The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-02
Waterbury.

waterbury.
Patrick King has sold his blacksmith shop
to Martin Barber OF Moretown.
d. A. Gray's family have moved into the
Remington house on Main street.
j. W. Moody has been appointed admin
istrator of the will Of the late Eliza A.
Ormsby.
A concert will be given March 16 at the
Methodist church by the Canadian Jubilee
Singers.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist
church will meet this afternoon with Mrs.
j. f. Shipman.
Rev. George E. Ladd assisted in the in
stallation of Rev. W. P. Jackson at East
Barre last week.
The Young Peoples Reading Club enjoyed
a social at the home of Miss Carrie Wells in
Duxbury last evening.
Mr. Adams expects to move to the farm
of j. w. Moody about March l, when Slas
Town will take possession.
Mr.. Arthur Vaughan of Woodstock a
member Of the Senior class in the Univer-
sity at Burlington, spent Sunday with Rev.
Mr.. Ladd.
County Examiner o. D. Mathewson will
hold public examination Of teachers at the
school-house in this village Wednesday and
Thursday, March 8 and 10.
The Womsn's Foreign Missionary Society
will meet Friday afternoon at three O'Clock
OF members is greatly desired.
John Cameron began last week to move
his goods to the farm in East Montpelier
which he had of Mrs Calkins in exchange
for his residence on Main street.
There will be a union service next Sum
day evening in the Congregational church
at half-past seven. Subject, "Come and
See." Special music by the choir Of both
congregations.
The Ladies' Missionary Society will hold
their monthly meeting this afternoon at
Mrs Frary's Subject, 1.-THE Work of Three
Great African Missionaries, Harrington,
Motfstt and Mckay"
chased the Mrs. Nat Moody place of George
W. Morse, administrator; consideration
$500. Mrs. Ryan expects to move into
her new home about March 10.
Stephen Grover, who has run his milk
cart for eight years and hardly missed
trip in sunshine or in storm, is going to take
a vacation. Barney Patterson will take
charge of his milk route during his absence.
There will be communion service at the
Congregational church next Sunday morn
ing. Preparatory lecture Thursday evening
at ten minutes before seven. AT half-psst
seven the annual meeting Of the Congregs-
tional society will be held.
Mrs. and Mrs. Wilbur Brown of Mont
peller, Mrs. Grandy of Burlington, and Mrs.
Bragg of Fayston were the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Griggs last Friday,
1t being Mr.. Griggs' forty seventh birthday.
Mrs. Grandy and Mrs. Bragg are sisters OF
Mr.. Griggs and Mr.. Brown a cousin.
The Ladies' Orchestra Of Waterbury, un-
der the direction Of Mrs. G. A. Lang of
Montpelier, play at an entertainment and
promenade at Waterbury Center tomorrow
evening. They also have an engagement
at Stowe, but the date has not been settled,
The organization is becoming very popular.
A most interesting Epworth League meet
ing was held at the Methodist church Sun
day evening, it being the regular monthly
missionary meeting, led by Miss Julia
Moody. Papers on the missionary work OF
the League were prepared and read by Mrs.
s. G. Hutchinson, Mrs. w. M. Newton and
Miss Julia Shipman, and Mrs. H. G. White
hill recited with much feeling poem Rev.
Mr.. Newton also gave very interesting
and instructive account Of the Epworth
House in East Boston.
The annual meeting OF the voters OF this
town passed off very quietly yesterday at
Village Hall. The result was a reelection
of most of the town officers. The principal
interest was conferred in the ninth article of
the warning which read as follows; To see
il the town will authorize the school direc-
tors to purchase site and erect school
house thereon. On a motion to that effect,
limiting the cost to $40, 000-and after a full
and careful statement of the needs of the
village for new school building by Hon.
w. p. Dillingham;, the motion was carried
by a vote Of 1854 to 1919.