The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13
NUMBER 33.
From Town Correspondents,
Barre.

to Boston on Sunday night.
Mrs. William Glynn is to move to Charles
town, Mass, where Mr.. Glynn is at work.
George Bennett of Montpelier has raised
the Brewster building some five feet, and
granite foundation is to be put in.
j. c. Griggs and b. r. Demerrit of Water
bury and G. A. Ainsworth of Williams
town, have bought out w. NJ Carnes' in
terest in Carnes, Ainsworth & Co.'s granite
quarry property.
Arthur A. Kezer was tried before Justice
Smile on Montpelier on last week Friday
for alleged perjury in connection with a
disclosure. He was found not guilty and
was discharged
The game of ball between the Barre and
John f. Morrill, teams, on last week Wednes-
day, was very interesting The Barre team
played a plucky game, but was defeated,
eight to three. There was large attend
ance.
Mrs. Abbie S. Dodge mother of Mrs.
Thomas II. Cave, died on last week Tues
day, Mrs. Dodge was eghty-eight years
old. The funeral took place on Thursday
afternoon. The body was inferred at the
Elm street cemetery in Montpelier.
Berlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Bsbee of More
town were in town last week.
j. n. Perrin, Jr., is not at home, as was
enormously reported last week.
Misses Minnie and Jennie Scott are spend
ing the week in Brockton, Mass.
Ira c. Cameron, w. II. and G. w. Turner
and G. w Pearson are in Boston this week.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle meets this
"wednesday afternoon in the vestry of the
church.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold meeting at the church on
Thursday afternoon.
Cabot.
A large number attended the basket pic
mic at Marshfield, last week.
f. H. Clark was thrown from a horse and
fractured his wrist last Monday
Rev. S. f. Drew of McIndoes preached at
the Congregational church last Sunday.
Dr. Holbrook and daughter Bertha of
Morrisville are visiting at DR.. S. l.. Wis
wells.
The democracy is receiving reinforce
ments-a son to Mr.. and Mrs. X. p. Free
man.
H. G. Williams and family have vacated
the Davis house at the lower end of the
village.
with ce-cream and cake last Saturday even
ing, which was largely attended.
The case of Town Us. Waldo has been de-
cided by the supreme court in favor of the
defendant, f. d. Waldo of this town.
Rev H. A. Russell is spending his vaca-
ton in the White Mountains and at Pine
Point, Maine. Mrs. Russell is visiting in
Connecticut.
Miss Louise Knight arrived home from
Florida last Thursday night. She is con-
siderably improved in health. Her mother,
Mrs. Lora Knight, is very low and not ex-
pected to recover.
Those who are visiting Boston this week
, from this town are Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Burnham, Mr.. l.. Myers, S. B. Blodgett, A.
} L. Preston, A. V. Nelson, F. l.. Knapp,
Orrin Rogers and Herman Osgood.
, Chelsea.
7 Thomas Y. Dearborn has given up his
3 clerkship at Townsend & Dickinsons and
James Hoskins of Copperfeld succeeds him.
: Mrs. Mary Knox died Sunday morning at
; the home of her son-in-law, a. NJ Burn
ham. Funeral services was held on Tues
day.
Rev. Mr.. Sherman has returned from his
q vacation, bringing his family and house
hold goods They are installing themselves
in the parsonage this week.
In the death, on Thursday last, of Edward
Douglass, a family name well known in
local history for over a hundred years be-
comes extinct. In the spring of 1889 Caleb
t Douglass, one of the grantees of the town,
4 came here from New London, Conn, with
4 his wife and two young children. His
{ brother Ivory had come two years before.
To Caleb and his wife eight other children
i were born on the farm on which they set
' tied, now one of the many deserted
q farms in this section. OF these ten chill
g dren, Edward the subject of this notice,
q was the youngest being born November
v 10, 1904. OF the ten all but one attained
!. an advanced age three being over ninety
e at the time of their death, December II,
?. 1884, Edward Douglass was married to
v Esther NJ, daughter of Buel Barnes OF
e Chelsea, who survives her husband. OF
Nl,n;., 4. L. H..
: wife of Willis Scales, is living There are
n two grandchildren, Mrs. Laura f. Cotton
/. of Olcott and young daughter of Mr.. and
d Mrs. Scales. Mr., Douglass has passed his
: long life as an industrious, successful
# and respected farmer, first on what is now
l. known as the David Smith farm, and later
!. on the farm where he died, He has been a
v member of the Congregational church since
: 1912, and though not especially prominent
/. in his church relations, has always been
# faithful and consistent. The funeral serv-
h ices were held at his late home on Saturday,
p Rev E. f. HerriclS of Milton, the former
e pastor of Mr.. Douglass officiating, assisted
: by his present pastor Rev. b. b. Sherman
F. West Concord
. q Nearly all the farmers in this vicinity
=, " have completed haying, and report an aver
AZ age crop, of good quality and well secured.
l. Grout & Wyman have erected new mill
i on the site of the one burned down here last
facture of chair stock
This section has suffered considerably
during several years from a series OF
thefts of articles of every variety and value
Whips, harness, farming-toos, clothing from
d the lines, wheat and oats from the gran.
aries, and butter from off the ice have mys
teriously disappeared. When rOgues fall
A. out honest people get their dues, and in
1t this way information came TO the surface
1t that enabled States Attorney Hale to trace
V some of the stolen goods and detect some of
n the parties. Charles Goodale and Clark
1t Fisher were fined, and Augustus Cutting
', gave bail for $500 and settled some private
is losses.
l. Corinth.
l. The corn crop here has looked like a lost
e cause, but the recent hot weather has
r made vast improvement, and favorable
8 autumn would make crop of sound corn a
II possibility.
y Edwin Hastings was married on the 9th
u instant to Miss Anna Knight, They have
:, gone on a trip to the White Mountains
20 after which they will return to Utah aud he
l. will rasume his OcCuDatiOn of railroad an