The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-05-06
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

Boston ana Lowell, Mass.
Rev. j. Edward Wright Of MONTPELIER
preached in the Universast church Sunday
morning.
Three candidates were admitted to the
lodge of Foresters at a special meeting last
week Thursday evening.
L. w. Watson, formerly proprietor Of
the laundry but now a resident of Maine
has been visiting his father.
Miss Ida Batchelder returned frem
Charlotte on last week Friday, Miss Stella
White of that place accompanying her.
Rev. j. Frank Rhodes of Bellows Falls,
who is to deliver the Memorial day address,
will preach at the Universalist chuech on
the following Sunday.
The directors of the Barre building and
loan association, at a meeting on Monday,
acted favorably on requests or loans to the
amount of $1,000
Isaac L. Robbins, recently OF Plymouth,
Mass, is now employed in the printing
Office of Thomas II. Cave, taking the place of
n. j. Roberts, who goes to Duluth, MINI.
MIR. Robbins formerly worked in the WATCH
MAN office.
The social club had "sbip sociable 1" in
the vestry of the Universalist church last
week Thursday evening, and about $35
was made. A literary programme was pre-
| sented, and refreshments were served.
The proceeds go to the village library.
The union quarrymen are out on strike,
the disagreement between them and the
manufacturers association being over the
employment of non-union men. The manu-
facturers insist on making no discrimina-
| ton, and they have endeavored to come to
an understanding with the men on that ba-
sis, but have not succeeded Monday even
ing meeting was held and the following
circular was adopted: "To all to whom it
may concern! This is to let all persons
know that our quarries are open for work,
| nd hat to ,;,~o.
and we will guarantee work to such men
as work for us, and will protect them in
their legal right to work where they please
as we consider it our duty to stand by men
who stand by us. We shall keep places for
no one, but fill up our gangs of men with
those who come first" This circular has
been signed by all the quarry owners.
| What the effect of it will be remains to be
seen. There is talk that the cutters will
refuse to handle stone quarried by nom
union men while the strike is in progre IS.
There are now about 300 men out, and The
non-union men still at work number abo ut
| two hundred.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
Rodney Willard received visit from his
two sisters last week.
The usual reception was held in the up
per chapel last Saturday evening.
Miss Orpha Houghton of Orange visited
at the seminary last week
Frank Gale has left school and has COM
menced teaching the summer term OF school
district in Orange.
The meeting as usual was full of interest
and much was said concerning the impor-
lance and value of charity.
Many of the students witnessed the pres
| entation Of Denman Thompsons "Old
Homestead" at the opera house last Friday
evening
The second public rhetorical exercise of
| the term was held in the upper chapel last
| Wednesday afternoon. The selections were
good and many of them were well rendered.
| Maude Kendall led the Christian En-
deavor meeting last Sunday afternoon,
taking " Charity" for her subject.
A practice game of base ball was played
on the campus last Monday afternoon be-
tween the Goddard team and picked nine,
resulting in score of five to five in favor
of the picked nine. 1t was a well-played
game throughout, but the Goddards lost the
| game on account of being weak in batting.
| The students at several of the tables in
the diningroom have originated a novel
but excellent and instructive practice. Two
| students at each table are appointed to read
all the news of each day and to report the
same at breakfast the next morning. The
custom originated at the table of Mr.. A. A.
Hubbard and seems to be worthy of the on
couragement of all.
| George Willis Cooke gave another free
lecture in the upper chapel last Monday
evening Taking "The New England
Town Meeting as the subject of the lee
ture, Mr.. Cooke went back to the first be-
ginnings of the principle of democratic gov
| eminent and traced its gradual growth
down to the present time, showing that the
principle of the town meeting originated iii
the earliest historic times, and setting forth
the vast importance to the future genera
tions of the ideas, the patriotism and the
love Of liberty which first springs up in
THE New England town meeting" The
| lecture was replete with interesting and in
structive facts and was permeated through
out with the Importance of thorough study
of history.
Barnard.
L. S. French, who has been postmaster
here for thirty years or more, has been quite
| sick, but is now improving in health.
| Adelbert S. Thayer, a respected citizen,
died ON Thursday, April %, after a long i'll
ness, leaving wife and sister to mourn his
loss,
Berlin.
The roads are in fine condition for this
season of the year.
This is an unusually early spring Work
is far advanced on some of the early farms.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle meet this
| wednesday, afternoon with Mrs. j. n.
! Perrin.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
|
last Thursday evening
A meeting of the ladies was called on
Tuesday evening last for the purpose OF or
ganizing a society of Kings Daughters.
Our postmasteE has been remodeling the
post-oflice. He has put in new case Of let
ter-boxes, the work of the Sadler Company
of Baltimore.
Arthur Buck, the present proprietor of
Paramount, is selling the nursery stock at
an unusually low figure Any one wanting
anything in his line will do well TO give him
| a call
School began in district No. l. East street,
last week Monday. Miss May T. Crandali
is teacher. Miss Effie A. Turner began a
term in the Corner district, and Miss Irene
W. Hubbard a term in the Benjamin dis
trict on Monday of this week
West Berlin.
W. H. Dewey has commenced work on
his new barn, which is to be AZ by 90 feet,