The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-02
From Town Correspondents.


Barre.
w. A. BOyce, accompanied by his niece,
Mary White, went to York Beach, Maine,
last week.
Warren f. Barnes has sold portion of
his home farm on West hill to II. j. Stay
ton for 81 GOO.
The little girl of Thomas Carroll, nine
teen months old, died on Thursday and
was buried on Friday.
1t is estimated that nearly 900 persons
went from Barre to Montpelier on last week
Wednesday to see President Harrison.
W. e. Barney, Esq went to Morrisvile
on Monday to try case. His partner, Mr..
Hoar, tried three cases in Barre the same
day.
Rev. G.. w. Longren and wife went to
the home of Mrs Longren in Maine on
Monday, taking with them the body of their
infant child, who died on Friday of last
week.
The brick-worl on the new Spaulding
building is being pushed along rapidly.
The Gordon and Bolster blocks are assum-
ing their permanent appearance, and both
are handsome buildings.
John Soule's horse ran away Thursday
evening, colidng with the carriage of
George Badger. All the wheels of Mr..
Soule's carriage were smashed, and Mr..
Badgers vehicle was badly damaged.
Boston has purchased the NJ. G.. Herlihy
granite works on Durham meadow, and
will move its Boston Office to Barre. 1t is
stated that the amount paid was 4,5OO.
At the meeting of the Universalist Associ-
alton of Vermont and the Province of
Quebec, at Rutland last week, George W.
Tiden was elected vice president. One
of the addresses was made by Professor A .
w. Pierce, principal of Goddard Seminary
A concert is to be given by Rossis band
at the Opera-house Thursday evening. A
number of members of the Montpelier Mill
tary Band and other musicians are to assist
The band has been practising for some
months and it now proposes to raise money
to purchase uniforms and procure other
things essential to the bands equipment.
Goddard Seminary opened last week with
10 students. The number will probably
reach about 1870. A reception will be given
Friday evening from eight to ten o'clock, to
which the friends of the school are cordially
invited The special object of the recep-
ton is to give an opportunty for meeting
the new teachers and Mrs Hollister,
Former students residing in the vicinity are
specially invited.
In accordance with vote at the last town
meeting, the old receivng-tomb of the town
has been demolished, and it was the pur-
pose of the cemetery commissioners to re-
build at once. An injunction to restrain
the commissioners from building on the
same site has been applied for, however, at
the instance of Mrs, Harriet o. Whtcomb,
and no work has been done as yet. The OBJ
lection urged against rebuilding is that it
would be in violation of the law by which
no new cemetery can be laid out within
twenty rods of dwelling-house.
The morning service at the Congrega.
tional church, last Sunday, was conducted
by Mr.. G. a. Smith, who read a sermon of
Phillips Brooks on the text found in Mat
thew XIV: n, How many loaves have YEP"
The sermon was one of Bishop Brooks best
and the congregation felt that the innova-
ton was success. In the evening Mr.. j.
Henry Myers of Newfane, general secretary
of the Christian Aid Association, made a
very interesting address. This association
has for its object the assistance of convcts
after they have been discharged from prison,
and it is proposed to purchase a farm on
which they can work until permanent en-
ployment is secured. Mr.. Myers presented
many facts in reference to this project, and
collection was taken to aid it,
w. a. Strong, a well-known tool sbarp
ener, attempted to commit suicide last week
Friday afternoon, at about two O'clock
Complaining of a depressing feeling in the
head, he went into the attic of his house,
and, putting strap about his neck and
fastening 1t over his head, he made an eff
fort at strangulation by falling down upon
his knees. One of his children was the first
to discover him. She had been sent to ask
him whether or not he wanted to buy some
berries. She returned from the attic saving
that her father had a strap about his neck
and did not know her. The man who was
selling the berries at once rushed up stairs.
and the strap was cut. Drs. Reid and Lamb
were soon on hand to do what they could
Tor the unfortunate man, and they worked
all the afternoon over him, finally restoring
him to consciousness. Mr.. Strong has been
mentally affected for some time, and for the
past six months he has done no work. His
condition is regarded as serious enough to
warrant his removal to the asylum at Brat
tlebOro.
West Berlin.
Henry Hewitt is moving into the Johns
ton house. =- Miss Helen Glines is teach
ing the GAINESVILLE school and Miss Addie
Ayers Ayers that in District No. 4. 80 Henry
Dillingham; and family of Waterbury have
been visiting friends in this vicinity. -
Milton Drew says he was prevented from
going to Montpelier, last Wednesday, to see
the president; but that the boy which ar.
rived at his house on that day may be presi-
dent after all.
Braintree.
Central Vermont Pomona Grange will
meet at the town hall in Williamstown on
Wednesday, September 9.
Bert Farnsworth was severely injured
while chopping in the woods, the DIST ult.
II was at first thought he was dead: but
he revived, and is now recovering.
E. l.. Bass, while cutting grain with his
reaper for A. c. Allis, had narrow escape.
There is a ravine in the field, and he went
too near the edge Tue horses went over
the bank, nearly pulling the machine after
them. Fortunately the draw-rod broke,
thus saving serious smash-up
Crops in this locality are some good, some
hardly fair. Grain is heavy, and yields
well. Corn is not yet safe from frost, and
will not all be so for two or three weeks
Potatoes are rotting badly in some places,
and in others not at all. The yield promises
to he fair The cold, wet weather retards
harvesting.