The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-28


Mrs. s. j. Jones is visiting brother in
johnson. 60 Rev. Lester Warren oil
North Montpelier preached for the Univer
salists last Sunday. 60 j. w, Gordon
went to St. Johnsbury last week on bust
ness connected with the insolvent Excelsior
Granite Company Of Berlin, - General
Superintendent f. w. Baldwin of the Cen
trail Vermont railroad was in Barre. last
Wednesday, on the :" St. Lawrence" -
Rev. w. II. Davenport went to Bennington
county this week to officiate at wedding.
- Miss Mary Templeton is visiting in
housed with the grip last week. - Miss
Clara Houghton is recovering from serious
illness. 60 George G. Wheatley of Boston
was in town last week. 80 DR.. l.. W
Hanson has moved to Barre, from Bradford
and has opened an Office in the Wood
Johnsbury visited in town last week, as did
Roswell Moody of Fairee. 60 The EN-.
ployes at the post-office were photographed
by f. w. Sherburne last Thursday.
Berlin.
Mrs. Kenyon, of Woman's Christian
Temperance Union fame, lectured at the
Congregational church on Sunday evening
George Pratt has invited the public to a
house warming" on Thursday evening at
his new home, erected on the site OF the
house destroyed by fire year ago
constantly being added. a lecture entitled
" Education and Crime" by Mr.. Hubbard,
under the auspices of this order, was deliY-
cred in the church on Tuesday evening.
Happily, our sick list is not so lengthy as
il was in the early part of the winter, the
most notable ones upon it at present being
Mrs Gardner Bosworth, Miss Alice War
rem, Mr.. George Stickney and Mrs. William
Brown.
That was a happy gathering on the Goth
instant at the home of MI and Mrs. A.
n Pearsons to celebrate the golden wedding
of this esteemed pair Artemas n. Pear
sons was born in Moretown, January, 1921,
but at the early age of four weeks was
brought to Berlin, where he has resided
most of the time since. An honored citizen,
he has occupied many important offices,
among them that of postmaster for thirty
five years. Mrs. A. n. Pearsons (Elmina
Coburn) was born in Berlin in 1919 This
estimable lady has greatly endeared her.
self to an overwhelming circle of friends.
On the above date company assembled
which finally reached the proportions of a
Crowd-175 people being counted. A sumptu-
GUS repast was spread in the grange hall,
where the good-natured visitors enjoyed the
hospitality of their hosts. Later spicy
programme was produced, containing the
following items: Prayer, by Rev. F.. e.
Whitman; singing by an admirable choir of
five voices led by Charles f. Dewey, with
Miss Irene Hubbard presiding at the organ.
A felctous address of welcome to the as
sembled friends was then made by DR..
Josiah A. Pearsons of Barton, after which
letters of congratulation from many absent
friends were produced. Then followed a
laughter-provoking solo by Miss Stella
Crandall. Some excellent poems, written
for the occasion, were read and duly appre-
ciated. Rev. F. E. Whitman, being called
upon to make a speech, responded in hui
morous vein, drawing lessons from the
long life and prosperous union of the happy
old couple before him, concluding with the
presentation to them of $107, subscribed by
admiring friends, mostly in gold coin artis-
tically arranged on a decorated salver.
Brief speeches of acceptance and thanks,
which awoke the emotions OF many, were
made by the host and his son Josiah. AS
the echo of the last speakers voice died
away, the strains of music and OF song were
heard, succeeded by apt and pithy speeches
from Mr.. George Crandall and others. Re-
freshments, consisting of coffee, fruit and
cake in lavish quantity, were passed, while
with story, joke and merriment the happy
company passed the few remaining hours OF
the night Thus came to an end one OF the
pleasantest social events that has ever oc-
Cured in the town of Berlin Among the
tokens of esteem received on the above &C.
casion may be mentioned a handsome silver
butter knife and gold-lined spoon from Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Pratt of Barre; very pretty
pen picture Of the old postofice by G. L
Crandall Of Philadelphia, etc.
West Berlin.
A bridge is being built across the river on
the home farm Of W. K. Colby.
The milk of about eighty COWS is sem
from this place to the Montpelier creamery
weekly.
The managers of the Montpelier cream
cry have contracted with M: ID. Drew fol
the season to carry the milk from this sec
ton. There will doubtless be separator
put in at this place another season.
Mrs. A. N. Chase has one of the fnes
plants in this community. 1t is Nicotiana
and a beauty. 1t stands five feet high, ant
last week it had twenty-five blossoms anC
forty-five buds upon it. In the evening
when in full bloom, it is very fragrant. The
blossoms are pure white, and from two tt
two and half inches in diameter.
Jacob Paine of Plainfield visited at j
Chase's and l.. Fishers last week. -
Florence Buck of Worcester is stoppinl
with Mrs. l.. W. Porter. - Mrs. A. l.
Grain of Colorado is visiting her late hus
bands brother, Rev. II. X. Grain. - K
E. Grant, of the Methodist Seminary, occu
pied the desk at the Methodist church las
Sunday.
Bradford.
Our village has policeman at last, "
long-felt want"
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Banks celebrated tn
thirty-6fth anniversary of their wedding
Monday evening.
Rev. Henry T. Barnard, pastor-elect G
the Congregational church, will begin hi
duties on Sunday, March II,
Ernest B. McDuffee, New England agen
for Hecla Powder Company, of New York
has an Office at No. IS Water street, Roor
81, in Boston.
Rev, H. A. Spencer, the financial agen
of the Vermont Conference Seminary a
Montpelier, supplied the pulpit of Grac
church last Sunday.
Rev, l.. p. Tucker is improving, and W
expect to see him on the streets again in
few days. He has had several similar al
tacks and thinks he never gained so rapidly
1t speaks well for our business men ths
nearly all closed their shops and stores
three evenings last week, to: attend the re
vival services, which closed last wee
Monday.
Wellington Fox from Kansas, has bee
visiting his relatives and friends in this V
cinity. He will be remembered as one
the students at Newbury Seminary in il
palmy days.
8. r. Locke of Waits River left his fou
horse team in front of the grist-mill on FIR
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