The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02
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Christian Temperance Union convention at
Roxbury last week. 80 The lecture by
Mrs. Perkins of st. Johnsbury, which was
announced for this week Wednesday even
ing, Is postponed for the present. -
Thirteen fresh-air children from New York
came to town last week. - Mr.. and Mrs.
George Nichols from Pittsfed visited
friends in town last week. - Mr.. Will
lam Bradley started for the West last
Wednesday. - Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Rice were visiting his sister, Mrs. Thomas
Putnam, last week. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Burt Of Stowe were guests of DIR. o. ID.
Green last Saturday and Sunday.
Waterbury.
MELVIN HoADLEY's house took fire, last
Thursday night. by the explosion of kero-
sene lamp, but the flames were extinguished
before much damage was done. - Mrs.
Alzina A. Fargo, who for the past twelve
years had been living with her daughter,
Mrs. ID. Russ, died on Thursday last
aged sixty-six years. She had been long
and extreme sufferer from scrofula. - A
little child of Mr.. and Mrs. George Burn
ham died on Monday from the effects of
teething. - David Lord, Esq, and Mrs
LOOMS (the widow of the late Elan
Looms) were joined in the holy bonds of
matrimony last Saturday evening. They
have the best wishes of their friends and
neighbors. May they live to ripe old age
and enjoy the comforts CT married life.
- George w. Morse took possession of
the postoffice last Monday evening, his COM
mission having arrived. - Newton
Atherton is very low with neuralgia of the
stomach. and his chances of recovery are
considered slight. - f. T. Bickford of
Washington, d. c., was visiting at j. w.
Moody's last week. - w. ID. Nichols
has accepted situation in drugstore at
Colebrook, n. H., and left for that place on
Monday last.
Waterbury Center.
NEXT Sunday Rev Mr.. Burgin will dis
course upon the subject of temperance. We
trust full house will greet him on that occa.
sion. - The musical department at the
Seminary Is meeting with good success
under the care of Miss Gum. 1t deserves the
popularity 1t has gained. - The ladies'
aid society meets with Mrs. Deacon Pratt this
wednesday, afternoon and evening. -
Mrs. j. w. Sherwin and son of Chicopee,
Mass, are visiting Alonzo Hart, Mrs. Sher.
wins father. Mr.. Sherwin is expected next
week, to spend few days here and with
his fathers people in Hyde Park. - Mr.
and Mrs. o. l. Daniels and son of Barre spent
last Sunday with Mrs. j. II. Daniels. -
Rev. Mr.. Burgin and wife are visiting
friends in Warren this week. o. f
Watts spent last week in Waltham, Mass.
visiting his sons, who are in trade there
One Of his sons, r. A. Watts, came home
last Friday, and is quite sick.
Worcester.
| QUITE large party started for Dakota OF
Monday, the 31st ult., to join the Vermont
colony that went last spring. The colony
is prospecting finely, being well satisfied
with the country. Quite little town ha'
sprung up. Some nine or ten buildings
have been built this summer, and they ar,
now about erecting nice school-house
They have four stores, and postoffice il
about being established. They are also +,
have paper printed in town. What crop
they put in have done finely, they having
green peas and corn that were planted tn,
10th of June by the LIST of August; they ais,
have new potatoes. The colony is CROWN.
rapidly and the outlook is very encourag
ing. - The Methodist church and soci
ETY. have erected a cottage on the cam
grounds at Northfield. - Several of tn
young people from this town are attendin,
the Vermont Methodist Seminary at Mont
peier this fall. - Mrs. A. j. Stone ha
house rose that has one hundred seventy
six buds and blossoms on it.