The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-22

| the Oldest of these spectators being Mr..
| Calvin Flint, now some eighty-seVen or
! lightweight years OF age, and who served
az a captain in those days. Altogether, the
occasion gave an added emphasis to the
| opinion that IL nature has ever ordained
spot to be an ideal one for a large public
| park, for this place, 1t Is the General Bass
| farm. Would that some of the men of
wealth who have gone out from this place
might, together, convert 1t into such park
az its capabilities easily fit it for.
Mrs. Melvin II. Burnham has been quite
! I'll of late. 80 Will Young may be unable
to work at the granite sheds for fortnight
in consequence of an injury received to his
wrist in the baseball game of Saturday
| last - Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Edison
are now in Greene, Iowa. the guests of Mrs
Minnie Perrin Kellogg. - Miss Myra,
daughter of Wesley NJ. Seaver, goes to New
York this week as the guest of the family Of
Lewis NJ. Seaver.
| Waterbury.
party of young people enjoyed ride to
Moss Glen Falls last Friday.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet with
Mrs. W. M. Newton this afternoon.
K. Z. Houston, the photographer, dis
| plays fine new sign in front OF his art gal
| lery.
A party of young men from this place
made the ascent of Mount Hunger last Sat
urday.
The collection at the Methodist church
| next Sunday morning will be for the pre-
| siding elder
The Epworth League will observe next
Sunday evening as debt Paying Day"
Service at half past seven.
The measles are still raging. The latest
victims are Barrett Clark Luther Davis
Edwin Colby and Weston Patterson.
Rev j. Edward Wright is to preach in
the opera house next Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock. Subjects Salvation"
Rev. j. Edward Wright of Montpelier
| conducted religious services in the opera
house last Sunday afternoon. There was a
good audience and an appointment was
made for another service next Sunday at
the same hour.
An entertainment, both pleasing and pro-
ftable, will be given this evening at the
opera house by the well-known humorist,
Frank g. Reynolds, assisted by Dudley II.
Prescott, an accomplished ventriloquist and
wonderful imitator of musical instruments.
All who attend will enjoy an evening of
pure fun.
The farmers in this vicinity are somewhat
alarmed over the reported advent of the
army worm. Mr.. Farrand of Duxbury
found them in his oat field last Saturday,
and some were also seen on Mr.. Randalls
meadow. The state entomologist, G. III.
Perkins, has published a bulletin on the
subject, giving description OF the worm
and the remedy for checking its progress.
Mr.. Perkins does not think that our YER
mont climate is usually favorable to the
growth of the army worm in such numbers
| as will often prove destructive to any great
extent.
Abbie Haines is at home from New York
city for her vacation. - Fred Somer-
vile is visiting his brother in st. Johns
bury. He made the trip on his wheel last
Monday before noon. - Mrs. 9. e.
Richardson was in town last week. She in
| tends returning in August, with her son
Dan, to occupy her house on Uuion street.
- Will Seabury and Frank Griggs rode
| to Cedar Beach on their wheels last week,
| returning the next day. - Captain II
@. Fay and wife of Claremont, n. III spent
| last Sunday in town with relatives. -
Mrs. DR.. Newton and children of Cambridge
are visiting at Edgar Hunts.
BETTER for clothes to use less soap by
using Harmless"
Waterbury Center.
Professor G. II. Stone went to Barton last
| Saturday TO attend a summer school which
is being held there
Mrs. Aurora Bickford and daughter of
Kansas are visiting o. w. May, brother
of Mrs. Bickford, and sister, Mrs. G. N
Greeley
Mrs. Chauncy Lyon and son Arthur drove
to Vergennes last Friday. Mrs. Lyon will
remain for few weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Fish. Arthur will drive home
by way Of Burlington this week.
Mrs. Ella Keith of Worcester, Mass, will
| speak next Sunday morning in the Metho-
dist church. No service will be held in the
| Baptist church and all are invited to hear
Mrs. Keith. Her theme will be the work of
the w. G. L. U. with railroad employees.
GREEN MOUNTAIN SEMINARY.
ct ha
Rev. f. w Reeder, has received hopeful
encouragement of financial help from
| friends of the institution.
Miss Lizzie Smart, the efficient principal
| Of the musical department, is enjoying her
vacation at the New Hampshire seashore,
and will return to her work in the latter
| part of August.
Principal Buker has completed the selec-
ton of the new corps of instructors, and he
| is confident that increased usefulness and
prosperity will attend the efforts OF himself
and his able assistants.
One OF the principals former classmates
has been secured to take charge of the COM
mercial department; he is said to be thor
ough and painstaking instructor. We hope
to announce the full board of instruction in
next weeks issue Of the WATCHMAN.
Principal f. NJ Buker is receiving appli-
cations from students for the next school
year. The management ia contemplating
an increase of facilities for students who
I desire to board themselves. Catalogues for
1867 will be ready for distribution in few
days.
The latest arrivals at the Green Mountain
Lodge are III. l.. Hemenway, Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis A. Kendall, and Mrs. s. j. Emerson
of Boston. More are expected during the
coming week The beauty of our mountain
scenery is attracting quite a number of
tourists to this section of our state this
season.
SMALL in size, but great in results. De
Wits Little Early Risers act gently but
thoroughly, curing indigestion, dyspepsia
and constipation. Small pill safe pill, best
pill. w. e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, VT
Tunbridge.
Most OF the farmers have finished haying
and report a very light crop. A very few
cut more than last year Our apple crop is
very small.
The deer seen recently in town seems tt
have taken his summer residence with us
having appeared on several farms and feed
ing with stock near the houses.
Francis Clark remains about the same
His sickness is a serious matter. - Fred
Slack has returned from the hospital in