The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30
Waterbury


monia at her home on Union street.
Mrs. e. w Brown has rented the house
OF O. w. Richardson on Union ST. eet
Miss Emily Freeman of Amesbury, Mass.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. DR.. Wheelock.
Chldren's Day was very pleasantly OBJ
served last Sunday evening at the Metho-
dist church.
The projectcscope entertainment given
last Friday evening at the opera house was
well attended.
Fred H. Somerville, professor in the
Lawrenceville, N j., school for boys, is at
| home for his summer vacation.
All members of Temperance Home Lodge
| OF Good Templars are requested to be pres
ent at their next meeting July o.
II. l.. Morse and John Russ left yester-
| day for Francona, n. H., where they have
secured positions for the summer in the
Forest Hill hotel of that place.
Mr., j. w. Newton and Z. T. Farrell rep
resented Edwin Dillingham; Post, g. A. r.,
| at the annual state enCampment OF the
Grand Army held last week at Bennington.
AS the Fourth of July comes on Sunday
this year, Saturday the third will be gem
orally observed as the anniversary holiday.
The Waterbury National Bank will be
| closed on that day.
The annual meeting Of the Waterbury
| Library Association will be held in the Ii
brary rooms on Tuesday, July 6, at four
o'clock. Are you MEMBER Then be
sure and put in an appearance as there is
something of interest to be reported
The breaking of one of the wire cables
that hold the mast OF large derrick, used
| in the building of the electric railroad,
caused it to fall and several men had very
narrow escapes from instant death. AS it
was few we're quite severely injured.
The remains Of Arthur Mccoy, who died
Saturday night at the Fanny Allen hospital
in Winooski, were brought here for burial
Monday. The funeral was held at St. An
drew's church. The deceased was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dominick Mccoy who re-
side on Kicker mountain.
A fire caused by defective chimney
would have destroyed the dwelling house
owned by Mrs. Thorndike on North Main
street, but for the prompt response OF our
fire department. Hose Co. No. 2, M. j.
Frahill, captain, made quick time and saved
the building except portion OF the roof.
The occupants saved their household effects
by quick removal
The Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor social at the Congregational
church vestry last week Tuesday evening
was we'll attended. The young lady quar-
tette, with mandolins and guitars, were
, highly appreciated, and with character
!, song by Master Colby OF the Juniors, afford
ed pleasing entertainment, after which
ice cream and cake were served in the la
, dies hall
,, Rev. DIR. Cyrus w. Hamlin, the noted
, missionary to Turkey, is expected to occupy
,, the pulpit at the Congregational church
next Sunday: DR.. Hamlin will be here on
a visit to his daughter, Mrs. George E.
! Ladd, aud will speak on his varied expe-
riences in the missionary field that he has
! been connected with for 80 many years. DR.
Hamlin was formerly president Of Middle
bury College and later OF Roberts College
, in Turkey.
o,,1 tot he
! characteristics of De Wits Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for constipa.
ton, bilousness and all stomach and liver
= troubles. W. e. Terrill & Co.
Waterbury Center.
I Mrs. E. A. Newcomb and Mrs. E. H
Roger visited in Stowe last week.
w. III. Huse Of Barre was guest at A
1 X. Smalleys few days last week.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur W. Gile of Boston
are guests of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G
W. Gile
. Miss Bertha G. Pike is entertaining her
friend, Miss Eta A. Hathaway Of Mont
r pelier, for few days.
Married at the Methodist parsonage, by
D.. NJ s. Eddy, last Wednesday, Henry o
| Murray and Miss May N. Brown, both Of
Waterbury Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Moody of South Roy
t alton are spending their two weeks vaca
. paper train last Sunday morning.
, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Newcomb OF Waits.
field who have been visiting brother in
North Lawrence, N. Y, visited friends
3 here on their return last Wednesday.
, The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of this place visited the town farm
last Sunday afternoon, and held services
there. Rev. NJ. s. Eddy had charge of the
meeting.
Mrs. l.. r. Foster went to Tunbridge last
week to visit sister. She was accompa
died by Miss Nellie Perkins, who resides in
/, Tunbridge and who has been attending
= school here.
a Misses Ida Mars, Mary e. and Lucia
/ Smith and Messrs. W. e. Marshall D. G
' Hayes and j. H. Messer, attended the byci.
! Gle parade at Montpelier last Friday.
Mrs. Susan Alger who has been sick al
, her daughters, Mrs. John Jackman's for
of heart disease. The funeral was attended
, last Friday from the home Of her son, in
Stowe Hollow and the interment was il
Z the Branch cemetery by the side of her
husband
Waitsfield.
| Nelson Phelps of Barre was in town a few
days last week.
Frank l.. Eaton is spending the week
: with friends in Granville,
E. w. Ford and wife OF Granville visited
at o. G. Eaton's few days the last of the
week.
, The auction at the home of the late
Charles Kew was largely attended and
things sold very high.
e. M. Carey has finished work for @. f
Eddy for the present and has gone to work
for George Walbridge.
, o. M. Eaton is in Highgate Springs this
week fixing up his cottage there prepare
r tory to long stay later on.
J Charles Clay and wife started for Massa
chusetts on Monday. They will remain
, with friends for several weeks.
Rev. A. B. Enright went fishing one day
last week and caught 1893 trout, all Of which
it is hoped were six inches long.
The survey for the Rutland and Mont
pelier railroad was begun on Monday, q
party of eight beginning at Middlesex and
working south.
George L. Walbridge has been suffering
for several weeks with the rheumatism, but
had so far recovered as to be out and went
to the creamery on Sunday. While waiting
for his milk he was taken with violent rheu
matte pain around the heart and had to be
carried to his home. He was no better Oh