The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-03
Washington County.



the JOURNAL or WATCHMAN free? 80
The merchants in Boston the past week are
Frank w. Jackson, George j. Towne, w.
f. Colby, G. A. Smith and Emerson Broth
ers. 80 A. Durfee dealt out the music
last week while Emerson Brothers were in
Boston. - The Bohemian Glass Blowers
are billed for the week of October 10 at the
Park House hall. - The Chautauqua
day evening at Mrs. II. X Sherburne's to
reOrganize for the coming year The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
Mrs. L. NJ. Averill; vice-president, Mrs. II.
X. Sherburne critic, Miss Carrie Wheelock;
secretary Mrs. b. w, Braley treasurer,
Mrs F. w. McWhorter. = The body
of Samuel Davis of Northfed arrived on
the 1040 train last Tuesday. The Masons
did escort duty. - Adolph Book the
travelling merchant, is in town. =- The
Sortwell military band had an ice-cream
party at the residence of William Flanders,
ON North Main street, last Tuesday evening.
- George p. Boyce and wife are among
he visitors at the Club" === 1t is reported
that II. A. Rugg has engaged colored
coachman in the much renowned person
age of Joseph Newly. 49, The piles
were nearly all driven for the railroad
bridge near the Fuller bridge last week.
- The wife and three children of j,
Taylor are i'll with diphtheria. - The
Barre entertainment association has sue
ceeded in securing Hon. John ID. Long of
Massachusetts as one of its speakers The
concerts. - The knights of Labor have
secured the services of Ralph Beaumont of
New York to lecture Friday evening in the
Opera-house His subject is " The Aims
and Objects of the knights Of Labor"
- The Catholics are to hold their fair
this week in their new church. Among the
articles to be voted are a gold-headed
cane to the most popular physician in town
and banner or flag to either the tiremen
Spencer rifles. - Little Wonder, "a Barre
horse took first money at the Northfield
fair, Friday, in the 2;40 race. 80 Ralph
Stewart, former Goddard boy, was in
town Sunday Quite a party from
Barre went to the White Mountains on
the excursion Saturday - The village
papas have bought a hook and ladder
rig, and the tiremen now are happy. -
A baseball game was played Saturday on
Burnhams meadow, between the Barre and
Norwich University teams. The score was
y to in favor of the Barre club. Features
OF the game were one-hand catches of Dan
forth and Hewes, base throwing of Stewart,
batting of Goddards and base running of
Langdon of the university club. - The
contract laborer of the Argts, Familiarity
known as the " Barre Buneler," hopelessly
endeavors to soothe the feelings of the dem
ocrats that such report should get abroad
concerning one of their number as that in
last weeks WATCHMAN concerning the cleo
ton day incident The Bungler energies
from an interview in the Atkins sanctum
and Immediately let's his new-found knowl-
eupe spread 1tSelI ABROAD. lie mentions the
tact that the gentlemen referred to were G..
l.. Houghton and Bran Moses. Verify wis
dom is great, for it, as the Bungler claims,
the story was not true, how did he discover
the names of the gentlemen Interested as
no names were mentioned in the report?
- The Barre boys request as a special
favor that the Bungler, whenever he again
reports base ball game, be compelled to
give translation of his d" classical lore" be-
tween the lines. - The Barre Railroad
CnrnnanU ic hIil lone 10 tl.n
brook by the entrance to the trotting park
and piles are being driven across the river
near the engine-house. - George w.
Penniman addressed the prohibitionists at
their " rally " in the opera house last week
Wednesday evening. - The friends of
Alexander Grant will be glad to know that
the insurance on his life has been paid to
the administrator of his estate by the Wash
ington Life Insurance Company, notwith-
standing the fact that the premium was past
due when paid and that the policy might
legally have been forfeited. - The sup
ply of water from the new reservoir is still
to come. though nature seems to have come
to the rescue of the tardy company and
gives bountiful supply from the clouds.
Berlin.
SEE announcement of DAILY Journal
and WATCHMAN for session on first and
fourth pages. Who and how many will get
the JOURNAL or WATCHMAN free? -
Rev. John j. Hall will preach at the school
house at the head of Mirror Lake next Sun
day afternoon at half-past three.
Cabot.
SEE announcement of DAILY JOURNAL
and WATCHMAN for session on first and
fourth pages. Subscriptions NAV be left
with Hiram Wells. Who and how many will
get the JOURNAL or WATcHMAN free? -
The town clock is in position in the tower
of the Congregational church, striking its
warning of the rapid march of time. 1t was
or I1f lnt rnA hut In 1
Watch Company, Boston, and is pronounced
by good judges to be a first-class machine.
1t cost in its present position about 5000 OF
this $3.50 was voted by the town at its last
March meeting and the balance is contrib
uted by few generOus-hearted persons.
Great credit is due Hiram Wells, ESQ, for
his untiring effort in bringing the matter to
completion, and the town and donors are de-
serving of the thanks of all. - The re-
pairs upon the Congregational church, con-
sisting of painting, papering, frescoing and
other work to the cost of about $500, are
nearly completed, and to those that have had
the matter of selection of paper, paint and
frescoing in the audience and adjoining
rooms great credit is due for the taste dis
played. IT. III. Lance, Esq, has sold
to parties in Boston the lot of wool consist
ing OF 1900 pounds that he has purchased
during the summer. - B. p Elmer has
gone to Barre to work at the carpenters
trade. - Miss Alice Morse has closed
her term of teaching in Bethlehem, N. H.,
and has returned home. - Miss Mary
Harris has become assistant teacher at the
school at Lower Cabot.
East Calais.
THERE will be harvest concert next
Sunday morning instead of the regular
service. - f. B. Fay returned to Cam
bridge, Mass, last week, and is soon to be
ready for business in a law office in Boston
- Neale A. White started for Boston,
Monday, and is soon to return to Alton,
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ton, Mass, visiting her son. - Mrs. l.. G.
Dwinell is spending few weeks with her
sister, Mrs. Story, in Swampscott, Mass.
- w. l.. Pierce and family started for
Boston, Monday. They will visit friends in
Bridgewater and Lowell before returning.
- A smash-up occurred last Saturday
afternoon on the flats below the Mason
Wright place. Mrs. M. A. Kent was re-
turning home from this village, having with
her her little boy and a lady companion.
just after crossing the bridge she met sew
eral citizens returning from club meeting.
All were driving at smart pace. Mrs.