The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-11
Waterbury,.

Twenty-Five couples attended the COtil-
lon party at Waterbury hotel last Friday.
EMORY Town, o. e. Scott, II. f. Bates
and T.. Farrar have been appointed police
for the ensuing year.
REV. Mr.. HAMLIN, from the Center, oc-
cuped Mr.. Miller's desk last Sunday, Presi-
dent Beeman of Montpelier preaching for
Mr. Hamlin.
JOE HARVEY, who lives on Woodward
hill, fell from hay-mow, Sunday, injuring
his head very severely. He was uncon-
scious until Tuesday.
PROFESSOR T.. r.. ODER is about closing
a very successful season. He has had
singing-schools at Roxbury, Gouldsvlle,
GAINESVILLE and Shady Rill, and has given in
struction to forty-five private pupils besides.
AGAIN there is a sound of revelry in the
festive regions of Cotton brook. This time
the disturbance is over the silver wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Griffin, which was
celebrated with music, dancing and presents
last week.
last Monday to j. b. Thomas, Peabody,
Mass. They were bought in Moretown,
weighed about two thousand pounds, stood
fifteen hands three inches high, were seal
brown and five years old.
THE school in district No. 6, taught by
Miss Dora Scagel closed a successful term
of twelve weeks on Friday last. Those
scholars having no marks were Cora and
May Brown, Addie Swift and WILDER Pixley
There was only one tardy mark and no dis
missal marks during the whole term. Dan
Talbert had the highest mark in department
WATERBURY, and Duxbury were among
the few towns that voted to have the high
way tax paid in money and to give the
charge of the roads to the Selectmen. This
action was sensible and other towns may
have cause to regret, before the end of the
year, that they were not equally as wise in
following good advice and the dictates of
ordinary common sense.
THE butter market, Monday, showed
some increase in receipts, and prices were
well maintained from last week Diaries
of last years butter have nearly disappeared
from this market, although a few showed
up Monday. We quote tubs at 25c, crates at
26 to CSC and boxes at 20 to 26c per pound
maple sugar, old, at 6 to SC per pound
eggs, zoe per dozen; corn meal S1.25 per
hundred pounds.
ABOUT $3.50 was subscribed for the library
of the Congregational Sunday-school and
some sixty books were given. A portion of
the money has been expended for new
books, which have arrived and will be
ready for use next Sunday. A neat book
case has been provided, and the purpose is
to have well-seected and carefully-pre-
served library of such books as children
will be interested to read and which will
develop taste for good reading.
THE following is the programme for the
agricultural meetings which will be held in
this village this week: Thursday morning,
Agriculture in Vermont" by H. A. Cut
ting of Lunenburgh, followed by general
discussion Thursday afternoon, " Feed
ing farm stock" by Henry Lane of Corn
wall, followed by general discussion. Thurs
day evening, Farm experiments" by III.
A. Cutting of Lunenburgh, and general dis
cussion Friday morning, Grain-raing in
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followed by general discussion. Friday af-
ternoon, Commercial Fertilizers" by
Henry Lane of Cornwall, general discus
sion and questions answered. Friday even
ing, " The Dairy" by F. ID. Douglass OF
Whiting, and questions answered and dis
cussed. All lectures are free. Ladies and
young people are especially invited to be
present at all sessions Subjects for discus
sion brought forward by the farmers in the
| form of questions, on slips of paper OF
orally, may be introduced All present are
invited to join in the discussions.
THE village bylaws require the keepers
of billiard-saloons to take out license, and
impose fine of $40 week for neglect tC
comply with this requirement. There are
now in this village three billiard-rooms
having five tables, all situated on PARK
Row. This seems like a liberal supply o
billiards for village of this size. Two o
these rooms are not licensed, and, we ar,
as to the wisdom and policy of granting
them licenses. Complaint has been made
against the keepers-of one, in particular
that boys are coaxed into these rooms anC
persuaded, by cunning Devices to play
pool. Money obtained honestly or other
wise, is thus spent at these places anC
vicious habits fostered. Considering thes,
complaints, the trustees have wisely de
termined to withhold licenses till they cal
investigate. If small boys are induced int
these rooms as is represented, and entice(
to play to exc out the income of the proprie
tors, it looks very much as if the billiard
business is overdone. In the interest o
good morals, the trustees should be en-
treated to withhold licenses permanent,
and close up the rooms.
REV. s. II. WHEELER preached to his con
gregation last Sunday from Acts tx: &
Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?'
| During the past four months Mr.. Wheele
has had several letters from Lemars, Iowa
calling him to come and settle over tn
Congregational church at that place. 4
week ago last Sunday he told his people o
this fact, and said that he had feared tn
time might soon come when, for certain
reasons, he would have to seek new fiel'
of labor. What those reasons were he prom
ised to tell his hearers in one week, and, a
would naturally be expected, the churcl
was full last Sunday. Mr.. Wheeler frs
referred to the condition of this village now
as cOllIdrtu Wltu zen years ago. ne
row of wooden buildings on South Stow
street had been replaced with new brio
structures; the old tannery had been re
placed by the best one in the state; the hote
was now kept, for the first time in all it
history, by its owner; the business a
Colbyville and Mill Village had improved
several handsome residences had bee
built; the condition of his own church ed
flee was vastly improved, etc. So it coul
not be said that he was going away becaus
the town was running down, nor was
from any unpeasantness between paste
and people, for there never was q NOR
harmonious feeling than had always existe
between him and the people. The matte
of salary was also brought up. He said hi
compensation was all he could ever as
from this society. Twice had it been raise
without his asking it. He said the onl
reason why he was thinking of making
change was on account of his health. II
needs rest and feels that he must have i
He will start for Lemars one week froI
Tuesday, to be gone four weeks. That h
may return to his people in Waterbury I
stay with them is the most earnest wis
and prayer of every man, woman and chill
in this community.
WATERBURY CENTER.
Mrs LEWIS j. WHITE of this place njure
one of her limbs some eleven years age
The injury was so great that amputatio
was necessary, which was performed. Afte
a time il proved that it had not been take
off above the seat Of the trouble, and finall
was taken off again, and yet third time, b'
fore it proved successful. Being confine
TO her house, she has seen many lionel
hours. Some time ago she saw in the viii