The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-12-02
Washington County.
Barre.

THANKSGIVING services were held at the
Methodist church last week Thursday, Rev.
p. Mcmillan preaching the sermon. -
The heavy fall of snow and cold weather
had the effect of hurrying quite number of
the quarry boys home last week. -
Snow is about eighteen inches deep and the
sleighing good, and people seem desirous of
making the most of it these days - Two
new skating-rinks are to be opened soon
one on land rented of Mrs. Packard and
one on land leased of Will Burnham.
The outside work on the town hall block is
nearly completed, and will probably be
finished this week. - The band boys
gave two enjoyable entertainments at the
skating-rink last week, the receipts for the
two evenings being about one hundred
dollars. - The Barre cornet band gave
the good people of Chelsea a chance to hear
them Thursday evening, playing to full
house. - As our neighborly friend and
correspondent of the WATCHMAN frequently
"comes over the border" for his news
items, we cannot we'll skip the incident of
the capture of Reynard as told us by our
friend, George w. Blanchard of Williams
town, last week. He was out fox-hunting
and his dogs, after chasing the fox for a
long time, returned to Mr. Blanchard who,
following on, tracked them to what seemed
the end of the race-but where was Reynard
the sly? Not in the ground, as there was
no hole, and there was no other place,
unless he had climbed a tree. Then he
reasoned that foxes don't climb trees, but he
had-on the inside-gong up some thirty
feet. George soon had a smoke ascending
up that natural chimney, and after half
hours patient waiting down came the fox,
which was one of the largest of its species.
- Attention is called to the business
local of w. f. Laird in this issue. -
Uncle Lem. Richardson is quite sick with
lung fever and is hardly expected to re-
cover. - H. S. Martin has bought the
Israel Wood milk route and uses the milk
from his own cows and from those of ID. B.
Wheelock. He is also soon to have what
milk Merrill Bassett can spare from his
dairy. The increasing list of customers of
Mr.. Martin speaks we'll for the quality of
milk sold. - Will Burnham and w. A.
Boyce have a bridge nearly completed
across the river where the Peck barn stood.
- II. l.. Clark has the foundation put
in and slls on for a storehouse on Burn
hams meadow.
Berlin.
Mr.. EDWARD DENNY, who died in Wor-
cester, Mass, ON Wednesday of last week
was born in Berlin, August 3, 1887. His
in Leicester in 1864, was grandson of
Daniel Denny, one of the first settlers Of
Leicester and native of Coombs, England.
David Denny moved from Leicester to
Northtield about a hundred years ago. His
son, Joseph, married Maria Ellis of Ber-
lin, and Edward was the son of this
couple. They resided here at the time of
his birth, but afterward removed to North
field, where they still live. Edward was
graduated at Meriden, n. H., and at the age
of seventeen or eighteen he went to Wor-
cester, Mass, and entered dry-goods store,
continuing In that business until his death
Mr.. Denny was man of sterling qualities
- The silver wedding at II. c. Hay
wards, last Friday evening, was a grand
success. A large number were present the