The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13

line when their opponents rely on imported
players.
Miss Carrie Washburn is camping with a
party of Burlington friends at Cedar Beach,
Lake Champlain.
The committee to look up cost and plans
for a new school-house are at work gather
ing information, and have already had sew
eral desirable plans presented at reason
able figure.
Mr.. Henry w. Cummings and wife of St.
Paul, Mimi, are stopping with Mr.. j. G.
Griggs. Mr.. Cummings, an old Waterbury
boy, has been for twelve years connected
with the Pioneer Press of st. Paul.
Eighty four people went on the G, A. II.
excursion to Boston. 1t is said Tom
Farrell will sue the Central Vermont rail-
road for breach of PROMISE" because the
officials failed to provide those two special
cars for his post.
The work of painting the Congregational
church has been completed and the new
vane placed in position. The church now
presents very creditable appearance both
inside and out. About the only unfavorable
criticism made upon the whole work of
renovation is that of defective ventilation.
Better facilities for admitting pure air will
be more conducive to the health of the con-
gregation.
Work upon the sidewalk was completed
last week. The village bill for concreting
was SS56.5S. Besides this the following
persons have had sidewalks laid at their
own expense: NJ. o. Evans, G. w. Randall,
c. c. Warren, Mrs. Sylvester Henry, e. G.
Collins, Elisha Moody, j. g. Griggs Mr..
e. f. Moore has laid a floor of asbestos
concrete as sample in one room of the
basement of the asylum, and put in a bid
for the entire concrete work for the institu-
ton.
The extension of Cooley street across
Randall's meadow, parallel with Main
street, has been surveyed and will be opened
to the public as soon as the necessary work
of grading can be accomplished The new
street will meet an extension of Park row,
passing between the houses of Mrs. Pride
and Mark Canerdy. The adjustment of
damages was very easily and quickly made
to the satisfaction of all parties concerned.
The total cost was $3.50, of which 1915 was
awarded to Mrs. Pride and S275 to Mr..
Canerdy. One half was paid by Mr.. Ran
dali and the other half by the village.
On Monday, August a. Mr. Alfred York
died of paralysis, aged eighty-three years.
Until recently Mr.. York had been in quite
good health for person advanced in years.
! He went on the excursion to Providence
Island July s, the eighty-third anniversary
of his birth, and on the following Saturday
! he suffered a severe stroke of paralysis,
rendering helpless his entire right side.
He had been a resident of Waterbury for
/ over Sixty years, ana was member OF the
Free Will Baptist church at Waterbury
river, with which he had been connected
since its organization. He leaves a wife,
one daughter and three sons. Funeral
ceremonies were held at the residence on
Stowe street, and the remains were in
tered in the cemetery at the village.
Waterbury Center.
Miss Ida NJ Fuller has gone to Barton
and Ware to visit friends.
Mrs. Cleveland of Washington, ID. c., is
spending the summer at w. f. Marshall's.
Charles E. Martin of Boston, a practical
| book-keeper, will teach the commercial
school at the Seminary this year. Professor
| Buker is expected back soon.
G. A. A. Pevey, Esq, and family of Boston
arrived at the lodge" last week Monday.
A party of ladies' and gentlemen from New
Bedford, Mass, is expected this week.
Mr.. Franklin and family and Mr.. Ordway
and daughter of Newton, Mass, who have
been spending some four weeks at Green
Mountain lodge, left Monday morning.
Williamstown.
Rev. William Schofield was in town on
business last week.
Mrs. Chester Martin reached home from
the West last week.
Mrs. John Lynde and Mrs. John Perry
are on the sick-list.
Wilson Hopkins, now of Chippewa Falls
Wis, has recently visited here
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Sibley of New Yorl
city are visiting the family of his brother
B. f. Sibley.
The time in which taxes can be paid t.
the town treasurer with discount expire,
in about two weeks.
The wife and daughter of DIR. Gideon
Dickinson of Milford, Mass, are the guests
of Mrs. Anna Hubbard.
Veterans c. U. Lathrop, o. A. Blanchard
Charles Lawrence and Joe Saunders are il
Boston at the national encampment.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Levings, after an alb
sence of nine years in Wisconsin, are visit
ing their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Z. Perrin
Tracy l.. Jeffords has been chosen one o
the directors of the Eclipse Electric Com
pany of Washington, ID. G. Capital, $500 0OC
Miss Stella Martin, for so many month
, an invalid, is greatly improved in health
She has, however, recently declined a cal