
born four sons, Edward being the youngest
Mrs. Harrington was the granddaughter of
BENJAMIN Webster, the first settler of the
town of Cabot, and second cousin of the
world-renowned Daniel Webster. After
the usual preliminary arrangements for such
an event had been made, Mr.. and Mrs. Far
rington were, on the Goth day of November,
| 1928 united in marriage at the residence of
the brides father, Hanson Rogers, Esq, in
Walden, James Bell, Esq, then prominent
| lawyer of Hardwick, performing the cere-
mony They lived in Walden until 1867,
when they removed to this town, where
they have since resided. AT the conclusion
of Judge Fishers paper Rev. Mr.. Russell
was called upon, and made some remarks
upon the necessity of keeping young and en-
joying the good things of this life, thereby
preparing the way for the enjoyment of the
life beyond. Prayer was then offered by
| Rev. Mr.. Enrght, after which fine repast
of cake and coffee was served to which the
company did ample justice. After an hour
spent in social intercourse the company dis
persed, wishing that the aged couple might
be spared to see many more pleasant an
niversaries
The band gave promenade concert at
South Woodbury. last Saturday evening.
- c. ID. Doty is numbering on his new
lot. - Martin Smith recently dressed
nineteen turkeys that averaged sixteen
pounds each. - Rev. B. f. Wheeler has
purchased a new six-octave Estey organ for
his daughter - Hosea Wheeler has
built new sugar-house. - Rev. b. F
Wheeler preached at the Christian church
last Sunday. - Fred Cheney of Wash
ington is visiting his sister, Mrs. E. o.
have gone to Hartford, VT, to see his
father who is Just alive. - William
Kelton and Elmer Cummings went to
Greensboro last week.
East Calais.
REV. l.. p. FoRTNEY will take for his sub
ject next Sunday evening, Hungering
and thirsting after righteousness. -
The ladies' social circle will not meet this
week, owing to its being Thanksgiving week
- Reuben Wilbur, in attempting tC
jump from his carriage, recently caught his
, foot in the lap-robe and fell to the ground
so heavily that one shoulder was dislocated
a collar-bone broken, and he was pretty
well bruised and shaken up Mr.. Wilbur
might be called one of the g solid men of to
day, as his weight is nearly three hundred
, fifty pounds. - Eli Nelson of Milton
( Mrs. A. ID. Pearces oldest brother, whom
she has not seen for eleven years, is visiting
her. Mrs. Catharine Goodell has CLOSED
her house for the winter and gone to Wood
. bury to take care of her sister-in-law, Mrs
I Charles Goodell, who has had stroke o
. paralysis.
Duxbury.
FREDERICK T. WALLACE of London, En-
gland, is visiting friends in Duxbury ant
: Mr.. Wallace went to Connecticut, acquired
7 a classical education and for a few year
was teacher. He studied law and was ad
, mitted to the bar at Litchfeld, and settlet
in Berkshire county, Mass, in 1S45. He be
, came a member of the legislature of 1S4
and of the convention to revise the constitu
ton of Massachusetts in 1853 Some year
thereafter he removed to Ohio and for 81,
v years (frOm 1875 to 1881 was assistant cit
= solicitor of Cleveland during series o
| .,f a tod nj pt,al tifaf finv
= the city being defendant in upwards of 81,
u hundred cases involving questions of gen
!, eral taxation and special assessments 10
u street improvements. Mr.. Wallace, havin
L become physically Frustrated by his lon
: official labors, went abroad in 1882, visitin
9 England France, Italy and Egypt. In 1888
Z he accepted position for special service il
\ the interest of large business house an
u u returned to London. During the year h
!, has been subject to alarming attacks of cor
q gestive chills, and, under the advice of
, council of physicians, at his last severe al
i tack lin October) he left London tempo
q rarily, some two weeks since, to escape tn
>, ;, deathly chilling fogs of the winter season
II Mr.. Wallace is the author of a book ent
} tied Men and Erents Of Hdifd Century. know
to many of our readers and of special intel
l. est to New England people.
v North Montpelier.
l. GEORGE C. TABOR of this village, in al
probability, killed, on Saturday of last weel
, the largest hog ever raised in this town, tn
u dressed weight being seven hundred eighty
y four pounds. Quite crowd was preser
u and the guesses as to its weight ranged a
= the way from seven hundred to eight hun
q dred fifty pounds. - The entertainer
q given at vestry hall, last Friday evening
l. by the ladies league" was decidedly th
o best of the course yet given. The seen
3 from Cape Cod folks was laughable an
II the parts finely rendered. In the fare
g "Turn him out" G. S. Gray as Nobbs
% took the house down; G. p. Hollister 9
o Moke " was the right man in the rigl
10 place; j. w. Butterield astonished h
e friends in an entirely new role for him, h
a taking the part of the exquisite Eglantin
n Roseleaf" to perfection They We're yer
n ably supported by Hattie Goodwin as Mr.
't Moke" and Dora Holister as Susan.
a The song by Mary Dwinell brought out
Q, hearty encore, TO which she pleasantly r,
e sponded. The league give another publ
70 entertainment at the same place on Frida
evening of next week. All should be preseI
to enjoy it. - Our pastor, Rev. Mr.. Ha,
ford held a series of evening meetings
the Brick church in the East Village, la
re- week, with good success. =- The fr
singing-school will be held this (Wedne
"A day evening at vestry hail. Professt
)" Charles Dudley teacher. - A telephor
E was put into the depot at Plainfeld la
that will ho f,,ll