The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-16

Dan Richardson, who has been sick in
st. Johnsbury the past two weeks, was
sufficiently cOnvalescent to make the jour
ney home on Monday.
A very exciting game of baseball was
played on the common between two To-
cal picked mines last week. The game re-
suited in n tie, but IL is said that on Thurs
day the question will be decided as to who
shall pay for those suppers.
Supervisor Cilley of Chittenden county
was in town, last Saturday, on business
with State Superintendent Palmer. Both
the state superintendent and the county
supervisors are very busy just now making
out reports for the school year which has
just closed.
AS Dr. Mnard was driving up Winooski
street his horse took fright at a team belong
ing TO an Uncle Toms Cabin troupe and
turned directly round, upsetting the carriage
| 1t succeeded in freeing itself from the car
riage, which was a total wreck. DR. Mi
nard, though thrown from the carriage,
escaped with slight bruises.
! On Monday evening was held a meeting
| of those interested in the hair children
movement, and a committee was appointed
| to canvass the town in order to ascertain
! how many children can be accommodated.
! ANY person willing to take one or more
! children for a few weeks, or to help pay for
! their entertainment by others, are re-
| quested to notify Mrs. l.. II. Elliot or f. l..
| Knight
Owing to various conflicting circum-
stances Children's Sunday was not OBJ
served at the Congregational church until
| last Sunday, The church was appropriately
| decorated, and in the evening concert
was given by the members of the Sunday
| school. The children deserve much credit
! for the simple and transformations manner
| in which the exercises were conducted.
! Services at the Methodist church were
of the two congregations united, making an
audience which completely filed the Con-
! gregational church.
On Monday, the 14th instant, Josiah g.
| Somerville of Helena, Montana, died in
Waterbury, at the residence of his sister,
| Mrs. Zenas Watts. Mr.. Somerville was for
years well-known and popular conductor
on the Central Vermont railroad Failing
health induced him to give up his work, and
| he has recently been engaged in the drug
| business in Helena. An attack of the grip
brought on complication of diseases, which
finally resulted in his decease. Funeral
ceremonies will be held this "wednesday
forenoon after which the remains will be
taken to Mortified for burial
With the recent pleasant weather work
has progressed very rapidly on the state in
sane asylum. About half a million brick
have been laid, and the building is assuming
| definite proportions. The large criminal
! ward IN the rear, SeNenty-One ieet by thirty
| six feet, with connecting corridor, twenty
four feet by forty feet is already erected
and rooted in. The roof is now being placed
on the dining-roOm and corridor, twenty
feet by one hundred ten feet connecting
three circular wards with the main part of
the building. The first story of two of the
circular wards will be completed in few
days.
Waterbury Center.
Mr.. Charles f. Martin of Barton, an eX-
| perienced book-keeper, is to teach book
keeping in the Minard Commercial School
the coming year.
The Waterbury River Free Will Baptist
church is to observe the semi-centenniai an
niverSary of its organization, by appropriate
exercises, August and I. On the 9th there
will be an address of welcome by the pas
tor, Rev. X. w. Collins followed by a
history of the church, and in the afternoon
an address by Governor Dillingham;. On
the 9TH there will be an anniversary SER
mon, an experience meeting, literary eX
ercises by the Sunday-school and reading OF
letters. memorial fund for a Sunday.
school library is being raised. All inter
ested have been, and are by this, invited tc
contribute. Lunch will be served free on
both days at the church.
Mrs. Ira S. Franklin, with four children
and Mr. and Miss Ordway, of Newton
Mass, are stopping at the Green Mountain
Lodge. 80 Mrs. William Sherman anC
two little daughters from Springfield, Mass.
are visiting their uncle, l.. r. Foster. -
NJ. l.. Dillingham; has two grandchildren
from Worcester, Mass, visiting him. 60
Lucius Colby of Manchester, Mass, is stop
ping few days with his father, 7. b
Colby.
Washington.
The Universaist Sunday school gave
concert on Sunday last 1t was well at
tended.
Miss Florence Henry of Boston has beer
visiting in town. - Mrs. Sophronia
Brown has gone to Iowa to visit her sol
Fred, whom she has not seen for thirteen
years. - Mrs. Abbe Barron of Boston
is at l.. p. Barron's; also Barron Dwinel
of Taunton, Mass.
Woodbury..
Mrs. o. w. Thomas dropped dead in hei
chair, last Sunday while preparing fol-
church. Mrs Thomas was a kind neighbol
and Christian lady, who will be sadly missed
by all.
A. E. Watson of Hartford and Mr.. Hanley
of Manchester were in town last week
- Sidney o. Wells and wife of Barr,
are visiting in this vicinity. - DIR. ant
Mrs. Watson have returned to their home
in Hartford.
Worcester.
The tornado that swept over this plac,
last week did considerable damage, princi.
pally to standing timber.
Sewell Clapp got a severe hurt last week
while unloading lumber into a car at Mont
pelier, by falling out of the car and striking
on his head
: There will be a special meeting of Hal
Post, G.. A. r., Saturday evening, July 10
to arrange for those wishing to attend the
, national encampment at Boston
; Williamstown.
Our new baseball club was in Mortified
on Saturday for match games.
.. We had a cyclonette here last week Tues
day, which played havoc with numerous
trees in the place
Mrs. Bert Briggs, sister of the late Mrs
Fred Martin, died very suddenly, las
week, at her home in Barre.
Little Mida Thompson, who was so Sc
verely sick with diphtheria few month";
ago, now has the dropsy as sequel.
Charles Scott reports the taking from on'
p beehive previous TO July 10 eighty pounds
2 of extracted honey. From four hives h,
took 260 pounds.
Rev. Hollis Jordan has learned the grea
value Of pastoral work and has begun Will
a large amount of it here and in the granite