The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-26
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

Adie & Mitchell is the name of new
granite firm.
Clan Gordon gives concert in Music hall
| November %.
Rev. G. s. Nickerson preached at Orange
on Sunday morning.
Stevens & Reid are TO erect granite works
on Smiths meadow.
Hands Across the Sea drew crowded
house on Saturday evening
Tiger hose company is to have dance
at Music Hall, November g.
Shadows of a Great City " is booked for
the opera-house October 81.
Crandal Post, G.. A. r., gives reception
at its hall next Friday evening.
Rev. c. s. Nckerson held preaching SER
vice at South Barre on Monday evening
The Congregational Young Peoples So
ciety will hold a book sociable ON Friday
evening.
f. L. Smith & Co are finishing costly
granite vault for D. G. Shepard Of st. Paul
Mimi.
Rev, E. w. Cummings is to deliver a tenn
perance lecture at the opera-hoHse next
Sunday.
The Universalist society gives chicken.
pie sociable in the vestry next Friday
evening.
Owing to injuries to several players, the
Goddard football team will play no game
this week,
Miss Kate Healey's musical pupils gave a
recital in the chapel of the high school
Saturday afternoon.
Rev, j. Smith Dodge, ID, of Stamford,
! Conn, preached an able sermon at the
Universalist church, Sunday morning.
The Business Mems Association is OPP
posed to the passage of the Hastings bill for
the prevention of strikes and lockouts.
Sermons appropriate to Columbus day
were delivered at the Congregational and
Methodist churches on Sunday morning
Rev. W. r. Shipman of Tufts College,
president Of the Goddard Seminary trus-
tees, was in town on Friday to attend a
meeting of that body.
Miss Genevieve Mills and Alfred Nickel
low are to attend the state convention of
the Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
Society at Bennington this week.
The Goddard Seminary alumni has issued
| circulars asking for contributions to the
fund for the Thompson memorial cottage.
The building is to be of brick, and the esti-
mated cost is $1,000.
w. S. Martin, graduate of Goddard
Seminary, class of 80, now manager of the
Tuf College football eleven, is in town,
trying to arrange game between the Tufts
and Goddard elevens.
Charles Hunton, a prominent granite
dealer, died at his residence, Sunday after
noon, after several weeks illness with ty-
phoid fever. He was prominent member
of Hiawatha lodge of Odd Fellows and sew
eral other secret societies.
While working near Gazeley's granite
quarry in Graniteville, Saturday afternoon,
William Guy was covered with sand, and
received broken arm. A few days previ-
ously Mr.. Guys son dislocated an arm, and
another son has also lost one arm.
George w. Tilden has been chosen by the
lodi nrd frnI fn
changes in the seminary charter. Provision
is to be made for alumni members on the
board of trustees, and power given the
school to hold 100000 in additional prop
erty.
The question discussed at the Goddard
Seminary lyceum on Saturday evening was
" Resolved that protective tariff is better
for the country than free trade" The
speakers were-atfirmative, Messrs. Ball
and Scott; negative, Messrs. Dodge and
Whitney. Volunteers, Miss +. Darling, w.
w. Lapoint. The question was decided
unanimously by the board in favor of pro-
lection, and by the house, y to 3, for the
same side.
Columbus day was observed at the
Spaulding graded school, Friday morning,
by the presentation of the official pro-
gramme. AT Goddard Seminary large
flag, the gift of G.. W. Tilden, was raised in
the morning In the afternoon the upper
chapel was filled with students and citi-
zens. Edward Whitney read President
Harrison's proclamation; Claude Campbell
delivered "The Meaning of Four Gem
turtles y" Edna Dean Proctor's " Columbia's
Banner was recited by Miss Eveline Oar
| ling; Rev. } Smith Dodge delivered an ap-
propriate address. A reception and memo
rial entertainment was held in the evening.
Berlin.
The Christian Endeavor Society is to
have sociable in the church on Saturday
evening.
j. n. Perrin states that the item pub
| lished some time since, to the effect that
yearling bull was driven off and killed, was
erroneous, 1t having been found in its usual
rampant health.
Miss Helen Perrin of Boston is visiting
her old home for short time. - Josiah
A. Pearson and family of Barton have been
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. n.
Pearson. - Irving l.. Slocuin is sick with
the typhoid fever. - Rev. and Mrs. j.
| j. Hall of South Ryegate were in town last
week. - Mrs. A. X Warren and Miss
Alice Warren attended the state Sunday
school convention at Brattleboro last week
Miss Warren gave very interesting report
OF the convention on Sunday afternoon.
West Berlin.
Five more stone.cutters from Concord
| n. H., arrived here last week to work for
the Berlin Granite Company.
| ii. Is. ayers, Tue grocer, Is 10 erect a new
store on Main street, the increase in his
business making this step necessary.
The many friends of f. w. Colby were
sorry 10 learn of the serious accident with
which he met. They extend their SYM
pathies and hope for his speedy recovery.
The proposed coon hunt has been in
definitely postponed. Horace says it was
owing to the sudden decline in the price Of
hedgehog fur, resulting from an over.supply
in the market
A joyous company of little ones gathered
at the residence OF Wilbur Brown last
Wednesday afternoon the occasion being
the birthday anniversary of Florence, the
little fve-year-old daughter of Horace
| Strong.
Monday evening, October IT, Mr. and
Mrs Charles Leonard were surprised by re-
ceiving an invitation TO a reception in honor
of the twenty-tifth anniversary of their mar
riage, given at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. b, S. Cove, where on arriving they
were greeted by a large company of friends
and neighbors. Rev. w, S. Hazen congrat-
ulated Mr. and Mrs. Leonard on having ar
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