The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04

ters and one son. This stricken home has
the deep sympathy of a large circle OF
friends. - Iehas Watts Is out once
more upon the streets, although he is look
ing quite poorly. A speedy recovery is
hoped for. - The erection of the band
stand on the park is progressing finely, and
when completed it will be an ornament to
that portion of the town. The work is being
done by Messrs. Deal & Arms. This should
be gentle hint to people living on the hill to
spruce up and have one in the business por-
ton. - A concert is to be given at the
town hall Friday evening of this week, Au-
gust 9th, by /. f. Newhall of the Bennett &
Moulton Opera Company. BY request he
will sing five CT six sentimental songs. The
comic songs will be in costume. Now as
Mr.. Newhall was so kind as to help Edwin
Dillingham; Post, G.. A. r., let all try and
help him. Admission, ten cents. Come one,
come all. -= X. A. Watts comes to the
front on fishing, having caught on one trip
two hundred forty-two trout. - George
Warren of Waterbury river has a piece of
winter rye that stands eighty-one inches
high. 60 Ed. Perry has vacated his rooms
in Watts block and moved into the house
owned by Ed. Sheple on Main street. -
Among the arrivals in town we note the fol-
lowing: Edwin Hutchins and wife and two
sons of Cincinnati and George Glover of
Boston.
Waterbury Center.
THE Ladies' Aid Society meets with Mrs.
W
The band has reorganized and elected DR..
f. j. Foster as their leader. - Rev. j.
w Burgn left last Monday for a trip to
New Hampshire. He is expecting to be
absent for about three weeks. There will
be no preaching at the Baptist church for
the next two Sundays. - Rev. l.. Ten
ney will preach for the Methodists again
next Sunday. - A daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Town last Saturday
afternoon. - Mrs. f. b. Walbridge Of
! patprhoro 10 visiting her sister
Mrs. G. S. Hopkins. - Miss May Minott
is visiting friends in Huntington and vicin-
ity. - The little son of Mr.. Kendall fell
and broke his arm last Monday. DIR. James
| reduced the fracture - Leonard Hunt
ley went north on business trip last week.
Woodbury..
LAST Thursday night two men from VOL
colt came up to Long pond fishing, and
hitched their horse on what is called Butter
nut meadow Late in the evening some
ruffans came along and announced to them,
with oaths, that their horse was loose. They
soon went in search of it, and not finding it,
nor being able to track it, they went home
to Wolcott, thinking it might have found its
way back home, but they cannot get any
information as to where the missing
animal has strayed. Some surmise the
horse is hid, as it cannot be tracked, al
though the tracks of other horses hitched TO
buggies were plainly to be seen. - lhe
two Mrs Stevens who have been visiting in
town for two weeks started Monday Tor
Bethel, where they stop few days to visit
a brother and other friends, and will return
, to Lowell the last of the week. - Har-
, vey McLary of Chicago, who has been in
} town for few days, returning with his wife
to visit her former home and friends, was
, called to his former home on account of the
( death of his father, whom he visited with
l at the Adirondack mountains short time
7 ago, and who was in rather feeble health
| when there - Mr.. Keith is driving the
9 stage again. 1t broke down Saturday night
and in consequence the mail did not arrive
until late in the night - Most of ou
| farmers are nearly or quite done haying
: There was more than an average crop.
e Worcester.
G.. w. FOSTER has twelve pupils in tow
taking private lessons in instrumental AM
y vocal music. - DR.. Hunts wife ha
- been quite i'll the past week with diphtheris
" " - There are some cases of canker-ras
y 70 in town. - 1t is reported that III. p Dal
e ling, while fishing in Woodbury., had hi
= team stolen, and at last reports had no
g found it.