The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-12-04

far the new law is working we'll Every
school i'm town has been furnished with u
set of Ivson, Brakeman & Co. charts.
Waterbury.
The schools were closed all of last week
| after Wednesday.
b. j. Phillips of Dux bury has sold his
farm and mill to the Turner Brothers.
Rev. w r. Davenport exchanged pulpits
last Sunday with Rev. Mr.. Bartlett of the
Center.
Rev. MIR. johnson from Massachusetts
preached the sermon at the union Thanks
giving service.
Rev. j. Brelivette will deliver lecture
on Thursday, describing his visit as dele
gate to Baltimore
Eugene Town has purchased of a Water
town, n Y, firm four horse power port
able engine for farm purposes.
j. e. Gillette of Waterbury, Conn, has
been buying horses in this vicinity. He
ships six or seven from here this week.
Mr.. Isaac Parker of Malone, N. Y, and
Miss Garlic Sanborn, daughter of Mrs T. 7.
| Sanborn, were married on Tuesday at the
home of the brides mother.
The light snowfall of last week was al
| lowed to remain on the sidewalks, and, by
! thawing and freezing, the walks have be-
come dangerously icy. There is neglect
somewhere,
G.. f. Moody has bought twenty carloads
of brick at the Drury yard, Essex Junction
Tor use on the asylum. lie is troubled in
getting them delivered on account of the
overcrowded condition of the railroad
There was but little poultry raised about
| here this season. The shipments fell far
short of the usual amount, but for all this
1t was impossible to find good tur ey in
the village the evening before Thanksgiving.
The small building used by the Cooley
! Manufacturing Company for tarrng chin
ney caps was burned on Monday afternoon
Loss about $50. There seemed to he "A lack
of organized work in the fire company,
which caused a long delay in getting a
stream on the fire. They showed their good
| disposition, however, 10y keeping the ii: e.
bell ringing for about half hour.
An audience of about one hundred at
tended the temperance meeting on Monday
| evening. Addresses were made by Rev. o
D. Clapp and Frank Plumley, Esq. Mr..
| Clapp's address was largely an exposition
! of the principles of templary, while Mr..
| Plumley made stirring appeal for greater
activity and earnestness in temperance
work Music was furnished by Mrs. Bertha
Miller and male quartette.
The following theory was advanced by
one of the most active opponents to the
opening of the new street, when it was
argued that the town needed room to grow:
W IN, We hOll L W anu lllbIt UtODlt utIts
1t will just make the taxes higher, Look
at Montpelier and Barre" The addition to
the grand list which would be caused by
opening up and improving the land contigu-
Gus to the street is evidently overlooked by
many. Some men look upon taxes church
subscriptions and contributions to any pub
| lie project as an aggravated form of rob-
| berry. If il wasn't so hard on the natives it
would be good scheme to give such men a
pass to the FIJI Islands, where they could
enjoy state of existence unmolested by
the taX-cOlleCtor or subscription papers.
Rev. j. Tate Kits, for five years a med
ical missionary in the Shantung province of
China, and who is now pursuing his medical
| studies at Burlington, supplied the Congre-
gational pulpit last Sunday morning. In
the evening, at the Methodist church, he
addressed one of the largest audiences
which has assembled here in a long time.
He spoke chiefly of the three state religions
of China, which he described as forming a
triangle. Confucianism furnishes the side
of moral philosophy, Buddhism that of men
tai philosophy, while Tauism is material
! istic. He also gave some description of the
formation of the Chinese language, and of
medical work among the Chinese, which is
considered the most hopeful way of open
ing the country to Christianity and civilza-
ton. Mr.. kits will probably preach at the
Congregational church next Sunday.
Rev. Leonard Tenney preached in Wood
SlOCh ouDudN. MTS. NlIldT MURRAY
has moved into the Watts block. - Rev.
l.. II. Elliot, the agent Of the Vermont
! Bible Society, was at home last Sun
day, it being the first free Sunday he
has had for nineteen months. - Mrs.
Frank Carpenter is reported as being much
party of New England business men last
Friday for a ten days trip to Denson,
Texas. - Jesse Pike has gone into the
woods in charge of the chopping gang of
Luke Roberts. - G. f. Richardson and
family spent Thanksgiving with his
brother, Ahira, in St, Adams. - Gov
ernor Dillingham; and wife spent Thanksgiv-
ing in Hartford, Conn, with the governor 5
sister. - Dan C. Richardson was home
from Dartmouth College last week. 60
Mr. and Mrs. j. S. Batchelder made a
Thanksgiving visit to Mr.. Batchelder's sis
ter in Lake Village n. II.
Waterbury Center.
l.. Huntley has bought for his shop an up
right automatic cutoff engine of the For
saith Company of Manchester, n. H.
The friends of NJ. L. Dillingham; and wife
| gave them surprise Friday evening, it being
the thirty-tifth anniversary of their marriage.
Lyman b. Clough, who left here about
thirteen years ago for Washington Territory,
is elected senator from Butler county, that
state.
Professor Baker returned on Saturday
from New Hampshire, where he has been
spending vacation. Most of the students
went to their homes to spend Thanksgiving,
but nearly all are coming back for the win
ter term.
Rev. f. b. Fuller was called to Dckin-
son, n. Y on Monday to attend funeral
- Charles Lord and wife spent Thanks
giving at Dea. Pratts. Mrs. w. Il.
Bergholy of New Rochelle, n. Y. and
Arthur Walker of Burlington visited here
last week. - Mr.. V. Wilcox, wife and
son, of Ware, Mass, spent Thanksgiving
at Mrs. WilcoX's fathers Rev f. b. Fullers
Woodbury. South.
School began last Monday, with Miss
Ella Lance as teacher. The school-house
has been greatly improved during vacation.
Mrs. John Fair died on Thanksgiving day,
after long illness. Funeral services were
held at her late home Saturday, Rev. Il. b.
Wheeler officiating.
A nephew OF Mrs George Lance has been
visiting her for few days. 60 Herbert
Lance was at home from Montpelier to
spend Thanksgiving
Orange -Williamstown.