The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-21
Washington County.


drumming. Captain Holden gave ex-
periences OF life in Libby prison. Recita-
tions and music formed part of the pro-
gramme. - Some S3S,000 of the $4,000
needed to secure the road to the quarry by
the Wells River corporation have been
secured. - X. S. Currier is having lum-
Der drawn for the house he is to erect near
Currier park in the spring. - The stone
for cellar wall is being drawn to the lot
owned by Mrs. Almira Tilden, preparatory
to building this spring. - Miss Lucy
Earle of the telephone Office and Mr.. Holt,
in the employ of Hubbard & Wheeler, were
married last Sunday. - The Central
Vermont Railroad Company is pushing the
work in the cut near w. ID. Hoo<er's, run
ming the steam drill and gangs of help night
and day. - ID. G.. Bickford is meeting
with good success in selling that useful
work, The Peoples Cyclopeda," and is
offering specially low prices to our people
at present. 80 Barre people received no
Boston mail from Monday until Thursday
morning. The Chelsea stage did not put in
an appearance here last week until Friday
- Homer Fits returned from market
last week. - j. r. George started for
Boston last Monday, but was showed in two
days in New Hampshire. He reached Bos-
ton Friday and returned home Saturday
Edgar j. Badger clerk in George p. Boyce's
store, went to st. Johnsbury last week to
visit his brother, who resides there. -
G. S. Wheelock is clerking for w. f. Morse.
Berlin.
A MUSICALE was recently given by Miss
Helen NJ. Stewart at her home, No 90 Mt
Vernon street, Boston, complimentary to
Mr.. Fred NJ. Damon, organist of st. Johns
Episcopal church, bingham, Mass The
rooms were tastefully decorated with choice
cut flowers Mr.. j. Aldrich Libby rem
dered a number of fine selections; Mr..
Stanley Clemines of the Church of the Ad-
vent choir sang very acceptably and Mr.. G..
NJ. Collins gave delightful renderings of
my Marguerite and lullaby song. Mr..
F. Leslie Crowell and the Beckwith male
quartette gave several selections, while for
instrumental music there We're numbers
and recalls from Miss Yeaton of Chelsea,
trombone soloist, Master Baker, cornetist,
and solos by Mr. Arthur Raymond, who
also acted as accompanist. Mr.. Yeaton, as
Dutchman, was successful in character
song, in his unique version of !" Barbara
Freitchie and in a harmonica solo. Miss
| Jennie McGarry of Montreal, the talented
reader, gave the "Creeds of the Bells -
and " Kittie of Coleraine greatly to the de-
| light of all present. Miss Julia Trask
| played piano solo just before an adjourn
ment was made to the dining-rooms, where
bountiful supper was served. - The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
| give an entertainment at the church this
| "wednesday evening. - A"C" sociable
will be held at Chapel Hall on Wednesday
|
| Turner had an experience last Saturday
that he does not care to meet with again
| While digging wood out from under a snow.
bank the snow and ice slid on to him, burying
him out of sight. He managed to extricate
himself, though how he did it he does not
| know, as the mass was from two to six feet
deep and twenty-five feet long.
Cabot.
A FREE literary entertainment will bt
given by the Good Templars at their hal
tomorrow Thursday evening. Boxes con
tanning supper will be sold at auction AL
are invited. - The health of w. X
Marsh does not improve. Blood poison is
feared, the result of gun-shot wound he
received in his leg about fifteen years ago
- The stage made no trip to Marshfield
last week Tuesday. No team could gel
- Miss Matte Knights of Lisbon, \
! H., is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. 7. Lamson
- Matthias Stone, who died recently
in Walden, was one of the first settlers OF
Cabot
Calais.
IRWIN SPARROW, our overseer of the poor
is to move on to the Shepard farm, near Mont
peler Junction. Mr.. Sparrow is a valued
citizen of this town and his many friends
regret his departure. - Mrs. |. NJ
Wright and daughter left on Monday for q
few weeks visit in New Haven, Conn
- Charles Foster is moving on TO the
old homestead in East Montpelier. Everett
Hersey moves on to the farm he lately
bought of Benjamin King and Mr.. King
moves to East Calais. - About one foo
of snow fell in the recent storm, which was
the worst of the season. Many of the roads
are still blocked. - Everett Morse is al
work for William Noyes of Montpelier.
East Calais.
MRS BETsEY MARTIN had light shock o
paralysis last week. - Bert George i!
attending school at Goddard Seminary
Barre, and Bernice Rideout at the Meth
odist Seminary, Montpelier. GO Orlando
LeBarron has moved back TO his farm
- Benjamin King has rented one o
Fay's tenements and is soon to move in
- A meeting has been appointed fo
Thursday evening to see if stock company
can be formed for the purpose of building a
hotel and village hall. - Lee Leonard II
at work again for White 4 Pierce in thei
dry-goods store. 60 At our town meeting
w. +. Bliss was elected one of the select
men and also lister. On thinking the mat
ter over, it has been decided that a man car
not consistently serve in both places, anC
another meeting has been called. -
Fred Burnham moved Monday from Zal
mon Pierce's to his own farm. - As W,
are to have no more regular preaching, ar
rangements have been made for Mr.. a. III
Bliss to conduct a short service on Sunday
UuOTHluR, SlDSlltuillS a tdlh OI lut cdbudlIl
school lesson in place of the usual sermon
This service will be held at II: 90 A. NJ. in
stead of 10: 45, and will be continued through
the spring months. - The dress-makinl
rooms of Inez Pearce will be closed unit
the 1st of May, while she takes vacation.
East Montpelier.
LAST Saturday evening a Young Peo
ple's Society OF Christian Endeavor of eigh
members-four active and four associate
was organized here. The next meeting vii
be held at the residence of Thomas Steven.
next Saturday evening. Topic, The duty
that lies nearest Luke tx: 1928. 1t il
expected that more members will join soon
All are cordially invited to attend the meet
ings.
Fayston.
MARCH MEETING was unusually quiet
All the officers except third selectman
third lister and grand juror were electe.
by acclamation, The office are as fol
lows: Moderator, A. ID. Bragg; clerk, S. j
Dana; selectmen, L. c. McCarty, Johl
Maxwell and S. j. Dana constable A. ID
Bragg; treasurer, Seth Boyce listers, 5
Johnson, f. G.. Carroll and j. p. Boyce
auditors j, b. Thompson, James McCaughil
and f. A. Bragg; grand juror, A. ID. Bragg
superintendent of schools, j. b. Thompson