Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-14
Barre Items.

g. w. Crockett Is going to return to Barre TO
live again soon, seeming TO prefer life In this town
to the Orange hills He has rented house on
the Sam Davis place, and will live there at pres
emit or until he builds house, having bought
lot Of Charles Templeton on the East Montpelier
road, near the Isaac Rice place. H. c. Worthen
has bought of DR. II. o. Worthen the Lane place
in Gospel village, paying 5000 for the same.
Clayton will remain on the hill this season, where
he has good business In getting out granite for
underpnning and will rent his house till sometime
In the fall. Some Of our farmers are, on ac-
count OF the scarcity and high prices Of help try
ing some OF the German help that is being brought
into the state from Castle Garden. Edwin Garlic
ton has hired man and woman, Addison Batch
elder one man, and others are going to try the
same kind OF help II they can secure them. The
farm hands are asking S24 TO 1913 per month and
scarce even at those prices, while this foreign
help can be secured for some $40 per month for
the year. and are said to be hard workers and
Trustworthy, Last month was quite good one
at the fork factory Of the Stafford & Holden man.
ufacturiug company, they turning out In the
twenty-four working days 2, 400 dozen finished
tools In the different grades OF forks and garden
rakes. The company employs some sixty men,
and are running extra time endeavoring TO keep
up with orders. The mail from Orange last
Wednesday came in promptly on time notwith-
standing drifts aud storm. Mr.. Goodrich, the
mail carrier, could not get through with his team
and offered a dollar 10 have the mail carried from
Orange Centre to Barre. Mr.. Francis Curtis, an
old man Of about seventy years, said, Let me
have the mail bag. | will carry It," and taking
1t on his shoulder he walked here on time, and In
good condition for another ten mile trip Israel
Wood has rented his farm to William H. Clough
and to go with the farm twenty cows, q span OF
horses, farming tools, etc, Mr. Clough paying
him about $500 for the use Of the same for the
year. Mr.. Wood is to give his whole attention
to his creamery this year. "A. G. La Point has
finished working at Mills store, and George
Farnhsm OF West Topsham takes his place as
clerk. e. james Holmes is at home again, having
been at work ont west for the past year The
spring term of Barre academy opened Monday
morning with fair attendance of students, and
now promises to be the largest term for some
time past Mr. and Mrs Clark Freeman have
the sympathy OF all their friends In the loss OF
their little boy, who died last Saturday morning
from cankerrash. E. Homer Fits IL quite sick at
]. NJ. Perry's, having been taken quite suddenly
last week with neuralgia In his head. 20. w.
Lane, operator at the telegraph office, left here
Tuesday for better job at Plymouth, n. II. Or
vile leaves lots Of friends here and will be sure
to make new ones wherever he goes. :. There Is
to be another town meeting soon to elect listers,
the board elected the 9th refusing to serve -.
Phil Batchelder and wife have got through work.
ing for AFRO Camp and gone TO Geo. W. Lawson's.
Rumor says Guess Phil did not like the shadow
Of the weodchuck on the wall" :. Clarence s.
Pntnsm. late Of Barre, has taken his degree at
Chicago as an NJ. d. and settled at Morehead,
MINI, for the practice Of his profession.