The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-14


mental drum corps, under the leadership OF
r. $. whippe. The headquarters of the
veterans during the reunion will be at the
Northield House. Halffar rates have been
secured on the Central Vermont railroad,
and large attendance Of the veterans and
their wives is anticipated
Rev l. =. Booth and wife were in St.
| Johnsbury all of last week. 60 Mr.. and
Mrs Forrest Barker of ST. Adams spent
last Sunday at the home of Hopson Barker,
| brother of the latter. - Charles Will
liams of Bellows Falls is the guest of Ed
ward Ingalls,. -= Mrs. Eugene Thomp-
| son and daughter went to Burlington to
reside last Monday. -= j. l.. Lord of
Orange is visiting Daniel Guild, his father
| in-law. 80 Cadet w. f.. Hurlbut was
called to North Georgia, Monday morning,
by the death of his mother. 60 Mamie
Looms is recovering from a serious illness
of measles. 80 Charles Williams of
| Windsor visited in town last week. -
Mrs. Mary Adams of st. Johnsbury visited
| Mr.. and Mrs. Denison Brown, her parents,
| last week. - G.. G.. Randall has gone to
Woodsville n. H., where George Il. Ran
DALI his son, is caring for him. -- Mrs.
| w. H. Morris attended the annual meeting
| of the grand chapter, order of the Eastern
| Star, at St. Johnsbury last week. - G.
d. Edgerton will attend the sessions of the
right worthy grand lodge of Good Templars,
| to be held at Des Moues, Ia, as a delegate
from Vermont. 60 Mrs. f. G. Kimball
was called from Alfred, Me-, last week by
| the illness of Lieutenant Kimball. The lat
| ter is reported much better.
Waterbury,
Rev. L. II. Elliot preached in Manchester,
VT. last Sunday.
Rev. A. j. Covell and NJ. NJ Knight are
| attending the state convention of Congre-
| gational Ministers and Churches at Mont
| pelier.
The Ladies' Union of the Congregational
| church will hold its annual meeting next
| Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
| Manning and elect officers for the year en-
suing.
Last Sunday evening, the Young Peoples
| Society of Christian EndeavOr elected Julia
Parker and Rev. A. j. Covell delegates to
the coming international convention at
| Montreal.
f. c. Stone of Saginaw, Mich, was in
town last week on his way home from New
York, and was welcomed by his many
friends of twenty years ago, when
" Chick" belonged to Waterbury
Childrens Day will be observed at the
Methodist church June Is. The pastor will
| preach a sermon to the children in the
morning. There will be an exercise by the
children in the evening entitled Column
bias Defenses."
The Washington County Conference of
Congregationalists met here last week
Tuesday and Wednesday. The meeting was
well attended, and the many subjects dis
cussed were of vital interest to all. Much
good must result.
Mr.. and Mrs. Codding left last Monday
for their home in California via New York
and the Worlds Fair. During their visit of
one week, they have seen fair sample of
Vermonts summer scenery, and now pro-
pose to see it next time in mid-winter.
The members of the Congregational
Lab, Hold obi 1nc
Thursday evening. The rules to be en-
bodied in the new church manual, with a
few changes were adopted. Thursday
evening of this week there will be meet
ing to elect officers.
party of twelve Waterbury people left
last evening for Chicago and the West to
visit the Worlds Fair and friends in differ
ent sections-Oscar w. May and three
daughters, c. G. Robinson and wife, E. b.
Moody and wife, Joseph Wheeler and wife
and Timothy Wheeler Mr.. May and fam
lily intend remaining away from home a
year, and will spend the coming winter in
the South.
The subject of Rev. A. j. Covell's ser.
mon TO the children, Sunday morning, was
well chosen and delivered in language
easily understood by the little ones, illus
trating by the story of David how obstacles
in many forms must be met and overcome.
A large audience was present in the even
ing to enjoy the Chldren's Day concert
which was a success. The little ones and
all performed their parts exceptionally well
After lapse of twenty-five years the
writer, accompanied by g. G. Codding,
made the ascent of "CamePs Hump" last
Saturday. Marked changes have taken
place in the mode of accomplish it. In
1865, the visitor could ride on horseback tC
the door of a well-kept hotel on the summit
where genial host made your visit pleas
ant and long remembered Now, to gaiI
the top, the last 81 miles must be made or
foot, and some OF the way through an un
marked tangled mass of logs and tree tops
After tue summit is reached no shelter, eX
cept the rocks, exists, but the view is a,
grand as ever and fully repays one for tn,
effort now necessary to secure it. We
, would suggest to those who anticipate
visit that they have a guide if they are to re
be secured at Mr. Papes, the last house OF
the old route.
The graduating exercises of the Water
bury Graded School took place last Friday
evening at the Methodist church. The
: graduates were Celia E. Bryant, Minnie A
Carpenter, Grace NJ. Carleton and Helene
4 NJ. Shipman, each of whom read an ESSAY
which bore evidence of careful preparation
: There was recitation by Margaret Nj
| Colby and the class prophecy by julia
; Moody, which received merted applause
The class song, composed by Celia +. Bry
Miller sang several choice selections. Tn,
9 organ solos by w. A. Briggs of Montpelie
! were well rendered and highly appreciated
5 The diplomas were presented to the grad
: yates by Ex-Governor Dillingham; with ap
, propriate remarks. Professor Avery ant
. his able assistants, Misses Hancock, Kim
: ball, Hattie Morse and Maud Fuller, are tC
Q be congratulated upon the successful clos
. ing of another profitable school year.
=, Mrs Riford of Chelsea, Mass, is here OF
8 a visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. f
Boyce. 60 August Booker is building
5 large barn, the work being done by tn
. Watts Brothers 60 Louie Grout, son o
e ID. ID. Grout, has gone to work as clerk in
a | drug store at Stowe. - Guy Boyce O
Y Proctor was at home over Sunday on
i visit. - Mrs. Louis Buskey has gone t.
e Ware, Mass, to visit her parents. -
a Mrs. Professor G. Campbell and her dapgl
/ ter Harriet are visiting Mrs. A. j. Covell
i 60 j. G.. Stimson, former resident an,
!, esteemed citizen of the village, is visitin
e Mr.. l.. III. Haines.
v Waterbury Center.
|. Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Wheeler Mr.. an
n Mrs Edwin Moody Mr.. and Mrs Charlie
If Robinson, and Mr., o. w. May and famil
IS started for Chicago on Tuesday. 80 Mrs
II c. M. Ferguson of Burlington and Grac
G Ferguson Of New York are visiting at W