The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-11
Waterbury.


Willie, OF Boston, arrived Saturday to spend
their vacation with Mrs. Heaton, the mother of
Mrs. Chesley.
REV. Mr.. ELLIOT of Keesevile, N. Y, ex-
changed with Mr. Wheeler last Sabbath In
the evening Mr.. Elliot lectured on temperance
to full house.
Thu. Fortier Boys have opened a grocery
store In their fathers shop. Things have
busness-like appearance as will appear by
their notices In the local column Of this paper.
The grade OF the famous "roclk bridge kill"
about two miles above this village, has been
lowered at the top about six feet, by blasting
out the rock. By filling four feet at the bot.
tom, the grade OF the hill has been further
improved.
WHILE Jacob Foss of Duxbury was driving
home after the fireworks Wednesday evening,
ne came In collision with team of II. f.
Bates, In the upper part OF the village. Mrs.
Foss was thrown out and somewhat injured,
and the vehicles received some injury.
Miss FLORENCE, daughter of Sanford Eddy
OF the Center, was driving with a friend Miss
Blsnette, through the village Sunday evening
Turning too rapidly the corner of Union and
stowe streets, the young ladies were thrown
from the wagon. The vehicle was overturned
and was dragged by the horse into the gutter
near MIR. Kings blacksmith shop, where the
animal fell. Neither. of the young ladies was
injured and with good courage and presence of
mind Miss Eddy seized the horse by the head
and kept him from rising till help arrived
Beyond some slight cuts on the horses hind
legs no injury seemed to have been done.
Things were put to rights and the girls pro-
ceeded on their way to the Center.
THE Congregational Ladies' Aid Society will
give q lawn party under the locusts in the
grounds around Mr.. Geo. W. Hutchins residence
this wednesday, evening. Ice cream and cake
Will be served, there will be present lneal
descendant of the Witch of Endor, who will
read the future to persons anxious to know of
coming events, and those inclined to croquet
Will lind the means of enjoying that pastime
The grounds will be lighted, a section of
waterbury band will discourse music and the
public generally are asked to come in and have
a good time For purposes of revenue only -
a tariff of twenty cents will be laid on re-
freshments. In case of rainy weather the fes-
tivities will take place in the vestry
THE plans Of the grand army post for union
basket picnic on the Fourth were entirely frus-
trated by the drenching showers which pre-
vailed during the forenoon. The members of
the visiting and the local post and many citi-
zens assembled in the hall of the latter in the
forenoon, when brief addresses were made by
Commanders Charles Wells of Edwin Diling-
ham Post Waterbury, II. A. Huse of Post
Brooks, Montpelier, also by Hon. w. p. Diling-
ham and George W. Randall of Waterbury.
The horribles managed to shoot in brief pa
rade between showers, but they were prema-
by the down pouring rain. A large number of
people had come into the village and but for
the early morning shower and the prospect of
a wet day, q very large crowd would have as
sembled at the picnic grounds. The juvenile
military company was full of martial ardor
The night before the Fourth it encamped on
the heights easterly from the railway station,
put out pickets and held its ground in spite OF
thunder storms till morning. 1t paraded dur
ing the day and attracted considerable atten-
ton. The youthful fifers, Masters Brian and
Giles, displayed a degree of proficiency in
playing this instrument that was very remark
able. One of the trio, kid" hardly large
enough to keep step, UT even TO keep up with
the company without trotting," played his
reed with the time and fervor of a veteran In
the afternoon game of base ball was played
on the common near the railway station, be-
tween a Montpelier and a Waterbury nine.
Notwithstanding the evident superiority of the
Waterbury nine in point of age and experience,
the Montpelier boys held them to nearly neck
and neck score till the sixth or seventh inning.
| when the skill and endurance of the Water
bury team began to tell, the Montpelier boys
seemed to lose their grip and the game closed
with score OF twenty-five to ten in favor OF
the Waterbury's. The game was an interest
ing one and was watched till the close by a
large number OF people. In the evening there
Was display OF fireworks, somewhat monoto-
nous in the selections and exhibited from DO
sition too low or too near at hand to be seen to
good advantage. A paper balloon ascension
closed the show. The expenditure of large
sum of money in blaze ana fizz is an old feature
of a Fourth OF July celebration and of as oues-
tionable utility as some of the other old ways
of drawinglof the exuberant patriotism of the
day. The Waterbury band played semi-occa.
sionally during the day and evening. Good
order was maintained by the police and the
citizens enjoyed the luxury of good nights
sleep before the Fourth, thanks to the new
village organization. 1t is charged, however.
by slaid citizens of twenty years or less, that
the president of the corporation was around
during the night pulling door bells and calling
slumbrous citizens from their BEDS 1t is barely
possible that such allegations would bear sift.
ing, and that the allegators themselves mad
designs