The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-18
w aterburY.

Mrs. j. B. Parker who has been spending
the winter with relatives in Bristol, has
returned to her home on Winooski street.
Delegates to the state convention being
held at Burlington are as follows: w. j,
Boyce, M. II, Moody, M. O. Canerdy, q. W.
Randall and E. II. Palmer.
Delegates to the district convention held
at Montpelier yesterday were as follows:
George w. Morse. g. s. Bidwell, D. ID.
Circuit, s. Q. Wheeler and w. b. Clark.
#. II. Somervlle returned to his school
duties at Lawrencevil1e, N. j., yesterday.
Easter services were observed at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday. The pas
tor gave an interesting discourse appropri-
ate to the occasion which was attentively
listened to by large audience, members
OF the Methodist church uniting. The
church was prettiy decorated with flow
er5.
Mrs. f. E. Atkins is confined to the house
by illness.
Miss Martha Remington, who has been
| visiting in town, has returned to her home
in Jericho.
Mrs. Michael Dudley has moved from the
Moody & Luce block to the John Carroll
| tenement.
A new sugar party Is to be given at the
| Congregational church next Friday evening
| by the Ladies' Union.
The house Of Miss Annette Henry has
been equipped with electric lights and that
of Thomas Tierny with electric call bells.
Sanford Eddy and family, who for some
weeks have been residing at his farm, have
| returned to their residence on Randall
street.
G. @. Warren, who has been seriously i'll
for the past two weeks, is pronounced to be
now out OF danger and is steadily gaining
In health.
Because of the postponement Of the "Red
Letter" day OF the PhilOmatheans until next
Friday afternoon, no meeting Of the club
was held last week.
The Hypatia Club was entertained last
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. e. f.
Palmer, Jr. The subject under considera-
ton was "Our New Possessions"
1t has become necessary to suspend work
| at the Carrie-Mary copper mine for time
because OF the presence OF water in the
mine caused by the recent thaw.
Robert Burnhsm suffered from fainting
spell while attending school last Friday
afternoon and had to be carried to his home
where he soon became eonvalescent
The maple sugar product manufactured
in this vicinity will not be very extensive
this season. That which is put on sale at
the local markets brings from ten to twelve
and one-half cents per pound.
Miss =. L. Davis held her spring open
ing OF millinery goods this week which was
largely attended, and deservedly so, as she
had the finest display Of millinery goods
ever shown in Waterbury.
Because Of the continued illness of Miss
Julia Moody, Miss Katerina Landt is sup
plying as preceptress at the High School
Miss Moody is rapidly recovering and ex-
poets to resume her school work today.
Last Wednesday evening Hon. Edmund
III. Frye delivered his monologue from "Da-
vd Harum." The entertainment was the
last OF the Peoples lecture course and the
opera house was well filled. The enter
tainment was one Of the best of the course.
Darwin Cooley is in Massachusetts where
, he is to remain for a time in the interests
of the chimney caps manufactured in this
: village by the Cooley Manufacturing Com.
! pany. Mr.. Cooley is to close his residence
, on Randall sire t, Mrs. Cooley to make her
home during his absence with Frank Car.
penter, her father.
The Republicans will hold caucus this
evening in the village hall for the purpose
of elecling five delegates and alternstes te
attend the Republican district convention
to be held in Montpelier next Tuesday and
also five delegates to attend the Republican
State Convention to be held at Burlington
next Wednesday.
At special meeting held Friday evening
the village voted almost unanimously tC
authorize the trustees to contract with the
Consolidated Lighting Company for two
arc lights of 1000 candle power each anG
one hundred or more incandescent lights o.
so candle power each. The price for the
arc lights not to exceed $50 each and the
ncandescent Sc each per year. to be light
cd from dusk to one o'clock A. M 300 nights
in the year. The contract to be for fv,
years. The meeting was harmonious, thu
discussion at the previous meeting seemed
to have satisfied all that the offer Of thu
Consolidated company was fair and all tina
the village could reasonably expect. Or
motion OF j. G. Farrar it was voted that the
vote of the village last year granting the
n free use of water for street sprinkling, bt
s rescinded, as it has been found difficult tt
t control the privilege with justice to all Mr.
Randall made motion that the trustees be
}. directed to repair the village hall at what
q ever expense they found necessary and or
n an amendment by DR.. Mnard that the cos
ofr ha BOD TO