The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-08-30
SIMONSVILLE.'

SlMONSVlLlAE.'
c. N. Thomas gave very interest
ing and instructive lecture Saturday
evening to small audience,
Miss Gertrude Burgess and Miss
Julia Bradley of Boston were the
guests of Miss Matte Peabody last
week.
Mrs. B. A. Hesselter and Miss
Grace Sheldon of Wilton, N. H., were
visitors here over Sunday,
Mrs. Henrietta Clay of Chester and
her grandson, Master Guy Volk, of
Boston, visited friends here last week.
Mrs. Ida Fl. Reed Of Shelburn,
state president of the w. c. T. o.,
gave very interesting lecture at the
church Sunday morning, Aug. 25th.
Mrs. Huldah Clark of Chester is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Chase.
D. P. Peabody of Rutland ard Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Vose of Pittsfield
visited their brother, H. 0. Peabody,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Fuller of Rut.
land were the guests Of their sister,
Mrs. A. M. Stannard, while attend
ing the school reunion last week.
Willie Lilley is driving team for
Martin & Forbes.
The second reunion of the old time
students of Simonsville school was held
on the school grounds Thursday Of last
week and was largely enjoyed by all.
What can be better than these meet,
ings.' Why may not these old school
friends lay aside the cares Of the day,
and come here from the dusty turmoil
of life to renew their youth, as far as
they may be allowed to do SO, and
amid the hills which to them are writ
ten all over with pleasant memories
There were present twenty-eight resi-
dent students of the long ago' D. P.
Peabody, Mrs. A. 1. Gutterson,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Fuller, Rutland
Ms. Elizabeth Vose, Pittsfeld; c. H.
Larkin, Mrs. Nancy Larkin, Mrs
Ella Gould, Mrs. Atbie Pierce, Mrs
Huldah Clark, Jefferson Stoodley,
Augustus Stoodley, Chester; w. L.
Clough, Saxtons River; Mrs. Eliza
Adams, Chillicothe, Mo-, Mrs. E. P.
Coleman, Londonderry; 0. w. Leon
ard, O. D. Hutchins, H. O. Peabody,
P. b. Peabody, Merrill Peabody, B.
S. Fuller, G. M. Gntterson, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Stannard, Mrs. A. M.
Stannard, Mrs. M. o. Stickney, Mr.
and Mrs. P. r. Carlton and Mrs.
Elmira Warner of this town. The
oldest student present was Putnam d.
Peabody aged 50 years.
Tables were set in the grove anC
about seventy present partook of
bountitul dinner, after which they ad
journed to the school house, where tn,
programme for the afterr Don consisted
Of music and speaking. Letters ex
pressing regret for inability to be pres
ent we're read from S. w. Haseltine
Baltimore, Md, Mrs. Eunice( Wilson
Stewart Shippensburg, Penn, ane
Miss Lucy Bartlett, Weston. Ate
a hearty Handwriting the party sep
Grated with the joyful anticipation o
meeting again in one year.
The "Whatsoever Circle" of thu
Kings Daughters met with Mrs
Allbee on Marsh hill, Wednesda,
afternoon, the 2lst. A vote wa
taken to send five delegates to Rut
land to the Convention which is tt
meet the 2nd and Sd of Oct. Mrs
Isabella Charles. Davis, correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Mary Lowe Dick
inson, general secretary of the cen
trail council at New York and other
are to speak at that time.
Mrs. A. P. Thornton returne,
from Weston Saturday evening.
Several new names were added t,
the branch of w. c. T. IT,, in THU
place last Sabbath morning the re
suit of Mrs. Ida II. Reeds excellent
discourse ON what the Union is doin;
for the world.
The school on Marsh hill bega,
last Monday with Miss May Burton
for teacher.
A dose of Ayers Cherry Pectoral takel
in time has prevented many At of sick
ness and saved numerous lives. Thi
proves the necessity of keeping this il