The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-22

lhsb luuEhudy.
Mr.. and Mrs selah Brooks are Boosting
of u girl in the home.
Rev o. Thayer will exchange with Miss
Hartg November 26.
Harvey o. Kiser has gone to Montpelier
with his family for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. s. Brooks have daughter
which was born to them Thursday,
E. w. Page hss an apprentice in his shop
who is learning the blacksmith's trade.
Mrs. Cynthia Spencer was told at the hos
pital that she has both a cancer and tumor
The first whist party of the season in
Odd Fellows hall was held last Thursday
evening.
G. II. Raymond and wife visited Mrs
Raymond's father, Orrin Eastman, at East
Orange last Friday.
II. E. Cutler has two hundred and twenty.
five AS fine lambs as are often seen together
which he will feed for market.
e. j. Bartlett e w Page, w. e. Bart
lett and James Warhurst visited the Mont
pelier encsmpment Friday night.
This week the local buyers are shipping
potatoes to market. The price paid is said
to be about thirty cents per bushel.
j j. Shorey has secured quarters for his
livery business in the Congregational par
sonage barn, to which he moved last week.
f. H. Buchanan, district deputy grand
night and visited the Wyoming lodge OF
Masons.
Rev. O. franklin Thayer, former pas
tor, now of St. Johnsbury, was one of the
speakers at the centennial of the church
last week.
A.V. Taylor and wife, who have been in
Chelsea to see All. Powers, a brother of
Mrs. Taylor, who was injured in his mill,
have returned.
DR.. w. II. Lazelle had as visitors through
the centennial celebration of the Congrega-
tional church Rev g, ii. Merrill OF st.
Johnsbury and Rev. George e. Ladd OF
Waterbury.
A. T. Lane, representing the Deering
Harvesting Company. and +. w. Parch,
general agent for a commercial phosphate
company, we're the guests Of A. e. Foss
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. r. D. Kidder received a message
Thursday night saying Mrs. Dean Hall OF
Eas Calais was dead. The funeral was
held on Saturday. Mrs. Hall staid over
night at DR.. Gales last week and the news
was quite a shock to Mrs. X. B. Little, her
niece Mrs. Hall had been an invalid for
some time.
THE CONGREGATIONAL CENTENNIAL.
The Congregational church centennial
was observed last Wednesday. The meet
ings were well attended both by people
from abroad and in town. Meals were
served at the parsonage. The exercises
we're very pleasant and interesting. Many
letters were read from former members and
pastors. Rev. o. Thayer OF Waterford was
the only pastor who could be present, and
he only in the evening. Mrs. Jackson OF
Barre sent large bouquet Of beautiful
roses. The following day these were sent
to the Oldest member OF the church now
living, Mrs Betsey Martin. -Four grand
children of the first pastor were present
The forenoon was occupied with greet
ngs from Miss Hartig responses by Edison
Kinney Of Corinth and Rev. j. A. Sher-
| burne and reading of letters. Rev. f. e.
Clark of the Methodist church read Scrip
ture and Rev. w. P. Jackson Of East Barre
offered prayer The afternoon exercises
were opened with singing by the children
followed by a church history, remarks from
visiting pastors and the ordnance OF the
Lords Supper.
DR.. d. b. Smth,epresented the church
history in clear, interesting and spicy
manner that was very satisfactory and was
received with hearty applause. Some OF
the facts he presented were this church was
the third OF its denomination in the county.
Its first name was the Church OF Christ.
1t was organized November 10, 1899, one
day previous to the Barre church. In 1872
its present name taken. Jonathan Kline,
the first pastor was not ordained. because
he did not believe i'll infant baptism. The
first church editice was erected in 1916 at a
cost of 81 100. 1t was built on the present
site and served its purpose until 1854 when
the present building was constructed.
The year OF 1917 was period OF humility
aud confession as a church. This article OF
| church records was read by Mr.. Ladd, and
| Dr. Smith then resumed his discourse, apt
! ly emphasizing the fact that following this
was great revival in the church, twenty
three members being added the following
| year It's present membership is forty-four
| In 1926 it united with he Marshtield church.
Women were expelled for Islander and evil
| speaking and men for drunkenness and pro-
| family. Money was raised by assessment
and contributions which the speaker COM
mended AZ preferable TO the chicken pie
| plan.
The first members numbered six, viz:
! James Perry, Mrs Esther Perry, James
| and Deborah Bentwall, Capt. Jonathan
! Kline and Judith Batchelder. The list of
descOns mentioned was James Perry,
Nehemiah Mack, George Ayers, Dan
Storrs, Justus Kinney, Emmons Taft.
johnson Howe, S. b. Gale, Oil. Hoyt and
! Arthur Colburn. The preachers succeed.
| ing Rev Jonathan Kinne were. Nathaniel
| Howard, Joseph Thatcher, NJ. Hadley,
| John Orr, Samuel Marsh, Calvin Granger,
A. S. Swift, Joel Fisk, Horace Herrck, A.
N. Winch, Horace Pratt, Charles Redfield,
| O. E. Ferrin, W. +. Swinnerton, o. #.
Thayer e. IL. Alden, H. ID. Williams, e.
! o. Grisburk, Miss Lydia Hartig. Other
members of the church who soon joined
4
Mack Moses, David and Sally Bancroft,
Polly and Zopha Sturtevant, Lydia San
ford and Polly Kline. Much more Of in
| terest was noted
Personal "reminiscences were told by Ed
son Kinney in paper, read by his sister,
| Mrs. John Hill He referred to Sunday
school work. The first Sunday school was
for children only and was organized by
| Samuel Baker, OF Greensboro. The eff
! cient work of S. b. Gale as superintendent
| for many years WAS mentioned. Denan
Whittlesey was the leading musician. This
interesting paper was followed by remarks
from pastors present. Rev X. Clark spoke
for the Methodist church. Rev. DIR. W. S.Ha-
zen OF Mortified spoke in feeling man
ner OF former pastors of his acquaintance,
and spoke of the good accomplished in hum
| dred years that we could not know. Rev.
DR.. Samuel N. Jackson OF Barre paid tribute
TO Rev. g. f. Ferrins worth and the es-
TEEN in which he was held in his fathers
family. Rev. @. III. Merrill reminded us Of
the influence which had gone abroad from
this church in the work OF some Of its for
mer members, mentioning Rev. Sullivan
Gale, Jr., State Congregational missionary
| of Florida, and Rev. Miller Pratt of Beth