The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-15
Washington County.
Barre.

THE Granite Club of Barre proposes to
show the people of this place tonight, at
80 o'clock what good, clean republican
rally is that the Harrison and Morton flag,
fine specimen of which will then be put on
exhibition, is the proper thing for Barre
working-men to cheer; that they want moth
ing of free granite nor indeed foreign iron
or steel for implements, at the prices for
eigners would make under free-trade. Hon.
Henry Ballard of Burlington will deliver
the address in the Opera-house. Music
will be furnished by the Barre Cornet band.
All, regardless OF fpolitical opinion, especially
ladies', are invited. 80 Alexander Grant
was the man from this place who was killed
at Hartford Monday of last week. The
funeral was held the following Wednesday,
and was attended by the Odd Fellows and
Clan Gordon of which societies he was a
member and which took charge of the re-
mains and conducted the services at the
grave. Mr.. Grant was a member of the
firm of Grant & Dingle, statuary cutters
He was insured for about $1,000 in the
Washington Life Insurance Company and
in the Clan. - A hearing was held be-
fore the commissioners-G w. Wing, Esq,
II. r. Brown and j. s. Wheelock-in the
case of the estate Of w. ID. Hooker rs. the
Montpelier Il White River Railroad Com
pany Friday and Saturday. The greater
part of the time Friday was taken by the
commissioners and attorneys in looking over
the premises and other parts of the village
and the increase in value of real estate. w.
A. & o. b. Boyce and f. w. Bisbee of
Barre and j. p. Lamson of Cabot are the
counsel for the plaintiff and S. G. Shurtleff
of Montpelier for the railroad. w. f. Bar
ney of Barre assisted Mr.. Shurtleff. About
twenty witnesses were examined on the part
of the plaintiff and two or three on the part
of the defendant. The witnesses for the
plaintiff placed the damages to the estate of
Mr.. Hooker all the way from 5000 down to
S1,60O.
Cabot.
THE Ladies Missionary Society of the Con-
gregational church held its annual meeting
with Mrs. II. A. Russell August 3, and the
following officers were elected: President
Mrs. II. A. Russell; vice-president Mrs. j.
III. Damon; secretary, Mrs. Hiram Wells ;
treasurer, Mrs. Henry Hills. After the
business meeting refreshments were served
and pleasant social time was enjoyed by
all present. - The promenade given by
the band last Friday evening was well at
tended. - The interior of the Congre-
gational church is being thoroughly re-
paired and improved. Services were held
last Sunday in the vestry. - f. G. Met
calf of Stoneham, Mass, is making his
parents a short visit at Lower Cabot. -
Leslie Austin of Manchester, n H., is in
town. = Mrs. S. L. Wiswel and Mrs.
Hiram Wells went to Pine Point, Maine,
this week Tuesday to remain for short
.
Barrett have gone to housekeeping in the
Britt house. - Rev. and Mrs. j. E.
Knapp have returned from trip to Chelsea
and other places - The republicans of
this town will have a fiag-raising Friday,
the 17th at half-past six p. NJ, after which
Hon. Josiah Grout of Derby will address
the citizens at Village Hall on the political
issues of the day. Everybody, and es-
pecally the ladies, are invited to be pres
ent: - Lucian Hunt, ABB, of Gorham,
Maine, with his wife and sister, has been
! spending the past ten days in town. He
left this town more than fifty years ago
and for long time has been engaged in
! teaching in number of popular academies.
- Miss Sarah Fisher of Chicago, daugh-
ter of the late William Fisher, is visiting
friends here. - The hay crop just har-
| vested is not considered to be quite up to
| that of last year, especially on the hill farms.
- b. G. Rogers of the firm of Wells &
Rogers has gone to Old Orchard to return
| with his wife and son, who have been there
for the past three weeks. - School in
district No. 13, taught by Jennie Gould,
! closed Tuesday last The scholars, though
few in number, showed by their regular at
| tendance that there was an interest kept up
in the school, Lucian Moore, aged eleven,
has attended school in the same district
| twelve terms (44 weeks without either alb
sent, tardy or dismissal marks. - Gertie
Smith, who has been quite low with lung
trouble for five months, is now slowly
gaining,
East Calais.
DIR. HARRISON HAMMOND of Orange City,
| Florida, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Lucy
| Hammond. - Asa Flanders and his
sister, Miss Ada of Cambridge, Mass, have
been spending couple of weeks at c. r.
Dwinell's. - Royal Cunningham, a
former resident of this village, died recently
at Sing Sing, n. Y. where he lived with his
son. - NJ. E. Smile, Esq, of Mont
peler will address the republican league
next Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at
the vestry of the Christian church.
Mr. a. n Bliss begins holding regular serv-
ices again next Sunday morning at 10: Ii
o'clock.
North Calais.
a GRAND campfire will be held at Memo.
rial Hall in this place Tuesday afternoon
August 2lst. There will be an address by
| Alland G Fay, Esq, of Montpelier, who
will be followed by other speakers, and
songs by Professor George w. Foster, as
sisted by his son; also by his daughter
Mrs. Corthell of New York. There will
also be dancing in the evening, with music
by Gilmore.
East Montpelier.
Ir is estimated that there were about five
hundred present at the fiag-raising Tuesday
of last week Hon. w. p. Dillingham; had
anticipated the day as giving him an oppOr
tunity for quiet talk, but found that the
| national enthusiasm had reached these hills
He began by stating facts in English his
tory, going back to the time of the Norman
conquest and touching upon the prominent
tariff questions up ito the present. He showed
that the committee who originated the Mills
bill was influenced by personal and loca
considerations, and made "A clear and forci
BILE statement of the tariff question and it,
relation to the general welfare of the repub
lie. He was followed by II. A. Huse, Esq.
who claimed he was like boy raking after
and could only get dab " here and there
but what he said proved to be kind of fod
der that was well appreciated. The Mont
pelier band was in attendance and added
much to the enjoyment of the occasion
- Miss Tryphena Young died last Fri
day. The funeral was held Sunday at tn,
home of her brother, j. II. Young, con
Quoted by Rev. S. G. Hayford. - Tn,
Sunday-school at the Morse school-hous,
holds a picnic to-day wednesday,. AL
are invited. - There is to be a politica
meeting in the church at the Center mex
Saturday evening, when H. b. WOODWARD
says he proposes to lock horns " with e
w. Ormsbee in friendly contest upon thu
questions Of the day. There is to be voca
and instrumental music. Ladies are in
vited. - Annie Anderson of Boston il
visiting the Misses Peck. =- Helen Good
win teaches at MiddleseX Center thi
foil ha ha0ap har cnbnol or Monla ~