The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-07
Barre.

THE Congregational parsonage Is being i'm
proved by coat OF paint
SYLVESTER CAMERON had one of his fingers
taken off last week while loading his team at
the quarry.
WE notice that Lieutenant Ell Holden looks
rather smiling these days, and we are willing
to congratulate him. he having recently had
the addition OF another son to his family, and
also has secured q pension, with 81 800 ar
rears.
THERE is good chance for some one 10 buy
a good farm, as may be seen by advertisement
In another column. Mrs. Jones desires to sell
the home farm of the late H. G. Jones' A bar
gain for some one that desires to make Barre
his home.
MRS. GoLDsBURY, an aged lady living with
her son, Joel w. GOldsbury, died last Sunday
night. Mrs. Goldsbury was one Of the early
settlers of the town and has lived on the same
farm where she died, ever since her marriage
QUARTERLY meeting services were held at
the Methodist church last Sunday, Rev. II. A.
Spencer, presiding elder, preaching in the af-
ternoon. Commencing next Sunday there will
be but one preaching service Sundays, Sun
day-school being held at twenty minutes be-
fore twelve, and preaching commencing at one
o'clock.
A NOVEL spectacle and one that created
quite an interest was occasioned the other
afternoon by a man passing through the street
attached to rude hand-cart by means Of
ropes from the whiff1 etree to the mans shout
| ders and from them down to the shafts. He
| had horse shoes nailed to his boots and with
| hat, coat and vest off was stepping out like a
champion walkist. In an interview with the
man as he returned about five o'clock in the
afternoon he said he lived about four miles
beyond Williamstown village, that his name
was Brown and he had been almost to Plain
| field village after an old stove that he left
there some time ago. The last seen of him he
| was pulling towards Williamstown.
HIRAM MARTIN has commenced laying the
foundations for his house at the corner OF
| Main and Bridge streets. :. II. o Hatch, who
has been living on his farm at WILLIAMSBURG
the past season, is soon to return to town, hav-
| leased the farm to c. S. Clough. Charles
Benjamin has sold Mrs. Lucina S Durfee of
| Plainfield one of his houses at TwiDgsville, she
paying him 81, 100 for it.. :. Charles W, Scot,
has bargained his place to o. III. Dickinson OF
Williamstown, the price agreed upon being
81, 200. Mr. Scott has also barpained to take
the farm Of d. c. Townshend of Wliamstown
il the first trade goes along all right
East Calais.-The ladies' social circle will
meet in the hall of A. Dwinell on Thursday
afternoon and evening.
JAMES r GEORGE of Barre has bought of Lu
ceba George her share in the homestead occn
pied by E. r. George.
MRS. II. G. WELLS returned on Thursday
last from visit of several weeks among rela
tves in Massachusetts,.
MRS ROBERT ENTRY, while visiting hel
daughter, Mrs. Oscar Guernsey, met with o
severe accident last Friday. Not feeling wei
she stepped out upon the piazza when sh,
tainted, falling to the ground and striking
across the edge of box in such manner a
to severely injure her spine.
LAST Saturday evening Moscow lodge |. o
G. T., installed the following officers w. c. T.
DIR. George H. Gray w. V. T., Clara p Pike
W.. g., Mary Dwinell W. F. S., Inez M. Pearce
W. T. Gertrude M. Allen W. c., L. G. Dwinell
w. M, Asa A. George; W. G., Lizzie Emery
W. A. S., Ada NJ Bliss; w. d. M. Mrs. A. A
Hattie Wells; organist, Mrs. c. R. Dwine
The Good Templars' have decided to hold thei
meetings in the hall of A. Dwinell during tn
winter, as it will be more convenient in col
weather