The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-11

$1,000 to be as follows; $1,000 on compile
ton OF the foundation walls, 81, 900 when
the roof is on, and the remaining $1,000
upon completion OF the building. Amend.
ments were offered and accepted by Mr..
Moody, for the lodge. making il perpetual
lease for the room and that the room shall
not be less than eleven feet high. As no
plans or specifications of what Mentor
Lodge proposed to build we're submitted, II
was voted to lay the motion on the table
and adjourn the meeting for four weeks
William Cooley, II. E. Boyce and G. W.
Randall were elected by ballot to represent
the interests Of the village, examine all
propositions offered, and report at the adj
journed meeting in four weeks.
The entertainment given at the hotel hall
Friday evening, for the benefit of the Gem
etery Association was largely attended and
completely successful The fact that Water
bury has good amount of local talent was
demonstrated in the best manner possible,
and the audience was given treat. The
programme opened with q selection by the
Citizens Band, or, more properly, by twelve
of the remaining members OF the former or
ganization Following this, Paul Dilling-
ham rendered a violin solo, receiving a
hearty encore. Then came a short operetta
by Mrs Miller and Mrs. Bryan, and this
was one Of the most pleasing numbers of
the programme. After banjo selection by
Mrs. e. e. Evans followed a solo by Mrs
Willis Bryan, both receiving encores. Jo-
sephine Taylor gave two selections, both
showing excellent ability and thorough ap-
probation of her subject. Mrs. Miller sang
a pleasing solo, receiving an encore to which
she declined to respond. The entertain
ment closed with delightful comedetta
entitled The Only Young Man in Town"
j. G. Farrar impersonated the part of a
young man brought by circumstances into
town where no other young man was to
be found. His various experiences with the
different young ladies he met convulsed
the audience with laughter, and in his final
resolution he had the sympathy of all pres
ent. The respective parts were very well
sustained by Miss Eva Hunt, Miss Taylor,
Miss Grout, Miss Julia Moody, Miss Carrie
Haines Miss Margaret Colby, Miss Inez
Moody and Miss Blossom.
Waterbury Center.
The Adventists are holding a tent meet
ing near the Deacon White place, on Water
bury River.
Mrs. T. F. S, Thurber and daughter, Miss
Maud Thurber, of Washington are at the
Lodge, where they expect to remain the
coming year. Mrs. Thurber is to assist Miss
Colley, and Miss Maud to attend school at
the seminary.
Professor Don G. Bliss, principal of the
high school at Worthwhile, Mich, who has
been visiting friends in town, has gone to
lbDduOu, N. IL lIdSJ week fTOIbSSOr Bliss
and wife and Professor Richardson and wife
visited Mt. Mansfield
Rev. G. f. Richardson and wife left Mon
day morning for Cleveland, Ohio, as YER
mont delegates to the thirteenth Interna-
tional Christian Endeavor Convention.
Rev. F. w, Reeder will supply the pulpit
during the absence of Mr.. Richardson.
Arrivals at Green Mountain Lodge for
the past week: Mrs. Francis Schroeder and
maid, Master Harry Schroeder, G. Power
Dart, New York city, Mrs. George Bayles
and Miss Florence G. Bayles, Orange, N. j.
Mrs. Davies, New York city; Carolyn f.
Gammell and n. Lena Gammell, Charles
town, Mass.
School in No. 8, taught by Kathie c. Dill
bingham, closed June %. The scholars hav-
ing no absent marks were Gertrude Martin,
Gertrude Goodrich, Julia Hayward, Cleon
Goodrich, Myron Little, Clyde Jenkins,
inson, Charles Robinson, Harry Hayward.
John Sheridan and Dexter Baker were alb
sent one half day. Minnie Hebard, Goldie
Sheridan and Bessie Hayward were each alb
sent one day. Bonnie Bailey was absent four
days. With the exception of one and one
half days, these absences were caused by
sickness. There were but few tardy marks
caused by those who attended regularly.
Ray Sheridan, aged four years, was regular
in attendance the last six weeks. The
school registered twenty pupils The
average attendance was 10 7-44. The
scholars presented their teacher with nice
paper-rack, which she highly appreciates.
Harry Dillingham; left Monday morning
for Woodstock to work in the Inn this
season. - L. r. Watts of Waltham,
Mass, is at his old home, arriving in town
on Friday. - Beulah Watts was at home
from Waterbury, Saturday, - Ira Woos-
ter Of johnson, nearly ninety-two years old,
visited at Oscar f. Watts last week. -
Walter Fl. Nelson and wife have gone to New
Hampshire for visit. - Mrs. Lemuel
Lyon, who has been with her mother for
four weeks past, has returned to her home
in Plattsburgh, n. Y. - Mrs. Sarah
Cheney, who has been visiting in Stowe for
few weeks, has returned home. - Rev.
f. w. Reeder, state agent, attended the
Enosburgh quarterly meeting at Farnham,
p. O., last week. - Leo A. Newcomb
has gone to the Sunset House, Sugar Hill,
n. H., where he has job for the season.
Williamstown.
Some eighty dollars were won by j. X.
Lynde's horses at the races in Barre, July 4
There is to be an excursion from here to
Missisquoi Park on Saturday Of this week.
Round-trip tickets, one dollar.
The quadrennial appraisal of real estate
has been completed and is open for inspec-
ton at the town clerks office.
The payroll of Grearson & Beckett
granite manufacturers, last month, was
over $1,000. This, it is hoped, is only the be-
ginning of things.
A marked and delightful improvement
characterized the observance of the Fourth
here on the part of the boys-although 'the
spirit OF '76 did not wholly slumber.
Lyman A. Work has purchased lot OF
Mrs. Martha Simons Beckett, back OF
Charles M. Seaver's tenements, and will
move the old Enoch Howe barn upon it.
Joel A. Bass, whose engagements have
kept him in New York city for months past,
is to take vacation of some weeks here
and in Barre, hoping to recruit his health.
Willie Briggs, son of Orville II. Briggs, is
the recipient OF the fine gift of the home
farm of his grandfather, William G.. Put
nam, who has just died and left it to him.
Continued i'll health leads Waverly Muir
ray, stone-cutter, to decide to return,
with his family, to his old home in st.
George, New Brunswick. The latter will
60 this week and he will follow later.
The following of our citizens are strike
bound in the West: Mrs. Chester Martin,
Mrs. b. #. Sibley and little daughter in
Wisconsin; j. M. Seaver in Chicago; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles G. Moore in California.
Fred M. Blanchard, who has been in the
Boston School OF Oratory the past year,