The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-05

He expects to come again next summer and
! hold religious services.
A.G. Anterior has been confined to his
| bed since last Thursday with acute neural
| gia, suffering intensely, but is now better
and expects soon TO be out
Sugaring has fairly commenced, but with
| poor results thus far, owing to cold, windy
weather. What has been made is of good
quality and commands fair price.
John Ryan, aged seventy.four, died Wed.
nesday, March 90, at his home on Woodland
! Hill. Funeral on Saturday at st. Andrews
church, Father Donahue officiating. Burial
| at Richmond.
Sunday evening Easter concerts were
given by the schools of both churches in
their respective houses OF worship, with
entertaining programmes and elaborate
| flower decorations.
Rev. Mr.. Booth, county examiner of
schools, was here last Thursday and Friday
examining candidates for teachers There
were about forty applicants - greater
number than for years.
Misses Abbie l.. and Bessie Haines have
returned from Albany, n. Y, where they
have just graduated from the Albany BUSH
ness College, and are now ready for engage
ments az stenographers and typewrters.
We wish them success.
Charles Haines has bought the grocery
repairs commence business with full line
of groceries. We predict success, for, with
his business push and energy, there will be
" no such word as fail"
The Barretts are preparing for the COM
ing summers rush by putting their house in
apple-pie order. New paint and paper will
add much to its present attractiveness.
We predict that additionalroom will be
necessity, as the hotel is already too small
for such landlords.
Samuel Parcher, reported last week as
having secured the position of reparer of
streets and sidewalks for the village of
Waterbury, withdrew his offer and will
continue in the service of the state on the
asylum farm MIR. Nelson Monte has been
engaged to work on the streets
Unusually interesting events have taken
place the past week in church circles. Both
Methodist and Congregational societies in
dulged in new sugar socias on different
evenings, allowing an interchange of visits.
They were generally taken advantage of
and made interesting as well as profitable
to the ladies of both societies.
The new lodge of Odd Fellows was duly
inaugurated last week Tuesday by large
number of delegates of the order from sur
rounding towns Some twenty persons
were initiated and the new organization
starts out with most flattering prospects.
In the evening the visiting delegates and
journed to the supper room of the Messrs
Barrett and enjoyed their generous hospi-
talty.
Thomas Berry of Bolton had an expert
ence last Friday evening which may prove
a Kelley cure " for him, as he declares he
has quit the use of the ardent for good. He
was on his way home by way Of the rail-
road, got tired and sat down on the track to
rest at the crossing below North Duxbury.
The night freight interrupted his reveries.
The engineer stopped the train, gathered up
his members and brought them here for Drs.
Hooker and CIRCUIT to adjust. He went
home Saturday morning sadder but wiser
man.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Congregational church, through its branch
work committee, are doing grand work at
Duxbury Corner. They sustain we'll
attended prayer-meetings every Friday
evening in the old hall. Much interest is
manifested, and several conversions have
already taken place. The young people de-
serve credit, and ought to have the support
OF all the people, as no doubt they have.
Slip hill " celebrated its first mud-slide
OF the season, last week Tuesday, just in
time to catch the north-b bound Chicago ex-
press and bury its locomotive in four feet of
real estate. The engineer saw the obstruc-
ton in time to reverse the engine and APP
ply the air brakes, thus averting a serious
accident. 1t required four hours to clear
the track.
MI. and Mrs. Hnsdale OF wiliston were
in town over Sunday visiting the latter's
mother, Mrs. Heman Morse. - Misses
Katrina Landt and Inez Moody are at home
on their Easter vacation from the college at
Burlington. - Lester Wrisley is in town
for a short visit. - f. A. Rowland of
Montpelier spent Sunday in town.
w. FL. Ashley is slowly improving. 1t re-
quires true grit to endure the blistering,
but his reward will come when he is able to
enjoy outdoor air.
Waterbury Center.
H. F. and George Smith are shipping
seed potatoes.
Alvara Talbert has rented the Elder Full
Ter farm for another year.
A. l.. Ayers has moved from the Will
Woodland place to that of his mother -
Mrs Betsey Minott is slowly falling -
Mrs. A. d. Griffin is improving in health.
- Edgar Woodlands little child died
Sunday night - Rev. f. w. Cummings
spent a few days with his parents last week.
- James Dow is in poor health
WilIiamstown.
Thomas G.. Waldo, one of our worthy
young men,, and Miss Matte Flint of Chel-
sea were married last Saturday week.
Frank C. Bancroft of Barre and Miss
Alice A, daughter of Frank Martin, were
married last week. They are to reside in
Barre.
Our citizens will be glad that mileage
tickets can now be bought at our own
depot, thanks, perhaps, to our new live
agent, j. w. Flint.
l.. ID. Humphrey, our veteran liveryman,
is said to have formed aco-partnership with
A. A. Reed in the livery business Mr..
Reed will soon put up good barn.
Mrs. Willard Fay Aller died quite sud
denly at her home at Enosburgh Falls. Her
son Will is now in North Attleboro, Mass,
working at his blacksmths trade his work
being ON fancy" horses.
In an item of last week, stating that Rob-
bic Gamble and Miss Loe Hall were mar
ried, the public was ahead Of the parson
and the parties interested, the common re-
port of a marriage proving false.
Mrs. j. w. Flint started last Thursday
for Boston and New York to purchase
spring and summer millinery and study the
latest styles. On her return she will open
parlor millinery in the Beckett block
The benefit" given the band by the
Congregational ladies last week was great
success. Fifty dollars as the result were
presented the band. The Universalist la
dies will soon hold new sugar festival for
the same object.