The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-20
Waterbury,.

J. G. GRIGGs AND WIFE have returned from
a pleasant five weeks trip through the West
MISS IDA Towns night-blooming cereus de-
veloped two beautiful and very fragrant bios
SONS Sunday evening.
WILL CLARK, Bert Demerritt, Charley Rofe,
Charley Wyman, Alvey Smith and Fred Atkins
have gone into camp at Berlin pond for a week
Of rustication.
THE need of village sprinkler has been
felt by householders and tradesmen during
the past week. Every passing vehicle has
stirred up a suffocating cloud OF dust. Water
bury should brace up and procure some OF the
comforts OF civilization, especially sprinkler
for summer and town clock for all the year
round.
THE Leslie Concert Company gave free en-
tertainment Saturday evening, and, like all free
things, 1t was we'll attended Free entertain
ments Sunday afternoon and evening were
also fully attended. The purpose of the Les
lies is to reform the rendering of church mu-
sic and to build up church choirs. To this end
they organize conventions" and one il now
in operation In the village under the direction
OF a member of the company.
THE Waterbury Center cornet band is the
Oldest continued band organization in the
county and was never In better playing con-
dition than at the present time It has been
replenished with new men and new instruments
during the past season, so that its membership
and the new music practiced weekly is first
class. The band Is an honor to the town and
should be complimented for its success and
perseverance.
THE Announcement of the Waterbury
Graded School for the Year 1884-85" Is pub
lished. Principal Davis has arranged course
OF study for the year for each department, and
makes suggestions and recommendations to
which the friends Of education, good schools
and the highest prosperity OF the village shout
give heed. The school will have thoroughly
competent corps OF teachers Pupils from out
side the district and from ether towns will be ad-
mitted at reasonable rates OF tuition and board
in good families can be obtained We COM
mend this announcement" to the careful
attention Of pupils who are seeking a good
school.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made with the
Central railway for an excursion to Au Sable
Chasm from this station. For party of
twenty-five or more the tickets will be 49, rs
for the round trip. This rate includes, in adj
dition to rail and steamer transportation, stage
fare from Port Kent 10 the Lake View house,
at the head OF the Chasm, guide and boat ride
through the Chasm ride back to Lake View
house and dinner, and transportation home
again. In short, it is a blanket price for all
the necessary expenses of the trip and return
Excursionists leave on the seven o'clock train
in the morning and return on the evening ac-
commodation train, arriving here at half past
six o'clock. II any one in this vicinity desires
to go on one OF the most delightful excursions
in the country, at a merely nominal rate, an
opportunity Is presented that may not come
again, We visited the Chasm several years
ago, and we can assure our friends that
natural curiosity of infinite wonder and at
tractiveness such as people come from foreign
countries to visit and ADMIRE lies within a
days easy reach and return A description of
the wonderful locality would require many
columns. lar
will be that so renowned a spot has 80 long
escaped personal visitation. The ride across
the beautiful waters of Champlain and views
of the surrounding Adirondack scenery are not
the least agreeable features of wonderfully
attractive excursion. Twenty-Five will easily
be found eager to go, indeed the number is
already quite full and Thursday will be the APP
pointed day.