The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-06

tents.
Mrs. ID. H. Rowell has been taken to the
insane asylum at Bratteboro.
Mrs. Floren Darling is stopping with her
mother, Mrs. Spears, in the absence of her
husband. - Elder T.. e. Aubrey Is at
Gaysvile, assisting Elder Boutwell, in meet
ings there.
waitsfield.
The lumber company is framing and put
ting up the second story of the mill
Some people are of the firm belief that
sugaring is nearly at an end. If such is the
case, but little sugar will be made.
The dance at the Waitsfeld house last
Wednesday evening was not well attended,
owing to the almost impossible travelling.
About twenty-five couples were present
and pleasant time enjoyed.
Miss Ida V. Fisher started on Monday
morning for Connecticut, where she is to
attend shorthand school, after which she
is to have position as stenographer with
George II. Bushnell of Thompsonville
At the last quarterly conference of the
Methodist church the stewards unanimously
requested the return of the pastor for the
fifth year. The relation between pastor
and people for the past four years has been
of most pleasant nature.
Waterbury.
Both sugar parties were we'll attended
last week. each church selling score or
more dollars worth of admission tickets.
The attendance at the Methodist church,
last Sunday evening, was larger than at any
other similar meeting since January came.
Public school teachers seem to be more
than usually plenty this term. There were
eight applications for the school at Duxbury
Corners
The public schools opened on Monday
morning with the same corps of teachers
and about the usual number of scholars in
attendance.
Forrest Pickett says he would like to
know where he acquired the title of Or"
given him by the reporter of the Free Press
and also what he is " doctor Of"
There was meeting of the members of
the Waterbury Cemetery Association, Tues
day evening, for the purpose of electing
officers and doing other official business.
On the complaint of Harry Warden,
Charles Badger was arrested on Saturday
by Officer Keene, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses. He settled
the matter by paying 500.
The highway in front of August Boeker's
became impossible through the clogging
of the sluice-ways, and Selectman Guptil
and Surveyor Graves spent the afternoon
with gang of men in repairing the breach.
There will be kirmiss - social at the
Congregational church, next Friday even
ing, under the auspices of the Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian Endeavor. Ice
cream cake, etc, will be served in the yes-
try of the church. The admission will be
free. All are cordially invited to attend.
The musicale given for the benefit of the
inmates of the asylum, last Friday evening,
was an enjoyable affair. The programme con-
sisted. of solos by Mrs Leonard Graves and
Mr.. Frank Lyon, and violin solo by Miss
Kate Washburn. Other selections were
rendered by members of the old Waterbury
orchestra and band
The assignee in the case of the estate of J.
G. Griggs has declared another dividend of
twenty-five per cent, this making one hun
dred per cent in all. With every creditor
paid in full, and prosperous business again
under Roadway, Mr.. Griggs has right to
feel happy, and he well deserves the con-
CALCULATIONS showered upon him from all
sides.
| 1t is time, with spring so far advanced,
for people who have allowed their coal
ashes to accumulate in large heaps in the
cutters or roadside to remove them. There
are some of these ash-heaps on the most fire.
| quently travelled streets of the village, and
it is certainly not only the duty, but obliga-
| ton, of people who have placed them there
| to remove them.
Warnings are posted for a caucus next
Monday, at four o'clock P. NJ, for the pur-
pose of electing four delegates each to the
state and to the second congressional dis
day, April 10. These conventions are to be
held for the purpose of electing delegates to
the republican national convention, at Min
neapolis, June Z.
Monday was the liveliest market day OF
the season. Butter-buyers report quite
large increase in the number of packages
| bought, with butter at only twenty cents.
Some maple syrup was brought in, but very
little sugar. The merchants feel quite
falling off in trade, due largely to the pre-
vailing low prices of farm products and an
almost tnprecedentedly poor sugar season l..
Overseer Clark intends to soon commence
much-needed job of repairing the poor
house The repairs will include reclap-
boarding and painting the outside and an
entire remodeling of the inside The old
| chimney will be taken out, the plan of the
rooms will be changed so as to give more
| apartments, and at the same time greater
convenience, and a new and improved
method Of heating will be introduced. The
emphatic vote by which Mr.. Clark was
elected to his present position shows how
fully the town trusts to his judgment in
such matters.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
| tional church was held Thursday evening,
Clerk, G. N. Arms; treasurer, j. G. Griggs
collector, f. l.. Knight; prudential COM
mittee, George Frary, F. L. Knight and j.
G. Griggs; music committee, George Frary
| and Mrs. s. III. Wheeler. From the report
of the treasurer, Mr.. Griggs, it appears that
the current expenses last year amounted to
$l,324.S1, and that amount was all paid, with
a small balance on hand. The meeting
was adjourned till next Tuesday evening,
April -, when it is desired that every men,
Der of the church over twenty-one years be
present and vote to see whether the church
shall be incorporated or not. II it is voted
to incorporate, then all the necessary Off
GERS will be elected.
Miss Katrina Landt was at home from
college over Sunday, - John Cameron
has been visiting his brother in West Glover
the past week, - Miss Ermina Culver
of st. Adams is visiting in town. - Miss
Carrie Wells is at home for a two weeks
vacation from her school in Mortified,
Mass. - Miss Kate Washburn has re-
turned from the South, where she has been
teaching the violin the past winter. -
Master George Randall gave a sugar party
to about fifty of his young friends, last Fri
day evening, and genuine good time was
enjoyed by all - Mrs. Rowland of Lis
bon, n. H., spent the Sabbath in town.
| Frank w Elliot leaves this week