The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-03
Waterbury.

strels have postponed their entertainment.
Principal Parker of the High School re-
sumed his duties last week, after two weeks
Of illness.
The annual meeting of the Waterbury
Congregational Society will be held in the
vestry OF the church on Thursday evening at
half past seven o'clock.
Rev j. e Wright is to hold the last of his
winter series of meetings in the Opera
House next Sunday at 2:30 P. NJ. Subject:
. But one God-the Father"
Rev. L. II. Elliot has so far recovered
from his attack of grip as to venture trip
to st. Johnsbury, WIN re he spoke twice last
Sunday, in the interest of the Vermont
Bible Society.
The reception rendered by the Epworth
League to Mr.. and Mrs James Wallace, in
the Methodist church parlors last Friday
evening, was well attended and very en-
| ioyable affair
Miss Lyon, assistant principal of the High
| School, has gone TO her home in Worthwhile,
! by reason of illness. Miss Moody will act
as assistant during the remainder OF the
winter term of school.
Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Sheldon are the
happy parents OF a baby boy, born last week
at their home in Topeka, Kan. Mr.. Shell
don will be remembered as the former pas
tor of the Congregational church OF this
place.
There seems to be no abatement in the
epidemic Of influenza, bronchitis and the
! grip which infests this community; while
| some are slowly recovering, many more are
being disabled. If those attacked would
| surrender at once and remain indoors until
| fully recovered, instead of trying to fight 1t
off, much prolonged suffering would be
avoided.
1.-TWO Pictures" will be the subject of the
| lecture that Rev. w r. Davenport will de-
liver in the Methodist church this evening
at half past seven o'clock. He comes under
the auspices of the Young Ladies' Mission
airy Society of the Methodist church and
should receive hearty welcome from this
community, who so kindly remember him
as a pastor and friend. Admission fifteen
| cents.
The annual meeting of the village corpo-
ration was held Monday evening, March /.
In the absence OF the entire board of trus-
tees, G.. K. Moody was elected moderator.
The report of the auditors and officers of the
village was accepted and officers for the
year ensuing elected as follows: j. A. Bur-
leigh, president; II. d. Brown, second trus-
tee; Edward Farrar, third trustee; j. j.
Colby, clerk; j. w. Moody, treasurer; q. O..
first auditor; G. W. Randall, second audi.
tor; Willis Bryan, third auditor; Edward
Farrar, chief engineer; l.. II. Atherton,
first assistant engineer; Irwin Cooley, sec
ond assistant engineer; Joseph Hutchinson,
fire warden, ward one James Somerville,
ward two; Charles Keene, ward three; VIII
Seabury, ward four. A tax of fifty cents on
dollar of the grand list of the village was
voted to pay the debts and expenses The
trustees were authorized and instructed to
substitute bonds of the village in exchange
for the $14 900 in notes now held by the Ma
tonal Life Insurance Company OF Mont
pelier. On motion OF G. W Randall it was
voted that the board of trustees be made a
board OF water commissioners to serve as
follows: President j. A. Burliegh for one
III BROWN tWO and Ed
ward Farrar for three years. G. X. Moody
made the following motion which was Sec
onded, but by an oversight was not voted
on. That the trustees be authorized to APP
propriate sum from the amount raised as
a tax, not exceeding S25 each on the forty
fire hydrants of the village, to be used in
paying the debts of the water works depart
ment. As the fifty cent tax will provide
about $500, it seemed to be the voice OF
those present, that the excess over the nee
essary expenses of the village should be set
apart for payment OF the liabilities OF the
water department. AS there was no time
fixed for the payment of taxes, by vote OF
the village it will doubtless be necessary to
call special meeting, and it is hoped that
the motion of Mr.. Moody will also be acted
on at the same time. Harmony was a
pleasing feature of the meeting, the friendly
contest over the election OF third trustee,
requiring four ballots created no bad blood
The village now has an excellent board OF
trustees and other officers, who are
thoroughly competent to manage its affairs
on business principles with proper regard
for economy.
Williamstown.
Crows were seen here last week.
A fine son was born last week to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry B. Waldo.
Charles l.. Hayward has rented farm In
the south part OF Chelsea.
The mercury was 26o below zero in this
village on Monday morning
We are glad to hear that Mr.. and Mrs
Oliver Martin may again settle In town.
"Chris" Elliott came back from North
field, last week, but is yet in poor health
Arthur Martin, now of Kewaunee, H., SC
long time an invalid, Is again confined to
the bed.
Mrs. John Lynde is staying at j. X
Lynde's home while he and his wife are in
Washington, ID. @.
Mrs. William Cults seems to be allying
somewhat from the very low condition she
has been in of late.
Segee Moore is making brave fight with
lung disease, having been laid aside from
stone-cutting for more than year.
Mrs. Ella Benedict Griffin and little
daughter of Burlington are in town, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Charles r. Benedict
1t is hoped that a Rev. Mr.. Titcomb OF
Western, Mass, may be here to supply the
Congregational pulpit next Sunday, and for
the month to come.
Grearson & Beckett are increasing their
stone-cutting force to some twenty-six men
Wilbur Moore will return to work as a
sharpener for them.
The vocation, bought for the Congrega-
tional church here, little more than year
ago, having failed to give satisfaction, the
manufacturers have just replaced 1t with a
new one.
The Christian Endeavor Society will hold
a sociable at the house Of Mrs. Chester Mar
tin, next week Tuesday evening to which
every body is cordially invited. There will
be readings from James Whitcomb Riley's
poems, games, etc.
In one of the large and beautiful cities of
the West is a property (house and LOTT that
cost some S32 600 years ago, and in which
one of our townsiolk has long had some sort
of interest. Owing to the introduction OF
electric cars into the city, in part thus
changing the desirable sections for resden-
ces, we are now told that it might be hard
to realize thirty-two hundred dollars for the
property.
d. Nj. Perkins died on Saturday morning
last at the age OF sixty. three years and was