The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-29

Methodist church, at the fourth quarterly
conference, Rev. A. b. Truax presiding, at
the parlors on Wednesday evening of last
week Stewards, w: P. Dillingham;, j. A.
Burleigh, Charles e. wyman, W. r. Elliott,
T. b. Crossett, w. e. Gnptil, s. s. Foster,
j. M. Wallace, j. A. Durkee; recording
steward, j. M. Wallace; district steward,
7. b. Crossett; treasurer, M. o. Evans;
j. A. Burleigh, w. e, Gupil G: E: Moody;
music committee. Mrs. w. p. Dillingham;,
Mrs. G.. e. Moody, Mrs. f. ii. Anterior;
estimating committee, w. L. Dillingham;,
w. E. Guptil, w. r. Elliott; parsonage com.
mittee, Mr. and Mrs. G. e. Wvman, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. b. Crossett, Mrs. g. Eugene Moody;
Sunday-school committee, Mr. and Mrs. w.
e. Guptil, Charles E. Wyman, j. A. Bur-
leigh, s. s. Foster, Mrs. w. II, Elliott, Mrs.
G.. Il Moody; committee on education, Eva
NJ Burlegh, Mary ii. Moody, Josephine
Taylor.
w. p. Butler reluctantly returned to Bos-
ton, Monday noon. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Guyer buried their daughter, aged
nine months, last Saturday. - Miss
Jessie Wheeler is at home from Burlington
for her Easter vacation. - Rev. E. D.
Ward of Morrisvile is spending few days
with the Barretts at the hotel 80 Frank
l.. Knights goes to market this week. -
States Attorney Stanton was in town last
Saturday on business. - Harvey Henry
is at home from New York attending to his
farming interests.
Waterbury Center.
The Aid Society will meet with Mrs. r.
II. Mather on Wednesday, April B.
Quarterly meeting was held at the Meth
odist church last Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Truax
being present.
Rev. Mr.. Hamlin delivered an interesting
lecture, "Around the Curve" Thursday
evening, after which maple sugar was
served.
The manv friends of Professor Dale will
be pleased to know that he will preach here,
Sunday April 8. There will be no service
here next Sunday.
Lewis White has rented his farm to Ed
win Demas. - A. G. Luce has pur-
chased and moved on to the Deacon Colby
place. - Sanford Eddy has moved on
to his farm. - Ralph Barber recently
lost very fine cow. - Freeman Switzer
has moved to St. Albans VT. - Mary
| Smith Is spending short vacation at home.
- George d. Smith of Burlington was
at F. N. Smiths over Sunday. - Matte
Shaw has been spending few days with
liable COW last week.
Mortified.
A new folder has been put into the Ne,os
| office.
Lucretia A. Pearsons has sold her place
at Gouldsville to j. w. Heath for $500.
Seth King of Sharon has rented the farm
| of II. w. Clark. Mr.. Clark has moved to
| the Cochrane house at the Center.
The annual meeting of Dewitt Clinton
| lodge of Masons for the election of officers
| will be held next Saturday evening.
There were one hundred FIVE members
| present at the Good Templar meeting last
Friday evening. Four were initiated.
Miss Minnie E. Smith, of Gilchrist &
Smith, goes to New York on Thursday to
purchase spring d summer millinery.
A meeting of the abating board of the
graded school district was held last Satur-
day forenoon in Frank Plumley's office.
Calvin Cadys horse ran up Main street
| last Monday noon at terrific pace, wreck
ing the sleigh but doing no other damage.
w. H. Boynton Post will hold its last
| campfire for the season at its hall next
Monday evening. Good speakers will be
in attendance.
The union temperance meeting at the
Congregational church will be postponed
until April 8, as the first Sunday in the
month is Easter.
Miss Angie King has been unable to fill
her place as organist at the Congregational
church for the past two Sundays Oh account
of Illness Mrs. George Bailey otficiated in
her place.
The annual festival and apron sale by the
ladies of the Universalst church at Concert
Hall, last Wednesday evening, was pleas
ant success, and the receipts were very
gratifying.
Several Of the leading physicians in towr
have signed an agreement not to give orders
for liquor to be filled at the town agency
Privileges in that direction have beer
abused of late.
In place of an Easter concert this year, thu
Congregational society will hold an Easter
gathering in the church parlors, Saturday
afternoon, for the children. Supper will b'
served at five o'clock.
Rev. w. S. Hazen preached an eloquen
sermon TO the boys last Sunday morning
from Proverbs Xxx: II, even child il
known by his doings whether his work b.
pure, and whether it be right"
c. d. Edgerton has been appoin ted secre
tary and treasurer of the Northteld Build
ing and Loan Association, with Franl
Plumley, A. e. Denny, j. Nj. Temple, II.
Davis and G. A. Cross as directors.
The financial mourners for George Kirb
1 increase in numbers as the days go by, an
it would seem that the debts he didn't pa
. before he skipped to Queen Victorias dc
, mains would be sufficient to set man IL
, in business.
a Rev. Homer White will preach his fare
r well sermon next Sunday morning, whic
will be followed by the administration
+ the holy communion. A children's service
T. with baptism, will be held at st. Mary
n church at four o'clock.
t Mrs. Mary Emerson has gone to Bosto
r to remain through the spring months wit
+, DR.. c w. Emerson, her son, of the Eme
son School of Oratory. Miss Nellie Ka
nan came up from Boston to accompan
y the venerable lady to that city.
The horse attached to the milk-cart Of
o A, Morse took lively spin on its own a
o count last Saturday morning. The wage
Q was wrecked, and good respectable mil
II was promiscuously distributed on the stree
traversed by the frightened animal.
i Captain III. E. Tutherly, OF the regul
% army was in town last Saturday evenir
e. and inspected Company f. The boys hs
le less than an hours notice of his coming, b
10 turned out forty strong. Captain luther
)r drilled them for about an hour, and at Il
re close highly complmented Captain Bat
IN on the excellent appearance and thoroul
r. drill OF his command.
Inasmuch as Rev. Simon B. Blunt is on
ht deacon in the Episcopal church, it will
70 necessary for him to obtain the permissi
a of Bishop Bissell OF Burlington before
Ill leaves the Mission of the Good Shepherd
to Barre to accept the rectorship Of st. Mar,
1d church. There is no doubt, however, b