The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-12-04
From Town Correspondents.
Washington County-Barre.


Hill to Oney Martin. Price, 81 800.
l.. w Whitcomb & Son have sold their
polshng-nill to Mcdonald & Buchanan.
Rev. p. Mcmillan was given a farewell
reception at the Congregational vestry last
evening
There were dances at the Central House
on wednesday and Thursday evenings Of
last week.
f. l.. Smith has sold to A. f.. Batchelder
and w. l.. Stafford building lot on
Burnham's knoll Price, 800
1t is probable that Forest Hooker will be-
come assistant secretary of the Burlington
Young Mems Christian Association.
Rev G., r. Raymond of Montpelier con-
Quoted the union Thanksgiving services at
the Congregational church in .be morning
School district No. 10 has decided TO nav
James Gazly $500 for the corner lot. A
schOol-hOuse will be erected at once capable
of seating 100 scholars.
| After trial at the Office of Barney g.
Hoar, last Friday afternoon the liquor
seized at the house of James Mahoney on
November % was returned.
J John Collins and workman from Mont
pelier fell from the staging Of new house
at Twingsville on Wednesday of last week
Mr. Collins injuries were not serious
The selectmen report $50 rods of new
roads made this year. They have seven
other petitions for new roads Last year
] tut low II blllll OFtI wv IOlN Oi new IOdUS.
John w Gordon has been asked to name
his price for one-haf interest in his quarry
and the land he purchased of Eastman, but
he says " one partner is enough in this
/ world"
/ r. L. Schutt, who has just retired from
/ the secretaryship of the Young Mems Chris
/ tian Association was given reception in
! the Vestry Of the Methodist church on last
/ Friday eveng.
A granite shaft fell by the breaking Of a
link while being hoisted at the quarries Of
| IL. n. Parkhurst & Company on Saturday,
breaking into three pieces. The loss to the
/ firm is about 5000.
Two of A. d. Morse's beautiful maple
shade-treeS were completely truncated
through the careessness of the parties who
cut down the large poplar tree on the prem
ises of ex-BailiH Tlden.
The agent of the Union Furniture Com
pany of Battle Creek, Mich, was in town
ON Saturday. He made arrangements to
furnish the new school-houses in districts
No. Is and 10 with seats.
A member of the firm of Crawford & Son.
Buffalo, \. Y, purchased ON Saturday six
carloads of granite two each from the quar-
ries of j. w. Gordon, the Wetmore & Morse
Company and II. n Parkhurst & Co. They
are to be shipped direct to Buffalo on Barre
| cars.
A valuable colt belonging to Mr. Foss of
Plainfed nearly severed one ear several
months ago. When discovered the wound
was healed, but the Topped badly
that he called DR.. G. n. Barber of Barre,
who performed an operation which rem
dered the ear straight and natural.
The tool-sharpeners have appointed War
rem G., Nye as their representative on the
arbitr alton committee which is to settle the
dispute with the National Granite Com
pany, and the manufacturers have selected
Judge Y. S. Stanton of RoXbury. Governor
| Ilillipnb a m has bapD a4kp1 the
| third member
Jonathan d. Wheeler, native of Barre,
and the leading business man and much
esteemed citizen of Grafton, Mass, died
last week Tuesday, aged eghty-four
Early in life he was adopted by his uncle,
Jonathan Wheeler of Grafton, who edu-
Gated him at Leicester Academy and started
him in business in Worcester. He was
prominent in politics. and had been a mem
Der of Governor Andrews staff
On Wednesday last Lewis Keith made
several sales of real estate-to Flan-
ders, Kelleher & George two acres of
quarry land for $1,000 bond for deed to
Gay Brothers, conditioned to convey to them
one acre of quarry land January l, upon
payment of 81 900; two acres of dump land
TO Flanders, Kelleher & George; a build
ing lot to Wiltord Sayoh and one to George
Jerry. He also refused 81, 900 for two acres
of the ten-acre lot near the Barre railroad
The seectmen have sold two and one-half
pairs of the four pairs of oxen purchased to
use on the road-machine. One pair, for
which they paid $50, was sold at the pur-
chasing price; another pair, costing $40,
was sold for STA; the remaining OK, one of
the third pair, was sold for $50. Will the
town save money in buying oxen to operate
the road-machlne? Ihls new departure
and the election of highway commissioners
have been watched with interest. 1t is
hoped that the town will come out even
The bone of contention has at last been
swallowed by John w. Gordon, who pur-
chased of Merrill and Calsta Eastman all
their interest in and to the forty acres of
land south of the highway on which are To-
Gated the quarres of I'll. n. Parkhurst,
Wells. Lamson & CO., and j. w. Gordon
including the sugar orchard and utensils.
The branch line TO the Wetmore & Morse
granite quarry passes through the orchard,
so we anticipate that John will next spring
have an excursion up to his sugar woods
over the Barre railroad, to which all his
friends will be invited.
Fred Luther is learning telegraphy at the
Office of the new railroad station. -
Isaac Morey of Nershire spent Thanksgiving
here - Arthur Campbell who has been
at work in the store of his brother, 9. II
Campbell, has gone to his home in Hyde
Park in ill-health. - NJ. w. Marley
starts for Scotland this week.
Berlin.
Professor c. F. Dudley of East Montpelier
began a term of singing school at the Cor
ner last Saturday evening.
The Congregational parsonage has been
receiving some long-needed repairs. The
/ expense was sustained by the Ladies' Sew
ing Circle.
} Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bosworth of Leb-
anon, n. H., spent Thanksgiving in town.
. 80 Helen Perrin went TO Boston last
week, where she will probably spend the
winter. - Grace Slocum closed term OF
school on East street last Saturday. -
. Marge Sullivan is again teaching the school
. at the Corner. Her sister teaches the school
, at the head of Mirror Lake. - Mary Per-
rim and Eunce House went to Lakewood,
n. j., last week where they will spend the
winter at the Laurel House.
Cabot.
Nearly 100 cases of mumps are reported
; in town,
/ The band gave a successful promenade
concert at Town Hall last Thursday evening
There is to be concert by local talent,
under the auspices of the Woman's Relief
Corps, at Village Hall tomorrow CThurs-
10 Wy aVanipu