The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-14
From Town Correspondents.


the new paper to be published by the stu
dents Of Goddard Seminary: Editor-n,-
chief William Durham; assistants, Maud
Kendall, NJ. Small and NJ. Nichols; on local
news, May Miller and Matte Daley; on
personals, Miss Skinner; on exchanges,
Philip Austin. Miss NJ. Marshall and f.
Deberville are to be business managers, and
r. Chessemore, treasurer.
The Barre Social Club had cobweb So
ciable on last week Wednesday evening.
The Christian Eudeavor societies have de-
cided to hold monthly union meetings, and
the first will be held this week Friday even
ing, in the vestry of the Congregational
church.
AT the annual meeting of the Granite
Savings Bank and Trust company, on last
week Thursday, these officers were elected:
President, John TrOw; viCe-president, III.
.. WOrthen; treasurer, Clinton n. Field:
directors, John Trow, II. o. Worthen, A. -.
Morse. G. l.. Currier, w. f.. Whitcomb and
A. Il. Field; teller, George e. Badger; book
keeper, Dean p. Trow.
The reception by the Spencer Rifles at
their rooms on last week Thursday evening
was attended by a large number of people
Refreshments were served, and several short
speeches were made, after which there was
dancing from ten to one o'clock. The com
pany's quarters are very handsomely fur
nished, and the company itself was never
in better condition.
n caucus was nelu NJ inc opera Rouse on
Friday afternoon, when the following nomi-
nations were made, to be voted for at the
village meeting next week Moderator,
George w Tilden: village clerk and treas
urer, Clark Holden; bailiffS, H. X. Bush
Fred Midget, William Med nald Henry
Phelps and Martin Riley; collector, S. b.
Bemis; chief engineer, Il. A. Wilkinson;
assistant engineers, Albert Thwing. Fred
Stafford, David Mortimer and Henry Fren-
Ter; street commissioners, Joseph Ward,
Sylvester Cameron and George j. Towne;
auditors, John w. Mcconnell, DR.. A. G..
Packer and George Lamson.
The Baptist meetings in the new Worthen
block are being continued each evening this
week except Saturday.
The lodge of the Peoples Five Year Bene-
MT order was instituted at Grand Army hall
on last week Friday night. There will bs a
public installation soon.
The Odd Fellows are to have ball at
Harrington hail next Friday evening.
Granite City commandery, p. f. Y. B. O.,
was instituted on last week Friday evening.
with tifty-two charter members. public
installation will be held in the Opera House
and the charter will be kept open for three
weeks.
A large company of Odd Fellows and
Others called on G.. p. Jones last week Fri
day night, which was his fiftieth birthday
anniversary. very pleasant evening was
IL
was presented with a life-size crayon nor
trait of himself.
Berlin.
Miss Minnie Scott closed term Of school
in Barre last Friday.
Willis Belknap has been very sick with
the measles, but is better now.
John Martin from Montpelier has bought
and moved into the old Methodist parson-
age.
1t is expected that DR.. Jackson of Barre
will deliver lecture here tomorrow
(Thursday) evening, under the auspc of
the WOman's Christian Temperance Union.
Subject " From Shore to Shore"
Bradford.
The meeting of the fire district to act upon
the village charter occurs Wednesday even
ing.
Powers Grow, formerly of this place but
now of Iowa, is visiting in town. - Mrs
j. f. Sleeper has suffered relapse. -
Hilas Davis and wife have returned from
their trip. 60 The creamery is doing a
good business this winter, - Sargent 81
Co, are selling out their stock of goods at
cost.
Cabot.
There were fifteen deaths in town in
lS90-nine females and six males.
The decision of the supreme court has
taken what would have been heavy bur
den from large number of the school dis
tricts in town.
County Organizer Roche of Calais was in
1own Saturday evening last, and organized
farmers league We understand there is
grand prospect of success.
Mr.. Il. A Wales, formerly of West Ran
dolph, has bought the house and black
smith shop of f. j. Duncan and has been
moving to town the past week.
Judge Lance entered upon the duties of
his Office December /. He is IN good condi-
ton now, physically, and says he shall
hoard at the Montpelier house.
The Arson Coburn place, near the Meth
Odist church, has been sold to Miss Hannah
Severance, who will soon take possession.
The Severance farm has been sold to w.
l.. G. Hoyt of Danville.
Our townsman, Hiram Wells, and his
wife write from Oakland, Cal, that they
are finely located and enjoying the fine
summer weather very much in company
with their jolly old friends S. S. Batchel-
der and wife.
Edgar and Ernest Roche, two young men
of this town, completed on January their
seventeenth year of attendance at church,
missing but one Sabbath. which was caused
by sickness. If any young men or other
persons can show better record than this,
let us hear.
At the annual election of officers for
the offices named: Commander, &C Phelps;
senior vice commander, ID. X. Lucas; Junior
vice commander, Fowler Ford; adutant,
F. L. Knapp; surgeon, w. ii. Farr; chap
lain, o. =. Boyles; quartermaster S. b.
Blodgett; officer of the day. G. f.. Clark:
officer of the guard, Edwin Burnham; SER
geant major, II. l.. Russell
Miss Julia harrington has been visiting
in Burlington during the past week. -
Mrs. Il. A. Fisher has returned from Barre.
where she has been for a few weeks past
- Eugene Hall and wife have returned
TO this town, and will remain here for the
present. - Miss Sadie Wiley is at home
for the remainder of the winter. - II. h.
Whittier of Rutland spent few days in
town last week, visiting his father and
friends. 60 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Perry
are rejoicing in the arrival of nine-pound
son. 80 o. p. Boyles has moved into
Charlotte Perkins house at the upper end
OF the village.
East Calais.
At the annual election of officers of the
Union Sunday-school A. Dwinell was
elected superintendent; Inez M. Pearee,
assistant superintendent; G. II. Dwinell,
secretary; Mrs. w. l.. Pierce, treasurer
The committee for fund to buy books
for the East Calais circulating library