The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-23
Barre.

WHITMoRE & CLARK's minstrels are to be
at town hall next Monday night.
K. P BLANCHARD had the misfortune to
have good horse die last Saturday night.
W. c. NYE is on the sick list, being confined
to the house by an attack of pneumonia.
JOHN BROWN has rented c. N. Benedict's
house, and will take possession as soon as Carl
vacates.
L. E. HEATH has moved to Woodbury. Center,
leaving here last Thursday. He is to carry on
farm and run q hotel there.
K. p Blanchard has rented his farm the
coming year to Ora Blanchard, and will soon
move to the village, so as to devote his whole
time to his market
G. N. BENEDICT and wife are making visit
at st. Johnsbury this week. He is soon to
move upon the Chauncey Gurley farm and
try farming awhile.
MR. & MRS. A. C. BRADFORD have, on ac-
count Of the continued illness of Mrs. Brad
ford, sold out their millinery business here to
Mr.. Neil of Massachusetts,. Mrs. Neil for
mery Minnie Hatch of this place. and her sis
ter, Mrs. Ryder, will conduct the business
They are well known here and their success is
well assured.
WE regret to learn that Rev. W. NJ Kimmell
is obliged, on account of poor health to sever
at least temporariy,-his connection with the
Universalist society here. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Kimmell in their stay here have secured many
warm friends and the respect of all, and we
trust Mr.. Kimmell may again, before long, be
able to follow his chosen work.
THERE was a spelling-school at the town
hall last week Tuesday evening, which was
made very interesting to large number of
our citizens, Miss Alice Beckey spelling down
in the class of young scholars, and Miss Alice
Thurston in the older class. The different
schools in town were well represented, and we
would be glad to see more such gatherings
SOME of the students Of Barre academy must
be blest with good health and extra digestive
powers. One OF them was enabled, a few
nights since, to eat hearty supper at six
o'clock P. NJ, at half-past nine he attended an
oyster supper and ate two large bowlfuls of
oyster stew, and between half-past ten and
half-past eleven was able to get away with two
and one-half pints of raw oysters, and he still
lives.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
Mr. A. W. Price, teacher of Greek and
Latin, spent part OF the week in Boston.
On account Of the large attendance during
the fall and winter terms, the executive COM
mittee are making preparations for extensive
repairs of the building during the coming sum
mer vacation.
AMONG our visitors for the past week, were
H. V. French Esq, the financial agent Of this
school, Rev. J. (. Wright of the examining
committee, Rev. Mr.. Booth of Mortified, Mrs
Cults; also Miss Florence Benjamin, II. d.
McCrillis and G. R. Smith of the class of 81
THE reading room, which was established at
the beginning of the year, contains the follow
ing leading periodicals.: Monthlies, Century,
Atlantic and Tuftonian; weeklies, Harpers'
Weekly, Journal Of Education, Frank Leslie
Weekly, Scientific american, Puck, Nation
Womdn's Journal Christian Leader, GOSPEL
Banner, Argus and Patriot Wdtchman and
Journal; semi-weeklies Ne,o York Tribune,
dailies, Boston Herald, Springfield Republican,
burlington Free Press and Times, Boston
Journal