The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-31
Waterbury,.

THE young ladies' aid, society will give so
cial entertainment at the vestry OF the Congre-
gational church Wednesday evening, October
31st. Refreshments will be served. Admia-
son fifteen cents. All are invited.
CHARLES KEENE and wife set foot again In
the "lapd of the free and the home Of the
brave" Monday, the 22d inst. They have had
a pleasant visit In old England Mr.. Keene
thinks he will be able to open his new store in
the Davis Crossett building by Saturday.
Mr.. SHEpLE has completed the laying of his
acqueduct. The demand for water has greatly
exceeded his expectations and he has extended
his pipes much beyond the limits which he at
first had In contemplation. His reservoir has
been closely housed and will be securely pro-
tected from any kind OF impurity. Mr.. Sheple
has pushed things" with vigor and system
and Is to be congratulated upon "getting out
OF the woods" before inclement weather sets in.
BY the time table which went into effect
Monday morning, trains are due at Waterbury
as follows Going north, night express, 3:47
A. NJ, local passenger, 1880 A. M mall, 4:25
p. NJ Chicago express, I'll p. NJ going south,
mail, 910 A. M. local passenger, 9:57 p. M. A.;
day express, 1228 p. M. night express IL 80
A. M. The latter train stops only at Essex and
Montpelier functions and Randolph, except for
passengers coming from west OF Montreal So
this train is like to give Waterbury the go-by.
Two votares Of Hymen kneeled at his shrine
last week Wednesday afternoon s. Willard,
M. D., of Pawlet, and Miss Ida X. Forrest be-
came one /" for better or for worse" The oc-
casion was an interesting one and the presents
were many and valuable. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lard, it is said will go South and will spend
the winter in Florida. Thursday evening W.
j. Bruce and Miss Grace l.. Pickett went the
way of all the sensible portion of the earth,
and with them go many good wishes Mr.. and
Mrs Bruce will live at "the forks" in Stowe,
Mr.. Bruce having engaged in the lumber bust
ness there, with his father.
MR.. H. r FRENCH is well-kpown as an in
genious mechanic He has recently perfected
an octagonal butter tub, designed originally fol
small packages only, but which may be adapted
to general use. He will begin to make these tubs
at Colbyville for Boston party who will take as
many as he can produce. With it he will make
boxes and cases for butter in rolls and balls
and crates for the small tubs, for the same par
ties. Mr.. L. A. Dumas furnishes the machinery
and material. The new tub has an advantage
over the round tubs in that 1t requires only the
simplest machinery in its manufacture and
can be much more cheaply produced.
A WRITER in Hdrper'S Magazine the author
| of a description of Mount Mansfield and ada
cent scenery, thus delineates his experienced
with the Waterbury livery men. AT Water
bury the contentious hackman still survives
But it is a mild form of contention, sobered APP
parently and rendered decorous by the clea
air, or the solemn mountains, or the grav'
religious tone OF a Vermont village. We hat
missed the stage and the runners for severa
livery stables offered to provide special trans
portation. Their rivalry, though really keen
was suppressed into a sympathetic desire Il
furnish the traveller the most comfortable, tn
swiftest, and safest conveyance and from tbi
desire every low, mercenary consideration wa
banished. Don't take that other fellow
team, said one of them, in a sad tone; tn
last time he went over, wheel run off, and h
nearly killed his party That man. retorte
the other, brushing kindly tear out of hi
eye, lost his way last week, and was fiv
hours on the road Then third began, in
mild, expostulating voice: Ladies and gentle
men, wouldn't go with either of these men
II you really want to go, have a team, ett
Thus the strife OF these benevolent gentle
men went on. We finally decided to wait fo
the stage, and the three rivals walked off tc
gether with an air of pious resignation, hun
ming in chorus one Of Moody and Sankey'
hymns. In some other parts of the world
suppose a writer who wished to show that tn
inherent friendship of these men could surviv
all brief professional differences, would sa
that they repaired to the nearest bar and too
a drink together. At Waterbury the evenin
prayer-meeting would seem to be a more fl
ting place for the fraternal reconciliation"