The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-15
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

bHfEes
Homer Fits and r.. L. Currier & Co.
have decided to close their stores Thursday
evenings at six o'clock.
Thursday evening, at the Seminary, will
be given the remainder of the junior exer-
cises, postponed from last commencement.
All ladies connected with and interested
in the proposed Company T. fair are to meet
in the library rooms Thursday evening at
half-past six o'clock.
One OF the attractions of the coming races
will be a brush among local horses, owned
respectively by George Mann, j. III. Ward
and A. e. Bachelor.
The funeral of Mrs. Nettie Gale Elder
occurred from the Universalist church last
Friday afternoon, Rev. Walter Dole attend
ing. Many sympathizing friends were
present.
The American Express Company is to
move its Office into more convenient and
handy quarters in the room formerly occu-
pied by William Glynn in the present Ii
brary building.
Rocket" the Phelps boys wonder,
made record of Q: 30f at Brattleboro last
Thursday, the best time she ever made.
At Mystic she was entered for the 9: %
class and ON Friday in the 2: 81 class.
Emerson Smith, the extensive wool
buyer from Lebanon, N. H., is purchasing
large quantities of wool from the farmers,
pound, and for unwashed twenty-five cents
per pound.
Ira G. Calef and Miss Lucy Calef arrived
home from their extended foreign trip FRI
day evening of last week, having pas
sage on their return trip on the " Teutonic,"
which was defeated by the City of New
York " in the recent ocean race.
William Doyle, until within a few DAYS
the village baker, has gone to Holyoke.
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unexpected, and families who were accus-
toned to obtain eatables of him, having had
no announcement of an immediate depart
ure, are not a little curious as to why he
went so abruptly. They think there is
something mysterious about it, the presence
of cookies and cakes in the show cases be-
ing evidence of an unexpected leave. In
quiry into the matter brings no explanation
of his sudden departure. A good line of
business awaits a competent successor to
Mr.. Doyle.
The Vermont Methodist Seminary team
of Montpelier played the return game of
football with the Goddards ON the latter's
campus last Monday afternoon before a
crowd of three hundred persons, good
share of whom accompanied the visitors.
The game resulted, as did the first game, in
victory for the Goddards, by score of
twenty to fourteen. The visiting team in
point of rushing and blocking excelled the
home team, which, in turn, did the better
work in running and general head work.
To the individual work of their half backs
the victory belongs, G. Ward getting two
touch-downs on long runs. Durham, Hol-
lister, K. White and Bates did good work
for their side, while Beeman worked like a
tiger for his.
Probably but very few of the audience
at Uncle Hiram" in the opera house
Monday evening knew of the narrow es-
cape from very serious conhagration
which happened upon the stage short
time before the doors were opened An at
tendant had lighted the lamps under the
stage and by mistake had gone to his sup
per, leaving one streaming in such way
that the ceiling soon became ignited, burn.
ing a hole though the stage floor two feet
in length by two inches in width. Fortu-
nately, the fire was discovered in lust the
right time, for in a few minutes the scenery
would have been in flames and it would
have taken quick work on the part of the
fire companies TO have put out the fire
without severe loss. 1t was pretty lively
work, as it was to subdue it.
George II. Clark, the East Montpelier
milkman, has purchased the milk route of
Elgin Gale and most of his appurtenances
49, Fred Goldsbury, whose severe ILL
ness has been previously mentioned, died
Wednesday night at seven o'clock.
Rev. Z. w. Longren returned last Thurs
day from his vacation, which was spent in
for while. - w. F. Mann and wife ar
rived home from their wedding trip Thurs
day evening. - George E. Hooker is
now located in st. Johns, Wash.
Misses Stella White and Ida Batchelder are
visiting relatives of the latter in Greensboro.
- DIR. b. w. Braley took flying trip to
Boston last week. - President j. b. Case
ofthe National Bank of Redemption, Bos-
ton, spent Sunday with John Trow.
DR.. Packer is recruiting his health by
visit to Boston, going thither last
Saturday - Rev. j. Edward Wright
OF Montpelier attended the funeral of the
late Freddie Godsbury, which was held
at his fathers residence on Friday. -
w. p. Bowman is in Royalton on short
trip. - George II. Braley left, Monday,
for Spokane Falls, Wash, and will go into
the drug business there. - w. G. Good
win carries his left arm in a sling, having
injured it while unloading large block of
granite, Thursday. - j. w. Bates has
gone into the polishing and columncutting
business at East Barre.
Berlin.
A series of lectures under the auspices of
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held here during the fall and winter.
The first of the series was delivered by Rev
j. Edward Wright of Montpelier on Tues
day evening September 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. Currier returned from
JHtlT "Trip Oh nuTSudy Oh ldSu week.
- Rev. Mr.. Ramage of South Royal
ton was guest of Rev. j. j. Hall last
week.
Cabot.
Snow, to the depth of four inches, was
seen on the highlands week ago this morn
ing.
Rev. Mr.. Williams of Peacham occupied
the desk of the Congregational church last
Sunday in exchange with Rev III. A. Rus
sell
Deacon John l.. Adams died of cancer in
the stomach on Sunday last. Funeral serv-
ices will be held at the house to-day at
eleven O'Clock in the morning.
Supervisor Booth will meet the teachers
OF Cabot and vicinity at the town hall on
Thursday evening of this week at o'clock.
Subject for discussion, Methods of Teach
ing"
The article in the last WATCHMAN in re-
gard to the agricultural fund has exactly
the right ring Mr.. Chaplin advocates Just
what the farmers here have been talking
about for the last ten years. They think
there should be an agricultural college sep
arate and distinct from the University of
Vermont. 1t is to be hoped that the matter
may receive early and thoughtful attention
from the members of the legislature.