The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-03-19
Barre.

THERE was a very good delegation from this
place last week to attend the old folks ball at
Williamstown.
AND now we expect some Of the fine even
ings next summer that our band will give us
lots of music, the town having voted to give
them fifty dollars to help furnish wind and en-
enlargement.
WE expect to see the air full of bicycles, tri-
cycles, and other kinds of cycles, the coming
spring and summer, as Fred Sherburne and
Lewis Dodge have formed partnership for the
sale Of cycles.
BARRE is not represented on the jury at this
term of court o. +. Jackmau who was drawn
ness, and A. G. Reed being second, he has not
been able to be out any for the past year, on
account of sickness.
A NUMBER of our farmers have commenced
sugaring. The flow Of sap was quite fair in
some orchards last week. One man COM
menced some time ago, at least to scatter buck
cts, but we have not learned II he has succeeded
In finding, under two feet of snow the
lost tubs.
THE Star Creamery Association members
met at the town hall last Saturday, but owing
to so few being present, no business OF any
amount was transacted. Those present voted
to divide up the funds or property on hand,
and there will no doubt be another meeting
called soon.
Boston clothing store, sold the same to Frank
McWhorter OF Brookfield last week. The
stock was invoiced during the week and Mr..
McWhorter opened the store for business last
Saturday. We extend our congratulations to
the new proprietor and wish him success
LAST week Tuesday evening, notwithstand-
ing snow and blow, some twenty of the
neighbors and friends of Harrison Bancroft
and wife took them by surprise, it being the
fifteenth anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Ban
croft's marriage, and a very pleasant even
ing was spent. Among other presents that
the friends left with the surprised party was a
nice ten-foot extension table, as a token OF es-
TEEN and well wishes for the future.
w. H. GALE will close very successful sing
ing-school season in this place by grand con-
cert at the town hall, on Tuesday evening,
March 23d, given by the singing class and as
sisted by all the best local talent There will
be chorus of seventy-five voices, and the fol-
lowing soloists: Mrs. b. w. Braley of Barre,
soprano; Mrs. F. p. Willard of East Mont
peler, contralto; George w. Blanchard OF
Williamstown, tenor; Fred M. Blanchard OF
Wiiamstown, cornetist; Miss Nettie p. Gale
of Willamstown, pianist. The soloists are toe
| we'll known in this section to need any recon-
mendation to public favor. and Mr.. Blanchard
as cornetist probably mas no superior in the
state We trust that there will be liberal
turnout OF our citizens as they will be well re-
paid In song and instrumental music.
JOHN MACON has returned from Upper Bed
ford, p. Q, concluding that work in old Yer
mont and Barre is well enough for him.. DR.
N chols of East Montpelier took possession o.
his house in the village last week. We arr
always glad to welcome such men here for citi
zens. ..E H. Gldden, who has been sick fo
the past three weeks with rheumatic fever, |,
on the gain, and able to sit up some. E. Free
Fisher is at work for X L. Clark during thu
illness of Ed Glidden ia. B. Averill hal
bought some more land of S. c. Chubb; also
Mr. Chubbs barn. We understand Mr. Averil
will, sometime during the season, movet the barr
back on to his land and remodel it into tene
ments. John Kimball is going to Woodbury.
| to help Let Heath run his hotel