The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-01
Waterbury.

Haines yesterday afternoon.
The Reading Club were entertained by
Mrs. f. l.. Knights last evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet with
Mrs @. ID. Robinson this afternoon.
Miss Annie Frary left last Monday for
Brooklyn, N. Y, where she will spend
several weeks visiting friends.
Rev. A. L. Cooper former pastor of the
Methodist church in this place will preach
next Sunday, morning and evening. The
Lords Supper will be celebrated in the
morning service.
The union service last Sunday at the
Congregational church was well attended.
Rev. Mr.. Ladd delivered very able ser
mon on subject appropriate to the Thanks
giving season.
The excellent singing, with organ and
cornet accompaniment at the Congrega-
tional church, add much to the interest of
the services. The choir may be ass ured
that the audience appreciate their efforts.
The usual reunions of families and friends
That occur each year when Thanksgiving
day comes, took place last week. Many OF
our people visited out of town and quite as
many made our village their place OF
Thanksgiving
Mr.. S. Il. Parker has accepted position
as teacher in the High School at Plainheld,
and assumed his duties last Monday his
many friends in town regret his departure,
but are glad that Waterbury will be his
home during vacations.
Every member of Edwin Dillingham; Post,
G. A. r., is requested to be present at
| their next meeting at Grand Army Hail
next Friday evening Business OF import
ance will come before the Post and the cleo
ton of officers for the coming year will take
place.
Rev. and Mrs. w. r. Newton are greatly
enjoying their Thanksgiving vacation at
| the old home of Mrs. Newton in Middle
town, Conn. Mr.. Newton preached last
Sunday in the historic Old North Church.
at that place, which has had continuous
history of over 230 years.
The entertainment given at the Center
last Thursday evening by Major II. H.
Henderson,, 1.-THE Drummer Boy of the
Rappahannock, under the auspices of the
G. A. r. Post and Woman's Relief Corps,
was a great success. A large number of
the young people of this village attended.
The subject of Rev. Mr. Ladd's address
next Sunday evening at half-past seven,
will be DR.. Marcus Whitman, the first mis-
sionary to cross the Rocky Mountains and
to whose missionary enterprise and patriot
ism the country owes its possession OF the
| great northwest. Last Monday was the
| fiftieth anniversary OF DIR. Whitman's
death.
Go to the WATcHMAN office for fountain
| pens for Christmas. II you can't go, send
by mail. Orders carefully attended to.
Waterbury Center.
Mrs. III. w. Humphrey, who has been sick
| for about two weeks, is failing.
Guy A. Clough and family of Braintree,
spent Thanksgiving with relatives here.
Mrs. Carrie Joslyn and daughter of Waits
field, were guests at W. II. Shepherds last
week.
Frank Miner has purchased and moved
into the house formerly owned and occupied
by John Brown.
Miss Julia Graves is caring for her great
| aunt, Achsah Allen, who has been poorly
| for the past week.
Mrs. Romelia Stearns is enjoying visit
from her daughter Mrs. Carrie Lyon OF
Plattsburg, N. Y
The body of a child of Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
Wis, eighteen months old, who died in
Stowe, was brought here for burial last
| Saturday.
Mrs. Nichols of Warren was guest OF
Mrs. Shonio a few days last week. Mrs.
Nichols was looking for house that she
could purchase.
Leslie Pullman, who has been working for
Mrs. 2. e. Smith the past season, has gone
to Vergennes to drive a bus for the Stevens
House this winter.
The annual meeting of Waterbury
Grange, No. 237, will be held at their hall
| Tuesday evening, December Z. All the
members are requested to attend this meet
ing.
Arthur A. Newcomb and Leo A. New
Charles Rutherford, b. l.. Moody and wife,
and Rev. l.. N. Moody and wife, G. F
NTH and K. K. Evans and wife were here
with friends last Thursday.
The entertainment given by Major r. III
Henderson, and son, at Seminary Hall last
| Thursday evening, was well attended and
they pleased their audience. The prone
| do tha oI nlA nf hn an art al m m
enjoyed by about fifty couples.
Mrs. M. B. Ford, Ruddel's. ILL.,, suffered
for eight years from dyspepsia and chronic
constipation and was finally cured by using
DeWitt's Little Early Risers the famous
little pills for all stomach and liver troubles
W. e, Terrill & Co.
Northfield.
Mrs. Ellen Patterson returned on Monday
from visit to her daughter Mrs. M. G
| Williams in Putney.
Prof. III. r. Roberts mother has come
from her home in Maine to spend the win
ter in the family of her son.
Weather observer, w. A. Shaw, gave an
address on Monday before the students OF
the High School on the subject of Meteor
ology.
iting her mother, Mrs. Samuel Mcintosh,
returned to her home in Middlebury on
| Monday.
Union Thanksgiving services were held
at Concert hall Thursday evening. Prof.
q, G. Brill was chairman. There were
short addresses by the resident cergymen.
An audience somewhat larger than usual
was present.
Thomas Granfield committed suicide by
taking laudanum last Friday night. He
had just returned from the House of Cor
rection in Rutland where he had served a
term for selling liquor, and it is supposed
that he had become Respondent.
Karl's Glover Root Tea, for constipation
it's the best and il after using it you don't
say so, return the package and get your
money. Sold by w. K. Terrill & Co.
Putnamsville.
| s. II. Thompson of Gouldsvlle was in
town last week. - Mrs. ID. M. Massey
of Worthwhile has been visiting Mrs. E.
Lewis. - g. w. Thayer and wife spent
Thanksgiving with their daughter, Mrs. j.
e. Stoddard in Barre. - John W. Dill
lon and wife OF Barre ate their Thanksgv-
ing turkey at G. NJ. Whitney's. - Two
or three couples from here attended the
dance at Middlesex village last Wednesday
night. - The houses occupied by Austin
Kemmis and Allen Jones are being re-
paired. - w. III Kellogg's horse slipped
on the ice opposite the post-office last
Thursday making bad calk. DIR. Clark
dressed the wound. - George M. An
,ilovA In AL Dr. sent working for Jacnh