The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-17

Hayward's. - Rolla Pierce, who il
working at the Cascadnec House, at Royal
ton, was at home over Sunday. - s. A.
Dean is having light attack of the grip.
80 Fred Slack of Lowell, Mass, has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. Grace Sargent.
- Rev. J. p. Demeritt went to Exeter,
N. H., Monday, 10 stay this week. -
Bertha Sleeper is at work for Mrs. Hugh
to Chelsea to work for Vernon Flanders
Warren
b. G. Sterling & Co. are showing a nice
line OF ladies' kid gloves, shirt waists, mus
lin underwear, etc.
The friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs.
l.. M. Heath gave them a pleasant surprise
party last Friday evening. A nice couch
was presented them, after which cake and
ice.cream were served and a very pleasant
time was enjoyed by all.
s. ID. McAlister, medical student at the
University of Vermont, is spending few
days vacation at home. - Mr.. and Mrs.
James Il. Eldridge of Randolph visited in
town last week. - Gertrude Chambers
of MONTPELIER is visiting at E. A, Eldridge's.
- Hoyt Parker of Wakefield, Mass, is
visiting relatives and friends in town. -
Jennie Parker is at home for few days
from Randolph.
Washington.
The heavy fall of rain on Saturday and
| Sunday effectually melted the remaining
snow. drifts in the hill roads, although
| enough still remains in the woods to en-
courage the sugar. makers in their so far,
| doleful attempts to secure harvest.
The freshet here last week Monday and
| Tuesday did great damage to the highways,
| The Huntington saw mill dam was badly
wrecked, and a small army of workmen
have been 0usy repairing it The hume at
| Flint's grist-mill was also partly torn away,
but was quickly replaced by the owner.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Huntington have been
visiting in Corinth aud Bradford the past
week. - 9. II. Johannessen takes a car
load of potatoes to Providence, r. l., this
week. - Mrs Durham has returned to
| the town farm completely cured of her in
| sanity by the treatment received at Brattle-
boro. Lucy Calef arrived home from
| Burlington last Thursday. - William
| Curtis is about to move into his house in
| the village, now occupied by Deacon Isaac
Pratt. - Charles 2. Taplin and family
are soon to occupy the tenement recently
vacated by Joel Hersey, - George K.
| Huntington has the contra It for painting
the village school building.
Waterbury.
Fast Day was celebrated by the usual dis
play of Young America on horseback.
The scenery for the opera house stage ar
rived last week and is very satisfactory.
The creamery is having about all it can
do. Nearly 1000 pounds of milk are re-
| CelVeu udlly'
The new supports under the southern
span of the iron bridge were carried away
| Su aday afternoon.
Rev. H. A. Spencer will preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday in the alb
sence of Rev. Mr.. Newton.
A special meeting of the Odd Fellows
was held last Thursday evening and was
one of special interest
Our new opera house is to give its open.
ing entertai 1ment May 2, with play en-
titled " I'm Forgiven"
w. e. Boyce & Son have received large
stock of fine furniture, and are now ready
| for customers in the old Richardson q Luce
store.
II. G. Whitehill, editor and manager of
| the Daily Record, published during confer
ence week, performed his laborious duties
with satisfaction.
James Marion has placed billboards in
different parts of the village and solcts
the patronage Of our merchants, lectures,
and all sorts OF shows.
The stone for the foundation of the new
state buildings will be got here instead Of
shipped from Barre, as was expected, thus
| giving employment TO quite number Of
hands
A resident of the flooded district found
himself on the wrong side of the " ater late
Sunday evening. Fortunately, man who
had long b ot.legs happened along, and the
bslated traveller was carried home " pig
back"
Under ordinary circumstances, Sunday,
| with a constant downfall OF rain, would
| have kept most good Christians at home
but, with the oppoI tunity of hearing the
best talent thai the Methodist conference
has furnished in such abundance the pas
week, almost everybody came forth despite
the elements, and were richly repaid. The
| Easter decorations OF the churches were
elaborate and beautiful.
1t was g wonderful es cape from instant
death that Mr.. Freeman experienced Sat.
urday night on the mail train near Middle
sex. He had been riding for four days,
with little st or sleep, and had become so
worn out that his mind seemed dazed. Sud
| denly imagining he was pursued, he rushed
to the platform and jumped while the train
was under full Roadway. He rec ived no
further injury than lively shaking up.
He reached Waterbury the next morning
and has fully recovered.
1t was supposed that all of the visiting
brethren during the conference were OF the
Methodist denomination; but not so, as was
proved by an episode which, though dan
| gerous, ended happily and settled in the
minds of others his religious belief This
| brother took up his abode across the river,
| and Monday morning found the only means
of reaching the village was by boat One
was secured and he was being safely trans
ported, when, seeing the top OF fence post
he suddenly decided to make landing on
it. and in the attempt upset the boat and
plunged into the water, coming out it is
said, decided Baptist
Not since 1869 has there been such a
downpour of rain in this vicinity. 1t began
Saturday, and during the night it settled
into steady downfall that continued with
out abate ment until late Sunday evening.
No alarm was felt until toward dark, when
the rapid rise of the river dibrook warned
those who resided on low ground to prepare
for flood. 1t was midnight when the high
est point was reached, Main street was un-
der water between the railroad bridge and
A. G. Bakers and from Elm street TO the
village hall. All the residences on that
level had their cellars full, and some with
wet first floors. Matt Carr's house had over
foot of water above the stills. The cluster
of houses on the corner of Randall Avenue
and Elm street were entirely cut off, hav-
ing to use boats until noon or later, but none
were obliged to abandon their homes The
lower end of Union street was su Emerged,
and the house Of Mrs, Marshall had water
even with the window stills. The street
tha ratl