The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-09-04
NUMBER SO.
From Our Town Correspondents.
Barre.

Rev. II, Il. GOOuSpeeu Ol ftlnRnan Mass,
visited his sister, Mrs. d. L. Scott, last
week.
c. II. Campbell has bought the fruit busi-
ness of w. G. Jones. He took possession
August 26.
A. p Hubbard sold out his household
effects, Thursday, and started on Tuesday
for California.
There is call for a school-meeting next
Friday night to see if the district will repair
the Academy clearinghouse, and, if 50, to
raise money to pay for the same.
The game of ball between the Barre and
the Plainfield teams last Friday resulted in
favor Of the former by score Of nine to
nothing. At the close of the fifth inning
the score stood seven to four in favor of the
Barres, when the Plainfelds objected to the
umpire and left the field.
Jones Brothers have number of large
monuments in course of construction and
on their order-books Among them are
three with shafts over thirty feet each.
Two are to be set up in Pittsburg, Penn.
One of them has three bases, the bottom
being ten feet square. The three bases are
nearly five feet high, the die and plinth five
feet more, and the shaft thlrty-three feet,
making the total hight of the monument
fOrty-two feet and five inches. The spire is
three feet square at the base and two at the
top One very fine piece of work is a monu-
ment of similar style excepting the die
which has polished columns at the four
corners and polished panels. The cap Of
the die and the plinth are elaborately carved.
1t has a pean-hammered spire nineteen feet
high, and the total height is thirty-one feet
seven inches. George G. Mackey, the man
ager of the company, is always ready to re-
ceive those who are interested to learn more
Of the granite business in Barre Jones
Brothers are doing the largest business of
any firm in Barre.
Barnard.
There are few cases of diphtheria in
town.
The funeral of Mrs Benjamin Smith was
held at her late residence last Saturday.
The prudential committees of the school
districts are having considerable trouble in
securing teachers, because of the fact that
many who would, under the old law, have
applied for certificates have been deferred
from doing so through fear that they could
not pass the requirements of the new law.
Adrian c., Ellis was aboard the train
which cCllided with stock train on the
Rutland division of the Central Vermont
near Middlebury last week. He is brother
in-law of Conductor Hiram Blodgett, who
was killed on that occasion, and accom-
panied his remains to Northield, remaining
there till after the funeral
Berlin.
Miss Effie Turner began term OF school
in Middlesex last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Z. Crandall left this place
for their Philadelphia home on Monday.
Miss Georgiana Crandall began a term in
the head of the lake " district this week.
G, w. Turner is taking a bicycle trip
through northern Vermont and lower
Canada
Eight members of our Young Peoples So
cety of Christian Endeavor attended the
| convention at Waitsfeld last "Wednesday.
The Vermont Central Pomona Grange
/ will hold its quarterly meeting in Berlin,
September II. The public is cordially in
vited to attend the afternoon session.
WEST BERLIN.
Mr.. g. S. Emerson has sold to Mr.. w. F.
| Hascall of Boston a tract of land compris-
! ing three acres, on which Mr.. HasCall will
build a summer house for the entertainment
of Boston friends From this point Nature
may be seen in all her loveliness, and when
the locality is better known, others will
doubtless follow Mr. Hascall's example. 1t
was specified in the deed that Mr.. Emerson
should protect his thirty acres of woodland
adjoining from poachers, so that Mr. Has
call and others who may purchase can soon
have fine hunting grounds. The woods are
now well filled with game of nearly every
kind. This is only one of many instances
of Mr.. Emerson's public spirit in advancing
the interests of the town, and he deserves
more recognition than the available space
in these columns will permit,
Braintree.
Mrs. w. f. Blanchard is recovering from
her recent illness.
Ira Luce has bought of A. L. Adams the
house now occupied by Mrs. H. Flint.
c. b. Mann has not filed his silo for the
past two years, but will do so this year.
e. o. Mann received an ugly scalp wound
last Saturday night while passing through
| his barn door upon load of rowen. 1t was
caused by projection of the girt
BrookfieId.
The circular conference of churches is to
be held with the Second church on Tues
day, September 10.
Mrs. Deacon Clark, who has suffered from
heart disease for some time, has been pros
| trate the past week. Mrs. Ii. j. Rood is
also in a critical condition of health.
Miss Mary Perham commences term of
school this week in the Gaylord district
Miss.Ella Griswold has the village school in
district No :, and Mary Green is teacher in
district No. 3
Marshall Edison, who spent the summer
vacation in town, has returned to Dart
mouth. Winthrop Abbott also enters that
college, and Myrton Griswold enters at
Amherst in about two weeks.
George o. Williams, who has supplied
the First and Third churches very accepta-
| bly, during the summer, closes his labOrs
next Sunday, after which he will resume
his course of study at Amherst College.
Cabot.
Selden Smith is attending the fall term
of st. Johnsbury Academy.
William Barr has started on trip through
the West, and intends to visit his two broth
erS in Iowa,
The promenade concert, last Friday night,
for the benefit of the baseball club was
largely attended.
Walter Smith and Warren Burbank are
TO enter the freshman class of Dartmouth
College this week
Mrs Curtis sister of Rev. II. A. Russell,
has, with her daughter and son George,
been visiting him. They returned to their
home, Waterbury, Conn, last Monday.
Rev III. A. Russell was unable to occupy
his pulpit (he CongregationalisD last Sun
day. He does not recover from the effects
of a severe cold so rapidly as was expected.
Rev. James Stone took his place.
Most of the schools of the town have
opened for the fall term. The village
schools are taught by Alice Hancock of
East Hardwick and Alice Morse. Miss
/ Rohhina of NortbHal1 taanbas nj Iowar