The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-09-24
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

Barre.
II. j. Quimby has sold his livery stable
to the Page Brothers OF Plainfield. He gave
possession last Friday.
A very promising colt belonging to L. f.
Aldrich was found dead in the pasture one
morning recently, apparently from natural
causes.
The first of series of eight lectures pro-
vided by the Barre Entertainment Associa-
ton will be held Friday evening October
10, when Henry w. Tewksbury of West
Randolph will have for his subject, " The
Championship"
The present quarters Of Company r.,
Spencer Rifles, are not good enough, the
boys thinking, probably, that from the ex-
cellent display they made at muster they
ought to have something as nice as there is.
Captain Wells is experimenting the cree
ton of an addition to their present building,
which, when completed, will give ample
room for the company to drill in and will
also furnish opportunity for target practice
The present club-room is also to be en-
larged and thoroughly equipped.
The Central Vermont Baptist Association
met here in the Universalst church on last
week Tuesday. Rev. A. Myers of Sharon
gave the annual sermon and addresses
were made by Rev. c. II. Spauding of Bos-
ton and Rev. A. McGeorge of Brattleboro.
Mr.. Spaulding preached in the evening also.
w euntSudN bnt w OMAN y NlSSlOn-
AIRY Society held meeting. The report of
the committee on the state of religion stated
that there had been forty-one baptsms dur
ing the year and seventeen members adj
mitted by letter to the churches of the assoc
citation The next annual meeting will be
held at West Randolph on the third Tuesday
and Wednesday of September, 1891.
Miss Lola Albee of Rochester, class of 'Ss,
Goddard Seminary, was in town last week,
- Cashier Rowland and wife are eX-
p"cted to return from their western trip the
| last of the week 60 Representatives. eCt
Perry was seriously i'll last week, but is re-
| covering. w. Z. Martin, Jr., went
| his second year of study in Tufts College.
- DIR. o. II. Reed is improving from a
severe attack of inflammation of the bowels.
- Mrs. Il. H. Clark is i'll, and fears are
entertained that she may not recover, -
! Rev. G.. W. Longren and wife are in Maine
on four weeks vacation. 60 Miss Anna
| Hackett is at work in the Parlor drugstore
| again, after two weeks vacation. -
| Thomas III. Cave and wife are in New York
on the excursion from Burlington. 80
- Homer sitts was in Boston and New
! York last week. - Perley Chandler and
wife returned Thursday from ten days
carriage ride through Peacham, Bradford
| Norwich and other neighboring villages
- Dean p. Town, clerk in the Granite
Savings Bank, was away on vacation last
week
GODDARD SEMINARY.
A fire-escape has been attached to the east
wing of the Seminary building-an i'm
provement which should have been made
long before this time.
The boys at Goddard are working hard tC
turn out strong football team, and from
appearances they will be successful. Sat
urday afternoon they defeated an clever
formed from down-towners +" by score Of
seventy-two to nothing.
Berlin.
The Congregational parsonage is being
reclapboarded and veranda being bull
on the front side.
A most wonderful sea serpent, in the
form of fine top buggy, was pulled out o.
| Berlin pond one morning last week. Oul
beautiful lake has always been noted fol
fine fishing, but nothing of the kind has
ever been seen in its waters before, and fish
ing parties have been securing the lake
from one end to the other. No more have
been caught, although several bites have
been reported. The facts in the case are
something like this; On Tuesday nigh
two telloCS from Barre came over to spenC
the night with-well, with friends in town
Sometime during the night their wagon anC
harness disappeared in most mysterious
way. The horse was at first suspected, bu
he was found standing sedately in his stall
dreaming of oceans of clover and mountains
of corn and oats, and was at once acquitted
The gang heard noises around the hous,
during the night, but did not dare to 90 on
until daylight, when, after a long search
the buggy was found in the mill-pOnd jus
above the dam, but the harness could no
be found They procured team to drive
Off to Barre, returning with an officer anC
the owner of the team. A diligent searcl
failed to find any trace of the missing har
ness On Thursday afternoon it was founC
in ha ton on aplA fraa fh.ah Iaalr
smiths ship. The decent, law-abiding
people Of the town do not propose to allow
matters to 90 on as they have been going
during the summer, and the family and tn,
fellows had better take warning.
j. \. Perrin, Jr., returned to Hartford
Conn, last Friday, where he resumes hi
studies at the Hartford Theological Sem
mary. 60 Rev. Mr.. Even and wife o
Woodbury. were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Hall last Saturday.
Bradford.
A dramatic entertainment is to be givel
by the young people the first of the month.
The continued damp weather is provin
most injurious to the potato crop in thi
vicinity.
subscription paper is being circulate
for the purpose of raising funds to build
road from Arad Jenkins to Fairlee pond.
Mrs. Cyrus Stearns died Wednesda
evening Funeral services were held o
Friday afternoon, Rev. j. G. Switzer Oft
ciating. A most excellent woman has gon
to her rest
DIR. Jones and wife returned from the
, western trip Friday evening. 10. l.
= Robinson went to Hanover the first of las
, week for medical treatment. - Myro
Newton, formerly of this place, but no.
' clerk in the Providence post-oilice, is visitin
friends in town. - N. Il. Frary is ser
.. Ously i'll.
Braintree.
The potato crop in this section is yer
, good and but few are decayed. The qualit
!, is as good as that OF any ever raised in We
mont.
Z | Ihe Mum and Holman farniliaa hold