The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-06-06
Waterbury Center.

Waterbury Center.
A son was born last Friday to Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Lyon.
Miss Agnes York of Spofford spent Me-
mortal Day with Mr.. and Mrs. V. A. Dill
lingham.
Mrs Elmer e. Robinson Of Stowe is with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. 4. Bryan, for
a short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur johnson Of Barre
visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Q. G.
Marshall, few days last week.
The next meeting of the Grange will be
Monday evening, June II, when full at
tendance is desired
Joseph TAFT, who has been at work with
his team on the new railroad at Mallett's
Bay, came home last Saturday returning
to his work Monday
Professor and Mrs G. II. Stone of Barre
came home Saturday evening. The pro-
lessor has sold his place here, which is oc-
cupied by his father and mother, to Mrs. @.
F. Clough OF Waterbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Moody, Mrs. Jessie
W. Hayes and Master Leslie left on Mon
day for few weeks stay at Old Orchard
Beach. At Montpelier they will be joined
by DR.. and Mrs. o. L. Watson, who will go
with them,
The Vermont Woman's Suffrage Associs-
ton will hold its annual convention at the
Baptist church in this place, commencing
Tuesday evening; Jnne II, and continuing
through Wednesday. Eminent speakers
from within ana without the State, includ-
ing Mrs. Carrie Chapman Colt, who has
just been elected to succeed Miss Susan B.
Anthony as president OF the National SUI
frage Association, is expected to be present
and will address the association. Dinner
will be served at the Lodge for guests.
People from this vicinity are invited to
bring food and eat there also.
The thirtieth graduating anniversary of
the Green Mountain Seminary was held at
Seminary hall Thursday afternoon, May 81.
The music was by the Howard Opera House
| Orchestra of Burlington, and as usual was
OF high order. The order Of exercises was
as follows: Music, "The Spirit Of Liberty
prayer, by Rev. L: n. Moody. a. former
Nothing Except by Ray from Heaven"
Anna Agnes Burke; essay, "No Royal
Road to Character" Grace Evelyn Tabor;
music, waltz, Danes PROPOSAL" essay
THE Horizon Flies Before U.s." Nina Es-
Marion; music, Omitted Nations" presen-
tation OF diplomas. The graduates in the
| academic department were Misses Anna A.
Burke, Grace e. Tabor and Nina e. De-
merritt; from the Minard Commercial
school, Misses Minnie j. Paul and Mary A:
Marion and Messrs. Alex l.. Huntley and
Walter j. Ayers. Miss Colley as principal
| and W. II. Trowbridge as teacher in the
| Commercial department are to be congratu
| lated upon this class Of graduates, who will
without doubt, sustain the reputation OF the
| Green Mountain Seminary.
East Roxbury.
A. e. Downing was in town on Sunday
j. NJ. Buck was at d. l.. Bucks one day
| last week.
Mrs. Lucy Ladd was in Barre several days
| recently.
Mrs. Bailey Poor was at D. L. Bucks one
| day last week.
Harry Kidder of Mortified was In town
| Saturday and Sunday.
Quite number from here went Friday
| on the excursion to Ausable Chasm.
| Mrs. L. A. Eastman commenced her du-
ties as census enumeration last Friday.
Elder and Mrs. Ora Boyce went on Mon
| day to Unity, n. H., to attend a confer
| ence.
George Brown, who has been to the hos
pital to have foot amputated, came home
| last week.
Exercises were held at the cemetery Me.
mortal Day by William Boynton Post OF
Mortified.
Mr. and Mrs. j. G. wheatley OF East
| Brookfield are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Il. Il. Allen.
Hattie Kidder, who is teaching in Marsh
| field, visited her parents from Thursday
until Sunday.
A party of people from Montpelier was in
| town Memorial day. They spent the day
boating and fishing.
! Mr. and Mrs Charles Blanchard are soon
TO commence housekeeping in Luther
| Blanchard's tenement.
Deacon j. T. Edison, whose health has
been quite poor lately, is being benefited by
DR.. e. e. Ellis of Brookfield.
Elder Ora Boyce preached an excellent
sermon at the school house Sunday. The
text was from Amos xxx.3.
p. j. Farnsworth OF Mortified and Mr.
arberr agent for Mccormick farming i'm
plements, were in town on Tuesday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
| Gustave Ruiz in East Brookhed recently
and granddaughter to Mr.. and Mrs. FredriC
Ruiz OF this town.
Mrs. Lepha Allen, wife OF Lewis Steele
died May 30, after an illness OF eight days
The funeral was held Thursday afternoon
from her late home, Rev, DIR. W. s. Hazen
from Northfeld officiating The burial was
in the cemetery by the side OF her first hus
band, who died several years ago. She
leaves husband and one son besides 6
large circle Of friends.
Among those who attended the funeral Of
Mrs. Lewis Steele last week was Mr.. and
Mrs. Corliss from Plymouth, N. H., a niece
Of Mrs. Steele, viii Densmore, Mrs. Eldrid
and Mrs. Sumner Kimball from Mortified,
Mrs Silas Westener and Ella Averill from
Williamstown, Mayette Allen and Mrs
Charles Chandler from Goudsville, Mr.
and Mrs. A, L. Folansby from Brook6eld.