The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-08

ident and secretary have spent much time
and worked untiringly for the best interest
OF the society. 1t will be noticed that only
one half o. the members allow the associa
ton to care for their lots of the rate OF one
dollar per year. If all would respond, the
income would greatly aid. 1t is also earn
estly desired that our bership be in
creased. There are many citizens who have
lots in the cemetery that sh wv no interest in
having 1t improved, who can we'll afford to
pay the small sum annually and become
members, thus encouraging the good work
and make its future secure. Please give
your name with one dollar to the presid emit
or secretary aud become an active mem Der
in this good work.
Waterbury Center.
Professor c. II. Richardson will speak
next Sunday morning on " The Precious.
ness OF Christ"
Loyalty lyc um will discuss next Friday
evening the relation Of the signs of the
times to the overthrow Of the government.
Among the visitors to our village the past
week are Mrs r. II Mather aud Burt E.
Moody OF South Royalton, and Loren Watts
OF Waltham, Mass
Mary NJ. Henry was called to her home in
Duxbury last week by the critical illness of
her mother aud death of her father, NJ. L
Henry. Many OF the students and faculty
attended the obsequies of Mr.. Henry on
Wednesday afternoon. Miss Henry has the
tender sympathy of many friends in Water
bury Center
The Ladies' Aid Society will serve an
antiquarian supper at Hayes hall this even.
ing from six to eight o'clock, after which
the "Village Choir " will sing few old
Professor l. n. Moody and others will read
several selections. The supper will consist
of bean porrdge, hulled corn, etc.
Alberta Eastman has returned from
short visit at Barre. Frank w. Gile
has secured position in wholesale fruit
store 10 Boston, and has gone to begin his
work there. - 5. T. Smith Of Barre was
in the place Monday ght, en- route for his
home. - Mrs Sarah Cheney and Mrs.
II. e. Heating are visiting friends in Stowe.
- Florence l. Tower has gone TO
Waitsteld for few days. Lena
Church went to her home in West Topsham
last Saturd ~, to remain until the following
Tuesday.
Williamstown.
Memorial dav services will be held in the
Methodist church and R. j. o. Sherburne
will preach.
Some seven hundred thousand feet Of
lumber will be the seaso - output at Lynde
q Cheney's sawmill.
1t is said that certain persons in Barre
pay $50 for the privilege Of fishing this year
on the ID avid Gale farm.
Some of our citizens are using the to-
bacco cure, sold at Ainsworth's drug store,
with happy results A cure is guaranteed
or money refunded.
A sister of Ernest Riddel has recently
come here with her family from Scotland.
This makes some seven or eight members of
the Riddel family now in town.
The Fred A. Flint Com oany now has
possession of the store in t ~ Beckett block,
hitherto occupied by Mr. Rice the je Weller.
line OF groceries will be added to the
former lines of goods,
DR.. James of Waterbury was called here
last Wednesday to perform surgical opera.
ton on the wife OF Professor Corliss who
now lives in the quarry district DR.. e. b.
Watson was also called in.
Mrs. John A. Perry is winning laurels as
an amateur in photography. She has just
taken beautiful picture of the waterfall on
the eneral Z. Bass place, ia our village,
that every old Wllliamstownian might envy
as souvenir of the village, and be proud to
show others as specimen OF beautiful Ver-
mont scenery. Copies can be procured of
her.
5. Martin Seaver has colt that has re
Gently been severely injured in curious
manner. In the place in which it was kept
was an old-time door hinge, that ended in
sharp, downward point. The colt had evil
IDENTIFY had hind leg caught on this sharp
point. The skin was pierced by it, and both
hide and flesh were torn from the leg in
frightful manner before the animal was re.
leased.
We have just had rich treat in looking at
numerous specimen as of granite, from Scot.
land, Ireland, Sweden and Labrador, at the
house of Thomas Bissett, that were lately
brought from Scotland, by bis brother
James. Such variety and beauty will sur
prise one whose knowledge of granite is
limited by what is seen only hereabouts.