The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

WhltCOmO BrOJnerS nave started up their
new machine shop at North Barre, and
business is rushing.
Marvin & Wilson have sold out their
store here to Curtis & Keith, who will take
possession January A.
a literary entertainment was given on
Friday evening of last week at the vestry
of the Methodist church, under the aus
pices of the Epworth League.
Simon w. Rosendale, candidate for attor-
ney-general on the democratic ticket in New
York, was student at Barre Academy in
1861. He afterwards entered the law Office
of Solomon f. Higgins at Albany, and later
on was admitted to the bar.
The masquerade promenade of Granite
City Lodge of Good Templars, on Wednes-
day evening of last week, was well attended
and successful. Friday afternoon the Off
GERS of the juvenile temple were installed
by Deputy W. A. Jones of Montpelier.
The Young Peoples Social Club met at
the home of Frank w. Nichols on Fri
day evening of last week. when the follow
ing officers were elected; President, Will
liam Barnhart; vice-presdent Clinton
Field; secretary and treasurer, Miss Helen
Stafford. The next meeting of the club
will be with Miss Lillian Kelly.
Miss l.. NJ. Kendall, teacher of instru-
mental music at Goddard Seminary, died
on last week Tuesday. service was held
in the afternoon, and the body was taken
Y.
afternoon the usual funeral services were
held. Miss Kendall was forty-six years of
age.
A young man named Thomas Golden lost
an eye on Friday of last week while he was
cutting stone, chip flying up and striking
the eye so that 1t was forced out of the
socket. Mr.. Golden is but about twenty
years of age and has been an apprentice at
stone cutting for only year. DIR. Jackson
attended him.
A HORSE was left standing in the square
through nearly the whole of the rain Mon
day afternoon, and the poor animal took it
into his head to lie down for a change.
Some passer-by succeeded in getting him
on his feet again and unhitching him from
the wagon Then he stood and trod the
reins into the mud. No doubt the owner
felt little surprised on his return to see
what had been going on in his absence.
Saturday will be a great day for Barre.
In the morning the first annual review of
the fire department will occur The pro-
cession will move through the principal
streets, and after it has been dismissed
there will be number of contests between
the different hose companies, prizes amount
ing to $175 having been offered. In the
afternoon at the Green Mountain Trotting
Park Edwin j. Northup will make a balloon
ascension, and when he is between 5000
and 1000 feet above the earth he will de-
scend by means of parachute. Four races
III,
at one o'clock. There will be the three
minute and $50 classes for trotters, the 2:40
class for trotters and PAGERS, and the running
race. The purses will amount to $500. The
Barre .cornet band will furnish music
throughout the day. To crown the davis
festivities, Rhea and her fine company will
appear at the Opera-house in the evening
in her new drama, judith" The rail-
roads advertise half-fare rates from neigh
boring towns, and special trains will be run
after the performance in the evening
West Berlin.
Arthur Stickney of Montpelier has bought
building lot of Mr.. Gleason and is to COM
mence building dwelling house at once.
- Daniel Hewitt a former resident of
this town, but who for several years past
has lived in Burlington, is soon to return
here. -; Dan Mansfield and wife re-
turned last week from New Hampshire,
where they had been on visit. - w.
+. Hascall the Boston publisher who has
been spending the summer at his elegant
cottage on the hill, returned to Boston last
Saturday. Mr.. HascalPs pleasant and genial
manners won for him many friends who
will gladly welcome him on his return
another summer. - Oscar Jones has
sold his farm to Michael Henry of Mont
pelier for 81, 500, possession given October l.
MIR. Henry also bought one thousand dol
lar E worth OF the personal property. -
Charles Currier died last Wednesday night
after an illness of several weeks. Mr.. Cur
rler has resided in this town since the fall
OF SO and was highly esteemed by all who
knew him. He was sixty-nine years old
and leaves wife and four children The
funeral services were held on Saturday,
Rev. A. j. Hough officiating.
East Bethel.
Miss Sarah Paige has book of one chap
ter OF the Bible that is one hundred sixty
two years old, handed down by former gen
erations.
Brookfield.
Mrs. M. B. Gaylord was called to st.
Johnsbury last week, to care for her
daughter, Miss Mary Gaylord, who was
quite i'll at that place.
Mary Tilson of West Randolph is teach
ing in Bear Hill district; Miss Elva Baker
OF Northfield at the North Branch; Miss
Camp of North Randolph at the Center;
and Miss Mary Upham at the village
Several of the friends and relatives of
Mrs. Mary Adams gathered at her resi-
dence, on Monday of last week, to extend
to her their congratulations and good
wishes, it being her ninety-sixth birthday.
Cabot.
Perley Pike is sick with typhoid fever
Many farmers hereabouts are filling their
silos.
Hiram Russell lost fine colt last week. it
being caught and torn in a barbed-wire
fence.
Mrs. Sophia Bigelow of Lower Cabot died
September IL, aged about seventy-four
years.
Rev. j. p. Stone preached at the Congre-
gational church, Sunday, in the absence of
the pastor.
The factory of Ira f. Haines was entered
by burglars last Sunday night, and about
fifteen dollars in cash taken
Our venerable tOwnsmau Chandlar
Burnham, is suffering from a kidney
disease, and there is little hope of recovery.
Charles A. Boynton of San Francisco is
visiting at f. s. Ford's, Lower Cabot. Miss
Clara Ford, who is Mr.. Boynton's half-sister,
is to return to San Francisco with him.
Allie n. Upper has returned to his
home in Worcester, Mass. - DIR. NJ. p.
Wallace is very low at this writing. -
j. =. Lamson made fine show of brood
mares and colts at the Ryegate fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ID. Wells attended the
Sunday-school convention at Newport, last
week.
East Calais.
Miss Addie Goodell died September 10, at
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