The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

Barre.
James Ingram and George Lamson are to
spend the week in Boston.
DR.. McSweeney's horse ran away, last
Monday, and smashed the wagon.
George Lawrence died at his home on
West hill, last Monday, after long illness.
Lon Page is convalescing from his recent
illness, and was brought to town last FRI
day for visit.
Eugene Tracy and family went to Chester,
last Thursday, to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Tracy's father
f. w. Stanyan returned from Boston,
last Friday night and went back to the
Hub on Saturday.
e. L. Smith went to Quincy, Mass, last
week, as delegate to the meeting of the
Granite Manufacturers Association.
Dan Il. Bisbee has bought the insurance
business conducted by his brother, e. w.
Bisbee, and is to open an Office in Woods
block.
Mrs. Bell of Morrisville lectured in the
opera-house, last Sunday evening" in aid of
the society to erect home for destitute
women
Mr.. and Mrs. w II. Gladding we're called
to Chelsea, last Saturday, by the death of
Mrs. Charles Fuller, sister-in-law of Mrs.
Gladding.
Naturalization at Montpelier tomorrow
evening. Special train over the Montpelier
& Wells River railroad, leaving the quarries
at six P. NJ.
Miss Minnie f. Duffy was married at
Saratoga, n. Y. yesterday, to p. j. johnson,
| assistant secretary of the New York Dairy
Salt Company.
William Clough, butcher, was before
Justice Jackson, last Wednesday, charged
with beating a young horse to death. He
was fined $40 and costs, and appealed.
The pupils of the Spaulding graded school
and grade s, assisted by other local talent,
will give a concert in the opera-house, next
Tuesday evening, the proceeds to be used
in buying piano for the new school build
ing.
| Mrs Robert Benzer was found drowned
in the Branch, last Friday morning, short
distance below the covered bridge at
Twingville. 1t was undoubtedly case of
suicide caused by dependency, as the
woman had repeatedly announced her in
tention to take her life. Benzer is stone-
cutter employed by A. d. Morse.
Leonard Aldrich has sold to d. r. Sort
well, for $4,000, his house and lot, corner
Main street and Depot square. 1t cost him
originally less than a thousand; but that
was way back in the twenties, when Barre
was only village. The talk is that Mr..
Sortwell intends to put up new station,
hotel and restaurant. This report gains
currency every spring, and sometimes
oftener
Sydney o. Wells, one of Barrels best
known citizens, and until recent years an
| active partner in the granite firm of Wells
& Lamson, was last week Tuesday stricken
with third and fatal shock of paralysis,
dying on Thursday. During the funeral,
Saturday, all the stores were closed and
the stone-sheds shut down. The long cor
tege was headed by the Masonic lodges,
and about every prominent business man
attended the obsequies. Mr.. Wells leaves
son, Postmaster b. III. Wells.
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Cook at Twingville was entered by burglars
in the early hours of last Saturday morning.
Three holes were drilled in the safe and the
doors blown off. Between $40 and $50 were
taken, but the thieves appear to have left
in big hurry. An idea of the force of the
explosion is gained by glance at the mill
windows, which were completely wrecked.
Fred Whitcomb says that he was awake at
about half.past one, and heard noise like
a smOthered blast, but supposed it came
from the stone-sheds across the river. The
burglars were not amateurs.
The democratic caucus, last Saturday
evening, was the largest ever held in Barre
by any party, and yet there were less than
a hundred voters present. At Barre eau
Gus there usually are not enough present to
fill the delegation. The following Gun
pledged" gentlemen were elected dele
gates: John w. Gordon. Charles A.
Smith, George Lamson f. l.. Smith, G. j.
Reynolds, Clark Holden and Fred Bruce
Someone gave the WATCHMAN reporter the
straight tip" that all but two of these
gentlemen are ant-Hi but as it will prob
ably be rather windy on May 5-trade
winds-any hazard as to the exact differ
ence between tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum
is extra hazardous. One thing has rather
been noticed-the Argus has not wasted
much space on DR.. Jackson's candidacy as
delegate-at-large to Chicago.
West Berlin.
Mrs. II. X. Grain is very sick. -
Miss Addie Emerson and her mother are in
Burlington this week. - G.. S. Emerson
has the foundation completed for his house
on School street. - AS many again
houses are in process of construction here
as there were one year ago. - Henry
Lbben with his photograph was the attrac-
ton, Saturday night, at the Methodist
church. - Another building association
has started up, and offers to give corner
lot and ten dollars in money as an induce
ment to any one who will build house in
their new addition the present season.
Braintree.
Sid Fuller has bought the zeph. Seymour
place and moved in.
Farmers are getting along with their work
some, but the cold weather prevents much
planting.
Feed starts very slow. Hay will be used
up close this year, many farmers being
short and using grain to help out
A little rain fell Thursday night and Sat
urday morning, which was much needed.
A good snow storm would please many far
mers hereabouts.
George E. Boynton of Maine is visiting in
town. - Mrs. G.. fl. Hebard goes to
Barre, this week, to care for her sister, Mrs.
f. Rogers.
Brookfield.
There was no preaching at East Brook
field last Sunday.
The contribution for the Russian sufferers
from the First church was 1925, and $l2.S9
from the Second church and society.
Wilbur Tucker has sold his farm to Will
lard Waldo for 5000, and Mr.. Tucker is to
carry on the Sprague farm in the Gulf
The young people connected with the
society of the First church are to have a
leap year sociable at the church parlor, on
Thursday evening of this week.
Mrs. Mary Crane passed the ninety-ffth
anniversary of her birthday on Thursday
of last week. She received calls from sew
eral of her relatives and friends upon that