The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-06-18
From Town Correspondents.
Barnard.

twenty-four cents per pound ior unWaSneu
wool
The crows are making sad havoc with
Corn-helds. Some fields are nearly ue-
stroyed.
The next thing in order will be to select
delegates TO attend the county convention
to nominate candidates for senator's
The roads are being repaired with road
machine. r, G.. f. Atwood, our first select
man, has the supervision OF the work
Barre.
Business, both among the stone-men and
among the store-keepers, is improving per-
ceptibly.
Janus Crossett of Montpelier is making
the barn on the Monumental Granite Com
pany's land into large clearinghouse.
At the caucus on Saturday evening Page
delegates were elected to the state conven-
ton The caucus was practically unani-
nous for circuit
L. G. Batchelder and Mrs. Lawson
Hammett were married on last week Tues
day by Rev. j. A. Sherburn. They Will
live in Plaintield.
McCloud & Simson are opening a new
quarry next to that of Mann Brothers, and
James Gazeley is opening two new paving
quarries on the west side.
A number of members Of Minnehaha En-
campment, l. 0. o. F., have made arrange
ments to form a canton of Patriarchs Mill
tant 1t will probably go to Chicago at the
time of the parade in August.
Jim " Albn was arrested on Sunday for
intoxicatiOn and was placed in the lookup
During the night he crawled through hole
from the hall into a coal-bin, and thence
through window, thus making his escape
Augustus Claflin died at South Barre, on
Monday night, from the effects of sulphuric
acid taken for mineral water by mistake on
Memorial day. He had been in poor health
for some time. Mr.. .Clafiin had been very
prominent in town matters, having been a
selectman for many years. He was sixty
eight years of age. The funeral was on
Wednesday afternoon.
William Jenkins, a worthless fellow, who
has been in some mischief or other much OF
the time, committed rape on an eleven
year-old daughter of William Bruce on last
week Wednesday night. Jenkins boarded
with the Bruce family. He was arrested
the next morning, and a preliminary hearing
was given before Justice jackson. The fell
low pleaded guilty and was held for the
September term of the county court. He is
now in Jail at Montpelier.
dastardly act was committed by some
one on Sunday morning, when the two sons
of Samuel Thompson, fourteen and ten years
of age, were fired at from clump OF bushes
The boys were playing in their own yard at
the time. Sixteen shots entered the body
of one of the boys and eight that of the
DJlbT. Inc TlBnb eye Vi Jub OlltI DOy Nds
made sightless, but no other serious wound
was received. The tracks of the villain
were followed in the woods for two miles
but were then lost.
The programme for commencement week
at Goddard Seminary is as follows: June
D. sermon before the graduating class al
one o'clock P. NJ, by Rev. Charles III. Eaton
ID, of New York; June %, public exam
nation at eight A. NJ, rhetorical exercises Of
the junior class at ten A. NJ. and two P. NJ.
commencement concert by the musical de-
partment at eight p NJ in the Opera-house
June a. class-day exercises at ten A. NJ.
alumni exercises at two P. M, with an ad
dress by John G. Brennan of Burlington
and reading by Miss Lola NJ Albee o
Rochester, prize speaking by seniors and
juniors at eight p. NJ. at the Opera-house
June %, exercises of the graduating class
at ten A. NJ, reception by teachers and class
in the evening. The railroads will give
round-trip tickets for fare one way,
Lower Cabot
The Sunday afternoon union meetings a
the Advent church, conducted by Rev j
p Stone, are well attended and quite in
teresting.
There was rather exciting republican
caucus last Saturday. Page and Hooke
delegates were chosen.
Rev. T. S. Hubbard of Tunbridge preache
at the Congregational church last Sunda
in exchange with Rev Mr.. Sherman.
The democratic county convention o.
Thursday made the following nominations
Senators, Lewis Dickerman of Tunbridge
j. b. Hale of Newbury; assistant judges
w. NJ Miller of West Fairlee, j. p. Fish c
Washington; states attorney, g. b. Lesli
Of Wells River; sheriff, II. NJ. Miller c
West Fairlee; high bailiff, II. c. Hazelto
of Strafford: county commissioner, G.. w
('bamhprlin Of New hurV. in1Ua of DrObat
for Bradford district, S. NJ. Gleason of The
ford; Judge of probate for Randolph dis
trict, Daniel Burnham of Chelsea.
Walter S. Goss is here from ST. Johnsbur
Academy, - William Veazie of Somel
vile, Mass. is visiting at j. A. r. Corwin' S
Chester.
Mrs. Allen c. Gould eighty-one years ole
has had a shock and is in a critical cor
dition.
We have had very heavy showers an
thunder. Thursday afternoon the win
blew down number of shade-treeS and tn
smoke-stack at the steam mill.
Wednesday Jerome Converse was brougl
here from Maine. He had his trial Saturday
and was bound over in the sum of 81 900 fC
burglary in entering George Aliens hous
IN August, 1888, and holding revolver {
his head while one or two others robbie
him of money and other property to IL
amount of nearly $500. He then kept IL
hotel at South Londonderry. Circumstal
tial evidence was very strong against hin
He is also wanted for several other crime
He was taken to W oodstock.
Corinth.
At the caucus on Saturday resolution
were passed favorng the nomination
Page and Grout.
No services were held at the Cent
church last Sunday, as Rev. Mr.. Hatch W
called to attend the funeral of George Nj
Kinley of Bradford, whose death result,
from being thrown from milk-wagon.
The funeral of Daniel Dow, native al
longtime resident of this town, but d
past five years of Newburyport, Mass, W
attended at the house of Harry M. Tapl
the 10th inst. Mrs. Sarah Knight and w
Dow, daughter and grandson of the Z
ceased, accompanied the remains to IL
place, and Mrs. Knight will spend sol
time in visiting friends here.
East Montpelier.
j. S. Wheelock is putting up blaC
smith-shop.
Rev. NJ. S. Eddy preached at the MOI