The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-07-27
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

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FL. G. Sheplee of Salem has been in town
for few days.
There is absolutely no change in the labor
situation here.
A deer was seen in field of Emery AL
len, last week.
d. D. Haley, recently of Barre, has
opened tailor-shop at Montpelier.
Clarence H. Kendrck has placed a sail
boat, fifteen feet long, on Mirror lake.
A number of Good Templars visited the
Montpelier lodge on Wednesday evening of
last week.
Kengo Moriya, a young Japanese, spoke
in the Methodist church on Tuesday even
| ing of last week.
G. I. Cady has been released from con-
finement in the county Jail at Montpelier,
and is now at his home very ill.
John Bixby was arrested on last week
Tuesday for breach of the peace, and
when arraigned he pleaded guilty and was
fined S10.3l.
In the case of III. Webster against E. E.
Perry, tried some weeks ago, a decision has
just been given by Justice Barber The
plaintiff RECEIVERS S64.
The Granite City Band, assisted by
several members of the Montpelier Military
| Band, gave an enjoyable concert in the
park, Saturday evening.
| The Sunday-school of st. Monica's church
picnicked at Owls Head, Groton, on Tues
day of last week. The Granite City Band
accompanied them.
Miss Alice L. Smith has been appointed
mastering officer on the staff of Mrs. Ida S.
Jenne, division president of the Ladies'
Aid Society, Sons of Veterans.
President E. G. Smith, General Superin-
tendent f. w. Baldwin and Roadmaster
A. @. Bean of the Central railroad were in
town on Thursday of last week.
Miss Ellen Colby of Ryegate became vio-
lently insane while she was visiting at the
home of j. b. Darling, last week, and she
was taken to her home on Thursday.
Among the visitors in town, last week,
were f. P. Stewart of the Stewart
Granite Company of Hamilton, O.. p. n.
Peterson of Saltwater, Mimi. and III. II.
Wetmore of st. Paul, MINI.
The " Barre Manufacturing Company
Is the name of a corporation recently formed
for the purpose of making an exhibition of
granite at the Columbian Exposition. 1t
has capital of 100000, divided into a
thousand shares.
The Sunday-school of the Methodist
church had pleasant time at the picnic at
Benjamin's Falls on last week Wednesday.
On the same day the Congregational
Sunday.school picnicked in the sugar Or
chard of Dea. Charles Wheaton.
Inc HaruWlck Gazette says: The Ma
tional Society of Psychical Research is this
season discussing the problem: Where
was Man before he Wasp We suggest
Barre 1t bears indications of having been
inhabited at some period" People living
in other places should not suppose that
Barre has been wholly depopulated. There
is good deal OF business going ON here in
spite of the strike.
There was considerable interest in the
republican caucus, Saturday evening. The
candidacy of o. b. Boyce for state senator
was endorsed, and the following delegates
TO the county convention were elected: w.
A. Perry, o. j. Howes o. H. Reed, r.. A.
Hoar, W. E. Barney, George b. Nichols,
w. A. Boyce, Lewis Keith, W. N. Glad
ding, e. f. Smith, w. L. Stafford, S. ID.
Allen and w. q. Nye, DR.. II. o. Worthen
withdrew from the senatorial contest. The
town committee elected consisted of these
members: II, A. Hoar, @. II. Camp, S. ID.
Allen, John Connell and S. s. Ballard.
Neat copies OF the constitution of the VIII
lage Improvement Society have been issued,
The officers OF the society are; President,
CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAeEl