The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-19
WATERBURY, CENTER.

On account of having his shoulder
put out of joint Chauncey Town is
unable to cut his wood, and last Thurs
day some of his neighbors took their
teams and drew the wood he had at
his old place for which Mr.. and Mrs.
Towne desire to thank them.
Last Saturday the ladies of the w.
r. G. and members of Ezra Stetson
post, met with Mrs. Il. A. Newcomb,
and celebrated the eighty first birth
| day Of Mrs. Julia A. Robinson, who
is called the mother of the Relief
Corps she having organized and been
| the first president of the corps. A
good number were present and all
seemed to enjoy the afternoon.
The donation for the benefit of Rev.
W. II. Trafton at the home of An
drew Burley next Thursday is to be
in the evening aifd not afternoon and
evening"" as was reported last week.
Homer Demeritt of Burlington was
guest at L. A. Lyons last Friday.
Henry F. Hill will install the Off
GERS of Waitsfield Grange on Wednes-
day evening February 10.
for Mr. and Mrs. @. II. Stone from
| Vllio DlhCO w i)tbi Y loob todtuludys
B. G. Stone, who has been visiting
his children and other relatives in
| New Hampshire for the past seven or
eight weeks returned to his home last
| Saturday.
Mrs. Cornelia Luce visited in Barre
a part of last week.
The body of Mrs. John Davis of
Stowe Hollow was brought here and
buried in the Russell cemetery last
Sunday
Last Saturday about thirty mem
bers of the Womans Relief Corps met
at e. A. Newcomb's to celebrate the
eighty first birthday of Mrs. Julia
A. Robinson. She is the oldest men,
Der and first president of the corps.
Dinner was served and DR.. Foster
spoke of Mrs. Robinson's army life
and hospital work In the afternoon
Lincoln's birthday was observed. A
poem was read by Mrs. d. Q. Hayes.
some remarks were made and many
articles and sketches of Lincolns life
were read by the members.
Last Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
d. @. Hayes invited in their friends
and gave them a most interesting en-
tertainment Games were played and
with music a general good time was
enjoyed.
The notable event of the past week
was the golden wedding of DR.. and
Mrs. a. S. Wrisley, which was cele-
brated at their home last Tuesday af-
ternoon and evening, The doctor was
born in Stowe, Aug. 10, 1881, and
removed with his parents to Water
bury when only five years of age,
where he has resided with the excep-
tion of twelve years which he spent
in Morrisville and in California. The
bride was Emeline NJ Clark, only
daughter Of evils and Fanny Burritt
Clark of this place. Their only child,
daughter, Emma S., died January
1869, at sixteen years of age. Since
that time they have lived alone, but
usually with housefull of company,
for which they were noted, as their
home was always open to their friends
and to ministers, who always found
there cordial welcome. They were
married Feb. IL, 1852 by Rev. NJ
Carlton, pastor of the Congregational
church at Stowe. On account of the
Doctors i'll health they had given up
the idea of celebrating their golden
wedding, and had so written and no.
titled their friends. A neice. Mrs.
Addie Mcdonald of Laconia, N. Fl.
on receiving this notice at once pack
ed her grip and came on, and with the
assistance of some friends here took
charge of the matter, which resulted
in a most successful one of the golden
weddings ever held in these parts
Mrs. Mcdonald was kindly assisted
by Mrs Kate Campbell of Barre, a
cousin of Mrs. Mcdonald, who stop.
ped ON her way to Morrisville to visit
her parents, and materially helped i'll
the culinary and social part of the
exercises Rev. w. H. Trafton, pas
tr of the Baptist church on the river,
Rev. j. f. Thurston of Huntington,
and Rev. j. w. Illsley of the Method
list church of this place, were present
and made appropriate remarks. Mrs.
Carrie Lyon and Mrs. Jessie w. Hayes
sang beautiful and touching song
which touched the hearts of the aged
couple. There were more than one
hundred neighbors present. Among
eigthy-six, Mrs. Noble, eighty five,
Abram Adams, eighty three, Z. B.
Huse, eighty-two, Mrs. Chauncey
Town, seventy four, Mr.. Daniel Hop
kins, seventy four, who though some
what advanced in life, enjoyed the oc-
casion as well as the younger ones.
There were many valuable presents
left with the worthy couple, which
we hope they will live long to enjoy
and to remind them of this happy
event 1t is well to acknowledge gift
of fifty beautiful carnations sent with
letter of regret from u. A. Richard
son and wife of st. Johnsbury, who
on account of i'll health were unable
to be here, also a gift of beautiful
selection of choice flowers contributed
by Mrs. E. A. Newcomb of this place.
DR.. and Mrs Wrisley desire to thank
their friends who assisted them i'll OBJ
serving their golden wedding.
Accidents come with distressing fire
| uupucv on the farm (ItS bruises Stinps