The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-08-20
.. "A. PERRY,
REAL TATE AC ENJOY
Barre VT. Room and Gordon Block.

given in the village hall last Saturday
night was very good but poorly at
tended
Through the kindness and generosity
of Bert Sleeper, Mr.. and Mrs, @. E.
Clarke are enjoying fine western
trip.
Mrs. William E. Gage leaves today
for few days visit with her nephew,
Henry Kemp, at Groton.
Charles A. Fullerton, wife and child
from Cedar Falls, Iowa, are stopping
at @. R. Craig's.
The Methodist Sunday school held
picnic at Lake Morey on Tuesday.
A very enjoyable time is reported.
On Wednesday, the 18th inst, there
was held at the residence of John
Worthley at West Bradford a reunion
of the descendants of his grandfather,
Jesse Worthley, who came from Ware,
n. H., and settled on the farm, where
John now lives, 105 years ago. He
married Judith Calitf of Ware. N. H.,
and both spent the remainder of their
lives on the place. His son, B. l..
Worthley, was horn and died there and
Johns children are the fourth genera.
ton of Worthley's that have lived on
the place. The company was COM
Johnsbury, Waterbury, Corinth, West
Fairlee, Oxford, n. H., and Maiden
and Amesbury, Mass, numbering
descendants of Jesse Worthley, or hus-
bands or wives of such descendants.
Some of the relatives thus assembled
had not met for many years and the
meeting was most happy one. Seven
teen others who should have been
there to make the reunion complete
were unable to be present. The time
was mostly occupied in social way
and the day was all too short for the
purpose. Tables were set in the door.
yard on which was served picnic
dinner, the enjoyment of which had
no limit except the limit in capacity
of those par taking After dinner the
company listened to a few selections
of music, tho reading of poem writ
ten for the occasion by Henry Taplin
of Newfields, N. H., and brief remarks
by Arthur II. Sargent Of Burlington
, University, giving items in the his
tory of the family since Thomas Worth
ley came from England and settled in
Ware, then called Hale's Town, N. H..
about the year 1748. Several photo
graphs of the company we're taken by
Elmer Worthley of Amesbnry and
young Porter Copper of Maiden, Mass
Many of those present will remember
the occasion as one of the happiest in
cidents of their lives and another re-
union of the same Kind is proposed for
the future.
SOUTH CORINTH.
Eugene Parker took in the circus at
: Barre last Friday and spent Saturday
in Montpelier, returning home on
Sunday.
Mrs. W. e. Young aud two children
I are spending week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. Slack.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Avery were at
Washington Sunday to meet her broth
or and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. f. Thur
Der of Nashua, N. H., at their par
| ents.
Miss Ida Washburn returned home
on Tuesday after spending two weeks
in Barre, Montpelier and Marshfeld.
There was gathering of about forty
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Welch last Friday evening to celebra.
the the birthday of Mr.. WEIGH. A sum
of money and several small articles
were left him. Refreshments were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Munroe were al
d. p. Smiths at Washington on
Thursday night and attended the cir.
Gus at Barre, Friday.