Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-09
WEST BRATTLEB0R0
4oTH ANNIVERSARY SURPRISE.
About 100 Guests Assembled Tuesday
Night In Home Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
c. Washer-Glfts Presented.

About 100 Guests Assembled Tuesday
| Night In Home Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
| c. Washer-Gifts Presented.
| A genuine surprise was given to Mr..
| and Mrs George G. Washer of Guilford
| street Tuesday evening when about 100
| relatives and friends called to remind
| them that they had come to help them
| celebrate the 10th anniversary of their
marriage, which took place Feb. Z, 1872,
| in the old Revere House. Rev Joseph
| Chandler, a former pastor of the First
| Congregational church of this place,
| officiated at the wedding and a party of
| six of their friends were present and
| accompanied them to the railroad sta
| ton. They were followed only by good
wishes; rice, confetti and old shoes be-
ing reserved for more modern times. OF
| the party who attended them all but one
| are living, and one of the party, S. s.
| Washer Of Dummerston, was one of the
guests Tuesday evening.
Friends from Newfane, Dummerston,
| Guilford, Vernon, Greenfield, Athol and
South Hadley were present at this event,
| besides large delegation from Brat
| tleboro. Games, music and visiting con-
stituted the entertainment and the last
| Of the guests did not depart until the
| small hours Of Wednesday morning Mr..
| and Mrs. Washer received many pres
ents, including a handsome hanging
| lamp, picture, silverware and money,
| also a silver piece from friends in Meri-
den, Conn. The presentation speech was
| made by r. p. Wheeler, to which Mr..
| Washer responded with much feeling,
thanking them for their gifts and their
| friendship. Refreshments of sandwiches,
| cake, coffee and ice-cream were served.
George Calvin Washer, son of Stephen
and Mary Harris Washer, was born in
Sutton, Canada, Oct. 25, 1851. When
| very young his parents moved to Rich
| ford this 70 hiq diad N
| 1866. His mother, with eight children,
| came to this town in 1867 and two years
! later moved to West Dummerston, where
she lived until her death. a. .
| Mrs. Washer, whose maiden name was
| Mary Brown, was the daughter of Will
liam and Elizabeth Holiday Brown.
| She was born June 7, 1852, in Newfane
| and when a small child came with her
| parents to live on Dummerston hill. Mrs.
| Washers great-grandfather, Ellis Crit
fin was a Revolutionary soldier. Both
| Mr.. and Mrs. Washer attended the
schools in the towns where they lived.
After they returned from their we'd
| ding journey they settled on Dummers
ton hill, lived with Mrs. Washers par
ents and cared for them through their
declining years Seven years ago Mr.
| Washer bought the George Thomas
farm on Guilford street and they came
| there to live. Mr. Washer is a pros
| porous and successful farmer and takes
| great pride in raising good stock. They
| have three children, Archie, who lives
in Athol, Mass, and Charles and Myrtle,
| who live with their parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Washer are members of the Meth
| odist church in Williamsville, They are
| respected citizens and good neighbors.
| and have the love and best wishes of
| all their friends they begin the last
decade before reaching the end of half
| century of welded life
| H. o. Leonard of Walpole is visiting
| his son, Tracy Leonard.
| Miss Mary Clark of Guiford is spend
| ing the week at B. S. Miller's.
Mrs. William Knowlton of Newfane
| was a recent guest at B. S. Millers.
| Henry Allen of Wilmington is a week
| end visitor of his brother, George Allen,
| The Needlecraft will meet this after
| noon with Mrs. C. R. Dunkee on High
| street.
| Wilson Winchester of Newfane was
a guest of Mrs. L. G. Taylor the first of
| the week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Stacy and family
| of Guilford spent Saturday and Sunday
at w. H. Aexander's.
The nurse, who had been caring for
| Mrs. Evans, has gone away. Miss Liz
zie Marsh is taking her place.
| t-TltSl, WHOSt lllNcSS was report
| ed last week, is somewhat stronger. She
! is cared for now by a trained nurse.
Miss Helen Morgan, who visited her
| sister, Mrs. Harold Perry. went this
morning to Hillsboro. N. H., to visit
| relatives.
The mission circle of the Baptist
church will meet this, Friday afternoon
with Miss Laura Powers and Miss
Adeia Smith.
Mrs Eliza Morse. 90. who has
| been in the home of her daughter, Mrs.
| T. NJ. Allbee, this winter, went to visit
| her son, Frank s. Morse, who is very
| ill.,
Mrs Maria Knight and sister. Mrs.
| Chester Thomas, celebrated their birth
| day anniversaries together this week.
| Mrs Thomas was 10 Monday and Mrs.
| Knight was 81 yesterday.
| Miss Pauline Marris, who taught in
district No. 10, went Friday to North
| Adams where she will attend a normal
| school two months. Miss Inez Stevens
| of Strong, Me, will take her place the
| remainder of the term.
An unusually large number of lambs
| have been born in Dana Stafford's flock
and at the present price Of lamb they
| will net him a good profit in the mar
kets of Boston and New York
An interesting sermon, the subject Of
| which was, What we think and what
we do" was preached in the Congre-
gational church last Sunday by Rev.
| Henry Lamb of Hyde Park, this state
Mr. Lamb returned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Pettingill Of
| Hinsdale visited at w. s. Gove's Mon
day and yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. Cove
and niece, Miss Bertha Ramsey were
entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Pettingill
at a finch party and oyster supper in
their home In Hinsdale.
Mrs. ]. L.. Barney entertained several
women friends at quilting party Sat-
urday. An excellent dinner was served
by the hostess. The quilt was COM
pleted and some of the party wished
that the old-time' custom of having
quilting parties might be revived.
The address given Sunday evening in
the Congregational church by Mrs. Ida
Woodbury., field secretary of the Ameri-
can Missionary association was full Of
interest The audience followed her
with marked attention while she told
of the work of the A. NJ. A. in Alaska.
among the Indians the Negroes and the
Mountain Whites.
The sugar supper which was an
nounced to be served by the Baraca
class Tuesday evening was postponed to
Thursday evening, when 1t was served