The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-08
Waterbury.

Rev. L. II. Elliot will preach at Lyndon
next Sunday.
The Reading Club met last evening with
Miss Julia Parker.
Another social dance will be given by A.
K. Ellis at the American House Friday
evening, December 10.
Frank Griggs has entered Montpelier
Seminary for the winter term. Waterbury
students now in that institution number
eight.
The Ladies' Missionary Society will meet
in the vestry OF the Congregational church
this afternoon at half-past two. Subject,
Work Among the Indians"
MIR. Anton Landt, has been reapponted
| town liquor agent for the coming year. He
has served the town faithfully, and better
| appointment could not have been made.
The New England Dinner that was to
| have been given by the Ladies' Aid Society,
this afternoon, has been postponed one
week in consequence of the death of Miss
Moody.
! AT the annual meeting of Edwin Dilling-
ham Post, No. %, G. A. r., the following
officers were elected: j. j. Colby, Com
mander j. s. Sleeper, Senior Vice-Com-
mander George Brown, Junior Vice
Commander, T. T. Farrell, Chaplin; Joseph
| Hutchinson, Quartermaster; Leonard Hart,
Surgeon A. w Baker, Officer of the Day;
S. j. Rowell, Officer OF the Guard.
The death of Euphrasia Moody occurred
| last Sunday evening at her home with her
mother, Mrs. George w. Moody, on Stowe
street. During the past few days she suf-
| fered much with asthma, but the immediate
cause of death was heart failure, which came
with suddenness that shocked the COM
munity. Miss Moody was born in Water
bury, November s, 1S4S. Her mother, Lucia
K. Moody, survives her, also three brothers,
George K. and Edwin h. of Waterbury and
Calvin b. of Minneapolis, Mimi, two sis.
ters Mrs. w. e. Carpenter of this place and
Nettie Moody of Lexington, Mass. Funeral
| services will be held tomorrow, Thursday,
at two o'clock P. M. The sympathy of a
wide circle of friends is extended to the
| aged mother and relatives in their sad be-
| reavement.
The State Board of Health has made a
careful inspection of the Graded School
| Building in our village and from their report
we quote what they say regarding the gram
mar grade room which received most at
tention: The third or grammar room is
| located in the back part of the building. Ii
is sixteen by thirty-seven feet. The light is
INSTRUCTED by buildings in the rear. The
| cubic feet Of air space and area OF floor
space, are far below the standard, and nc
ventilation, only through door and windows
| in fact 1t is defective in every thing that is
essential to good sanitation.
| For these reasons this room should be
abandoned as a school ROOM" Signed c.
s. Caverly, M. D., President; j. IL. Hamil.
ton, Secretary.
On receipt of the above report the village
| authorities took prompt action as follows:
November 26, 1897.
To the School Directors,
Town of Waterbury,
Inasmuch as the State Board of Health
have condemned the room used for the
| Grammar Grade in the village of Water
bury, we would respectfully call your at
tention to that fact, and ask your immedi
ate consideration of the same.
We fully endorse the Report of the State
Board of Health, a copy OF which you will
find enclosed.
W. F. Minard, MD, Health officer.
j. A. Burleigh,
II. ID. Brown, Local poord
| K. Farrar, Ho0oA Do"iu'
w. #. Minard,
The fact that a new school building must
be provided, now confronts the people OF
Waterbury in form that cannot be ignored
and it is hoped that no opposition will arise
| to defeat prompt action at the proper time
Dyspepsia cured. Shiloh's Vitalizer i'm
mediately relieves sour stomach, coming up
| of food distress, and is the great kidney and
liver remedy. Sold by w. K. Terrill & Co
Waterbury Center.
s. N Pease is at home from trip to Jeri
cho and Bolton.
The time table for the electric road is uI
to-day, and trains are now running.
Will Gilbert and family have moved into
the house of Joseph Taite, on LOOMS hill.
Mrs. e. FL. Boyer, Mrs. e. A. Newcomt
and Ernest s. Newcomb spent day with
| relatives in Barre last week.
Mrs. q. r. Towne of Waterbury, who has
been an invalid for several years, is with
her sister, Mrs. A. ID. Hayes, for a shor
| time.
Mrs. e. Fl. Boyer, who has been spending
the summer at her old home, left las
.la.r TO- M all Ill,
Washington.
The Central Vermont engine which ha,
been employed in the building of the cleo
trio railroad completed its work last week
and left for st. Adams Sunday morning.
The teachers meeting will be held at the
| Center school house next Saturday after
noon at two o'clock. The topic will be
read and discuss "Whte's School Manage
ment." A full attendance is desired.
Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa, says
| MY child is worth millions to me, yet
would have lost her by Group had l not in
vested twenty-five cents in a bottle of One
Minute Cough Cure" 1t cures coughs and
colds and all throat and lung troubles
w. e. Terrill & Co.
South Ryegate.
DR.. j. B. Darling has just completed 6
nice little barn at his double tenement
house at the head OF Mulligan alley.
JOnu " DOudlub SOL, TOUR years Olu
tipped dish of boiling water onto his leg
burning it very badly, last Monday morn
ing. DIR. j. b. Darling was called in i'm.
mediately and dressed the leg.
Religious services will be held at the
Presbyterian church every evening this
week and three afternoons for the benefit OF
those that live at distance and the aged
and infirm that who get out to the evening
evening meetings.
George and Thad. Grary have agreed tc
disagree and divide up the proceeds Of
the past two years on the j. ID. Nelson
farm. They have let it out to w. N
Gilfllan and Peach Thomas to settle fol
them. George will remain on the farm and
Thad. has moved into j. b. Darling's tene
ment ON Pleasant street.
The school directors are rushing business
at the school.house these days. They have
force of twelve men raising the roof twelve
feet and finishing, at present, one large
school room for the accommodation of the
advanced scholars in town. They propose
to have it ready in about two weeks. We
will have hundred scholars or more to at
tend school this winter
Prosperity comes quickest to the mar
whose liver il in good condition. DeWitt't
| Little Early Risers are famous little pills fol
| consultation. biliOusness indipastiOn and