The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-08

Rev. M. Winslow Farman gave his
| famous lecture on Phil Sheridan at
| the Reformed Presby terian church
last Monday evening to a good house.
| A part of the proceeds went for the
I benefit OF the public library.
Miss Mccall went to hospital in
| New York last Thursday for treatment.
Maggie Beaton returned home from
Hull Mass, last week.
Rev. Mr.. Steel from New York has
been holding evangelistlc meetings
here for two weeks past a union
meeting first week in the Reformed
Presbyterian church, the next in the
| Presby terrain church. The result has
been very satisfactory to both of the
churches; also, to Brother Steel Col
| lectious taken up at different time
| during these meetings to defray ex-
penses amounted to 500. Mr.. Steel
left here.las Monday morning for New
| York State, where he is to hold Sc
ries of meetings beginning Oct. T.
Communion services will be held in
| the Presbyterian church next Sunday
preparatory services Saturday after
noon.
| A supper and entertainment will be
given at the vestry of the Presbyterian
church, Friday evening, from 3 to
| s oclock.
| Last Saturday afternoon, Oct. 3,
about 143 people gathered at the home
of Mr.. A. q. James ON Jefferson Hill
to say goodby to William Peach of
Oregon and Charles George and wife
of Dakota. These people came from
Barnet, Ryegate, Topsham aud over
the town of Newbury and were highly
entertained inavarious ways under the
direction of Daniel Taisy, who man
aged the affair. Several speeches we're
made, John Bailey of Wells River
gave brief history of the Peach fam
lily and the neighborhood and its sur
roundings sixty years ago, when he
was boy and lived there. William
Peach followed with his early life, and
/ prosperity in the western world since,
stating that he ran away from Wells
River fiftyone years ago that day and
it was glorious run Tor him, He had
never been back here since until this
spring. He thought and advised that
it would be better for more of the
young Peaches, also other young men
in this.section, to pull up stakes and do
| likewise. Then short speech by
Charles George of Dakota, whose wife
was daughter of John Peach. He
gave a little talk on his early life and
his prosperity in the west that was
quite interesting. Several declama-
tions and recitations by the younger
folks that followed were very appro-
pirate for the occasion. 1t was all
good and there was besides some very
fine singing by the West Newbury
people. Old Uncle John Wallace with
his violin and Miss Adelaide James
with two old fashioned songs and
three recitations called forth much
laughter and hearty cheers. Last but
not least was grand feast such as
none but the Peach family are capable
of getting up. A large table was
spread in beautiful apple orchard
near the house and it was just loaded
down with a thousand and one other
articles too numerous to mention-your
correspondent has not been very hungry
since. Then hearty hand shake
and goodby between friends, many of
whom will never meet under like cir
cumstances again in this world, closed
one very happy occasion.
CORINTH CORNER.
P. E. Goodwin and Arthur Merrill
made business trip to Barre on We'd
nesday.
Murdoch Mckenzie and George Hig-
gins of Worcester, Mass, are spending
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Mckenzie, parents of the former
H. W. Chalmers was at South New
bury ON business last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harrington
and children are visiting at the homes
of Mr.. Harrington's sister, Mrs. O.
w. Bryan, and Mrs. Harrington sis
ter, Mrs. Fred Worthley.
Lyman Porter is making extensive
repairs on the barn of Will Davis in
Chelsea.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Chalmers and
children recently visited at O. E.
Whites, South Corinth and O. ii.
Metcalf's in East Oorinth
Mr.. and Mrs j. f. Merrill attended
Tunbridge fair last week.
Mrs. Lewis Oadarette of Franconia,
N. H.. recently visited her daughter,
Mrs. r. Z. Goodwin, returning home
on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. O. Woods and chill
dren, who have been boarding at Ly.
man Wilson's, returned to their home
in Concord, N. H., on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Curtis Carpenter visit
ed at Mr.. Bohonon's in Washington
. | on Sunday.