The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-06
From Town Correspondents.
Barnard.

town.
Mrs. Halle Turner and two children of
North AttlebOro are at l.. S. French's
Presiding Elder Morgan preached at the
Methodist church last Sunday at the quar-
terly meeting.
Quite number from out Of town are
stopping at the village during the hot
weather. Barnard village is a cool place
Farmers have generally finished haying.
The crop is about an average and the quail.
ity is excellent. Corn is doing well. Oats
are looking better and there may be a fair
yield
Barre.
The John f. Morrill, ball nine play here
this afternoon.
Rev. G. w. Longren preached at the
school-house at East Barre on Sunday
| afternoon.
Alfred Cogswell and Miss Emma Spencer
Of Bethel were married at Bethel on the
Both instant
The carriage of George Lynde of Will
! iamstown collded with buggy while COM
! ing from the park on Saturday afternoon.
A wheel was taken from Mr.. Lynde's car
riage, and the buggy also was damaged
Manager Averill of the ball team is right
! in claiming the championship of the state
| for his team. The Barres are champions
until the end Of the season. The Free Press
thinks this rich" but rich or not, it is
legal.
Quite company of Barre people went to
Highgate Springs on Monday, and others
went yesterday. The party includes DIR.
II. i. Gale and wife and Mrs. Gales brother
Austin Hazen, Jr., and f.. y. Wheeler.
They are camping out
The Cuban Giants and the Barre team
played game of ball at the park on last
week Thursday, the former winning by
| score of five to four. The game was well
played and interesting throughout. There
was large attendance.
The trustees of the old Barre Academy
meet on the afternoon Of August 16 to ap-
point an agent to execute deed comforting
the academy property to district No. and
to consider what disposition shall be made
OF the funds now in the treasury
Canton Vintou, No. 9, Patriarchs Militant,
was instituted on last week Tuesday even
ing by Major L. G. Grant, Captain j. w.
Goodell and Lieutenant II. w Hall of Bur-
lington and delegation of officers and
members of Canton Montpelier. The fol-
lowing officers have been elected John
Dillon, captain; Robert Ranney, lieutenant
George w. Barnard, ensign; A. H. Glidden,
clerk; |. o. Wales, accountant Charles
Jones, standard-bearer.
The August meeting of the Granite City
Trotting Club, on Friday and Saturday Of
last week, was very successful in the way of
attendance. Some 750 admission tickets
were sold on Friday, and on Saturday there
were over 1000 persons at the park.
lHtTt were JWO races frludY dIternOOn
The first was in the three-minute class and
the second in the two-thirty-four class. On
Saturday the races were in the two-fifty
and two-forty-four classes, and in place of
the free-forall race Factory Boy attempted
to beat the state record of 2:243 and he sue
ceeded in doing it, making his mile in 2.24I.
! Factory Boy is owned by Ballard & Taylor
of White River Junction, and is eight years
old. His record is 224f. A running horse
made the mile with him. For accomplish
4 nj ha ha
ceved purse of $3.50. The record of the
: races is as follows:
THREE-MINUTE CLASS.
AraHgo blk' g. " OISg s GI9g'well W Hyde t Park.
General General Grant blk g. D. Williams Bur-
Jumbo br &, t. NJ Winch Barre..:...;3@ Barre:;.;.::..
Time................2i IS, 2; 431s 2:43, ?; 46it
/ Two-THIRTY-FoUR CLASS
Ethan 81 b. s;,A. L, Woodbury., Hardwick 4?3Ill
! Little Ned, b. g. Utton 4 Gerry, Morris
Tine isy S. 5.. SIX
: Two-FIFTY CLASS.
Tom b. g., c. II. Wolfe W. r. Junction.. l3l4I
Little Little. Ned bg,i Ut&ton& & Gerry, Morrisve, 2
q Dick Blackstone b. g.. c. E. shepard, Marsh ~
e 81. IS, s i6 IS, ilS %
t Two-FoRTY- CLASS.
e Star Motion, b. e., T. W. Utton, Morrisville
HnwS0d Hany9 H. D. e. u f dSes Kelley ts4h Swsnton'
Time. 45s. .; 43, 342s.
9 In the second heat of the two-thirty-four
: race the sulkes of Charles L. and Nellie
- X. collded, and both drivers were thrown
u u to the ground, while wheel of Nellie RS
Q sulky was broken. The officers of the races
q were the following named gentlemen:
u y Judges, Harry Lowe of Montpelier DR.. f.
q G. Hooker of Waterbury and DIR. w. b.
. Mayo of Mortified; timers, A. o. Hooker
. . of San Jose, Cal. and G. A. Bailey; dis
> > tance judges, Harry Whitcomb of Barre and
n. d. Page of Plainfeld; clerk, F. A. Duffy
: of Barre.
The Berlin Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor held lawn party at the
house and grounds of g. II. Crandall on
Monday evening.
n The farmers have nearly all finished hay
: ing, and report fair crop While it is a
!. little below the average in quantity, it is
I far above in quality, and has been secured
r in fine condition.
> J. n. Perrin, Jr., is home from Connecti-
. cut for short time. - Miss Helen Per-
q rim is spending short vacation at her old
a home. - Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert An
drews of Maiden, Mass, are visiting in
q town. - Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Sargent of
u time. - Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Crandall of
:. Philadelphia, Penn, are in town for few
= weeks.
: Braintree.
Miss Belle NJ. Thayer is visiting in Sara
V toga
a Springs are getting very low and some OF
$ the streams are nearly dry.
Quite large delegation expect TO attend
;, the Grand Army encampment at Boston
y next week.
;. Rev. G. II. Covel, a former pastor,
. preached at Alder Meadow last Sunday. 1t
i is expected he will speak here next Sunday.
:. Chicken thieves are about. George A
$ Boyce lost twenty-five chickens last Sun
!, day night while he was attending prayer
g meeting.
: Farmers are mostly done haying, and have
=, secured good crop, and in splendid con-
. dition. The quality is much better than last
u year. The quantity on some farms is fully as
;. large, but on others not much more than half
y as large.
Snowsville Grange will hold picnic at
. Snowsville on Tuesday, August II. 1t is ex-
i pected that Worthy Master Messer of the
r state grange will be present and make an
! address. IL is also expected that Brookield