The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-06-03
Waterbury,.

WATERBURY is the largest butter market
in this part of the state.
SIDNEY Brown of Ogdensburgh, John f.
Henry of New York and Charles Bebee of
Burlington, former residents of Waterbury,
were in town on Memorial Day.
A WATERBURY, boy carries off the highest
honor at the commencement exercises at
st. Johnsbury Academy Frank l.. Knight,
by virtue of his rank, is class orator
THERE is to be special meeting of Edwin
Dillingham; Post, No. %, G.. A. r., on Satur-
day, June g. at haf-past seven o'clock p. M,
at their hall. All comrades are requested to
be present
Mr.. WARREN has his new finishing shop
up, boarded and rooted. The building is
ninety-sx feet by forty feet, two stories
high, with a spacious attic The work is
under the competent supervision of Mr..
William Deal.
o. S. CLARKE has in his possession an ac-
count book used in 1890 by his grandfather,
Oliver Clarke. He also has a Bible that has
been in the family at least one hundred ff-
teen years. The book was the property of
Abel Gillett Mrs. Clarke's grandfather.
THOSE who are in want of fine garden
plants-such as tomatoes, cucumbers and
melons in pots, celery (early and late), cab
bage, etc-will do well to visit Mr.. War
ren's greenhouse, where Mike Frahill has
charge. Everything in this line for sale at
reasonable prices. The plants are the finest
we ever saw, and cannot fail to please in
price and quality.
A. T. STRAW has completed the addition
to his furniture store, of which mention has
been made. Another section of the canal "
on Main street-in front of Mrs. Fales' resi-
dence-is to be provided with n stone drain
and filed Among the improvements made
by householders we inadvertently failed to
mention last week. the repainting of his
buildings by Mr.. York on Stowe street, who
was also one of the first in the village to re-
move the front yard fences, a custom now
so generally observed.
WATERBURY, has excellent material for a
band. With a little effort thirteen pieces
were gotten together, few days before
Memorial Day, and after little drill fur
nished acceptable music on that occasion,
under the leadership of f. II. Taylor.
Some public interest should be taken in the
permanent organization of band. A few
new instruments are needed, to buy which
a little money might be wanted. Then, by
means of concerts and entertainments,
funds enough to keep an organization in
good playing condition could be raised. We
hope the effort will be made.
A VENERABLE Waterbury lady of some
six or seven summers has very clear ideas
of sustaining grace. The mother of a young
child was recently buried here. Speaking
of the bereavement of her former acquaint-
ance, Miss Wisdom remarked If God
should do that to me, l don't think he could
give me grace to bear it, After awhile
Miss Wisdom's mother asked: What is
your idea of grace?'' Why, the Lord told
the fleshy man that he couldn't take away
his flesh but he would give him grace to
bear it." The answer was satisfactory
Through st. Pauls trials with the thorn in
the flesh the child, in a child's own way, had
caught on to the idea of grace"
WE expected it. We mstrusted DAME
would come to judgment and size up oui
motives. But only man of prophetic vision
could have discovered our object. We nat
urally hate" however, to have the consid
Grafton placed so low. Since the reason
is out. we penitentially give it the widest
possible currency by reproducing the follow
ing from the weavings in the last ArguS
" In The Waterman of last week there wa.
an item relative to new slaughter-house
The facts are that H. Boyce has rented one
father-in-law of Arthur Ropes of Tn,
Watchman, and Mr.. Hutchins has the
manure, which is valued at about 500 pc
year. For this reason Mr.. Ropes woul,
naturally hate to have it moved on to othe
ground near the river, bought by Mr.. Boyc
rods from any dwelling" Whoever he ma.
be, the writer of the above has fertil
brain. We suspect his brain is chiefly fer
tilizer-of raw kind. Its commercial valu
would hardly stand the test of analysis. /
couldn't compete with slaughter-house ma
nure or common sense"
THE order of exercises published las
week was observed on Memorial Day. Tn
members of Dillingham; Post, G. A. r., j
W. Sleeper, commander, turned out in full
ranks, and the people were not unmindfu
of the occasion. During the forenoon de
tails visited the cemeteries in the vicinity
and at one o'clock the exercises in tn
village began-the procession being mad
up and Differed, and following the rout
laid out through the village to the Cor
gregational church. Sergeant Gibbs of 81
Adams read an address appropriate to tn
occasion, highly acceptable to his comrade
and the public. The sergeant was gallan
soldier in the Vermont Cavalry. He e1
perienced the hardships of war-on tn
march, in camp, in battle and, worse tina
all combined, in rebel prisons-and h
knows how to speak effectively to men VIII
suffered in like manner. He referred
terms of eulogy to the soldiers Waterbur
sent to the field and to the high rank the
had attained by arduous service. He spok
in fitting terms of the young soldier VIII
met an untimely death in battle and
whose honor the local post was nance
The speakers "reminiscences were reple
with interest and his discourse was closel
followed to the end. After the services
the church the line was reformed, IL
memorial ceremonies at the cemetery wei
performed, and the soldiers graves ga
landed with flowers.
THE following are the taxpayers
Waterbury having grand list of $50 and IL
wards. For the purpose of comparison, u
list of 1884 is also given: