The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-09-04
w aterburY.


The dance given In the opera house last
Thursday evening was well attended. Mu-
sic was furnished by the Waterbury or
chestra.
The Ladies' union met this week with
Mrs. Charles Wells.
William Garey has returned from two
weeks' visit with his parents in Worcester,
Mass.
Barrett Clark has finished work as clerk
in the Lyford dry goods store.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Fullerton, who have
been guests of Mr., and Mrs. j. *. Fuller
ton. returned to their home in Willimantic,
Conn, on Thursday.
william Cooley is rapidly recovering
from his recent illness.
Miss Florence TORY Is visiting in Groton.
Miss Florence Kicker OF Groton was the
guest of MIR. and Mrs. H. o. Whitehill this
week.
Mrs. X. j. Knowles is visiting in town
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. 9. @. Warren and son have
returned from two weeks visit to the Pam
American Exposition.
Mrs. II. O. whitehill entertained party
of young people at her home on Thursday
evening in honor of her guest, Miss Flor
ence Kicker OF Groton.
George Lampman is taking a vacation
from his duties at Ladd's store
The electric cars due to arrive here from
Stowe at $40 p. M, was derailed on Friday
afternoon near Colbyvile and the mail and
passengers were brought here by team in
order to connect with the afternoon mail
rrain. The car, however, was gotten back
on the track in time to make connections
with the evening trains.
The annual meeting of the Womsn's For
eign Missionary Society is to be held at the
the Methodist church at three o'clock on
Monday afternoon.
The canning factory has been opened up
for the canning OF this seasons crop OF
corn.
j, A, Fife has the new machinery in his
laundry so nearly in place that he expects
to be ready for business on Monday.
The members of the library association
served ice cream at the fair ground this
week and realized tidy sum, which Is to
go into the library fund.
G. A. Cutting has resumed his duties at
the hospital after a short vacation.
Miss Lena White has finished work at
the hospital.
Uuion services will be held at the Meth
odist church on Sunday. Rev. Mr. Kellogg
will preach
The bank will be closed on Monday, La
Dor Day, and most of the granite workers
plan TO attend the celebration AG Monu-
pelier.
S. w. Guptil is employed at w. 8. Healy s
meat market.
A new club has Just been organized
here for young men between th9 ages OF II
and 81 It. is known as the Coming Men OF
Amer ca Club, has already fifteen members
and has taken rooms in the Parker building.
The officers are: President, Andrew Brown;
vice-president, Barrett Clark; secretary and
treasurer, Roy Bafchelder. TIE obj set of
the club is to promote the social welfare OF
the young men OF the town. The admission
fee is fly cents and the du 4 five cents a
week The club is to meet every week, the
first regular meeting since It's organization
being held on Friday evening.
The fair has come and gone and was well
attended, there being between 1900 and
9 600 tickets sold on the two last days,
Wednesday and Thursday. The exhibits
we're not large in numb IT but were good in
quality. The Stowe military band fur
nished music. There were horse and bcy-
Gle races which We're of interest fhe best
races were as follows: