The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-06
Washington County.
Barre.

| DOdI'luS-nOuSt anu llltIuS W Optu IL lOT
boarders in the spring. = The annual in
stallation of officers of Barre Lodge No. R9,
| knights of Honor, occurred Monday night.
80 At the special town meeting, held last
week Tuesday, w. G. Nye, William Clark
and A. f. Dodge were appointed com
mittee on the part of the town to see what
arrangements could be made to secure the
Soldiers Home for Barre. - The Con-
gregationalist society have finished their
vestry to the extent that they were able to
hold services there last Sunday.
The Scotchmen, with their wives and best
! girls, had a dance at Williamstown last
Thursday night. There was quite a turn
out, several four-horse teams having been
chartered for the occasion. They returned
| about eight o'clock New Years morning,
the music of bagpipes heralding their re-
turn. - Burt Keith has been sick for
the past week and Oscar Bradford has been
driving his truck team for him. =W w.
G. Barnes brought six horses here last week
from Massachusetts. Arriving on the morn
ing train, he sold them all before night, and
took the night train for home, which is what
we think a pretty fair days work. -
Frank McWhorter & Co., have moved from
their old store to the store recently vacated
| by III. u. Mills. - Mrs. Mason Carpen-
ter died Saturday night, after quite long
illness. The funeral was from the house
Monday afternoon Rev. j. f. Rhoades,
pastor of the Universalist church, officiating.
"A arthur thur NHe l oldest son of w: 9:
ago last Sunday. u. G. Morrison and
wife have taken rooms at j. b. Chamber
Inns and will board there at present. -
Homer Fits of the new firm is boarding at
w. A. Perry's for the present, but there is
rumors of a change before long. - Will
S. Abbott spent Christmas up Cabot way,
but returned to Barre Saturday, bringing his
wife with him. Well, success Will.
Cabot.
IT is seldom that so many distinguished
| personages visit rural town as were
gathered in this town on the evening of
January 10Th, at the antiquarian supper
by the ladies of the Congregational society,
the assembling of these dignitaries being
the visit of General and Mrs Martha Wash
ngton, with their family and page. On
their entrance to the dining-hall they were
heartily serenaded by the Cabot cornet band
and loudly cheered by the audience. They
passed to the parlor, where they held re-
ception from eight to nine o'clock, when
the bright lights, such as President Cleve-
land, Miss Cleveland, j. G.. Blaine, Senator
Edmunds and many others were introduced
to them, and in turn Mrs. Martha introduced
them to their children. This over, supper
was announced when boiled dish, pork and
beans, Indian pudding and many other an
cient dishes were served after which the gen.
eral made stirring speech to the coloniSts
and bid them good-evening. All ages, from
the aged grandma to the finest belle, were
being unusually well personated and sus-
tanned, making the entertainment perfect
success in enjoyment and financially. -
The Week of Prayer is being observed with
meetings alternately each evening at the
Congregational and Methodist churches
- Merton d. Wells succeeds H. B
Whittier in the leadership of our fine band
- L. j. Hunt closes the hotel in this
place the present week. Mr.. Hunt has been
in the hotel about ten months, during
IA. Il,
travelling public, and the citizens generally
: by setting a good table and keeping ar
orderly house. - A pleasant company
Of about one hundred assembled at the
Methodist parsonage last week Tuesday
: evening to wish their pastor, Rev. A. B
Enright, Happy New Year and presen
, him some tokens of kindness and good will
3 Among the gifts was handsome photo
graph album presented by his Sabbath
l school class and a dozen silver knives anG
, forks by some of his people. - Mrs
: Laura Lyford returned home last week
r after an absence of six months anon!
friends.
: Calais.
THE person who has removed fastening
S from the DOORS etc, at the school-house a
e Maple Corner has been detected and owne,
up. 1t Is not one OF the scholars but it is
r person old enough to know better, and VIII
4 escapes being prosecuted by real or as
D.. sumed penitence. - Ernest G. Cady ant
d, Mrs. Kimball and her two children starte,
!, for California, last week. to ioin her hus
: band, who went out there last spring. -
4. Mr.. Rial Ainsworth and Mrs Mary Bancroft
Y died last Saturday night They were boil
= aged people but their decease was quite un
t expected, Mrs. Bancroft being as well a
o usual within a few moments of her death
+ Both were old residents of Calais. -
$ The members of the Calais Circulating
. Library had their annual meeting last Nor
n day, electing Mrs. Mary G. Tobey librarian
= This association has been organized TO
!. over fifty years and its records show owe
e eight hundred volumes.
+ East Calais.
:, REV. l.. FoRTNEY will take for his subjec
L next Sunday evening, Faithful unit
l. Death, " and this will conclude the series c
o evening meetings held here for the past fey
Il months Mr.. Fortney has taken upon hin
V self the additional work of coming her
# Sunday evenings, after holding services a
Marshteld in the morning and Planfiel
in the afternoon, asking nothing in return
except such a contribution as the peopl
see tit to give to the state missionary soci
. ety-hoping to awaken sufficient interes
e in the hearts of the people that shall resul
, in their hiring minister and so have regu
y lar services The thanks of every membe
= of the UniversaliSt society are due him fo
:, his work here and may they show that
" has not been in vain by Cdking up. Let
! no longer be said to their shame that the,
\ have not interest enough in religious sery
y y ices to try to sustain them. - The mas
u u querade promenade, last Wednesday ever
d ing, was decided success, both financial
q and socially The net proceeds amounte,
: to about $50. Those members of the banC
u u who so willingly gave their services, hav
Il the hearty thanks of those interested in tn
. success of the library, for the benefit G
,, which the entertainment was gotten up
a - - Mrs, Abram Wallace of Waterloo, 7
u O., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Chloe Guern
e sey. - Howard Leonard has move
e back to his fathers farm in East Calais, no
!, East Montpelier, as the ArguS stated las
:, week.
" DuXbury.
a THIRTY-sIX of the relatives and friends c
l. Mr.. and Mrs. Otis S. Clark met at their hom
d in this place January 1St, TO celebrate til
n thirty-ninth anniversary of their marriage
1. 1t being surprise to them made it NOR
/ pleasant. They left with them many pres
n ents, among which was nice easy-chail
q six plated spoons, a glass tea-set, mic
r. white bed-spread and other things too NJ
\ merous to mention. Mrs, Clark's father
# who is living with them at the present time
n was also remembered in the way of token
n of love. Refreshments We're served at a
!, early hour, after which the party departe
n for their homes, leaving the best of wishe
ii for the entire family.
u North Fayston.
>, THERE is to be a basket picnic donation i
Grange hall today (Welnesilayl