The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24

ported to be somewhat smaller than that of
last year.
Miss McDaniels at Lower Cabot, has
built another story to her store, occupied by
o. ID. Peck & Son
The democrats had rally and hag.rais-
ing the other evening. The speaker was
j. g. Monaghan Of Rhode Island.
About sixty Of our townsmen have been
picnicking on the grounds of o. b. Flint,
near Joe's Pond in West Danville.
G. G. Hatch is enlarging his store at
Lower Cabot by adding another story. APP
parently business there is improving.
The Good Templars of Washington
county hold their union here next Saturday.
Free carriages to and from the railway sta
ton.
Charles T. Adams is the nominee of the
republicans for town representative, Lyn-
don McAllister for the democrats. 1t is re-
ported on authority apparently good, that
DIR. S. l.. Wiswell is to be the prohibition
candidate.
Harry b. Whittier and wife OF Rutland
were in town over Sunday. - Mary
Story of Swampscott, Mass, is visiting
friends in town. - George IL. Fisher is
Fred from Barre was here on Sunday.
Calais.
There was good attendance at the Sun
Sunday, conducted by Rev. j. G. Wright
There will be meeting again in two weeks
at the same hour.
The Harrison League Republican Club
has been organized. The following officers
were elected President, George II. Grey;
vice. presidents, c. II. Burnap, l.. H. Fos-
ter: secretary, j. f. G. Hammond; treas
urer, G. r. Dwineli executive committee,
John Thomas. l.. b. Fair, I. L. Lamphere,
w, E. Bliss, w. A. Celley.
Mrs. l. NJ. Wright of New Haven, Conn,
is visiting her father, Allen Morse -
Mrs. l.. A. Pasco of Boston is stopping with
Mr.. Stickney's people. - Bert Converse
town, returned home on Sunday. -
Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. Kent returned last Sat-
urday from weeks trip to the northern
part Of the state.
Chelsea.
A tent meeting, conducted by the ver-
mont Holiness Association, is being held
this week on the lot opposite E. o. Tracy's
store.
The shoe company is again unfortunate
on account of the financial embarrassment
of G. II. Abbott, lessee of the factory, who
is also nominal owner of the factory at
South Royalton. No work was done last
week, and the future course Of the directors
is as yet uncertain.
The first republican rally for Orange
l.. Griffith of Indiana was the principal
speaker, with John II. Watson of Bradford
as good second, others making brief re-
marks. A. j. Markham of B:attleboro added
much to the occasion by his campaign songs.
The Chelsea Cornet Band furnished excel
| lent music.
Another town meeting is called for Tues
day, the 30th inst. The object of this meet
ing is to consider the proposition of Alden
| Speare in regard to the building of town.
house. Mr.. Speare has now increased his
offer to $500 in order to provide better
quarters for the public library, and the
| town will be asked to appropriate 80, 900
| additional. A town-house must be built
very soon, and we hope our citizens will
not fail to avail themselves of Mr. Speare s
munificent gift and thus secure a building
that will be a lasting honor both to himself
and to the town.
The town meeting on the railroad ques.
ton, on Wednesday Of last week, was
| largely attended and anything but harmo-
NOUS. 1t was finally voted, 80 to 81, to
bond the town to the amount of $4,000, to
| take stock in an electric railroad to meet
the Central Vermont at some point in Royal.
ton. 1t is not as yet known what Other
towns will do or what terms can be made
with the electric company, nor is it yet certain
whether the assent of a majority of the tax
payers and a majority of the grand list will
be readily obtained. We hope for rail
road, but do not yet feel sure of the realiza
ton of the hope.
East Montpelier.
Rev. A. j. Hough will preach at the Cen
ter next Sunday, at the usual hour.
G. X. Willard has purchased, for $500
the place owned by Mrs. Mary Stevens.
j. G. Monaghan of Rhode Island will
speak to the democrats at two o'clock Thurs
day afternoon.
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speak at the school-house in this village on
Thursday evening of this week.
Last Thursday. Enoch Vincent fell from
the scaffold of his barn. He is now in {
critical ondition-reported as failing.
Jarvis Brothers of Barre, granite manu-
facturers, are soon to erect stone-Sheds IL
this village, and will employ twenty men.
Frank E. Perkins and family of Burlng
ton are visiting in town; also Daniel Worces
ter and wife of Bridgeport, Conn, and Will
Davis and wife of Boston
The Christian Endeavor society will hole
golden-rod sociable at the Center church
Friday evening. The ladies will carr,
cake, All are cordially invited.
A republican rally and fag-raising wa
held here last week Tuesday evening
Speeches We're made by X. A. Hoar o
Barre, William A. Lord and III. A. Huse o
Montpelier, There was large and appre
| CldllNo duulcnCcs uo rhOhbpcllcI Ddus
furnished its usual excellent music.
f. p. Norcross spent last week in Boston
- Ed. Fitzgerald, clerk in the store o
j. M. Willard, has been at his home il
Plainfeld for the past few days, on the sicl
list.
North Montpelier.
The ladies connected with the socia
circle will hold their annual ice-cream festi
val at Union vestry hall, this week Frida
evening.
The Camp Wilbur party broke camp las
week Monday, and all unite in reporting
one of the most enjoyable trips in the his
tory of the camp.
The worst thunderstorm of the season i
J this vicinity was last Friday afternoon a
three o'clock. The shower was accompa
MED by considerable hail and a violen
wind.
| The chestnut stallion, Governor Her
! dee," owned by l.. @. Hammett Of tn
J Hammett Stock Farm, walked off with frs
honors in the 2; 30 race at Newport las
| week.
} There was a large turnout at the republ
) can rally and fiag-raising at the East wi
lage, Tuesday evening Of last week. TIL
new hall was packed to its utmost capacity
manV not beinQ able To find standing room