The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-04
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
AND GENERAL.
Waterbury,

Rev. L. II. Elliott preached in Windsor
last Sunday.
G. f. Clough is confined to his house with
a severe cold
Frank Carpenter is suffering with mild
form of the grip.
For the result of the town election yester.
! day, see page eight.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets this after
noon with Mrs c. d. Robinson.
Beedle's Banjo Club gave an enjoyable en-
tertainment at the Opera House last Mon.
day evening.
A social is to he held in the assembly
hall of the Methodist church this evening.
Admission, free. All are cordially in
vited.
Mrs Cornelius Moody met with painful I,
| IL not serious, accident. A quantity OF boil
ing water was spilled on her feet, blisterin e
them badly.
The annual meeting of the Congregational
society will be held tomorrow evening in
the church vestry after the prayer meeting.
A full attendance is requested.
j. S. Batchelder and Ransom Gray at
tended the quarterly session of the Wash
ington County Union of Good Templars,
last Wednesday, at Montpelier.
f. L. knights and j. s. Wheeler have
been selected to serve the county rs jurors
at the March term Of court. 1t is hoped
| Jndb COulJ Will DolOIo Juo Nfbu'
| The addition and Improvement being
made to the j. w. Boyce & Co.'s store are in
progress. 1t seems to be the verdict of the
| public that the addition extends few feet
too near the sidewalk
w. II. Hutchins has accepted a position
with the Springfield Manufacturing Com
pany of Bridgeport, Conn, and will have
charge of the manufacturing OF their new
adjustable handle bar for bicycles.
CoDna 6ra oDaoitnana of Southarn Caltf or-
MIA oranges were received last week through
the kindness eff Mr. Curtis Wells OF Red
lands. The fruit was shipped by the firm
of L. l.. Lyons q Sons, growers and packers
of the famous Lion" brand of navel
oranges.
The Junior Endeavorers will serve one
cent supper at the Congregational church
on Friday evening from 3: 30 to 6: 30 o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to all. Ad-
mission, one cent. The following menu
will be served Scalloped potatoes, stuffed
| eggs, salad, bread-and-butter sandwiches,
coffee, cocoa, vanilla waters.
The heavy rain of last Saturday and Sun
day, with the large quantity OF snow, caused
very high water in all the streams. The
meadows and low portion of the village
were flooded, but no serious damage re-
suited. The usual destruction of the wooden
support under the Central Vermont rail-
road bridge, north of the village, took
| place.
The marriage of Frank l.. Knight, pros
| porous young merchant of this village, and
| Miss Marguerite Clark, is announced to
| take place at the residence of Mrs. Addie
| G. Clark, mother of Miss Clark, in Georgia,
| the Oath of this month. During visits to a
relative formerly living here Miss Clark had
become well known to the social life of this
community. She is highly esteemed and
will have cordial welcome to permanent
residence in Waterbury.
The Vermont Conference Epworth League
will meet in Trinity Church. Montpelier,
June and 4. The following speakers are ex-
| pee ed to be present: Mrs Annie e. Smiley of
Ipsw oh, Mass, Rev George II. Spencer,
| president of the New Hampshire Conference
League, Somersw WORTH N. H., Rev c, S. Nut
ter Of s.. Adams, Rev. Thomas lyric of st.
Johnsbury Hon Frank Plumey of North
field, Hon w. p. Dillin CHAM of Waterbury,
| William Mast Brodbeck, ID D., of Charles
! town, Mass, and Chancellor j. Ransom
Day of Syracuse, N. Y.
At the annual village meeting, Monday
evening the following persons were elected
officers of the village for the ensuing year
President, c. F. Clough; first trustee, H d.
| Brown; second trustee, John Deal clerk, j.
j. Colby; treasurer, G. w. Morse; col Hector
Of taxes, G. G. Graves; first auditor, H.
James; secoud auditor, l.. II. Haines; third
| auditor, Charles Keene; chief engineer,
Irwin Cooley; second assistant engineer,
| L. H. Atherton first fire warden, Edward
| Farrar; second fire warden G. e. Moody:
| third fire warden, Joseph Hutchinson;
| fourth fire warden, James Somerville. A
| tax of forty cents on n dollar of the grand
list of the village was voted to pay the debts
and expenses for the current year. A reso.
| luton, offered by DR.. james, prohibiting the
burial of any dead body within Twelve rods
of any street in this village, and to enforce
| 81 hat Hf 81 . l,n
Statutes of Vermont, was passed. Also a
resolution which prohibits any one from
carrying on the business of butchering
within the village limits after the first day
of April next, and to enforce the provisions
of Sections 1854, 1895 aud 1886 of the Re-
vised Statutes of Vermont.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do hereby
| agree to refund the money on a tifty-cent
bottle of Greene's Syrup of Tar If it fails to
cure your cough or cold We also warrant
a twenty five cent bottle to prove satisfac-
tory or no pay. We also refund the money
Qwenty' five cents) on box of Neu Rol
Pills if they fail to cure your headache.
j. A. Gilmore, d. c. Hayes, Waterbury
Center.
WaitsfieId.
A d. Barnard is quite sick with pneu-
monia.
Rev. e. s Fiske is numbered among the
sick this week.
O M Eaton was a. West Randolph last
week Wednesday.
G. B, Norton and wife of Huntington are
| visiting his cousin, j. b. Norton.
| A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Sears on Wednesday, February %.
Julia, daughter of Jerry Ryle, died Mon
day morning, March 2, after long illness,
| OF consumption.
James B. Somerville went to Manchester,
n. H., on Saturday. He has job of driv-
| ing truck team.
The meetings at the Congregational
| church will be continued this week Thurs
day evening and Friday afternoon.
The members of the Good Templars'
| lodge are invited to meet at the home of w.
q. McAllister this Wednesday, evening.
During the high water, Sunday morning,
the ice came against N. Robinson's wagon
shed with such force as to entirely ruin it.,
The donation visit at Rev. e. S. Flske's,
last Wednesday evening, was largely at
tended and a very pleasant evening was
| passed.
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