The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-23
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

buried yesterday
The Universaists have Christmas tree
Tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Lucy Wood will observe her 1O6th
birthday January Is.
The Presbyterians observe Christmas with
Sunday school concert.
Dave " Blair is a salesman for II. II.
White a. Co., of Boston.
Granitevilei is to celebrate Christmas with
tree in school-house hall.
Veterinary Surgeon f. j. Smith has taken
an Office in the new Gordon block.
j. f. Townshend of Boston is to open a
wholesale granite office January4.
Mrs. e. e. Hill and four children are re-
covering from an attack of measles.
George j. Towne has fitted up cosy office
for himself in the rear of his store.
NJ. G.. Nichols of Gould & Nichols is in
Bristol and Brandon, setting up pianos.
The annual meeting of the Congregations
alists will be held January 1, at 10 A. M.
Mrs. f. Robarge has gone to St. Paul,
Mimi, where her husband is in business.
Reeves Band gave splendid concert in
the opera-house last Wednesday afternoon.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
| Union meets to-day with Mrs. ID. G. Bick-
ford.
The new hotel is lighted by electricity,
and the Bolster block is being wired for the
same purpose.
Only a small house greeted "The Two
| Irish Coccoons" at the opera-house last
Friday night.
John w. Gordon goes to Burlington to-
day on business connected with the divorce
case of Wood V. Wood.
Mrs. o. G. Sheplee and daughter Ida
have gone to Salem, Mass, where Mr.. Shop
lee recently began business.
George w. Brown and Miss Minnie L.
Beardsley were married last Wednesday,
Rev. w. S. Smthers officiating.
William Matson was badly cut about the
face and head last week by fall in the
stone-shed of Mcdonald & Buchan.
The Rev. George w. Powell, of Lockport,
N. Y, will preach in the Universaist church
next Sunday morning and evening.
AT Christ church, Sunday evening,
December 81, Rev. A. W. Lewis will preach
upon Four Epochs in Young Mans
Life"
Miss Orlana Chamberlin, aged seventy
five years, died last Monday at her resi-
dence Main street. The funeral was
yesterday. She was a sister of Nathaniel
Chamberlin
Among the local victims of grip are R. s.
Currier, who is very sick, Leonard Aldrich,
Perley Chandler r. A. Hoar, f. G.. How
land, Frank Cave, and about every other
person in town.
The annual meeting of the Barre Library
Association was held last week. DR.. B. w.
Braley was chosen president; Mrs. o. b.
Boyce, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Maria
Nichols, librarian.
The Barre Publishing Company, which
undertakes the responsibility of the Granite
City Leader, has published its articles of
incorporation, and meets in few days to Or
ganize. The first issue is to appear in two
weeks
S. II. Forsyth returned last Saturday
night from trip to Chester, Mass, where
he had been on business connected with
the Hampden Emery and Corundum COM
pany, of which Forsyth g. Ingram are
agents for Vermont.
AT the annual meeting of the Methodist
Sunday-school board, b. B. Turner was
elected superintendent; Thomas III. Cave,
Jr., secretary; Leon Dodge, treasurer; Alice
Beckley, missionary treasurer; G. w. Hunt
ington. librarian; Myrtle Parker, juvenile
librarian.
The new officers of the Royal Arcanum
are as follows H. j. Thwing, r.; o. w
Martin, V. r.. G. III. Kenerson, o.; Homer
: Fits, secretary; Frank w. Jackson, col
lector; j. B. Chamberlin, treasurer U. S.
: Cheever, chaplain; G. Chaplin, W.; E. A.
Lebourveau; sentinel.
, Mr.. and Mrs. William George had a mar
! row escape from asphyxiation last Wednes-
day morning. Before retiring Tuesday night
0 they left the door of the coal stove ajar, and
+ during the night it swung open. AS they
e did not appear at breakfast in the morning,
q an investigation was made, and none too
soon.
- Byron S. Willis, Nathan N. Carr and
Il Charles Mehan were put through the judi
= cial mill last Monday. Willis and Carr
q were fined S10,5l for plain DRINKS. Mehan
= had been complained of by his wife, and
paid S16,51 by a second offence. Mr. and
Mrs. Mehan had just completed their honey
o moon.
e The suit of Enseble LaPaige " Glorfe
? Libersont was heard before Justice A. M.
It Jackman in the office of Barney & Hoar
q last Monday. The names of the parties at
= issue, together with the numerous sub
U lettings of a certain contract, badly compli-
e Gated the case, and the justice is still med
n itating.
}, Officer Bemis was last Monday night
s called to the home of Timothy Monahan.
Timothy was very drunk and his wife was
nervous. Her trunk was packed for hur-
ried departure, but upon Timothy being re-
v moved to the lookup she concluded to re-
= main at home. Monahan was brought into
- court yesterday and fined Sl0,5l
- H. Wilson Allen, barber, left town
u suddenly on Friday. He recently married
!" Inez Brassaw of Montpelier. Some days
g ago letter addressed to deputy sheriff
e disclosed the fact that in 1888 he had mar
,f ried in Maine and divorce proceedings had
y been begun by wife No. /. Notice of pro-
u ceedings was served upon Allen. Hence
e his hasty departure.
C The Good Templars celebrated their first
e anniversary last Saturday night over a
l. hundred being present. Delegations came
~ from all the principal lodges in the county,
~ The literary exercises comprised a poem
by Miss Ethel Gould of West Randolph, a
a recitation bv Lillian Kenerson poem by
N Mrs. Helen Forsyth, singing, and remarks
~ by visitors.
a West Berlin.
e Mrs. w. b. Worthing is ill. - d.
IS Drew has been elected high priest of Thomas
n Wildey Encampment, No. IL, |. o. o. F.
r The Berlin Granite Company is TO erect
= new swing derrick, which, with the large
= travelling derrick, will be run by power.
- The horse of Orville Bosworth ran away
~ last Saturday near the residence of Mr.
y, Sawtele overturning and badly damaging
'e the sleigh.
" Henry Lennox is uncertain whether the
is season is extremely late or remarkably
"a early. His doubts were occasioned by find