The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-13


versary of the settlement of the town, dur
ing the coming summer, and the sum OF one
hundred dollars was appropriated for that
purpose. -= Inauguration day was duly
observed in this place by a liberal display
of bunting The large Harrison and Morton
campaign flag was thrown to the breeze,
and large number of private flags were
displayed. 80 The special union sery-
ices conducted by Elder Parsons during
the past week have been well attended and
a good degree of interest manifested. They
are to be continued through this week.
- Mr.. and Mrs. NJ j. Long were made
happy by the advent of fine two-pound
boy, on Monday, March 4. If he is not
duly christened ben Harrison" his par
ents will have wrong idea of the fitness
OF things
CABoT.-The band is on its feet once
more, and with Ira II. Edison as leader,
will succeed if the others do their part.
They propose to hold promenade concert
next week Friday evening in the village
hall. - DIR. Goodale returned to Cabot
last Friday with his bride and they are
stopping temporarily at the hotel while
their rooms in Mrs. Morse's house are be-
ing completed. - Willie Waldo and
Fred Boyles went to Plainfield, expecting
to find work for the season. - Ira II.
Edison expects to move his family to town
next week, occupying rooms in w. p.
Whittier's house. - Morrill, Relief
a
its hall on Thursday evening March IA,
when refreshments will be served. -
Rev. Mr.. TruaX of Montpelier has been Sc
cured to deliver the Grafton here next deco
ration day. - Arthur Lance is at home
from Boston. Dean Fisher was at
home from St. Johnsbury Academy over
Sunday. - Mrs Wiswell is still suffer-
ing from what is called muscular rheuma-
tsm
BARRE.-Oliver Blanchard made nearly
one hundred pounds of sugar last Tuesday.
- The work of fitting up the old Park
House for furniture establishment has be-
gun. - The basement of the Central
House was flooded last Friday night by the
bursting of a water-pipe near the Catholic
church, and for time it was impossible to
get to the house except with teams Mrs.
o. II. Thompson was driven from her house
10y the water. - The time allotted for
the fair for the benefit of the Barre Cornet
Band was not sufficient to dispose of all the
articles for sale, and the auction was adj
journed till Monday evening. A large
number of articles was disposed Of, among
them Crown organ, valued at $40, to
Flossie Glynn, who received 1900 votes.
The next highest number-over ,000-was
in favor of Lizzie Enright The band real
lied over $500 for it. Among other articles
disposed of were toilet set valued at 500,
a lounge valued at SD, fancy rocking
chair, valuable hanging-lamps, and many
others of utility and value. Our enterpris-
ing merchant prince, Joseph Newly, was
awarded the four-weeks.oid pig He re-
ceived ninety votes at IS each G.. j.
Towne had the next largest number of
votes. During the first three evenings 1856
admission tickets were sold Most ex-
cellent mnsic was furnished by the Barre
Cornet Band. The profits, as nearly as
can now be estimated amounted to $1,000.
- A subscription paper for the benefit
of the Sortwell Band is circulating and
about $50 has been subscribed, of which
sum Mr.. ID. r. Sortwell contributed $50.
- Our job printer Thomas II. Cave,
has been suffering from combined attack
of rheumatism and mumps, but his youthful
vigor has enabled him to get the better of
them. - II. o. Hatch died suddenly at
his residence on Monday NOR ming, of heart
disease.
CHELSEA. - Town meeting was rather
Longer than usual, as ballots were taken for
most OF the officers. Five ballots were nee
essary for the choice of town clerk, but one
was all that was required in most other
cases. Twenty-Five cents for highway tax
was voted and seventy-fve cents for town
tax, the state and county taxes being In
Guided in the latter. With this tax 1t can
hardly be expected that the debt can be
much diminished during the coming year.
- Philip Little died on Tuesday morn
ing of last week after a short illness, and his
members of the Methodist church. and the
double funeral was held at their house of
worship on Thursday, Rev. Mr.. Sherburn
officiating. The fire district meeting
last Saturday was adjourned for one week,
al which time it is hoped that some business
will be done. - Two post-office petit
tons are in active circulation. May the
best man win. - At the recent quarterly
conference of the Methodist church, the
following officers were chosen: Stewards,
Benson Sanborn, II. w. Dearborn, Hyde
Cabot, L. w. Bacon, I. p. Moore, Fifeld
skinner, l.. II. Sanborn, Harriet Bixby,
Luvia G. Hatch, Mrs. V. M. Allen; record
ing steward I. p. Moore; district stew
ard, III. w. Dearborn; financial COM
mittee, Benson Sanborn, II. W. Dear
born, Luvia G. Hatch, Mrs. V. NJ. Allen,
Mrs. o. S. Dearborn. Miss Lillian
G. Lease has returned to New Boston,
n. III: - The audiences at the drama
brought out last week under the auspices
of the Woman's Relief Corps were fair,
considering the very unfavorable weather,
and the entertainment is well spoken of by
has found employment at Olcott, and has
gone there. - At a special meeting of
the stockholders of the First National
Bank, held last Saturday, it was voted to
reduce the capital stock from $4,000 to
Sc, 900 and to carry the amount of reduce
ton to profit and loss.
NoRTHFiELD.-It was voted at the town
meeting to raise town tax of seventy-tve
cents and highway tax of twenty-five
cents; also to appropriate S25 for Memorial
Day, and to purchase road machine at a
cost to exceed $3.50. The selectmen
drew orders to the amount of S5,S39.47, of
which Sl,50l,61 was for the support of the
poor The liabilities are 81 225.78, to which
may be added the amount of the United
States deposit fund, $5,71053, making a to-
tai of 12,936.4l. The amount of taxes I'M
collected is 81, 1887. - Amos Plastridge
and wife are visiting their son, at Swanton.
- George w. Kingsbury of Middlesex
was in town last week. - n. Huntley
and John Wiley have each lost a valuable
cow the past week. Fred Whitney of
Burlington was in town last Friday. -
Lewis Gordon has finished work in he post
office and goes to Springfield Mass, where
he has situation. - S. w. Steele has
moved to his residence on School street.
- Rev |. p. Booth delivered a Masonic
address at Morrisvile last Wednesday even
ing. - In the year 1888 there were fifty
deaths in town, fourteen over seventy years
and seven over eighty. There were thirty
five births. 60 James NJ. Emerson is at
work at s. w. Steele's tin shop on Wooster
creameries. - Twenty-Five couples at
tended the dance Friday evening at the
Centar - Luther Knann had a varv