The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-05-28
From Town Correspondents,
Barre.

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| the Phelps farm on East Hill.
There was union service at the Congre-
gational church on Sunday evening.
w. E. HAYES has returned from six
weeks trip in Tennessee and Alabama.
The dam at whitcomb g. Sons polishing
mill was recently washed away, and steam
has been used as power.
The family of the late John G. Nichols
has received 1000 of life insurance money
from the Etna Company of Hartford, Conn.
The downtown " ball team won game
| of ball from the Goddard Seminary team on
Thursday afternoon The score was ten to
eight.
| Il. III. Edgerton, of the firm of Stanton ~
Edgerton, is about to leave for the West
where he will locate at some point, which he
| has not selected as yet.
The presentation of 1.-THE Cricket on the
Hearth by the students of Goddard Sem
mary, on Saturday evening, at the Opera
house, was very enjoyable The acting was
in every way creditable.
There was a union Grand Army service at
the town hall at one o'clock Sunday after
noon. Rev. e. W. Cummings preached the
sermon. The Grand Army post, the Sons
of Veterans and the Relief Corps attended.
There is to be a county conference OF
Congregational churches at the church here
on June 3 and 4. A council to examine
Rev. g. w. Longren will be held on the
afternoon of the Attn, and in the evening the
installation will take place. President M.
II. Buckham of the University of Vermont
will preach the sermon.
A Building and Loan Association was or
ganized on last week Thursday evening as
a branch of the Granite State ProvdentAs-
ISOLATION of Manchester, n. II. This is the
first branch of the society formed in the
state. The following officers were eected'
President, f. S. Rowland; treasurer, f. r.
| Cave. apprptarV (harlag A Smith. attOr-
ney, W. e. Barney directors, j. Henry
Jackson, e. NJ Wheeler, j. w. Gordon,
John Parks, w A. Perry, Israel Wood.
One hundred fifty shares, of a paid-up value
twenty-five stockholders. The object of
the association is to loan money for build
ing purposes The money in the treasury
will be offered at auction each month. 1t
is expected that the association will become
very popular in Barre. 1t will enable men
of very limited means to build houses re-
lying on the money that would be used for
rent to pay for them.
Pretty much all work on stone was at
standStil yesterday. All the union men
but the polishers were out. This state Of
things was due to the refusal Of the quarry
owners to recognize the demands of the
blacksmiths at the quarries. The strike of
the quarrymen was settled last week, the
owners agreeing to pay on basis of eighteen
and one-half and twenty cents per hour,
each udN TO De nine hours long. w men
this settlement became known, it was gen
orally supposed that there would be no
further friction. The backsmiths, how
ever, insisted on being recognized as a
union, and on having pay based on twenty
nine and one-half cents per hour for nine
hours each day The owners offered
twenty-seven and one-half cents. An eff
fort was made yesterday by a committee Of
the cutters to induce the quarry-owners to
agree to the demands of the blacksmiths,
each firm to go to work at once and its stone
to be used by the cutters. 1t is understood
that number of firms have accepted the
proposition.
Rev. w. A Evans will preach at the
Pond school-h house Sunday, June s, at half
past three o'clock.
Braintree.
Grass looks very well, but is rather thin
in many places.
If buds and blossoms are promises of fruit,
there is promise of large crop this year.
II. b. Howard has rented his Williams
town farm to b. f. Bruce of Wiliamstown.
Farmers are rather late about their work
this spring, on account of so much rainy
weather.
The roads are in very bad condition.
Why can we not have better roads? Why,
instead of throwing money away, as is now
done. can we not make a little good road
every Year. and i'll time have good roads
everywhere?
c. b. Mann was called TO Windsor as
Juryulan i'll the United States court last
week g. John Peavy is sick with dph-
liberia, but is some better. - George
Thayer is sick and unable to work.
Brookfield
Fred Fullam has three boats ready for
service this year.
Decoration day will be observed here.
The address, by Wallace Allis and other ex-
ercises are to be upon the grounds near the
cemetery at the Center of the town.
The memorial services last Sunday at the
Second church, conducted by Rev. S. L.
Bates, were very impressive and well at
, tended. The male quartette added much
! to the interest of the occasion by their choice
; and well-rendered selections. About
, twenty-five soldiers were in attendance.
The Teachers Association met at the
school-house at the Center of the town last
Saturday. The next meeting will be hello
June q, at the school-house in district No
, II, East Brookfeld. The following is the
l programme: Some of the Common Errors
in Teaching Reading" Rose Kibbee; " Sci
| enttic Temperance, Miss F. ii, Graves
. "Shall we Use the Textbook during Reel
/. tation?" Lula Allen; :" Some Directions fol
' Teaching Writing" Lizzie Benham; "Wha
4 would Guide You in Assigning Lesson Il
{ a Glass;" Jennie Conland; Some Sugges
E tons for General EXERCISES" Ella Colt.
;, Mrs. Della Robbins Newell of Proctor il
I spending few weeks in town, 60 Mr.
: and Mrs. William Graves went to Spring
| field for visit last week. - Mrs. Dan
) e Smith is quite low. - U. A. Clark
> Jr has received the appointment of census
: enumeratOr for this town. - ID. &
e Dewey and III. F. Abbott have been draw
5 as jurors from this town. - George Il
: Mason was called to Waitstield on Sunda,
: by the illness of his daughter, who is Their
y attending school. - Marcia Peck is eX
y pected home from Rutland this week.
/ Cabot.
g Hiram Wells is assignee of the insolven
= estate of William Lyford
h Mrs. S. j. Wiswell and Mrs. NJ. f. Well
IS were in New York last week
- - f. ID. WALDO has been appointed aide-de
20 camp by Department Commander Il. M
20 Mansur.
h No ball-playing is to be allowed in tn
,r park Memorial day until after the close @
the memorial exercises.