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

R. T. BoYcE Of Stark, N. H., is visiting his
sons in this village.
MRS ELLA HosMER from Chicago is visiting
her father, Hon. Horace Fifield.
MRS E. COPELAND has bargained her place
on Bridge street TO Michael Herliher for 81 900
W. J. HUTCHINSON, r. s. Currer, and III. w.
Thurston are home from Dartmouth for the
vacation.
Mr.. WADLEy, from Minnesota an old-tme
resident of Barre, is in town. visiting relatives
and friends
ABOUT seventy-five from the Universalist So
ciety enjoyed ride to Wiliamstown Springs
and picnic last week Tuesday.
9. E. FARNHAM, having closed his clerkship
with H. z. Mills, has engaged with Perry &
Camp, and commenced work Tuesday morning
ALBERT FRENCH has removed his hair-dress-
ing rooms from Woods block to a very pleas
ant location in Jackman's block, in the rooms
formerly occupied by j. G. Briggs.
FRANK BENJAMIN and his father left here for
Colorado last Thursday noon We hope Frank
may find the health he seeks in that western
country and may return to us again, hale and
hearty.
J. NJ. LEONARD has tlosed his meat market
Ihere Is good opening here for some one
with little capital to make some money in the
meat business. IL they haveany backbone and
understand their trade, they can do we'll.
W. A, BRADFORD lost a valuable horse and
hog one night recently and, as both animals
were well the night before, the sudden death
OF each can hardly be accounted for Since
then paper has been in circulation to procure
money to assist him in buying another horse,
some seventy-hve to hundred dollars having
been raised for that purpose.
VERY pleasant company gathered at the
Knights OF Honor hall on Friday evening, June
~, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Or
ganization of the order. The hall WAS well
filled with knights and ladies and invited
guests. The lodge was formally opened by
Dictator B. W. Bradley, and after few words
OF welcome by him, social chat was the order
of the evening for while. Refreshments of
lemonade, cake. ice cream and oranges were
next in order, after which came few words
from Dictator Braley, explaining the object of
the meeting and calling upon Grand Dictator
y. b. Boyce, who replied in a short speech,
giving the objects, aims and growth of the or
der. He was followed by Past Grand Dictator
Tilden,. who spoke Of his experience in the Or
der and his recent trip to Galveston, Texas, TO
attend the gathering of the supreme lodge.
He was followed by Past Dictator Nye in his
usual humorous style. 1t was an evening of
enjoyment to those present, and we heard more
than one express the wish that there might be
more OF these gatherings and that they might
| be present.
The Fourth was duly honored by the good
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quite the usual din in the early morning hours,
owing to the heavy rain, although there was
some blowing of horns and ringing of bells.
The morning salute at sunrise from the cannon
was necessarily omitted because some one had
spiked the cannon, doing the work like a per-
son used to the business, and the boys were
obliged to take the gun to Twingsvlle and have
a new hole drilled before they could make any
noise with it. At an early hour people began
coming into the village and a very large crowd
gathered in spite of the rain. At about half.
past ten came procession of horribles in all
their grotesqueness, which made fun for all
There we're some local take-offs, among which
was G. B. Durkee's frog pond house--true to
art-and as good as any, Barre lookup, with
=" the man that spiked the cannon" hanging to
beam from the gable end of the lock- up
Later in the day came the sports. The win.
ners were as follows Throwing the hammer
first, S3 George Cassie, seventy-nine feet
second, 50, J. Mcdonald seventy-six and five.
sixths feet. Putting the stone-first, 50, Geo
Cassie; second, 81, Collins Morrison. One
hundred yards dash-firstS3 c. w. Fisher
second, So. E. NJ. Scott: time, ten and one.
fourth seconds. Standing jump-frst, S2
Henry Chandler; second, 81, c. j. Straw Pc.
tato race-frst, 81, Hiram Bickford; second,
81, c. W. Fisher. Four hundred yards dash
fist, 50. c. w. Fisher; second, SO, E. NJ
Scott Throwing ball-S1, Frank Wing. Hur
ule race--nrst, f. III. scott; second, c. w
Fisher Half-hour, go-as-you-p lease-first So
W. d. Wells; second, 50, Hiram Bickford
Tug OF war-Ten men from the hill, with ]. NJ
Perie captain, against ten from the sheds, Oar
Mckay captain-prize, a box of cigars, won by
Perle,s men. There was no bicycle race, owing
to condition OF roads, but short exhibition
was made by the riders. Fireworks in the
evening closed the day, except about al
hour 8 racket near eleven o'clock