The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-22

Randolph will take place at the home Of the
brides parents to-day wednesday, at half
past two o'clock.
The entertainment at the Brick church on
Friday evening, by Miss Edith Goodrich,
was pronounced very good.
John G. Joslyn of Medford, Mass, is Wis
iting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. ID. o. Joslyn.
80 Rev. j. Hamilton Of Mortified
preached at the Methodist church Sunday,
in exchange with Rev. George o. Howe.
- K. s. Fiske and family, who have
been camping at Greensboro pond for three
weeks, returned Thursday. - Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A Reed of Melrose, Mass, are in
town.
Waterbury.
The evening concerts by the band are
largely attended and highly appreciated.
The entertainment to be given by the
Waterbury library is postponed until
August.
Proposals for the construction of the new
Methodist church are advertised for. The
bids must all be in by August 10.
A village meeting is called for July 30 to
consider the question of still more concrete
walks. Let there be full attendance.
A street arab was in front of Richard
son & Luces store, Monday night giving
electric shocks to all who had ready nickel.
Rev. A. j. Hough has consented 30 write
a poem for the exercises in connection with
laying the cornerstone OF the new Method
list church.
Concrete-paver Moore has another gang
of hands at Morrisville, where he is doing a
observation-disclosures job for the village
corporation.
On Tuesday evening Waterbury people
had rare treat in an illustrated lecture on
the Passion Play" by Rev. j. j. Lewis Of
South Boston.
Rev. L. Tenney has preached at Barre the
past two Sabbaths, his son, Rev. i. B..
Tenney, supplying the pulpit at Williams
| town, July 10.
George Wheeler and wife and George
| Sherburn and wife of Barre, Vt, passed
through the village Sunday upon bicycles,
on their way to Burlington.
Dan G. Richardson has been visiting in
town during the past week. He left
Saturday night for Concord, n. H, where
he has position in bank.
Fl. L. Roberts, Gilbert F. Wise and
| Arthur III. Macdenshu OF the Philadelphia
Bicycle Club stopped at Waterbury hotel
on Sunday on trip through Vermont.
f. w. Elliot and Charlie Weston have
been chosen ushers for the morning service
and Charlie Norton and Jesse Carpenter
for the evening service, at the Methodist
church.
Commencing July %, the stores in the
village will be closed Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings, and outsiders are notified
that no business will be done after six
o'clock at any Of these stores.
Mrs. G. w. Carpenter has completed the
repairs upon her residence on Union street
and the change adds greatly to the looks o.
the street. The house is to be rented tt
Mr. Larrabee of Nashua, N. H.
Messrs. L. j. Roberts and A. A. Lewis
and their wives, greatly enjoyed their triJ
with the editors to Boston and Nantasket
The chance to see the white fleet" of gun
boats was the opportunity of lifetime.
Twenty attendants and three nigh
watchmen will be employed at the asylum
The criminal insane will be transferred
August /, and the other wards will be filled
as fast as CRATES are placed on the windows
A preachers meeting, including tn
Methodist ministers of Montpelier district
will be held at Waterbury Center early il
September. An attractive programme ha
been provided, and upwards of twent,
clergymen are expected.
The increasing business of the Waterbur
hotel shows that that establishment still
maintains an excellent reputation Their
were over twenty transients to dinner Of
Sunday, the regular guests numbering
thirty-fve. Others are expected this week
The band concert, Friday night, drew
very good attendance and the programm
was enjoyed by all. The weather permit
ting, a fine programme will be renders
next Friday evening. Beginning July 29
stating the selections to be played, etc.
The agitation over the question of extend
ing concrete sidewalks has gone so far tina
petition has been drawn up, calling for
special meeting of the legal voters OF tn
village, to see If concrete walks shall b
laid all over the village. This would, @
course, be very convenient; but, the cost
to be looked at. There is such a thing a
carrying improvements too far. Thus ia
the work has been quite satisfactory, and
great Improvement to the village.
Rev. A. j. Hough of Montpelier was i
town Monday. - Mrs. Zerah Hills
much better. Mrs. w. p. Dillinghar
has returned from her visit at Lisbon, \
II. - Mrs. Dumas of New York
spending the summer at II. ID. Blakeey's
- Miss Olive Guernsey, secretary
the faculty of Vermont Methodist Seminary
is stopping at e. T. Seabury's during I'll
, summer vacation. 80 Ex-Governor Di
lingham is at Bennington this week, col
Quoting an important case in court. -
Mrs. DIR. Sylvester is home from pr,
tracted stay in New York. Her father is
3 member of congress. &c. III. Shipma
+ of Montpelier spent Sunday in town, beiu
the guest of his brother, James Shipmal
- joel Remington is more comf0r
able. - Mrs. Newton is very low. Tt
g complications of her disease are such as
render it extremely painful, and she is d
. serving of great sympathy. - G. w. A
q kins returned from a trip to Boston G
\ Saturday. 60 Mrs. Eales and children
! from Brooklyn, are visiting the sister
! Mrs. Eaes, Mrs. Charles Keene. - Mr.
\ b. p. Gates and daughters from Mnneap,
= lis are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ere
+. Atkins. - Miss Ella Glysson h;
\. opened the Mary Glysson house, and is
spend the remainder of the hot weather
: town. - Luther Anterior is having
short vacation, which he is spending
visiting friends in New Hampshire an
: Massachusetts,
r Waterbury Center.
u The Woman's Christian Temperan
Union will meet with Mrs. Sarah Chen'
> Tuesday, July 2S.
: Mrs. Carrie Lyon of Vergennes is visitil
8 her mother, Mrs. o. w. Stevens. - NJ
!. Doty and wife of Cleveland, Ohio, visit
q Mrs. G. A. Fisk last week. - Profess
r Dale and Professor Buker spent sever
o days upon Mount Mansfield last wee
I 80 Messrs. II. U. Brosses and w.
l. Nickerson, Mrs Sylvia Rawson, Mrs. III.
r Gum and family of Uxbridge, Mass, M
NJ w Dav and two 1auphtera of Lowe