The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-05

ness is not well understood, it seems prob
able that the well-water used by the family
had become contaminated by a neighboring
cess.pool; and the family had also been eat
ing freely of partially-ripened bird-cherries.
The stricken family has the sympathy OF
the community.
Agreeably to an Act of the legislature of
1888, the trustees of the old Barre Academy
met, last Saturday, and elected e. w. Bis
bee, Esq, agent to convey the academy
property to the village school district. Thls
was probably the last meeting that the
trustees of Barre Academy will ever hold.
The old Academy building will soon be re-
moved from the grounds on which 1t now
stands, and then the last visible token of
Professor Spaulding's work will have been
removed.
Two years ago, a good directory OF
Barre and Montpelier was published; and
directory of Barre, Montpelier, Plain
field and Williamstown has recently been
published by one w. e. Shaw of Boston
AS far as Barre is concerned, this new di-
rectory is no more serviceable than the old
one; for the old directory has been copied
word for word, even to the mistakes. There
is much dissatisfaction among the business
men, and it was well for the compiler that
he left town before his directory was gen.
orally examined,
L. j. Bolsters fine new building on Main
street is being pushed rapidly towards COM
pletion. This block has sixty feet front
and is four stories high. The first floor will
be divided into two large and commodious
rooms for stores. The second floor will have
twelve rooms, four of which will be offices;
and the third floor will have thirteen rooms.
The fourth story will be fitted up for a dane.
ing-hall. This hall will be fifty-seven by
sixty feet, and when completed will be the
largest and best dancing-hall in Washing
ton county. 1t will require 175 barrels of
walls a w
will be heated by steam. The Montpelier
orchestra will furnish music for dedicatory
dance on next Thanksgiving night, and Mr..
Bolster says this dance shall be the best on
record.
j. W. Gordon's new building will prob
ably be completed by October 1. This block
has forty-two feet front, is ninety-five feet
deep, and three stories high. The first story
will be divided into two rooms; the south
store will be occupied by Phelps Brothers
for hardware shop, the north by Walter
Emerson for grocery store. Part of the
second story will be occupied by the Barre
Enterprise, and the rest fitted up for offices.
The whole Of the third story will be con-
verified into an Odd Fellows hall. The
main room will be forty-two feet square
The rest OF the story will be occupied by
the corridor and the paraphernalia rooms.
When completed and furnished, the Odd
Fellows expect to have the finest hall in the
state This block is we'll built, being solid
walled throughout, and the first two stories
will be heated by steam
The National Tribune recently gave por-
trait of Mrs. Lucy Wood, and has this to
say of her; Herewith is presented the old
est member of the Woman's Relief Corps to
date, the picture being that Of Mrs. Lucy
Wood, Barre, Vt, 105 years old, having
been born at Jaffrey n. H., January 16,
1876. She was initiated into r. B. Crandall
Corps, May %, 1891. Her father fought in
the revolutionary war. Her husband was
soldier in the war of 1872 for which she
has just been granted pension. She had
one son and seven grandsons in the civil
war, and she has eighteen great-grandchil-
dren. She is very busy, cheerful old lady,
with an encouraging word for everybody.
She is unable to find any glasses cold enough
for her, ," but is busy making holders of pieces
of print and flannel, which she sells to all
who wish to buy. She is cared for by
daughter, Sophia Wood, who is seventy
years of age, and who also will join Gran
dali corps. Lucy Wood has been appointed
department aide by G. A. H. Thompson,
department president.
Berlin.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
grounds of c. II. Stewart, tomorrow even
ing. All the young people are invited.
Nearly all the farmers have finished hay
ing, and nearly all report an average crop.
Oats are good; potatoes never looked bet
ter at this time of year; and corn is little
late, but hot August will insure good
crop.
A, G; Crandall,, eastern agent for F. A.
Davis q Co. of Philadelphia, is visiting his
parents - Mrs. G. E. Stebbns and two
children, of Chicopee, Mass. are spending
few months with her brother, n. p. Nye
- Mrs. Volney Cummings of Boston is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Slocum.
West Berlin.
A little child of Peter Ryan was buried
last Sunday.
Miss Prescott of Boston is a guest at
Mr. Hascall's.
A six-horse team, belonging to Mr.. Daley
OF Montpelier, came up last week and
hauled the new hosting engine of the
Berlin Granite Company up to the quar-
ries.
Mrs. Sire eter, who resides at GAINESVILLE,
is having an additional story built to her
dwelling-hOuse. Perley Chapman work.
man employed by Mrs. Streeter, fell last
week from the top of the building, breaking
his left collar-bone.
BrookfieId.
News has been received of the death of
Mrs. Electa Bigelow of Rochester, n. Y,
widow of Milton Bigelow, former resident
In the absence of the pastor of the First
and Second churches. Rev c. H. Morse a
union service was held at the Second church
last Sunday, Rev. w. S. Palmer officiating
Mr.. Follansbee and Mr.. Huse, the dem
list, have had an alteration in regard to
set of teeth made by the latter for Mrs
Follansbee, which resulted in lawsuit
last week, Mr.. Follansbee having sued
Huse for damage. Boyden of Randolph
was counsel for plaintiff, and John Wing of
Montpelier for defendant. The jury re-
turned verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
Miss Minnie Clark has gone with the ex-
cursion to Detroit - Among the visit
ors in town are Mr.. and Mrs. s. II. Hatch
OF Boston; Mrs. w. p. Bigelow of Water
town, Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lyman
OF Rutland; Mrs. Silas Hall of Warren, and
Mr.; and Mrs. George Wheatley. - Mr..
and Mrs. N. w. Frink of Montpelier visited
in town last week - u. NJ. Upham and
daughters took carriage drive to Williston
last week, returning by the way of Lincoln.
East Calais.
Farmers in this vicinity have finished
haying, and the crop was generally good.
- w. l.. Pierce and II. w. Bullock,
with their families -