The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-14
From Our Town Correspondents.
Washington County.

BARRE.-Giles Durkee received a pair of
large boots last week, which he wore cleo
ton day four years ago. A tag attached
contained the words, :. These boots have
been growing. - The rails are now be-
ing laid on the railroad from here to the
quarries, and the new engine is soon ex-
pected. - The Toboggan Club met last
Thursday evening. Only few being pres
ent, it adjourned The next meeting is
to be in Firemen's Hall, Wednesday even
ing. - Barre republicans are trimming
their lamps" so as to be in readiness for the
celebration at Montpelier, Friday evening.
- Four or five wheelbarrow rides are
billed for Barre. G. B. Durkee is to wheel
Mr.. Durfee from the Barre post-otfice to
G. j. Reynolds store then take a team for
Montpelier and, when nearly there, to
wheel Mr.. Durfee up Main street to the
Argus office. Mr.. Ladd, Goddard boy, is
to wheel w. w. La Point up Seminary Hill.
Mr.. HAYES is to wheel La Point around the
park. Clint Thwing is to wheel Fred Goulds-
bury to Montpelier, and then take him to the
Pavilion and give him the best supper they
can get. sit opposite Mr.. Gouldsbury and
eat bread and milk for his repast. There
are several wheelbarrow rides to the capital
set for Friday. - II. Dickinson, George
Wheeler and Ralph Hopkins are reported
as financially poorer on account of republic
can supremacy. - The track layers are
at work on the quarry road and the track is
already laid across the Burnham meadow.
A sideing has been made and quite supply
of rails and ties are at hand. - Many of
the granite firms are working on short time,
as on account OF the bad roads they can not
get sufficient supply of stock to keep them
at work The quarry railroad will be of
great value to granite workers at such times
as this which occurs every fall and spring.
- The firm of Elliot & Sutherland
granite cutters) is dissolved and the bust
ness will be continued by Elliot Brothers
- Mr.. T. G. Schutt, general secretary
of the Young Mems Christian Association
of Barre, has been in attendance on the
Young Mems Christian Association conven-
ton at Middlebury during the past week.
- The week of prayer for young men
will be observed this week with meetings
each evening in the vestry of the Methodist
church. There will also be MONDAY
prayer-meeting for men in the association
rooms from half-past twelve till one. -
Quarterly meeting services were held at the
Methodist church last Sunday. Presiding
Elder Truax preached in the morning and
evening.
BERLIN.-Mr. Charles f. Stebbins and
family of Chicopee, Mass, are stopping in
town. - Mrs. NJ l.. Turner of Warren,
accompanied by her son, e. NJ. Turner,
spent a few days in this place last week
- Edwards S. Nye, who returned
from Texas in August, died Saturday, No
vember Sd, of diabetes. The funeral serv-
of Mrs S, F. Nye, on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Nye was man of unusual mechanical
ability, standing high in his chosen calling
that of a locomotive machinist. For several
years he has been at the head of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad locomotive works at
Houston, Texas. Warned by his failing
health that he must take vacation, he
wrote his friends in Vermont to expect him
home in July. He was forced to leave the
shop sooner than he expected, however,
and started for home, coming as far as
Chicopee, Mass, when he was unable to
come farther, and stopped two weeks with
his sister, Mrs. G. e. Stebbens of that place,
AS soon as he was able to ride, he came to
Berlin accompanied by his sister Although
he received the very best of care and medi-
cal attention he grew gradually worse and
passed away. He was a man Of high moral
character, and was universally beloved
wherever known, and his death is sincerely
mourued by his hosts of friends in Berlin
and elsewhere. - Mr.. Charles f. Steb-
bens, wife and two children of Chicopee,
Mass, were in town last week. 49, On
account of the celebration in Montpelier
Friday evening, the regular weekly prayer
meeting of the Young Peoples Society of
| Christian Endeavor is to be postponed to
| Sunday evening at Is; 30.
CABoT.-The state superintendent of edu-
cation, Justus Dartt, will address our peo-
pie on the subject OF education at the vii
| lage nall, thursday evening, November To-
| There should be a full house. - Edwin
Burnham of Calais has bought the Robert
Lance place. Orvis Fits, formerly
station agent at Walden, has bought the
Elijah Perry place. We gladly welcome
so good a citizen TO our community. -
Edison York has bought the place owned by
the estate of Orpha Burnham. - Mrs
Addie Harrington has just returned from
Boston, where a successful operation was
performed upon her organs OF hearing
- Gardner Hopkins, an aged towns
man, died suddenly on Wednesday of last
week. 60 The presidential vote of this
town stood, Harrison, one hundred seventy
nine; Cleveland, sixty-nine; Fisk, eight
AS compared with 1884 this IL a republican
gain of nineteen, democratic gain of nine
and prohibition loss of eight.
EAST CALAIs.-Mrs. lockwood and Mrs
! White of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, sisters o
ual har