The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-18

of the young people attended the promenade
at the Green Mountain Seminary last Fri
day evening. - c. n, Arms and wife
returned from Boston on Friday
Martha Mcintosh of New York is visiting
her brother, Martin Mcintosh == Miss
Bessie Wells is confined to the house with
severe cold. - O. w. Merriam returned
to his home in Chicago last week
Mrs. Lillian Baker and daughter Annie are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Arms.
Waterbury Center.
Ed Demar's daughters are at home at
tending school.
Frank Gile and Harvey Robinson started
Monday morning for Chicago.
Mrs. NJ. L, Moxley of North Tunbridpe
is guest at the Green Mountain Lodge.
Rev. l.. o. Sherburne of Enosburgh Falls
preached at the Methodist church last Sun
day.
A large number of people drove to Shady
Rill ON Sunday to attend the quarterly
meeting.
Mrs. Hattie Sleeper of Manchester, N. H.,
daughter of Mr. S. b. Chase, is here for a
few days.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson and Professor Stone
attended the Free Baptist quarterly meeting
at Shady Rill last Sunday.
Rev. A. j. Covell of Waterbury will
preach at the Baptist church next Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock.
Professors Richardson and Stone were in
Mddlesex, Saturday, in the interest of the
Green Mountain Seminary.
Miss Chase, teacher in the Seminary,
was called to her home in Maine, last Mon.
day. by the serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. James Foster died October 8, and
was buried at Waterbury village. Funeral
was attended by Rev. E. w. Cummings.
Miss Elizabeth Colley will read a paper
on " The Bible and the Young" before the
Vermont Bible convention at Water bury,
Wednesday evening.
The entertainment given by home talent
in the Seminary chapel last Friday evening
was complete success financially aud
was highly enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Stearns, who have
been away for six weeks, visiting in the
West aId taking in the Chicago fair, re-
turned home last Tuesday.
Harvest Sunday will be observed at the
Methodist church, October %, with harvest
sermon in the morning and concert by the
young people in the evening.
There was no preaching at the Free Bap-
list church last Sunday, as Rev e. w. Cum
mings and several others attended the
quarterly meeting at Shady Rill.
Woodbury.
Philander Way says he is coming back to
Woodbury. to live.
w
bury during Mr. Davenporl's vacation.
The selectmen are putting in new stone
work in the bridge at South Woodbury..
| Carroll Lamb of East Calais has resigned
as teacher in district No. 3 and May San
ford of Hardwck is to take his place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Nelson and D. B.
| Nelson have returned from their western
trip. They visited Evansville, Chicago and
| st. Louis.
Charles Watson and Warner Thomas
| went to Worcester last week to inspect the
Methodist church at that place. They in
| tend to build one like it.
| Serious forest fires have been raging for
several days on Woodbury. mountain and
I in the neighborhood Of Buck Lake. The
former was the work of Martin Heden-
reich of West Woodbury., and the latter the
carelessness of some help at Sawyer's mills
at Mackville.
1t is expected that a very enjoy able enter
tainment will be given in the church at
South Woodbury. on Tuesday, October "a.
The exercises, which will consist of recita-
lions, singing, etc, on he part OF the school
children in town, and some carefully pre-
pared papers on teaching by the several
teachers, will commence at ten A. NJ con-
tiuuing through the day; and the event &
will be made interesting by lecture, to be
delivered by Mr.. Nj, S. Stone, state superin-
tendent Of education. Bring your lunch
DdShcO anu COiiic lJcStuic du nluc L. nj.
South Woodbury..
Clorana Burnham is at home from st.
Johnsbury.
Little Eva Dana, while coming home
from school last Friday noon, had a very
narrow escape from serious injury. The
bridge was up for repairs, and she was
walking with her eyes closed. Not know
ing the planks were up, she walked off be-
tween the stringers, striking in water four
teen feet below. She received only cut
upon the chin and a thorough shaking up.
Worcester.
Frank Hartman was caught between two
logs last week and his foot was badly
crushed.
Professor Roberts of Montpelier gave an
exhibition of painting in the town hall last
Tuesday evening.
Complaint has been made to the grand
juror against Andrew Getchell for an as
sdult upon his daughter.
Mrs w. Ii. III. Buck has been confined to
her bed for eight weeks, and has for four
weeks been unable to sit up at all.
The friends and relatives of Roger Hovey
gave him surprise visit last Thursday,
leaving substantial tokens of regard
The friends of those who started from
here for Chicago last week are feeling
anxious to hear from them. They fear some
were on the wrecked Michigan Central
train.
Henry and Mary Abbott and Aaron
Brown started for the Columbian Exposi-
tion last Thursday. - Mrs. Charles
Rowell is i'll. - Mr.. and Mrs. Russ of
Barre were in town over Sunday. - A,
II. Camp has returned from the Worlds
Fair. - Daniel Massey and n. A. Kelley
are sick. - Mrs. Elmer Brown is very
sick. - DR.. o. I'll. Perkins went to Rut-
land last week TO attend the medical con-
venlion. - Mrs. Lee Kent visited in
Calais last week. - H. ID. Vail is repair
ing his store. - Melvin Richardson of
Barre is moving to town.
THE conflict between the Vatican and the
Qurinal has deprived forty Italian bishops
in Rome of their exequators. The Italian
government has refused to grant them be-
cause of Pope Leo's refusal to recognize
King Humbert's right to nominate the
patriarch of Venice. Within the Vatican
The attitude of the government is believed