The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-22

plaintiff. Counsel IN the case were r. A.
Rowland for plaintiff and g. r. Clough for
defendant
The village and town officers have been
working hard for the last week getting their
annual reports in shape for publication be.
fore the elections, which are to he held on
the 9th and 7th OF March.
Max Green took two.horse load OF young
folks over to the Duxbury Corner prayer.
meeting last Friday evening. These meet
ings are kept up every week by the mem.
bers of both the Methodist and Congrega-
tional societies, and are doing much good.
Rev. w. Il. Davenport, who has been the
WATERWAYS efficient correspondent for
some two years, resigns the post in view OF
his prospective transference by the next
conference TO another charge, Mr.. j. j.
Colby will hereafter be the WATCHMAN's
representative at Waterbury.
The strike that occurred at the stone. sheds
OF MIR. l.. s. Blondin, last Wednesday, was
entirely uncalled for, and is, no doubt, re-
gretted most bv three of the strikers who
were summarily discharged. MIR. Blondin
is doing nice business, that has become
one OF the important industries Of the vii.
lage.
A council il to meet in the Congregational
church at Waterbury, Tuesday, February
%, for the purpose of examining and install
ling the pastor, Rev A. j. Covell. The ex-
dullldLlOu VIII ub az ~ ~ A. NJ, anu lNtV. u
Campbell, professor OF philosophy at Dart
mouth College, will preach the installation
sermon at 100 o'clock, p. n. A cordial in.
vitation is extended 10 all.
The reception given Rev. and Mrs. Covell
by the Congregational church and society
In the ladies hall of the church was largely
attended and most enjoyable affair. Re-
freshments were served, and several choice
selections of music rendered by members Of
the church choir. 1t was pleasant to note
the presence of the pastor and many mem
bers of the Methodist church.
The Lend IL Hand Society of the Methodist
church held its annual session last Satur-
day at the home of Mrs. Dillingham; and
elected the following officers President,
Mrs. w. p. Dillingham;; secretary, Hattie
M. Morse; treasurer, Helena Shipman; ex-
ecutive committee, Mrs. b. II. Anterior,
Mary II. Moody, Eva A. Burleigh, Inez
Moody. The society earned upwards OF
1925 last year,
Edwin Dillingham; Post OF the Grand
| Army has invited the members of Barber
| Post Of Richmond and Ezra Stetsou Post OF
Waterbury Center TO visit them next Fri
day evening, the oath. Oysters will be
served in the hall, aud good time is autici-
| pated, We are glad to see this spirit of
hospitality between comrades, and trust our
people will respond generously with dona
tons of good things eatable for their spread
join them
| About seventy FIVE persons gathered at the
| Methodist vestry, Saturday evening last, tc
| listen TO lecture by Rev. Mr.. Davenport
on =" The Women OF Ancient Greece" The
| lecture was delivered at the invitation Of
! the Chautauqua club, and the members
we're each permitted to invite six friends
| The subject was treated in a most entertain
ing manner; the facts were of nature moi
| found in the ordinary reading of ancient
| history; and the audience was expectani
and apprecative. 1t follows as matter Of
course that the entertainment was highly
enjoyable.
g. II. Shipman and family spent Sunday
in town. - Miss Ropes was the guest o.
! Miss Kimball over Sunday. - +. Blou
din is to commence housekeeping in the
apartments recently vacated by Mr.. Fuller
ton. The Young Peoples Society OF Chris
tan Endeavor elected Mrs II. K. Demerit
and Miss Myrtle Huutly delegates to the
county convention to be held at Montpelier
March 8, last Sunday evening. - Goir
b. Evans went TO Rutland last week a,
delegate of Dillingham; Post to the Crane
| Army encampnent
WilliamstOwn.
The Universalist ladies will give socia
BILE at the town hall on Friday evening o
this week.
A son.in-law of Azariah Barnes OF Chel
sea has rented Rev. Harvey Webster
farm, near the Free Baptist church.
Mrs. Thomas Spooner is visiting friends il
Jericho Her daughter Rena has returne,
after winters absence at school.
Friends of Charles Erskine, one OF on
most thrifty farmers, recently celebrated
his sixty-seventh birthday in the usua
neighborly, friendly way.
Bert, son of Joshua f. Bailey. who is sell
| Ill. III. a.
Gently gone to Philadelphia and will wor
at present in Pennsylvania
Lucius S. Smons showed us last week
family relic in the way o pewter teapo
brought by his great grandfather from Ems
land more than two hundred years ago,
Our new undertaken, Charlie Edison. ha
already shown himself the man for " fur
eral director" and his services in that direC
ton are likely to be in painful demand.
II. d. Abbott will have an auction at hi
place, next week Wednesday, if pleasant, {
sell off farming tools, stock, etc, prepare
tory to leaving town for West Randolph.
Norman Powers, who comes here fror
Washington as the proprietor of liver
stable, will occupy portion of John Perry
house. We hear his family kindly spoken o
Mrs. Nellie Colby Edison has opened
dress-making establishment in the Becke
block. Not only this but she will arrang
LOT Work OI the KIM 10 De uOno IN famllit
AZ wanted.
George Hill Sibley, fourth son of Mr.. an
Mrs. b. +. Sibley, died last Wednesday
the age OF ten months. Only two daughter
of their seven children remain TO this oftel
afflicted family.
Phil Marion of Barre has been here (,
some time lettering the fine monument tn
George Quigley has been at work on (,
some months for X. p. Blanchard and thru
others, to he set up in the Barre cemeter
Ella Martin and Nellie Williams close
their village schools last Friday with vel
pleasant entertainment at the town hall
the afternoon. Music, tableaux, dialogue
etc. made up programme that was mu'
enjoyed by the audience.
4 A friend in southern Kentucky writes
! of the mercury having been as low
I twelve degrees below zero there this wintt
a and OF some three weeks Of sleighng. Ha
{ ing been engaged in peach-raising in la
3 years, he is disappointed in finding the bu
I OF his trees killed, as also perhaps the ire
. | themselves,
. Orvlle II. Briggs had rented o part Of l
= farm 10 Henry p. Bnrnham, aud was
move to the home OF Mrs. Briggs faith,
Mr.. w. G. Putnam, the age and infirmiti
- of the latter requiring this, but Mrs. Bun
hams i'll health required canceling of g