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

siasm is shown, and the meeting will, no
doubt be profitable one. The attendance
is good, and those of other denominations
and outsiders give careful attention to the
sermons delivered.
A very pleasant wedding occurred at
the home Of M. o. Evans yesterday
afternoon, when his daughter Eva was
united in marriage to Willis Bryan, Mr..
Evans partner in business. The happy
couple left on the evening express for a
short trip to Lake George and Saratoga
Springs. The good wishes of a host of
friends follow them
Sunday evening, valuable horse belong
ing to Frank Towne, who lives near Ran
dalls mill, got loose, and Mr.. Towne at
tempted to stop him. While trying to catch
him. the horse suddenly ran over the abut-
ment OF the bridge just above the mill, and
fell twenty feet to the rocks below. He
was instantly killed, and Mr.. Towne loses
about Sl25 by the accident.
In spite OF the hard rain Thursday
evening, the lecture by j. j. Lewis was
well attended AS the lecture on " Passion
Play" given some time ago was much
liked, Mr.. Lewis kindly gave Waterbury
people an opportunity of hearing it again,
and suggested combining the two remaining
lectures in one and giving the Passion
! Play" on the date thus left open. He al
lowed the audience to vote upon the matter,
and it was voted unanimously that the
Passion Play" be given next Thursday
evening
Policeman Cameron was called upon on
| Thursday afternoon to arrest a drunken
man who was lying in the ditch near Mr..
Patrick Kings home With considerable
| difficulty he was finally lodged in the
cooler" to recuperate, and late that even
| ing he was given hearing. He gave his
name as Michael Haley, and said he was
| from st. John, P. @. He procured his
liquor of some one in Morrisville, and also
got some at the local agency, claiming that
he had recently lost an arm and needed
alcohol for bathing it. Examination showed
| that the arm was lost some years ago, and
the excuse given our agent was evidently a
scheme to obtain liquor. As he could not
pay his fine, he was taken to Rutland, Sat
urday morning, for a twenty days stay at
| the house OF correction.
B. f. Pickett of Montpelier, a former
! Waterbury citizen, was in town on Mon
day 60 George Jocko of Lowell Mass
was in town on Monday. - Mrs. Lillian
Baker of Montpelier is spending few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. n. Arms.
Her daughter Anna is recovering from quite
severe illness. - Mrs. Woodward,
lately of Chicago, is visiting her sister, Mrs
!, G. n. Arms. - Henry Fullerton spent
few days in Montpelier last week. -
Frank Carpenter has recently purchased
new express wagon, the work of w. II.
Carroll. - Frank w. Elliott, now teller
of the Burlington Trust Company, spent
Sunday in town. - K. j. Grout has re-
Gently purchased horse and wagon and
will soon go on the road on canvassing
of Montpelier spent Sunday in town. =
Matte Parker returned on Monday to her
work in Boston. - f. l.. Knight left,
Tuesday evening, for an extended trip to
| the Worlds Fair. - Hattie Barker re-
turns this week to her home in New Haven,
| having spent few weeks at the Water bury
Hotel. - Lena Fullerton and Bessie
Wells spent last week at B. f. Pckett's at
Montpelier - Inez Grout visited in
Barre last week
Waterbury Center.
Mrs Carrie Lyon is stopping with II. n.
Demeritt of Plattsburgh, n. Y.
Quite a number from here attended the
camp-meeting at Mortified last week.
Mrs. E. B. Cheney is to address the
Woman's Mission Service on Friday even
ing.
Mrs. j. G. Smith of Whitefield, n. H.,
was called home by the illness of her father,
Calvin Moulton.
The Vermont yearly meeting of Free
Baptists will be held here on the 7th Sth,
9th and 10th of September. They have an
interesting programme Several ministers
from away are expected to speak.
WilIiamstown.
frightening.
j. F. Bailey has bought the farm of Hay
den Jeffords.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Mcconnell, August q.
Glenn Little has built barn and is re-.
pairing his house this summer
j. X. Lynde's horse won a prize Of S75
in the races at Barre last week
Doctor Jason c. Briggs preached at the
Methodist church on Sunday morning.
l.. f. Shaw of Lebanon, n. H., expects to
move to the Leavtt Hayward farm thi:
week
Our school board fails as yet, to let tn,
contract for building the village schoo
house.
Will o. Martin writes that he has no trad,
on his western trip, and is about to return
to Boston.
Cesere Comitti, Swiss stone-cutter, ano
one of our best ones, has started in bushes
for himself.
Calvin Flint, though eighty-tive year
old, was moving oats recently with the &C
tivity of youth.
The work of filling the trestles is booming
right along. About one hundred carload
are put in every day.
George w. Robinson has purchased
, new threshing machine, with which he in
tends to begin work as soon as the season
opens.
. One of our villagers tells us that for tn
first time in some fifteen years the sprinI
that supplies his house with water ha
lately failed.
While Charles briggs and family wer
} driving to church last Sunday, his hors
5 fell, turning a complete somersault. NJ
one was hurt.
One who has lately returned from tn
| West to work in our place tells us tina
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