The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-17
WILLIAMSTOWN.

The pleasant weather of last Friday
was favorable for the annual business
meeting aud roll call of the Congre-
Rationalists at their church. With
hardly n change, the officers of the
past year were reelected for the ensu-
ing one. lie was an occasion for
Thanksgiving when the church treas
urer reported that if all that had been
subscribed shall be paid it will leave
small balance in the treasury, so far
as the ordinary running expenses Of
the church are concerned for this
year Rev. ID. H. Strong told the
meeting what changes seemed desir-
able in the church building next year,
if the means can be secured to make
them, good beginning having already
been made. He would have the main
| audience room above with the ceiling
four feet higher than at present and
the room extending from one end to the
other of the building, if practicable.
In that case the floor would be some
feet higher than the present one. Be.
low this room he would have church
parlor, kitchen, lecture room, fuel
room and furnace; all this in gen.
eral way. A committee on repairs
was chosen consisting of DR.. +. B.
Watson, Rev. D. H. Strong and
George Beckett. AS it is not intended
that work shall begin on these changes
till the summer of next year this com.
mittee need not report definitely on
them ill about that time. An excel
| lent dinner was served by the ladies
| in the vestry and the afternoon meet
| ing was given to reports of work done
in the year by the Sunday school,
| Christian Endeavor Society, ladies'
aid society, and ladies' missionary So
| ciety, all of which we're encouraging.
The roll call following was responded
| to, in person and by letters. 1t was
| felt that the entire work of the day
was inspiriting and must result in
blessing to the church and so to others.
Pastor d. H. Strong we believe grows
in favor with his people and we think
| will be just the one to lead them now
| in the special work before them, and
having himself subscribed most liber-
ally towards the repairs to be made.
The permanent fund, the annual in
come of which the Congregational
| church here has, to use tor it's wor-
ship, is nearly So, This fluid is later
to be increased by the will of the late
Mrs. Lorette Il. Ainsworth, whose
death occurred thirteen yeas ago last
Saturday. The church is greatly
benefited by this help, and we wish
it might be literally added to by those
having at heart the religious interests
of the place.
At this time it is good to recall the
direct gifts to this church, for i'm
mediate use, that have come in the
past from the family of the late Joel
Bass. Jr., aggregating some 30, 500 or
more; and also the generous financial
interest shown by the family of the
late Calvin Ainsworth, both families
now nonresident, but formerly con-
nected with the church or society.
Friends of Miss Clara Dickerman
will be panied to hear that she has
been confined to the bed for nearly
two months in Medford. Mass. by an
injury to knee, that came from
fall. 1t il feared it will be long
time before she can get about much.
DR.. Henry A. Downs, son of Adna
Downs and now an osteopathist in
OIL City, Penn, and Miss Saida j.
Mckee will be married on Thursday
evening, December "a, at the resi-.
denoe of Leslie ID. Gale. whose wife
is sister of the bride-to-be.
Rev. p. p womer of West Lebanon,
N. H., is to go from there soon to
Syracuse, N. Y, 1t is said Mr.. and
Mrs. Womer will visit friends here
in January before leaving for New
York.
Will o. Martin came down from
Ottawa, Canada. his present home,
week before last, to attend the funeral
Of his brother.in-law, Henry j. Las.
ell
Druggist George e. Adams of Fair
haven not long ago visited family
friends here and in East Brookfeld.
The twentienth anniversary Of the
organization of our ladies' reading
club will be appropriately observed
Saturday, January 2, 1904, although
the true anniversary would be the
18th day Of that month.