The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-28

meeting in the Methodist church, to which
all are cordially invited.
The illustrated lecture, "Swiss Mount
aims and Valleys" last ednpsday even
ing, by. request of the committee was
changed to Travels in England" which
gave general satisfaction,
Winooski street, last Wednesday event g,
was the scene of "A slight domestic disturb
ance--a man and his wife striving to see
now much furniture they could smash in
given time, besides tearing each others
clothes. Officer Cameron made some ar
rests, but the parties made good promises
for the future, so they were let off. A great
deal of dust must accumulate in ones
throat to require two gallons of rum to clear
it out.
On Sunday evening at the annual election
OF officers of the Young Peoples Christian
Endeavor Society of the Congregational
church, the following were chosen. Presi-
dent, Lottie E. Carpenter; yice-president,
Willie Seabury; secretary, Abbie Haines;
treasurer, Fred Somervile; look out com
mittee, Murtie IIuntley; prayer-meeting.
w. b. Gould; missionary, Julia Parker;
temperance, Maggie /. Farrell; relief, Bes-
sic Haines; Sunday school, Max Green.
The fourth entertainment of the Water
hury lecture course was lecture by Jahu
DE Witt Miller, subject A Stranger at Our
Gates" 1t was mastery treatment of the
matter of foreign immigration The lecture
abounded in passages vi wit and eloquent
periods He showed that the condition of
immigration should be utilization and con-
formity to our customs. His language was
refined and his manner pleasing in the ex-
IRENE. The house was well filled by de-
lighted audience. The next lecture of the
course will be by Major Dane, February Is,
on the Naval Battles of the Rebellion
Ed Boyce of Rutland was in town last
week. He bought car load of sheep for
n flnn g Ipssfl
visiting with his brother-in-law, Elisha
Moody, last week. == Arthur Graves of
Fitchburg. Mass, is at home on two
weeks vacation. - Mr.. Brown of New
York is in town. He aud Charles Keene
are buying horses. If any man has good
bought the Town farm on little river and
will take possession the first of March.
- William Cooley is constructing three
machines for making bolts. The heading
machine will weigh one ton, and the other
two in proportion. l.. j. Ennis is out
again after ten days sickness. 80 Da-
yid Manning has given up his farm in Dux-
bury and moved into the Dewel house in
Oolbyville. - Frank Lyon is engaged to
sing tenor in the Unitarian church at Bur-
lington.
Waterbury Center.
Miss Mamie Smith invited her Latin class
to cobweb party last Friday evening.
Professor Dale arrived last week to take
charge of the elocution class at the Green
Mountain Seminary.
Last weeks thaw raised the water in
some of the streams so that it was impos-
sioe for teams to go through.
Rev. e. L. Fuller and family leave for
Starksboro on Thursday. Mr.. Stone OF
Middlesex is moving into the house va
Gated by Elder Fuller.
WiIliamstown.
Telephone rates from this point have
been advanced lately.
John Byrnes has given up his boot and
shoe shop in the village, but carries on his
work at home. All work can be left with
j. X. Lynde or G. NJ. Seaver.
James Smith, who had hearing here last
week on suspicion of having taken money
| from James Craig, was discharged for want
of evidence. Messrs Bisbee, Hoar and Cor.
don of Barre conducted the case.
There will be an oyster supper at the
Methodist vestry this "Wednesday evening
| 1t will be accompanied by a lecture by Rev
| r. l.. Nanton, on "Sights in the Tropics -
AS Mr.. Nauton is West Indian by birth
and lived many years in the tropics, he may
be expected to give an interesting lecture.
AT the recent annual meeting of the Con.
! gregational church and society, Messrs. b
ID. Flint, j. X. Lynde and John Duffus
were chosen as the executive committee for
| the coming year. Mr.. Dutfus made his
maiden effort" in raising the subscription
! for the years preaching at the stone sheds
with result that greatly rejoices the Con
gregationalists. But it was just like " the
boys!"
George Crane, who suffered so much
| from rheumatic trouble last year, is said tC
! be ailing again. - Willie NJ. EdSon a
| pupil in Eastmaus Commercial College
Poughkeepsie n. Y, has been seriously III
of late with the grip and gastric and billion,
fevers, and is said to have narrowly es
ninety pounds in weight. His brother
Charles who is on his way home from
Beatrice, Neb., is taking care of him. -
| Willis III. Gale has left his Nebraska home
to reside with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Hawley Gale, whose age and infrmities re
! quire his presence here. - Mrs. Ami,
Benedict Frankum's husband has beeI
very i'll of late with typhoid fever at thei
home in Selma, Cal, but is now somew ha
better. 80 Justice &. u. LathrOp has pre-
sided over some recent justice trials here
George Bass, son of the late Joe
Bass. Jr,, and lawyer in Chicago, ha
been elected TO the Illinois senate 60
Miss Myrtle Kathan has just returned from
six weeks visit with her motherin Windsor
60 lone Christina, the thirteeu-months'
oil daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Ed
wards, died of pneumonia last week. -
sick with typhoid fever in Barre. -
son was recently born to Mrs. Lucy Earl
Holt now of Barre. - f. L. Hooker O
Barre is in town on insurance business
- Mrs. j. b. Brockway has been YER
i'll of late with pneumonia. - Miss Old
Of Erie, Penn, is staying with her aunt
Mrs. Mehetabel >tebbins. - Mrs. /. San
gent and daughter have returned to Eas
Brookfield to live. - Mrs. Royal Il
Townsend Whitney, who is with her daugl
ter Cynthia, has been very poorly of late
- A daughter WAS born to Franz
Rooney on Saturday last. - Mrs
Charles / erry is very low.
Windham
People were saddened to hear of the deaf
of Henry Howard, a native of this plac,
who went to New Mexico nineteen year
ago He was superintendent of the Port'
mouth Cattle Company for nearly eigl
years. His work was to attend to the gel
eral business Of the company. October 3