The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-05
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.


l.. #. Robarge and wife have returned
from their visit in Burlington.
The Barre Fork Manufacturing Company
has shut down for the annual vacation.
Misses Jennie Bartlett and Minnie Hunt
ington visited in Danvlle during the past
week.
The Barre Enterprise will soon be moved
into more commodious quarters in Gordon's
new block.
Thirteen members of the local order at
tended the Epworth League convention in
Cabot, last week.
Wilson Allen, barber, will leave town
this week and open rooms at the Pavilion
in Montpelier.
Levi Watson and wife, and Arthur Wat
son and wife, are visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs Levi Watson.
F. A. Eaton, clerk in c. A. Smiths drug
store, was in Randolph, visiting, during the
first part Of the week.
Jarvis & Brown, granite dealers, have
dissolved partnership, and Mr.. Jarvis will
continue the business alone.
Mrs. Fred Markham went to Woodbury.
pond, Monday, for weeks camping. Mr..
Markham will join her to-day.
W. e. Barney, Esq, attended the Ep-
worth League convention at Cabot, last
week Tuesday and Wednesday.
Charles Young, granite dealer, has dis
charged his employees, and will probably
go out OF the business entirely.
Barre is doing three times as much build
ing as last year, and, if this is any proof of
prosperity, Barre is still booming.
Smith, Whitcomb s. Cook have large
new machine-shop, situated between Barre
and Twingsville, nearing completion.
j. s, Collins of this village and George
Smith of South Barre started for Detroit,
Saturday, to attend the Grand Army en-
campment
H. w. Thurston and wife took carriage
drive to Hanover, N. H., last Monday.
They will remain in Hanover and vicinity
for two weeks.
The ladies of the Congregational church
have painted, carpeted and otherwise re-
paired the church vestry, giving it neat
and homelike appearance.
One week ago last Sunday evening Rev.
G. w. Longren gave an interesting account
of the doings of the National Christian En-
deavor convention, held at Minneapolis.
The Barre Cornet Band gave a free con-
cert to large and appreciative audience, in
the opera house, last Saturday evening.
programme Of nine parts was carried out.
The Sunday-school of the church in
South Barre, over which Rev j. A Sher-
burne presides, held a very enjoyable pic
mic, last Thursday, in grove near the vii
lage.
Saturday, being the first day of the month
and payday, was busy time for the Ma
tional Bank. Over 100000 was paid out,
two or three firms requiring nearly $50
each.
There were several excursions to the
quarries, last week. A party from Roxbury
and Northfield made the visit on Friday,
and one from Cabot, Marshfeld and vicinity
on Saturday.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Cooks chcken.pen
has been Inllpb 1iSturh he'd of late hv lnye .
and last week two of the genus CAMS tamil
fdriS turned their toes in the air at the sum-
mons of cold lead.
Mrs. Frank McWhorter is at the home of
her father, D. A. Morse, in Brookfeld
She is a great sufferer from bronchitis, and
DR.. j. III. Jackson was called to Brookfeld
to attend her, last Saturday.
The report that the cornerstone of the
new school-building, which is to be laid Au-
gust To- will be laid with Masonic ceremo-
MES, is probably false, although there
seems to be division of opinion.
Rev. L. Warren will preach at the Uni
versalist church. next Sunday, and the pas
tor, Rev. Walter Dole, who is now at Read
ing, Penn, will return and hold the usual
services on the succeeding Sunday.
FORTY members of the Christian Endeavor
society of the Congregational church made
an excursion to Woodbury. pond, last
Wednesday. Rev c. w. Longren and DIR.
~ IL OdChSOH accompanied Jn6 party.
The representative of the Granite State
Provident Association of Manchester, N. H.
was in town last Saturday. This associa-
ton does considerable business here, hav-
ing loaned over S11 900 to members in Barre.
A new Sunday-school was started, a
week ago last Sunday, in the hall in Miles
block. We understand that this school is
not sectarian; and if it reaches class that
the churches cannot, it will meet long
felt want.
-Four subscription papers were started, last
thursday, to raise money to procure new
uniforms for the Cornet band. Between
$500 and $500 has already been subscribed.
This is worthy object, and the solicitors
should meet with ready responses.
G; E. Embree, deputy supreme president
OF the Order Of the World benefit society
addressed the lodge in Barre, in Odd Eel
lows hall, last Friday evening. The local
organization is about eighteen months old,
and has over one hundred members.
Deputy-Sheriffs Camp and Cook last
wednesday morning, seized fourteen cases
of lager beer, at the American Express
dressed to parties in Montpelier. The beer
was condemned and declared forfeited
Q. V. Richardson entered two horses,
jerry s." and " Tommy Dow" in the
races at Laconia, N. H., last week. GERRY
s." won one heat, but was declared dis
Unioou III HOJ carrying weight. bOtn Un6Se
animals are fine specimens of horse-hesh.
G. II. Wells camped, with his Sunday
school class of eight boys at Woodbury.
pond, last Wednesday and Thursday. Fish
ing and gathering were the chief recrea-
uons. The boys vote their teacher capt.
tai companion as well as good instructor.
About one hundred members of the Bap-
list church society enjoyed lawn party,
last Friday evening, at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Perry. The grounds about
the house were handsomely decorated with
Japanese lanterns, and ice-cream and cake
were served for refreshments. A yery
pleasant evening was enjoyed by all.
The seventh annual picnic and games of
Clan Gordon will be held on the trotting
park, Saturday, August 8. The list Of
games comprises eighteen events, and prizes
varying in value from seventy-fve cents to
$15 will be awarded in each event. The
opera-house orchestra will furnish music
for dancing. The games will begin at eleven
o'clock in the morning.
Two cars took about one hundred men,
bers Of the Universalist Sunday -school to a
picnic at Owls Head, last Friday. Mem
bers of the party are very enthusiastic over