The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-18

friends and relatives. Among the presents
were an Oxford Bible from Rev George o.
good and wife, fruit knives and plates from
the family Of j. A. Il. Corwin, a beautiful
set OF dishes from other friends, and $50 in
silver. After an enjoyable visit all departed
| with hearty "God bless you F" for Mr.. and
Mrs. Griffith.
Among our sick people Lydia Noyes is inn
proving in health, while Henry Cushman
does not seem to gstn much. - Jennie
Hayward has gone to Mortified to attend
the spring term OF school. 80 Mabel
Farnham is visiting her sister in Brookheld
Washington.
Rev. j. Edward Wright OF Montpelier
preached the funeral sermon OF Mrs. Icha-
bod Worthley last Saturday.
| The Ladies' Aid Society will hold So
ciable at g. w. fuckers tomorrow (Thurs-
day. evening, to which all are invited
Mr.. Partridge of Potsdam, N. Y, was in
town last week looking at farms, with the
intention of buying II he could find place
| to suit him.
One OF the most pleasant events OF the
past week was the reception given to the
members of our band, their wives and
sweethearts, at the home OF G.. e. Hunting
ton on Tuesday evening. The occasion was
an enjoyable one to both host and guests.
There were no special exercises at the
closing of the higher department of the viii
lage school, taught by Mary b. Russell, but
the pupils showed that they bad been well
! drilled. The class in grammar, In particu-
lar showed skill on the teachers part.
The primary school closes this (Wednes-
day. evening" and both schools will have
| public exercises at SINNERS hall. Miss
Partridge, the teacher of this school, is an
excellent teacher and has given the school
a good start.
f. f. Jackson has sold his house to
! George Peake for $500. - Mrs. DR..
Warner is recovering from her recent ill
ness. - The health of Mrs. Byron Dan.
iels OF Taunton, Mass, is improving. -
Mrs. Waterman has moved into Warren
Peppers house.
Waterbury.
The village school closed Friday. There
will be two weeks vacation
Mr.. Redmond has moved from the Luther
Davis house to the house OF Mrs. Caldwell,
mother of Mrs. Redmond.
AS II. K. Boyce was examining lame
colt of Thaddeus Crossett the colt stepped
on his hand, severely injuring 1t.
The butter box factory of George Dumas
is running full blast, with eleven or twelve
hands II turns out one thousand boxes q
day.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will give a new-sugar party at their parlors
or, Friday evening. All are cordially in
vited.
The concert last Thursday evening was
we'll attended and all enjoyed it exceed
ingly. The readings by Mr.. Dale we're we'll
received,
Mr., Bisbee Of Moretown had ninety
ponds of new maple sugar ON Monday fol
sale He got nine cents per pound for il
This Is the first sugar OF the season brought
TO Town;
chester Symonds has sold his farm OF,
Gregg hill to Mr.. Gregg and Mr.. Dow. Mr..
Symonds has moved to the farm of Frank
Burt in Shutesville hill and will carry 1t on
this y ear on shares.
A pleasant company OF young people
gathered at the house OF Francis Josyn one
evening last week to surprise Miss Maggie
Farrell and Jessie NJ. Wheeler. The even
ing was passed with play and music and an
old fashioned sugar party.
Dan Chase of Burlington, formerly OF this
village, aged thirty. nine years, died at his
home, Friday, March 10, of consumption
after a long and severe sickness. Dan had
good many sincere friends here and their
sympathy is extended to the bereaved
widow.
A company of young people gave sur.
prise party one evening last week to Mr.
and Mrs Chester Symonds Of Gregg hill
their guests who remained till the wee
sma' hours " of the morning. The com
pany was jolly one.
The creditors of j. C. Griggs met in Mont
peler last Saturday and elected NJ. M
Knight as assignee Mr.. Knight is in charge
has taken an inventory OF the stock and
has engaged Mr.. Griggs as clerk until the
goods are sold. 1t is expected that credit
ors will be paid in full, or nearly so.
There is another village meeting called
for next Monday evening at seven o'clock tC
rescind the vote of last meeting as to cleo
trio lights and to elect new trustee. 1t is
expected that the meeting will be a lively
one, as the parties for and against lighting
the village are very evenly divided. II
contract for lighting the village by cleo
trcity is made, it should be for term o.
not exceeding five years, instead of ten, a.
was voted at the recent meeting.
The outcome of the several meetings hello
in the hotel parlors, as TO organizing u mu
steal association, is the formation of tn,
Choral G ub, officered as follows President
DIR. Henry James; vice-president, + l.
,, Knight secretary, Miss Jessie Straw; treas
urer, Mrs. Bertha Miller; musical director
Frank Lyon; assistant, George Frary ac
companist Mrs. Lillian Baker; assistant
r Miss Lottie Carpenter. The rehearsas will
be at the Waterbury hotel every Wednes
t day evening. All interested in music an(
singing are cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. Ii. p. Riford started to day to visi
his sister and mother-in-law at Chelsea
: Mass, with some expectations of staying
there. - Professor Frank Graves o
Swanton is at home on a short vacation
- Homer Remington of Willimantc
GOnn Is here on visit to his father, VIII
: has been very poorly for SOME time. -
Mr.. j. Isham of Wiliston was on visi
last week TO his daughter and son-in-la
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanctuary. - j. G. Grigg
; has resigned as trustee of the village. -
!, A young child of Adolphus King died OF
Thursday Of brain fever and was burie'
Saturday. - Mrs. Berthice Miller is t
sing at Haverhill, n. H., Thursday ant
7 Friday evenings of this week. - Franz
|, Lyon has been sick for week or two wit
; a bad cold and sore throat, and he could no
go to Burlington last Sunday to sing in til
church.
I, Waterbury Center.
&, The subject of Professor Buker's dis
course next Sabbath will be the Boy an'
the Giant"
School opened at the seminary last week