The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-09-05
Washington County.
Barre.

Washington County.
Barre.
OVER five hundred tickets were sold at this |
station Thursday for the rally at Montpelier
and about four hundred of the number were
for the evening train. The two republican
clubs carried their four hundred torches, or
all that was left of them after the democrats
had started for the rally at Wiliamstown
that night Since seeing the number of re-
publican torches that got on to that demo-
cratic train, Barre republicans no longer
ask how it is that the surplus that threat
ened the nation four years ago has dwin-
died to a paltry Sl3000,000 - The
democrats raised banner Saturday night
and had Deputy-collector Burke of New
port for speaker. They advertised that they
would have the last word, but the Young
Mems Republican Club had flag which
they proposed to unfurl and " word " of
their own to say. They secured the serv-
ices of the band for music, and o. B. Boyce,
ESQ, of Barre and Charles III. Heath of
Montpelier addressed a large gathering in
the park. Both made good addresses and
the republicans were convinced that it is
not necessary to go far for good speakers.
- A young child of j. X. Mute died
Thursday night. - L. NJ. Averill and
family have returned from York beach,
Maine. - The continued hearing in the
case of w. ID. Hooker's estate rs. the Mont
peller x White River railroad was held on
the 9th and 2Sth ults. About fifteen wit
nesses were examined on the part of the
defendant in regard to the amount of dam
ages to the estate, which they estimated all
the way from 500 to $1,000. - The fol-
lowing justices We're elected on Tuesday:
Nathan Harrington, w. G. Nye, B. b.
Hawes, o. j. Howes, c. b. Townsend, w
A. Perry, f. l.. Smith, A. +. Field, c. n
Barber, George w. Tilden.
Berlin.
A. c. RowELL and wife intend to take a
trip through Vermont, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts, visiting relatives and friends.
- Mrs. Nancy Grovenor, who has
made her home for number of years with
Mr.. Alanson Luce, died Saturday afternoon,
at the age of nearly eighty-siX years. She
was the last surviving member of the Nose
family in this locality. The funeral was
held Monday at the residence of Mr.. Luce
- Mr. and Mrs. c. I. Crandall returned
to Philadelphia Tuesday of last week,
They were accompanied by b. S. Currier,
who goes to Canada on business for the firm
of +. y, Davis * Co. - Mr., Elisha and
Miss Louise Everett of Brooklyn, n. Y, ar
rived at their summer residence on East
street Friday morning. - e. 5. Nye, who
returned from Texas few weeks ago, is
very dangerously sick with kidney COM
plant. - Miss Alice Turner, who has
been visiting friends in town, returned to
her home in DuXbury last Saturday. -
School commenced at the Corner Monday
morning, WIN MISS oldrr as teacher MISS
Grace Slocum began a term ON East street
the same day. - Eagle Grange held a
meeting Monday evening instead of Tues
day evening usual. The grange will
have a picnic at Ben jamin Falls next Thurs
day. 1t is expected that the master of the
state grange will be present. - There
will be Sunday-school concert at the
church next Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock,
Cabot.
THE political cauldron has boiled furi-
ously the past week with heat furnished by
representatives of various parties-W. =.
Stafford of ST. Johusbury and Rev. j. Frank
Rhoades of Barre. The former spoke
candidly and with moderation, but the
latter resembled a furious pugilist, and at
one time had the appearance of such ex-
treme convusions that one of those near
him was concerned for his own personal
appearance, - The democrats raised
flag Thursday evening. John Burke, Esq,
of Newport recited the speech of Speaker
Carlisle delivered in congress last May. He
had his piece well committed and declaimed
with considerable oratory. - At re-
publican meeting Friday evening II. S.
Wilson, Esq. of Morrsville made clean,
square presentation CT the tariff question
and explanation of the Mills bill, and was
appreciatively applauded. - The base
ball club of this town will play a match
game with the Hardwick club next Satur-
.
the meadow between the villages. -
| Notwithstanding the rain last Saturday,
about one hundred people went on the eX-
cursion to Montpelier, All were much
pleased with the attention shown them by
! Montpelier people in taking them to places
! of interest. The thanks of all, old and
young, are due their friends in that place
- Mr.. and Mrs. George Carpenter have
recently been made happy by the birth
/ OF a son.
]
ORRIN w, HILLS, working in Il. l.. Whites
mill, had his right arm severely lacerated
! by saw last Thursday and it is feared
amputation may be necessary. - One
! evening recently, as Fred Davis was return
| ing from Waterbury with two-horse team,
in that lonely part of the road known as
| Falls Hill he was stopped by two men, one
! of whom took the horses by the bits, while
the other attempted to climb into the
wagon, Getting no answer to question as
| TO what they wanted, Davis promptly
| knocked down the one who was getting
into the wagonan whipping up his horses
| left Them They are thought TO be TWO
tramps who were seen near that place Just
before dark. - The potato crop is re-
ported to be generally good.
East Montpelier.
The Dillingham; club was we'll repre-
sented at the rally at Montpelier last Thurs
| day. The members dined at Kempton's
! for they believe in something good to eat
as we'll as in protection. 80 Mr.. and Mrs.
! George Bliss have a daughter two weeks old.
- DIR. and Mrs. William NJ Ramsdell
returned TO their home in Brooklyn, n. "
! last week.
Fayston.
MRS. WILLIAM CAREY severely injured
her foot aud ankle by falling while going
down stairs in haste for medicine for her
daughter Mary, who is sick. -= Nearly
all of the schools have commenced, with the