The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-06
BARRE.

A pleasant occasion was the celebra-
ton on Saturday evening of the birth
days of Mrs. Vittoria Fontana and her
daughter Annie. The friends who gath
cred at their home on that evening left
pretty and valuable gifts as tokens of re-
gard.
Mrs. Mary W. Gillian and David Rem
ME, stone cutter, were quietly married
at the home of the bride on Circle street,
last evening at 80, in the presence of
only few immediate friends. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. T. II.
Mitchell, The couple left on the night
train for short wedding trip. On their
return they will reside on Circle street.
Miss Elizabeth Dyer of Concord, N.
H., formerly of Barre is visiting at A. j.
Young's on North Main street.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Barclay, Jr., of Bolster avenue, July
20.
DR., O. w. Lane of Great harrington,
Mass, is visiting his father, A. W. Lane,
at South Barre. This is Mr.. Lanes first
visit in Barre for nine years.
The executive committee of Goddard
Seminary have let the job to take down
and repair the tower of the seminary to
W. W. Smith of Montpelier and the work
was started today
A new bridge to take the place of the
onp washed away on the Central Vermont
railway at the Pioneer has been contracted
for and will be in place Nov. l.
John w Dillon left on Monday night
with DR.. and Mrs c. A. Kent on trip to
the Thousands Islands and Niagara Falls.
The pheasant evening of the Bap-
fist Baraca class last evening proved to be
most successful and instructive The
question discussed was problems of the
Young Men of Barre" and it was well
handled in brief speeches by about dozen
of the young men present There were
about 10 people at the meeting who en-
joyed this practical talk.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane White of Boston,
who have been visiting friends in this city
and at her home in Washington for the
past six weeks, returned to their home in
Boston today
Prof. L. r. Perkins, who has been stop
ping at the Seminary for the past month,
went to Woodstock on Wednesday for
weeks stay, and will go from there to
Dean Academy, Franklin, Mass.
There is a large amount of interest in
golfng now, and the course at Cherryvale
farm is well filled with enthusiasts each
day Work on the clubhouse will be
started this week, as the lumber was drawn
to the place last Saturday
CABOT.
1t has been decided to hold the Old
Home Week picnic Wednesday, August
10 on the Plains on Mr.. Stones premises
or the same place as last year A ball
game in the afternoon and promenade in
the evening at the town hall
The very interesting article published
in the Daily Journal of Monday, July IS
a sketch of Joel G.. Stimson, who had
reached the age of ninety years, was in
error in stating that his second wife,
Cynthia r. Stone was from aftsbury.
Vt. 1t should have read Cynthia r.
Stone of Cabot, Vt. She came from an
historic family being the daughter of the
late Col John Stone who came to Cabot
from Claremont, n. H., in 1897, when it
was dense wilderness, and commenced
the clearing of the farm where John Du-
rant now lives, on the spot where the
Lower Cabot cemetery is now located In
1903 he married Betsey Huntoon and
commenced pioneer life with no neigh
bors on the south nearer than seven
miles. To them were born ten children,
seven sons and three daughters, and
Cynthia r, was the third daughter and
the youngest of the family. OF the seven
sons, four became Congregational minis
tiers. Cynthia was thorough scholar,
graduated from st. Johnsbury Academy
under Principal Case and became an in
structor in the school. After few years
teaching she severed her connection
with the school and became associate
principal of the Bloomington Academy
Bloomington, Vt She resigned this pc,
sition much to the regret of the princpa
and all connected with the institution ant
in 1914 was married by her brother, the
late James P. Stone, at St. Johnsbur,
Center, VT, to Joel g. Stimson
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