The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-06
Waterbury,.


KEENE has added another good roadster
to his livery. The fine gray purchased in
Boston last fall is in demand by the ladies
for driving. 1t is a favorite with them.
DECORATION DAY will be separately OBJ
served by the Grand Army posts at the vii
lage and the Center. There will be the GUS
tomary services and at the village an adj
dress by Warren Gibbs of st. Adams.
GEORGE N. COVE has for sale again this
spring great variety of pleasure carriages,
new and secondhand, single and two-seat,
which he will sell at prices that will insure
a trade. Call and examine them.
THE members of Edwin Dillingham; Post
G.. A. r., are requested to turn out in full
force at the next regular meeting on Satur-
day evening, May 9th, as Captain ii. c.
Lull, assistant inspector for Washington
county, is expected to be present to inspect
the post.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. KNIGHT has in her possession
a silver butter-dish that was left at the ves-
try of the Congregational church, last fall, on
the occasion of the chicken pie festival. Her
efforts to discover the owner have been un-
availng, and she hopes that this notice will
be more successful.
THERE seems to have been some miscon-
ception of the purpose of Arbor Day in
schools. 1t was hardly designed for an or
binary holiday, but holiday for a special
purpOse-a purpose that has been fully set
forth in the governors proclamation and the
public prints. IL it was not used for that prr-
pose there was a misappropriation of time
OFFICER KEENE, on complaint of George
Morse, arrested Azariah Sherman of Dux-
bury for drunkenness in this village Wednes-
day of last week. Sherman was fined So
which, with costs, amounted to SOL. Some
brave threats have been made by certain per-
sons, we understand that If Mr.. Keene under
takes to arrest them he will suffer unpleas-
ant consequences. Such talk is very fool
ish. The law and its requirements are back
of the officer and he will not be deferred
from doing his duty by any bullying talk
and we hope and believe that all good cti-
zens uphold, and will continue to uphold, a
public officer in the faithful discharge of his
| duty.
THERE was no formal observance of Arboi
Day in this village, but there were instances
! of individual and public remembrance OF
the occasion. The dead trees on the park
have been taken up and arrangements made
| for planting live ones in their places. The
railway planted several fine elms and ma.
pies on the green between the station and
! the foundry. ID. ID. Woodward has taker
up some of the larger elms in the old reform
school grounds and replanted them by the
roadside in front of his house, situated JUS
eaSterly from the former site of the school
We trust the trees will live and thrive
There is ample room for a great deal more
of such work in the village.
BY reason of some lack of sufficient motto,
there was so slight an attendance at til,
meeting to organize for the observance o
| Arbor Day that no action was taken. Thu
matter should not be given up. 1t is Arbo
| Day all the year round, so far as the worl
for a well-consttuted village improvement
society is concerned, and such a societ,
would have it in its power to exert a lasting
influence upon the moral and material wei
fare of this community. Many villages il
IL.
for good. There is ample time and occasion
now for the forming of such a society il
Waterbury, Several householders hav
shown, individually, the advancing spirit o
improvement and cultivation around thei
own premises, but public organization TO
public purposes is needed.
REV. d. f. MILLER, we are sorry to re
port is not to return to the pastorship {
the Methodist society, having obtained a
appointment at Concord, n. H., outside {
this conference. Aside from the perform
ance of his ministerial duties, Mr. Miller ha
been good and publc-spirited citizen, a
clergyman should be, but as clergymen
his denomination sent to this place have nc
always been. He was chosen superintent
ent of schools and was jealous and efficier
in that office. He had an intelligent inte
est in education and was present at distri'
meetings to support by vote and speech tn
cause of good schools. Every worthy projet
was a real benefit to the entire community
and it is subject of many regrets that h
sojourn here could not have been prolonge
to the extreme limit. Rev. G.. +. Smitl
formerly of Plainfield, is Mr. Miller's SUI
ceSSOr
WATERBURY CENTER.
: REV. f. FOSTER, ID. d., of New York, VIZ
in the village over last Sunday, spending
r few DAYS with his father l.. r. Foster, Els,
We regret his health would not permit hi
to preach. - Rev. j. w. Burgin has bee
, appointed chaplain of the Grand Army Pc
here, and he is to deliver the Memorial Da
g address. The post is in tiourishing cond
= ton, five having been mustered in recent
f - 1t was suggested about noon, May Is
: that it would be "a nice thing to present OF
Baptist minister with May basket, al
: when the ladies start anything it usual
succeeds. This case was no exception to Il
above rule, as a large clothes basket w
! filed to overlooking with dry goods al
groceries, and presented to the elder al
family. Their house was filled with the
. friends, and an evening of pleasure was spe
n by all Considerable surprise was MAJ
n tested when the members of the post filed
n and deposited their bundles on top of the
q ready full basket Such gatherings tend
q promote good feelings between the pastor al
II his people, and we trust will be producti
a of good to all concerned. - Last wee
a by mistake, we neglected to mention the a
n entertainment last week Monday evenir
" His rendering of " Skipper Ireson's Ride
:. and the Dutchman's Version of Barba
N Frietche ~ were the best we ever listen
to. - Mrs. Eliza Miller, lady eight
- four years old, has just completed a bedqu
'f of two thousand nine hundred and seven
d pieces. The sewing upon it will compare
:, vorably with any done by much young
u fingers. - A number of the students i
!. proved Arbor Day by setting out some ii
~ trees on the seminary ground. - NJ
~ i. w. Shaw went to Boston, Monday la
~ to have cancer removed. She was acco
III panied by her daughter, Miss May Sha
~ - Owing to the scarcity of hay, ma
IL of our farmers have turned their cattle
to-ground; not to grass.
ne North Montpelier.-Mr. c. f. bud
3D. will meet the singers of this vicinity at
n Brick church, next Sunday evening, for
pn purpose of organizing chorus and rehea
ne ing the music to be performed at the
a. preaching May festival at Montpelier.
III Interested, and especially those who
ne find IL poSsihla N attend tha convention