The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-08
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tleboro, Mass. - The recent extern
sion of the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Poor was the occasion of late pleasant
gathering at their home of kindred and
friends, including, among others, Mr.. and
Mrs. Aaron Wales and Mr. and Mrs. Harri-
son Bancroft of Barre and William Holden
of Northfeld These guests came bearing
gifts of an eXtension-table and linen there
for, a baby carriage, etc William Holden
read an original poem containing family
facts, funnily told, and altogether the affair
was a pleasant one to those concerned
- The meeting at the William u. Pratt
school-house last Sunday week was well at
tended. There will be another service there
one week from next Sunday evening (Sep-
TENDER 10TH at seven o'clock. A full at
tendance is hoped for. - Now that it is
said to be settled that the railroad is to he
extended to this place, and on to the quar-
ries, some questions of great importance
naturally come up for discussion. Years
ago the town voted to bond itself to the
amount of eight times its grand list in aid of
building road from Montpelier to Royal
ton Uid this place. No limit was set by the
town to the time in which it would consent
to aid the project by its bonds, perhaps
thinking that would be commensurate with
the life of the charter of the road The
first charter expired with only the por-
ton of the road from Montpelier to Barre
completed. 1t was afterward renewed
and limited to the coming year, 1887.
The question now is, Did the renewal
of this charter renew the obligation of the
town to pay the bonds pledged at first?
Both affirmative and negative answers are
given to it, AS yet the railroad company
has not preached the subject to the town,
that we know of, though a contrary report
has been circulated. Another question is
whether, in case of the extension, this
place or the immediate neighborhood of the
quarries in Barre will be the next impor-
tant center in the finishing of granite. We
know that a prominent granite dealer in one
of our large cities has just been to see what
great farm, lying near the prospective ter
minus of the road at the quarries, can be
bought for. The owner added $1,000 to the
price reasonably to be expected for it in
these times, but for the granite interests
and in connection with the coming of the
road 1t is argued that the granite can well
be finished at or near the quarries, and thus
save freighting any refuse by rail. But time
alone can solve the problem - The past
two weeks have been weeks of painful sus-
pense to Mr.. and Mrs. David Gale, whose
grandson, Burnie Odds, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. p. Odds of Barre, has been dangerously
sick at the home of his uncle, Dr. Charles
Gale, in Rutland. The disease is in1amma-
ton of the bowels. Mr.. Odds went to Rut-
land but few weeks ago to learn the mar
BILE business. - Miss Fannie Martin,
town superintendent OF schools, is to teach
again in Berlin this fall. - Conductor
Frank w. Flint was in town last week.
- Mr.. A. S. Sherman of Illinois, an
eX-mayor of Chicago, is, with his daughter,
visiting his brother-n-law Mr.. Enoch
Howe. - Messrs. Jonathan Dix and
William u. Pratt are materially changing
the exterior of their houses, much to the
improvement of the same. - Mrs. Will
lam II. Waterman and daughter, Miss
Mary, return West this week. - Miss
Mary Jackson, so long an invalid, is again
much better and able to attend to household
duties - We have just had the pleas
ure of seeing the " unsolicited testimonials"
of seven of the justices of the United States
supreme court to the value of some of the
work being done by the publishing company
of which j. Ebert Briggs, our eX-townsman,
is president. 1t must be satisfying enough
to Mr.. Briggs. - Mrs. Ophir S. Martin
and daughter, Miss Ada, go this week to
Burnett dodge county, Wis, where Mrs.
Martins mother, brother and sister reside.
- Some of our appreciative citizens
Rev. r. ID. Miller and others) have " taken
in " the very beautiful view of Berlin pond
and vicinity to be had from the road be-
yond the Moses Poor place. We want to
lovers of fine scenery in our place to take
the needed pains to get this view. The au-
tumn days near at hand, as the foliage of
the trees shall have changed, will afford I'M
surpassed inducements in this direction.
Reasons may then readily appear why the
name of Berlin pond should be forever
dropped and the new name, Mirror lake,
take its place. - The Ladies' Reading
Club will meet with Mrs George A. Aims
worth on Thursday afternoon next. AT this
time plan for the work of the coming
month will be agreed upon. 1t is talked
that the history and literature of our own
country may be the theme of study and
reading in the time. There will then be OPP
portunity for ladies not already members,
who desire to do so, to join this club. -
AT the rppn hlipan N Saturday
was agreed upon. The'democratic caucus
on the same evening nominated George
Beckett.