The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-18

arthur, VINO accompanied her home. -
Dan 9. Richardson has returned to Dart
mouth College to finish his course. -
Mrs. Oatman and two boys of New York
are guests at the Waterbury hotel. They
intend staying till April or May. == John
Deal is on a visit of four weeks to his
parents. == "A. II. Baker of Springfield,
Mass has been here for week with his
family. -= Carl Booker and Fred Dumas
of Burlington were here last week visiting
their parents. == Rev. Mr.. Fisk of Waits
field and Rev. $. II. Wheeler exchanged
pulpits last Sunday. 49, f.. l.. Savage of
Waitsfeld is at work for his brother, and
will drive his bakery wagon this summer.
Waterbury Center.
Arthur Newcomb, who has been home on
a visit, returned to Manchester last Satur-
day
The YES held very interesting temper
ance meeting at the Baptist church last
Sunday evening.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. E. b. Huse,
Saturday, February %.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet with
Miss Coley at the lodge on Wednesday,
February 30 All are invited.
Professor Dale's reading on Tuesday even
ing was good. The rendering of the
" Chariot Race was especially fine.
The winter term of the Green Mountain
Seminary closes February 90 Thursday
evening will be devoted to recitations and
declarations by Professor Dale's class in
elocution. Written examinations will be
made during the week. On Friday there will
be public oral examinations, to which all
are invited Friday evening the usual
promenade concert, at which refreshments
will be served The musical part of the
programme for both entertainments will
be rendered by Miss Hyett and her class
The term has been highly successful and
the health of the school excellent. Though
surrounded by the measles, only one case
has appeared in the school.
WiIliamstown
The subject of the sermon at the Meth
odist church next Sunday will be appropri-
ate to the occasion-W ashington's birthday.
The Congregational Ladies' Society will
give an entertainment at the town hall on
Friday evening next, to begin at eight
o'clock.
Messrs. Lynde & Cheney have added to
their establishment some new granite pol
ishing machines, manufactured by Perry &
Demeritt of Montpelier.
Who will say there is no conscience, or
Christian principle left in the world, after
this incident which has just come to our
knowledge? Years ago there lived in our
place boy who, set on by his companions
and taking advantage of 1.-THE shades of
pdllutu OH On one Oh our ClUlZbDS a
spurious tive-cent piece. Too many of us
know how, under the " hammering" of con-
science, a leaden small coin " may spread
out, till it can make "a "sky of lead " to
hang over one necessarily; and how a
night " may thus be heightened out to
years." That boy y has grown up to an
active Christian manhood, is man of
family, living long distance from here,
but time has made earth " of all that was
mortal of the party whom he defrauded.
However quietly the latter has rested in
these years, the former has just sought to
bring his own unrest to an end by restoring
siX-fOld to an heir of the wronged mani
Charles Duncan, step-son of Mrs. Emily
Poole Duncan recently died of consump-
ton. - A son was lately born to Van ID.
McAllister, an employe of the Central Yer
mont railroad company. - Mrs. Leavitt
S. Hayward returned last week from Wau-
kegan, ILL.,, and is about to go to Boston, to
care for her sister, Mrs Hannah Clark Kim
ball, who is in poor health. - b. f. Sib-
ley has purchased Landlord Dunham's in
terest in the livery stable. - Clayton X.
Ditty is attending school in Montpelier
- Frank, son of Ophir S. Martin, re-
turns to the Chelsea Academy.
Worcester
Henry Richardson, while at work in the
woods, was injured on the head by his az
glancing and cutting bad cash.
There is to be a social gathering at the
residence of Cbauncey Hunt for the benefit
of the church on Friday evening, the goth
instant.
Merry Seaver is very sick - NJ. l.
Hamblett of Lowell, Mass, was in towI
the first of the week on business. -
Elder Ryans children are all sick witt
pneumonia and tonsilitis.
South Woodbury..
In the year 1890 there were eighteen
deaths, thirteen births and eighteen mar
riages in town.
l.. j. Benjamin was quite seriously in
jured on Thursday of last week while
drawing hay. The load was tipped ovel
and he was thrown off so as to strike his
left side and his head on the sled. He haC
a very narrow escape from DEATH but il
doing well.
AS Rev Mr.. Even and wife were return
ing from Plainfield last Friday night, they
.. tipped over by the " Mosquito" school
house and the horse got away. They cam,
on foot to the residence of Mr.. Tebbetts anC
from thence were carried to the house of A
A. Clark, who owned the horse, and wher,
they board. Mr.. Clark and others searched
all night for the horse and the next morn
ing found ID cast in the snow in the tiel,
south of the Heath farm barns, not so badl.
injured as might have been expected.