Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23
Waterbury Items.

Decoration day will be observed In this village
under the direction Of the Edwin Dillingham;
post OF the Grand Army OF the Republic. Me-
mortal day comes on Wednesday the Both inst
Respect for the memory OF the dead soldiers and
the Significance OF the occasion ~ n reminder OF
the value OF our government and the duties and
responsibilities Of citizenship should induce the
jewellers among these hills and valleys to suspend
their labors and Join In the ceremonies OF the
day. The members OF the post will assemble In
their hall at nine O'Clock. They will march TO
the burial ground at Duxbury Corners, and, hay
ing decorated the soldiers graves there will re-
turn and the procession, led by the Waterbury
Center band, will form on the common near the
railway station at eleven o'clock, under the mar
shalship OF Joseph Somerville. Citizens on foot
or In carriages are desired to Join the procession
Rev: Dr: Brastow OF burlington, chaplain Of
the Twelfth regiment, will speak In the ConRreRa-
tional church, and, after other appropriate exer-
cises, the memorial ceremonies will be observed
In the cemetery. Memorial observances will be
held at the Center In the afternoon, the Sabbath
schools participating. Delegations will decorate
the graves OF soldiers In the burial grounds at A.
A. Lewis and on Blush hill. Mrs. Noah Robin
son and Mrs. William p Dillingham; are the
heads OF the floral committees at the Center
and the village respectively and flowers left with
them VIII be gratefully received 49,. The Grand
Army sociable at the hall Friday evening was
well attended. There was music and speaking
storytelling and promenading refreshments and
general merry-making. :. Eugene Streeter says
work OF meddling and evil-mnded neighbors
He maintains that he has always treated her as A
duuful husband should and he exhibits a letter
purporting to be from Mrs. Sreeter expressing
her desire to return to him and TO reunlte their
scattered household. The supreme court has
decided the Chittenden suit against school dis
ulct No. i. ChittendeD was hired to teach the
high school some four years ago. Pending the
expiration OF his contract a change Of committee
was made. Mr.. Chittenden HI d still . Q to m q
twelve weeks at $40 a week to teach. The new
committee sought TO make n new bargain with
MIN, failing in which they hired another teacher
az a much lower price. Mr. Chittenden sued the
district for breach OF contract claiming $40
damages, the amount OF his compensation had he
taught the school. In addition 10 this sum which
with interest, Mr.. Chittenden RECEIVERS, are legal
expenses which will probably swell the amount
the district will have to pay to 5000 or more
Whatever may be said against the eauitableness
OF MT. Chittenden's claim, or whatever may be
thought OF the wisdom or unwisdom OF the COM
mittees course, the district should pocket Its loss
let the dead past bury Its dead" and heuceforth
unitedly work together for good aud wisely man.
aged schools. The frame Of Davis & Crossett's
new building Is up and the roof Is going on They
hoIe to have Mr.. Robinson's store ready for him
In June. b. f. Pickett is indulging In bay
ton Is adding story TO his house, and Mrs. Fales
has bought the Somerville lot, formerly part Of
the Judge Carpenter property, and will build
house upon it.. Rev. W. j. johnson is in Chi
Sfko attonuing temperance convention. Kew.
j. d. Beeman, president OF the Methodist semin-
ary occupied Mr.. Johnson's pulpit Sunday morn
ing Rev. Calvin B. Moody OF Center Haibor,
N. H., with his wife and daughter is spending
bis vacation in town Mr. Moody preached at
the Congregational church Sunday morning. Rev.
A. D. Davis of Darlington, Wis. preached in the
evening Mr.. Davis, with his wife is visiting his
brother, Mr. Luther Davis. Mrs. Rice, about
eighty years old, living with her daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Hutchinson, on Blush hill, broke her hip
SATURDAY. Afternoon. Hprt Mar Loaf m and
OF thumb on circular saw at the tub factory
Monday morning.