The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-12


enjoyable time was had.
Miss Harris Of Burlington Is visiting
Miss M. r. Corbett
A horse driven by DR.. Hayes ran away
on Sunday while the doctor was making
calls at Websterville. The horse arrived
home safely, but the cutter was wrecked.
The doctor arrived later with the robes and
blankets. This ia the second time this
horse has left the doctor to walk home this
winter.
The Board Of Civil Authority of the town
Of Barre will meet at the South Barre
school house for abatement OF taxes next
Saturday afternoon, from one to FIVE o'clock.
The same board will meet to revise the
check list as follows: South Barre, 5atur-
urday, February 10 at seven O'Clock; East
Barre, wednesday, February 10, at seven
o'clock; Grauiteville Saturday, February
| %, at seven O'Clock. A fnal meeting will
be held at East Barre on Saturday, Febru-
airy, 20, at seven o'clock. All voters should
tered. The board of selectmen will meet
at South Barre school house on Thurs
day, February 20. at two O'Clock, for set
Element Of outstanding claims against the
| town Of Barre.
Berlin.
Miss Alice Covil, who has been sick for
several months, is improving.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs.
George X. Perrin last Thursday.
Mr.. Alpha Messer is to give lecture at
the church on Thursday evening.
Almon st. John has bought Osias Bailey's
farm and takes possession March /.
The friends Of Mr.. and Mrs Gardner Row.
ell celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary
OF their marriage on Wednesday evening.
Miss Myrtle Boyles closed her third term
OF school at the Corner last week The
scholars gave an entertainment before
crowded house on Monday evening, which
was credit to both teacher and pupils.
"Give me a liver regulator and 1 can
regulate the world" said a genius. The
druggist handed him bottle OF DeWitts
Little Early Risers, the famous little pills.
W. e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
Bradford.
j. r. Nolan of Topshsm was in town
last Monday.
e. B. Shumway and wife were made
happy, last week, by the arrival of an eight
pound boy.
The dance and supper given by the Re.
bekahs was success. About $50 was re-
allied as net profits.
g. A. Dickey and V A. Doty have pur-
chased the business of j. NJ Warden and
are taking an inventory.
j. q. Stearns and wife were not able TO
attend the annual encampment Of the Grand
Army and Woman's Relief Corps
II. G. McDuffee has been confined to the
|
, tism, but he is now slowly improving.
The Young Peoples Literary Society met
at G. G. Doly's last week Wednesday, We
hope all will encourage this organization, as
) it is move in the right direction.
! Aaron Hodgsden of Piermont, n. r., tells
us he has made maple sugar every month
this winter 80 far, and says that he is going
, to tap four hundred trees this week some
time.
There was a small fire at the house OF
William E. Brooks last Friday morning 1t
was extinguished without much trouble and
with little loss. The origin Of the fire is
. mystery.
Mrs Annie Bagley and Mrs Katherine
: Chamberlain are at Rutland attending the
annual encampment of the Grand Army
, and the Woman's Relief Corps, going as
t delegates for the corps 7. A. Chase is there
: as delegate for Washburn Post.
: Mrs. Benjamin Clley, who was capsized
week ago last Sunday, died at her home
on the lower plain last week Thursday. 1t
, is not thought that she died from the effects
, OF her being thrown from the sleigh, but
from heart disease.
: N. Fl. Cunningham and Frank Lamb have
. taken the contract to build house and barn
for n. A. Corliss, just north of Mr.. Cum
ninghams building on Cottage street. They
= will begin the work early in the spring. We
understand that three other new dwellings
3 will be erected on the same street during
3 the summer.
The roll. CALL reunion and supper at
, Grace methodist EpiscopaD Church, last
: Friday evening, was an interesting and
a enjoyable occasion. Notwithstanding the
a bad travelling, the church was we'll filed.
8 The supper was nice, the reports and histories
? of the eight organizations connected with the
church were very interesting the roll-call
was responded to by large number verbally
' and there were many letters from men,
bers of the church who could not be present
| We at
: and presiding elders, and one from Rev.
a Alfred Bliss of Illinois, now eighty.fve
years old, who was formerly a member Of
- the church and went from here about sixty
: years ago. There were remarks by the pas
a tor, Rev. F. w. Lewis, Rev. II. A. Spencer,
o at one time presiding elder Of the district,
. and by Rev. 81. I. Barnard, pastor Of the
: : Congregational church. One of the most
o interesting things was a history OF the first
Methodist class formed in town, in 1898.
, giving a sketch of some of the first men,
Q beers and the most distinguished men and
. women who have been connected with the
I church, begi inning with Margaret Pickett,
Q :" the founder and mother of the church"
Q and Rev. Nicholas who preached the first
u Methodist sermon in town in 1886, until the
l. present time.
A youthful couple of ninety years and a
J happy married life of sixty nine years;
a February a. 1906. His wife, Anna Bailey
. Kelley, was daughter Of Abner Bailey Of
a Newbury, and was born August 80, 1906,
: They were married az Topsham by Rev
y Silas McKeen on February A. 1927, the
day Mr.. Kelley was twenty-one years OF
d age. They have lived together sixty-nine
n years on the farm and in the house where
& Mr.. Kelley was born, and where his father,
It Benjamin Kelley, lived for many years. Mr..
l. Kelley is farmer and also carpenter
n He has workshop where he made rakes
} and nearly everyone in Orange county
d knows what the " Ben Kelley rake" is.
n The writer of this paragraph has one that
has been in use since 1854, and it is a good
), rake to day. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Kelley
d ever had serious sickness. They seem to
v enjoy life as much as ever, and like to have
!, their friends call to see them. They take q
j. lively interest in all the town affairs and in
4 all the current events OF the day Mr..
4 Kelley was a wing until the republican
d party was formed, and since that time has
/ been true and loyal republican. Mrs.
Derby, the daughter, who lives with them,