The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-08
From Town Correspondents,
Barre.

The ladies of the Universalist church are
to give May-day breakfast " in the YES
try OF the church on the morning of May 1,
from six to eight o'clock.
A ball will be given this evening at
Armory hall for the benefit of the police
force.
George r. White of the Vermont Granite
Company, who has been at Atlantic City,
N. j., with his wife large part of the
time this winter will open his residence
at Rutland again soon. Mrs Whites health
has been poor for some time.
Mrs. Edwin Carleton, whose maiden
name was Fanny W. Thompson, died on
Wednesday of last week, at the age of forty
six years For several years she had been
nearly helpless from paralysis, which she
bore with Christian fortitude and patience.
The final cause of her death was sudden
attack of the grip.
A meeting OF school district No s was
held last week, when these officers were
elected: Clerk and collector, w. A. Perry;
treasurer, Perley Chandler; prudential com
mittee, r. S. Currier, j. w. Gordon and
Clark Holden. A tax of fifty cents on the
dollar of the grand list was voted.
The Good Templars have rented the hall
In Jackman block vacated by the Royal
Arcanum. Five new members were adj
mitted at the meeting Saturday evening
The twenty-tifth anniversary of the or
by Crandall post at the opera-house Monday
evening. o. Boyce gave the address, and
there were other speeches and exercises.
Heber Thwing has sold his place on
Currier hill to lady now living in Boston,
who will move to Barre in order that her
children may attend Goddard Seminary.
Mr.. Thwing receives about $1,000 for the
property.
Work on the foundations of the new
buildings of John Gordon and l.. j. Bolster,
on Main street is now in progress, and the
additional story of the Globe block is going
up rapidly.
Main street is being cleared, and a great
Improvement in appearance is observable.
The presentation of 1.-THE Daughter of
Jairus at the opera-house on last week
Thursday eveLing, was successful from
musical point of view. The singing of Mrs.
b. w. Braley and f. w. Bancroft was
particularly good, and. was greatly enjoyed
by the audience. The Montpelier orchestra
supplemented the vocal work by excellent
playing. The audience was smaller than it
ought to have been.
Ward & Douglass began work on the
foundation of the new school building on
Monday.
The removal of the Granite Cutters Jour
nal to Concord n. H., will cause diminu
ton in post-office receipts of about $50 per
month.
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house, in the evening, were we'll attended,
Rev. A. M. Wheeler read selections from
the Bible and Rev. A. j. Sherburne offered
prayer, after which addresses were made by
Rev. G. W. Longren, Rev. E. w. Cummings
Rev. Walter Dole and Rev. w. s. Smithers.
The little daughter of Murdoch Patterson
died Of membranous Group Sunday night
The Ladies' Temperance Union had a
sugar party in the Universalist vestry on
last week Friday evening. George Richard
son furnished the sugar.
Rev. Walter Dole addressed the union
temperance meeting at the opera-house Sun
day evening.
j. ID. Smith and Fred Getchell, of the En-
pire Granite Company, are IN Boston TINS
week.
GODDARD SEMINARY
o. X. HOLSTER succeeds Mr.. Maulsby as
| superintendent OF the Universalist Sunday
school,
About $500 has been received toward the
| fund for furnishing the new gymnasium
which is now nearly completed.
| Mrs e. b. Miller has been in Boston,
| Mass for the past week selecting music for
her pupils and also commencement exer-
| cises.
| The usual reception was held in the
upper chapel last Saturday evening. Ex-
cellent music was furnished by the orches-
ira under the leadership of A. Il. Shipmsn.
| Maude Morrison is quite i'll at her home,
| but 1t Is hoped that she will be able TO re-
| turn to school soon.
ID. b. Wheelock Of White River Junction
| has been In town for about ten days, divid-
| ing the land purchased by 9. N. Field from
| DIR. G.. b. Nichols into about twenty building