The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-25
w aterburY.

Row. L. H, Elliot preached at Stowe last
Sunday.
Mrs. : d. Griffith is in williamstown
caring for a sister who is i'll.
Harry Henderson is i'll with the mumps
at his home on Batchelder street.
The Emerald Rebecca lodge held an in
stallstion of officers last Friday evening.
Mrs. K. T. Seabury was in Montpelier
last week caring for Miss Olive Guernsey
who is i'll.
Prayer meeting topic in the Methodist
church Thursday evening, THE work Of
Philip and Andrew"
Ransom Newcomb and bride have re-
turned and commenced housekeeping in
the Martin Moran tenement.
Frank Farnham and Lewis Devoid have
secured positions as brakemen on the rail-
road and left for St. Adams Monday.
The stores of B. e. Wallace and Charles
Keene have been closed since the fire, wait.
ing for an adjustment of the insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Elliott who for many
years occupied rooms at Mr.. g. K. Moody's,
have gone to the Waterbury Hotel to board.
Mrs. f. l.. Burnham, who was the guest
of her husband at Waterbury Hotel for sew
eral days left for her home in Lowell, Mass,
last Friday.
The marriage of Timothy O'Brien OF
Burlington and Miss Agnes King is to take
place at st. Andrews church this Wednes-
day morning.
Thomas e. Barter OF Cohoes, N Y, has
moved to town and Is to open bakery in
the building formerly used as primary
school ROOM
Rev. f, w, Holden OF Stowe will preach
in the opera house next Sunday at three
O'Clock P. NJ. Subject: "Need of q Uni.
tartan Church in Waterbury,"
James Hattie and Mrs. Ida Wallace were
united in marriage at the home of O. l..
Ayers Tuesday evening, Jan. II. Rev. G.
r. Ladd performed the ceremony.
Griggs & Demeritt are preparing for an
increase in their already large maple sugar
business. They begin this week making
contracts with sugar makers for the coming
crop.
G. d. Griffith agent for the Acme Steam
Laundry, put team on the street last Mon
day and collections and delivery will be
made each week, John Atkins has charge
of the team.
An Epworth League Missionary sociable
is held this evening in the Methodist
church. Stereoplicon views will be shown
aud the earnings from the missionary tai
ents will be reported.
Mrs Ira H. Pike, aged twenty-five years,
died Monday night at her home on Stowe
street. She was the daughter OF Joel Davis.
Funeral will be held Thursday at Duxbury
Corners at one O'Clock P. NJ.
Business at Warren's tannery is very
brisk this winter and Mr.. Warren intends
to nearly double his working force in order
to keep up with his orders, which come
from all parts OF the country.
Next Sunday is Missionary Day in the
Methodist church. The morning service
will include an address on Education
Abroad" The evening service will be for
the Sunday school. Young people are in
vited especially.
Sunday evening union service was held
q the CONGREGATIONAL pbnrah WI larua
audience present. Rev. Mr.. Whitman, DR..
Hamlin and Rev. Mr.. Laid spoke on the
subject of "Our day of opportunity" 1t
was very interesting aud helpful service.
y While returning from the Brush-Taylor
wedding last week Tuesday, the horse
ageable, and throwing Mr.. Moody from the
sleigh ran several miles, and through wire
fence. A fe;e scratches on the horse and a
broken thill completed the damage.
The Hypatia club will meet Friday az
ternoon with Mrs. w. V. Bryan. The pro.
gramme will be as follows: Sketches OF
Italian history through the sixteenth CEN
fury, Miss Landt Genoa history and mar
rative Importance, Mrs Atkins;. general
view and noted buildings, Mrs. Atherton
Columbia, Mrs Cooley; Padua, cathedral
and works of art, Mrs. Drew.
Rev. G. E. Ladd will speak next Sunday
evening upon IA day in NicRa." This is
an ancient town in Asia Minor noted as the
meeting place OF thhss nrst eenaysl GouGsil
Co the Christian Ichurches in A. ID. 325.
Nj. Ladd visited this place while residing
in Constantinople and will give some ac-
count of the place and of the famous coun-
Gil which met there.
The Philomatheans will meet next Fri
day afternoon at Mrs. Wyman's Follow
ing is the programmes: Current events,
Journalistic report, paper, THE process of
making pulp for the manufacture of paper"
Mrs. Drew Drew reading. humorous select on,
manufacture of wall paper from the pulp"
Mre. Warren; A history salad, critic re-
port.
Sheriff Graves assisted by Z. Farrar sup
pressed a drunken row at the Kidder re-
sort near the freight depot Sunday after
noon. Two men were taken to the cooler
in an intoxicated condition. Monday Jen-
ME Gurer was arrested and with the men
brought before Justice Burleigh who fined
them $12 81 each. The woman and one
man We're taken to Jail at Montpelier in de.
fault of the fine, to sojourn ten days.
Rev. DR.. Cyrus Hamlin gave a very in
teresting discourse at the Congregational
church Sunday morning, his text being
Psalms 89:l4 "Justice and judgment are
the habitation Of thy throne, mercy and
truth shall go before thy face" Dr. Ham
Inns wide experience as a missionary in
Turkey and his familiarity with the govern
ments OF the nations OF the East enable
him to illustrate the truth of his text as sd
piled to the empires OF Turkey and Spain,
which were once the two most powerful ma
tons OF Europe, but now Inundated and
despised by all civilized people. judgment
for their cruelty and oppression,
The changing of fire bells reused the peo
pie OF Waterbury at eleven O'Clock Friday
night. The old brick store, corner of Stowe
and Main streets, owned by f. G. Luce and
occupied by b. NJ Wallace, the Peoples
Cash Store, E.. e. Tracy's barber shop and
CHARLES Keenes jewelry store was f"~'-
be on fire. The Az"
nrOvr-.' -S..Hu 10
-... department rallied
...v,,y and inside Of ten minutes several
powerful streams were pouring tons OF
water on the flames. The excellent work
OF the department confined the fire to the
jewelry store Of Charles Keene. The fire
was discovered by Mrs. Shipman and Mrs.
Chesley who promptly gave the alarm. The
origin Is a mystery, but it Is supposed the
blaze originated in the basement at the rear
OF Keene's store. Mr.. Keene's loss is prac-
tically total He carried 81 900. insurance