The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-18
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
And GENERAL.
Waterbury


The Ladies' Union met with Mrs. g. w.
Randall yesterday afternoon.
The Ladies Aid Society meets this after
noon with Mrs. f. II. Atherton.
The Friday evening meetings at Duxhurv
! Corners have been changed from 200 to 1880
o'clock
Governor Woodbury. and the State Asy-
lum trustees held their regular monthly
meeting last Wednesday.
T. T. Farrell has been honored by the de-
partment commander of the Grand Army
of the 81 ate with the appointment OF chief
mastering officer.
Rev. L. II. Elliot occupied the pulpit at
the Congregational church, last sunday,
| and very ably presented the claims OF the
Vermont Bible Society.
The adjourned annual meeting of the
Congregational Society will be held Thurs
| day evening at eight o'clock. full attend
ance is earnestly requested
Temperance Home Lodge of Good Tenn
plars admitted three new members at its
meeting held last Monday evening. After
the regular exercises pop corn social was
enjoyed.
The closing address of the County Chris.
tian Endeavor Convention will he delivered
Friday evening by the Rev. +. l.. Good
| speed NJ Springfield, Mass. No. one should
miss the opportunity of hearing him
Griggs & Demeritt are busy closing con-
tracts with the farmers for their spring
product of maple sugar. Mr.. Griggs is in
| the far West, meeting with good success in
securing orders for their sugar and syrup.
The bugle-cal of the Fort Ethan Allen
Entertainment Company that sounded in
front of the Opera House, Saturday evening"
was catchy idea and doubtless reminded
many an old veteran of the call in 1861.
The play was enjoyed by large audience.
The majority of one vote given our first
selectman at town meeting as reported by
the Weaver" should be multiplied by at
least thirty. While a majority OF one
elects, it is but justice to the officer named
to give the true figures, which express the
approval by a large majority of the manner
in which he has performed his duty to the
town.
The local correspondent of the Free Press
voices the sentiment of nearly all i'll our
village concerning the immediate need OF a
new school building. The recent report Of
our school board again calls attention to the
necessity for better school facilities and ex-
presses the opinion that public sentiment is
growing in favor of new building. How
long must this grOl0ing continue before the
parents of the school children will be
reused to action? We all know that the
old building is in an unfit condition, I'M
healthful and inconvenien5, and discourag-
ing to both teachers and pupils. The fact
that some fifty scholars have been crowded
y
renting of rooms elsewhere, Is proof that
economy is not considered. A new, we'll
equipped school building, prettily located,
will do much for the prosperity Of our beau
tiful village. 1t will induce many to locate
here who will buy lots and erect homes,
thus adding largely to the grand list and re-
duce taxation.
The eighteenth semi-annual convention OF
the Washington County Christian Endeavor
Union will be held al the Congregational
church in this place, Friday, March 20. The
programme prepared is as follows: Morn
ing Praise service; devotional service,
led by Rev. A. j. Covill, Waterbury;
addresses of welcome - for the church,
by PASTOR for the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian Endeavor, by S. Rid
ley Parker response by the president,
DR.. o. G. Stickney, Barre; business; re-
ports of secretary and treasurer; roll-call of
societies. dinner and social hour. After
noon Prayer and praise service; Our
Father" the Christian Endeavorers' leader,
Miss Lucy Cummings, Barre; Hallowed Be
Thy Name" open parliament upon the
pray er. meeting, Rev. William s. HaZen,
D.D.. Mortified; "Thy Kingdom Come"
g. e mission work, Miss Lizzie Stimson,
Montpelier; THY WILL" conservation an
active not a passive condition, Mrs. j. n;
Perrin, Williamstown; "Our Daily Bread, "
things to be thankful for, sentence testimo-
MES Miss Pearl Abbey, Barre; Our Tres
passes" our struggles between sin and en-
deavor, Rev. E. b. Earle, Montpelier; Our
Temptations" the dangers in the way OF
Christian endeavor, G. II. Pape, Barre;
Chime the Glory" final triumph OF Chris
tan endeavor--when and how? Rev H. l..
Hartwell. Cabot; committee reports and
business Junior hour; supper. Evening
Song service, W. #. Morse Barre; address,
Rev f. l.. Goodspeed, Springfield, Mass,
which will close the convention A large
number i expected to be present from dif-
ferent societies in the county,
Rev. L. b. Tenney of Essex Center Wis
tied his parents, Rev. l.. Tenney and wife,
last week. - Professor o. G. Mathew
son of Barre conducted the teachers exam
ination held here last week. - Eva
Burleigh has been seriously ill with heart
trouble. - Mrs. Francis Anterior OF
Burlington has been visiting her brother.
j. W. Moody. - Mr.. and Mrs. M. T.
Page of Barre, with their daughter, Mrs.
Hemenway of Colorado Springs. were the
guests of j. w. Moody, last Tuesday. -
Nate Somervile is suffering with erysipelas.
- Horace Morse has moved to Waits
field. - Judge Crossett, who has been
sick for several weeks, is still confined to
his house. - Miss Tenie Crossett is very
sick at her home in Duxbury. - Alice
Perry OF Montpelier has been visiting at the
home of B. K. Demeritt. - Charles
Bailey has moved into the house vacated
by o. e. Scott and owned by A. G. Atherton
Waterbury Center.
Mrs. Lovna Parcher, who went 10 Chi.
cago to care for sick son, has returned to
her home.
Miss Smart, the teacher OF music at the
Seminary was called to Newmarket N III.
last Monday by the death of an uncle. She
will return to her duties here on Saturday
While skidding logs, last Wednesday, j
#. Hodge had leg badly crushed, some OF
the bones protruding through the flesh. Dr.
Grout reduced the fracture, and at this
writing Mr.. Hodge is doing well.
Waitsfield.
For;y-fve or fifty attended the Good
Templars' picnic, Friday evening. The net
profits were about So.
The heaviest snow storm of the season
was on Wednesday, afternoon and night
snow falling to the depth of twelve to four
teen inches.
G. F. Eddy, our genial creameryman, en-
tertaned the patrons of his MoretowI
creamery at his home in this village on Fri
day, March 10.
Thursday will be observed by the Con