The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-27

done. And If the pastor could not be sup
ported, as per agreement at his settlement,
he ought to have been appraised of it.. AS 1t
Is, the church and society are under CON
tract to furnish the pastor as agreed at his
installation, and II II cannot he done it
would leave the pastor to ask for dismiss
sion for inadequate support. As the church
and society is now constituted, no North
South, East, West, or Center should be
known. One committee and one solicitor
for subscriptions would be much more eff
cient than more, and this committee or
solicitor would know upon whom rested
the responsibility. Another question is
discussed, viz. a separation of the East and
Center. Now if there is to be no commune
cation between the two sections of the
church, and each part is to have it's own
meetings, preaching and social, and di-
vision line Is to be drawn between two parts
of the church, it would be better for them
to be entirely separate than to be united
and yet operate in two distinct sections
wholly distinct from each other. 1t is not
known that there is any feeling about the
matter, except to do what Is best for the
church and society. We think all Chris
tians are praying to be directed Alright, and
that nothing will be done which will be re-
GREETED in time to come. 80 Dea. Orr
does not seem to improve at all. ==
Measles are prevalent at West Corinth.
60 Another cold wave has reached us.
1t was sixteen degrees below zero Sunday.
- Your Williamstown correspondent
refers TO Barre railroad matters. We are
unable to see how the Central Vermont can
be benefited in extending its road to Will
JAMESTOWN, and thence to Royaton, except
to retain the freighting of granite and save
the wear and tear of engines in climbing
RoXbury mountain. There is no doubt but
the Gulf route would have been the better
route at the start, and the road ought to
have gone there instead of the place where
! it was made. The Central now has all the
!
! field and Washington and quite a proper
| ton from Orange and West Topsham, and
what more can it expect with the road ex-
| tended? 1t now has the granite freight,
and those who are acquainted with Barre
! and vicinity know that the quarrieS cannot
be reached from Barre village without a
heavy grade. Upon the other hand, what
is to be gained by connection with the
| Montpelier Wells River railroad if the
| junction could be made at East Montpelier,
or, what might be better, little farther
north, and pass through what is called the
Carleton or Judge Wood district in Barre to
Cobbe Hill quarry, and thence to the Har-
rington quarry? An easier grade with but
little more distance. From East Montpelier
to Barre it is six and one-haf miles and from
three to four more to the quarry From
East Montpelier to Cobble Hill quarry, less
than eight miles. From Cobbe Hill &c
Carnes' Mills, two miles. Thence to Har.
rington quarry, two miles. Then, if there is
10 ne luTller eAleHSlOn Oh railroad 1rOn
Harrington quarry to Washington line, three
miles, thence upon or near Washington and
Williamstown line, four miles; thence
southeast to Corinth line seven miles
thence upon or near the line of Corinth and
Washington Chelsea and Vershire, six
miles, leaving Chelsea four miles at the
west "a slight down grade to Chelsea)
thence through Vershre to West Fairlee
eight miles; thence to Ely station, upon the
Passumpsic railroad, eight miles; ther
across the Connecticut river and across
Lyme and Hanover, to connect with tn,
Northern railroad. 1t is true that the road
to transport two hundred fifty Thousand
tons from and to Ely mines is not needle,
now, but may be considered. What is t
be gained for the Montpelier & Wells Rive
railroad? The center of Orange county i
opened. Orange, Corinth, Washington
Vershire, West Fairlee, Chelsea and Yves
Topsham, in part, whose freight is carrie,
by other roads, will be taken by road run
ming as described. 1t is also estimated tina
the distance from Boston, Mass. to Mon
, treal, p. O., will be lessened some twenty
five miles, with a chance for good roa,
and comfortable, easy grade. When tn
granite quarrieS are reached, which there
no doubt they can be much easier froT
Montpelier & Wells River railroad tina
: from Barre village, it would seem that tn
3 heaviest grade is overcome. Travelling tn
route often for twenty-five years, and ofte
considering this question in the meantime
we are fully convinced that the route
practicable.
East Corinth.
THERE is to be a Sunday-school concel
. next Sunday night at the church. 80
: The temperance Union meets next Satu
day evening at j. b. Kemps. - TIL
Band of Hope meets at G.. +. Ways ne1
u Saturday at two p. NJ. - We see by til
: bills that Mrs. Purple of Woodstock is t
I read here next Thursday.
t Orange.
/ IT has been decided to have an antiqu;
5 rian supper at the town hall some time i
: the near future. - Last Sunday, viii
+ Mr.. and Mrs Clifton Hurd We're at he
y fathers visiting, their house caught til
d from the stovepipe, which passed throug
D. the partition. BY the timely discovery
IS the fire by Mr.. Charles Flanders, who Wa
l. assisted by the people at the church nei
/ by, the fire was eXtinguished. Conside
Il friends of Addie NJ. Houghton were please
l. to learn of her safe arrival at Palatk
/ Florida, on the 18th instant, after DANCE
Is GUS sea voyage. - Henry Curtiss, wi
has been sick since November, is slowly +
covering. - Belle Crockett is stoppir
a in Barre with her uncle, William Howar
l. - Reuben Lord attended the Gran
q Lodge of the Independent Order of Goo
l. Tempars at Waterbury, last Wednesds
,e and Thursday, as delegate from the lod,
If AT TINS place.
e. West Randolph.
DURING 1885 there were nineteen Dirt
and thirty-one deaths in the village. T.
@ oldest was eighty mine, fifteen were ov
III sixty, nine over seventy and two ov
- eighty. - +. =. Bartlett and wife
m Dakota are at her fathers, c. NJ. Howard
in - George X. Montgomery has been
NJ appointed cashier of bank in Rutland, al
Il, offers his place for sale. e. Samuel Lea
ca and wife are here from Dakota. - Wi
~ ard Gay and wife and w. b. Wall and fal
Vi lily are nicely settled in Townsville, G.
Il; for the winter. Miss Alice Gay will rema
~ with Hon. w. III. Dubois during her fathe
y absence. - There is to be a social dan
"a, "a at Dyer's hall this wednesday, nigl
~ - Mrs. George Tison is sick wi
- pneumonia - Senator Hebard of Oh
III sea was in town last week. - Color
g. A. c.. Brown and w. A. Briggs of Mo-
al pelier were in town last week. - Reub
ru Cole of Boston, formerly of this place, is
an town. == Mrs. Isaac Parish of MendC
ai n. Y, and Mrs. Ellen Kenyon of China
ra ton, Wis, are visiting here. - l..
~ Smith and wife of Williamstown are Wis
~ ing their daughter, Mrs. Walter BuC
". - A union meeting was held in t
al Baptist church Sunday evening. - I
ru high school has an orchestra of six membe
~ C S. Shattuck of Hatfield, Mas
. has been visiting in town. - Geor
n Bradford has rented his place on Cen