The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-10
Washington County.
Barre.

f. r. WHEELocK, formerly of this place,
was in town last week, on a visit to his
parents. - NJ. 7. Page helped in Blair
& Curriers' the past week, while the pro-
prietors were in Boston. - Rev. j. f.
Rhoades and wife have departed for their
new field of labor. - The Chautauqua
Circle met with Mrs. l.. NJ. Averll last
week Monday evening. - III. l., Averill
was on the sick list few days last week.
60 A concrete walk now extends from
Granite Block to the corner of Main and
Bridge streets. - Frank G. Doten has
returned from West Randolph, where he
has been stopping for some time. and is
now in the store of l.. NJ Averill 60
Barre has had a robbery The victims are
the Smith, Whitcomb & Cook Co. Last
Monday night their mill office was broken
into and the money drawer opened, and
about 500 taken. Two holes were drilled
in the safe, but that was left unopened.
No clew to the perpetrators. - The
Southwell Military Band furnished the
music for the Catholic fair. - 1t is re-
ported that the bailitfs have made arrange
ments with the Capital Light and Power
Company to furnish Barre with electric
lights for one year. a great many think
this bad arrangement as Montpelier has
hardly force enough for her own use: but it
is hoped when the new plant is put in it
will be satisfactory to both places. - A
concrete walk is to be laid on South Main
street extending from the Universalist
church to the Stafford & Holden Manufac-
turing Company's shops. =- Mr.. Scott of
the Enterprise is to try the steam power. A
connection is to be made with the Barre
steam laundry for the purpose. So
Several of the magnateS of the Central
Vermont railroad We're in town Friday.
80 Henry Chaufrau in =" Kit, the Ar
kansas Traveller" is billed for the opera
house Saturday evening, October IL, We
hope Barre people will show that good
| as well as in other places. == Rain
/ prevented the game of base ball that
was to have been played between the Nor
/ wiCh University and Barre mines, at North
field Saturday. - +. A. Drew of Middle
sex, formerly "a clerk in l.. NJ. Averill's store
was in town ON Saturday. - There is tC
be a tennis tournament, next Saturday be-
tween the Village and Goddard clubs
Quite a number of representatives
took "trip to Barre last Saturday, to look
over the Granite City, - The streets
We're in the worst condition possible Sun
day. Something ought to be done about
crossings and sidewalks, if nothing more
- The following additional attractions
have been secured by the Barre Entertain.
ment Association; Musn Concert Company
Professor Hardy of Dartmouth College. and
Leland L. Powers, impersonator. 80 The
| Barre railroad company, hearing that the
Central Vermont railroad was to put al
injunction on them, Monday, to prevent
their building a bridge across the river neal
their turn-table, commenced driving the
piles and completed the job on the Centra
side of the river before night, thus securing
| their claim - A crossing ten feet wide
of concrete, is being put in from the corner
of the French block to Perry Il Camps
- The morning train now arrives ter
| minutes earlier.
Berlin.
REV. f. S. FIsKE of Waitstield will preacl
in the Congregational church, Sunday
morning, and conduct service in the
school-house, Benjamin district, at half-pas
three, afternoon.
THE hotel, having been leased by Mr.
Stone of Craftsbury, will soon be reopened
- Widow James Lyford has gone tC
Portland, Oregon, to spend the winter will
her sister, Mrs. Chamberlin. - Tn,
| ladies' sociable of the Congregational so
ciety will be held with Mrs. Jessie Morse
Thursday evening. Everybody invited
- j. o. Morse has moved into the CLARK
place on Main street.
Calais.
Mrs. BUNNELL and daughter of Ottawa
are spending few weeks visiting relatives
and friends in town and vicinity. -
| Everett Morse is teaching school in Wes
Woodbury.. - Susan Morse is quite il
at her brothers, Allen Morse's. - Irs
Atul II DuliuIHR lCCtlNluB lOulD near llt
cemetery lat Kent's Corner. - Lewis
Nelson has moved from his farm TO Mapl,
Corner into house of NJ. G. Tobey, lately
occupied by Jay Hersey. Mr.. Irs
Goodnough from Portland, Oregon, after
an absence of twenty-five years, is visiting
his sister, Mrs Joseph Persons. - G
V. Kent's colt, a." Ben Franklin" took tn,
first prize for colts of his class at the West
ern Vermont Agricultural Society's meet
ing at Fair Haven recently. - Walter
Wheeler and wife from New York have re-
turned home after making his father ant
mother a short visit.
East Calais.
FRED COLE is in the employ of Irish &
Sparrow, Montpelier, as meat cook. -
A. Il. Pierce of Pawtucket, II. L., has beer
spending few days here among his rela
tives. He came up to attend the soldiers
reunion at st. Johnsbury. - Eddie
George came home from Boston last Satur
day night. He has been having typhoid fe
yer, which settled in his limbs so that he il
unable to walk a step. He had got we'll es
tablished In his business as produce dealer
and he has the sympathy OF his friends In
his misfortune.
East Montpelier.
THE lyceum at the Center opens October
II. - The school at the Center is taking
a two weeks vacation on account of diph