The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-25
Barre.

BARRE ACADEMY opens the spring term
with about fifty students and a prospect Of
quite number more soon.
MRS. PHLo CAMP was taken quite sick,
last week, with sore-throat and erysipelas,
but is now better. Mr.. Camp is also very
sick with throat trouble.
Mr.. AND Mrs. w. A. PERRY buried an
infant child last Sunday. The child had
been sick with erysipelas for some weeks,
and the disease terminated fatally Friday
morning.
REV. +. w. WHPPEN Of Shelburne Falls,
Mass, has been secured by the Universalist
society here for the coming year. He be-
gins his labors on Sunday, April 9th. Mr..
Whippen preached here ON trial, some
weeks ago, giving good satisfaction.
The stock for the Granite Savings Bank
and Trust Company was all taken some
time ago. The stockholders will meet to Or
ganize next week, and expect to be ready
for business very soon. They have leased
the Wheelock Office for term of five years,
and will use it for their business.
THERE is to be a town meeting next Sat-
urday afternoon at one o'clock, at Academy
hail. to hear the report of the investigating
committee in regard to town hall and see
what action the town will take in regard to
the matter also to elect second lister in
place of p. G.. Camp, who declines to serve.
THE Granite polo club went to Burlington,
last week, to play match game with the
club there, and, we understand, won the
game. Although Club" Slade came home
with dslocated shoulder, we suppose the
fame gained in the play more than offsets
the necessity of carrying his arm in sling
few weeks.
Mrs. Lucy ID. DODGE died at her home on
Elm street last Friday morning, after about
weeks illness from pneumonia. Mrs.
Dodge came to town a few days after her
marriage, and had lived ever since in the
,,, ,in1, a1a an tod
of between forty-seven and forty-eight
years. She survived her husband some
thirty-seven years. The funeral was held
at the house on Sunday afternoon, Rev. II.
Webster of Williamstown officiating
THE hungry and thirsty" are evidently
anxiously awaiting the decree that shall
| give them chance to run the po5toffice here,
there being several applicants for the office.
! Their success in obtaining signatures to
| their petitions does not seem to be very en-
couragng, as is shown by the fact that one
man rode all day and secured only four
| names for one of the candidates. The man
soliciting the names claims to be a republic
can, but did it for the pay" as he asserts.
We have known for some time that there
were men in both parties who could be
| bought very cheaply.
ALLEN BATES sued G. b. Minard last
week, in trover, and the hearing came off
| last Monday. The court was called at the
journed to e. w. Bisbee's office. The case
seems to have been that Minards boy found
a ten-dollar bill, over year ago, near the
| Mrs. McGovern house on Bridge street. 1t
seems that Mr.. Bates was on that street on
| the day in question and was paid some
money, but, on being informed that this
money had been found, did not claim it and
| did not know Of losing any, as was shown
by several witnesses. Mr.. Bates would not
swear ON the stand that he had lost any
a.. Al, 4
promptly brought in verdict in favor oil
Minard. f.. w. Bisbee for plaintiff; w. A
Boyce for defendant.
In connection with the present agitation
in relation to postoffices and complaints il
regard to how they are run, we are re
minded of an incident that happened il
one of the offices in this county only few
years ago prominent and sympathetic
democrat in the town thought he would
materially assist in the good time coming ,
by sending some of his filthy lucre" tt
New York to help on the cause. So he pro
cured a money-order from the postmastel
on the New York office for the amount h,
desired to send. Time passed on, and oul
democratic friend did not receive tn,
thanks he expected from his New Yorl
brother So he called on the postmaste
where he procured the order, told hin
he had not received receipt from his maj
and thought some one was to blame Ill
was advised to write to the New York Office
giving the number of the order and see i
it had been paid. He did so, and in du
time was informed that the postmaster
letter of advice was there but no order hat
been presented. On receipt of this lette
the democrat all loaded and primed, up
braided the Vermont official, stating tina
he would learn him that the matter ha,
, got to be seen to, for he held his (the post
, master's) receipt for the money, and h
. guessed that was enough to show to max
l han, lnnly for Ia fol-
that no receipt was given when an orde
was bought. He "knew better, for he ha
the paper in his pocket then" which h
thereupon produced. 1t proved to be tn
original money-order, bought weeks before
! The result was that the great contest was $
nearly over our intelligent democrat " too
/, his money back-and, we trust, was wise
. for the lesson.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
l THE spring term began last week Tues
4 day, and shows not only the continued, bu
. also an increasing prosperity of the schoo
Improvements are seen on every hand. Tn
: grounds will soon be enlarged, through +,
u cent purchases, so as to become entirely sui
> able for their purposes, both in extent an
> location. The number of students has il
. creased from seventy-six last spring I
. nearly ninety now. Also the department.
u painting and drawing has been greatly e,
y tended. 1t has been placed in charge
. seminary and teacher of experience an
. ability. 1t is finely equipped, well patrol
: lied and promises to become one of IL
3 most important features of the institution
, - Contestants for the prize speakir
/ at commencement have been selected
T. follows: Miss Nellie e. White, Miss Del
) A. Fay, Miss Eta s. stebbins, Edmond /
. Burnham, Omeron III. Coolidge, Edwin
- Crandall and David T. Montague from IL
u senior class and Miss Mittie Skinner, Mi
Eta L. Drew and Elbridge w. Newtc
If from the junior class.
Tunbridge.-Royal Sanborn had one |,
D. badly famed by kick from IA vicious co
" last week 60 Henry Bragg has YOU
a alligator that attracts much attention. -
Y, HI. h. Hayward " took in " a sleigh ride
d Mortified, Montpelier and Plainied la
D. week. - new dating stamp has BET
le received by our postmaster. - The co
cert given by George Blanchard's schools
he the Congregational church, last Wednesdt
r. evening, was an excellent one. Our Peep
lie wish ii might be repeated. - Mrs.
q, Smith received an invitation to be prese
n at the New Orleans exposition Vermo
SO day. - The average temperature la
50 week was nearly seven degrees below ger
u For eight days, ending with Monday of I'll
sc week, the mercury ranged below zero; d
u average temperature was eleven and thre
fourths degrees below. - The Graz
o. Army boys meet Saturday evening of ne
In week to make some preparations for M