The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-19
Barnard.

Barnard.
The people of the town will meet at the
town hall next Friday at two p NJ. for the
observance of Columbus day.
The members of the Methodist church and
other friends of Mr.. Handy, the pastor, met
at the parsonage on Wednesday of last
week for the purpose of making him a do
nation visit, Somewhat more than $40 was
realized. Mr.. and Mrs. Handy have been
jealous workers in the good cause and have
made many friends in town.
West Berlin.
The new two-story house on the corner of
School street and Emerson avenue has been
bought by L. w. Porter, who will make it
his family residence.
G. S. Emerson, manager of the Emerson
Building Association, is taking active steps
toward the erection of a building to be used
as blacksmith shop.
1t has been suggested that the laying of
the cornerstone for the new hall building at
the corner of Granite street be made part
of the Columbus day programme, and that
the building be known as Columbus Hall
The grading for the new building on the
corner of Main and Granite streets is COM
pleted, and the erection of the building is to
be commenced at once. The first floor will
be used by i. w. Porter for the sale of gen.
eral merchandise, and it is purposed to fin
ish the second floor into hall for general
use.
The scholars in district No. A., moved by
that spirit of patriotism which was a lead
ing characteristic of the heroes of 70 have
demonstrated the truthfulness of the old
maxim that "blood will tell" by raising
the money among themselves to purchase
flag and, with the assistance OF the teacher,
Miss May Crandall, have arranged a pro-
gramme for Columbus day.
Edward Handy of Wareham. Mass was
a guest of Wilbur Brown last week. -
Mrs. Daniel Brown, who has been visiting
in Massachusetts for several weeks, has re-
turned. - Edward Redmond has gone
to England. He is expected to return in
the spring, bringing his family with him.
Bethel.
j. p. Marsh is building new barn.
There was Christian Endeavor sociable
at JIG. Sargent's last week Wednesday ev-
ening.
There was meeting of the young peo-
pies annex of the Universalst church at
William Adams, last Saturday evening
A party of about seventy gathered, re-
Gently, al Will Blossoms on Royalton hill,
and husked many heaping baskets of corn
for him.
The subscription paper for the library as
ISOLATION has been left at the post-ofiice for
the convenience of those Who wish to be-
ONE members.
The new road embankment near A. p
Hunton's has been rendered more safe and
by heavy railing secured by stout iron
posts to heavy granite blocks placed on the
edge OF the embankment.
A party of seven, composed of Squire
Bowen and wife. Elias Bowen and family
Miss Margery Bowen and Fred, son of Syl-
vester Bowen, left last Thursday, for an
extended visit to Boston and Providence.
G. III. Upper has bought of A. j. Graham
the double building lot between G. H. Kid
der's and Charles Hoisington's and has
parted with part of it to w. III. Dreamer
Both Mr.. Topper and Mr.. Dreamer will
build in the spring.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of the Congregational church is
preparing for presentation upon the stage
in the near future the mock suit, " A Ready
made Suit" the proceeds to go to the bene-
fit of the building fund.
The checklist for the November Free
mans meeting is out There are quite
number not entitled to vote at the Sep
tember election who will have gained the
requisite residence by the November cleo
ton, and it behooves all such persons to
see that their names are on the list.
Bethel village was delivered to the tender
mercies of Satan last Sunday, as far as act
ual presence OF ministers of the Gospel was
concerned. There was lay reading at the
had Sunday school and the young people of
the Universalist society held meeting.
The observance of Columbus day next
Friday by the village schools includes the
following programme: AT $3.50 A. NJ. the
three lower departments will meet in Miss
Tupper's room and the two upper depart
ments will meet at Principal Blaisdells
room where the exercises adopted by the
national committee will be observed. The
afternoon session of the school will be
omitted.
A meeting of the stockholders in the shoe
shop is called for Wednesday evening of
this week, at which the annual report of
the directors will be rendered and a propo-
sitlon will be considered to increase the
capital stock. The past year has been a
prosperous one, Notwithstanding the fact
that the shop did not get fairly to work
until July and only paid expenses up to
that date.
AT meeting of those Interested in form.
ing library association last Friday, a re-
port was received of committee appointed
10 draft articles OF association and bylaws,
but the formal organization of the assocla.
ton and the election OF officers was deferred
two weeks in order that the subject might
be more generally understood and oppor-
tunlty given to more TO Join the association
AS the initiation fee is only one dollar it
would seem that great number would take
advantage OF this economical way of teach
ing good reading. DIR. e. j. Child has
kindly offered the use of her Office for Ii
brary rooms, until the finances of the asso-
clauon shall warrant rooms of their own.
Much interest has been manifested in the
Christian Hill granite quarries lately, as
capitalists have become Interested in them.
and there is very excellent prospect that
they will be worked again. The top LAYERS
rom these quarries have been taken out in
the past and the under granite shows up
much better than the top which has been
slightly discolored by the water oozinp
down. Specimens from the ledge have been
tested by experts and pronounced free from
iron or other impurities and of excellent
quality, much resembling the products of
the Westerly, r. l., quarries. The Christian
Hill quarries produce three kinds of gran
ite-hght, dark and medium-andone strik-
ing advantage of the Bethel granite is that
upon polishing 1t shows the contrast be-
tween the "cut" and the main surface,
without any addition of paint, as is neces-
sary with the Barre granite. There are
seventy-fve acres in this ledge. In the past
some have been quarried fifty feet long,
and they can be taken out in pieces over one
hundred feet long, the quarry being stu.