The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-01
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.


Mrs. Miller of the Seminary has gone to
Worcester, Mass.
An addition has been built to the Emer-
son muSic-store.
NJ. Chamberlain returned Monday even
ing from the West.
There will be sixteen trains each way be-
tween Montpelier and Barre on the Wells
River road on the Fourth.
Charles Wheelock of the Chase National
Bank of New York arrived here yesterday
to spend his summer vacation.
Austin Hazen, Jr., has been in town for
few days. He goes to Middletown, Conn,
soon to engage in mission work.
Mrs. Keith, who has been spending the
winter with her brother, John Town, in
Washington, has returned home.
A village meeting will be held next Tues
day evening at half-past seven o'clock to
take action regarding tax for current ex-
penses and Indebtedness for the ensuing
year.
The temperance lecture by Rev G.. w.
Gallagher of Montpelier, at the Opera
house Sunday evening, was very eloquent
and interesting. The hall was filled to
overlooking.
Misses Sadie and Cora Wilson, students
at the Seminary, started for their home in
Harrison, Mich, on Monday. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Frank Wilson, who
goes to Grand Rapids.
The tive-mile handicap bicycle race oc-
CURED on last week Thursday evening.
There were eight competitors and the first
prize was won by Watson q. Morse, the
second by Frank Gurley, and the third
by Archie Bradford.
A crowd of about 800 persons was pres
ent at the first meeting of the Green Noun
| tain Trotting Park Association this season
at the park, Saturday afternoon. The meet
| ing was great success, and the crowd APP
peared to be fully satisfied with the exhibit
ton. In the 3: 10 class there were nine
starters out of the seventeen entries. The
| prizes, $50, $50, S15 and SO, were taken by
| Lyndon Boy, Swanton Boy, George b. and
Tom Thumb respectively.
SUMMARY.
John Utton, Worthwhile, b. g., Lyndon Boy. !
John Hartwe Bradford, b. E., George b.. , 8 i
s. "; Jones' Waterbury; br. g. Tom Thumb,
Ilme'''''''''''''''''2 443a, 2; 431a, 2A5la q A.
Out of twenty-five entries in the 9: &c
class there We're fourteen starters. Six
heats were trotted, and in the last all but
three horses were sent from the track be
cause they had not won a heat. The win
ners were General Grant, Annie X, Go
wango and Swanton Boy, and the prizes
were $40, $3.50, $3.50 and $l5.
SUMMARY.
A. Richardson, Burlington, bl, g.,
W. A. oSmer, White River junction.
| b. m, Annie K,,,.; ,,,,,,,:.........'l IL : ] 3 !
S. N. Bemis Barre, br. e., GowangO,
T, W, Utton Worthwhile, br' g.,
Time Hn DI 2; 49, 2;49, 3 55i4 2iH, 2; 4G}l2;g
In the 2: 40 class there were seven starter,
out of fifteen entries. The winners were
Bessie c., Mamie b., Clara d. and lima
and the prizes $3.50, $43.75, S26.25 anC
$3.50.
i. +; Weller, Burlington, bl m, Bessie Co..
| !. W. Utton, Morrisyille CHI m, Mamie BIZ.
John utton Morrisyille, b. m, Clara D,.....,,,
l.. W. Morris, Bradford, CHI g., lllma,
The judges were A. j. Sibley, Nat Tabo
and James Boutwell,, and w. II. Quimb.
was time-keeper. The meeting on Satur
day next will begin promptly at noon, an'
there will be races for 3: 90, 2: A. and 2; 3
horses, as well as for horses owned il
Barre by stone-cutters, sharpeners or pol
ishers. There will also be a two mile hand
leap bicycle race for amateurs, the priz
for which will be $25 Thirteen entire
have been made.
Barnard.
The farmers meeting, Saturday evening
was well attended. The topic for discussion
was, (Which is the most profitable stock TO
} farmer to keep, cattle or Sheep" Tn
question on its merits was decided by vot
OF the house in favor of the sheep industry
| - Will Newton, student at Weseya