The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-13
Barre.

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house" nearly ready for summer boarders, so
they say.
NEXT Sunday there will be q concert in the
evening at the Universaist church by their
J. S. COLLINS has given his house two coats
OF paint, thereby very much improving the
looks OF the same.
A FOURTH Of July celebration is expected |
here this year. some two hundred dollars being |
raised for that purpose.
THE members Of the graduating class took a |
ride over into Berlin, visiting the home of their |
classmate, Perrin. A very enjoyable time was |
reported.
AMBROSE BATcHELDER has new barn al
most completed and Elgin Gale has the foun-
dation for his large barn laid and is to erect the
barn Immediately for the accommodation Of
his livery.
AND still they come. Wallace Parker, hav-
ing bought some sixty acres of land of Mrs.
Warren, near Twingsville and northeast of
Goddard Seminary, offers forty building lots
for sale, prices ranging from 500 to 5000 lot.
GODDARD SEMINARY commencement exer-
cises will begin Sunday, June 24'h, with a ser
mon to the graduating class. Graduating ex-
ercises of the class, Wednesday, the 9th, in
the forenoon. A further notice will be made
next week.
WE are glad to see the familiar face of A. N.
Wheelock again in our place, and looking rs
though city life agreed with him. He is to de-
liver the address before the graduating class
this "wednesday evening at forty-five minutes
past seven o clock.
f. +. FRENCH, Esq, has removed his cedar
hedge, taken away the sat fence. cut the stone
posts down about twelve inches and made quite
a costly iron fence next the sidewalk This is
an Improvement as it gives better view of
his well-kept grounds.
II. o WoRTHEN, NJ D.. is improving the
looks of Mrs. Judith Keth's place, where he
lives, having removed the yard fence and put
ting in dressed granite curbng on the sidewalk,
driveway and walks. He is also grading the
whole yard and filling it.
JOHN PORTER was complained of Monday
for selling beer and cider warrant WAS is
sued and he was arrested and brought before
a justice, but not being ready for trial, G. w.
Reynolds became his bail in $500, for his ap-
pearance on Friday for trial.
PROFESSOR II. A. p ToRREY, A. NJ, delivered
the anniversary sermon before the graduating
class last Sunday afternoon, using as a text
Romans /: 10 and 16, from which he gave a
very sound sermon that was listened to throug-
ont with marked attention. The singing was
by Bethany choir from Montpelier and was
much liked.
THERE was a Justice snit last week at the
Office of f. W. Bsbee Mrs. S. C. French u.s.
| Geo. w. Mann, ejectment and rent. This was
| for the possession of the same house sold Cola
mer Magoon some two or three months ago,
and he has decided the place back to Mrs.
| French that she might get tenants out of the
house, we suppose. Verdict for plaintiff to
have possession Of house. f. w. Bisbee for
| plaintiff, W. A. Boyce for defendant
LAST Sabbath was children's day at the
| Methodist church, and as such was appropri-
ately observed, the church being verv taste
| fully and abundantly decorated with ever
| greens and flowers in pots and cut flowers,
/ yphila the sin zinc pf pan rios addpd
much to the pleasure of the time. In the fore
noon an interesting address was given to the
children by Mrs. j. r. Bartlett At seven p.
| NJ. Sunday-school concert was given, the au-
| dience rooms being filled. The exercises con-
sisted Of songs recitations, select readings,
singing by the choir, responsive reading, etc.
LAST Saturday the Star Creamery Associa-
tion of Barre was organized at the town hall.
Some thirty members Joined the association
The object is the making and selling Of
butter so as to command the highest price and
at the least cost, creamery butter bringing
from five to ten cents per pound more than the
common dairy product There are more farm
era to join the association. The members fur
nish the cream, do not have the labor and
trouble Of making and taking care of the but.
ter, have the sour milk to use, and share in
the higher rates their butter brings. The of
ficers are: w. c. Nye, president; L F. Aldrich
treasurer: Erastus Keith W. F. Richardson
I Erastus Edwards, Israel Wood, finance com
mittee; G. 5. Wallace, secretary. Mr. Wood
will collect the cream and he and Mr. Wallace
do most of the work.
THE sound of the hammer and saw is still
| making music all around our village. Nat
Whittier is pushing his house rapidly, having
finished the cellar last week, and is now erect
ing the house part. ID. B. Minard, on a lot
joining Whittier's, has also his cellar completed
and is striving to have house ready to occupy
as soon rs his neighbor Jerry Hutchinson ha.
| a lot Of lnmbpr dra W into tha fiald uitf
which to put up dwelling house. These are
going to be quite q pleasant set of houses To-
Gated in S. C. Chubb's meadow. Others have
bought there, but have not yet commenced
work. Charles Minard has also bought a lot o
Mr.. Chubb east of the academy boarding
house on the road to Gospelvile and has com
menced grading Alonzo Holt has house
nearly ready to occupy, on South Main street
beyond the fork shop. O. II Thompson is hav
ing two cottage houses built just back from
Main street. near the "octagon"
LAST week Friday one Perkins, stone-cutter
living near South Barre, after imbbipg to'
much of the "critter," went home anC
knocked his mother down. she falling on some
thing and cutting an ugly cash in her head
He also threatened to kill his father and raised
trouble generally. Complaint being made
Grand Juror Bassett and Constable JackmaI
went up there and arrested the man. brough
him to the village and kept him until Saturday
at which time he was brought before Crane
Juror Bassett and Justice Fifield. He discloseC
on Webster g. Dickenson, rs furnishing hin
with the drink. He was fiued five dollars anC
costs and let go. Next ON the docket was thu
arrest OF Webster & Dickepson, and it beins
late on Saturday, the hearing was adjourned
until Monday forenoon. at which time Webste
came in and pleaded guilty TO two first off ences
making fine of twenty dollars and costs
We should like 10 know how many times MAJ
is to be convicted and allowed to plead first of
, fences for this is the third fine he has paid TO
selling intoxicating drink in violation OF law
, and it is certainly time there was an end mad,
, OF drink being sold in town openly and freely
as has been done for the past year.
Last week Tuesday evening WAS the occasion
! of one of those pleasant gatherings that conn
as white day sometimes in life, and as such
} day we judge our genial postmaster w. A
} Perry, and wife, found it when, at about eigh
o'clock in the evening, one of the party caec
: at the Office and desired them to accompan,
J him to their residence, to assist in some sing
} ing. Arriving there they found their hous
taken possession of by goodly company of
hundred or more. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry quickl
! took in the situation, when il came to then
that friends had remembered it as the rounded
circle of fifteen years OF married life, completes
that day for them, and made it genuine SUI
3 prise to the bride and groom of fifteen year
} ago The evening WAS spent in social convers
3 and singing, followed by few we-chose
words in presentation of gifts in behalf of tn