The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-19
Waterbury.

tended the Epworth League convention last
week Thursday.
Something like fifty witnesses have been
summoned from this place TO testify in the
Pixley trial, which is now in progress.
Ex-Governor Dillingham; and wife have
been in Boston the past week purchasing
furniture for the new Methodist church.
Representative Elliot has already intro
duced several bills and seems TO be doing
good work for his constituents and the state
at large.
Rev. e. e. Reynolds of Williamstown
preached two stirring sermons at the Meth
odist church last Sunday, in exchange with
the pastor.
The family in the upper tenement of the
Remington house having moved out Mr.
Davis, father-in-lnw of George Dumas, who
lives down stairs. has moved in.
G. w. Morse. Esq, assists the states at
torney in the Pixley case, and G. {. Clough
has charge of the defence, assisted by
Messrs. Lord and George w. Wing.
c. ID. Robinson has imported from Marble
head, Mass, a fine English greyhound, two
feet six inches high. which he is exhibiting
TO his friends with pardouable pride.
DR.. James attended the meeting of the
state medical society at Montpelier, last
week, and was elected as delegate to a SIS
ter state society, an honor well merited
The meetings at Little River, mentioned
last week, have been continued, good de-
gree of interest being manifested, and sew
eral have begun Christian life.
The ladies of the Congregational society
were advertised TO give a chicken pie sup
per in their new parlors on Tuesday even
ing of this week. Good weather will be
sure to bring good crowd
Mr. Ellison cf Winchester, Mass, who
spent the summer at the Water bury House,
died at his home some little time ago.
Notwithstanding his gallant fight, consump-
ton at last claimed its victim.
The local camp of Sons OF Veterans pre-
sented 1.-THE Scout " to good audiences last
Thursday and Friday evenings. Many
compliments We're given the boys for their
fine rendering of this thrilling drama.
Mrs. Smith, who has boarded with Mrs.
Clark Lease for so long, died there on Sat
urdav and was buried from the residence of
DR. James this week Monday, Rev. Mr..
Wheeler officiating. She has been great
sufferer from cancer.
The final arrangements not yet being
completed definite announcement cannot
yet be made concerning the Columbian
celebration in the schools at the Street"
and Center. The ideal plan would have
been for all the schools and civil and reli-
gious bodies of the town to have united in
celebration worthy of the day.
A 10x15 flag will be raised at the Colby
vile school-house at o. 30 A. NJ, next Fri
day, Columbus day. Edwin Dillingham;
Post, G. A. r., will participate in the exer-
cises. In the evening the school will give
Columbian concert. Much credit is due the
teacher, Miss Carrie Wells, for the vigorous
and persistent manner in which she has
worked the matter up.
Mrs. John Duffus of Wiliamstown has been
visiting in town. - Mrs. Ira Sprague
is making glad the hearts of her many
a vicinity
The residences of f. III. Atherton and Mrs.
Dr. Fales are being beautified with a coat
of paint. - George Pratt is in town,
booming the WATCHMAN, - Mrs. Susan
Calkins is back again for time - G.
w. Kennedy is away on legal business.
Waterbury Center.
A harvest festival was held in the Baptist
church on Sunday evening.
Hon George N. Dale of Island Pond spent
saturday and Sunday with his son, Profess
of Hartford is visiting at L. H. Huntley's.
- Miss Drantha Newcomb of North
field is stopping at E. A. Newcomb's. -
Mrs. w. E. Marshall is visiting in Boston
and Philadelphia. - Miss Coley has
been away some two weeks in Lowell,
Mass, and Hill, n. II.
WilIiamstown
The Columbus day exercises at the town
hall on Friday will begin at one P. NJ.
One of our former granite workers, and
hrst-class workman, has very nice job in
Aberdeen Scotland, so a friend writes,
where he gets some twelve cents an hour.
Here he would get thirty or more.
Our three village pulpits were supplied
last Sunday by Willamstown boys
Rev. Walter Davenport, Methodist of
Waterbury, Rev. Corey Watson, Congrega-
tionalist, Greenfield, Mass, and Rev. Alvin
Smith, Universalist.
News has just come of the death of Mrs.
Hattie Newton, wife of F. G. Clark of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. Both were well known
years ago in this vicinity as students of
Barre Academy. Mrs. Clark was a native
OF Rochester, and is spoken highly of as
Christian woman. She leaves a husband
and children.
Scion Preston was quite seriously injured,
recently, while at work blasting in a gran
lite quarry. A charge of powder had failed
TO go off, and he attempted TO drill it out,
when suddenly there was an explosion,
sending large drill past his face into the
air. His face and eyes got charge of mud
and small stone that was anything but
pleasant. Heretofore, we believe, Mr..
Preston had been successful in what this
time proved very dangerous failure.
Mrs. Ann Martin, wife of John S. Greene
who died in Brookfield, Sunday, October 3
OF consumption Of the lungs and bowels,
was the eldest daughter of the late r. Ly-
man Martin Her long illness was borne
with great fortitude. She was warmly de-
voted to her family. For some years past
the family home has been in Mortified and
Brookfeld. OF her fathers family but two
survive her-Mrs. George w. Lynde and
Frank Martin. She leaves husband, two
sons and two daughters. She was firm
adherent to the old-school Universalsm.
Rev. Alvin Smith ofiiciated at her funeral,
and her body was taken to North1eld for
burial
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Spooner we're called
to Huntington last week by the death of
Mrs. Spooner's father. Lester Gale
has returned from his summers work at the
Fabyan House, White Mountains.
Mrs. Alvin Smith, now far along in the
sos" has been very poorly of late, though
again better. - Miss Annette e. Edison
Is achieving success as reviewer of books
and periodicals. - Oliver s. Walker, &C
companied by his nephew, Willard Walker,
goes West this week for a visit of some
weeks with brothers, daughter-in-law,
grandchildren and other friends. -
Frank Lougee, who has been resident of
Nebraska for some years past, has recently
married and gone to Texas. A lung trouble
calls him fartbar qOuth NJ