The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-25

Waterbury.
The Waterbury hotel is being improved
by stating the roof
DR.. ID. ID Grout has returned from his
visit to New York
Miss Anna Baker OF M ontpeler is visiting
relatives in town.
George j. Burnham is making extensive
improvements on his store building by re-
painting
Mrs. G II. Guernsey of Montpelier was
the guest of Miss Alice Guernsey, her
neice, Friday.
A basket picnic was enjoyed yesterday by
the Ladies' Union at the home OF Mrs.Mason
In Mill Village.
G II. Haiues and family went to Cabot
yesterday for few days rest among
friends and relative.
Rev. l.. Ii. Elliott will preach in the in
terest of the Vermont Bible society at Chel-
sea, Sunday, July 30.
W. b. Clark, Arvey Smith and B H. De-
merritt, with their families, go to Lake Iro
quois tomorrow for few days.
Mis- d. II. Messer has finished work as
nurse at the asylum and has gone to Rye
Beach, N H., where she has position at
the Ocean Wave House.
There will be meeting Of the Waite bury
Cemetery a. sociaion Friday evening Of
this week at the home OF Mrs. ID. Chase for
the election OF officers to fill vacancies.
Fred. Graves formerly in the hardware
business in Waterbury but for the past
eight years in business at Colorado Springs,
Col, was visitor in town this week.
Nelson Guyot has finished work as en-
gneer at the asylum His place is taken
by Romnal Fanger who has been acting as
| fireman. Cassus Gibbs is now employed
as fireman.
Rev George Washburn, president of Rob-
eris college at Constantinople, occupied the
pulpit at the Congregational church Sunday
morning A large audience listened with
marked attention to his eloquent discourse.
In the evening Mrs. Washburn gave very
! interesting talk before the Christian En-
| deavorers.
New transformers have been put In place
on the electric light poles. Some seventy
| five OF the thirty-two candle power lights
are in running shape and it is expected the
| wire, which is causing the delay of placing
| the hundred or more other lamps, will at
rive in few days. A switch board for
operating the lights has been placed at the
transformer house.
working on the Bolton Falls dam, was
drowned last Wednesday morning. He
| was endeavorlDg TO pass car, which
struck him knocking him into the water.
| His body laid in the water about two hours.
| He had no relatives in this country except
| a cousin at Burlington whe took charge of
the remains Mass was held for him in the
| Catholic church Thursday morning and the
! burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
Ladies OF the Philomathean club and sev-
eral invited guests enjoyed most delight
full excursion last Thursday to Stowe. The
| party numbered about forty end were CIV
en- special car by the Electric Company
| Arriving at Stowe, they were escorted by
| Senator 60 he) Pike, across the new bridge
over the river to his new park where all
were made welcome. Mr.. Pike has laid ont
| large tract OF land, erected q pavilion for
the con yenience of picnic parties, built
paths and seats through the forest and with
| its natural beauty Of location made it An
ideal place for family and public picncs.
The view from the hill overlooks The river
and villa hundred feet or more below
and affords magnificent view OF the dis
tant hills and mountains. A medical spring
has been discovered near the pavilion which
must add to the attractiveness OF the place.
Mr.. Pike has shown himself public bene-
factor to his own and neighboring towns in
providing so generously for their enjoy
ment. Mr.. Smith, the courteous superin-
tendent of the electric car company, did all
| in his power to make the patrons of his road
enjoy the ride from Waterbury, kindly Of
fering a special car for those who desired to
remain after the departure of the regular
train. The village of Stowe with her many
natural attractions for summer visitors, is
to be congratulated on the public spirit
manifested by her citizens in still adding to
her fame as a summer home.
Calais.
Archie Lsmphere and Georgia Hawkins
were in Barre Sunday.
Mrs. Justina Kent had quite a serious &C.
cident on Monday, being run over by a rake
| drawn by runaway horse, breaking q col
| lar bone and also her wrist
Romeo and Rossie Van Ornam and the
Misses Myrtle Hawkins and frankie Kent,
escorted Mrs. Belle Daniels back to hsr
work at Plainfeld Sunday night.
About forty neighbors and friends OF Mrs
Charles Hill visited her Mond AZ, July %, it
being her sixty-second birthday. All had a
very enjoyable time and left with her many
presents as tokena of the esteem and good
will they had for her.
A large audience greeted Rev. j Edward
Wright at North Calais last Sunday, and
his theme was thoroughly appreciated. Mr..
| Wright will preach there again August 10
at the usual hour. Much credit is due the
ladies and gentlemen who make up the
! choir for these occasions.
Rich Mower started for Detroit, Mich,
last Tuesday night. - Cyrus Dckey Of
Northfield was in town last week. -
Miss Helen Mcknight is to teach in North
Calais and Miss Alice M. Sanders at Sedan.
- Willard Fay, who has been in feeble
health for the past year or more, died last
Thursday evening. Mr. Fay has been a
very active member Of the Stone Post, G "A.
R., and the funeral Saturday was under its
direction with Rev. Zenier b. Wheeler of.
floating. The burial was at the Robinson
cemetery.
Corinth.
Mrs. George Worthley's brother and wife
are visiting her.
L M. Edison is painting Fl. G.. Church,
house in Vershire.
Measles still prevail and chicken pox is
also reported to have put in an appear snce
Jerome and Charlie Sleeper of Lowell
Mass, are guests OF Charles Sleeper and
wife.
Bernard Dickinson was taken by his
mother to Newport, N. H., on Thursday
after his accident.
Alonzo Cook, who has lived with J. P
Ssrgent's family the past five years, has re.
turned to Newton, Mass.
The Maplewoods had game OF ball with
the East Corinth team on Saturday, result
ing in favor Of the Maplewoods.