The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-12-04
WATERBURY,.

A Thanksgiving service was held at
the Congregational church on We'd
nesday evening at which Rev. f. b.
Kellogg, the pastor, delivered an adj
dress
f. L. Temple of Westminster the
landscape gardener, was in town this
week, inspecting the work he did
here in the spring. He had intended
to replace some shrubbery but the
snow prevented.
Mrs. George Hill and Mrs. Seth
Boyce are visiting i'll Concord, N. H.
The local Masons are to hold ban
quet at the Waterbury hotel next We'd
nesday evening. The third degree is
to be worked on one candidate.
The moving picture entertainment
given on Thursday evening by the
ladies of the Methodist church in
their vestry was interesting and well
patronized.
Miss Bates has resumed her duties
at the local telephone exchange.
James Hattie is rapidly recovering
from typhoid fever with which he has
been confined to the house for several
weeks.
Mrs. Homer Morse, who has been
the guest of Mrs. H. l. Johnson, her
mother, has returned to her home in
Boynton, p @.
The True manufacturing company
has purchased two lots on the Farrar
addition for 5000 and the work of con-
structing the factory is under way.
Senator w. p. Dillingham; spent
Thanksgiving with Paul, his son, in
New York, going to Washington on
Friday, where he is to make his head
quarters at the Cochran hotel during
the session of Congress.
Mrs. Judkins of Bristol, N. H., is
the guest of Mrs. L. K. whitman, her
daughter.
Miss Carrie Wells has returned from
a few weeks vacation in st. Johns
bury and has resumed her duties at
the hospital.
Charles Keene has resumed his du-
ties after a six weeks illness.
j. f. Somerville is visiting Harry
Lease in Bethel
The members of the Christian En-
deavor society held pleasant sociable
on Friday evening.
About sixty parishioners of Rev. J.
T. McLucas gave him surprise party
at his home on Blush hill this week
in celebration of the anniversary of
his birth.
Seth Jones has moved into the Wy
man tenement on Winooski avenue.
John p. Ladd of Roxbury, brother
of station agent Ladd, is assisting at
the local Central Vermont station and
is taking Frank Carpenters place in
the delivery of express.
The store of Boyce e. Hatch was
closed last Wednesday until Monday
as an account of stock was necessary
to be taken before dissolving partner
ship, @. |. Hatch retiring from the
firm December /.
The amount of freight passing
through the local Central Vermont
station since July has been fifty tons
in excess of corresponding time last
year.
Jonas Stearns, aged seventy two
years, died this week from compli-
cation of diseases. He was born in
Germany and emigrated to this coun-
try when eighteen years of age, com
ing to Waterbury about thirty years
ago. He was engaged in the meat
business here for several years, retir-
ing about twenty years ago. A wife
and one son, Sumner, survive. Mr..
Stearns was highly esteemed citi-
zen and his loss will be deplored.
The funeral was held from the house
on Friday, Rev. f. B. Kellogg offici-
ating.
Fred Viens has finished work at the
barber shop of E. E. Tracy. He is
supplying at the Waterbury hotel
shop while John Dillingham; is caring
for Mrs Dillingham;, who is ill.
Notices have been posted calling a
meeting of both the Congregational
| church and society in the vestry of
the church at the close of the Thurs
day evening meeting to take action i'll
regard to calling Rev. f, b. Kellogg
to the pastorate of the church. A
| full attendance is desired
WEST FAIRLEE CENTER.
Arthur Mum paid his parents a
Thanksgiving visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morse and
| Harold spent Thanksgiving at j, N.
Kimball's.
The young people are busy with
preparations for Christmas.
The school on Blood Brook and
at the Center began this week
The children are getting little
fun skating this year