The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-06-29
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

evening,
There was a dance in Bolster's hall, Mon
day evening.
Warren G. Nye and wife arrived from
Chicago early last Sunday morning.
The republicans of Barre are preparing to
hold grand ratification meeting soon.
The school at Graniteville closed on last
week Friday, and the scholars had picnic
at the Shepherd grove.
The performance of Josh Whitcomb" at
the opera.house Saturday evening was wit
messed by a large audience.
The funeral of !" Uncle " John Paine took
place on Wednesday afternoon of last week
Rev. q. s. Nickerson officiating.
Rev. Q. w. Longren exchanged with Rev.
II. A. Russell Of Cabot on Sunday. Mr.
Russell's morning subject was The Right
Use of Wealth."
The funeral of Robert Munroe occurred
Saturday afternoon, and Clan Gordon at
tended in body. Rev. e. w. Cummings
conducted the service.
Wayland Strong, who recently returned
from the Brattleboro insane asylum, was
found to be too much demented TO be at
large, and he has been taken to the Water
bury asylum.
The Barre railroad company is making a
number OF Improvements near Bridge
street. Another track has been Land
across the bridge, and small waiting sta
ton has been built.
The following Barre ladies participated
in the exercises at the convention of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
Montpelier district, at Mortified, last week !:
Mrs. w. S. Smithers, Mrs l.. Watson and
Mrs. b. Z. Elmer.
The Epworth League recently elected the
following officers President, I. Ii. Cave,
Jr; vice-presidents, b: b. Turner, Mrs.
Flora Dewey, Mary Waite and Lucy f.
Cave treasurer, George Miles.
The installation of Rev. G. S. Nickerson
as pastor of the Universalist church has
been postponed. Rev. DIR. Cyrus II. Fay of
Brooklyn, who is now stopping at the
Pavilion in Montpelier, was too ill last week
to preach.
One barrel and three half-barrels of beer
were seized at the Wells River station,
Monday morning at about eleven o'clock,
Officer Camp serving the papers. One of the
half barrels was addressed to Fred Hayden.
The beer is still in the possession of Officer
Camp.
A special village meeting was held last
week Thursday night, and an appropria-
ton of 500 was voted to the fire depart
ment to enable it to attend the state tourna-
ment at Middlebury, July p and 2S. An
effort will be made to have the next tour
nament at Barre.
Some of the chop" and Boston" beer
which has been sold in town has been an
alyzed and found to contain alcohol, thus
being an illegal beverage. The Law and
Order League, who authorized the analysis,
have posted notices to the effect that such
drinks must not be sold.
The bicycle races at the trotting park on
the morning of the Fourth will begin at ten
o'clock. There will be mile race open to
men who never won prize in race; a
half mile race best two out of three heats
and a fve-mie handicap. Prizes to the
amount of Sl37 are offered. Entries are to
be made with Charles Davis, and they close
on the 30th inst.
A. M. Cutler, the telegraph operator at
the Central Vermont station, who was ar
rested on charge of appropriating some
thing over $40 from the company, went on
Monday of last week to the home of sister
at Barton. His bondsmen becoming anxious,
Officer Buchanan went to Barton and
brought Cutler back. He is now in Jail at
Montpelier. A trial was begun on Monday
before Justice Jackman, but at the request
of Cutters counsel-E. w. Bisbee, ESQ.,
the case was postponed to July 8. Martin
Il Carleton represent the company.
The Barre Bicycle Club races at the Green
Mountain trotting park, last week Thurs
day evening" attracted good crowd. e.
Walch and o. Holmes won the haf-mile
race, time; one minute twenty-three sec
onds. The mile race was won by Charles
Davis and f. w. Nichols; time, three min
utes, twenty-niue seconds. In the five-mlle
race the leaders were K. Walch, w. French
and G. Wheeler; time sixteen minutes, six
seconds. The judges were s. S. Ballard, f.
Fisher and q. W. Steele; timers, n. ID.
Phelps, IL. Leonard and w. l.. Stafford.
West Berlin.
Charles N. Mcintosh is in Chicago on
business
The valuable stallion owned by Charles
Leonard is dead.
Edward Redmond OF England is visiting
his brother, George Redmond of this place.
A steam pie-driver has been in operation
at the iron bridge, which is to be removed
and new bridge put in its place.
A fiat car, running wild and going at a
lively rate, went through this place last
Friday, but come to a stop at the johnson
curve, where there is a short stretch of re-
verse grade.
The school in district No. closed last
Friday, after very successful term taught
by Miss Grace Dewey, who seems to have a
natural ability for winning the confidence
and goodwill of the scholars
The adjourned exercises for Children's
day at the Methodist church were held on
Sunday, June 49, Rev. w. b. Worthing
gave an address to the children upon the
subject of temperance. The church was
prettily decorated with flowers. One of the
pleasantest features of the occasion was a
collection of canary birds that seemed to
enjoy themselves as well as the children.
The Berlin Granite Company is now at
work on soldiers monument for Bath, n.
Y, which is to be fifty feet in length. The
company is also building a mausoleum for
Cincinnati parties, and soldiers monu-
ment for Hornellsville, n. Y, which will be
surmounteu with a seven-foot granite
statue. This company is not affected by the
existing labor troubles in New England,
and is doing tlourishing business, result
ing from the union of labor with capital.
Cabot.
News was received, last week of the
death, in Cameron, Mo-, of Arthur Bur-
bank former resident and teacher in this
town.
At the recent town meeting, to see if the
town would take measures to establish a
central school, the vote was in the negative
by very large majority.
Miss Edith Guerrier of the Boston
School of Art will speak at the Methodist
church, Tuesday evening, July D. Topic,
Life on our great Western plains" All
are invited.
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