The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-12-11
NO. so.

Dewey, both OF Northield, were slightly
injured.
S. p. Durkee, who has been suffering with
cancer of the stomach, died Sunday night
after an illne IS of about four weeks. The
funeral will occur at his late residence to-
day Wednesday, at ten o'clock, and his re-
mains will be taken to Barre for burial.
The special village meeting held last
week was largely attended, and the subject
of street lighting was discussed for about
two hours: l.. j. Wing, representing the
Thomson-Houston Electric Company and
e. ID. Blackwell, treasurer of the Montpelier
electric light plant, were present and adj
dressed the audience on electric lighting. A
motion made to adjourn until the annual
meeting in May was strongly objected to
and overruled, on the ground that lights
were now needed at once, and the matter
was finally left for the board of trustees to
see how many lights were needed and where
they ought to be placed, and to report at an
adjourned meeting to be held this (Wednes-
day. evening. The outlook is very favorable
for electric lights, and some think that wires
may be run from the plant at Montpelier.
Business is looking up quite perceptibly
here. The click of drills and hammers at
the new stone-shed is pleasant music in the
ears OF progressive towns people. 1t is now
about month since the shed was completed
and stone-work begun and business is good
with both firms. 1t will be remembered
that the Mortified Construction Company
was organized about two months ago on
the basis of two hundred shares at So each
This capital was afterwards increased by
one hundred more shares of the same value
each. With this capital the company
erected the shed and put in spur of rail
road track and then invited two companies
of stone-workers to occupy the premises
Suitor & Reed and Cross, Davis & Co., of
Barre, have been busily at work for the past
lew weeks, the former company employing
seventeen men and the latter nine. Two
polishing machines are owned by Suitor
& Reed and another will arrive very soon
The opening of spring will be the signal for
the erection of an addition to the shed equal
in size to the present building 1t will be
occupied partly by Suitor & Reed. This is
certainly an encouraging beginning, and as
the freight charges from Barre to Mortified
are reasonable there seems to be prospect
of a business revival that NAV make the
town resemble itself in the repair-shop days.
1t is just as we'll for our people to remember
that there are excellent slate and light
granite quarries here, and it is very possible
that they can be utilized at some future
time. The hope that some manufacturing
enterprise may be planted in the old wooden
mill and foundry is not dead. 1t is good
location for a small industry.
Joseph w. Townson has been granted:a
pension, with back pay to quite an amount.
- Oscar B. Bowman of Barre and Clara
j. Blake were married on "Wednesday of
last week by Rev A. II Webb. - DR..
b. w. Braley, Masonic district deputy, of
Barre, visited Dewitt Clinton Lodge, f. and
A. NJ. last Wednesday evening. w.
e. Terrill of Underhil has been wishing in
town the past week. 60 George Crane is
confined to the house with a cold. f.
l.. Howe was in Boston last week purchas-
ing stock.
Gouldsville.
The band is soon to present the play" En-
listed for the War"
The remains of Harry Melcher who died
at Cambridgeport, Mass. Saturday. were
brought here for burial Tuesday. lie was
grandson of Mrs. Olive Simons of this
place and will be greatly missed here, as he
has always spent his summers in this place
He was about sixteen years OF age.
Rollins Flint of Hancock made call at
Hollis Rich's on his way to Middlebury last
week. - Guy Coburn of Roxbury is
visiting relatives here. II. w. Gould
and son Myron were in Boston last week.
Plainfield.
Mrs. S. A. Dewey of Montpelier is visit
ing Mrs. l.. ID. Beedy.
We are glad to state that our station
agent, Mr.. Cutting, is again able to assist in
the work at the station.
Christmas exercises will be held in the
Methodist church the evening OF December
"a, and at the Congregational church the
evening of the 25th
Mrs l.. d. Beedy was unfortunate enough
to fall on one of our slippery sidewalks the
other day. For few days she was unable
TO walk, but is now better.
Messrs. Berry g. Wallace have commenced
work in the granite shed and have quite an
amount of work on hand. To any one in
this vicinity in need of work they will give
reasonable prices.
At the annual meeting Of the Woman's
Relief Corps Ms. Lrcrciia Gibson WAS