The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-26
Brook0eId.

Miss Anna Clark came home from Fran
ingham, Mass, last Saturday to spend the
holiday vaca ion.
Robert Benedict OF Barre recently spent
several days with his aunt, Mis-. Fred
Durkee.
A son was born December 10 to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Jones at the Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Peck have been
sick with he prevailing distemper.
Will Kibbe, who has been in the granite
business OF late in Williamstown has re-
Gently rented his fathers farm in the south
ern part OF the town and has moved there.
Miss Davis gave her pupils pleasant
social entertainm ent at the high school
room last Thursday evening from half.past
seven to ten O'clock. Miss Davis was the
recipient Of several nice presents rom her
pupils.
Mrs. George Peak who has been employed
at the insane asy lum in Northampton the
past year, has come to spend her vacation
with her daughter at Mr.. and Mrs. Banis-
tens.
At the annual meeting OF Brookfield
Grange, December q the following officers
wsre elec,ed Worthy master, Henry Kib
by; overseer, Frank Tracy; lecturer, Mrs.
Anna Smith; steward; Albert SARGENT as =
sistant steward, Willie Perham; chaplain
Mrs. Eta Sargent; treasurer, Marcus Peck ;
secretary, Mrs. Sophia K. FollansLee; gate
keeper, Denslow K. Herrick; Ceres Mrs
Lydia Kibby; Pomona, Mrs Lucy Tracy,
Flora, Mrs. Julia Perham; lady assistant
steward, Miss Jennie Perhsm. These Cffi-
ders are to be installed at their first reg ular
meeting January 4, followed by their an
nuel oyster supper TO which all members OF
our Grange with their families are tQue ste d
to be present.
West Newbury.
Miss Alice Little arrived Saturday for the
Chris tmas vacation
Miss Addie Jewell is home from North
Haverhill for Christmas.
John Minard had the misfortune to fall in
the shed one day last week. He received
some severe bruises.
Mrs. Renfrew of Newbury Center is stop
ping with Mrs. Hazeltine for the present.
A donation will be given at the parsonage
for Rev. G.. A. Furness on Friday evening.
The following item clipped from the Brad
| ford opinion will be of interest to the friends
of Mrs. A. z. Webster, who was native of
this place: Mrs. Angelina p. Webster died at
her home in Plymouth n. H., Wednesday,
Dec. u, after an illness of about one year.
Mrs. Webster was the last surviving member
Of Col. Levi Rogers family. Her brother,
Bradley d., died at Buffalo last summer. She
is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Stone of
Detroit, Mich and Winnie, who has tenderly
cared for her mother in her declining years.
Mrs. Webster was a woman of commanding
presence and pos. essed of fine literary attain
ments, as those who were present at the dedi-
cation of the bell iu the Union church can tes-
! tify, remem boring her "reminiscences of the
old church and people. She had an ardent
love for her native place, making annual visits
to it, after the feebleness of old age came upon
her. The writer well remembers the last time
she came, she called at the house and request
ed to have the bell rung that she might hear it
once more, as she never expected to visit the
place again. Mrs. Webster and Bradley ID.
Rogers will live in the hearts of the people of
West Newbury as long as the bell, donated by
them. sends forth its lear notes over the hill
they loved so WE'LL 1t would be fitting that it
be tolled on each anniversary of their depar-
ture, as they so feelingly requested it should
be to commemorate the deaths of their father
and mother, Colonel and Betsey Rogers. Mrs
Webster was over so years of age, and had re-
sided in Plymouth since her marriage with
Samuel Webster, whose name still stands on the
sign Webster & Russell" in Plymouth,
| N II.
Mrs Oliver Rogers passed away Monday
morning after a long illness Funeral on
Wednesday afternoon at the house at two
o'clock.