The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-01-13
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.
Annual village meeting next Tuesda,

bury.
Mrs. s. b. Bemis and little daughter are
quite ill.
Charles Benjamin of North Barre died
Sunday morning.
Frank Gurley, engineer on the Barre rail-
road, died yesterday
Emory l.. Smith is West on a business
trip, accompanied by his wife.
The Spencer Rifles are to have leap year
ball at the armory, tomorrow evening.
Druggist Charles A. Smith is able to be
at the store again, but is looking a trihe pale.
A barrel of beer and some whisky was
seized at the residence of Carlo Barbiri
last Thursday.
The annual meeting of the Baptists was
postponed from last week Monday until
tomorrow evening.
d. II. Sortwel is to put up a granite
block in the spring on the common where
the King jewelry store now stands.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. n. Sherburne have re-
turned to Esmond, S. D., after two months
visit with local friends and relatives.
Ward & Douglass have moved from the
freight depot of the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad to fine offices in the new Cor
don block.
The neighboring town of Williamstown
has new paper, the Herald, published at
West Randolph by l.. p. Thayer 1t has all
the familiar landmarks.
Mrs. Lucy Jones, aged eighty-four years,
died last Friday afternoon at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. Oliver Sheplee. The
funeral was held Sunday.
Joseph Rogers was arrested, last Thurs
day, for creating disturbance in the Nell
son boarding house He was taken before
Justice Jackman and fined S15.5l
Loren Streeter was before Justice Boyce,
last Wednesday, charged with selling in
toxicants. 1t was proved that the beer
manufactured by Streeter was innocent Of
any Intoxicating effect, and respondent was
discharged Barney & Hoar defended.
Rev. Joseph .Brelivet, the newly ap-
pointed priest in charge of st. Monica's
church, was met at Montpelier Junction,
last Thursday afternoon, and escorted to
Barre by Messrs. Granfield, Crossett,
Burke, McGrath, o. Brien, Flanagan,
| Breen, Hayes and Devine.
At a meeting held in the opera-house, last
Saturday evening, the following village Of
fcers were nominated: Moderator, George
w. Tilden; clerk and treasurer, Clark w.
Holden; baiiffs H. X. Bush, William Nc
Donald, Martin Riley, John w. Connell, d.
Nj. Wales; constable and collector, S. B.
Bems chief engineer, L. j. Griffin; assis-
tants, Henry Premier, Charles w. Laing,
David Mortimer, Peter Marion; street com
missioners, II. X. Bush, William Melon
aid, Martin Riley; auditors, A. ID. Morse,
DR.. H. E. Packer, George Lamson. This is
the " citizens ticket
Miss Alma Pike picked pansy blossoms in
her garden on January 3.
. There will be a farmers meeting at the
. town hall on the evening of January 10.
/ Two of our townsmen were fined by JUS
: tice Davis for intoxication and disorderly
conduct recently.
Enoch French a respected citizen of this
, town, died at English Mills (Woodstock),
| January 4, aged lightweight years.
Tba hal1 tba tou hall
i December 80, was a successful affair.
s About $40 was realized over expenses.
8 Three or four inches of snow fell on the
6th-the first of any account that has fallen
:, here this winter Sheep allowed to run out
have found good grazing on the hillsides all
Q through the season. Farmers are just now
anxious to stock their farms with sheep,
h preferring the Shropshires and Downs.
i They are finding out that sheep properly
: cared for are more profitable to raise than
It horses.
u West Berlin.
Alonzo Coburn is quite sick.
; Hiram Smalley has recently sold a colt
0 for $500.
q G. S. Emerson is cutting the bushes on
o and clearing up the proposed hotel site.
r, Wilbur Brown took advantage of the high
1t water of last week and tloated many logs
down to his mill.
" The west part of the Johnson farm has
J been sold to Sumner Kmball of Montpelier
and Mr.. Hall of Barre for 81, 800.
:. Mrs. Sarah Grain, wife of Rev. Fl. K.
8 Grain, is seriously ill., Her daughter, Mrs.
e r. g. Bean OF Franconia, n. H., arrived
O on Monday to care for her.
e There is an excellent opening here for a
n blacksmith. Mr.. Emerson offers to donate
building lot, and others have expressed a
= willingness to help erect shop if good
II blacksmith could be induced to locate here.
= Braintree.
y Henry Bruce, an old resident, is dead
He was sixty years of age.
The rain of Saturday night, January 2
h did some damage to the roads.
" Snowsville grange had public installa
At ton Of officers Saturday evening
# Mrs. Martin r. Flint died last week. Mr.
r. Flint is sick and his recovery doubtful.
lg Brookfield.
r Mr.. and Mrs G. H. Kibbee wish to ex-
I'd press their sincere thanks to the kind
i. friends who so generously aided them in
{, their recent illness.
-, The week of prayer, which was observed
~ by the Second church, was attended with
or such a good degree OF interest that the
ID meetings are continued this week.
VI Judge Sprsgue Arnold eghty-nine years
e. of age, died on Thursday of last week. His
n funeral was held at his late residence on
70 Saturday, Rev. G. II. Morse officiating.
D The annual reunion of the Second church
VI was held on the first day of the new year
More than seventy Of the members were pres
ID ent to respond to the roll-call, while several
ia of the absent members responded by letter
~ Brief reports were given of the work of the
Nv church in its several departments during
e. the past year. The religious service of the
So meeting was preparatory to the communion
no service of the following Sabbath. Three
70 candidates presented themselves for ex-
lo animation for admission to the church
u, The social hour during which supper was
mt served added to the enjoyment of the oc
tie casion.
b. Meetings were held here on Thursday
an and Friday of last week, under the direction
80 of the State Board of Agriculture. The
e. speakers furnished by the board were Pro
at lessor Cooke OF Burlington, H. w. Vail o
CHI Pomfret, Rollin Smith of Pittsford, Victor
,e. l. Spear of Braintree, E. o. Sanford of STAN
Ito ford and William Chaplin of Middlesex
~ The addresses were full of practical sug