The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-12-07

There will be quarterly conference of
the Methodist church, on Wednesday even
ing of this week, for the purpose of deciding
the church and site now occupied by the
society and hundred feet on the rear of
the site Of the new church to a syndicate,
consisting Of w. p. Dillingham;, j. w.
Moody, G.. Il. Moody and G. s. Conant.
The consideration is 81 600
The young ladies of the Lend. a. Hand So
ciety Of the Methodist church gave a fair at
the assembly hall of the new church, on
Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. The
net proceeds were $500. Great credit is
due to Mrs. Dillingham; and the young
ladies for the untiring industry with which
they had worked for weeks previous to the
sale, and for the fact that there was moth
ing in connection with the fair that was not
in keeping with the highest interests of the
church for whose benefit it was held.
The bobbin factory of the Messrs. Frary
| is moved to Charemont, Mass, this week.
! The loss of this industry will be severely
felt in Waterbury. This removes from
town George Frary, Mr.. and Mrs. E. s.
| Frary, Mr.. and Mrs II. S. Greene, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Greene, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Buzzell, Mr.. and Mrs. George Blair, Mr.. and
| Mrs Joseph Miner, Mr.. and Mrs. Plant,
Will Besset and young Hunter. The Frary
| bobbin factory at Jonesville will also be
| fourteen active Christian workers will go to
help swell the ranks of the church in
| Charlemont
At their annual meeting, last Friday
night, the members of Edwin Dillingham;
post, G.. A. r.. elected the following officers
Commander, d. A. Gray senior vice-com-
mander, Joseph Hutchinson Junior vice
commander, NJ. L. Henry; quartermaster
L. II. Elliott chaplain, j. w. Sleeper; sur
geon, j. q. Knapp; o. D., Daniel Russ o.
G., Lee Kirby. j. j. Colby was appointed
adjutant. and G b. Evans and j. j. Colby
1
encampment at Rutland, with G. o. Humph-
rey and f. c. Crossett as alternates The
executive committee consists of Daniel
Russ, j. w. Sleeper and w. Il. Elliott. j. j.
Colby, who served in the navy during the
war, was initiated as member, and a COM
mittee was appointed to draft resolutions on
the death of the late w. II. Crossett.
Hon. w. p. Dillingham; and mother spent
the Sabbath at Hartford, Conn. in COM
pany with Miss Jane Dillingham;. -
l.. j. Roberts is moving his house across the
road - Mr.. and Mrs. G.. n. Arms are in
Montpelier for the present. They are the
kind of people Waterbury dislikes to lose.
- A. II. Cheney and wife came from
Stowe on Sunday to attend Rev. Mr.,
Wheeler's last Sunday service. - A set
of the Peoples Cyclopndia is to be put into
the Colbyville school-house.
WiIliamstown.
A paper is in circulation for funds for a
brass band.
George Edwards has moved his family
to Barre, where he is working at stone
cutting.
william Bissett may return from Scot
land about New Years, and his family q
little later.
Dan Tibbetts, blacksmith at the Wells
& Lamson quarry, has moved into the j. NJ
Bass house.
There is a large per cent of increase il
the number of boxes recently added to the
post-office.
c. E. Savage is going to st. Adams t.
work in one of the car shops, but his family
will remain here for the present.
Frank Lougee and wife arrived here las
Saturday from Texas, where he had pro
posed to spend the winter for his health
, George p. Robertson returns from North
field to find work with John Dutfus, will
whom he served two years apprenticeship
J 1t is reported that son-in-law of j. n
Robinson is to open furniture store in tn
new building just east of the Beckett !
, Gale store.
The course of the recent legislature in re
: fusing to publish and circulate the new
= laws as heretofore, in the newspapers
meets with unfavorable comment here
. abouts.
q Town Superintendent Horace Farnhar
i. is to taach a winter term of school in Eas
J. Barre. He will also teach an evenn
/, school in our village if sufficient encoul
: agement shall be given him.
a.; Jeweler Rice and druggist Brush hav
!; taken possession of their rooms in the neN
y Beckett block. The rooms present yer
, attractive appearance. Mr.. Rice has bee
" appointed express agent here
= The Universalist society will act a
l. Ghost in the union Christmas festivite
Z here. If practicable, very pleasing car
0 under the efficient leadership of job
L Lynde, Jr,
: Last Tuesday being the tenth annivel
sary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs Irwi
Robinson, the occasion was celebrated by
goodly number of friends and neighbor
It who testified in the usual manner, wit
It gifts of money, etc.
Much interest is felt in the matter of a
n evening school to continue through the viii
1t ter. 1t is hoped this week may show tbs
a suitable place and teacher, with tn
q requisite number of pupils and amount
a funds, can be had to begin such school.
An amusing little instance of forgetfu
n ness recently occurred in a telephone otfiC
= where a maid officiates. She had cha
looed " herself to the very verge of distra
ton; but when a moment of relief can
9 she presently bethought herself that I'll
l. fire might need attention. Going to I'll
stove she opened it and, the professions
n Salutatlon sui running IN her mlnu, shoute
1t "halloo."
70 We hear of townsfolk who have success
fully tested the Kelley cure for the tobacC
y habit-though in one instance the ham
1t ering" for the weed remains. A druggi
h elsewhere tells us that one of his princip
q morphine customers has been cured
Montpelier An acquaintance who was
A. victim of drink, and who was cured
N Montpelier, tells us that as yet he is Fl
v from feeling strong, but he trusts time
l. restore the old vigor of body.
A little more than half century az
v there died in this place an old woman wi
le had been notorious here for years for ce
" tain unwomanly traits of character.
"a former resident, recently looking ov'
ii books in the Congressional Library
Washington, ID. c., copied the followr
"a from a book he came across Mr.
no Butler, the town bully of Williamstow
10 10 Vermont whipping every man in it wi
no opposed or offended her-large.sized al
~ ~ tremendous in strength, was fined son
$500 for assault and battery on men. 81
was feared by all who knew her. Her on
10 child, a fool, very fierce and ferocious,
u now confined in a cage mostly unde
- ground, chained and fed like an anims
/ To 1, ,,e,th hal