The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-05
NUMBER 23.
From Our Town Correspondents.
Washington County.


BARRE.--The programme for Decoration
day was carried out to the satisfaction Of
all, with the exception that the procession
was about an hour late in starting. The
line was formed in front of Grand Army
hall, headed by the Barre cornet band fol-
lowed by the Spencer Rifles, the camp Of
Sons Of Veterans, Crandall Post, g. A. r.,
and the Woman's Relief Corps in carriages.
The children of the public schools, bearing
flags, joined the procession at the academy
and all marched to the cemetery, where the
Grand Army memorial service was held.
A very large number Of citizens in car
riages and on foot were in the procession.
1t was four o'clock when the opera-house
was reached, and half an hour later when
Colonel j. II. Lucia commenced his address.
The opera-house was filled and the audi
ence, though wearied by the lengthy ex-
ercises of the day, listened with great
pleasure to the address, which was con-
sidered one of the best that has been heard
in Barre on such occasions. - Quite
number Of new monuments have been
erected in the cemetery this spring, among
them one to Ephraim f. French, which is
one of the best in the cemetery. 1t is of
dark Barre granite and from the works of
E. l.. Smith & Co. The style is the
cophagus, with column die, and the entire
surface is polished. a. NJ. Jackman has
contracted for a monument of similar style.
- The street sprinkler broke down, last
Thursday and was not repaired so as to be
used again until Saturday afternoon, and
with the wind on Friday and Saturday our
citizens got dust enough to make them ap-
preciate the sprinkler when it was in use
again. - Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Learned
OF Waitsfed visited friends in Barre last
Wednesday and Thursday. - John
Jondro was brought before Justice Jack
man, last week, on information of the
states attorney, and fined for intoxication.
- Daniel Kingston was recently fined
50 and costs for allowing his hen to go on to
neigh hnr'Q Garden WOm1nS
Christian Temperance Union held gospel
temperance meeting in the Methodist Episco-
pal church last Sunday afternoon. -
Childrens day will be observed at the
Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday.
There will be a sermon for the children in
the morning and concert in the evening,
- A vault for the safe keeping of the
town records is to be built in the town
! clerk office.
BERLIN.-At the county convention of
| the Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
! held here the past week, the ladies spared
no pains to make the occasion pleasant for
! all. The state president, Mrs. +. L. Housh
of Bratteboro, was present and delivered
an address on Friday evening, and Miss
! Delevan, state superintendent of evangel-
istic work, addressed the meeting upon the
subject, Does 1t Pay?" The following
officers were elected: President Miss
Bertha Chamberlain of Plainield; vice.
presidents. Mrs. G. H. Farnsworth of Plain
Mrs. Atkins of Cabot; secretary, Mrs. L.
NJ. George of Cabot; treasurer, Mrs. l.. M
Knapp of Northfield.
CABoT.-Next Sunday will be observed
as Children's Sunday at the Methodist
Episcopal church, when services appropri-
ate to the occasion will be held. - The
high water Saturday night took out the
bulk-head at Farrington's dam, causing
little delay in coopering. - Decoration
day was observed by appropriate exercises
in the forenoon and by an address by Rev.
A. b. Truax of Montpelier in the afternoon.
The band furnished music during the day
and gave promenade, which was largely
attended, in the evening. - Two games
of ball were played here last Thursday-one
between the Cabot Juveniles and the wal
den boys, which resulted i'll score of
thirty-six to fifteen in favor of the Juveniles,
and the other between the Cabot and Plain
field teams, the score standing nine to five
in favor of the home team B. G.
Rogers is building new barn and Dr; M.
d. Warren and Hiram Wells are building
additions to their barns. - F. j. Dun
can has returned from visit to his home in
Canada.
CALAIs-Memorial services were held at
North Calais Decoration day. The morning
was spent in decorating the graves. In the
afternoon George w. Wing, ESQ, of Mont
pelier delivered fine oration. Forty-two
young ladies dressed in white, representing
J the different states, formed a very pleasing
procession, under the guidance OF Miss
Lucy Slayton. The Calais and Woodbury.
I cornet band and the drum corps of this
Y town were in attendance, and singing,
recitations and instrumental music filed
0 the intervals in the services. - Monroe
' Gould, formerly of Worcester, has bought
and moved into the S. Goodno house.
- Simeon Slayton and Tim Blake
have changed places for one year. Slayton
4 taking Blake's saw-mill and Blake carrying
on Slaytons farm. - AFRO Nelson is
9 improving his barn at Maple Corner. -
y That unsightly old ruin on the Asbury
. Sanders farm has disappeared. - Cora
9 Brown is the first reported strawberry
y picker of the season - Everett Hersey
8 will build a silo this year.
0 EAST CALAIs.-It is expected that A. n
5 Bliss will preach here next Sunday morn
: ing, at the usual hour, and continue to hold
. services on the remaining Sundaysin June.
EAST MONTPELIER. Ripe strawberries
Q were gathered in the fields as early as May
. 2S. - Crops look very promising, and
, some pieces of meadow grass are almost
o ready TO cut. - Rev. a. j. Hough will
o preach at the Center one week from next
Sunday. He breaches next Sunday at
q Wrightsvlle. - Rev. j. f. Wright
% preached at the Morse school-house last Sab
8 bath He will hold religious services there
q each Sabbath afternoon during the summer.
% 80 Mr. and Mrs. j. e. Berry of Waits
. field were visiting in town last week. -
Q of the Misses Peck, has been called home by
. the illness of her mother. - III. A. Gould
= is engaged at present in selling pianos and
70 organs. He has sold several in Barre.
q MARsHFIELD.-Quite an improvement has
$ been made on Main street by the removal OF
Z front-yard fences. - L.. ID. Mute was
" called to Danville Saturday to see his father
s who was at the point of death. 1t will be
q remembered that he came very near being
4 burned TO death in the Danville fire. -
s G.. f. Moody of Waterbury was in town
3 last week looking after "a horse. -
% Henry Preston was severely injured last
% week by falling staging. - DIR. Hath
= away has gone on three weeks trip 10 Will
y mington. - Mrs. Il. III. Hudson was
70 called to Plainfeld last Saturday to care
9 for her brother Carleton Woodcock, and
y family, who were severely injured Decora-
% ton day. = Mark Mears has bought a
IS horse Of II. II. Meader. - Ben. Oar
= ling and wife of Peacham visited in town
VI last week.
% MoRETowN.-A gang of vagabond basket
q making French have moved into the " Zeke
10 Hedges house, about half mile east OF