The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-22

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It has done by the remarks of to-day.
II. =. Moulton of Washington d. c., re-
sponded to the toast, " Our Lawyer" He
mentioned the beautiful hills that sur
rounded Peacham, and its pure air. If one
should ask me, "Where are handsomest
young women"' | would say, Go to Peacham.
" Where can find the beginning of theo-
logical thought" Go to Peacham. "Where
may / find a place to educate my chill
dreP" Go to Peacham. Where can find
bright lawyer" Go to Peacham and get a
Stevens. He referred to Thaddeus Stevens,
one one OF the greatest lawyers OF the country J.
Peacham is the place to raise boy for the
bar. Mr.. Moulton closed his remarks by
interesting remarks on temperance.
Leonard Martin of Canada responded to
the toast 1.-THE old Westinghouse on the
hill" He was present when the meeting
house was raised in 1906, and was one of the
first who joined the church. He described
the way IN which the services were con-
Quoted, and said the ladies were seated on
one side and the men on the other. Mr.
Martin is ninetythree years old.
Arthur F. Stone responded to the toast,
" Influence OF the Press" He spoke of the
influence of the newspapers of the day in
giving religious articles. Dr. Talmage's
sermons are printed every week in hun.
dreds of papers and read by thousands of
readers. The leading dailies will have an
account of these exercises, thus helping
this town and enlightening many others.
Mrs. G.. A. Bunker read the following
poem
IS PEACHAM DEAD?
Peacham dead? why, so they say,
Couldn't hold on like the one horse shay shay
Something over one hundred years
Used to be something long ago,
Once in vigorous health you know
After fever and cough,
Old age set in and took her of.
She was handsome when young, they say.
But therel beautys only day.
They've dug the grave to put her in,
narrow one, for she was thin
As a rail before she died,
And all the doctors winfed and cried;
Heart failure made this patient go
Medical skill could not avail, you know
And SO the cry has gone around
And some would put her under ground,
But, like the ship, she seems to feel
A" thrill of life along her keel"
And IL you watch her, you will find
That blood, good blood, of healthy kind.
Is flowing round from head to heel
And she can see and think and feel;
And like plant so often found,
Whose rootstalk, buried In the ground
Shows every year of growth u scar,
She here is left, her sons afar.
Peacham's not dead. Her pastures green,
AS fair as any ever seen,
Are not things only fit for sheep.
But herds of cattle fat and sleek.
She is not dead, but, quiet dame,
Ia still alive and minds the hame."
Tho winds may blow and breakers roar.
Tho storms arise and clouds downpour
Tho strikers all the railways tear,
And miners let the CRATES go bare,
Tho "scabs" are marked and unions rule,
She rarely ever plays the TOOL
Her sons are strong her daughters pure,
Her hills are high, but they'll endure
As long as sun Its course shall run,
Or mortals try to earn well DONE"
why, bless your heart she Is not dead
But hale and hearty and well FED.
Don't you see It in her cooking,
Don't how well she's looking?
Rev. NJ. s. Dudley responded to the toast
"The ocean greets the mountains" When
ever one asks me which 1 like best, the
mountains or the hills, always say the
mountains, and refer him to Vermont's hills
covered with beautiful green trees Mr..
Dudley spoke Of the help good public
library is to place, and he wanted to see
Peacham have one. He would hand in his
name with $50 to start it.
Mrs. Moses Martin spoke on The
Peacham boy" She said this was very
delicate subject to speak on. Ii wife coug
have a husband six months on trial, there
would be different matches made. She
spoke very pleasantly OF the church and its
prosperous condition.
DIR. G. w. Cowles spoke Of the success OF
the centennial, and the cordial greeting that
Peacham gave its invited guests.
Rev. Mr.. Wathen ,of Lisbon, N. H., was
the next speaker. He is a young preacher,
just located in Lisbon, where the church
edifice has been built but short time. He
asked the audience to go to Lisbon hun
dred years from now to celebrate the GEN.
tennial. All accepted the invitation!
Rev. d. Mckinley responded to the toast,
"sOur Scotch Neighbor." This closed the
toasts. Letters of regret were read from
Rev. A. w. Wild Of Elizabethtown, N. Y,
pastor of the church from 1874 to 1881 j;
Colonel Franklin Fairbanks OF St. Johns
bury; e. c. Sprague of Buffalo, N. Y, who
enclosed handsome amount in his letter
and K. E. Strong. Rev. Mr.. Williams then
announced that more letters and addresses
would be given in the evening and the
exercises of the afternoon closed.
EVENING.
A reception was given in the evening in
the academy building, which was much en-
joyed. The day was one of the most not
able in the history of Peacham, and the pas
tor and people are to be congratulated on
their success in fifty celebrating the one
hundredth anniversary OF the founding OF
this church.