The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-25
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.
DR.. @. L. Camp is improving.

DR.. James Of Waterbury was in town yes
terday in consultation with local physicians
in reference to a case here.
Six new members were initiated into the
Good Templars' lodge Saturday evening,
and four applications for membership were
received.
The American Granite Company is build
ing mausoleum vault for ex-Postmaster-
General Clarkson of Iowa and another for
A. Nj. Palmer of Chicago.
The third floor of John Gordon's new
block has been leased by the Odd Fellows
for ten years, and the rooms will be fitted
up especially for their use.
James Frazier was fined last week S27.Ol
for the third offence of drunkenness, and
in addition received a sentence of two
months in the house of correction at Rut-
land.
A supper will be given by the ladies an
mex to the library association at the Con-
gregatonal church vestry Friday evening,
and the proceeds will be devoted to the
new reading room.
The pension committee of the house has
authorized a favorable report on the bill
granting pension of $12 per month to Mrs.
Lucy Wood. AS the bill has already
passed the senate, it is now quite certain OF
final passage.
Officers Camp and Cook raided the house
of Loren Streeter on Saturday, and nine
quarts of whiskey were found. At the trial
Streeter pleaded guilty to second offence
and was fined $50 and costs and sentenced
to month in the house of correction at
Rutland. He was taken to that place on
Monday by Officer Cook.
Charles A. Smith, who was nominated as
school superintendent on the progressive
party ticket, refuses to be a candidate on
the ground that other responsibilities would
prevent him from giving proper attention
to the work of the office, if elected. ID. s.
Waterman, the remaining candidate, is a
young man well qualified by training and
experience for the position, and his election
will add materially to the force of workers
in the cause of good schools.
An unfortunate complication has arisen
over the concerts of the University of Yer
mont and Dartmouth College glee clubs.
1t seems that the manager of the university
club engaged the opera house for Friday
evening of this week. After that l.. M,
Averill booked the Dartmouth club for
Thursday evening. The university man
ager, not to be outdome in that way, changed
his date to this "wednesday evening. So
the case stands. 1t will be interesting to
see which club has the better house. Both
organizations sing well, and it is pity
that their concerts come on succeeding
nights, for under different arrangement
both would be better patronized than they
are now likely to be.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
The gentlemen members of the senior
! class sat for a composite photograph at the
studio of f. w. Sherburne, last Saturday.
| Mrs. Smith of Palmer Mass, is visiting
Miss Mabel Smith, her daughter.
Rev. Mr.. Potter of North Hatey, p. O.,
visited Mr. Jackson and Miss LeBarron,
! last week.
Exercises appropriate to the celebration
| of the birthday of James Russell Lowell
were held in the lower chapel last Monday
morning.
Don G.. Hawley, '87, and B. B. Bosworth,
manager of the University of Vermont glee
and banjo club, were at the seminary last
Saturday.
Brink, the Harvard outftter, visited the
seminary last Saturday, and several of the
students made purchases for the coming
| baseball season.
At meeting of the senior class, held in
the lower chapel, Monday afternoon, it was
voted to permit the faculty to award the
class honors for the coming commencement
exercises.
The last lyceum of the term was held in
the upper chapel last Friday evening. An
excellent literary and musical programme
| was carried OUT closing with an amusing
farce entitled "Sarah's Young Man"
An interesting meeting of the Christian
Endeavor Society was held in the parlor
last Sunday afternoon, under the leader
ship of Mr. W. NJ Small and many good as
well as practical thoughts were given on
the observance of the Golden Rule. The
subject for next Sunday will be "The Ele-
vating Influence of Music" with Miss Flor
ence Henry as leader
Braintree.
William Blanchard has had a shock of
paralysis = his third and there are but
slight hopes of his recovery.
rbavar will hanin ba build;pe, of (.
creamery for g. Brigham & Co. this week,
1t is intended to have it ready for use in
April
Why have the telephone rates been raised
on all messages below twenty-five cents?
The result will be a diminution in the use
of the wires.
Let there be a large attendance at the
meeting of the state board OF agriculture
Arrangements are making to furnish all
with a hot dinner.
Brookfield.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Second
church will meet with Mrs. G. H. Bigelow
next Friday afternoon and evening, and a
cordial invitation is extended to all tc
attend.
Rev. c. II. Morse pastor of the First and
Seconl churches, was not able to attend
church services last Sunday, owing to an at
tack of influenza, The family of Mr.. Morse
arrived last Saturday.
The school in district No closed on Fri
day, February 20, The attendance for the
term has been as follows: .,umber o
scholars, Is; average attendance, II. Those
having no marks were Earl Bean, Bessie
Blanche and Jessie Durkee, Wallace Fullam
Veva and Burleigh Stowe. Those having
no tardy marks were Maud Field Avis
Fulam, Mary and Susie Goodrich, Johnni,
Lamson and Louise Parmenter. Winons
Braley and Henry Freeman had each one
tardy mark. Six have had no mark during
the entire year, viz, Bessie, Blanche and
Jessie Durkee, Veva and Burleigh Stowe
and Earl Bean. Johnnie Lamson and Wal
lace Fulam were each absent half day
and Louise Parmenter two days These alb
sences were unavoidable Such a record az
this can only be attained by he co-opera
tion of parents and pupils with the teacher
Cabot.
Mrs. James Marsh, who has been very i'll
with pneumonia, is now convalescent.
A musical convention is in progress, oos
Quoted by Mr., George Foster, and it will
close this evening with a grand concert.
The speaking for the Demorest prize will
ocpur at ha viilaua hall (rLnra