The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-28
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

Barre.
George Towne was in Boston a day or
two last week.
A new hydrant las been placed opposite
the hardware store Of Phelps Brothers.
There was an interesting "harvest con-
cert " at the Universaist church Sunday
evening.
The fair of the Sons of Veterans will open
at the Opera-house on next week Wednes.
day evening.
A harvest sociabe and supper was held
at the Congregational church, last week Fri
day evening.
We. Barney, Esq, returned on Saturday
from New York, where he had been for
about two weeks.
Jerry Body was arrested on Saturday
for drunkenness, and on Monday was fined
S11.51 by Justice o. b. Boyce.
Revival meetings were held each evening
of last week at the Methodist church, with
Bible readings in the afternoon.
The singng-school of Willis Gale was
organized Monday evening at Academy
hall. Much interest is being taken in it.
Charles H. Campbell has moved into the
house recently vacated by George Earle on
Keith avenue, and has begun housekeeping.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
Spauiding graded school. building Three
rooms and a part of the vestibule have been
finished, and the heating apparatus will be
put in soon.
There is talk Of opening an evening
school, either privately or under the direc-
ton of the school committee. There are
large number of young men at work in the
granite shops who would gladly attend it If
1t were opened.
o. b. Boyce, Esq, was appointed men,
Der of the committee for considering a re-
formation in the practice and procedure of
the courts of the state, at the annual meet
ing of the Vermont Bar Association at Mont
pelier last week.
G. H. Moore & Co. are putting in a con-
crete sidewalk on Washington street from
the Methodist church past g. G. Mackie's,
and one from Washington street to Currier
park. Repairs also have been made ON the
walks built last year.
The monthly examinations are being held
at the graded school. Miss Bartlett has been
ill this week, and her place at the school
has been taken by Miss Minnie Huntington
who was formerly teacher in the same room
but is now attending the Seminary at Mont
pelier.
Rev. DIR. A. A. Miner of Boston will give
an address at the Seminary, Thursday even
ing at eight o'clock, on the life of Thomas
A. Goddard from whom the school takes
its name. DR.. Miner is a fine speaker, and
knew Mr.. Goddard very intimately. All
friends of the school will be interested, and
are cordially invited to attend.
Another bicycle race between White of
Brattleboro and Sherburne of Barre has
been arranged, to take place November
10. 1t will be over the same course as that
of the other races, and this time $500 will be
put up by each side. A great deal of inter-
est is felt in this race, and the observation
train of the Wells River road will undoubt-
eddy be patronzed even better than it was
at the other races. Mr.. White has more
hackers here than before, and it is probable
that some of his friends will come from
Brattleboro. He was anxious to have this
race at Brattleboro, but Mr.. Sherburne was
unwilling to go there.
West Berlin.
Mrs. Kate Foster is soon to remove to
Iowa, where she will reside in the future.
Harrison Alexander, who has been spend
ing some time in the West, going as far as
Minnesota, returned on Thursday of last
week.
The Berlin Granite Company has recently
made new entry at the Smith quarry,
with excellent results, opening up wall of
granite of superior quality.
The lads and lasses assembled at the barn
of Joseph Chase, last Saturday evening, to
enjoy an old time husking-be where the
lucky finders of red ears claimed the re-
ward.
A very pleasant event, last week, was the
marriage of Miss Ida A. Bailey to DIR. E. NJ.
Mcintosh of Montpelier, at the home of the
brides father in Berlin. Rev. w. B.
Worthen performed the ceremony in the
presence OF large circle of relatives and
friends. The happy couple are to reside at
Montpelier, DR.. Mcintosh being a rising
young dentist of that place.
Brookfield.
There was little furry of snow here last
Friday, with quite a foretaste of winter for
two or three days.
Several of our citizens are taking advan-
tage of excursion rates to Boston and
vicinity, this week
Mrs Nettia McDarmant racaiyad anita
serious injuries by falling down stairs, last
Thursday evening.
Misses Minnie Clark and Minnie Parmen-
ter are delegates to the state meeting Of the
Christian Endeavor Society at Brattleboro,
this week.
The circular conference of churches.
which was to have been held with the church
at East Brookfield on Tuesday of next
week, has been postponed one week.
On complaint of Grand Juror A. S. Allis,
Timothy Blanchard was brought before
Justice Cassius Peck for intoxication last
Thursday, and fined five dollars and costs,
from which he appealed to county court.
d. d. Howe is still on the sick list, hav-
ing run of typhoid fever. - George
Paterson, who is at work in Smiths bakery
at White River Junction, spent last Sunday
in town.
Orvis Boyes has bought the Jesse Morse
place at the upper end of the village.
s. Swerdfeger has purchased the building
lot of s. Z. Cole at the lower end of the vii
lage, and expects to build soon.
Solomon Osgood, another of our older
citizens, died last Saturday, at the age of
seventy-eight. The funeral services were
held Sunday at one P. NJ. at the house.
Andrew j. Russell of Rochester, Wis, with
his wife and daughter are visiting friends in
town. He is son of the late Henry
Russell, and left town forty-one years ago.
Dexter Read offers his farm and entire
stock for sale at auction, November II.
This is a good opportunity for some one who
walton.
The ninetieth anniversary of the Congre-
gational church in this town was observed
last Sunday evening by a special praise
service. The pastor made some very pleas
ant remarks, and "reminiscences were given
by others. The total number OF members
admitted since the OrPaniZatinn of the