The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-29
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

Barre.
| There was no service at the Methodist
church Sunday on account Of the confer
ence at Northield.
Rev. J. Frank Rhoades of Bellows Falls,
formerly stationed at Barre is to deliver
the Memorial day address.
Rev. e. w. Cummings went to Newbury-
| port, Mass, on last week Tuesday to attend
the meeting of the Presbytery.
| Bart Fitzgerald, recently baggagemaster
on the Montpelier & Wells River railroad,
snow a conductor on the Barre branch
The injunction served on John w. Cor
don to restrain him from tearing down the
wall between his new building and the
Globe block has been withdrawn. Mr..
Gordon has sold the new building to r. l..
Clark.
The Social club is to have novel even
ing's entertainment in the vestry of the
Universalist church next Thursday evening.
1t will be called ship sociable," and the
parlance and customs of sailors will be imi-
tated as far as is practicable.
| The Odd Fellows anniversary service at
the opera house Sunday afternoon was very
interesting. About sixty Odd Fellows, in
Guiding delegation from Montpelier
marched in body to the hall. The adj
dress was by Rev. A.. j. Hough of Mont
| pelier
There is some talk of the possibility of a
strike by the quarrymen on May /. Their
| demand Is that none but union men be en-
! ployed. The quarrymen's union is not as
strong as the others, and unless the latter
support strike it will probably not take
| place.
A fire occurred in the meat market of e.
A. Gould Monday morning. The gasoline
stove got into blaze, and in carrying 1t out
| through window the wall was burned and
scorched pretty thoroughly. 1t is reported
that the insurance companies object to pay
| ing any loss, on account of the manner in
which the fire caught.
The Enterprise declares that County Com
missioner Johonnott has refused to appoint
| G. j. Towne to the position of town liquor
agent after he had been recommended by
the selectmen. Will the Enterprise vouch
for the trnth OF its statement? Or is that
paper by innuendo seeking to injure its
| townsman? We are credibly informed that
the county commissioner has not refused TO
appoint Mr.. Towne, but that at the proper
time he will be appointed agent for this town.
A sad accident occurred atthe new Boil
ster building early Monday afternoon. A
derrick was being used to raised a stone,
when workman, in throwing planks or
boards from one place to another, hit one
OF the supporting ropes and caused the der
rick to fall. 1t struck A. w. Lane, the boss
carpenter, and John Miller. bricklayer.
The latter was seriously hurt His upper
lip was badly cut, three teeth were knocked
out, and his back was terribly bruised. 1t
was strange that he was not killed but it
is said that no bones were broken. Mr.
Lane was hit upon the head and back, but
he was able to continue work. Mr.. Miller
had just arrived in town, and had not gone
to work. He was on the sidewalk in front
OF the building at the time. Immediately
after the accident fence was put up so as
to exclude the public from the sidewalk.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
The English literature class has finished
George Eliot and is now to begin Macaulay' 8
Essay on Lord Give"
Four elms which have died within the
past year have been replaced with new
trees by the senior class.
Frank M. Lynde has been quite sick with
the grip, but has 80 far recovered as to be
able to go to lis home in Wiliamstown.
George Willis Cooke is to deliver another
free lecture on "The New England Town
Meeting" in the upper chapel next Monday
evening.
Rev. John Coleman Adams, BID, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, has been selected to preach
the sermon before the graduating class on
Sunday, June 81.
A meeting of the senior class was held in
the lower chapel last Friday afternoon, at
which it was voted to instruct the secretary
to extend a cordial invitation to Mrs. God
dard, who is now an old lady and in poor
health, to be present at the graduating ex-
erclSeS OF tne CLASS.
The usual meeting of the Christian En-
deavor Society was held in the parlors last
Sunday afternoon. 1t was led by F. III
Chessmore, who chose Seeking for the
best things" as his topic. Many valuable
hints as to the best things to seek and how
to find them were given.
The Goddard baseball nine crossed bats
with the Norwich University team al
Mortified last Monday afternoon. Owing
to few costly the mart of the
GOddards and the number of men from out
side the school playing in the University
team, the game was lost, being won by the
Mortified consolidation by score Of thir-
teen to five.
The usual lyceum was held in the upper
chapel last Saturday evening, and very
interesting programme was carried out
) RESOLVED, That every Union soldier who
took part in the late war should be pen
stoned" was the question for discussion
Messrs. Lamson and Brown presented tn,
side OF the veterans and Messrs Il. White
l and Gleason brought forth arguments up
, holding the present method of awarding
> pensions. Several volunteers added lif,
, and interest to the debate. The question
was decided in favor OF the negative by tn,
> audience by vote of twenty-four Il
. twenty-one, and unanimously in favor o
the same side by the board of decision, con
; sisting of Misses Daily and Sargent ant
Mr.. Wilson.
, west Befiin.
/. School commenced in district No. 7 OF
; Monday last, Miss Ellen Glines teaching.
, The farmers in this sheltered nook hav,
) been sowing grain and planting potatoe
, during the past week.
Leslie Streeter has returned from Mime
sofa, where he has been for the past fou
years, and ia now stopping with his mothe
at GAINESVILLE.
Rev. l. p. Chase of Westfeld made hi
: father and mother short visit last weel
while on his way to attend the yearly con
ference at Mortified.
8 Braintree.
Q Some OF our farmers have turned out thei
. stock to pasture.
Our roads are now in better condition
I, than they usually are on the first of June.
=. George Richards has received pension
Q with back pay of over 5000. - Stephe
Q Hutchinson and Mary French were marrie
z April 26. j. A. Smith has returne,
with wife.