The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

waterbury seems 10 ne quite place Tor
missionaries, lately. On a recent Sunday
Rev. Mr.. Porter, under appointment to
Prague, Bohemia, preached for Mr.. Wheeler
in the morning and gave a talk on missions
in the evening. Recently, Rev. DR.. w. b.
Scranton of the Methodist mission in Corea
was the guest of Mr.. Davenport.
Owing to press of business, ex Governor
Dillingham; has been obliged to decline a
place on the programme of the Worlds
Ecumenical Conference at Washington, ID.
G., in October. This will be the great re-
ligious event of the decade, and will be par
ticipated in by the leaders Of denomina-
ton having over 100000 members and
100000 other adherents,
Rev. w. A. Rice, agent for the Colored
Industrial School at South Somerville,
n. j., was in town last week. He came
highly endorsed by such men as ex- Governor
Leon Albeit of New Jersey and John ID.
Long Of Massachusetts, Senator George f,
Hoar, and General Clinton b. Fisk, and is
undoubtedly doing good work. He may
speak in town at a later date.
Miss Kate Washburn has received the ap-
pointment as instructor on the violin at
female college in Greenvile, South Caro-
lima. The school numbers some 300 pupils
Miss Washburn was strongly recommended
by her late instructor in Boston prof. Eich-
berg as well as by many others. The APP
pointment is high compliment to the
young lady's proficiency on the violin.
Judging from reports given by seve al
concerning the fair, and from sights seen on
the street, it would seem as if there must
nave been quite good deal of drunkenness
at the fair-ground last week. If the officers
could not find any one to arrest for selling
they certainly could have arrested those
who were plainly intoxicated, and thus
have protected the community against
what might have taken place from the pres
ence OF drunken men in its midst.
An unuSua1 amount ~ ,,n,.;no s,o,,,,
be in progress these days. q. ID. Robinson
has moved into the Glysson house, Pat
Carver taking the tenement in the Davis
Crossett block; George Humphrey and
mother have moved out of town; Engineer
Redmond has moved to an upstairs tene-
ment in the j. Il. Shipley house; o. G.. Har-
ris has finally located in the rooms recently
occupied by Mrs. Addie Westgate; Dr.
Grout has occupied the new house Of Mr..
Deal Farmer Shipman of the asylum takes
DIR. CIRCUITS former tenement, thus making
room for Superintendent Sylvester.
Minnie Carpenter is teaching at Duxbury
Corners. - Mrs. James Newton is much
better. 80 1t was a great pleasure to his
friends to greet Rev. George f. Smith.
- Mrs. Greenleaf, nee Boyce, spent a
few days in town with her husband, guests
of Mr. and Mrs. G. e. Wyman. -
Misses Nellie Moody and Dora TAFT have
gone to OlcOtt to take charge of the schools
at that place. - Mrs Richardson of Lis
bon, n. H., has been stopping for few
days at Governor Dillingham's. - Mrs.
Z. e. Richardson is visiting in town. -
Mr. Blake, prominent Sunday school
worker from Springfield, Mass, spent Sun
day in town and participated in the Meth
odist Sunday evening mt citing being the
guest of &. S. Conant while here. - Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Darling are to 90 South to
seek home the first of October. -
Esther Bowman died Monday evening Sep
TENDER I. The funeral was at the house
at eleven o'clock Wednesday forenoon.
- Mrs. Clara Sargent has completed
her work at Burlington and returned to
waterbury. - The familiar face of
Jesse j. Colby is once more seen on our
streets, and he finds much pleasure in re-
newing old acquaintance. l.. H.
Haines is rebuilding the ell of his house
and putting in a bath room-a good exam
pie to follow. - Stone is being drawn
for the foundation of the new Methodist
church, corner of Main and Foundry streets.
- Mrs. Wright has returned and re-
sumed her rooms in the Watts block.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Kessler of Tonawanda.
\. Y, are visiting at the asylum. Mrs
keSsler is daughter of Congressman Raines
of the twenty sixth New York district, and
sister of Mrs. DIR. Sylvester - Rev. y.
NJ. Shaw and wife of Waits River have
been visiting at William Pixies.
From seventy-fve to one hundred of the
friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Z. Farrell gave
tAltiu Il Collpltlt surprise on MONDAY even
ing, August 81, it being the tenth ami
versary of their marriage. Among the
presents given was a rattan rocker with
which the old age of Tom " can be made
comfortable. Mr.. and Mrs Farrell desire
to return hearty thanks. Levi
his brother while the latter's wife
is taking care of her mother at Gregg
Hill. - Rev. l.. b. Teuney of Essex was
in town last week. - Sadie Stowell is
teaching school at louisville, in Duxbury
- George Carleton has been appointed
an attendant in the asylum, having been
commissioned by the governor, trustees and
superintendent. He is assigned to duty in
one OF the round wards. - Rev l..
Tenney has supplied the Congregational
church at Williamstown for the past year,
but hopes to be relieved hereafter as he
does not consider his health sufficient to
carry, on the work during the winter
months. - Will Gould and Abbie
Haynes are delegates from the Congrega-
llonal Sunday-school, and Mrs T. b. Cros-
sett and Mary Moody from the Methodist
Sunday-school, to the state Sunday school
convention at Newport, this week Neither
of the pastors attend. - Misses Inez
Moody and Katrina Landt return to the
University of Vermont this year. 60
Kate Warren enters the academy at
Bradford, Mass, and Jessie Wheeler the
Bishop Hopkins Hall at Burlington, this
week. - n pleasant surprise party was
given to Frank Elliott on Monday evening
of this week. 80 Fred Somerville has
been doing a fine job of display advertising
for NJ. NJ. knight, the work consisting of
pictured mile posts, and other forms of dis
play work. - Josie Taylor has returned
from an extended visit at Hartland and
Hartford. - George Dale is repairing
his house.
Waterbury Center.
10 Huse is spending his vacation with his
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