The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-09-21
From Town Correspondents.


The streets OF the village are being num-
bered.
Buel Lamb has entered the Vermont
Episcopal Institute, at Burlington.
The ladies' of the Universalst church are
to have modern tea " this evening.
The Epworth League had sociable at the
Methodist parsonage, Monday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. A. Drew have returned
from a visit of six weeks in New Hampshire
Rev w. S. Hazen of Mortified ex-
changed with Rev. c. w. Longrep on Sun
day
The local horsemen feel pretty proud Of
the successes of Barre horses at last weeks
fairs.
The new Graniteville orchestra is to
furnish music for dance on Friday even
ing al Graniteville.
Henry G. Whitaker, who graduated this
year from Goddard Seminary, entered
Tufts College this week.
Fred Sherburne and George Wheeler at
tended the great bicycle tournament at
Springfield Mass, last week.
DR.. j. Henry Jackson is now able to ride
out, after his long illness since he returned
from the democratic national convention.
w. NJ. Kimball has sold his interest in
the apothecary store of Kendrick & Kim
ball TO brother of Mr.. Kendrick, who
comes from Lebanon, N. II.
Hayden & Gould are now proprietors of
the restaurant in Gordon's block, formerly
occupied by w. NJ. Emerson. The new
firm began business on Saturday.
Harry Gibson, Charles Ryle, Robert
Simpson, Charles Hartman and Jack La
mon started for Louisville, Ky, on Monday.
They are to work at granite cutting in that
city.
G. n. A. Putnam of this town was on
Monday at the state convention at Win
ooski elected alternate delegate to the ma
tional convention of the order of the Iron
Hall, to be held at Baltimore, this week
Thursday.
Officers raided the place on Granite street
kept by Mrs. Julia Young, last week We'd
nesday night, and two gallons of whisky
and twenty-six bottles OF beer were seized
The liquor was afterwards condemned by
Justice o. b, Boyce.
Mrs. A. Eugene Glidden died at the
Mary Fletcher hospital at Burlington, last
week. She leaves little girl, besides her
husband. The funeral, Saturday afternoon
was largely attended, the Daughters of
Rebekah being present in body. Rev. w
5. Smithers conducted the service.
The labor difficulty is not solved yet
Committees of the manufacturers and the
union conferred, on Monday, but the union
committee would not agree to the PROPOSE
ton. which was accepted by the union men
OF Quincy. The proposition provides for
the expiration of the bill of prices on March
l, allows no discrimination against nom
union men, and allows the manufacturers
to fix the number of apprentices. Many
manufacturers and union men attended the
hearing on the Barclay case at Montpelier,
Yesterday.
Rev. Austin Hazen and wife of Rich
mond were in town on Monday, on their
way TO attend the ordination of Rev j.
Newton Perrin, which took place yester-
day at Williamstown. Mr.. Perrin was a
classmate of Mr.. Hazens son Carleton at
the Hartford Theological Seminary At
the ordination of Carleton at Rochester
last week, Mr.. Hazen preached the sermon,
and his brother, Rev. w. S. Hazen of North
field, gave the right hand OF fellowship. At
Mr. PERKINS, ordination the two clergymen
exchanged parts.
Berlin.
G. E. Stebbins of Chicopee, Mass Joined
his family at n p Nye's, last week.
j. n. Perrin lost a yearling bull rather
mysteriously, last week. 1t strayed from
the pasture, and after two days search
the carcass was found in an adjoining pas
ture minus the best part of the steak 1t had
been killed by some persons unknown, and
barbecue had been held near by, as the
brands of fire showed. The remainder of
the carcass was covered with brush. JUS
tice should and will be melted out to the
perpetrators should they be discovered.
West Berlin.
A number of gypsies are camped near the
Scovill bridge.
Willis Drew, three-year-old son of NJ. d.
Drew, was injured by fall received while
playing in the woodshed, last Saturday af-
ternoon.
Wilbur Brown has recently built an add
ton TO his mill, put in new waterwheel OF
the Berry pattern, and made other i'm
provements about the premises. Mr. Brown
IS doing large business in the manufacture
OF clapboards. The impetus given to bust
ness throughout New England by the Nc
Kinley law has made it necessary for him
to run his mill day and night. Mr.. Brown
says he don't want any free trade on his
plate.
Mr.. Glynn and wife visited in Middlesex
the hrst OF the week. - Amos n. Chase
has returned from New Hampshire, much
improved in health.
Cabot.
Mrs. Joseph Lance died last Saturday.
after an illness of about one week, of ty-
phoid dysentery. The funeral occurred at
her late residence, Monday afternoon.
MIS-. Lance was seventy nine years of age,
but her appearance was that of lady
much younger. She leaves two sons
Theron III. and b. j. Lance-and one
will feel her loss keenly.
Henry w. Lance came from Boston to at
tend the funeral of his grandmother. He
returned TO Boston ON Tuesday morning.
- Wells & Rogers, agents for the
Lowell " Diamond bicycles, sold two ma
chimes in Glover last week - Mrs.
Mary Beedle has sold her place in the vii
lage to Miss Margaret Cunningham, for
$500. - Frank King has purchased the
George Smith farm, near Walden line.
- Selden Smith and Professor G. Il.
Putney OF St. Johnsbury academy were in
town last Saturday.
Calais.
Miss Bertice Bliss of Lowell, Mass, has
been visiting in this vicinity - A. H.
Wheeler is making some improvements on
his house. - Simeon Wheeler has gone
into the meat business. - The work of
filling silos has commenced II. A. Kent
filled his last week and ended the week by
having husking, Saturday night, with a
good crowd husking out a lot of corn. -
Mr. Weston and wife, Mrs. NJ. A. Kent and
Byron Nelson and wife of Montpelier, and
Will Averill and wife of Barre, were in
town Sunday. - The school at No. 3 is
having vacation, this week, to enable the
teachers to attend to their official duties
Miss Leonard being the superintendent OF
schools in Calais and Mrs. Towne OF the
W0rpAafRp Qnhnola pn.r n HI L..