The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-24
Barre.

Mrs. @. III. CHAMBERLAIN has sold to AFRO
ID. Morse her house and land for $4,000.
JOHN CoNAsT bid off the house and land
OF the late Mrs Celia Henry OF Jockey Hol-
low, which was sold at auction last Satur-
day, paying for the same 81 $50.
A. ID. MORSE has sold A. b. Averill his
house and land on Main street for $500
II is rumored that Mr.. Averill intends put
ting up block for business purposes.
The entertainments given here last week
by Crandall Post, No. So, Grand Army of
the Republic, were well patronized both
evenings. The acting in some OF the char
acters could not have been bettered. The
receipts of both evenings amounted to S24O
GEORGE w. JEFFoRDs has leased the Oc-
tagon House Of o. III. Thompson and pro-
poses to run it as a hotel. Mr.. Jeffords'
mother is to have charge of the culinary de-
partment and housekeeping arrangements.
George has had experience in this line, and
we bespeak for him liberal patronage.
THE annual meeting OF Barre lodge,
Knights OF Honor, occurred last week Mon
day evening, when the following officers
were elected for the year ensuing: o. j.
Howes, dictator; f. II. Hopkins, V. D.; T..
F. Smith, A. D.; o. H. Reed, r.; George
p. Boyce, +. r.; o. b. Boyce, treasurer;
w. F. Bradford, guide; James Albin, c..
H. o. Worthen, MD, medical examiner
b. W. Braley, MD, representative to the
grand lodge.
THE annual meeting Of the Universaist
society was held at the vestry of the
church, last Monday evening and the fol-
lowing officers elected for the ensuing year
f. p. Odds, presidents K. w. Bsbee, Il. H.
Glidden and F. l.. Eaton, trustees; l.. +. AL
drich, treasurer; ID. W. Mower, clerk. The
trustees were instructed to draft and pre-
sent appropriate resolutions to Rev. w. NJ.
Kimmell, whose pastoral work with this
church is soon to be ended
REV. w. NJ. KIMMELL has received call
from the Universalist church at Rockland,
Maine, at higher salary than he has re-
ceived here and closes his labors here next
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Kimmell in five
years residence among us, have endeared
themselves to the hearts of all and have
many warm friends outside their own
church. 1t is with regret that we record
their intended departure from us, and the
well wishes Of their many friends will fol-
low them to their new field Of labor.
BARRE ACADEMY.
SOME of the students went to Montpelier
to participate in the war drama.
A. A. WHEELocK, formerly an academy
student, is now in telegraph Office at st.
Johnsbury
DECLARATIONS and Rotations in lyceum
are added to the common rhetorical work
OF the school.
THE school has been divided into two
parts for the lyceums of the coming term.
Each party will give four entertainments
the merits OF which will be judged by the
faculty.
LAST week Monday evening the debating
club met and was called to order by Holden
LIST, who was elected chairman for the even
ing. Averill was elected president for one
week; Barnes, secretary; Averill, Jones
and Currier, executive committee; Web
ster, treasurer.
LAST Friday evening the Social Fraternity
met and was called to order by Professor
Bailey. The following programme was
then carried out: Defamation, Webster
Question, Resolved, That the outlook OF
the United States to-day is more promising
than at any period of her past history
disputants-atfirmati Holden, LIST, Field
and Edgerton; negative, Holden, 2nd Aver.
ill and Jones. Paper, Schofeld, editor
Recitation, Miss Flint.