The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-04

until after the village meeting, which is to
be held March at seven O'Clock in the
evening, to see If the village will vote to
put in electric lights also.
The freshet of last week raised the water
higher than it has been in this village for
| fifteen or twenty years aud did some
damage Henry Dillingham; lost part of his
upper dam and bulkheal, and two bents Of
! the trestle work under the railway bridge
! below the village were swept away.
The people of Waterbury are requested to
remember the meeting this "wednesday
evening at half-past seven in the evening at
| the Waterbury hotel parlOrs, for the pur-
pose Of forming musical association. Let
all Interested In the encoura ement Of choir
! and congregational singing he present at
this meeting and help in forming choir. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
MIR. b. II. Jackson, the special agent
representing the Bay State Beneficiary AS
ISOLATION of Westfeld, Mass, was in town
| Monday and settled the insurance claim Of
the late G.. E. Richardson, for $1,000, two
months before it is due. The promptness
in paying this claim without discount
speaks well for the association and ought to
commend it To all who may feel disposed 10
avail themselves of this mode of insuring.
Mrs. Orville NJ Eaton and Miss Grace
Pierce Of Waltham, Mass, were here last
week on visit to III. Il. Boyce aud family.
| - Ed. BoyCe of Proctor was in town
last week visiting his parents and attending
the wedding of his sister. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Savage have moved into the bakery
building, which business they are to carry
on in the future. 60 Miss Hattie Thomp-
son has moved to rooms in the house of Mr..
Arad Graves. =- T. L. Farrell has sold
his two-years-od colt to Leonard Hart for
$40. 80 Miss Sarah Rhodes has been
very sick for some time and her family are
anxious on her account - Mr.. Elisha
Moody is very sick and is under the care of
DIR. Henry James. - County Supervisor
Booth was in town last Thursday visiting
the schools of the village. - Major Il.
j. Coffey and wife OF Bennington spent one
night with George Durham, brother of
Mrs Coffey. - 1t is rumored that Mr..
Ned Frary is soon to have housekeeper
- John Greene has received pension
under the act of June, 1890, of Sl2 per
month and S91 back pay.
WiIliamstown.
The Congregational Ladies' Society will
repeat their entertainment on Friday even
ing OF this week.
Telephone rates from this place have just
been advanced to correspond with the new
rates to the place
Rev. l.. Tenney is planning for exchanges
not far hence with Mr.. Wheeler of Water
9 bury and Mr. Longren of Barre.
Orange Bannister has this season slaugh.
' tered 100 hogs and sixty-four beeves, in ad
dition to similar work for Ed. Smith of the
: meat market.
During 1890 there were in town nine mar
4 riages, twenty-siX births and twenty deaths
- Ten of the twenty deceased were over
= seventy years of age.
n The subject Of the sermon at the Metho
O dist church on Sunday, March 8, will b'
a, 1.-THE Model Sunday-schoOl." In the even
a ing the monthly union social service will b.
J, held at the Congregational church.
r. Henry j. Martin has three-years-olC
II Jersey heifer, from five quarts OF the mill
a of which he made pound and seven ounce
of butter This was upon feed OF mra
and bran. He afterward added cotton seet
to her feed, and from the same quantity o
milk he got pound and fifteen ounces o
n butter.
:, Friends of Annie Benedict will sympa
Of thize with her upon the compulsory return
n of her husband to an insane asylum in Cali
fOrnia, all the result OF typhoid fever som
J time last season. How suddenly great hap
ID piness may be succeeded by as great sol
# row in this world is painfully illustrated il
" her case.
Elmer Perry will soon move to Barre
r. - Arthur, son Of Lucius S. SimOns,
k with other members of the family in Elgin
i'll Ill. 60 Christopher Hood has sold hi
as Lucius Edison place to Mrs. Aurora How
$, Burnham. This with the Lyman Wor
in farm on the opposite side of the road, whic
J. she has just purchased. ought to make
III pleasant home. - Jerry Hutchinson
who came from Barre village to the oil
John Lynde farm here finds the change
valuable one so far as the health of hi
il family goes. - Our former townsmaI
v Ed. Glysson, now of BroOkteld, has a so
o. in Barre to be proud OF for bis goo
ne name" and the skill he is developing i
the granite cutters trade. - GeOrg
re Smith, son OF the late Manning Smith, {
a. Potsdam, n. Y, is visiting in town. 80
is Miss Susie Benedict is visiting in Burins
nv ton. - Henry Nixon has sold his il
o. terest in the Colby boarding-house to She
E. man Winchester, who will probably tax
of possession next week. Mr.. Nixon wi
: move to the Warren Poole house. 80
ut Charles Edison was so ill last week as
of forbid his beginning work for Warnt
,is Colby of Barre. - Mrs. Charles I
Barnes and daughter, Mrs. Idrys Jone
have been visiting in Erie, Penn, of lat
Mr.. Barnes and son Frank are canvassin
Ui in Michigan. - Leon Blanchard, now
N pupil in Eastman's Commercial Colleg
. Poughkeepsie, n. Y, has been sick fC
lie some little time with the measles.
South Woodbury..
NO On last week Thursday there was vel
v pleasant gathering at the residence of Rev
TX. j ID Bailey at South Woodbury., compose
or mostly Of his former parishiOners in Mars
" field 1t was wisely planned and was
az complete surprise to Mrs. Bailey. The cor
pany came fully prepared TO supply Il
:, wants of the inner man, and at the prop
lie time plentiful dinner was served. tt
70. time was proftably and pleasantly spel
On until it was necessary for the friends TO +
9r- turn to their homes when the Scriptur,
N were read and prayer offered. Soon the
were ON their way home and may they LIN
lis to see many as happy days.
~ Worcester.
in A special Grand Army meeting is Gale
We for March Il. All Cumrade, should atten
as there is business OF interest 10 be a
re tended to-
lt- The mortal remains of Crismon Hancoc
of AN old time resident and Union soldier
or the War of the Rebellion, were broug
&C. here from West Berlin for interment {
ed Tuesday, February "a.