The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-15

the reception rooms were crowded with
friends and neighbors who brought sincere
congratulations and good wishes for the
newly welded pair. The receiving party
consisted Of Mr.. and Mrs. Knight, M. M.
Knight, father of the groom, and Albert
Clark, brother of the bride. The house was
tastefully and appropriately decorated. Re
freshments were served under the direction
OF Mrs. Franklin Barrett, assisted by Miss
Carrie Haines, Miss Helen Blossom, Mr..
Mark Moody and Mr.. Harry Lease. Mr..
and Mrs. Knight had been the recipients OF
valuable presents, embracing many articles
OF ornament and use. The affair was a de-
liightful one socially. The married life Of
the new couple begins under very pleasant
circumstances.
Waterbury Center.
Mrs. Lura Alger was In Stowe last week,
attending sick daughter.
Mrs. Moore Of Warren visited Mrs. Susan
Dimmick, few days last week.
Jesse Lyon Ia at work for the Vermont
Farm Machine Company at Bellows Falls.
Herman freeman has returned from
Reading, Mass where he has been the last
winter.
-Four members of the faculty at the Sem
mary went to Burlington, Monday night,
to hear Joe Jefferson.
Rev. d. e. Landt preached at the Baptist
church last Sunday morning, and at the
hlVer CnurCn IN Jne AFTERNOON.
Miss Lois Lyon has returned from YER
gennes, where she has been spending the
winter with her sister, Mrs. Frank Fisk.
The members of Ezra Stetson Post, G. A.
R., are requested to be present at the meet
ing next Saturday evening, as important
business Is to be brought before the post.
Mr. l.. r. Foster celebrated his eighty
ninth birthday at his home last Thursday.
His son, K. j. Foster OF Boston, was pres
emit and twelve ladies OF the neighborhood
who were seventy.five and upward were
also invited, but for various reasons only
eight were able to attend Among those
present were, Mrs. Julia A. Robinson, aged
70; Mrs. Achsah Allen, 81 Mrs. j. A.
Loomis, 76; Mrs. Fl. r. Newcomb, 83; Mrs.
Sarah Cheney, 80; Mrs. Aurilla Noble, 70;
Mrs. Hutchins 49, Mrs. p. r. Marshall, 76.
After spending a very pleasant afternoon
the ladies were treated to a delightful re-
past. Many delicacies we're served among
which were fresh strawberries, quite rsr-
ity here at this time Of year. After supper
which the guests returned to their home,
wishing the old gentleman many happy re-
turns OF his birthday.
TAKE dose of DeWitt's Little Early
Risers just for the good they will do you.
These little pills are good for Indigestion,
good for headache, good for liver complaint,
good for constipation. They are good. w.
Williamstewn.
You won't use as many pounds of mild
soap" Harmless"
Gary Blanchard has just put meat-cart
on the road here.
Segee Moore is thought to be improving,
as is Calvin Flint.
Mrs. j. w. Flint has gone to New York to
purchase millinery goods.
The Universalst ladies gave a sugar
sociable last Friday evening.
Miss Mamie Brush is planning for a years.
stay at school in POtsdam, N. Y.
Several of our people went to Burlington
on Monday to hear Joe Jefferson.
1t is reported that George w. Brush, the
| druggist, has been granted pension.
| A son was recently born to Mr.. and Mrs.
| Jack Nixon, who are in Rochester at pres
emit.
| There was an interesting Easter concer,
| at the Universalist church last Sunday even.
ing
Fred Burnham has engaged with B. f
| Sibley as farm hand for the coming five
months.
The Nixon Brothers at present have an
unusually large force of men at their gran
lite works.
! Our old townsman, Samuel Foster, now o.
Duxbury, was in town last week, looking
after the interests OF his farm.
Mrs. Clinton Field was BIT home las
week and, with others, enjoyed the coast
ing on the morning crust last Friday.
Fremont G. Little has contracted thou
sand pounds of new maple sugar, at ten
cents per pound, to go to Minnesota.
Orville H. Briggs died on Tuesday morn
| ing, April IA, and will be buried from his
late home on Thursday at one o'c lock P. NJ
Henry Hersey of the Signal Service, sta
| toned for some time past at Santa Fe, New
| Mexico, is to have post in the East again
There is said to be quite great depth Of
snow on the hills, which may portend high
water in towns north OF us, little later on
Mrs Denison Martin is about to return to
| the home Of her sOn-in.law, Eugene Call, tC
| keep house for him and care for his little
daughter.
local agent for the Vermont Mutual Fire
| Insurance Company, in place of Oliver 8
Walker, deceased.
Dr. j. G. Briggs, now of Somerville
| Mass, has been h are for some days, on &C
count of the sickness and death of hi
brother, o. II. Briggs.
Cornelius Perrin and daughter, Mrs. j
| X. Lynde, were called to Plainfield las
Wednesday, by the death of Mr.. Perrin's
sister, Mrs. William Martin.
Orrin Smith, who will graduate this yeal
from Tufts College, is afflicted with sore
eyes. He is planning to take post-gradu
ate course at Harvard College.
The personal property of o. s. Walker
deceased, is to be sold to-day. His valu
able farm is to be sold at private sale. TIL,
price put upon it is said to be $1,000.
Twice of late, X. P. Blanchard has en-
tertained parties of young people from
Barre who know where a good table can b,
found at the end of a pleasant ride.
In accordance with vote OF the town
Constable g. w. Nichols would inform tax
payers that delinquent taxes must be pait
on or before May 10 to save extra costs.
There will be sugar sociable on Frida.
evening next at the house of Enos +
Walker, under the auspices of the Congre
gational Ladies' Society, to which the pub
lie is cordially invited
The fiftieth anniversary of the marrag
OF Rev. and Mrs. p. #. Barnard, so lonl
residents of this place and now Of West
minister, occurs this year. Their daughte
Julia, who has lately buried her husband il
Michigan, is arranging to come East to live