The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-21
aterbury.

IL. ii. HalneS Is confined to his house by
illness.
Mrs. M. H. Colby is the guest OF j. j. Col
by and family for few weeks
Lillian Ladd is boarding at Ed. CIRCUITS
and attending the village school.
Mrs. A. g. Anterior, Belle Cooley and
Belle King leave today for New York.
Will Battles has purchased the team and
trucking business of sheriff elect Graves.
Lyman Prescott, an old and respected
resident of town, died last Sunday after
noon.
George Randall has gone to Princeton, n
j, where he enters on course of study in
preparatory school,
A business meeting of the Epworth League
will be held in the church parlors, Thursday
evening at $50 O'Clock.
A union meeting Of the missionary socet-
les of the Methodist church will be held at
$50 Thursday evening.
Work on the new iron bridge at Union
and Main streets is progressing rapidly and
will soon be completed.
Mr. Whitman has announced as the subject
OF his sermon next Sunday morning, "rhe
Conscience of the People"
Rev. w. P. Jackson of E asst Barre, will
occupy the Congregational pulpit next Sun
day in exchange with Mr.. Ladd.
Rev, 1. e. Porter of Littleton, Mass, is
to preach in the opera house next Sunday at
1880 P. NJ. He has appointments at Stowe
and Middlesex on the same day.
Rev. w. NJ. Newton and party OF Mont
pelier Seminary students visited Camels
Hump M )nday; as the smoke INSTRUCTED
| their view, they remained over night only
to be disappointed again by being enveloped
in dense fog.
There will be reunion OF Washington
county veterans of the war of the rebellion
at Dewey Park, Montpelier, next Tuesday
| and a
beers OF the Grand Army and all ex-sodiers
OF the civil war are earnestly requested to
be present
An effort will be made ON Friday evening
to organize thoroughly for temperance work.
| All good templars and church members of
the town, men and women (of all denominat-
| ions) are urged to assemble in the Method
ist church parlors to discuss plans for organ
| ization of an Anti-saloon League. Time,
Friday evening, eight o'clock.
The Consolidated Electric Lighting and
Power Co. of Montpelier, have closed con-
tract with w. II. Ward & Co. of Lowell,
Mass, for building dam and putting in
power house for utilizing the power OF Boil
ton Falls. The contract calls for its COM
| pletion within sixteen weeks from the time
work begins, and as a gang OF men with
tools and material arrived last Monday, the
time for completion will be about the mid
die Of January. The G. V. r. r. is building
a side track for delivering material. The
timber, Of which about nine hundred thous-
and feet will be used, is to be delivered in
the river above the falls and run through the
gorge to the dam. The dam is to be of wood
and stone, and will be As feet high with
spill.way 100 feet long, bulkhead on the
south end running to the solid ledge will be
SO feet long with an average heigth OF 40
feet. The dam will be 30 feet thick at base
and feet on top. The penstocks which
| take the water to the water wheels will be
eleven feet, nine and one half inches in
diameter There will be two water wheels
of one thousand horse power each. The
generators will be- of the most improved
pattern and capable Of deloping two thous-
and horse power. 1t is the intention OF the
company to furnish power for lighting and
heating; also for power purposes in Water
| will likewise be furnished for operating rail-
roads wherever wanted. The wires are to
be strung on poles before winter sets in,
ready for use when the power plant is
| completed The people Of Waterbury can
now we'll afford to bestir themselves in an
effort to induce manufacturing interests to
| locate here so that all may reap the benefit
that the development OF this splendid
power affords.
NewburY.
Henry Orser goes to Norwich University
| this week.
Mrs. Mary Wallace and Miss Grace have
returned from Montpelier.
MTs. EMILY l.. w dbhlno ID NlSlblLR HOI bOhB
DIR. Ii. X. Watkins in Burlington.
Mrs. George Barnett with her son and
daughter, are visiting in Lowell Mass.
The funeral services OF Mrs. Ann Meader
were held in the Methodist church last Sat-
urday noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Stevens were in town last
week. Mrs. Stevens is a grand daughter OF
| Col. A. b. W. Tenny.
DIR. Atwood and Miss Ella Bixby are visit
ing Mrs. Kimball, Miss Bixby's sister in
East Haverhill, Mass.
Rev. A. III. Baker of Thetford gave very
| interesting discourse Sunday, September IL,
| in the Methodist church.
The reception given at the home of Mr..
| and Mrs IL. w. Loud Wednesday evening,
| in honor of the volunteers was we'll attended.
A large number assembled at Camp Pine
ton September II, and enjoyed very pleas
ant day Hon. Ii. w. Bailey invited the vol
unteers and friends to assemble there one
| year hence.
Mrs. Louis #. Wheeler has rendered an
| invitation TO the volunteers OF Newbury, and
their friends, in behalf OF herself and the
| Daughters of the American Revolution to a
reception given at her home Friday evening
September %.