The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-12-14
From Town Correspondents.
barre.


W. A. Lane is building an addition to his
granite column works.
Rev. George G. Lorimer Of Boston lectures
at the opera-house tonight
Special meetings are being held at the
Congregational church this week
The Barre cricket club gave a successful
dance at Miles hall, Friday night
A hash debate " was held at the God
dard Seminary lyceum, Saturday evening.
The students of Goddard Seminary have
petitioned the faculty for a holiday Decem-
Der "a
William Grant has purchased the new
house of Frank Cook, on Smiths meadow,
for $3.50.
Mcwhorter & Hyde have placed hand
some curbstone sign in front OF their cloth |
ing store.
The woman's Christian Temperance |
Union meets with Mrs. ID. G.. Bickford this |
afternoon.
The Presbyterian society is to observe |
Christmas with sociable at Miles hall, |
December o.
The winter term of the Spaulding graded |
school opened Monday, with several
changes in the list of teachers.
4 number of granite cutters left for Con-
cord upon receipt of the news that the long
lockout in that city was at an end
The Barre Ranger football eleven has
been drawn to play against the Fall River,
Mass, Rovers In that city January II.
Wells & Lamson moved their Office to
their new works at North Barre last Thurs
day. Eight pairs of horses were used.
The hoodlums who have no sense of de-
cency, and who insult young ladies on our
public streets, should be given term at
Rutland.
The Montpelier & Wells River railroad
company has built passenger platform OPP
opposite the mandatory of Whitcomb
Brothers.
The G. II. Hunton Granite Company are
cutting a monument for the mother of
William Cullen Bryant, which is to be sent
to Illinois.
Rev. G. s. Nickerson spoke at the Uni
versalst church, Sunday evening, on " Can
the Drunkard or the Murderer Enter the
Kingdom of Heaven?'
Curtis & Keith have discharged their
sunny Italy" shoemaker, and have again
secured the services of G. p. Lund, for
whom the firm has opened a shop in Aver
ill's block.
Colonel U. A. Woodbury. camp Sons OF
Veterans cast fifteen ballots for captain.
The election resulted as follows: A. j.
Cane, captain; c. f. Shepard, first lieuten-
ant; o. A. Gale, second lieutenant.
The citizens whist club has organized
with these officers; G. ID. Wheeler, presi
dent; A. ID. Morse, vice-president; K. l.
Smith, secretary and treasurer; II. 5. Cur.
rler, assistant; Homer Fits, S. II. Forsyth
r. w. Jackson executive committee.
The gentlemen of the Universalist So
ciety are to give their second annual supper
~ the vestry, next Saturday evening The
executive committee consists of Doctors
Camp, Braley and Packer. The ladies are
anxious to learn what is to be the bill of
fare.
The Barre Library Association held its
twentieth annual meeting, Saturday even
ing, and elected the following officers
President B. w. Braley; secretary and
treasurer, Louisa Boyce librarian, Flor
ence Holden; assistant librarian, Edith
Boyce.
The Barre Burns Club, at the last meet
ing, elected these officers for 1898: David
Edwards, president; James Scott, vice
presidents A. &. Smith, secretary William
Scott, financial secretary; James Campbell,
treasurer; George Mackie, Charles Laing,
Alex Dobie, trustees James Melvin, Will
liam McCnen and James Hurry, auditors
Barre Lodge, knights of Honor, has
elected A. f. Dodge dictator, w. f. Brad
ford vice-dictator; G. p. Jones, assistant
dictator; q. Ii. Reed, reporter; George
Boyce, financial reporter; O. b. Boyce,
treasurer; William Huntington inside
guardian; Ambrose Batchelder, outside
guardian; trustees, James Perry, Warren
Nye, w. ii. Gladding.
Jones Brothers are the first granite firm
70 aid their employees in the celebration OF
Christmas, they having presented the cut
ters with $50 for Christmas celebration
The men have voted to have dance ON Fri
day evening, December %. The cutters
committee are George Troup, William
Scott, William Maclie, Arthur Buzzell,
George Burgess, Peter George, John Grant
Elmer Leach of Montpelier overloaded
with /" fire water" Thursday, and pro-
ceeded to show Charles Campbell how to
manage fruit store, when Mr.. Campbell
assisted him to the street Leach next pro-
ceeded to the residence of Hiram Martin
Officer Buchanan was called and soon had
Mr.. Leach in Jail. Friday morning, Jus.
tice Jackman said "$10.51," which was
paid.
A Worlds Fair party is to leave here
Tor Chicago June /, 1898. 1t includes the
following; w. H. Gladding Perley Chand
Ter, Homer Fits, NJ. b. Lamb, III. o
Worthen, NJ. Towne, accompanied by theii
wives, and Hattie Chandler, Emily Cooper
n. Chamberlin and Mrs. Agnes Bradford
The party will stop at Hotel Endeavour,
and expect to remain in Chicago tire,
months
Crandall Grand Army post elected thes
officers last Wednesday night: Andrew
Whitehead, commander; II. Goodspeed
senior vice commander j. j. Smith, junior
vice commander; G. f. Conner, quarter
master; @. ID. Carpenter, surgeon; j. S
Collins, chaplain G, W. Drown officer o
The day; w. w. Dodge, officer of the guard
ID. b. Minard, delegate; b. p Wiley, alter
nate; u. j. Beckley, trustee.
The sensation of the week was the arrest
last Thursday, of Leon Cady, charged witt
the larceny of $40 from the safe of G.. j
Reynolds Il Co. on the previous evening
When placed under arrest by Officer Blu
chanan, Cady denied all knowledge of tn
crime, bnt soon remembered and restores
$50. Justice Jackman placed him unde
800 bonds for his appearance at count
court. No bondsman appeared, and tn
tinancier was taken to the county Jail a
Montpelier. He is a son of G.. L. Cady, VIII
IL now in state prison for assaulting youn
girls.
The Spencer Rifles fair opened at tn
opera.house on Thursday evening, and, al
though the weather was inclement, a larg
audience assembled to pay their respects t
Company e. During the day H. A. Rugg
assisted by corps of young ladies', sue
ceeded in trimming the hall in an artist
manner. Ice cream parlors, fancy good
tables and the well-knOwn corn pepper