The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-09
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

Asa Harrington is putting up another
house on North Main street.
Miss Lillian Wells of Cabot has been Wis
iting at Frank j. Howlands.
Louisa H., wife of s. G. Clapp, aged sew
enty-ive years, was buried last Thursday.
Fred Eaton, clerk in the Q. A. Smith
drugstore, has gone to Randolph Center, to
recuperate from his long Illness.
Merton l.. Cheney is president of the Bap-
fist Christian Endeavor society Tessie S.
Perry, vce-president; and Frank Craig,
secretary.
Fire broke out last week Tuesday after
noon in the barn of Raymond Camp on
Washington street. The barn was burned,
also the ell to the house. The fremen
fought hard and saved the house.
The Empire Granite Company has moved
into the sheds formerly occupied by Little
John & Barclay A new Office has been
built in front of the shed, and large der.
rick put up, to be run by steam from Bar
clay Brothers mill.
Rev. G. w. Longren, the Congregational
pastor, will begin the middle of the month
the publication of the Church Messenger.
Rev. K. w. Cummings has changed the
Barre Presbyterian to four-page sixteen
column paper. Both are neat and tasty in
appearance, and are printed at the WATCH
MAN office.
Last Saturday morning an effigy of G. /.
Cady was found hanging to a pole on Main
street opposite the Smith drug store. The
resemblance was quite strong, and the fig.
ure was pentifully supplied with tar and
feathers While the Indignation against
Cady is very strong in Barre, efigy-hang.
ing is deplored by the best citizens
John N. Gordon met with painful &C
Cident, last Saturday afternoon He took
the suburban train for Montpelier, getting
off at the Pioneer works. After transact
ing what business he had on hand he
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the al know nothing" crossing another
train came along, and Mr.. Gordon con-
cluded he had as soon ride as walk. AS
the train passed him he seized the rear
end, but the speed was such that he was
Strengthened out about horizontally. He
let go after a moments consideration, and
fell on the track, badly bruisng his left
knee, tearing his trousers, and shaking
himself up generally. He will not do it
again.
The first reunion of the Boston alumni of
Goddard Seminary was held in Boston last
Thursday. Professor W. II. Shipman of
Tufts College presided at the tables, and
introduced the first principal of the SEM
mary, Professor l.. l.. burlington. Profess
sor f, M. Halves, the second principal, and
Professor A. W. Peirce, the present princi-
pal, also spoke. The orator of the evening
was Rev. G. III. Eaton of New York. He
claimed for Goddard physical and social
advantages, healthfulness and charming
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and incentives and rare personalities. Adj
dresses were also made by Nathan Currier,
20, Stephen A. Foster, 'S3, ID. L. Montague,
'S7, F. K. Kimball, 'SS, A. W. DeGooch, 80,
and Miss Matte Daley, ~. Poems were
read by Professor Mausby and II. w. Whit
temore, and singing was furnished by o. X.
HOLSTER. The reunion was great success,
and was attended by large number of
Barre people.
Gay L. Cady, the well-known wagon
maker, was arrested last Thursday night
charged with criminaly assaulting little
girls, whom he had at various times enticed
into his shop or barn. The ages of his
accuserS range from six to fifteen years.
The details of his shocking acts are scarcely
suitable for publication. Cady was taken
to the Office of Barney & Hoar, and after
preliminary hearing was held in $1,000
bonds for trial at the March term of county
court. 0. B. Boyce appeared for the state,
and Martin & Carleton for respondent.
Cady, who is over sixty years old, has
wife and grown-up family, who are much
afflicted by this blow and have the sympathy
of the community. Several attempts were
made to procure bail, without success and
Cady was placed in Jail at Montpelier 1t
is not likely that he will obtain bail, there
are so many charges against him, and it
looks as though he would spend the remain
der of his days in state prison. Later de-
tails serve to aggravate the offence to an ex-
tent that intensifies popular Indignation.
Complaints nave Recently D6en maze TO
Night Policeman Buchanan and Town
Grand Juror Barney, and investigation was
begun. 1t was shown that the shocking
practices charged against Cady have been
going on for the past few years The night
of the arrest a crowd of desperate men
gathered about the police station and tried
to obtain admittance, first by bribing end
then by intimidating Policeman Buchanan.
His tirmness probably prevented lynch
ing. 1t is said that Amory Allen was will
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that would be useless, as he would be re-
arrested on another and similar charge and
so on to the end of the chapter 1t is safe
to say that had the testimony become known
before Cady was taken to Montpelier, a seri-
GUS outbreak would have occurred.
West Berlin.
William Hornbrook has bought fifty fine
grade Shropshire sheep - Peter Pecor
has moved from the farm of Martin Camp
bell to Montpelier village - Dennis
Sweeney, for many years resident of this
town but now living at st. Albans is visit
ing friends here. - Wilbur Brown was
heard to remark the other day that he did
not know whether he was living in the
suburbs of West Berlin or Montpelier
Braintree.
SnOwsville grange, at its last meeting,
gave the third and fourth degrees to class
OF six, and to one the first and second de-
grees. More are expected soon. The next
meeting is the annual, for the election of
officers. 1t is hoped there will be full at
tendance. This grange has procured set
of new singing-books and good music may
be expected in the future. Central Vermont
Pomona grange will hold special meeting
with Eagle grange, the first Wednesday in
January.
Ebert l. Claflin, wife and family, have
returned from the West Mr., Clafin thinks
Vermont is good enough for him. Stillman
Blanchard has also returned from the West,
where he has lived for a number of years,
to settle in old Vermont.
Ira Mann is very low, with Bright's dis
ease, and not expected to recover. 60
Mrs. NJ. II. Flint is sick with heart trouble.
Brookfield.
Bgelow Durkee was buried, last Monday.
The grange meeting last week, called
several out-of-town people here to attend it.
Dillingham; Waldo has been making
thorough repairs upon his house of late, Il.
Abbott doing the work.
Cassius Peck, d. ID. Howe. II. C. Kibbee
and their wives are attending the meeting