The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-06-03
Barre.

preparatory to building.
II. WEBSTER has erected large stone-shop |
opposite Gamble and Young's, beyond the |
bridge on South Main street
REV. j. r. RHoADEs of Blue Island. ILL.,. |
will preach at the Universalist church next
Sunday afternoon and evening.
III. WEBSTER and Adj Batchelder have
bought numer of lots of Osborn Trow at
| Gospel village, and are soon to erect some
| houses thereon.
THE committee on the town hall has com
menced work, and intend to push the work
so as to have the hall ready for use about
the LIST of January.
THE members of the Young Mems Chris
! tan Association held a reception and sociable
at Academy hall, last Saturday evening, and
very enjoyable evening was had by the
large company assembled.
l.. j. BOLSTER commenced moving the
house he purchased from the town last
Thursday and had got down on Seminary
street last Monday, with the evident inten-
ton of taking it out on the new street to
lot he recently bought of o. S. Shepee.
WHILE left alone for a few moments in
the depot yard, Monday forenoon, "a pair of
horses belonging to Mr.. Hayward of Will
Jamestown became frightened and ran. On
reaching Main street they overlook a team
driven by Rodney Bradford, throwing him
out and cutting several severe gashes about
the head. He was quickly taken up and
carried to DIR. Worthen's, when it appeared
that besides the bruises about the head he
had sustained serious internal injuries,
which resulted in death at about five o'clock
in the afternoon Mr.. Bradford was nearly
eighty five years of age, and was highly es-
teemed by all who knew him.
THE programme for Memorial Day was
fully carried ont here, and large number
of people were present. In the morning de-
tails OF the post were sent to the Wilson and
Farwel cemeteries to decorate the graves
tharp fife and 1rnm from Fast
Orange and Washington was in attendance,
and added not little to the interest of the
day At one o'clock the procession was
formed in front of the postoffice, S. o. Wells,
marshal, and w. f. Whitcomb and J. ii.
Batchelder, assistants. The following was
the order of the procession: Barre cornet
band; Barre Academy cadets carriage with
orator, Captain George III. Blake of Barton .
drum corps: Crandall Post, No. SO, G. A. r.,
! and other veterans; carriage with flowers (;
fire company; Clan Gordon: carriage with
ladies'; carriages with citizens, and citizens
on foot The route of march was down to
Twingville back up Main street to the ceme-
terry, where the memorial services of deco
rating the graves was observed. The pro-
cesson then reformed and marched down
Stony Hill to Main street, thence to the
park, where the address of the day was de-
livered by Captain Blake. The band played
several pieces and songs were sung by the
glee club, composed of Messrs. f. II. Gid
den, T. l.. Mcdonald, w. A. Perry and ID.
G.. Bickford.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
q PRINCIPAL DANA visited Montpelier on
, Thursday last. - The customary recep-
, ton was held Friday evening. - Most
= of the students remained in Barre Memorial
a Day. - Professors Pierce and Bigelow
+ and Mr.. Pattee assembled Cancels Hump
q last Saturday. - Miss Kendall, teacher
: of music, visited her home in Cavendish last
q week. - The juniors have chosen from
81, nl,
1 and Crandall to act as ushers during the
n junior exercises commencement week.
y
Neutrality-suspicious. soldiers and the citi
8 zens generally united last Saturday in
u paying tribute to the memory of those who
gave their lives to save our country. The
!. graves of the dead soldiers were decorated
a by details from Whitney Post in the morn
:, ing. A dinner was served to the band
= speaker, invited guests, soldiers and visit
y :. ing comrades. After dinner a procession
~ was formed, consisting of the band and in
% vited guests, old soldiers, band of hope
- ladies and other citizens, in the orde
- named and marched to the village GENE
" terry, where they decorated the graves o
>, the soldiers buried there, and after tn,
g memorial service of the Grand Army of tn,
y Republic, returned to the Congregations
20 church, which was beautifully decorated
t. and there the address by Rev. E. E. Her
- =, rick of Chelsea was delivered. The speaker
of the day. and his address was one of TIN
o best ever listened to here. Music was fur
is nshed by STAFFORD cornet band and
: special choir. - A meeting of those in
y terested in the proposed reunion of Com
s. pany +, Second Vermont Regiment, is to b
: held here the 10Th instant. - The take
:, in school district No. II are to be paid t.
: the treasurer of the district. - Frui
v trees are full of blossoms. - S. A. Dea
l. & Son have painted the carriages belongn
N Whittiar'G TRAVELLING sbnU William
+ b. Marston and family of Chelsea and Majo
of Richard Smith of Vershire were anon
he those present here Memorial Day. -
IL Born in North Tunbridge, May g. a son
II, II. l.. Foss.
Observation-Disclosures Day was OF
ed served here. Although it was very rain
III day, good number of people were out
" listen to the address by Rev. Frank Healey
in which was considered very good. Their
IS was also music by the Morrisville cornt
is band, and several pieces were sung by on
ey talented singers. The citizens furnished a
IS. ample supply of flowers to decorate til
tie graves of our fallen heroes. - Morris
Vile furnished three orators for Memoirs
Day-Rev Frank Healey for this place
to Hon. H. II. Powers for North Troy, an
IS Hon. p. X. Gleed for Stowe. - Con
en- mencng with last Sunday, the Sunda
de evening services will begin at five ococ
n. through the summer. - Rev. NJ
~ Bushee was called to Brooktield last Frida
X, to attend the funeral of Dea. Wheatey, OF
ed of his old parishioners He returned Satu
tst day. - Judge Austin of Barton Landing
he with his wife and two children, passe
al through this village Friday on his way
or johnson, where he was to deliver the Nj
Ter mortal Day address. The party made Sc
elr eral calls on old acquaintance and rel
: tives. 1t will be remembered that Mr.
mt Austin's maiden name was Joslyn. -
We The ladies' missionary society met on Tue
: day with Mrs. Bushee. a very nterestir
nm letter from Miss Gleason of Constantinop
IT, was read.
ye, N
ed acknowledgements Day was observe
f. here in the usual way. The citizens, joi
re- ing the Grand Army and accompanied
mis- the Bradford Guards, in uniform, formed
aw procession, and, headed by the Woodsvil
re- band, marched to the cemetery, whe
prayer was offered by Rev. r. l.. Bruc
The ceremonies prescribed by the Graz
er- Army ritual We're gone through with, al
1is the graves of soldiers were decorated by Il
V. post. The address was delivered by Ho
re- Kittredge Haskns of Brattleboro. - +
nd Governor Farnham delivered the memoir
III. address at Wells River. --= III. Il. Park
all has secured an agency for pianos and q
ld- gans and put stock of instruments in Il
nd north hall in Union block. - The eve
IDS of the season was the marriage of j. Barre
all Pickett Jr., and Miss Lizzie Adams, at 81
rs. residence of j. B. Pickett, ESD, last Thu