The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-07

riarty has returned from Middlesex, where
he has been working this winter. 80 Rev
o. l.. Barnard has moved from his farm,
which he sold recently, to Middlesex viii
lage.
Waterbury.
The choir of st. Andrews church enioyed
a sleigh-ride to Stowe yesterday.
The lady evangeists will conduct the
services in the Congregational church next
Sunday evening.
There will be services in the Congrega-
tional church this evening and tomorrow
evening. All are invited.
The Young Peoples Literary Club met at
Mr.. Hunts last evening and began the
reading of Julius Caesar"
The adjourned annual meeting of the
Congregational society will be held Thurs.
day evening at eight o'clock.
The village received visit from the
noted John l.. Sullivan and party, who
drove down from Montpelier for a sleigh
ride.
Messrs. Foster & Crossett will sell at auc-
ton next Monday their entire meat mark ct
outfit, consisting Of slaughter house, horse,
meat cart, ice house, and all the necessary
tools.
At special meeting of the directors of
the Waterbury National Bank, held Mon.
day, Frank N. Smith was made assistant
cashier, to act during the absence of CASH
Ter Wells
Charles Wells leaves for Boston next
Monday noon, there to take Raymond ex-
cursion for California, via the Southern Pa
cific railroad. He will be ACCOMPANIED by
his sister, Mrs. j. W. Brock, and daughter
Helene Of Montpelier.
The Washington County Christian En-
deavor Union will hold semi-annual con-
vention at Mortified next Friday. s. r.
Parker will read paper on How to Pre-
pare for Prayer Meeting" and Miss Lottie
Carpenter on Junior Endeavor Music"
1t is hoped that all will attend who can.
The concert given by the v. M. S. Glee,
Banjo and Guitar Club, last Thursday
evening, fully sustained the enviable rep
utation which the club secured last season.
Each part was ably rendered, and the large
audience were enthusiastic in applause,
which was generously responded to by the
club, with several additions to their pro-
gramme Master Arthur Dewey, however
small in stature, is immense with his banjo,
and can appropriate generous share of the
applause bestowed We predict a success
full season for the club.
The biggest sleigh ride on record took
place on Thursday last, gotten up by the
public spirit and enterprise of the people of
Stowe, in the interest of the proposed cleo
trio railroad between that town and this
The excursion was planned to represent an
electric train. Five double-runner sleds
coupled together, constituted the train, "a
smoker" bringing up the rear. "a motor"
of ten horses furnished the power. This
train" conveyed about one hundred pas
sengers, as jolly an excursion party as ever
boom any enterprise Schedule time from
Stowe to Waterbury was maintained, as all
local traffic was sidetracked. The route
was over the regular stage road, along which
it is proposed to run the trolley system.
There must have been a "storage battery"
secreted on board for the enthusiasm ex-
hibited by the members of the party could
have been generated only by electric en-
ergy. Among the passengers was the ven
cradle Ex-Governor Bingham. Waterbury
put on its gala-day attire, in honor of the
excursionists, and received them with dem
onstrations of delight. Messrs. Barrett pro-
vided generous repast, and, later, the
return trip was made in safety.
The annual meeting of the village cor.
poration was held last Monday evening. and
the following excellent board of officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Presi.
dent, Charles ID. Robinson trustees, j. w.
Moody and William Cooley; clerk and
S. Sheple; auditors, G. f. Clough, j. A.
Burleigh, G, e. Moody; chief engineer, Ed.
Farrar; first assistant Irwin Cooley; second
assistant, l.. II. Anterior; fire wardens,
Jack Carroll, Ed. Farrar, Charles Bailey
and K. Green. By vote, an additional
bylaw was adopted, to the effect that the
village trustees be limited in mourning ex-
pense for the village to the sum of $500, I'M
less authorized by vote OF the corporation.
The committee who were appointed to in
vestigate the subject of water supply for the
village reported favorably ana were con-
tinued with authority to employ a compe-
tent engineer to prepare plans and estimate
OF cost for putting in works sufficient for an
abundant supply for fire and other purposes.
The trustees were authorized to purchase
one thousand feet of new fire hose. A tax
Of fifty cents was voted to pay the indebted.
ness OF the village, and an additional tax of
fifteen cents for the current expenses of this
year, payable July next.
Josephine Taylor is acting as organist at
the Methodist church during the absence of
LENA Fullerton. Rev. l.. III. Elliot
preached in Gaysville last Sunday.
S. ID. Daniels and wife of Morrisville spent
Sunday with the Barretts. - Fred G.
Luce and family have moved into his house
recently purchased from G. n. Arms. -
Mrs. j. A. Burleigh is reported very low.
- William Hayward, whose family
has been spending the winter in town, ar
rived last Saturday night. - Frank X.
Graves, principal of the Burr & Burton
Seminary at Manchester, VT, spent Sunday
in town. - Mrs G. w Randall Mrs.
o. l.. Ayers and viii Thompson attended
"a wedding at West Randolph on Tuesday.
Waterbury River.
The donation for Rev. L. w. Cummings
was success, for which he returns thanks.
Charles G. Dow has bought his fathers
farm and taken to himself wife. - A.
j. Dow and wife move to the Center this
week. Mr. Dow's health is improving
- Frank Heath of Groton VT, has been
caring for Carl Conant for the past few
weeks. - Mrs. e. G. Wallace has been
sick, but has recovered. - Riley Whit
ney is very low, and the doctor gives no
hope of recovery. - Ed. Demas has
rented the old Warren house. - Horace
White has cut large amount of timber for
Mr.. Randall this winter - Miss Cora
Smith spent several weeks this winter with
her sister Clara at Miles Pond.
Waterbury Center.
Misses Hartig and Moffett, the lady evan
gelists who are laboring at the street, will
speak at the Methodist church next Mon
day evening at seven o'clock.
Warren.
d. A. Blair has moved to his home in the
village.
George Robinson has moved on to the Ford
farm, and is to work for P. Parker.
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