The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-12
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The Young Peoples Reading Club will
meet this evening with the Misses Haines.
Rev l.. II. Elliot preached at the Advent
Christian church at Colbyville last Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet this
afternoon with Mrs. Wheelock on Union
street.
To any who desire to rent house In this
village please read notice In mere mention
column on first page.
Please do not scatter your ashes in the
street, 1t violates village ordinance and Is
public nuisance. DON'T
W. II. Hutchins OF Bridgeport, Conn,
and daughter Lucy Of Montpelier spent Sum
day in town with relatives.
The installation OF the newly-elected off,
GERS OF Mentor Lodge, No. 81, took place In
/. o. o. r. Hall last evening.
The subject OF Rev. Mr.. Lsdd's address
next Sunday evening at half past seven,
will be, "Strong In the Lord"
The installation OF officers OF Edwin Dill
linghsm Post, q. A. r took place last Fri
day evening at Grand Army Hall.
The womaps' Missionary Society will
meet with Mrs. T. B Crossett Thursday
afternoon. A full attendance is desired.
Thomas Turney has moved from his farm
on Perry Hill to the house in the village re-
Gently purchased by him from Dea. Mussey.
Q, Hobart OF Middlesex, the property on
Main street, known as the II. d. Brown
place.
Lena Wallace Is teaching in the primary
department at Colbyville, Miss Adams
being obliged to give up the school on &C
count OF illness.
Mr.. Frary has begun stocking his mill
near the depot with white birch timber,
preparatory to starting his mandatory
early in the spring.
Rev. L. o. Sherburne preached at the
Methodist church last Sunday evening, and
q quarterly conference was held at nine
o'clock Monday morning.
At q meeting Of the promoters OF the
Mount Mansfield Electric railroad, held at
Stowe January 3, 1t was voted to accept the
road as fulfillment under the contract.
Louis Boodry was arrested Monday for
assaulting his wife, and was fined twenty
dollars and costs. Wife beating should be
punished now as the law in early days pre-
scribed q simple arrest and payment OF Q
fine ia altogether too mild for such brutes
The record Of births, marriages and
deaths, at the town clerks office for the
year ending December 81, 1897, 10 as fol-
lows: Number Of births, 80; number Of
marriages, 81, this being the largest number
ever recorded In one year. Number OF
deaths, "a.
tional Sunday school, held last Sunday, the
following officers were elected: Assistant
superintendent, Phineas Ladd; secretary,
Harry Lease; treasurer, Mrs. X. M. Forrest;
librarian, Lena Wallace; snperini endent Of
primary department. Mrs. Whittle.
SINE Lyman, who lives the life Of her.
NIT, in a cabin near ii. r. Coburn's farm in
Dux bury, was brutally assaulted by some
drunken roughs at Duxbury Corners last
Saturday night A physician WIS required
to repair his battered countensnce. A
complaint should be made against the
guilty parties.
A lively twO-hOr8e runaway occurred on
Monday, occasioned by the team becoming
frightened by the cars at the depot. MIR. j.
f. Ladd, their owner, in trying to control
them, broke the bits Of one horse, when
they ran up Railroad street to Stowe street,
fortunately escaping collisions until they
reached the Ste ps in front OF B. e. Wallace's
street until large tree in front Of Mrs.
Atherton's effectually stopped them.
The annual meeting of the Water bury
Congregational church was held Thursday,
Jan. g. beginning al 4.30 P. NJ. After devo-
tional exercises conducted by the pastor,
reports were read by the officers Of the
church and also from The varions auxiliary
organizations. The present membership is
178. The benevolent contributions during
the year were somewhat less than those OF
the previous year. The average attendance
in the Sunday school has increased during
the year. The Christian Endeavor and
Junior EDdeavor Societies reported as be-
ing in good working condition. The Ladies'
Union reported an increased membership,
and large sum of money paid toward the
new parsonage. A resOlute effort Is being
made to increase the interest in the work Of
the Womans Missionary Auxiliary, the
Presidents report taking the form OF q
stirring ar peal These reports were all On
couraging, as showing not only that good
work has been done, but also that the
church is in condition to do It'll better
work. Following the reports, the follow
Ing officers and committees were elected
Clerk, F. L. Knight; Treasurer, Charles
Sunday school, J. J. Colby; Pastors Aid
Committee, Mrs. Charles Clark, Mrs. G. r.
Clough. Mrs. j. S. Bstchelder, Mrs. B. r.
Demerit,, Mrs Helen Mcintosh, Mrs. o. L.
Ayers, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Griggs, Mr.. and
F. L. Knight and Mrs. e. T. seabury.
L Knight. At six o'clock the company ad-
journed to the lower room where supper was
served. About IS sat down at table. The 80
cial hour was we'll In proved and greatly en-
joyed by all. At 7.16 the peope gathered
again 10 the audience room and listened to
ed with verse Of Scripture. and many OF
the absent ones sent tbe cir verses to be read
In response to their names. In addition to
this several letters containing words OF fra
ternal greeting had been received and
were read as their names were called. AL
together 115 responded and whether pres
ent or absent, were thus brought nearer to-
Rether and the bonds Of Christian fellow.
ship strengthened. Letters were received
from two former pastors, Rev. 8. II. Wheel
or and Rev. A. j. Covell; these were listen
ed to with interest. Special prayer was Of
fered for the sick and the aged of the
church. The meeting in all its features
was greatly enjoyed, and seemed to give q
fresh impetus for the work OF the coming
year, which the church takes up with cour.
age and faith, and with the blessing of God
IL hopes to make a general forward move
ment which will be felt in all departments.
Waterbury Center.
Miss Lillian Bryan was with her sister.
Mrs. e. K. Robinson in Stowe, last week,
returning home on Saturday.
News was received last week of the death
OF Mrs. Jonathan Fiske OF Wilcott Her
sons, Charles and Burt, who reside here, at
tended her funeral.
Rev #. M. Buker was attending the Free
Baptist quartely meeting In Huntington
last Sunday. There was no service In the
Baptist church here or on the River.
Mrs. Emma Grow. who has been visiting
her mother for two weeks past, went last
FRIDAY morning Rrook Aalo Masa xubara