The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-28

leigh and son Bruce, and II c. Burleigh
and wife Of Cleveland. O., d. G Warden
of MINNEAPOLIS, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Taft,
Mr. and Mrs. G A Lang and Rev. and
Mrs W. NJ Newton Of Montpelier.
Waterbury Center.
Miss Flora Shepherd closed her school at
North Duxbury last Saturday.
Mrs. Flora Morrel of Stowe who has been
here 70 a few days to care for her mother,
Mrs. Lura Alger, who is not well, returned
hone last Monday. taking her mother with
her for a few. weeks visit.
F. NJ. Bryan and Misses Lucy Hutchins
aud Gertrude Leland OF Montpelier were
10 the place SUNDAY night on Their re-
turn from Mount Mansfield, which they
visited on Saturday. They were sc-
companied by John Leland aud Miss Sadie
OF Wa erbury.
Washington
Lewis Huntington OF Montpelier, is visit
ing in town.
Miss Maria White OF Montpelier visited in
town recently.
Joseph Carter and family of East Cornth
were in town over Sunday.
Mrs f. G. Huntington and Mrs G. A.
Bohonon we're at East Corinth portion OF
last week
w. e. Worthley and son, Dan, were at
Glover a portion OF last week, returning
home last Monday.
Mrs. Jennie Seaver has returned from
Worcester, Mass, where she has been stop.
ping for the past few months.
| The Warner Granite company has con-
| tract from one firm to furnish in the rough,
| twelve thousand feet of Washington gran
| lite.
John Hall died at the )me OF his daugh.
ter, Mrs. Louisa Whitcomb, last Monday
| evening, after lingering illness OF several
| months. ~.4
George and Edward Taylor have re.
turned from fishing trip to Woodbury. and
adjoining towns. During their stay there
they caught over three hundred pickerel.
| The memorial exercises OF Gill lodge OF
Odd Fellows OF East Barre at the Univer
salist church in this place last Sunday were
we'll attended All present were given the
| pleasure Ut listening to an address by Rev
| W. p. jackson OF East Barre After the
exercises at the church the lodge marched
OF departed member OF the lodge was
decorated with floral emblems.
On Monday, June 10. Mrs. Sarah Curtis,
Cheney, wife of Cutting c. Cheney died al
her home after brief illness with pneu.
monia, aged seventy-fve years. Mrs
Cheney was the mother OF six children, five
| OF whom survive her, Mrs. G. b. Bigelow oil
Worthley, Mrs. Eleazor Smith and Mrs. G
n. Bigelow OF this town. The funeral ser
vices were held at her late residence on
Wednesday, Rev. +. X. Briggs officiating
and the interment was in the new cemetery
A wedding anniversary occurred IL
Washington June 81 at the home OF Hon
Chester Dickey, 1t being twenty five years
since he was united in marriage with Mary
Jane Divoll OF Topsham. The children
and grandchildren were all present, name
ly, Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Divoll OF War
r n, with their little daughter Nina, late
from Andover, Mass, Cyrus Dickey and
wife of Mortified, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G
Dickey of East Barre with their children
Earl, Marion, Lucille and Aline. The othe
guests were Rev. j. W. Burgin and wife o
Sutton, their son George and wife of Eas
Fairfield, Mrs. e. d. Taggart OF Topshan
and Miss Elva L. Welton OF Texas. Tn,
house was beautifully decorated with fern
presented. Mrs. Jennie Atwood OF Chel
sea sent a box OF lovely large white peonie
and sweet pnks. Two long tables wer
loaded with an abundance OF good things t,
eat. The bride and groom OF twenty 'fiv
years ago, with their children and grand
children, were all seated at one table, an,
the remaining guests, with their pastor
Rsv. r. X. Briggs and wife, at the other
Then "all went merry as marriage bell.
By request, all ceremony and set speeche
were ignored and every one was at HON
, for good time In the evening most G
! the company availed themselves of tn
Baptist church social, in the school hous
hall, to eat cake and ice cream and enjoy
short programme OF music and tableaus
8 Thursday forenoon, all gathered on th
4 lawn in front OF the house for pictur
4 group, as a reminder OF the pleasant ever
q when far separated. The presents wer
: pretty and useful, and consisted of tw
v rocking chairs, a silver cake basket, a to,
y set, silver berry spoon, stand aud
: sugar spoon. The family relatives WI
could not be present were: H. X. McNie,
q and wife, aud Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Ia
n CART, who all sent gifts and congratulation
n This informal reunion, on the whole, WI
r. exceedingly merry and pleasant.