The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-17
Waterbury,.

THE annual village meeting occurs Mon
day afternoon, the 22d instant
BARRETT g. Son, Waterbury hotel give
their opening ball Friday night.
Mrs. NJ. II. CARPENTER of Milwaukee has
joined her family Mt the house of her father,
Ex-Governor Dillingham; where she will
spend the holidays.
ABOUT three hundred attended the
chicken-pie supper at the Congregational
church Tuesday evening. and the net pro-
ceeds were about SOS. Financially and So
cially the affair was great success.
THE Congregational Sunday-school held
temperance meeting Sunday evening.
There were Rotations and exercises in
which the scholars generally participated,
and they were of an interesting character
THERE is no buncombe in NJ. NJ. Knight
advertisement in The WATcHMAN. He has
one of the largest and best selected stocks Of
dry goods in Washington county. His store
is a desirable place to select a Christmas
present, both useful and tasteful. Keene
and Anterior, Scott and Carpenter, among
our advertisers, have also fine stocks of
goods in their respective lines. The kind
and quality of their wares are set forth in
the local column of THE WATCHMAN.
AS will be seen by our advertising col
ums the partnership between Zenas Watts
and William Cooley will be dissolved
January 1. If the debtors of the concern
KNOW WllaU Is IOr Unelr DeSU interest Ullby
will make haste to heed their warning and
settle accounts before January 1. Mr.. Watts
will continue the flour, feed and coal bust
ness in Burleighs building Mr.. Cooley,
having become sole owner of the mill, will
continue the grinding business carried on
by the company.
AT the annual meeting of Edwin Dilling-
ham Post, G. A. r., held Saturday evening,
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Commander, j. w.
Sleeper; senior vice commander, George
Brown; junior vice commander, j. A.
Durkee; quartermaster, l. II. Elliott; sur
geon, John Knapp; chaplain, o. w. Davis
officer of the day, Darius Gray; officer OF
the guard, Hartwell Moody. The adjutant,
quartermaSter-sergea and sergeant major
are to be appointed. The post is in good
shape, united and prospecting finely. The
new officers will be installed at the Post
hall Saturday evening, January 10th.
THE high school lecture course which was
| quite successful last winter, will be repeated
| The lecturers engaged are Rev. j. Edward
| Wright and Rev. T. p Frost of Montpelier,
| President NJ. II. Buckham of Burlington
and DIR. Hiram Cutting, state geologist, OF
Lunenburgh. 1t is expected that Mr..
Wright will speak on the evening of De-
cember 81. Tickets for the full course fifty
cents, single tickets fifteen cents. The pro-
| ceeds of the lectures are to be devoted as
last year, to furnishing the high school with
| books OF reference, apparatus, etc The OBJ
| ject and the quality of the lectures should,
combined, secure a large sale of tickets.
THE Cooley Manufacturing Company has
been doing a steadily increasing business
during the past year. AT any time the
introduction of a new article into the
market, against pushing and jealous COM
petition, is attended with great difficulty
In seasons of business depression, like the
present, the difficulty is much increased
The solid merits of the Cooley axle and
sand box, have won their way and the
business looks better now than at any time
during the past six months, the company
having on hand an encouraging number Of
orders for future delivery. Mr.. Cooley's
chilled iron sled shoes, with which the puo
lie became familiar year ago, are having 6
good sale and the demand for custom work
and castings has given the company mucl
to do in that department of its business.