Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28
Waterbury Items.

One Of the practical results Of the Judevine high
way bill IL seen in the condition Of Stowe street
since the spring repairing" Coarse gravel
largely mixed with great stones was dumped
along the street-good material for road II prop
erly covered. The boulders in the gravel have
been thckly scattered in the road over which
carriages jolt and horses stumble or knock their
hoofs. These stones should be picked up and fine
gravel suitable for safe and well Unfinished high
way spread over the coarse material. The release
from all legal liabilities for injuries that may re-
suit on the highways should not make the town
negligent or careless about keeping all Its roads
IN good condition. Mrs Carpenter, wife OF the
late Senator Carpenter, with her daughter Lillian,
arrived at her fathers, Ex-Governor Dilinghams,
Saturday night. Miss Carpenter has quite re-
covered from her late serious sickness. That
Vermont atmosphere and scenery In June, will
prove healthful tonic her friends confidently be-
lieve.. All Waterbury believed the crack OF
doom had sounded early Sunday morning and
there was a general fitting about In white robes,
especially among those who were not quite sure
That they were ready TO honor the call. sud
den and appalling crash OF thunder broke over
the village about one o. clock The bolt descended
to the earth by way OF a telegraph pole near
Lake View" house on the shore OF Buffers
pond It shattered the pole and following the
wires threw splinters from several poles In either
direction Cliff Drugg, the dweller in " Lake
View" took hurried inventory Of his sins and
awaited his fate. II there Is anything In the the
DRY, OF the Survival Of the fittest" CHI thinks
messengers will have no terror for him in the fu-
ture. Frank Carpenter has bought the building
formerly used by Joseph Sommervlle as a store
house for -four and feed and moved 1t on to his
own premises for barn. An eleven-years-old
son OF Samuel Morse on Crossett Hill In Duxbury
suffered the fracture Of an arm last week.
Ben Hawley and Lyman Douglass, flowers Of
chivalry, INDUCED In a knightly mill at Colby
vile last week Lady fair as usual was the in
spring cause Of the contest. Waterbury is not
hungering and thrsting for another sensation
Just yet, but had the combatants mysteriously
disappeared and cleft not rack behind " resig-
nation would have folded her wings over the
community. Sheriff Anterior, not ambitious
OF further glory in the arena, has sold his fero-
cous taurus to Eugene Moody. When " Gene
comes before the public, bedight with red cloak
and spear Jumbo must " hide his diminished
head" There be Ill conditioned people who say
the sheriff is the emissary Of rival aspirants for
the office of town representative and this Is a de-
vice 10 get rid Of Moody. 1t will not succeed. He
is used to taking the bull by the horns" ....
Butter market was not quite lively last week.
Receipts were a little less and prices shade
lower. Best tubs sold for twenty-three cents,
prices ranging from twenty TO twenty-three cents.
Shipments three hundred fifty packages, mostly
large tubs. Rev. S. ii. Wheeler returns from
his vacation Wednesday evening Services as
usual at the Congregational church next Sunday.
Mr. Joseph Davis came very near being
drowned on Monday OF last week. While at
work on the farm of Luther Davis near the river
he saw small boat floating down the stream, and
plunging In to get It, went beyond his depth and
but for the timely assistance Of Luther Davis
would surely have drowned.