The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-07
Washington County.
BERLIN.

THE following facts relative to the settle
ment of this town, taken from the private
record of Rev. James Hobart, will be OF in
terest to most of our readers: The first family
to settle in town was that of Ebenezer San
born, who, in the month of June, 1885, moved
from Corinth, VT, to place on Dog river
about half mile from the mouth in July of
the same year Joseph Thurber moved from
New Hampshire to place at the mouth of
Dog river. On the 11th of January, 1886,
Moses Smith of CRANKY, Mass, moved into
the southeast corner of Berlin, and early in
May Mr.. Sanborn and Mr.. Thurber removed
from the town and went to Plattsburg, n. Y.
A short time before they left, Daniel Morse
of Washington, VT, moved, with his family,
to Mr.. Thurber's place, and in July Jacob
Fowler of Corinth moved to the place
which Mr.. Sanborn left. John Lathrop of
Bethel moved into the southeast corner of
the town in May, 1887, and about the mid
die of September Captain James Hobart of
Newbury moved into the northwest corner
of the town. In 1888 Daniel Morse re-
moved from town and went down Onion
river, and Hezekiah Silloway of Corinth
moved on to his place. During the latter
part of the winter and spring of 1889, eight
families were added to the population of
lins of Southbury, Mass; William Flagg
and Jacob Black of Holden, Mass; Mr..
Martin and Daniel Martin of Rumney, n.
H.. Micajah Ingram and Zechariah Perrin
of Gilead, Conn; Eleazur Hubbard of Glas-
tenbury, Conn. These were followed in
1890 by the families of David Nye and Elijah
Nye of Glastonbury, Conn; Jabez Ellis of
Gilead, Conn. Aaron Strong of Bolton,
| Conn; Joshua Bailey, Joshua Swan and
James Sawyer of Newbury and John Taplin
of Corinth. In 1871 six more families were
added to the number, and on March 3lst of
| that year the freemen met, chose officers and
completed the town organization In 1925
thirty-nine more families moved into the
town, making total of siXty-tive families.
In the latter year there were three deaths
making the number of deaths from the first
settlement of the town twenty-six grown
persons, three children and eleven infants
- The basket picnic at chapel hall was
a financial, as well as social, success. The
literary part of the programme, consisting
of music and a short play, was very enter
tanning, and, though the audience was small
the sum of about S32 was taken for the
baskets. - Mr. and Mrs. w. Ii. Turner
are visiting friends in Canada.
East Calais.
Mr.. AND Mrs. L. G. DwINELL started last
Monday for North Vassalboro, Maine tC
spend few weeks with their son, DR.. NJ
wife and B. p. White and wife are attend
ing the legislative reunion. - f. A
Harrington recently moved from Plainfiel(
into one of Fay's tenement-houses. - L
ID. Bems has finished his work for the sea
son at the Rogers Rock Hotel, Lake George
n. Y, and is back in his old place at tn
Pavilion, Montpelier, during the reunion
- Jacob White is visiting his daughter
Mrs. A. K. Pearce of Pawtucket, r. l. l
is expected that when he returns home hi
sister Mrs. Persis Porter, who has spen
the summer in Haverill, Mass, will com
with him back to her home. - Mis-
Alice Wing and Mrs. Cora Moore of Mont
pelier were at DR.. G. II. Gray's, last week
for few days. Miss Ida Chase is also Wis
iting relatives here.
North Montpelier.
MONEY and work enough have been sui
scribed so that the much-talked-of trotting
track upon the meadow of j. p. Carnes, IL
Gated about one mile from this village, is t
be reality, and work is to be begun upo
|, it at once. The track is to be worked thre
| rods wide and is one-half mile in length
Good judges say it will be one of the best i
the county. - The ladies' union socis
circle will meet with Mrs Fred Sible
next week Thursday afternoon. - Th
skating-rink was fairly patronized Saturda
Saturday evening through the season
} Plainfeld cornet band will furnish musi
, the next evening. - In the death
! Mrs. Ephraim Pray, which occurred at he
home on the 21st instant, the communit
loses very estimable lady and the hui
|
and mother. They have the sympathy
,, all in their sad atfiiction. - l.. NJ. Cat
had set up on his lot in our cemetery la.
week a very fine white marble monumen
which adds very much to the looks of I'll
e grounds. - Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Trl
man of Rockton, ILL.,, and Mr.. and Mr.
$ Fred Case of Waterloo, Iowa, made a sho
visit to their relatives-the Hollsters-la
$ week, returning to their western homes la
n Monday. - There is to be musical col
, cert at the Brick church in the East Villag
e for the benefit of the Universalist societ,
! on the evening of October 22d, under I'll
I direction of Professor Charles f. Dudle
= assisted by the choirs of the East and Mort
5 churches, and the following TALENT Mr.
: FL. Pitkin, Miss Mary Phinney and Messr
, Bancroft and Hopkins of Montpelier, Mr.
$ b. w. Braley of Barre, Mrs. Fri Spenc,
n of Marshtield and Mr.. III. b. Whittier
$ Cabot-with Mrs Nellie l.. G. Osgood
n Seminary hill, Montpelier, pianist, and Mi
Hattie Goodwin of East Montpelier a
:, companist-and a chorus of fifty voices.
o promises to be rich feast for the musi
!. loving public, and we bespeak for the e.
t, terprise a generous patronage. - I'll
y first of a series of singing-schools began
r. the Center of the town last week Saturda
& evening The next will be held this wee
n Saturday evening. G. f. Dudley is Il
> teacher
n North Fayston.
Q ELDER TAPLIN, former pastor in tn
i place, preached in district No, on Sunda
. September 81. - Mrs. David Brow
y who has been very sick, is improving slowl
Q Winnie Brown, who has also been quite i
q is able to be out again. - Mr.. and Mr.
e ID. Talcott, who have been visiting relativ,
g in this place. have returned to their home
u Massena, n. Y. - William Bennett HI
q hired the Charles Corliss farm in DuXbur
9: - Charlie Nelson and family ha'
" moved to Ridley Station
;. Marshfield.
OWING TO the absence of the pastor, no Sc
vices were held in the Methodist church la
Sunday, the Sunday-school only being hel
Most of the congregation went to hear Re
II Mr.. Bailey's temperance sermon. - III
T. rain prevented the public temperance NEE
a ing last Sunday - Mr.. Arthur MoultC
q of st. Johnsbury made flying visit TO " u
q Gle Nat" Warren one day last week. -
k Rev. George l.. Wells and wife are enjoyiI
q a few days vacation at present. - Ruff
II ii. Farr is just getting able to do son
>, work. Virginia was tough place for hr
n and yet there are men in our town who d
n not go that begrudge pension to IL
# boys" We are glad to say that we ha'
\, but a few such ones. - Theresa Fa
n has so far recovered from the effects of u
!. typhoid fever as to be able to visit friends
q Cabot and Woodbury.. - Ernest Wei
n is stopping with Mrs. Harriet Davis durr
his parents absence. - Out of two hu
- dred bushels of corn, husked for G. W. !
Il Dwinell of Marshfield on Thursday evenil
e last, only five bushels We're " pig corn" al
= much of that was quite sound.