Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-06
Waterbury Items.

Surveyor George Moody has done commend
able thing In picking the loose stones out Of the
highway between the Street and Colbyville. Mr.
Luther Davis has greatly improved the appear
ance OF Main street and Park Row by cleaning
out the cutters, opening drains that had been
Icing closed, and repairing sidewalks. Recent
rains show that little more grading on Stowe
street would save pools Of water and muddy
places In front OF the stores Mr.. John Seabury
has carefully repaired the narrow gauge foot
way to Mill village, and travellers by this
route are much indebted TO his gratuitous labors.
II has been newly ballasted," guard rails put up
and new steel rails laid portion of the way. On
the whole, the roads between this village and the
Center were in good condition for election day. and
II candidates did not well the fault hardly
be imputed to the highways and sidewalks on the
main thoroughfares.. The public schools COM
menced on Monday. with Misses Jacobs, House
and Martin In charge OF the primary, intermedi-
ate and high schools, respectively. The Stowe
coach came into the village Monday morning par
TALLY disabled by the giving way OF the thorough
brace on one side. Daniel Hopkins and wife
have returned from their western visit. They
spent much OF their time at Kensington, Ill., con-
corning which place and Pullman where the Pull
man cars are made), which are adjoining suburbs
OF Chicago, Mr.. Hopkins says: "Each place Is
| only about two years old There are acres of
shops and tenements, about five thousand work.
men are employed, and the place Is a paragon OF
order, neatness and system. The grounds would
| give one the impression that dozen, instead of
Of two years, had been required to bring about It's
I n IL
westerner." Mr. Hopkins has resumed his bust
ness Of butter-buying, and will, az formerly, be
| at Stowe Saturdays and at Waterbury Mondays
The curtain Of +. c. Graves show window in
| his new crockery store was raised for the first
| time Monday morning. An attractive assortment
OF fine wares was disclosed tastefully arranged
| and his store is well stocked with general line
OF crockery ware. Mr.. Graves has capital and
enterprise, and there Is an ample field for the sue
| cess OF his venture. The butter market was
unusually lively last Monday, and good many
full diaries were brought in and sold. The recent
advance in price has made it AN object for farmers
| to close out their summer butter. The price
| paid was twenty-five cents for the best daires
and little more for selections, or single tubs
| Charles Landon, young man from Williston,
| takes the place in Griggs' shoe store vacated by
| Frank Graves, who has entered college at Bur
| lington.. M. o. Evans bought two hundred
fifty tubs Of butter Monday, paying nearly three
| thousand dollars for the same. There was a
sharply contested struggle for the office OF town
representative, G. W. Randall and G f. Moody,
| republicans G. T. Clough, greenbacker, and
Zenas Watts, democrat, being the candidates.
| Mr. Randall received the election after balloting
| till dark.....,A notable event was celebrated in
| this village Tuesday evening Ex-Governor and
| Mrs, Paul Dillingham; on the 9th instant completed
fifty years of their married life and their children
Mt home signalzed the occurrence of the golden
| anniversary by giving the venerable bride and
groom surprise party. Two hundred guests,
| all OF whom except relatives were townspeople
| responded to the invitations. The affair was a
complete surprise. The house was profusely dec
GRATED with flowers and amid the throng OF neigh
borly guests young and old, call went merry as
| marriage bell ringing its maiden notes In
| behalf OF the guests Rev W. J. johnson, pastor
OF the Methodist society, made beautiful and
| touching address Of congratulation, to which the
haltcentury groom responded in his own inimit-
able manDer--unchilled or undimmed by the
four-score and three years which have passed
| over his head. The guests, both kinfolks and
| neighbors, brought presents many and valuable.
| a delightful entertainment was served by Mr.. and
Mrs. Chase Of the Waterbury hotel, and soon
| affectionate wishes for the couple whose whole
life as well rs their married years has been
| gilded with the honor, respect and reverence OF
the generations among whom they have dwelt
from their early days to age advanced far beyond
| the Scriptural limit