The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-12

LIE HlURl0E SCDOOl Taught ny a. hllu-
ball of West Fairlee Center commenced last
week. Monday and Saturday nights are
the regular nights.
| Henry Parker has g,ne to Fitchburg,
| Mass, to spend the winter 60 Silas
| Titus has returned from Hanover, where he
| has been at work recently. - James
Aldrich has arrived safely in Florida, whore
he will spend the winter. - Mr. and
| Mrs Harry Waters received the news last
week Of the birth of granddaughter IN
Exeter, N. II. - Edith L. Parker and
Mamie Titus have returned to Thetford
Academy. 60 Nina Fuller of Bradford
Academy is spending her vacation with her
parents.
Waitsfield.
Remember the chicken-pie supper at the
Congregational vestry this evening.
II. b. Cady wishes it made known that
he is in town, at the old stand, ready for
| business
The local lodge of Good Templars will
present the beautiful temperance drama,
"The Last Loaf" at the brick hurch, Fri
day evening, December Ia Cast of char
acters as follows: Mark Ashton, Will. G.
Kelsey; Caleb Hanson, William Palmer;
Harry Hanson, Harry McAlister; Dick
Bustle, Walter B Richardson; Tom Chubbs,
Romeo w. McAllister; Kate Ashton, Mrs.
! Lovinia A. Palmer; Lilly Ashton, Miss
Blanche L. Josliu; Patty Jones, Miss Mary
| Strong. To conclude with the laughable
farce, "We're All Teetotalers."
Washington.
A social dance will be held at Skinner's
hall on Thursday evening of this week.
1t is expected that the second entei tain
men5 in the lecture course will consist of
reading by popular lady reader about the
| oath inst
Rev. j. Edward Wright of Montpelier
| opens the lecture course here this (Wednes-
day. evening, at the Universalist church.
Subject; Some European Monuments"
Warren Pepper is quite ill., and his
daughter, Mrs G. w. McAllister of Mont
pelier, was in attendance upon him during
| last week. - Ransom Dickey is i'll with
pneumonia at q. w Huntington's and his
mother has arrived to care for him. -
| Dr. War ler is exercising his skill over an
liberated tooth-with rather Indifferent
success up to date.
Waterbury.
The whist club meets Friday evening with
| Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Atkins.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet this
afternoon with Mrs. j. w. Moody.
The shed has been shut down for
the winter on account of a sackness in the
work.
John Hazen and wife recently returned
! from California to work in the asylum.
Their western trip did not prove satsfac-
! tory.
"A Pheasant surprise was gwen AllC6
! Booker at her home in Colbyville, Thurs
! day evening, by number of her school
! friends. The occasion was her eighteenth
birthday
Mrs George Buffers, sister of George H.
| Dale, with whom she has been living re-
Gently, died last Saturday of consu nption.
| Her funeral took place yesterday and burial
was in Moretown, her former home.
Mrs. William Deavitt, aged seventy
years, died suddenly from heart failure at
her home in Moretown last week Tuesday
morning. The funeral was held from her
late home, Thursday afternoon, Rev. Mr..
| Newton officiating. A husband, three sons
and four daughters survive.
At the last regular meeting of Garfield
Camp, No. rs, Sons of Veterans, officers for
the ensuing year were elected as follows:
Captain, A. j. Durkee; frstllieutenant, j.
G. Russ; second lieutenant, w. l.. Pixley;
first sergeant, A. e. Durkee; quartermaster
sergeant, f. L. Griffin; chaplain, r. M.
Chamberln.
Edwin Dillingham; Post, G. A R., held
it's annual meeting and election of officers
on Friday evening. The following officers
were elected: Commander, I. II. Elliott;
senior vice commander, M. l.. Henry;
junior vice commander, B. #. Hart; quar-
termaster, Joseph Hutchinson; officer Of
the day, Patrick Carver; chaplain, E. N.
Bowman officer of the guard, A. W. Baker;
delegate to department encampment, M. l..
)
The high school gave a social in the High
School building CD Saturday evening. An
old-fas hioned spell-down was held. Prizes
for the two best spoilers went to Alice
Booker and Will Carver, while for the
poorest Julia Shipman and Howard Bryant
captured the prizes. A very short but in
teresting mock session OF the lyceum was
held. Popcorn and apples were in album
dance.
The many friends Of Misses Abbie and
Bessie Haines will be pleased to know that
diplomas have recently been received by
them from the Worlds Fair Some seventy
five specimens of work were sent from the
Albany Business College, where the Misses
Haines graduated. Out of these, only ten
were given diplomas. The president of the
college congratulates the winners and adds
! that he feels that their institution is highly
favored. 1t is quite honor enough that,
out of these seventy-five names, our two
Waterbury girls should rank among the
first The excellent positions they both fill
in New York offices also testify to their
ability.
This is sad week for Waterbury. In
addi lion to the other deaths, the whole
community is in grief over the loss of one of
the loveliest and brightest young ladies
who ever graced its midst. Although it
had been known for few days that Miss
Inez e. Mo ,dy could live but short time,
her friends were not prepared to hear that
she had really passed away, and her sad
death on Sunday morning has been the uni
versal topic OF comment ever since. Miss
Moody was born in Waterbury, November
90, 1867, to Mr.. and Mrs. G. Eugene Moody,
and had spent the greater part of her life in
our midst She was educated in the public
schools, and took regular course in clas-
sizes in the Green Mountain Seminary at
Waterbury Center. Very early she de.
veloped remarkable taste for books, and
showed unusual literary ability. The
lyceums at the Center and the various
literary and philanthropic societies with
which she was connected all shared the
benefit of her ability in composition and de-
bate, and bright career was prophesied
for her by all who shared her ac-
quantance. After graduation at Green
Mountain Seminary her scholarship and
aptitude for teaching was recognized ny
those in charge of the school by placing her
on the board of instruction and giving her
the important department of mathematics
She soon became mistress OF the wokr
assigned and won the respect and affection
of the pupils, when she was compelled by
illness to resign her position aud return
hOma where she ramainad for A wear "A nd a