The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-11-13
From Town Correspondents.
Washington County-Barre.


Claudina NJ. Rizzi was recently fined $40
and costs for selling liquor.
A covering is being raised over the plat
form of the Wells River station.
The Shepard Family gave a concert here
on Thursday evening of last week.
IT is reported that there are four or five
breaks in the sewer on South Main street.
Ward & Douglass have contracted to
build pier of Barre granite for a bridge at
Highgate
New granite steps have been placed at the
entrance to the old Town Hall building and
a concrete sidewalk has been laid front of it.
The rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association have been renovated recently,
and at the beginning of this week they were
| reopened.
granite shaft thrty-four feet long and
weighing thirty tons was brought from the
quarries to the sheds of Mari q Gordon on
Wednesday.
1t is reported that Messrs. Hayes & Dia-
mond have given up the idea of starting
! paper in Barre and will see what they can
do at Littleton, n. II.
j. G. Griggs and b. r. Demertt of Water
bury were in town last Friday stalking out
and selling building lots from their prop
erty on Milestone Hill.
II is stated that the Moen Company of
New York state, representing a capital OF
| NZOOO,OOO, mas purchased OF White Broth
ers ten acres of quarry land
j. w. Connell, station agent of the Cen
| trail Vermont railroad, has purchased the
house of w. A. Perry, opposite the Barre
! House, and has moved into it.
! lively fight between two members of
| the Annie Mitchell Comedy Company oc-
! Cured in front Of the Opera house after a
performance during its recent engagement.
! During the month of October IA 4,353,960
| pounds of granite were drawn over the
| Barre railroad from the quarries. A gran
lite wall, 300 feet long, from Bridge street
! to the fork factory, has been completed. A
large building will be erected Immediately
for use as car-house and shop
! w II. Waite, of the firm of L. P. Waite
& Co. of Newburg, n. Y, publishers of the
new Directory, has nearly completed his
canvass. He has found it a larger job than
he expected He estimates the population
| at between seven and eight thousand. The
Directory will be out about January 1st
AT the semi-annual meeting of the Con-
gregational Christian Endeavor Society,"
held Thursday evening, William Mari was
vice-presdent; Miss Mary Bosworth, re-
cording secretary; Miss Helen Stafford,
corresponding secretary; George Townsend,
treasurer.
The Sunday. schools of the village held
union meeting at the Methodist church last
! sunday noon Alter tne opening exercises
| Mr.. and Mrs. Chubbuck addressed ii, and
Mr.. f. Fl. Clark of Boston, who is in charge
| of the music of the revival services, sang.
| There is much interest shown in the meet
ings. On Sunday afternoon and evening
there were services at the Opera-house.
G. w. Pratt, the engineer employed by
the town to superintend sewer construction,
finished his work and went to Boston on
Saturday. He had been at work since the
1st of June. Under his direction seven
miles Of sewer have been built, at cost Of
about $4,000. This is considerably less
than the estimated cost. The appropriation
was $4,000. The contract named the 10Th
instant as the date on which the work was
to be finished. Mr.. Pratt was ahead of time
by some weeks
Mrs Herbert A. Rugg returned from
Lowell Mass, last week. - David
Quimby has recovered from his recent ill
ness and has gone to Orford n. H., to take
charge of the Houghton stock farm. -
ii. a. Duffy of the Barre Granite Works re-
turned from Syracuse, n. Y, on Saturday.
= b. F. Griffith the truckman, who is
| recovering from severe illness, has gone
to his home in Waterbury, - Mrs. II.
X. Bush and daughter have returned from
Buffalo, n Y.
Berlin West.
Joseph and Cynthia Chase express their
heartfelt gratitude to those friends whose
gifts have contributed to relieve them of
their embarrassment and to make them
comfortable. They have a high appreca-
tion of the friendship and kindness of all
who have interested themselves in their
| welfare.
Cabot.
Mr.. Booth, supervisor of schools, was in
town last week and gave a lecture in Town
Hall Wednesday evening.
Rev l. II. b. Headley of Massachusetts
has been holding a series of meetings al the
of tla l,,1.t i
the past week. Considerable interest is
manifest
The following officers of Winooski Lodge
l. o. of g. t., were installed at the last reg
ular meeting: Chief templar, George
Boyles; vice templar, Eliza Roswell; past
chief templar, f.. ID. Waldo; chaplain, Mrs.
Minnie Hills secretary, Gertie Wabridge;
treasurer, Eva Waldo; financial secretary
Byron Webster; marshal, Milo Barrett
deputy marshal, Jennie Gould; sentinel
Charlie Burbank; inside guard, Josie Bee
die; superintendent juvenile temple, Mrs.
Emma Collins. The lodge is in a flourish
ing condition. The County Union will be
| held here this week Thursday, and large
attendance is expected.
DIR. and Mrs. S. l.. Wiswel started for
Florida, via New York last week Wednes-
day. - Miss Nettie Knights of Fran
! coma, n, H., has been visiting her sister,
Mrs j. z, Lamson, on her way to Caiifor-
mia, where she expects to spend the winter
Calais East.
| In the obituary notice of Mrs. c. l., Bliss,
in last weeks WATCHNGAN, ii was incOr-
rectly stated that she was ct the wife of Isaac
n. Bliss" 1t should have read jerome n.
| Bliss.
East Montpelier.
l., ID. Hill is driving a snowy span of
colts which were broken by Levi Persons.
The trade in live stock was unusually
brisk last week. 4 carload of cows was
sent to New Hampshire Farrow cows
were purchased at from $40 to Sl5 per head.
The Misses Field and Miss Tarbell from
! the Seminary were the guests of Miss Lenora
Stevens the first of the week. -== j. G..
Bass of Minneapolis, Mimi, accompanied
| by his wife and sisters, Mrs. Nelson Scott of
Braintree and Mrs, Irwin Nelson of Sutton,
n H., have been visiting their relatives
here, making IN several very pleasant
family parties. == Elhanan Andrews
and Laura Clough of Moretown were visit
ing at the Center last week. =- Mrs n,
H. Dodge of Calais recently spent a week
with her nieces the Misses Peck, and is at
present visiting her daughters.
Fayston