The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29

cordial invitation is extended to everybody.
Ladies are requested to bring their thmbles
and needles in the afternoon. - A maple
tree in the Congregational church yard
which was cut down this week has little
peculiar history. There was formerly high
bank north of the church and this tree stood
on the bank. When Governor Paine cut
away the bank he had the tree lowered
about ten feet by staying it and digging out
the earth from under it. After getting it
down to the desired position it was kept
well watered for some days and seemed to
have been uniniured by the operation
- The band will play Friday even
ing at eight o'clock on the stand at the
corner of Vine and Pearl streets. 80
Fred Metcalf returned from stay of a few
days in Boston and will start Friday for
Cameron, Mo, where he may locate. -
e. c. Robinson and wife have gone to his
home in Thomaston Maine. - The fam
lilies of II. r. Brown and G.. A. and o. ID.
Edgerton visited w. w. Prescott at Montpe-
lier last Wednesday. - l.. II. Newell
of Philadelphia was in town last week
- Miss Lucia Crane is visitingin Brook
field. - Mrs. NJ. b. Jones has returned
to town. - w. W. Prescott and wife
visited friends here Tuesday. 81 L. II.
Newell, while here last week, paid fifteen
dollars on the subscription for the band
uniforms We wish there were more as
generous
Plainfield.
THE school in the Springs district Miss
Bertha Chamberlin, teacher) closed its
summer term recently. Those scholars hav-
ing no absent marks were Flora Camp,
Anna Chase, Ernest Camp, Lura Harris and
Alice and Ernest Hamblet Those having
not more than one tardy mark were Effie
Perry, Anna Chase, Myrtle Colby, Flora,
Forest and Ernest Camp, Johnny and Ber-
nice Cullum Lura Harris, Alice and Ernest
Hamblet, Murray Martin and Bert Nye.
- The weather has been extremely
warm here for the past few days. Farmers
are taking advantage of the pleasant weather
in securing their hay crop. They report a
larger harvest than before for several years.
- The subject for the discourse next
Sunday forenoon at the Congregational
church will be "Glorying" In the after
noon the subject will be d" Waiting" :"
o. l.. & K. c. Hoyt, attorneys have formed
partnership, and will have an Office open
at Marshield on Friday and Saturday OF
each week. - The band gave an open
air concert last Saturday evening, which
was very fine. The boys are working hard
to master the music placed before them
week to week. They deserve the praise
and assistance of all our towns-people
- Constance Parks has been quite sick
for some weeks with neuralgia. He is
slowly improving - Regular communi
cation of Wyoming Lodge, F. and A. n. .
on Thursday evening of this week at sever
o'clock. - George ID. Kidder, our sta
ton agent, sold one hundred eighty-thret
tickets circus day. - Rev. F. T. Lathe
is to preach in the Universalist church il
this place next Sunday afternoon at one
o'clock.
Waitsfield.
So far as we have been able to learn, ouI
farmers have secured an average crop o
hay. - Mrs. G.. j. Bushnell of Fitch
burgh, Mass, and Mrs. NJ. H. Eddy of st
Johnsbury are stopping with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Newcomb of this place
- DR.. and Mrs. c. A. Church of Blacl
Brook n. Y, returned to their home las
Friday, and Mrs. Guy Boyce of Geddes, N
Y, returned to her home on Saturday last
Warren.
"THE United Church in Warren - wa
organized July 23d, with eleven member
who had previously been members o
! churches, and several others who will unit
on confession of faith at the communion
service to be held next Sunday afternoon
- The new church will be in fellowship
with the churches of the Congregational or
! der, and takes for its creed substantially th
so-called Apostles Creed" - An.
persons who are willing to take one or mor
of the New York fresh-air children for tw,
weeks are requested to leave their name
with Rev. c. H. Smith before August 1st
| The children will come about August 18th
- The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. f. w Slaytol
on Tuesday, August 4th, at two p. NJ. Al
members are requested to be present. -
Miss Alice Smith returns to her home il
Brattleboro this week Her sister, Anna
will go with her, to spend a few weeks witt
her parents and other friends. - Mrs
Charles Fitch and son are spending few
weeks with her father, N L. Dickinson
60 Mrs. Gerry of Fall River Mass il
] Wis har SiS 7
Mr.. ID. c. Geer is suffering from chills
which he contracted in Florida.
East Warren.
Mr.. AND MRS. CHURCH of Lowell are visit
ing her father, Mr.. j. II. Drew. - Th
school in district No. 3, taught by Miss Ros
Perkins, closed last Wednesday with grov
picnic. - The hay crop in this vicinit
| proves better than was expected, although
meadows long stocked are rather light
- There has been SO many shower
that the roads are rather rough, especial
those on the hills.
Waterbury.
THERE will be a special meeting of Edwi
Dillingham; Post, No. %, G. A. r., on Sat
urday evening, August lst, to arrange for
public memorial service in honor of Gen
eral Grant. All comrades are requested l.
be present. - The school in district No
II closed last week Tuesday, after a term @
! sixty days Those having no absent mark
were Emerson johnson, Clitus Johnson
Katie Dwyer, Ella johnson, Ellen Dwyer
Horace Tatro and Charlie Dwyer. Thos
having no tardy marks were Emerson
Johnson, Glary Dwyer, Charlie Dwyer
Clitus johnson, Katie Dwyer, Ellen DwyeI
Ella Johnson, Willie Dwyer, Eddie Dwye
and Horace Tatro. - Edwin Dilling
ham Post has its flag displayed froI
its hall, draped in mourning, wher
it will remain until after the funera
of General Grant. - Over four hun
dred tickets were sold at this station on Fri
day for Montpelier. - About fifty ladie
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union visited the poor-house on Thursda
last and held a Bible reading. The in
mates We're so delighted that they urge,
them to come at least once in two weeks
1t is hoped the visit will be repeated at al
early day. - The contract 10 rebuild tn
bridge across the river on Winooski stree
has been let to George II. Guernsey o
Montpelier, He is to furnish material ant
construct Howe truss bridge for $1,000
The Howe truss is considered the bes
wooden bridge in use. Length of span
two hundred ten feet Some OF ou
townsmen think ii necessary to have pie
in the middle to ensure the safety of tn
structure, while others think that if it wer
anchored it would be sufficient. However
if Mr. Guernsey constructs the bridge tn
people of both towns may rest assured of il
being a good and safe one. He is a praCtiCa
dge-builder and stands well with the pee
pie of Waterbury. He has constructed som
of the longest and best bridges in the state
and has established a reputation that he viii
not impair in the construction of bridge a
Waterbury.
Worcester.