The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-03-23

dozen teams tipped over there one day re-
Gently.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
Methodist church will be held at the vestry
OF the church at halfpast seven on Friday
evening of this week. Every member
should be present.
! Miller Pratt, of the University of YER
mont, spent Sunday in town, and preached
at the Congregational church. Mr.. Pratt is
a young man of much promise, and his ser.
mon was highly commended.
The upstairs tenement in Mrs. NJ. M.
| Remiugton's house Is at present occupied
| by a Mr.. Rowland from Jericho, who Is the
new laundryman at the Asylum. He form
erly occupied similar position at Brattle-
boro.
There were forty-six present at the meet
ing of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Meth
odist church last Wednesday, Five new
members were received. The prospect OF a
new church in the near future gives new
vigor to the organization.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Stephen
Hayden was attended by her pastor on
Monday afternoon of this week. She had
been a great sufferer, but bore her pain
with Christian forttude. Her mother was
buried from the same house four months
| since.
An epidemic optical disease seems to
have struck the place. Mrs. Martin Henry
nation of the ewes, Frances Wheeler has
been similarly afflicted, and DR.. James has
been confined to his house two days with
the same disease.
Monday forenoon was cold and raw, and
not Just the kind Of day the farmers like to
come to market; but the streets were filed
| with teams in the afternoon, and business
| frightened up considerably. The hardware
men report a decline in their trade, the
farmers fearing the sugar season will be
| short.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor social at theCongregational church
last Friday evening was in every way a sue
| cess. The musical programme consisted of a
cornet duet by Messrs Clark and Somervile,
with piano accompaniment by Miss Carpen-
| ter; also a solo by Miss Nina Bruce, and
selections by the female quartette.
The high school closed last Friday, and
Professor Avery is spending vacation at
home. Those most familiar with the work
done in our village schools are the heartiest
in its praise. The teachers have worked to-
gether in perfect harmony, and have each
inspired the pupils with worthy emulation
to excel. Waterbury ought to be proud of
its graded school
1t has been no uncommon thing, during
the past two weeks, to see heavily-loaded
teams stalled on the bare ground in APP
preaching the dry bridge on Stowe street,
| when it has been good sleighng on either
side Of the bridge. 1t causes a great deal
of annoyance to teamsters, to say the least;
and with very little trouble the village
authorities could and ought to, keep such
places in better condition.
There will be a missionary orally" at
the vestry of the Congregational church
| next Saturday afternoon at half-past two.
phis is in accordance with the plan of the
Woman's Board of Missions to hold stimuli
taneOus missionary meetings all over New
England at that time. An interesting pro-
and the giving of missionary intelligence,
has been arranged and all ladies are
cordially invited. 1t is enough to learn
that the exercises are under charge of Mrs.
| Rev. l.. II. Elliot.
The camp fire under the auspices of Ed
win Dillingham; Post G. A. r., had only a
fair house. Probably the attendance would
have been larger but for the large number
of entertainments of various kinds with
which the place had been favored in the
past few days. Owing to the accident to
General Thomas. neither he nor Mrs. New
comb could be present. Commodore Clough
| also failed TO put in an appearance, but the
| other speakers took their assigned places.
Governor Dillingham's speech was specially
noteworthy for the tribute paid to TIE in
| teligence, as well as the valOr, of the
| soldiers of the late war
Twenty-Five candidates were examined
by Supervisor Booth last Friday and Satur-
day. Their names are as follows Ivy K.
Smalley, Minnie Morse, Celia Mccoy, Cora
E. Smith, Rena Phillips, Annie e. Ather-
ton, Maud e. Phillips, Agnes N. King, May
Wrisley, Anna b. Hill, Josephine NJ. Taylor,
Carrie Haines, A. p. Bigelow, Julia A. X.
Bryan, Carrie Robinson, Ethel Robinson,
Ida Mars, Lewis n. Moody, Anna l..
Bowker, Maud Stranahan and Margaret E.
King. Only Stowe, Duxbury and Water
bury were represented, other candidates
going to examinations held in other places.
Some of those examined do not propose to
teach but went in simply to take the drill.
The questions as whole were very fair.
Owing to an epidemic of typhus fever at
Bradford Academy, Miss Kate Warren is
| home on an enforced vacation. -
Frank Barnes and son George are back at
their farm on Perry Hill from stop in
New York state. - Mrs. Jennie Gould
is soon to go to Montpelier to work at one
OF the hotels. - Mrs. Melvin Hoadley
of Duxbury is ill., Mrs. G; Griggs assist.
daughter of Hon. E. F. Palmer, is quite
seriously i'll. - Mary Moody has gone
to the seminary at Montpelier to take a post
graduate course in elocution. - b. K.
Wallace visited at Stowe last week. -
Mrs. l.. j. Durkee is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Russ. - Mrs. Emma Henry and
daughter Belle were in town several days
last week. - Mrs j. A. Durkee of North
Duxbury is suffering from a severe sprain.
- Mrs A. n. Atherton and Miss L. S.
Woodward visited at Burlington last week.
- e. N. Bowman is out again after
short illness. - A million feet of logs
have been drawn into the mill-yard at Col
byville, and still they come. - Rev. l..
Tenny is slowly convalescing from his long
illness, but is not yet out. - Rev. A. b.
Truax of Montpelier was in town Monday.
- Several from this place are planning
to attend the annual Methodist Confer
ence, which convenes at Montpelier,
April 10 - Mrs. Conant and son
| to.bav N the tapAmapt N
Mrs Hutchins house vacated by Mrs. Perry
and Mr.. and Mrs. Rice. - Bessie Hanes
and Fred Somervile returned to their re-
spective schools this week. - John