The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-02
Barre.

DR. JACKSON concluded his course Of lectures
at Burlington last week.
DR. PADDOCK of Berlin died Monday, and
the funeral is to be on Wednesday.
THE article on Barre academy is necessarily
deferred. but will appear next week
NUMBER from Barre attended the wedding
Of Belle Crane Of Brookfield last week.
r. S. CURRrER, c. o. Thurston and II. w.
Thurston are home from Dartmouth during
the holiday recess.
THE Universslist society will hold sociable
at the house Of Mrs. N. w. Bradley on Saturday
evening Of this week.
THERE was dance at Harripgton's hall at
South Barre last Friday evening About twenty
couples only were present
THE annual meeting Of the ladies' union will
be held at Mrs. DR.. Chamberlin's this WED
nesday) evening, at seven o'clock.
MARsHFIELD cornet band gave promenade
concert at the hall last Saturday evening. The
boys played well, but failed to get paying
audience.
SPAULDING's bell-ringers were not greeted
by a very large audience last Friday evening
Bad weather and good many shows Just now
account for it.
W. A. BoyoE has been finishing off hall in
the third story OF the French block. It has
been leased to the Royal Arcanum council, who
are to occupy the rooms for the next year.
THERE is a movement on foot to start band
in this village again. The instruments are
here and there are those who are capable of
using them, and we hope 1t may be successful.
j. N KETcHUM is around with petition to
the selectmen to open road out to his house.
II numbers in signatures avail anything, Mr..
Ketchum ought to secure his road, as he has
some one hundred and twenty-five names on
the petition.
THE boys had grand time coasting in the
street last Saturday, and they improved the
day to the utmost extent They could go back
a mile, to the top of the Camp hill, and come
through Gospel village" and down the acad-
envy hill, through the village to the engine
house. They were all careful and met with no
accidents.
W. c. NYE, while butchering at Ira Hutchin-
sons last week Wednesday, met with quite
severe accident In cutting down hog, an
iron bar that had been in use in hanging the
hog up became loosened, and Mr.. Nye, in en-
deavoring to get out of the way of the bar, fell,
the bar coming down some ten feet and one
end striking on Mr.. Nye's foot. The foot was
badly bruised and jambed, the bar going nearly
through it, Mr.. Nye is now confined to the
house.
G. Z. NORRIS is canvassing this town with
pen and ink bird 's-eye view Of Barre. which is
to be Autographed, providing sufficient num-
Der of subscribers can be secured to do so. At
least one hundred names are desired in order
to make it a success. We trust the citizens of
the town will respond literally in the matter,
it being picture of interest to every native
of Barre The view is taken from near Goddard
seminary, and shows all the streets, residences
and shops of the place.
OWING to the very bad weather, Friday even
ing, there was not very full turnout at the
preliminary meeting to see about a singing
school, and Mr.. Gale will meet all who desire
to learn to sing at the vestry of the Methodist
church next Friday evening at seven o'clock,
when the question will be decided as to having
singing-school here this winter. Let full
turnout greet Mr. Gale and vote to sustain a
school. Mr.. Gale is well fitted for the position
of teacher, and we trust he may meet with
success here.
THE members of the Congregational church
and society held their annual meeting yester-
day, with the following programme: Eleven
o'clock A. M.-Anthem; prayer letters from
absent MEMBERS in memoriam deacon Charles
Wheaton,; reports of officers; business Din
ner. One o'clock p. M.-Anthem addresses;
essays: When is church prosperous, and how
does 1t attain that prosperity? Rev. L. Tenney;
Social life OF the church, Mrs. p. Chandler;
Woman's work in the church. Mrs II. Web
ster; The Young Mems Christian Association
as an auxiliary, c. A. Smith The secular and
Sunday-schoo teacher, c. F. Bailey; singing;
benediction -
THERE is set Of boys in this village, from
fifteen to eighteen years of age, who for some
time past have been in the habit Of gathering
at some of the different churches, at the Sun
day evening social meetings and lectures and
making disturbances. Matters seemed to have
reached a crisis last Sunday evening, at the
Congregational church. The pastor asked some
of the young MEMO to leave They not start
ing, as he desired, he quickly passed down the
aisle and collared one or two and showed
them the door. He also told them that they
could not come there again unless they first
made apology for their actions, promising
them if they did, that the law made for such
cases should be fully enforced. We trust this
matter may be fully followed up, unless the
boys turn over new leaf for the future, and
also that parents will look little more after
the behavior of their boys in all places