The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-19
Washington County.
Barre.

Do pot forget the Grand Army PLAYS,
" The Blue and the Gray" and Bill jones'
the Scout" at the grand opening of the new
Opera-house this week Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings The
Utica Globe of May says: "The universal
opinion of both the press and the public is
that the thrilling war drama, The Blue and
the Gray as presented at the opera-house,
was one of the best entertainments ever
| given here and drew crowded houses every
evening Many Of our best citizens say that
it was well worth the price of admission to
| see the last grand tableaux." Turn out and
| help the boys in their worthy effort to raise
| funds to help one another. - DR.. and
Mrs. j. Henry Jackson have returned from
their California trip. =-==O On account of
poor health A. b. Averill has, we under
stand, concluded not to build the hotel he had
planned for. 80 Mrs. S. j. Jones has in
the foundation for quite a large house on her
lot on Elm street - Reginald Haroun,
after short illness, died of brain fever last
week Wednesday. The funeral was at
tended from his fathers Friday afternoon,
Rev. j. +. Rhoades officiating. - The
Plaintield and Barre boys played a match
game of ball here last Saturday afternoon.
The game was not played to a close, the
Plainfeld boys giving the game to our boys,
we understand, the score standing in favor
of the Plainfeld boys at the end Of the last
inning played. - Crandall Post, No. So,
of this place extends cordial invitation to
all veterans in adjoining towns to join their
ranks on Memorial day. The ladies will
furnish dinner free to comrades and visiting
veterans. - At the town meeting last
Saturday George w. Bassett was again
elected collector and vote taken to pay him
$500 for collecting the taxes this year. -
Postmaster Holden is having the room in
the new block fitted up, and the Office
is soon to be moved into it. - Messrs.
Owler * Scott, who have had such sue
cessful season with their wonderful me-
chanical castle target at Armory rink
shooting-gallery in Montpelier, opened
lobA / tt,,f, ut ua,,fu han 1oc
evening, and will remain in Barre for the
present.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
Mr.. NEWTON, class of sc, is making Dart
mouth and Tufts flying visit. - The
students attended the lecture by Mrs. Mary
A. Livermore in the Methodist Episcopal
church. Mrs. Livermore addressed the
school the following morning. - About
forty students attended the lecture by
Mr.. Talmage at Montpelier. - Mr..
Ward of Turner's Falls, Mass, has returned
: to school. - The second ball nine played
with the second nine of Seminary Hill last
Saturday. Score, nineteen to sixteen in
favor of the latter. Seven innings were
I played. - Rev. E. G. Boles of Salem,
, Mass, has accepted an invitation to preach
the class sermon June Goth.
: East Calais.
, GEORGE PARKER has been making some
l Improvements lately in the grounds about
t his house by setting out a cedar hedge and
l a number of maple trees - Some little
, excitement has prevailed during the last
7 two weeks over the canker-rash, little
| Charley, son of W. L. Pierce, having been
} quite sick with it, Nonew cases are known
, in the vicinity and it is hoped the disease
+ will spread no further. - One week ago
l last Saturday night, as A. E. White was re-
e turning from Montpelier, he lost his pocket
a book, containing between six and seven
S dollars, somewhere between here and the
: Davis sugar-place at North Montpelier He
rant tha nrl f1,nY Ynxyt, y,,,,fv
r but could not find it. White is steady,
Woodworking young man, dependent on his
= wages, and can ill-afford to lose even that
t small amount. - In accordance with
# the vote taken at school-meeting to get a
!. new bell for the belfry of the village school
v house, j. o. Lamb, the committee, wrote to
9 G. G. Levison of New York, asking him to
K select a suitable one. In short time nice,
{ clear-toned car-bell was received, and with
| it letter to Mr.. Lamb from f. Knowland,
a general eastern agent for the Union & Cen
trail Pacific railroad, asking him to accept
4 the accompanying bell in return for the
kindness shown by him and the people
r about here to the writer during his short
{ stay among them one summer. The gift is
: a most generous one, and coming as it did
0 from an entire stranger to nearly all, was a
: great surprise. The district will no doubt
e take an early opportunity of returning
t thanks to the gentleman for its Indebtedness
$ to him. 20. o. Provost has gone to
: Salem, Mass, to take charge of a livery
o stable for a man named Colby. - Miss
: Flora Allen has gone to Milford, Mass. to
: spend the summer. - DIR: and Mrs. G.
= II. Gray attended Tamages lecture at
g Montpelier last Thursday evening. -
t That man who lives near the corners of the
$ four towns-Marshtield, Cabot, Calais and
Woodbury-came very near being prose-
: cuted for catching those trout out of the
f Tucker brook, so-called, before the law was
: off, and will be if the offence is repeated.
s - Colonel Brown was in town last
| Monday rppairinO the tplpnlOnp
; Fayston.
4 T. c. McCARTY our second selectman,
n has been missing for few days. The last
!. seen of him he was headed for Starksboro
with marriage license in his pocket. AS
y he is young man of excellent habits, his
i friends are not uneasy about him.
North Fayston.
= GEORGE FOLSOM has taken possession of
q the Nelson Boyce place. - Edgar Davis
y raised his new barn the 18TH - Louis
: q Marble remains about the same. - The
+ singing-school taught by Professor Ober
: still continues with unabated interest. Mr.
; Ober is one of the best of teachers. -
4 Nelson Celly has taken the job of erecting
: Mr.. Crowley's house.
Marshfield.
QUITE number of our citizens went to
4 Montpelier last Thursday night to hear the
u lecture by Rev. Mr.. Talmage. They say it
was very good. - The committee from
our town in connection with the musical
|, festival at Montpelier in June is Mrs. Z. V.
! Spencer and Charles K. Shepard. -
5 Rev. Mr.. Hayford preached at the Univer-
9 salist church last Sunday for Rev. l.. f.
Fortney. - Freeman Buxton boarded
!. at the hotel last week and called on old
I friends. - Mrs. o. ID. Cole has been
! visiting her parents in Wolcott. - The
u skating-rink at the hotel will be open next
Saturday evenings for skating, with music
by the band. - The band will have a
promenade in connection with Memorial
: day, but they have not fully decided
whether it win be the 29th or 3lst. Posters
y will be out in due time. - c. D. Smith
: has moved into ID. w. Bancroft's house.
> - Charles Preston has gone to keeping
" house in part of True Rand's house, with
= Mrs Louise Eddy as housekeeper. -
> Mrs w. IL. II, Mears spent part of last
week in Morrsville. - Ed. McCrillis
and family are boarding at the hotel ex-
pecting TO remain all summer. 80 The
4 board of civil authority met at the hotel last
: Friday and cleared some of the collectors
a books, going back three years. The amount
q abated was very small - Obed Lamber-
: ton has been quite sick for a few days.
= I. o. Parker and family of Barre were
5 in town last week. in response to a call ON
account of Mr.. Lamberton's illness. -
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