The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-06
[coNTINuEp PROM FIFTH PACE

Perry illegally held. MIR. Heath OF Mont
pelier and MIR. Clough appeared for the
plaintiff, while Mr.. wilkins of Stowe cham
pioned Perry's cause The customary cloud
of witnesses was present. The trial was
prolonged through the night till nine o'clock
the following morning, when verdict was
given to the defendant, from which an APP
peal was taken, The jury was made up for
the most part of business men, whose en-
forced attendance was evidently not alto
gether pleasant, and though the case was
comparatively close and the atmosphere SUI
perlatvely so, neither of the facts seemed to
reconcile them to their duties. They looked
as though they would willingly stock the
plaintiffs farm with cattle fhe would relieve
them of the necessity for passing Judgment
on the disputed ownership of the heiier.
- George KEENAN, will lecture on An
East Siberian Convict Mine " in the Con-
gregational church Thursday evening, under
the auspices of the lecture association Mr..
KEENAN, is undoubtedly the greatest attrac-
ton in the lecture field. == 1t is a matter
of regret that the sidewalks were in such
miserable condition throughout the day OF
the missionary meeting, when an unusual
number OF strangers were in town. In
justice to the authorities, it should be stated
that it was due to misunderstanding
rather than to any intentional neglect.
80 The missionary convention held at
the Methodist Episcopal church last week
Tuesday was a great success. There were
seventeen ministers and goodly number
of Sunday-school superintendent and other
laymen present. Every speaker was in at
tendance, and large numbers of attentive
hearers were delighted instructed and
moved by eloquent addresses. Each adj
dress received its share of encomiums, but
the great focus of interest was the address
of Chaplain McCabe in the evening. -
! Wednesday afternoon there was revival
service in the Methodist Episcopal church,
conducted by Chaplain McCabe. a good
audience was present and spirit of fervor
| pervaded the meeting. - Professor
| Fred A. Fernald, chief templar, and corps
of officers were installed by Deputy G. ID.
Robinson at the Good Templars' hall Mon
| day evening.
BARRE.-John w. Gordon is at home from
| his recent business trip. 60 The remains
of Mrs. Sarah Page of Randolph were
brought to Barre for nterment last week.
| Mrs. Page was a former resident of
| this place and is well known to the older
citizens. 60 The business men of this
place met in the Barre Railroad Companys
rooms in the granite block, Wednesday
evening last, and proceeded to organize
Business Mems League. The following COM
mittee was elected to draw up bylaws and
report to the next meeting, to be held this
/ "wednesday evening" Charles A. Smith,
! AFRO ID. Morse, o. b. Boyce, Il. l.. Clark,
| G.. j. Reynolds. - The sOciable held by
| the Ladies' Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist church in the church vestry last
] FIltlhN evening WAS ii SUtttS-s L ne paying
If Miss Alice Beckley the recitation by w.
! w. LaPOint and the reading by T. G. Schultz
We're received with hearty applause. -
/ H. T.. Williams of South RoyaltOn was in
town last week. =- Fred BOsworth was
! in town last week. visiting his mother He
is at work in drugstore in Massachusetts.
/ - Services were held in the opera
house Sunday morning by the Presbyteri-
ans, Rev. f.. Wilmot Cummings officiating.
80 The Baptists held service in the
| opera-house Sunday evening. Rev. G.. I.
Raymond preached to them. - The La
dies Aid Society of the Methodist church
is to hold sociable in the church vestry
Friday evening. Everybody is invited.
60 F. l.. Eaton of Montpelier was in
town saturday. - The Cold-water Boys
enjoyed themselves last Saturday afternoon
by taking a sleigh-ride in Quimby's big
sleigh. 60 Leland T. Powers and wife,
nee Louise Baldwin, gave very excel
| lent entertainment in the opera-house last
Saturday evening. They We're greeted by
large and enthusiastic audience. Mr.. Pow
ers gave the three-act drama, david Gar
rick" Mr.. Powers impersonated the char
acters so perfectly, as some one has said,
that were "your eyes closed you would be
sure that a stage full of actors were before
you" Mrs. Powers sang with her usual
sweetness and expression &C. The Sort
well band gave a promenade concert Satur-
day evening at the Central house. -
g. DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde is billed for
| Saturday evening at the opera house. -
| If you have any news items hand them to
/ our representative at Barre, H. l.. Averill.
! - 1t is reported that Jones Brothers
are to build polishing-mill on South Main
street. == The j. ii, Batcheder Com
pany will rebuild the mill destroyed by
fire at South Barre January 25th, 80
The thermometer registered forty-siX de-
grees below zero Monday. - Church
socables seem to be in order at present.
The " VS. " socable last Wednesday night,
in the Universaist vestry, was pronounced
to be one of the best they have given. The
Home Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal church held chocolate tea Fri
day night Hot chocolate and chocolate
cake We're served, packages of chocolates
were offered for sale and a literary pro-
gramme was rendered. The Ladies' Aid
Society is to have an a G sociable
next Friday night in the Methodist Episco-
pal vestry. 60 The Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society met with Mrs. j. r.
| George Tuesday afternoon and the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union is to
meet this Wednesday, afternoon. -
Mrs. DIR. Briggs returned from Somerville,
Mass, Monday afternoon, being called
home by the illness Of one of their girls, who
has diphtheria. 60 Granite Court of the
Equitable League of America was organ
lied in Royal Arcanum hall last Wednes-
day night, with f. III. Glidden as justice.
80 f. A. Batcheder has sold his house
on Addison place to William Howard.
WmLIAMsTowN.-Th mercury on Mon
day morning registered forty degrees below
zero in some places. 1t is said that there
was nothing like it last winter - Albert
Bruce is very low, and may not live but a
short time. 60 Mrs. Luman j. Hersey
and family may start for Colorado next
week. Her husband is improving in health.
in Denver, and has good prospects as a
! house builder there. 60 Annie Dcker-
man Davis and husband are teaching in
Mt. Vernon, n. II. -= Joel A, Bass gave
a select reading in Mt. Vernon, n. H., re-
Gently. He may be depended on to please
! wherever he reads - Friends of Miss
Fannie G. Bass, now of Chicago, will be
glad TO know that her health is improving,
though but very slowly, and that there is
hope of her complete recovery. - Miss
Alice Walker has returned to the Vermont
Academy, Saxton's River, though detained
at home for a season by the sickness of her
mother. 60 If any one could "guess "
pretty nearly Alright, we Judge it may be the
Barre man who thinks Charles Townsend
must have made 81 900 in a real estate ven
ture' there in Barre. - Charles Brock
way is a pupil in the Seminary at Montpe-
lier. 80 1t is said Grand Army post is
to be established here. 60 Arthur Ralph
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