Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-03-08
Waterbury Items.

The congregational ladies' aid society will give
a ne,o maple sugar festival at the church Friday
evening, March 10th All the good things usual
on such occasions will be served. Everybody
and friends are cordially invited It Is expected
that the new Mason & Hamlin organ recently
purchased for the church will be in position and
add to the attractions Of the evening. Come in,
one and all, and give the society handsome
benefit, The Methodist socable announced to
be held at Elisha Moodys Friday evening was very
largely attended Mr. Moody's spacious house
affords an essential requisite, plenty Of room, for
successful entertainment on large scale; Mr..
Moody himself supplies equally important quail
ties plenty Of lively good humor and an ubiquitous
presence and the hostess his wife, is gifted with
the cap-sheaf OF all social requirements, good
housekeeping and quiet and thoughtful hospi-
tality. very merry company OF all ages and
confined TO no limitations OF sect gathered from
Waterbury and Duxbury and filled up the house.
Cake and coffee, doughnuts and sandwiches made
sensible and acceptable entertainment. Aside
from the exuberant social pleasures of such an
occasion, the young people contributed to the fun
and merriment Of the evening by producing sew
eral capital charades. The financial success Of
the affair was not eclipsed by its social features,
as over $50 was added to the fund of the ladies
aid society from the revenues OF the entertain
ment Considerable damage was done in this
vicinity by the high water OF last week. ON Cot
ton brook two bridges from twenty to twenty-five
feet in length we're carried away The highway
bridge at Ridley's, crossing the brook, was swept
away. Ice several feet high, efiectually blocking
travel, was deposited in the highway on the right
bank of the Wnoosk below the falls and Friday
forenoon 1t was deemed prudent for the passengers
to pass on foot the railway bridge below Rich
mond. .Alvaro Thompson, living on Blush hill,
fell forward on the stove Sunday evening, burn
ing his face severely. fanting turn is the ex-
PLANTATION Of the mishap.. &c. +. Clough suffered
the wrecking OF buggy Friday A servant girl
driving on the road down the river upset the car
rage while turning round and a runaway and
smash-up was the result Frank S. Henry is
about to make extensive repairs alterations and
improvements on the house, barns and outbuild-
ings OF the old home, the Sylvester Henry place,
before his occupancy this spring Naturally this
farm is one OF the most picturesque in the
Winooski valley and liberal outlay such as Mr..
Henry is reported to contemplate will add very
much to its attractiveness Mrs James Wallace
has traded her home place for the McKenna farm
on Woodward hill.... Warren & Sommerville
have bought tract Of land on the westerly slope
OF the Duxbury hill lying to the west OF the vii
lage and will employ force OF men in removing
the wood, timber and bark. William Wood
ward, son of David Wing Woodward, formerly
living In Colchester and employed in the mills at
Winooski, was some time ago arrested in Burling-
ton and sent to the house Of correction in Rutland
for vagrapcy. He married his wife in Waterbury
and has relatives living here. Having escaped or
been discharged from the workhouse he made his
way to this village, where he made his appear
ance a week ago Sunday His mental condition
was that of fully developed lunacy. lie was
placed in the hands of keeper at the hotel on
Monday, but escaped and went to Gregg hill lie
was subsequently placed in Sheriff AthertOn'
keeping, awaiting his proper disposal by the town
authorities. lie is not physically violent or Of
fensve, but keeps up an incessant jargon OF in
coherent speech, through which runs halucina-
ton that he is to be chopped up into mince meat
and tortured in his grave. Ho is man in the
middle period of life and not unprepossessng in
his personal appearance. He was here about a
year and half ago and was under keeper at the
hotel in a similar insane mental condition. lie
will doubtless be sent to an asylum. Sunday
last was good sap day, and those who had
"tapped" had good "run." An early opening
of the season.. Miss Quinhan, transferred from
an Office in Mortified, Massachusetts, succeeds d
B. Cole in the telegraph office. Mr.. Cole has
been courteous and obliging official and the
good will he has won will follow him into his new
business. Crossett & Cole will open for bust
ness in a few days-by Saturday, or perhaps not
Until nil N 81