The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-14
WaterhnrY.

Rev, u, IL. Laid and Mrs. Dadd, Rev. l.,
III. Elliott and Mrs. Elliott are attending the
meetings OF the State Convention of Con-
gregational churches being held in Barre
this week.
Next Sunday morning will be observed as
Children's Day at the Methodist church.
An address will be delivered to young
people by the pastor. Special music will
be used and the church will be appropr.
ately decorated.
for Klondike. This is Mr.. Babcock's sec
ond trip. The first time he was about six
weeks In making the journey but this time
expects to reach his destination in about
ten days. Mr.. Babcock with four men from
Connecticut owns twelve claims in Kassan
Bay which are expected to yield richly,
DIR. Henry James met with a painful ac-
cident on Saturday by stepping into an
open trap door in his barn where he was
superin tending some repairs It resulted
in the breaking of one bone of the leg be-
low the knee. He was not otherwise in
lured. DIR. ID, ID. circuit attended him.
Rev, G. r, Ladd delivered the baccaiau-
reate sermon to the graduating class of the
High school at the Methodist church Sun
day morning. Nearly every available seat
in the church was filed the school occupy
ing the front seats in body. The address
was eloquent and scholarly and command
ed the closest attention OF the large audi
enCe.
Professor s. C.lHutchinson, ACCOMPANIED
by party of High school boys visited Mt.
Mansfield last Saturday on their bicycles.
Starting at half-past five reached the sum.
NIT about eleven o'clock. A clear atmos-
phere gave them fine view. The chin
and all places of interest were visited, in
GLIDING the cave where plenty of snow was
found. Their generous lunches were none
too great for the occasion an the pail of
hot coffee kindly provided by the professor
braced them up for the "home run" which
was accomplished before dark and all
pleased with the events of the day
The children's exercises held Sunday
evening at the Congregational church were
highly successful The church was very
prettily decorated with ferns, potted plants
and cut flowers, and was filled with q large
company Of the children's friends. All the
children had their parts well learned The
exercise was entitled "Our Mission :"
There were several Rotations exercises
by the little ones and music by the children
and by the choir A little over eleven
dollars was received in an offering in be-
half OF Sunday school mission work. An
interesting feature of the exercises was the
baptizing of three children by the pastor,
Much credit is due to the committees who
arranged and so successfully carried out the
program.
On Thursday afternoon will take place
the closing exercises Of the primary and in
termedate rooms of the high school. On
Friday afternoon at two o'clock will be
held the graduating exercises of the gram
mar department after which the public are
invited to inspect the exhibition work of
the different grades. The exhibit will con-
sist OF free hand drawing, colored crayon,
leaf maps OF the continent, weather chart
mounted leaves, clay work. essays and ex-
animation papers. 1t will show the work
OF the pupils from the primary to the high
school. On Friday evening the graduating
exercises Of the high school will be held.
Hon. Mason S. Stone, State superintent of
education, will deliver an address on "Pres.
ent Need" A reception will be held at the
close of the exercises. The graduates from
the grammar department are Dean Fuller
ton, John Weaver, James Gurley, Jesse
Colby, Ethel Child, Julian Ryan, Ellis Ma.
son, Lillian Anterior, Helen Nash, Vera
Philips, Celia Casey and Susie Jones The
graduates from the high school are Welthy
Booker, Alice Seabury and Julia Shipman.
At the village meeting held Wednesday
night for the purpose of hearing a report of
the trustees who had been authorized, at
previous meeting, to employ an engineer to
make survey of the village for a system of
sewerage with estimated cost, was present.
ed, and the engineer, Mr.. Nash, read the
report, inviting any one who did not under
stand the details, to interrogate him. A
map showing the proposed piping of every
street and its outlet was shown. The esti-
mated COST in round number was $4,000 On
motion OF Mr.. Batchelder it was voted that
the plans and specifications of Mr. Nash be
accepted. Several resolutions were offered
relating to the construction of the system
and quit difference of opinion was mani
Tested, but as there seemed to be a doubt
that money could be voted under the warn
ing for the present meeting, it was voted
that The trustees call another meeting in
the near future when decided action could
be legally taken. The audience were
thoroughly awake to the necessity of first
class sewerage system and without DELAY
Ii Waterbury was ever called "old fogy''
and slow in matters of public improvement,
she has nobly redeemed herself since the
Inauguration OF concrete walks few years
ago, followed by as good system OF water
works as can be found anywhere. and a
school house to be proud OF. Now with
proper sewerage, the rapid building up OF
the village will be assured.
Washington.
Charles r. Taggart of Topsham, was at
Chester Dickey's last week
Mrs. George Cotton of Easthamptop.
Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Lucy
Cheney.
G. W. Clough and G. W. Downing with
their wives, visited in Planfeld, over
Sunday.
.hp Vuo meeting VI ldBt
evening, District Deputy Bemis of Marsh
field was present. The meeting was very
interesting to all present
The Young Peoples Christian Union |
gave an ice cream social at the parlor of the |
Universalist church last Saturday evening. |
They realized nearly S4
Word was received by L. w. Burnham |
last Sunday that his mother, Mrs. Andrew |
Burnham, was seriously i'll at her home in |
South Barre. Her recovery is thought to |
be doubtful.
A kaleidoscope exhibition Is billed to ap.
pear at schoolhOuse hall this evening under
5he auspices Of the Grange. This enter
jainment has nothing but praise from
svery place where it has been given and
surely deserves liberal patronage.
During an entertainment given by the
ladies' Aid Society at schoolhouse hall
asst Wednesday evening, Arthur, eight
Years old son of Mrs. Viola Jeffords, fell
rom second story window a distance OF
ixteen feet, and fractured his left leg
above the knee. He was attended by DR.
Warner and is as comfortable as could be
expected