The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30

JOhnsbury last week, the hrst time in
twenty-eight years.
A reading room has been opened at East
st. Johnsbury in the vestry OF the Con-
gregational church.
George e. Mills and Miss Jennie b. Bart
lett OF Barre were married at the Methodist
parsonage last Wednesday by Rev. W. s.
Smithers.
Mrs. J. f, Whitney of Penacook, N H.,
pleasantly remembered as Miss Mabel
Wheeler, is visiting her mother in st.
Johnsbury.
Miss Emma Richie, who graduated from
st. Johnsbury Academy with such high
honors last June, Is to enter Wellesley
College in September.
The st. Johnsbury Medical and Surgical
Club met with DIR. w. j. Aldrich last Fri
day and passed resolutions on the death of
The late DR.. II. s. Calderwood.
M. Anna Osgood, pastor of the Church Of
Christ at Philadelphia, addressed the Chris
tian Science meeting, held last Sunday af-
ternoon in the Republican block.
Professor w. l.. Bunker, formerly of the
Lyndon Institute, has accepted position
as teacher of bookkeeping and mercantile
law at Humans College, Worcester, Mass.
A goodly number from St. Johnsbury at
tended the celebration of the thirtieth an
niversary of the marriage Of Rev and Mrs,
p. B. Fisk at Lyndon last Friday afternoon.
Rev. Dr. Lamson, W. G. Tyler and George
II. Cross were on the steamer Passport "
that ran on the rocks in the Lachine rapids
last Thursday. 1t was a narrow escape for
all on board the vessel.
Elisha May, George F. Cushman, Lyman
p. Harrington and G. 7. Brigham are the
delegates from St. Andrews church to the
diocesan convention to be held to-day at
Burlington to elect successor to the late
Bishop Bissell
A hearing was held last Saturday in the
Office of w. p. Stafford before Justice Wor-
cester in the case of e. d. Howe of Water
ford, charged with stealing fish from the
private pond of the Caledonia County Trout
Club. Howe was found guilty and ap-
peaed his case to county court,
Stowe.
The Mount Mansfield creamery is at pres
ent making about two hundred pounds of
butter day, and has about thirty diaries
for milk supply.
w. ID. Strong and Walter Hill of Hyde
Park, II. T. Raymond of Boston, o. e. Cur
tiss of Barre and John Miles of Boston were
were the guests of the Green Mountain Inn
last Monday.
G. e. and f. o. Burt have purchased the
old hotel lot back of the Green Mountain
Inn, and are to build a steam-mill on the
| property. The trade has been talked OF
for some time, and the people of Stowe will
| be glad to hear that it has materialized.
e. Fl. Blossom of ST. Johnsbury, H. w.
| Varnum of Cambridge, and l.. X. Boynton
of Morrisville passed through Stowe, Mon
| day afternoon, en- route for Waterbury.
| The object of their trip was to look over the
situation regarding the new railroad. AS
| the matter of railroad to Waterbury has
been left to a committee of citizens of that
| place, who are to look the matter up and
| report later, it is not yet definitely known
that the road will go to Waterbury. The
majority of our people, of course favor
Waterbury, it being the shorter way to all
parts of this state, and to Boston or New
York. If the railroad to Waterbury was to
| be built anywhere but in the highway, a
vote of the citizens of that place would be
largely in favor of the railroad, but many
object to this one feature of the case, and
what the result of final vote at Waterbury
will be remains to be seen.
Public attention has been called to the
| prevalence of typhoid fever at st. Johns
| bury. All are gratified to hear of the abate-
ment of this epidemic The state board OF
| health, after careful inspection, and all the
resident physicians, agree in tracing it to
the use of the Passumpsic river water. This
water, originally introduced for fire protec-
| ton, has also been used by many families
for domestic purposes. The board of health
urged that no one should use this water
without sterilization by boiling. The re-
suit has been that the number of fever
cases, which were reported as nearly twenty
in June, has been reduced to only two OF
three at the present time, and entire immu
nifty from exposure is now assured witt
reasonable care. 1t should, however, bt
known that the main supply of drinking
| water for the village is from a pond il
Waterford, entirely uncontaminated The
hotels, academy, schools, and most of tn,
families are supplied with this water, ant
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its use. 1t is expected that the river waite
will ultimately be disused for domestic pur
poses.
Topsham.
Several of our farmers are building silos
Mrs. Leet is visiting her sister, Mrs. j.
McLam.
Our road commissioner, Horace Randall
is repairing the roads in the west part O
the town.
Mrs. George Eastman and sister, Mrs. M
d. Coffrin, are visiting relatives in Stannar
this week.
Rev. and Mrs. N. R. tombstone left thi
place last week for their future home il
eastern Pennsylvania.
The quantity of milk received at tn
creamery is increasing, and the butter
selling for twenty-seven cents.
Text for the roll-call of the Woman
is Faith v; topic, Charity"
Katie Mckay returned home last wee
from Ontario, Canada, where she has bee
attending school for the past two years.
A meeting was held, last Sunday fore
noon, in the grove of Albert Coruth, but o
account of the rain the afternoon service
were held in the church.
The daughters of Mr., and Mrs. Georg
Eastman, Mrs, f, o. Jones of Manchestel
Mrs. |. o. Kicker of Groton and Mrs. Deg
ter Whitehill of Ryegate, with their hu:
bands and children, made family visit t
their parents last week.
Waits River.
On account of the rain last Thursday, tn
Sunday school picnic was postponed unit
Wednesday of this week. - Mrs. Fitc
and daughter of Johnson were the guests {
Rev. and Mrs. j. T. Baxendale last weel
- Mrs. s. f. Locke is sick - Mr.;
A. G. Richardson, Mrs. Dodge and son n