The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-18
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A child, born to Mr.. and Mrs. Page Colby
last week, has since died. They have much
sympathy in their afilicton.
In the case of Turner V. Keene, tried be-
fore Justice Burleigh last week to recover
wages, verdict was given for the plaintiff.
The farmers have improved the fine
weather, and large amount of blowing has
been done for the coming seasons seeding.
Rev. Father Brelivet of Mortified was in
town Sunday, to attend the funeral of Will
Callahan, whose death is great blow to his
aged parents.
Ned Frary has been secured as organist
at the Methodist church in place of Mrs.
Arthur Baker, who resigned on account OF
leaving town.
II will be of great interest to Waterbury
people to learn that the United States fish
commissioners, last week, placed 5000 land
locked salmon in the Winooski river at this
place.
The Cooley boys are doing an extensive
job of concreting in the vicinity of their
buildings. The work seems to be done as
well as any, and shows what energy, enter
prise and ingenuity will accomplish.
The pastor of the Methodist church re-
sumed preaching services at North Dux-
bury, last Sunday at 2:30 PM. The services
were interrupted last summer by his i'll
health, but will be held each alternate Sun.
day for the present.
An interesting feature of the Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian Endeavor at the
Congregational church, last Sunday, was
the report of the county Endeavor union at
Marshfeld, which was given by Miss Julia
Parker, the delegate.
The village trustees have built strong
covered bridge over the brook on the road
leading to G. G. Warren's tannery. Several
new street lamps have been put in, and the
| authorities are evidently on the lookout for
needed improvements.
Waterbury people greatly regret that
business connected with the Ascutney
Granite Association, OF which he is secretary
and treasurer, make the removal of G. N.
Arms temporary necessity. He and his
family will be greatly missed.
The first annual meeting of the Epworth
League OF the Methodist church was held on
Monday evening of this week. During the
year the membership had grown from
twenty-three to fifty-hve, and the average
attendance from thirty to fifty. The society
voted to name the chapter the Paul Dill
bingham Chapter"
! "What about the lecture course? 2" seems
to be general inquiry. The course has
been such great and increasing success
the past three seasons, that the citizens
generally have grown to regard it as an es-
tablished institution. 1t is hoped that the
committee which has served so effic emily
previous seasons will be willing to act
again.
At the Christian Endeavor meeting at the
Congregational church last Sunday evening,
Miss Myrtle Huntley gave very elaborate
and interesting report OF the recent meeting
of the Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor Union at Brattleboro, to
which she was a delegate. The large num-
Der present greatly enjoyed the graphic
portraiture.
With the exception of Monday evening,
meetings are held each evening and on
nf . l.A
Methodist church. Pursuant to call to
prayer issued by the late Ecumenical
Conference at Washington, the 5000, 900
Methodists in various parts of the world de-
vote this week to special prayer for gen
uine and widespread revival. May their
prayers be abundantly answered.
G. B. Evans has taken possession of the
village hotel property. - Miss Sadie
Wallace is an attendant at the asylum.
- Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Burleigh
and Miss Eva M. Burleigh have gone for a
short trip through Massachusetts, and
addition to the rear of his house. Mr..
and Mrs. Rowland of Lisbon, N. H., have
been making brief visit at Ex-Governor
Dillingham's. - Joel Remington is
gradually failing. - Fred A. Rowland
of Minneapolis is expected here for visit
this month. - Mrs. Charles K. Wyman
returns on Saturday of this week from an
extended visit to her daughter in Swanton.
- The members of the Sampson family
who have been ill are all recovering.
A. f. Straw and Mrs. III. II. Pinneo have
done fine job of grading around their
houses. - Mr.. Cheney was elected a
vice-president of the state Christian En-
deavor Union at its recent session at
Brattleboro. - By reason of illness, r.
G. Lyon did not sing in the Burlington
having good success with his music classes
! in various towns.
Williamstown.
Frank Bailey will teach the winter term
of school in the Ophir S. Martin district.
The increasing number of men employed
in stone-cutting, by the Bssett Brothers, is
indicative of the increasing prosperity OF
this town.
Miss Eta Martin will teach in the j. NJ
Bass district; Miss Ella Martin in the vii.
lage district, and Miss Flora Erskine in
Graniteville, the coming winter.
George Beckett will put up brick bust
ness block, next year, on the lot he has
recently bought near the new hotel He is
building house in the northeast part Of
the village.
Merrill, son of George Martin, now OF
Washington, ID. c., is employed as a chems,
on sugar plantation in Louisiana, instead
of being in government service there, as
first reported.
} Burlington, where he went for an operation
} on an eye 1t is hoped the sight may be
measurably restored. The other eye is
almost sightless.
The main road leading to Barre has beer
greatly improved of late, near the north
line of this town, by Contractors Ward &
Douglass of Barre. We believe the Central
, Vermont Railroad Company pay the bill.
An apprentice of Henry Nixon lately re-
ceived an injury that seemingly might
easily have proved fatal. A sledge hammer
that was being used in breaking granite
was diverted accidentally from its course
and hit him on the back, just in the right
place not TO kill him.
1t is amusing, to say the least 1 lately
itemized a statement made to me that did
not once think of questioning, coming from
the source it did l was presently taken
up" by authority" on the subject, say
ing :" that the statement could not be true
1t would be ply steal impossibility." This
settled it TIL l met certain other equally
good authorities, who said lit was moi
an impossibility, but that it was sometimes
an actuality."