The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-22
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

O. O. Sheple has bought an undertaking
business in Salem, Mass.
Sabin Miles is working at Bethlehem,
N. H., in summer hotel.
G. II. and H. P. Greeley recently sold
building lot to r. II. Morrill,.
j. W. Magoon has purchased the tool
mandatory OF II. c. Herlihy.
The Barre railroad took several excursion
parties to the quarries last week.
L. M. Averill and wife have gone to
Peake's Island for short outing
Rev. G. w. Longren returned unex-
pectedly from Minneapolis last Friday.
l.. ]. Griffin has been supplying Bolster's
new block with steam-heating apparatus.
Edwin Sabin has recently returned to
Florida. His family are still in Northfeld.
F.S. Cave and wife and G. L. Bugbee
and wife are camping at Highgate Springs.
Work on the new school-building is being
pushed rapidly. The frame work is nearly
up,
The foundation for a railroad water-tank
is being laid at Plainfield by Ward & Doug
lass.
F. A. Sherburne and wife went to Grand
Isle last Monday, to remain week or ten
days.
w. f. Colby is recovering from severe
attack of the grip, and is now able to be
about
A hearing was held in the probate court,
yesterday, in the insolvency case OF j. ii.
Gamble.
WE. Morse and wife and Henry Phelps
and wife went to Old Orchard Beach last
week Tuesday
Six hundred men are employed on the
quarres in this vicinity, according to care
full estimates.
Rev. L. l.. Tenney OF Waterbury has
preached in the Congregational church for
the last two Sundays.
A. f. Clark, the Granite Block pho
tographer, who has been sick for the past
week, is much improved.
Mrs. W. S. Smithers is visiting az her
home in Massachusetts, and will not return
for two or three months.
Mrs. p. A. Nichols, who has been in
Ogalalla, Neb, for the past two years, is
visiting relatives and friends in town.
DR.. j. II. Jackson is to act as anniversary
chairman at the banquet Of the State Med
ical Society at Burlington, October 10.
The Presbyterian church, Rev. e. w.
Cummings pastor, received fourteen men,
bers, July IL, three on confession and
eleven by letter.
Barre Masons will be granted Charter
by the Grand Chapter Of the state, permit
ting them to organize chapter in connec-
ton with Granite Lodge, f. and A. M.
DIR. G. b. Nichols will open discussion
on albumenaria, its detection and signif-
canoe, at the State Medical convention to
be held at Burlington, October 10 and 16.
A side.track for the accommodation of
Graniteville, a road between Smiths and
Langdon's and another near Bonds, are
being constructed by the Barre Railroad
Company.
The Barre Academy property is to be
conveyed to District No. 8. and the acad-
envy trustees will hold meeting Saturday,
Aupust at two o'clock in the afternOOn
to appoint an agent
While sharpening tools, one day last
week, at G. II. Kenerson & Co.'s granite
works, Clarence Gladding got hand
pressed against the grindstone, and the
flesh on two fingers was badly lacerated.
Farmers in this section are troubled as
much by seeing deer as some other people
are by seeing snakes. When gossip runs
low, somebody is sure to see deer. One
was seen recently, according to report.
At recent session of the Court of For
esters, twenty-seven new members were re-
ceived. This organization is but three
months old, and already numbers nearly
125 members. Officers will be elected next
Thursday.
The Congregational Sunday-school held a
basket picnic last Wednesday at Williams
town, in the Enoch Howe grove. About
$50 went by special train, returning at four
o'clock in the afternoon. All had an enjoy.
able time.
Clement Mitchell and Alexander La
mont, charged with drunkenness, were
tried before GrandJuror A. NJ Jackman
last Friday in the office of Barney & Hoar
The defendants pleaded guilty of first
offense, and were fined.
Monday was noted for catastrophes Sar
gents express, both horse and wagon
rolled over bank near Hooker hill horses
belonging to George Badger and DIR. Serb
ner ran away and another horse performed
circus feats about the park fence.
The case of G. B. Durkee Us. F. L. Gal,
was tried before Grand Juror A. M. Jack
man, in Barney & Hoar's Office, las
Thursday This was suit in trover, and
verdict for the plaintiff was rendered
from which the defendant appealed.
Misses Myrtle Parker, Lucy Cave, Min
ME Huntington, Edith Barnes, and Messrs
Edward Gale and John Wilson, have beei
chosen delegates from the Epworth League
of the Methodist church to attend the con
vention to be held in Cabot in August.
Five arrests for drunkenness were mad,
last Sunday. On Monday, Jack Burke wa
fined $40 and sentenced to the house of cor
rection for two months. He appealed job
Little, Edward Beach, NJ. Beach and Ed
ward Parker were each fined for first Of
tense.
The proceedings of the Seventy-fourt
Annual Convocation of the Grand Chapte
of Royal Arch Masons Of Vermont make
handsome pamphlet of 125 pages. This wor
is issued from the printing office of Thoma
III. Cave, printer to the Grand Chapter, an
is in every respect fine piece of work.
George Brooks, a fifteen-year-old DO,
employed in the old Park House liver.
Fred Woodbury., proprietor, was arreste
last Thursday by Officer Bemis. He
charged with stealing a horse, some wv
years ago, from Fred Stanton of Danvill
The officers seem to have been on the waite
in the meantime and to have tracked I'll
thief to Denver, Colorado, and thence bac
to Barre. Young Brooks has been taken
the st. Johnsbury Jail, to await trial at I'll
county court.
George Lamsons narrow escape frol
death, last Wednesday, caused much e.
element here. Mr.. Lamson, one of oil
leading granite manufacturers, entere
Morse K Co.'s store for a drink of waite
The floor was wet with water highly charge
with electricity from an electric-lig
wire passing through the floor from b
meath. When Mr.. Lamson took hold
the iron pump-handle the circuit was col
pleted, and he received shock almo
powerful enough for Sing Sing executio
Mr.. Lamson gave one whoop, and BEGAN
nerfectlV unconscious, One of the mt