The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-20
Washington County.


u. r.. SoRrwELL and A. d. Morse have
bought seventeen acres of land of John A.
Godsbury. also Mrs. Almira Tilden's place
at Twingsville, paying for the former $1,000
and for the latter S4 100. - We do not
know but real estate will keep booming. j.
w. Gordon purchased a dwelling-lot of e. l..
Smith for 500 and in less than week sold
it for $500. - There was quite a fracas
at Hotel Barre Saturday night, in which
Octave Boschee, a painter, Greg. Aldrich
and II. a, Rugg figured prominently. The
first mentioned parties, under the stimulus
of liquor, visited the hotel, and 1t appears
got into a room occupied by some of Dun
cans minstrel troupe. Mr. Rugg came and
ordered them out and away, but they re-
fused to go and a fight ensued, in which
fists, heels and teeth were freely used with
varying success. Sheriff Bemis, having
been sent for, came, and Boschee and
Aldrich were confined in the lookup and
had a hearing Monday forenoon. -
Large posters are out announcing the Fourth
of July celebration. - A game of base
ball last week Thursday afternoon by some
of the up and downtown clerks resulted in
victory for the down-towns. - The
Young Womans Home Missionary Society
will hold a lawn sociable at the residence of
Mrs. G. l.. Bugbee on Friday evening. Ice
cream and cake will be served during the
evening. - Mrs. l.. l.. Beeman spent
Sunday at Northfeld. - w. A. Boyce,
Esq, is to give an address Saturday even
ing at the Methodist church. The subject
will be the work of the last Methodist Gen
eral Conference in New York city.
Will Burnham and wife have vacated the
property sold to the Barre Railroad Com
pany and are boarding with Mrs. L. w.
Whitcomb, - G. V. Perry is spending a
few days at home. - George Mackie de-
sires to sell two or three houses-one where
he lives, on Washington street. and the others
on a cross street from that to Academy
street. If he sells he will Immediately
build west of his residence, where he has
done considerable grading.
Berlin.
THE Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of Berlin had a basket picnic in
the woods of y. p. Nye on Monday after
noon. A sociable followed at the church
in the evening. The exercises included
musical selections history of the society
| by Rev. j. j. Hall; recitations by Miss
Irene Hubbard, Miss May Crandall and
| Master G. eniamin, and an essay by j. y.
| Perrin, Jr. The rendering of several an
thems by an efficient choir added much to
! the enjoyment of the evening. The au-
/ dience was large, and it was an enjoyable
and profitable occasion. - Rev John j.
/ Hall will conduct service in the school
house in the Benjamin district Sunday after
noon at half-past three
Cabot.
REV. SULLIVAN GALE, superintendent of
mission work in Florida and Georgia,
preached an able and interesting sermon
| last Sunday morning at the Congregational
church. In the evening he gave an inter-
esting account of the mission work in those
states. - There will be a gathering of
six of the district schools in town, under
the direction of the school superintendent
at the Advent church in Lower Cabot Fri
day next at half-past one P. NJ. The exer-
cises will consist of recitations, singing, etc,
by the children. 1t is hoped there will be
large attendance of the parents and all
interested in the schools. - The annual
taxes of the town are now in the hands of
| Town Treasurer L. III. Lance for payment
The grand list of the town is S6,31603, which
is slight falling off from last year The
| taxes amount to seventy-ive cents on the
dollar with discount of four per cent if
paid within ninety days. - 1t is ex-
pected that republican club will be or
ganized at the caucus at Village Hall next
Saturday evening. Let there be a full at
tendance of all republicans. - L. p.
Cole has sold his house to Frank Dunton
for $500. - l.. II. Haines and family of
Waterbury spent Sunday here with his
brothers, |. f. and NJ. S. Haines
Calais.
CHILDREN's SUNDAY will be observed at
the old Westinghouse next Sunday. The
exercises will begin at /: 80 p, NJ. and will
consist of singing and speaking by the chill
dren, after which will occur the dedication of
children and remarks by the pastor, Rev.
S. G. Hayford.
North Montpelier.
REV. S. C. HAYFoRD will postpone his
usual service here next Sunday until I 80
in the evening. The Sunday-school will
meet at the ustal hour of service, 1890
o'clock.
Fayston.
A SUNDAY-scHooL is now in good running
order in the schoel-house in district No.
under the auspices of the Young People S
Society of Christian Endeavor of Waitsfeld.
All, both old and young, are cordially in
vited to attend.
Marshfield.
REV. j. f. RHoADEs of Barre will give a
temperance lecture in the Union church next
Sunday evening at half-past seven o'clock
under the auspices of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union. - The Method
ist socable will meet with Mrs. Daniel Hal
comb this week Friday afternoon. - The
Messrs. Gleason of Montpelier were in
town Monday looking for a horse. -
Mr.. Tenney of Greensboro was in town last
Saturday. - S. A. Packer was in Lowell
last week visiting his brother.
Niddlesex.
NEXT Sunday at quarter past two O'Clock
there will be a special Sunday school service
in place of the usual preaching service.
Middlesex Center.
EDWIN C. RAMSEY has bought the Asa
Chaplin place and moved ON to it. Price
paid 81 $50, cash down. - Farmers will
begin to cut hay next week and the hoeing
will be sighted some for want of time
- On flying visit to the Experiment
Station farm at South Burlington, the 18th
we found several gangs of men at work
some planting fodder-corn, some putting in
hay scales and some painting and brighten
ing up the house, barn and other build.
ings. Professor Cooke and an expert silost
were planning a sio to be added to the
barn. We noticed that most all the scare