Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-05-24
Barre Items.

Mr.. Leonard p. Aldricn has begun repairs on
his house on Main street. The piazza has
been raised even with the doorway, the kitchen
will also be raised and another story added MAX
ing large sleeping rooms overhead. The work IL
in charge Of Mr. Alfred Lane. Mr.. W, II. Glad
ding has the frame OF his house up and boarded.
80. The frame TO the new town hall will soon be
put into position. IA very backward spring In
o Ss q sftS1 ona % the Vs not a. yf
freezes nights they shall not plant any corn. Al
though some corn has been planted, yet the ma
jority remains to be dropped as soon as Vennor
day night Mr.. J. A. Phillips, wife, and daughter
Angie returned from their sojourn in Crescent
City, Florida, during the past winter. All look
healthy and rs though southern life agreed with
them. .." Cobbe" has the measles, II must
take good while to go round. Decoration Day
comes next Tuesday, but the full programme IL
not yet ready What we can get hold OF is that
Colonel Randall will deliver the address, with
music by the Barre cornet band and male
guartette composed as follows 7. D Bancroft Of
Montpelier, first tenor G. s. Putnam, W. A.
Perry and A. N. Wheeock OF Barre second
tenor first and second bass. Where, when or how
the exercises will BIO conducted we know not. -.
The Barre "Muffers" met the Montpelier base
ball club last Saturday afternoon at Montpelier
and after playing eight innings were stopped by
rain, score twenty-nine to twenty-nine. Another
game is In prospect, we understand George
Reynolds Is putting in new set Of hay scales in
place OF the old ones In front OF his hardware
store. They are OF the celebrated Fairbanks make
and will be great improvement over the old
ones. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
nights Of last week the concluding lectures OF the
course were delivered by James Kay Applebee OF
Boston As one remarked 1t IL not often that
course OF lectures can conclude with an apple-bee
but 1t was so this time and right good feast 1t
was for those literary inclined. Wednesday
evening the speaker took for his subject Charles
Dickens Sentimentalst and Humorist." By q
searching comparison between Dickens and
Of the formers works. While Thackeray was
real he real only in the wealthy upper ten
society and never described humber life except
as butler, waiter, outrider or gardener Of the
rich aristocrat. Dickens, however, was perhaps
most at home among the tenantry OF the land, at
least he described rural life with a distinctness
| and was at once beloved by poet and peasant,
| rich and poor. For fully an hour and half the
speaker held the closest attention of his hearers
| But the great treat reserved for Thursday
| night, when the lecturer spoke on Hamlet, or
Man and Destiny" That masterpiece OF English
literature was opened up and the characters
| brought out real and distinct. The speaker
| showed himself n careful student Of Shakespeare,
| and by his clear, forcible English and eocution-
airy powers gave to our people the best entertain
ment OF the course. Friday evening he followed
the life and reviewed the writings Of John Bun
yam, tinker and teacher, preacher and pilgrim. ="
| Thus ends the course Of entertainments given by
| the Barre Lecture Associations course which
has, in the main, been satisfactory. Most Of the
able, most OF the speakers being men Of knowl-
edge and ability. A meeting is to be held Satur-
| day evening at the Universalst vestry at half
past seven, for the purpose Of hearing the final
reports OF the financial committee and the treas
urer. 1t is hoped that all members OF the associ-
alton will be present, az it Is intended to take
some action in regard to having another course
| OF lectures and entertainments next winter. All
will agree that the past course has been profit
able, and by starting early, engagements can be
made with better men, and a much better course
| laid out So let all turn out and set the ball in
motion early. 80. At the coming commencement Of
| Barre Academy, Rev. l.. o. Barstow OF Burling-
ton will preach the sermon before the graduates,
and Blaisdell 8 orchestra will give the commence
| ment concert. The engine and one freight car
OF the morning train down, Monday, became
| detached from the rest Of the train Just
below Dodge Bridge, occasioning some little
| delay, the engine going some little distance be-
| fore the separation was discovered. On Mon
| day night the friends and relatives to the num-
| Der of about sixty surprised Mr. and Mrs. X l..
Clark at their residence on Fuller Hill, the occa-
sion being the twentieth anniversary OF their
welded life, or, in other words, their china we'd
ding. MIR. Clark has lived in town for the past
| twelve years, being in business in the old corner
store As an appreciation OF his honesty and
sterling character, his many friends in the vii
lage purchased and presented to him very
handsome china set OF one hundred fifty five
pieces, and a handicapped center table. The
numerous relatives from Cabot who were present
gave to Mr.. and Mrs. Clark a silver cake basket
and butter dish, with knife, to EVE toilet set
and to Edna a very beautiful wax doll. The
presentation was made by Rev, L. Tenney, and
Rev. P. Mcmillan replied for Mr.. Clark and wife.
Refreshments Of cake, coffee and oranges were
| served during the evening and at an early hour
the company separated wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark the sight of their silver and even their
golden wedding. By the way, as we came
through the Fuller bridge, it was darker than a
stack of black cats, and the lamp in the bridge
was not lighted. Whose business is 1t to light
these dark nightsR Whoever answers to him
| light 1t only on moonlight nights. Business al
our depot is booming. Monday, four hundred
twenty-five packages of butter were shipped
Six full carloads OF freight were forwarded and
| four received that day. The same day Mr. Bean
was here to see about putting men at work on the
new track back OF the freight house Monday
| next. The work will be rapidly pushed.