The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-10

But he has great liking for the qualities Of
Barre granite, and would doubtless agree
with the veteran James Gazeley OF Albany
N. Y, who has such implicit faith in Barre
granite, that there is, on the whole, nothing
as yet found like 1t.
Mrs. George G. Earle has been very feeble
OF late at her home in Barre. The use of
ether and the removal of teeth accounts for
il in part. 60 Liberty Jeffords has been
i'll of late with something of the appearance
of dysentery 60 Our esteemed former
townswoman, Mrs. DIR. N. w. Perry, now
Of Burlington, has been very sick for some
weeks and her life despared Of. Her friends
will be glad to learn that she is little bet
ter at this writing.
South Woodbury..
j. 9. Brown and l.. E. Heath were in
town last Saturday.
II. w. Lance is recovering from the in
juries he received last week by being thrown
from his road cart.
The South Woodbury. Cemetery Society
will meet at the cemetery grounds Thurs
day, June II, to hold its annual meeting
and repair the grounds.
r. NJ. Pray went to Boston last week and
brought Mrs. Pray home with him. The
operation performed in the Homeopathic
hospital has proved successful and Mrs.
Pray is rapidly improving.
Worcester.
Two young men of Worcester, returning
from Montpelier on Memorial day, desc
Grated the graves of soldiers in the Lewis
burying-ground. Flags were taken from the
graves of soldiers and used to adorn the
harness of the horse the young men were
driving. They are well known, but if res
titution is made further publicity will not
be given to the affair
White River Junction.
A new iron bridge is to be built across the
Connecticut river by the Northern railroad
the present summer.
training horses at Billings Park, the place
is becoming quite resort for fast horse men
S. G. Arnold had fainting spell while
riding the other day and fell from his
carriage some miles from home. He was
picked up insepsible, but quickly recovered
and was all right in day or two.
Work has commenced on the new bank
building. 1t will be of brick and as nearly
fre-proof as practicable to make it. 1t viii
contain a series of boxes in one vault to bt
rented to private parties and corporations
for the safe keeping of valuables
A fourteen-years- son of Henry Per
kins fell out of third-story window the
other night in his sleep. Even the fall did
not wake him, but he was discovered by
| his groans. He was badly bruised, but wa!
able to be about in three or four days. He
said he was dreaming of mounting his
bicycle.
The electric lights were turned on las
Thursday evening for the first time. Thu
electric plant has been put in by Miss MAJ
e. Gates for lighting the large business
block which she has just erected and fol
rental to others. Power is furnished by
the Mascoma river at West Lebanon. 1t i
the Thomson-Houston system of incandes
cent lights by vibrating current. So ia
the lights give great satisfaction. The rem
! tai is placed as low as six dollars a LAM
per year, and the lights are taken by mos
! of the business houses.
| Rev William f. Stearns of Hartford de
livered the baccalaureate address before tn
| graduating class of the high school on Sun
day evening at the Methodist church.
was a very fine production and was listene,
to by house crowded full The class mum
bers ten. They will have a concert by tn
Temple quartette of Boston on Wednesda
evening in the new Gates opera house
Graduating exercises occur Thursday even
ing and a reception follows on Friday even
ing Principal o. S. Davis will leave tn
school at the end of the present term t
pursue theological course.