The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-15

church next Saturday and Sunday. Rev.
o. ID. Clapp of Marshfeld is expected to
preach Saturday at two p. NJ, followed by
business meeting.
Waitsfield.
SOME Waitsfeld people had quite an in
teresting time one morning last week. the
occasion being pickere caught by Charles
Clay, weighing ten and one-half pounds
and measuring three feet in length. The
party-consisting of E. o. Trask and family,
Misses. Thompson, Browne, Green, Poland,
Folsom, Messrs. Green Cady and Seaver, G..
II. Miller of Boston and Mr.. and Mrs. T.. f.
Linnell of Lowell, Mass. went the previous
Wednesday and pitched their tents on the
grounds of E. A. Platt in the place occu-
pied by the same party last year. A house
had been built, with all modern improve
ments for camping. o. NJ. Eaton and
family, g. n. Billings and wife and some
others came later. The fishing and boat
ing privileges are all that could be de-
sired. The weather has been propitious
and the whole party in good health and
spirits. The air is dry and exhilarating and
the view the finest in the country. The
most successful fishermen have been Charles
Clay Master Harry Trask and George n.
Billings. The latter caught a pickerel weigh
ing eleven and three-fourths pounds. The
camp was unanimously named after the next
president, as the party is republican to the
backbone. The pleasure of the party was
much enhanced by news of the nomination at
Montpelier of our highly esteemed towns
man, DIR. w. A. Jones, for senator. If he
serves the county as well as he has his town
his services will long be remembered. -
Mr.. York Hastings received visit from his
neighbors Tuesday evening, August I, on
the occasion of his eghtieth birthday. The
average age of twelve people present was
over seventy years, but they had not for
gotten their youthful days and could tell of
making as long evenings as the young men
of to-day are liable to on occasions. Re-
marks were made by Rev. G.. o. Howe,
after which refreshments were served.
The company spent pleasant evening to-
gether and then left for their homes, wishing
Mr. Hastings many more anniversaries in
the future. 60 The Methodist Episcopal
church has been undergoing some repairs
during the past week Rev. A. b. Truax
breaches here next Saturday and Sunday
holding quarterly meeting services. -
Rev. E. S. Fiske starts on a vacation trip
this week. His congregation has been in
vited to worship with the Methodist Epis-
copal society during his absence. =- The
farmers in this vicinity are harvesting their
grain.
REV. HENRY PARKER is visiting his par
ents. - Miss Gokey has gone to her
home in Northfed. The citizens of War
rem presented her $50 as testimonial
of their sympathy for her by reason of her
recent serious accident. - The infant
daughter of Frank Blake is dangerously i'll.
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meets every Tuesday evening.
East Warren.
AS w. A. Averil was crossing the noun
tain last Thursday with span of horses the
axle broke. Lee Wiley, who was with him,
| jumped out and caught the horses by the
! bits. Mr.. Averill jumped out and was in
| jured. - Frank Tillotson from Burling-
| ton is home for short vacation. - Her
vey Downing stepped on a hook ladder one
| Iay last week and iniurpI his foot anita
seriously. - Andrew Kingsbury from
Providence, r. l., spent Sunday in this
place.
Waterbury.
The republicans of Waterbury held an
enthusiastic rally Tuesday evening, the 7th,
at Hotel Hall Hon. Henry Ballard adj
| dressed the meeting, and though he spoke
at great length was attentively listened
! to throughout by the large audience that
crowded the hall and gathered about the
entrances Assemblies of this nature,
where many are obliged to turn away for
lack of room, show the need Waterbury has
for "a spacious public hall. There are few
towns in the state of her population and ell
terprise which have such limited accommo-
dations for public gatherings. = Rev
! Mr.. Sheldon delivered his lecture, 1.-Two
Hundred Dollars WORTH at Stowe Tues
day evening last. 80 The Grand Army
post held meeting Monday evening COM
memorative of General Sheridan. Civilians
were invited in, and among the audience
| were noticed several members of the Relief
Corps. Short but stirring addresses were
| made by Mr.. Palmer and Mr.. Dillingham;
| and the meeting closed with personal REM
iniscences relating to Little Phil by Com
rades Gray, Farrell and others. -= Mr..
| a. w. Hobson leaves town to-day (Wednes-
day for weeks visit at home. Though
Island Pond adioins the Canada line, it is
not generally supposed that Mr. Hobson's
recent connection with the bank has any
bearing upon this trip. - Rev. Mr..
| Davenport is reported much improved in
health, and will return to his pastorate in
season to take charge of the services the
coming Sunday. Rev. Mr. Sheldon will be
away that Sabbath on his vacation. -
Mr. E. +. Palmer will address the voters of
Ridley's and vicinity Thursday evening.
| Citizens band will asC be in attendance.
- Hon. Paul Dillingham; passed the
eighty-nnth milestone in life's journey last
Saturday, the 1lth. In celebration of the
event he, in company with his wife, visited
his sister, Mrs. Daniels, now living in Mid
dleseX at the advanced age of ninety-siX
/ Years. - \ party made up of Mr.. and
/ Mrs. James Burleigh and their two daugh-
ters and Mr. and Mrs. Newton Atherton
left for the West Monday evening on visit
to relatives and friends. Their first object
i've point is Minneapolis. =- The in
structors secured for the high school are MIR.
Fernald, Miss Sumner, Miss Morse and Miss
Kimball. Miss Moody has been secured by
| the graded ScnOOl OF Spflngnelui W. -
Mr.. Charles Wells, recuperating from his
recent Illness set out for Gettysburg, Penn,
Tuesday morning. 80 a. a. Lewis har-
vested in July six and one-half bushels of
onions of the Multipier variety from little
less than two rods of ground, and has now
devoted the same plat to English turnips.
Mr.. Lewis likes to exhaust the fertility of
the soil by double cropping, 50 as to keep
down weeds.
Waterbury Center.
j. c. EMERSON of New Hampshire is to
teach in the Green Mountain Seminary the
next school year, He is recommended very
highly for talent, scholarship and character.
He has already had successful experience
in teaching. The school is very fortunate
in securing so able "a teacher. - Mrs.
Hubbard from Worcester, Mass, and
daughter and children from Wellesley,
Mass, are stopping with Mrs. S. II. Huse.
- Mrs. Mary A. Lvermore is to lecture
before the Y's of the Green Mountain Sem
mary about the middle of September. -
Mrs George Huse is visiting friends in
Waitstield. go Repairs are to be COM
menced at once in the gentlemen's dor
mitories in the Green Mountain Seminary.