The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-08
From Town Correspondents.
HARE.

Montpelier on the Fourth.
A sociable was held last week Thursday
evening in the Universalist vestry.
d. NJ. Miles has put up platform scales on
Granite street, near the Central Vermont
railroad.
At the communion service at the Congre-
gational church on Sunday thirteen persons
were received into the church.
The cornerstone of the new Spaulding
school-building will be laid as soon as the
work is sufficiently advanced.
A number of members of the Christian
Endeavor Societies of the village attended
the union meeting at Warren on last week
Wednesday.
Charles NJ. Halves and Miss May Little
were married last week Wednesday
evening at the residence of Rev. J. Edward
Wright at Montpelier.
The Spencer Rifles are taking great pains
in their weekly drills, and, il hard work
can do it, they mean to take first rank in
the regiment at the Bennington celebration.
Rev. G. w. Longren started yesterday for
4 Minneapolis, where he will attend the ses-
sion of the National Christian Endeavor So.
ciety. He will be away on his vacation
nearly three weeks.
o. d. Mathewson, principal of the graded
school, and Miss Angie Kelley, also a
teacher i'll the school, were married at the
home of the bride in Worcester on Wednes
day of last week.
A hearing on the question OF laying out
a new road from the Bolster barn in North
Barre to William Farwell's place took place
in the town clerks Office last week, and was
continued this week
William Riley, living on the road to East
Barre was seriously assaulted by two UNI
known men on Friday and Saturday even
ings of last week The assault of Friday
evening took place in the house of neigh
Dor, and that of Saturday evening in Mr..
Riley's own house The men kicked and
maltreated him in a most brutal manner.
No arrests have been made as yet.
Professor o. X. Hollster of Goddard Sem
mary and Miss Hattie p. Goodwin were
married at the home of the latter's father,
Byron Goodwin of North Montpelier on
last week Monday evening, Rev. Walter
Dole being one OF the officiating cergymen.
The ceremony took place in the church,
which was filled with friends. Another
member Of this years faculty Of Goddard
Miss Grace Aitcheson-was married last
week, this marriage taking place in the
chapel of the Rock Point Institute at Bur-
lington on Thursday morning. The groom
was Adelbert Harvey cashier of the Me-
chanicsville National Bank of Mechanics
vile, N. Y. The chapel was beautifully deco
rated with flowers and ferns. The bride
was given away by her grandfather, Mr..
Brigham of Springfield, Mass. The many
friends of Professor HOLSTER and Miss
Aitcheson in the village congratulate them
very heartily.
W. NJ. Small, of the senior class at God
dard, was awarded the Foster prize scholar
ship by vote of the trustees. The require
ments of the prize were placed very high
by the founders of the scholarship who
demanded ninety-hve per cent as an aver
age in all studies for year 1t has never
been taken before since its establishment.
- Professor Pierce of the Seminary will
&c to Woodstock on Friday, and will be away
about three weeks before returning to
Barre. During his absence he will visit
Boston and other places in Massachusetts.
Toward 1000 persons were present at the
second meeting of the Green Mountain Trot-
ting Park Association, Saturday afternoon.
This was the only method of celebration
taken in Barre. There were six starters in
the three-minute class, and the summary
follows;
THREE-MINUTE CLASS
John Ttton, Morrisyille, b. g. Lyndon Boy. 81
F NJ Train Train yyye,rHg VERGE b. & Cyclone
n s Ti Colby West Concord 3 p e. Denver
The prizes were $3.50, S31.25, $40 and
$12.25, There were also six starters in the
% 45 class, which was won by Rexton, Go
wan-go, Clara d. and Rollie c., the prizes
being $50, $3.50, $3.50 and S15 The sum-
mary follows
Two-FoRTY-FIvE CLASS.
n. S. Colby West Concord, b. s., Rexton.
John b. T ntos ss1T9; Sr 81 aE{S
Time"................2:3sl 5, q S6ii, 2;4i 3sls
In the 235 class there were five starters
and Jennie c., Mamie b., Baby NJ, and Bon.
ner won the prizes of 500, $50, $50 and 500.
The summary:
Two-THIRTY-FIvE CLASS.
John Utton, Morrisville, b. M, Jennie C......Ill
7 ". utton, MorIsyille, CHI M, Mamie b.. 2
Frank Hail. Hardwick b. g., Bonner ....:;.....4 a.
..'.2 ", % VIZ 2: 49,
The race open to horses owned by cutters,
QbQrnannrG or of
by Sam, Bessie and Charlie S. The summary
follows:
SPECIAL CLASS.
va \ R BmrahSsm b. e. m'.''''.''.'.'.
Charles Young, CHI e., Charlie S.........,.....3 333
l1me'..'...'........,.2: 561a, $500, 3; 81, 3;O71a.
The two-mile handicap bicycle race was
won by Edward Mitchell, f. w. Sherburne
w. Morse and f. C. Gurley The assoca-
ton announces that another meeting will
be held in August
Josiah A. Pearson and family of Barton
are in town for short time.
Miss Georgiana Crandall closed success
full term of school in the head of the lake
district on Friday of last week.
Rev. Mr.. Cummings, pastor of the Pres
byterian church of Barre occupied the pul-
pit OF the Congregational church on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brown and their
son Wilbur went to Bridgewater, Mass, on
Thursday of last week. Mr.. Brown re-
turned on Tuesday. Mrs Brown and her
son are to spend few weeks with friends
in Bridgewater.
Rev. John j. Hall has resigned the pas
torate of the Congregational church at this
place. He went West on Monday to attend
the National Christian Endeavor Conven-
ton at Minneapolis.
West Berlin.
Mr.. Hascall and wife came from Boston,
last Friday, and took possession of their
new and commodious summer residence,
which is nearly completed. - Rev. w.
! b. Worthen preached very able and inter-
esting sermon at the Methodist church last
Sunday. - A good many from this
vicinity attended the celebration at Mont
| pelier, which did not prove to be so dry as
many feared it might be after hearing of
the raid of the night before. - Mrs
Hiram Ayers is visiting in New Hampshire
Cabot.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. I. Drew have returned
| from visit to his parents ia Canada.
Miaa L.