News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-30
STOWE.

Miss Alma Emery is in Boston and else
where on visit.
Mrs Ellen Smith has returned from her
visit to Waterbury.
Mrs. J. J. Irving of New York, was in town
recently on brief visit
Almon Douglass and II. A. Thomas have
each recently lost horse
Mrs. Jane KimbaIl and daughter of Massa-
chusetts, are visiting at Mr. and Mrs. j.
| Stones
A L. Mcmahon has returned from his trip
west and attendance at the National con-
vention.
The sugar house and contents of S Mans
| field, in the south part of the town, were re-
Gently consumed by fire.
A branch telephone wire is being run from
the village to the Forks. The office will be at
the residence of Mr.. Houston.
At the close Of the lower village tel m o.
school, the teacher, Miss Matte Waite, will
| take her scholars to Bolton Falls for a picnic.
The little six-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| David Moulton, lies dangerously Ill with brain
fever. They have the sympathy OF every one.
| The Mcmahon & Chase separator building
at Waterbury, took fire on Thursday of last
| week. burning a hole through the roof Its
early discovery saved the building
| At the Republican caucus held on Saturday,
| George Wilkins, W. j Atkins, George Watts,
| A. A. Warren, A. C.. Slayton, Vernon wilkins,
| r. K. Hale. Chandler Watts, H. E. Straw, J.
B. Slpyton, W. W. Adams, and Z. 2. Brown,
were elected delegates to attend the county
| convention.
BRIDGE REUNION.
A very pleasant occasion was the social re-
union the 16, of the surviving children of
the late Jonathan Bridge, at the residence on
Maple street of our esteemed toWnspeople,
| Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Harris At this happy
gathering were present the three brothers,
IN ~ Salt IOR n
| Utah. Mr.. Simeon Bridge, ofElmore, Vermont
and Charles Bridge of Albany, N. \. also the
| four sisters, Mrs. f. B. Kidder, Mrs FL. P.
Stowe and Mrs Geo. A. Harris all of Stowe,
and Mrs. John d. Bridgeman of Hanover,
n H. The eldest, Erastus, being over 70
years of age, while the youngest, Mrs.
| Bridgeman, is something past 81 years.
The average of the sever, ehildAsn now living
is about 70 years and - 49, y remark
able longevity for so many.
The ancestral line of these venerable peo
pie is clearly puretouic and traceable back
to John Bridge, who was born in Essex
county, England about the year 1878, and
who came to America with the Braintree com
pany reaching Mount Wollaster in the year
| 1892 From this John Bridge descended the
| Bridge family in America, which has become
| large and influential in every business, edu-
| cational and social walk of life. 1t is said of
John that he was man deserving of all
| honor, man of the people, in earnest, with
| forward Before he bad left he had won by
his integrity, energy and intelligence the
confidence and regard OF those high in social
rank and when he joined the Colonists in
| America he at once became a conspicuous
and prominent leader among them.
1t is quite well settled that ON his arrival
| in this country he located property in
Cambridge, Mass, subsequently occupied by
the Craigie ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Wash
| Ington and the home of the sweet bard, J
|
tina y and Miles Standish." He was man
of great prominence and usefulness in his
day to his adopted countrymen, much so
that his memory has been greatly reveared
and within a few years costly monument
has been unveiled to his memory. with elab- I
crate ceremonies in which the officials of the
city, and the people enthusiastically partici-
pated.
Down many generations from John Bridge
several of his descendants were calamity
serving in the Revolution and other wars,
helping to free the colonies from British OPP
preston and the Indians, periodically yield I
ing their lives to establish homes, politica
freedom and social equality for their chill
dren and all that should come after him.
1t was during these eventful and trying
times and soon after the great war on May
%, 1877, that Jonathan Bridge, the father
of these assem- bled children was born, their
mother, being Hannah Taylor, born April s,
1898. Directly after their marriage, Feb IL
1C1z, JueN came IFOm w lHubOT; L, TO
Gilmore, VT, locating on farm on the road
leading from Morrisvie to Gilmore Pond.
Here they lived many years in a new country
leaving their home for the wilderness, SUI.
rounded by all it's vcisstudes, with large
and increasing family to look after and pre-
vide for. This father and mother had brave
hearts, willing hands and stirling character
| To them work for home ana children was "A
pleasure. They knew well what it was to | e
weary, but with loving hearts and without
| Al.
some. He could till the soil, clear the forest,
or when called upon, do public or private
business with faithfulness and dispatch, and
he was often called to local positions of con-
fideuce and trust, because of his ability and
integrity. She looked after the household
duties, spun and wove as was the custom.
reared the children in health of body and
mind and was a true helpmate Hers was a
noble work and most faithfully performed.
The loving hearts of sturdy, healthy children
were her sufficient reward aFu dow speak
volumns to her memory. OF mime children,
two are deceased Elizabeth Alcina, dying
Sept IS. 1855, aged % years, and Lucius,
Oct. s 1859 aged years, neither leaving
families. Jonathan Bridge, the father, died
at Stowe July 4, 1866, aged 90 years the
mother, passing away March 23, 1867, aged
| IA years. The surviving children, seven in
number have inherited largely of the ances-
| trail traits of character and vigor of mind
| an body. Pleasant and agreeable people,
| prospectively well to do in the blessings and
| enioyments of lite, surrounded by charming
| families and every material want while the
| love of eighteen children and fifteen grand
| children, will flower their pathway down their
| declining and we trust many sunny years