The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-03
Barre.

ID. A. Smith has gone to Boston, where he
has work.
A. A. Role is slowly recovering from his
recent severe injuries.
Bert Smith and Lucy Marsh were married
last Thursday at Orange.
| Grand masquerade promenade in Music
| hall, tomorrow evening
Thomas II. Cave, Jr., arrived home last
Friday from his Chicago trip
The Universalist young peoples union is
to hold sociable Friday evening.
Mrs. L. b. Durham of Montpelier is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. j. w. Gordon.
Cyrus w. Barber, father of DR.. G. ".
Barber, died last Wednesday, of pneumonia.
Bright Star Lodge, Order of Rebekah, is
to he instituted February 9, in odd Fellows
hall
| r. l.. Clark and Miss Elvie E. Whittlesey
were married, last Thursday, by Rev. &. W.
| Longren.
The Episcopal ladies have an at home A"
tomorrow evening, in their new rooms in
Nichols block.
Miss Beatrice Robins was given a surprise
party, last Friday evening, by number OF
her girl friends.
Rev. j. Smith Dodge, Jr., of Stamford,
| Conn, is to preach at the Uuiversalist
| church, next Sunday.
{" The Drummer Boy, or the Spy of Shi.
!oh," is to be presented by the Sons Of
Veterans, March 3, 4, 8.
Hon. Elihu B. Taft of Burlington is soon
to deliver his lecture, "The Land of the
Midnight SUM-" in this city.
A slight blaze in the boiler-shed of the
Vermont Granite Company brought out
the fire department last Sunday evening.
Mrs Philo Camp has resigned as presi-
dent OF the Mission Circle, and Mrs. =, c.
Abbey has been elected to fill the vacancy.
The concert by the Schubert Quartette in
the opera-house, last Saturday evening. was
an excellent entertainment, and deserved
better house.
The ball at the armory, last Thursday
evening, was patronized by about forty
couples. The Montpelier orchestra fur
nished the music.
Stephen Mcintyre came up from Mont
pelier last Sunday, loaded for any emer-
gency. Officer Cook escorted him to the
lookup, and he was put through the Judi
cal mill yesterday.
Mrs. Charles f. Stevens died last Wednes-
day night. after long and painful illness,
OF consumption. Mrs. Joseph Wells died
last Thursday of pneumonia. Walter Mann,
aged sixteen, died Friday
The opera-house is being fitted with
electric lights. When any more spectacular
dramas come this way they will be able to
get darkened effect without sending
couple of boys around to blow out the kero-
sene foot-lights.
Postmaster B. H. Wells has issued neat
pamphlet containing things the public
ought to know and Information relative to
the Barre office. During the year the
money-order department issued domestic
orders for about $4,000, and international
orders for about $4,000. About 375 600
stamps were sold. The cash total foots up
$l35, S0668.
The pupils in grades five and seven of
the graded school, assisted by the Barre
orchestra, will present the operetta, Clip,
unior, at the opera house, Saturday even
ing, February B. The operetta will be fol-
lowed by short literary and musical pro-
gramme. Miss Augusta Soule will be the
reader of the evening.
Berlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X Warren celebrated the
hftieth anniversary of their marriage on
Tuesday OF last week. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Chattield celebrated the fifteenth an
niversary of their marriage on Friday, Jan
uary ~. - Newton z. Nye is spending
the week in Springfield Mass. Julius
A. Selma appeared on the street with an
unusually smiling face, one day last week
It's girl.
West Berlin.
Rev w. b. Worthen and wife returned
from CdDOJ laSt FRIDAY.
G. S. Emerson is making extensive repairs
on the Nichols house recently purchased
by him.
Mrs. Hannah George died January 2S of
pneumo MIA, aged sixty-four. The funeral |
was Saturday, Rev. Joseph Hamilton of |
Northteld officiating
There is certainly no reason why this
place cannot have more industries than we
nave. There are plenty of good sites with
1nexcelled waterpower and are near the
railroad, which is always an inducement
made to give this place genuine BOOM not
)f the Western kind, but one that will tend
TO build up the town.
There are several slate auarries in this
own as good as any in the UHted States.
The first slate used in this county was taken
rom an undeveloped quarry less than two
niles from this place without any of the
modern devices for successfully working
Iuarries, and the brick house now owned by
ieorge Bradshaw was covered with this
'late which is as good at the present day as
Hhen IL was put on over seventy years ago
he slate is unfading in color and contains
40 mint or other foreign substances.
Brookfield.
William freeman had severe shock of
paralysis, last Friday
Mrs. William Buck fractured her wrist
lulte Dadly on tuesday of last week.
John Sprague, an old resident of East
3rooktield, has been seriously ill the past
week. f
The Ladies Aid Society of the Second
hurch will meet at the parsonage Thurs
lay tomorrow afternoon and evening.
Howard Smith, one of the old inhab-
tants of the town, died at his home in East
3rookfeld on Wednesday of last week.
Several of the friends and neighbors of
drs. Artemas Fisk gave her pleasant sur.
rise visit last Friday, it being the eighty
ixth anniversary of her birthday.
Mrs. Sally Smith, au aged woman, died at
Ter home at the center of the town on Fri
lay of last week. Funeral services were
leld at her late residence Monday after
Ioon' The interment was at Fast Roxbury
Cabot.
DIR. and Mrs. Wiswell started last Satur-
ay for California.
Rev. James p. Stone died last Friday
1orning. Funeral services were held at
is late residence at Lower Cabot Sunday.
1rs. Stone is very low, with small chances
recovery. Mr.. Stone moved TO this. his
alive, town about two years ago from Dial
on, N. H., and during his short residence
no hoe l.. Ia .1F |