The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

ReCOr'S place LOT glow
Charles Bassett is i'll with pneumonia,
and Mrs Bassett is also ILL.,
John Robins & Son is the latest addition
to the granite firms in town.
DIR. C. W. Steele and wife are to lead the
grand march at Bolster's opening ball
Lewis Morrison in " Faust" drew good
audience at the opera house Monday even
ing.
Mrs. Luther Wood of West hill, was
buried last Friday. Mr.. Wood is but just
alive.
S. r. Davis is "helping out " at the Barre
! National Bank during the illness of Frank
/ Cave.
Cashier f. G. Rowland is again at his
post in the Barre National Bank, after
severe illness.
Miss Flora f. George of STAFFORD and
Hiram Thayer were welded at STAFFORD
on Christmas day.
The mother of G. p. Jones died in Marsh
field last week Mr.. Jones accompanied
the remains to Yarmouth, Me.
Austin Peck, upward of seventy years
old, suffered shock of paralysis last Mon
day night, and is now in critical condi-
ton.
Night school begins Monday evening, at
Academy hall, taught by Principal Mat
thewson, ID. S. Waterman and George
Bates.
Rev. l.. II. Elliott preached at the Meth
| dist church last Sunday, and Rev. G. W.
Powell of Lockport, N. Y, for the Univer-
| salists.
The ladies have taken a hand in the
winters festivities, and are to hold recep-
ton and dance next week Tuesday evening
at Boster's hall.
Noah Smith, quarryman, yesterday
morning fell off flat car at Ward & Coles
quarry, and split his head open. He was
! taken to his home near by in an unconscious
state.
Five kegs of beer were seized last Thurs
day at the Montpelier Wells River freight
depot, and eight gallons of beer and twenty
six gallons of whisky and rum at the ex-
press office.
William Wylie of New Haven, Conn,
and Miss Anna Richards were married last
Thursday evening, at the home of A. G.
Whitcher on West hill. They are to re-
side in New Haven
The Henry Burlesque company drew a
| full house last Thursday evening. The mu-
sic was catchy, the costumes gay, and the
songs in most instances excellent. The
"shapes were simply colossal.
Following are the officers of the Univer-
salist society for the ensuing year Moder-
ator, G. w. Tilden; clerk, II. e. Packer;
trustees, w. II. Gladding, E. II. Glidden,
A. W. PIERCE; treasurer. w. LaBarron; aud
Theophilus Benware last Thursday COM
mitted suicide by taking poison. He was
a granite cutter, aged about sixty years,
and lived on Granite street. The actions
of his wife, who is only about half as old
as he and rather pretty woman, have led
to innumerable quarrels between the pair,
it is said, and Benware apparently gave up
as useless any further attempt to inspire in
her the interest in him which she mani
tested for other men of her acquaintance.
Benware fingered until Sunday, when he
died. The funeral was held yesterday, al
st. Monicas church, and the interment was
at Montpelier.
Porter Reed was seriously injured re.
Gently by fall in the barn.
La Grippe" has made its appearance in
town again, every member of some fami
lies being ill.
Christmas was observed this year by a
Christmas tree and fine literary and
musical programme at the church on Fri
day evening.
The Messrs. Kenerson and Clements Of
Barnet gave an exhibition of the wonder
full power of the photograph on Monday
evening of last week in the Congregational
church under the auspices o. the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. The enter
tanment consisted of music by severa
famous American bands, cornet solos
voice, closing with odd Hundred " by the
the Berlin quartette choir, reproduced by
the monograph.
West Berlin.
Wilbur Brown has just received a new
corn-cracker, which is giving perfect salts
faction.
Leonard Fisher and wife were called t.
Waterbury last week by the illness an(
death of their daughter, Mrs. Joseph Free
man.
Myron Ayers, who went to North Dakota
several years ago and has been engaged il
journalism there, is spending the holidays
with friends in this vicinity.
The ChsioS lksnnbt the Methods
church were p0s account of thu
prevailing epidemic, ~ grip Among 9th
ers, Hiram Ayers is wrestling with it.
The Johnston farm is to be sold at auc
ton January. This farm was settled by
, Colonel Cyrus Johnston about one hun
dred years ago, and has been in the posses
. sion of his descendants to the present time
Brookfield.
Farmers meetings will be held here
/ under the auspices of the Board of Agrcul
ture, January and s.
= The annual reunion of the Second churcl
, is to be held in the vestry of the churcl
next Friday afternoon.
; The Week of Prayer is to be observed b.
the Second church by meetings every even
ing excepting that of Friday.
Charles Whitney mail-carrer from thi
place to West Randolph, had an apopecti
r attack on Tuesday of last week which ha
E untitled him for business for the present
: Arthur Washburn is employed TO take hi
} place.
The Sunday school of the Second churc
s was recognized last Sunday by the election
S of the following officers c. II. Bigeow
, superintendent ID. ID. Howe, assistant su
perintendent Earl Gaylord, secretary
Mrs. Addie Goodrich, treasurer Clarenc
5 McDerment, librarian, and Mrs. Add
Y Howard, assistant librarian. Amount re
2 ceived from penny collections the past year
I $45.
Christmas eve was duly observed by tn
Sunday-school of the Second church unde
q the direction of the superintendent, G. II
l Bigelow The first part of the evening wa
I devoted to singing and rectatons appropr
1 ate to the occasion by the children of tn
f Sunday. school, followed by brief address
by the pastor, Rev. @. III. Morse, in til
= audience room Of the church. They wer
D then invited to the rooms below wher