The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-16

manifested. Subjects relative to the
Boys Club were discussed in very
interesting manner as followst Fair
ness in play" Mrs. John Hills Max
ing work play, Mrs. Lane; "What
Wall
The members of the Woman Chris
tian Temperance Union of Washing
ton county will hold their convention
at the Methodist church Wednesday
and Thursday, July Is and H. We'd
nesday: 10 O'Clock a. M, devotional
service, conducted by Miss Lenora
Witt; at II O'Clock, discussion by
the presidents of the local unions
/. 30 p M, devotional service, con-
Quoted by Rev Helen Jones of Marsh
field 80, song service s O'Clock,
address by Rev. G. W. Manning of
Marshtield Thursday o a. m, execu-
tive meeting; Q 80, devotional ser
vice conducted by Websterville union ;
II O'Clock, election of officers; 80
p m, fifteen minutes praise service,
conducted by Mrs. Clara Wood.
Mrs, Burton Gale visited at Deacon
Gales Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambkin are visiting
at Nat Pages.
Smile Smiths family have moved
to their new place on High street
Mr.. G. C. Renfrew has moved his
family into G.. D. Kidder's house on
Main street.
Mrs. E. j. Colby and mother visited
in Randolph on Saturday.
WASHINGTON.
Charles Jonos, who recently re-opcned
| the Washington House. has the building
newly fitted and furnished throughout,
| The dancing hall has also been thorough
| ly repaired. The house is now open to
the public and the weary traveller will find
here hearty welcome and a comfortable
home.
Ira c. and Miss Lucy A. Calef return
ed on Friday from their extended journey
on the Pacific coast.
Leo Seaver bas been engaged as mana
ger of the creamery for another year,
The services of Rev. Grant Van Blar-
com have been secured for another year
as pastor of the Universalst church
. Washington, July A. The destruc-
tive fire which this spring swept away
three of the business blocks of this
village containing two general stores,
meat market, harness shop, town
clerks office, Grand Army hall and
several tenements did not destroy the
life of the place as was prophesied.
@. H. Johannessen, whose store and
tenement were burned, is making pre-
parations to rebuild and will probably
erect block better than the one de-
stroyed. The meat market of Hunting
ton & Eastman is now located in the
Tillotson block while the town clerk S
office and Asa Peppers store are tenn
porarily in the old town hall The
town, at it's meeting Il week ago,
elected a committee to ascertain what
sort of building will be best for the
town to erect in place of the clerk +,
office and hall which were burned.
Public sentiment favors larger and
better building Ernest l.. Seaver,
who was living in tenement in the
Skinner block, has already begun OPP
erations on a residence and there are
rumors of building to be erected Oh
the site of the Skinner block. 1t was
feared by many that William W. Viii
son. who had made his plans for the
erection of handsome residence OPP
posite Ira Calefs would be deferred
from doing so by the fire but the fear'
, were groundless, for he has the cellar
wall nearly completed now and is sool
to put on force of carpenters to rusl
the work through before winter, Oh
the whole, the village never appeared
more prosperous, in spite of the hare
blow in the spring. The prosperity il
indicated further by the network OF
telephone wires which has been pu
in by the Peoples Line during thu
last few weeks connecting score o.
more of farm houses and places o
business, and to which new phone
are being constantly connected.