The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-29
Waterbury,

| M hoOuy Jnlb HlJernOOn.
Miss Carrie Wells is In Boston buying
fall and winter millinery goods.
Rev. L. II. Elliot represents the Vermont
Bible Society at Greensboro next Sunday.
| The Waterbury Ladies' Orchestra will
meet at the Waterbury Hotel this evening
A cornet, played by w. b. Clark, gives
valued assistance in the music at the Con.
| gregational church.
| Louis A. Sherman Of Stowe and Jennie
| A. Blood of Bolton, were married Saturday,
| September "a, by Elder Tabor at Colby
vile.
Rev. Moses T. Runnels Of Newport. N
| H., was the guest Of Rev. L. Tenney last
week, and preached for Rev. Mr. Ladd Sun
| day morning.
Misses Mabel Carpenter and Eva Bur
leigh were elected delegates from the Ep-
worth League to the district convention to
be held October II and 10 in Morrisville.
Rev. Mr.. Ladd attended the church coun-
| Gil at Waitsfeld, Monday, called to take ac-
ton on the resignation OF Rev. Mr.. Fisk OF
| the Congregational church at that place.
The semi-annual bills for village water
rents due October /, are being distributed.
Prompt payment Is requested to enable the
water commissioners to meet current obli-
cations OF the village.
The Ladies' Aid OF the Methodist church
have arranged with Chaplin Lozier, to de-
liver his celebrated monologue, "Your
Mothers Apron Strings," in the church
Wednesday evening, October 20. The Chi
cago Times says From first to last there are
no dry places in it."
Last Sunday evening Rev. Mr.. Ladd be.
gan series OF short discourses Of an in
formal character, upon different phases of
the life and work Of Christ. The subject OF
the opening one was, Christ as Teacher.
These are given in the vestry, following
Inn, ,aIi otaIu aft thn Nhria md
meeting.
Mrs. Martha Jane Moody died at her
home on Union street last Wednesday af-
ternoon OF pneumonia, after brief illness.
Mrs. Moody was the daughter OF the late
Luke Joslyn, and was born in Waitsheld in
1886. In 1880 she was married to Nathaniel
Moody who died in 1893. Her funeral was
held Friday afternoon, Rev. w. M. Newton
assisted by Elder George w. Tabor Off
ciating.
Bicycle riders of Waterbury have been
highly favored by being permitted by the
The simple condition being that pedestri-
ans have the right Of way, which should be
strictly observed by all riders, when no
possible danger can arise. However the
use of the sidewalk in the evening should
be prohibited Several accidents have al
ready occurred, and the last may prove q
serious one for Mrs. Lease on Union street,
who was RIM into by wheel Monday even
ing, and badly injured.
Newbury.
Almy Carter Of Woburn, Mass, visited at
Mrs. l.. r. Pillsbury's last week.
Charles e. Childs Of Northampton, Mass,
with friend, is visiting in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lang are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. DR.. 81. l.. johnson, at
Franconia, N. II.
Frank George has offered his farm stu
ated on the upper meadow, for sale. A
fine meadow farm.
Mrs. H. N. Chamberlin and Mrs. J. B..
Lawrie attended womans meeting at
Lyndonville on Friday.
DR.. K. A. johnson and Miss Amelia John
son OF Boston, Mass, are spending few
days at S. Johnson's.
A large number of our towns people Wis
tied the fair at South Ryegate last week.
1t was creditable show.
Will Carleton lectures at the Congrega-
tional church on Saturday evening next.
Admission, twenty-five cents; school chill
dren, fifteen cents. Proceeds for the benefit
Of the Tenney Library. Our citizens are
highly favored in having an opportunity to
listen to such talent twice in one season.
A pleasant social of the Epworth League
was held at the Methodist parsonage on the
Goth instant in honor of e. A. Shaw, who
has been principal Of the town Central
school two years past. Mr.. Shaw was
presented with an elegant Bible and hymnal
as token OF their esteem and the work he
has done among them. He has accepted a
situation as teacher in Norwich University
and moved his family to Mortified.
West Newbury.
Mrs. Hattie Brock, who has been visiting
friends in New Hampshire, has returned
home. - Rev. G. s. Fogg of Post Mills,
preached at the Union Westinghouse and
the town house at Newbury Center on Sum
day. - Miss Addie Jewell is at home for
returned to her home at Newbury Center.
- Mr.. and Mrs. e. F. Corliss returned
to their home in Howard r. 1. on Tuesday
of last week. 81 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Carleton attended the lecture given by Will
Carleton at Haverhill, N. H., last week.
- will Carleton is to lecture at New
bury on Saturday evening, October 2, for
the benefit OF the Tenney Memorial Library.
East Orange.
A good many attended the Washington
agricultural fair last week. - Mrs. W.
8. Paine, who is i'll and being treated by
DR.. Worthen of Barre, is improving and
was able to ride out on Sunday, - Miss
the pulpit here on Sunday and is to speak
here on Wednesday and Friday afternoon
at half-past two O'Clock. Miss Myra
Eastman is spending this week with her sis
ter in Tunbridge. - Mrs. James Roohan
and sister Miss Nora Palmer of Manches-
ter, N. H., recently visited at Fl. Fl. Colby's
in Bradford. - The ladies are to visit
Mrs. Sally Rawlings on October / to cele.
brate her eighty-frst birthday. - L. M.
Fish recently purchased a nice COW of DR..
Brown OF East Corinth.
Wells River.
Michael Crummy went to Aver, Mass,
last week.
Small potatoes and few in hill in this
part of the state.
Carl Hutchins has gone to Brockton to
work in clothing store.
John Peach is to occupy the newly made
tenement in Mr.. Foss' house.
Several freight cars were off the track at
the passenger station on Monday.
Born ON Thursday September 90, a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Chamberlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. W. Smith have been
spending several days at Morrisville.
| Miss Gretta Moore of this place has the
situation as teacher OF music in Goddard
| Seminary in Barre.
| The Ladies' Aid Society serve a dinner at
| the church parlors on Thursday from
| twelve till two o'clock.
Mr.. Ogan has received another carload OF
| the combination harrows and seeders and
hio taa on ha road dianoaino ~ tba,,