The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-24
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Arthur Parsons OF Mortified was in town
yesterday.
Miss ssger OF Burlington is visiting at 9
s. Wrisley's.
o. L. Ayers is making extensive repairs
on his house.
Bert Phillips has the frame for his new
house on Winooski street up
Ernest Moody OF Proctor is at home on
visit to his parents at the Center
Almon Gotta and Mary A. Hurdle OF |
Moretown were united in marriage last FIi- |
day by Rev. L. III. Elliot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnham Allen and daugh- |
ter Alice OF Clinton, Mass, are spending |
few days with friends in town.
Walter Haseltine is building dwelling
house on Randall street for j. S. Batchelder
and has the work well under way.
J.. II. Elliot spoke in Bethel last Sunday
in the interest OF the Bible Society and next
Sunday will be in Bristol and Lincoln.
1t is understood that II. @. Luce contem-
plates building business block on his lot
next to Smith q Somerville's store, this
summer.
Melvin Griffith and +. g. Luce caught 1856
trout last Wednesday, weighing about 20
pounds. Whoever beats the above record,
let them make 1t known.
William Cooley was seriously burned
about the face and eyes by the bursting of
a set Of batteries charged with caustic pot
ash o. ID. Gushing and John Keller had
narrow escape from serious burns.
Sheriff Graves, assisted by Deputy Cool
ey, raided the premises of Burnham and
King on Park Row, Saturday evening, on
complaint that intoxicants were being sold.
They found few bottles of beer at each
place.
Mr.. Barter, who has shown the people of
Waterbury that he knows how to run a
bakary IN nhliUp1 N sell and ploap his
business for the lack of a suitable building,
as the one he now occupies must be
Gated We need good bakery and it is to
be regretted that Mr.. Barter cannot remain
DIR. X. l.. Graves, native OF Waterbury,
has been assigned to the Nineteenth United
States infantry, with rank of captain, and
ordered to Camp Meade, near Harrisburg,
Pa. The regiment has been called home
from Porto Rico and as soon as recruited to
the full number will probably be sent to
Manila.
The game of ball at Tufts park Saturday
| between Montpelier club and the "Young
| Tufts" was skillful and exciting exhibit
| ton The score was a tie OF five runs at the
| ninth to eleventh inning, when the Mont
| peliers by pure luck made eight runs.
| James Gurley and Weaver carried off the
| honors of the home club, but all did re-
markably good work.
The union service of Memorial Sunday,
May %, will be held in the morning in the
Methodist church Rev. George e. Ladd
| will preach the sermon. All ex-soldiers Of
the Civil war, Sons of Veterans and ex-
soldiers of the Spanish-American war are
cordially invited to meet at Grand Army
hall over the Waterbury bank at 10:30
o'clock and march with the Grand Army
| to the church.
The game of ball between the Waterbury
Tufts" and the Olympians from Mont
pelier, Monday afternoon, was one
sided one in favor of the visitors. The
| home team has excellent material and is
really better club than their opponents,
but owing partly 10 weak pitching at first
| they lost the lead and could not recover it,.
We may expect good work from them in the
future.
Mrs. Reed, president of the Vermont
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
| gave very interesting account OF the work
being done in the State and elsewhere by
| that organization, at the union meeting
held at the Congregational church, Sunday
evening. A large number were present,
and much good must result from a better
| understanding of the duty that temperance
people owe this and all organizations whose
| object is the suppression of the rum traffic
| by the enforcement Of our present prohb.
itory law.
Mrs. Sarah Griffith, mother OF Mrs. j. G.
| Griggs died at her home last Saturday morn
ing, May -, after brief illness with bron-
|
| seventy-two years of age and during the
| past ten years has made her home with her
| daughter. She leaves two sons, Nj. A.
Hoadley of this place and Frank I. Hoad.
ley of WATERFOWL, Mass, also a large circle
| of relatives and friends, who mourn her
loss. Her bright and sympathetic nature
made her loved by all who knew her.
Decoration Day exercises will be- con.
Quoted by Edwin Dillingham; Post, G. A.
K. All members of the Post who possibly
can, are requested to meet in the old school
house yard, at two O'Clock. All ex-soldiers
| and Sons of Veterans are asked to partici-
pate with them. Memorial services will be
held as usual in the cemetery after which
the graves Of all deceased soldiers will be
decorated with flowers, followed by an
address in the Congregational church by
Rev. l.. X. Whitman. 1t is hoped those
having flowers may wish to share in the
true observance of the day, and use them
this one day OF the year, in honoring the
memory Of our fallen heroes. Bouquets
may be sent to the Congregational vestry,
Tuesday morning, or members Of the flower
committee will call and get them.
Waterbury Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hammitt of Boston
are visiting here.
Rev. e. e. Philips has gone to New
York after his family. They are expected
here this week.
|
where she has been with q sick lady for
| about three weeks.
Mrs. S. +. Stearns has let the job OF build
| ing her house to r. A. Watts, who has the
cellar excavated ready for the stone.
Frank A. Demeritt has recently sold to a
Richmond party nearly all OF his fine herd
of cows. The price was understood to be-
| $35 per head.
| e. A. Newcomb, who has been at Gilmore
for two weeks past, repairing and painting
| Commodore Bacon's fleet of boats, returned
home last Friday, having got the boats in
fine condition for the summer guests,
Mrs. Lura Alger was called to Jonesville
last Thursday by the serious turn of the
| sickness OF her sons wife, who has had con-
sumption for several years, and who died
| on Friday. The funeral was on Sunday
Ralph Alger went from here to attend.
On Wednesday, May 81, examination of
| classes will be held in Green Mountain
Seminary. On Thursday, June l, in the af-
| ternoon, will be the exercises Of the gradu-
atng class, to be followed by a promenade
concert and refreshments in the evening
| Music both afternoon and evening, will be
| furniahed nv the Howard ODera hOuaa or.