The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-29
Waterbury.

| The Ladies' Aid Society will meet this
afternoon with Mrs. +. II. Anterior.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Union
was held yesterday at Mrs. L. 81. Haines'.
The Citizens Band is to give concert
this evening in the chapel Of the asylum.
Fred Somerville Is spending few days
with his brother Edward In st. Johnsbury.
The Young Peoples Reading Club met
last evening at the Congregational parson-
age.
Mrs. 9. d. Robinson and son George are
spending the holidays with relatives in Can.
ada.
Rev. L. II. Elliot will occupy the pulpit
Of the Congregational church at waitsfeld
next Sunday.
Charles Root has secured o position as
clerk In the Office OF the Vermont Marble
Company ct Proctor and left yesterday for
that place.
Rev s. r. Drew expects to preach in
Stowe next Sunday and officiate at the conn.,
| munion service with the church Of which he
was pastor.
N. P. Wheeler Of Ottawa Is expected in
town to-day and will be the guest of T. T.
Farrell for few days. Jessie Wheeler, his
daughter, expects to accompany him on his
return to Ottawa.
There will be q special meeting OF the Ep.
| worth League Society tomorrow evening
port OF the committee appointed to nomi-
nate candidates for officers under the new
organization.
The Catholic society Of st. Andrews
church observed Christmas in very pleas
ing manner. The church was tastefully
decorated with evergreens and Christmas
tree we'll laden with gifts that made the
little ones happy.
Christmas exercises at the Methodist
church last Friday evening were we'll
attended and greatly enjoyed. A pro-
gramme was provided by the primary class
mas tree in the room below was attended to.
The Congregational sundsy-school en-
joyed Christmas exercises Friday evening
After the opening exercises, singing by the
little ones and Rotations, Prof. 8. @. Hutch
inson gave very fine stereopticon exhibit.
The different series Of views we're accom-
panied BY description given by Rev. Mr..
Ladd. The skill with which Prof. Hutch
inson placed the pictures on the canvass W as
highly appreciated.
The Week Of Prayer will be observed by
both the Methodist and Congregational
churches, services to be held each evening
next week. These meetings will be in.
augurated by union service next Sunday
evening at seven o'clock at the Methodist
church. The subject will be The Needs
of Waterbury from q Religious Standpoint"
All are earnestly requested to be present
and participate in the services. Special
singing led by the choirs Of both churches.
Winfield Phillips and q man named
Brown OF Duxbury celebrated Christmas
the home OF Lewis Gotta. Phillips, having
knife, proceeded to stab and slash Brown
In q murderous manner Drs. James and
Hooker dressed the wounds. After investi-
cation by States Attorney Rowland, Phil
lips was arrested and put under bonds for
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Brown is supposed to have fed to Barre.
The managers OF the Mount Mansfield
Electric railroad are running trains and do
ing considerable business in both passen-
ger and freight traffic, but they wisely
defer the announcement of q regular time
schedule. until everything is in smooth run
ming order which they hope may be soon
after January /. The power developed by
their motors seems ample for all necessi-
ties. A car loaded with butter boxes was
hauled from Stowe last Monday and trans
ferred to the main line. Three trips were
made from Stowe last Sunday and about
$50 people came to Waterbury, the cars be-
ing packed to their full capacity.
The annual meeting of district No. Of
Odd Fellows was held with Mentor Lodge
last Wednesday evening. The opening ex-
ercises were conducted by Mentor Lodge,
chair. About two hundred visiting mem
bers from the various lodges in the district
were present and DIR. W. f. Minard, Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master, gave them q
cordial address OF welcome. The initiatory
degree was worked by team from North.
field Lodge with John Cross, Noble Grand,
and the first degree was worked by Hla-
waths Lodge Of Barre, with James Camp.
bell as Noble Grand. The work was highly
creditable to both lodges represented, and in
the criticism of the secret work which fol.
lowed by j. w. Goodell Of Burlington, Past
Grand Representative, Mr.. Goodell spoke
in very complimentary language OF the
work done. Shortly after eleven o'clock
an adjournment was made to the vestry Of
the Methodist church where the members
Of Mentor Lodge, assisted by the ladies, had
prepared an excellent banquet, to which
the visiting members did ample justice. At
the close Of the banquet Miss Ethel Nye,
daughter OF w. @. Nye OF East Barre, gave
q recitation and II. M. Mcfarland Of Hyde
Park, Grand Master. spoke briefly upon the
meaning and scope OF Odd Fellowship. An
electric carload Of visiting members from
Hyde Park and Worthwhile returned after
the exercises. All spoke In the highest
terms OF the entertainment furnished by the
members OF Mentor Lodge.
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