The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-18

At the annual meeting OF the Library AS
ISOLATION the following officers were elected
president; l.. II. Elliot, secretary; j. S.
Batchelder, treasurer; Jessie Straw, libra
rian; w. p. Dillingham;, Mrs. II. James,
Mrs. Il. M. Forrest, l.. II. Elliot and j. s.
Batchelder, trustees.
While the mountain and seaside resorts
generally are complaining of hard times
and scarcity of guests, Waterbury, with
her unrivaled attractions as summer
resting.pace, is gathering in goodly mum.
Der. Messrs. Barrett * Son, of the Water
bury Hotel, are amply prepared to care for
the comfort of their many guests and fully
sustain their past reputation.
The Odd Fellows have the past week
taken deed of the old Methodist church
and lot, and will soon begin work on their
new block. Feeling the need of a suitable
opera hall in this place, they propose to see
what help the citizens of the village will
give them towards filling this long-fet
want. There can be no doubt in the mind
of any philosophical citizen in our village
that we need hall for entertainments and
concerts, and 1t is fact that good COM
panies are kept away from us because no
place is provided for their use. We have
lecture courses which are equal to the best
in New England, and 1t has always been
necessary to call upon some one of the
churches to provide convenient hall for
these courses The Odd Fellows propose to
circulate a subscription paper among the
citizens of the village and give those who
care to do so an opportunity to help them
in this object. In this way each person can
help as he sees fit, and the village, as
corporation is not involved. The object is
a worthy one for we have need of this con-
venience in our prosperous village, and it is
hoped that all will respond heartily to this
opportunity to add to the village a complete
wel-fitted opera hall. The Odd Fellows
cannot afford to add this hall to their new
| block simply as an investment, as 1t would
not be paying one for them; but If suffi-
cient aid is given, it will be added. They
do not ask for help in their undertaking,
but offer to add this hall if the people will
| cooperate with them as has been suggested.
| James Packard, with wife and daughter,
of Boston, Miss Barker of New Haven,
| Conn, and Mr.. E. G. Scheiblin are stopping
| at the hotel - Rev. l.. III. Elliot
preached in Barre last Sunday. - Mrs.
III. E. Blossom, with son and daughter,
visited in Winooski last week. - Frank
Henry of Cleveland, o., is in town. -
George Woodward with his sisters Maud
and Grace, of Northfeld Mass. are WIS.,
iting in town. - Mrs Karl G. Wells
left for Chicago last Friday en- route for her
Colby returned to Clinton, Mass, last Mon
day. - Charles Dillingham;, with wife
and daughter Pauline, of Houston, Texas,
are visiting at the old homestead. -
Miss Kimball Miss Fuller and Miss Wis
well were lately the guests of Mrs w. p.
| Dillingham;. - Presiding Elder Sher-
burne preached at the Methodist church last
| Sunday morning.
Waterbury Center.
The Ladies' Aid Society meet with Mrs.
j. S. Wheeler this afternoon.
The barn of Andrew Burleigh was struck
| by lightning last Friday and burned.
4 ;a H.;
well attended, and the services are inter
esting.
| The arrivals at the Lodge since last
weeks report are Mr.. and Mrs. William II
Viale, Boston, and Misses A. NJ. Hodgden
n. l.. Cullis, and l.. E. Hapenny of Charles
town, Mass.
Rev. f. w, Reeder preached at the Bap
list church last Sunday. In the evening
| by request he gave his lecture, I" Does the
Scripture Sanction the Equality of Woman
with Man-Morally, Socially and Mentally?
| The lecture was a very able and interesting
one, and should have been heard by much
| larger audience.
Williamstown.
Plans are being made to employ lady
evangelist for some weeks in the quarry
district.
Our selectmen have forbidden ball play
ing on our streets, highways and othel
public places for the year to come,
George W. Savory, the owner of the ole
Deacon Horace Ware farm, has SO greatly
brought up that farm from its condition o
some years ago as to need far better barr
accommodation than he has had.
Rev. C. L. Adams of Flushing, Mich,
preached at the Methodist church Sunday
morning, and in the evening addressed the
young people under the auspices of the Ep
worth League. Both efforts were in tn,
best spirit-practical and helpful.
Mrs. E. f. Durgin. daughter of the lat
Mrs. Hannah Clark Kimball, and now o
Boston, arrived here last week for a sum
mer vacation. She is accompanied by he
daughter and a sister, and also Miss f. V
Young of Massachusetts,. They will boarC
in Lewis Martins family.
Rev j. O. Sherburn was absent tire,
days last week, visiting friends in Yves
Randolph, attending the annual meeting o
the trustees of Wesleyan University, visit
ing the family of his first wife in Cantor
and Collinsville, Conn, also making an in
spection of Moody's schools and grounds a
Mortified, Mass
Adna son of the late Mr.. Squire Bene
dict, after an absence Of twenty nine years
greatly surprised his brother and sister las
week by putting in an appearance: IL
first went west from here, living in Illinoi
and Colorado. For some years past he la
J lived in Florida where he is engaged i
orange growing and gardening. His wifi
accompanies him and they will remain her
for a few weeks.
, A matter has now come up here that ma
have more than ordinary interest for som
I other towns as well as this. 1t relates {
rights in what has always been called tn
village common" In 1903, Perley Howe
father of the late Enoch Howe, decided I
"the proprietors " of the only church in tn
l. village at that time piece of land fo
church purposes, In order that they, thei
l. heirs and assigns could retain this Ian,
there was inserted in the deed a cond
u ton that there must always be on til
: same house of worship, and in good repa
: For "a while the church building was owne
| and used for " Union Society,"" but /
}, process of time, as one and another Will
u drew from the society, ii came to be I'll
= property of the Congregational societ.
The ground on which the building stand
II as originally decided, is little less than a
a acre, situated in the center of the villag
y and never having been enclosed, 1t has bee
known and used as the village common, an
: more than once it has been storm cent?
,, in town matters. In the recent growth
II our village, a road was wanted from an az
dition on the west side of Main street
10 some point near this common, One que
(. ton that arose was whether highw6
% could be laid across this common from We
to east, and it is supposed that our selec
"a