The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.


The clothing dealers have agreed to close
their stores at eight P. NJ. from October t6
April /.
c. L. Tayntor has purchased a piece OF
ground on the Goldsbnry meadow and will
build granite sheds
Typhoid fever IL alarmingly prevalent on
Milestone Hill, though but one or two
deaths from 1t have been reported.
No show-window is complete now unless
it contains one or more potatoes, placed
there on account OF their large size or de-
formities.
So great has been the demand for incan-
descent lights that the full capacity OF the
dynamos has been reached, and no more
can be provided
Smith Brothers have sold out their stock
Of general merchandise at Graniteville TO
NJ. +. Corbett x Co., who are reported 10
have come from Burlington.
The Goddard eleven has certainly begun
well, for on Saturday at Montpelier they
beat the Vermont Methodist Seminary team
by score of twenty-five TO siX-getting
five touch-downs, from which one goal was
kicked. Their team work and passing were
noteworthy. A return game is soon to be
played.
The Odd Fellows celebration on last
week Tuesday afternoon and evening was
very ONllp W lllt ram, lUt pro-
cessiOn was not large. The Montpelier
band headed the line. At the close Of the
parade, banquet was served in the Uni
yersalist vestry, at which over two hundred
persons were present Interesting literary
and musical exercises followed.
The merchants jubilee came off at the
opera-house Thursday and Friday evenings
OF last week and was success in every way
as was rvinced by the large audiences and
| ,a Il
amount OF hard work to train the four d-
| visions Of young ladies' and TO prepare their
g. Siumcs; but the Ladies' Union, who con-
c,lved the enterprise, feel well repaid both
| by its reception and hy a net profit of 500.
Mention should he made of the general ex-
ce'ence Of that part of the programme fur
ulshrd by Goddard Seminary, the costumes
of Misses Daley Skinner, Wilson, SUule,
Mary Foster and Beulah Bass, being very
attractive. The singing of the last-named
| and Miss Tower was also excellent. Anus
| ing take.olls were made at the expense Of
the Barre band, the dead Torn NerS,
Barres police force and other local institu-
tiuns. The dresses of Miss Bush. Della
| Stafford, Rose Gerward, Carrie WheelOck
and, in fact, all the costumes and banners,
showed much work in their construction.
The Howard orchestra of Burlington fur
! nished music Tuesday evening and the
Montpelier orchestra Friday evening.
Miss Bertis Eastman is i'll with typhoid
fever. - Miss Kate Smith is new
clerk at Homer Fits store. - George
Mutch has returned from Pike, Wis, hav-
ing been away some six months. - H
| l.. Averill and wife were in New York state
last week visiting at the home Of Mrs. Av-
erill's parents. - Merchants Taft, Cur
rier and Mills were in Boston ordering
goods last week. - Miss Myrtle Page
goes this week to Colorado Springs, Colo,
where she will live with her parents. Miss
Alice Smith accompanies Miss Page as far
as Chicago, from which place she expects 10
go to points in Iowa, intending to be alb
sent two months. - 1t is reported that
w. d. Quimby has position in the large
concern of Houghton & Dutton, Boston;
also that H. j. Quimby has the position at
Oxford, \. H., vacated by the former.
- w. f. Bixby has opened a store at
East Barre. - Henry Wood was Wis.,
itor last week. - II is said that bowl
ing alley will be placed in the basement Of
the skating-rink building. - Rev.
Walter Dole was the speaker at the union
temperance meeting held in the opera
house Sunday evening. - Business is
Stacking in the paving industry, and firms
are discharging their hands. - Cor
mans minstrels here the seventh of Octo-
ber. - The Trotting Club give their last
exhibition of the season Friday and Satur-
day, October 10 and II. - Professor
Harley Newcomb at one time in the music
department at Goddard, was a visitor last
week.
Braintree.
There is considerable diversity of opin-
ion among the patrons of the creamery.
Some think it does not pay, others think
they get upon an average two cents per
pound more than they would if they made
il al home. On the whole, the weight OF
evidence is in favor of the creamery.
Misses Nav and Anna Farrsworth 90 TO
Boston this week, the former to take lessons
in vocal and the latter in instrumental
music. - Mrs. G. +. Boynton goes to
her former home in Maine this week to stay
for the winter. - William Jewett and
wife are in town visiting her brothers, NJ
ID. and j. ID. Laporte.
Bradford.
ID, X. Whitcomb has sold his meat busi-
ness to l.. j. Brown and VI. Hazelton.
A farmers league meeting was held at
the school-house in District No |, last
| Wednesday evening. Dissatisfaction with
the present tax and school laws seemed to
be the general ground of complaint.
The students at the academy are holding
a series of lyceums for mutual improve
ment. Mr.. Locke, the principal, is now
| filling his third years engagement and
Rev. Mr.. Wright of Barnard preached
very acceptably to large audience at the
Methodist church on Sunday. - Z. b.
Botsford and family are stopping in town.
- a. +. Sleeper of Lexington, Mich,
paid his parents a flying visit the first of
the week He is looking finely and reports
business good in his section. - Rev. j.
! q. Switzer is out of town seeking to re-
cover his health. - Noble Andrews is
sick with dysentery.
Brookfield
The teachers association will meet at the
village schoolhouse, District No l. on Sat
urday, October IL. 1t is hoped that not
only the members of the association but
other teachers will attend.
Mrs. Sevilla Lamson is spending some
weeks with her brother in Pittstield -
Mrs. Philura Upham is visiting in town al
her old home. - Elva Baker of North
field is teaching at the Center District No.
&, and Miss Batcheder of West Braintree
in No. s. - Miss Luella Freeman and
Mrs. Daniel Smith are cry sick.
Miss Almira Fisk who has been spending
some weeks in Barre, has returned home.
Cabot.
L. c. Smith is building a new slaughter
house.
The mill property of Levi p. Cole adver-
. tised for sale in another column, is worthy
of the attention of all who wish to purchase