The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-22
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

Herlihy, Saturday morning, October Is.
Many of our residence-owners have
equipped their houses with hot water heat
ing apparatus.
The fire in the opera house is another ar
gument in favor of replacing Kerosene oil
with incandescent lamps.
Frank Cook has bought a lot of land join
ing his place in Thwingville of David Mower
Reported consideration, 1000.
Barre is fully supplied with piano and or.
gan agents, as there are as many here as
there were book agents short time ago.
The sale of the Barre bakery to satisfy 6
chattel mortgage did not occur on Saturday
as advertised but will take place to-day
wednesday,
The Baptists now hold their Sunday even
ing prayer meetings in the Grand Army
hall, instead of in private houses, as has
been their custom.
Rev. Sam. Small has been engaged t.
speak in the series of union temperance
meetings and is expected to be here the
last of this month.
A financial success is assured the enter
tainment association, $500 being received
from sales of tickets, an amount fully suffi
cient for current expenses.
The large sum of money reported los
by German pedler has not been found, a
least by honest hands. But many doubt i
the man ever lost the money.
The BARRIERS have just instituted new
hours for business. Their shops are CLOSED
Thursday evenings at six o'clock and ever,
other evening Except Saturday. at eigh
o'clock.
William w. Nye has sold his reSidenc,
and land adjacent thereto in East Barre Il
William NJ. Carnes and II. l. Cheney o
that place and e. L. Smith of Barre. Thu
| pripp is rpportpu as heinz 81 600.
/ Conductor Robert w. Kelley of the Barr
railroad and Mrs. Nellie Robins Smith wer
married last week Tuesday in Burlington
and have gone to housekeeping in a tene
ment of Fred Becbley ON Hooker Hill.
/ "Reuben Glue" drew poor hous
| Thursday evening, while its predecessor,
Uncle Hiram" ON Monday evening wa
greeted with the largest audience of tn,
season. Neither was a iirst-class show.
Nichols & Dow is the name of a new firm
engaged in the manufacture of the "gen
/ butter box" an invention of the JUNO
partner. Wason e. Dow of East Barre, Il
which place is the mandatory. Mortime
c., son of DR., Nichols of Barre, is the senio
partner.
A letter from l.. w. Redington, tn,
agent of that English syndicate which oh
tanned an option on some of our granite
property a few months since, announces hi
] return from EuEldHu, WHllutT Ht Ntul u
consult with and report to his clients. 1t il
believed that the option will be accepted.
The next entertainment in the lectur,
course comes off Friday evening, the Bern
hard Listmann club of Boston being the at
traction. Many believe this To be the hes
entertainment in the course, and should on
| Willamstown neighbOrs decide to atten,
by special train, they will be well repaid 70
their trouble.
The Goddard lyceum had for discussion
Friday evening the question, Resolved
that this government should furnish fire
schools for the negro" which was argued al
/ Tentatively by Messrs, Chesmore and Deb
erville, negatively by Messrs. Bates and L
White. The board of decision, as well II
the house, decided in favor of the aflirma
tive.
Tho Goddard eleven were defeated Satur
day at Burlington by the L, V. MS, by
score of ifty-four TO nothing. They tx
pected defeat when they decided 10 accep
the challenge, but they think they wer
given a hard deal at the hands of the rel
cree, who was-very partisan. Durham wa
laid off by injury in the first half and wa
replaced by Martin.
Mrs. Almira Keith wife of Ira Trow
died in Oakdale, Mass, Saturday, and tn
remains were brought here Monday TO
burial, which occurred Tuesday, the funera
being held in the Methodist church. Sh
had been in poor health for several years
but was considered better at the time of he
visit here last summer. Deceased left on
daughter, Nora Trow, and was sister {
Lewis and Erastus Keith of this place
Her age was about tifty-eight years.
Some three hundred people attended tn
closing races of the season at the Grant,
City trotting park on Saturday afternoon
and were treated to some good races, tn
track being in fine condition notwithstand
ing previous rains. Interest and fun ra
high in the local race, which was unfinished