The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23
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Mrs. g b. Evans is visiting her sister In
Watsheld.
L. II. Elliot will preach at West Brattle-
boro next Sunday.
The Ladies' Union met vest erday with
Mrs. Stephen Guptil is confined to her
home by illness.
DR.. e. g. Hooker is rapidly recovering
from his recent Illness.
Fred Hart has moved from RAJ dall's
mills to the O. O. Warren tenement.
Miss Gertrude Nichols, who has been
seriously i'll, is now in an improved condi-
ton.
Frank Atherton has so far recovered from
his recent illness as to be able to rice out
each day.
The High school base ball club of Mont
pelier will play the Tufts this afternoon at
Tufts park at 3 o'clock.
Miss Eta Straw who is employed as
nurse in Hartford, Conn arrived at her
home in this village on Friday.
Cashier Charles Wells was in Windsor
few days last week rs witness in the j.
O. Farrar case before the grand jury OF the
United States court in session there.
Rev. g. K. Lsdd, town superintendent Of
schools, paid an official visit to the graded
school last Wednesday and were much
gratified at the progress being made in the
different departments.
Luke Roberts, who was operated upon
last week for serious case OF strangulated
hernia and whose recovery was for time
considered doubtful, is steadily regainng
his accustomed health, much to the gratif-
cation OF his many friends.
1t is said Prof. e. M. Roscoe is contem-
plating renting the Governor Dillingham;
residence when he returns after the sum
mer vacation and that he will bring his
mother and sister from New Haven to make
their home with him here.
Flowers for the decoration of soldiers
graves on Memorial Day, May 80, are de-
sired. All who can provide enough for one
or more boquets are requested TO send them
to the vestry of the Congregational church
early Wednesday morning next.
Next Friday the st. Albsns district con-
vention of the Methodist Woman's Foreign
Missionary society will be held in the Meth
odist church in this village. TIE conven-
ton will be addressed in the evening by
Miss Harvey, a returned missionary.
The work OF beginning the construction
Of the new canning factory here is tempora
rily delayed in waiting for the railroad COM
pany to establish the line dividing its land
from that to be occupied by the factory
building. 1t is expected, however, this
will be accomplished right away.
OulOu mbulOIlhl bbrVlCbb Will 10 Helu
next Sunday morning at the Congregation
al church. Sermon by Rev. l. X. Whitman,
assisted by the pastor, Rev. q. e Ladd.
Members OF the Grand Army, Sons of Vet
Grams and all ex soldiers are requested to
meet at the Post rooms over the Waterbury
National bank and attend the serviceg in
body.
A JOURNAL reporter dropped into bust
ness place in town Friday afternoon and
They engaged in that vivacious and inter-
esting chit-chat regarding the doings about
town which Is so common to youth. The
newspaper man said never word but ktp
his ear close to the ground, and with q sigh
of relief, because he had struck vein of
good live news without the tedious work OF
blasting TO ii, settled back intending to
make the most of it. However his Joy was
short lived for bold, bad man went up to
the ladies and revealed the scribe's BUSH
ness to them whereupon they gave him one
wild look of reproach and fled from his
presence as though he were afflicted with
the plague.
The senior class of the High school held a
concert and promenade Friday evening in
the High school hall which was largely at
tended and was without doubt the hest
musical entertainment OF the season. The
following artists appeared: Bert Water
man of Burlington, VIOLIN G. d. Sherman
Burlington, piano; G. III. Wilder of Mont
pelier, flute. The choice programme, which
was increased in numbers two fold in re-
Spouse to the hearty reception given each
rendition, was as follows: March, "Sing-
ing Girl" Herbert; overture, Jolly Mus.
keteer," III. Edwards; flute solo, "Souve-
MR." K. German; gavott, In Summer Time,
Bendix; The Colored Major, Qatest rag
time), Smith; Mosquito Parade, (by re-
quesD, Whitney; selection from Singing
Girl, Herbert; The Busy Bee, Bendix. The
class netted handsome sum which will be
added TO the piano fund.
The Hypatia club met Friday afternoon
with Mrs. II. @. Whitehill, when the sub
ject, "Short Stories from American Auth
or's," was considered. Some of the stories
bore Frenchified captions, but they were
soon Americanized by the club. Next Fri
day afternoon the last meeting Of the club
for the season will be held, as the members
do not care to delve in literary pursuits dur.
ing hot weather, but in the fall the work
will again be taken up The work OF the
club for the past season has been most in.
teresting and instructive and as the natural
trend Of the residents of town can, to a
certain ex ent be determined from the ma
tur of IT'S social organizations, Waterbury
stands high among those OF the State in
that hers are invested with high ideals and
purposes.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. K. Ashcroft and sen
Charles of New York city are at the Wat.
erbury hotel for the summer. Thursday
Mr.. Ashcroft narrowly escaped serious III.
jury if not death while visiting the Bolton
Falls plant in company with Manager f.
j. Shepard of the Mount Mansfield road
and Manager G. III. Almon OF the Bolton
Falls plant. While making a tour of the
dynamo room, he accidentally stepped on
one of the large belts connecting the water
wheel shaft with dynamo and was picked
off his feet and carried to the opening OF
the box used to cover 1t, as il ran close tC
the floor. That Mr.. Ashcroft was not in
stantly killed was due to the fact that the
! power was running at low speed and he
was grasped by Mr.. AImon, while at the
same time Mr., Shepard shut the water
power down entirely. Fortunately he sut
tered no injury beyond shaking up and
the shock.
The residents along Main street have
caught the rejuvenating spirit which is pro-
ducad by the opening of spring, in that
each Is vieing with the other in the way
Of improvements upon his premises. M. o
Evans evidently enjoys chocolate and
cream, as his residence appears In fresh
and lustrous coat of that combination.
"Mell" is thorough II he is anything, aud he
has not stopped ON the outside OF the house
| in his good work but the interior has been