The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-06-01
dents Of Vershire and highly esteemed in
the community.
Waitsfield.

The lumber company is running night and
day, at the present time.
Miss Sadie E. Tate of Waterbury is doing
dressmaking in town, this week.
The Epworth League will hold a straw
berry social at the Methodist church vestry,
next Tuesday evening, June Z. Come and
enjoy good time.
News was received of the death, Wednes-
day, of Fordis, second son of Elmer w.
Hastings, formerly of this place, now of
Aver, Mass, caused by being run over by
wagon.
The entertainment at the Congregational
vestry, last Wednesday evening, by the
Home Circle, made fun and amusement for
both old and young. The choir was COM
posed OF singers of ye ancient time it was
ye ancient music sung from we ancient
books. Everybody had rare opportunity of
seeing wool spun into yarn, also flax made
into thread from the raw material. Cake
ice-cream and coffee were served to about
125. Everyone enjoyed pleasant time,
and the Circle realized about SIS.
The exercises, Memorial day, were held
in the square between the brick store and
the residence of j. A. Smith. The Grand
Army met at their hall and, headed by the
band, which played music very appropriate
for the occasion, marched to the square and
sat in body. The choir was made up of a
quartette-C. III. Newcomb, u. Ii. McAllis-
Mrs. f. E. Wilder, organist The exer-
cises, without an exception were very fine,
and included music by the quartette /:
prayer by Rev. w. e. Douglas; recitation,
Floy Eddy; defamation, Will j. Eaton (;
music, quartette; recitation, Agnes Palmer
exclamation, Otto Bushnell defamation,
Ira richardson; exercise, " Decorating of
the Monument, which included song
=" Red, White and Blue" short Rotations,
solo by Nina Newcomb, etc. by twenty-six
small children, under the management of
Sarah NJ. Thompson; music by the quar-
tette, followed by the address of the day by
Colonel j. III. Lucia of Montpelier.
Waterbury.
The Methodsts are to observe Children's
day June II, by concert in the evening.
There was a full attendance at the Memo
rial services at the Methodist church. last
Sunday, and good delegation of the post
and Sons of Veterans present.
There was a second burial in the asylum
cemetery, last Saturday, the interment be-
ing a patient from Bennington who had
been an inmate of the asylum twenty-seven
years.
Henry Carpenter and wife of South Main
street will have much sympathy in the
death of their little boy, who was buried
last Saturday afternoon, Rev. S. III. Wheeler
officiating.
Evidently some people think that tene.
ments are very scarce in this village, for
there are four families now living in the
Black house on Winooski street, the latest
addition being Henry King, wife and chill
dren, whose household effects were moved
there last week.
Another evidence of the steady and
healthy growth of Waterbury is seen in the
blacksmith shop which Orlo Ayers is put
ting up in connection with his carriage and
paint shop. His business is increasing and
he proposes to take Mr.. James Fife into
partnership with him.
The exercises on Memorial day passed off
very pleasantly. General Greenleaf gave a
fine address. The post and Relief CORDS
from the Center We're down, goodly num-
Der of Edwin Dillingham; post and the Sons
OF Veterans were out, and the Congrega-
tional church was well filled--a larger
crowd than usual being present.
Miss Lydia Hartig, one of the lady evan
gelists in the employ of the Vermont Do
nestle Missionary Society and graduate
of Moody's Training School at Northteld,
Mass, will speak at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning and evening.
Miss Hartig has had good success in work
ing in the rural regions and back districts,
and can doubtless tell an interesting story.
AT the memorial service, last Sunday, a
good collection was taken up in aid of the
chapel in connection with the Soldiers
Home at Bennington. This chapel is being
built by voluntary contributions of the
friends of the soldiers throughout the state
1t may be OF interest to know that no vete-
ran who served in the army of the North
during the late war is now an inmate of a
Vermont poor-house.
AT the trial which took place at c. c..
Clough's office, last week, before Justice
Smile of Montpelier, Henry Pixley was
bound up to appear at the next term of
the county court on a charge of burning
his barns on the evening of A pril 81. With,
out criticising at all the finding of the JUS
tice, it is but simple justice to Mr.. Pixley to
state that the great majority believe him to
be innocent, and that the states attorney
will have to look farther before he finds
the guilty party. Except the evidence be
very strong, previous good character ought
to count for something.
Mrs. Paul Dillingham; is home from her
winters stay in Texas. A multitude of her
friends are glad to have her once more in
their midst. - 1t is reported that Mrs.
Arad Graves has sold her place to Mrs Dan
iel :Chase. - Miss L. S. Woodward is
visiting friends at Northtield, Mass. -
Mrs. Rowland of Lisbon, N. H., visited at
Governor Dillingham's last .week. -
Fred A. Rowland, formerly of this place,
delivered the Memorial day address at Cole
brook, n. H., last Monday. - DIR. James
is putting fine cupola and vane on his
horse-barn. - Elmer Coffrin and family
of Montpelier are at Mrs. John Cotfrin's.
- Mrs. Louis Blair is much worse.
Waterbury Center.
Rev. Mr.. Hazen's address, Monday, was
fine and enjoyed by a large audience.
Sunday morning, Mr.. Porter II. Dale's
sermon before Stetson post and the
Woman's Relief Corps was very able and
eloquent. In the afternoon the sermon of
Rev. Walter w. Harris before the gradual
ing class was scholarly address, finely
adapted to its purpose. Both gentlemen
spoke to a full house. The church was
beautifully decorated. Monday morning
photographer George Dale of Waterbury
took both exterior and interior views of it,.
George ID. Smith of Burlington spent
Sunday and Monday at +. y. Smiths.
- Cora b. Hunter is stopping a few
days at her mothers. - Among the
new arrivals at Green Mountain Lodge are
Miss Augusta Colley of HILL n. H., Miss
Martha Adams of Rumney n. H., and
WILDER Prescott of Laconia, n. II. The
Lodge will be open through the season to
visitors. 1t will accommodate twenty-five
guests.
Williamstown.
Mrs. Orcutt Abbott has returned to her
home for the summer