The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-06
Waterbury,.

ORAMEL CoFFRIN and wife Of Bridgeport
Conn, are visitors at the father OF Mrs
Coffrin, Mr.. Newton Anterior.
b. i. PICKETT, general manager for the He.
lix needles, has engaged o. X. Stockwell as a
travelling salesman for portion Of Vermont
and Massachusetts,.
DAN G.. RICHARDSON of Weathersfeld, a
brother, and Frank X. Plngree Of Elizabeth, N
j., a brother-in-law OF Mrs. G. e. Richardson,
we're recently the guests of that lady.
THE village authorities are negotiating with
G. G. Warren for the attaching of a fire alarm
to his steam boiler The plan Is to arrange a
signal for each section Of the village, so that
the alarm will give also approximately the To-
cality Of a fire.
THE school in district No. 3, taught by Lizzie
A. Stackpole, closed August 1st. Those
scholars that were not absent were Cora Ken
nedy Mertie Guptl and Herbert Graves; those
that we're not tardy were Cora Kennedy, Katie
Humphrey, Dora Eggleston and Martha Eaton I;
those tardy but once were Mertie Wood, Ber-
tina Eggleston and Mertie and Stephen Guptil
A CERTAIN rich man of this village, it is re-
ported, in a recent trade, took an unfair ad-
vantage OF his nearest neighb)r, q man of
nearly four-score years, sick and nervous The
old gentleman is said to be sufferer to the ex-
tent OF between two hundred and three hun
dred dollars, and thinks there is still chance
at home for intoxicating the precepts Of the
gOlden rule.
WATERBURY graded school will begin its fall
term at the usual time. Mr. Davis has been
engaged for another year, as have Misses Moody
and Kimball. A competent preceptress will be
hired Rates of tuition will be published in
due time, and the advantages this school will
afford to the boys and girls of the adjecent
towns for acquiring good academical educa-
ton should fill the high department to over
flowing.
THE governor is reported to be weaken
ing in his confidence of Cleveland's election.
He is said to be "hedging against the proba-
bility that the $50 he so recklessly wagered on
the result will never gladden. his eyes again or
bring its companion sum with it to exc out the
joy he would feel over the return of his pro-
digal fifty. When great moral luminsry sets
the demoralizing example of betting-and bet
ting on a manifestly losing race-if he lose he
must expect to hear the scoffe rs say, Served
him right"
WE are glad to report the visit of Mrs. j. X.
Barney to this place, on Sunday last, decided
success as was expected. On Saturday even
ing the ladies Of the union spent very pleas
ant evening with Mrs Barney at the house of
Rev. s. H. Wheeler, where she was entertained,
and where, beside the sweet and wise words of
Mrs. Barney, they were generously Toasted with
cake and ice-cream, not the least attraction Of
the evening being the dainty little white-rib-
bon fairy with the basket of nosegays OF the
services Sunday morning and evening it is
needless to speak, the large audiences and the
generous collections testifying for themselves
to the cordial interest and appreciation given
to the speaker. We trust hereafter to see the
practical results Of Mrs. Barney's earnest
words in the awakened interest of many a
Christian woman, in the addition of members
to our union and earnest work for the cause OF
Christian temperance.