The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-05
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.


ing up rapidly. The dam is completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archer were arrested on
Monday for selling liquor, and were fined
$40 and costs each by Justice A. M. Jack
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gale observed their
golden wedding, last week Wednesday
afternoon. Relatives and invited friends
were present, and a delightful time was had.
Many gifts were presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Gale.
Mrs. George II. Smith died at Dover, n.
H., on Tuesday of last week, at the age of
thirty-oDe years, of consumption. Her hus-
band DIR. Smith, and one child are living.
The remains were brought to Barre on
Wednesday, and a service was held at the
Universalist church on Thursday. Mrs.
Smith was formerly clerk for Morrison Il
Fits, and both she and DIR. Smith were
graduates of Goddard Seminary.
There is a large inroad of cutters from
other places, now that the strike has been
adjusted, 1t was estimated that something
like fifty kits of tools came into town over
the Wells River road in two or three days
OF last week. The number of cutters arrlv-
ing this week also is large. Business, con-
sequently, is booming, and the outlook is
encouraging There has been hitch in
the matter of sharpeners' apprentices, the
union claiming that no apprentice should be
employed unless there is an journeyman.
1t is not expected that difficulties of this
nature will prove serious.
On September %, large circle of relatives
and friends gathered at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Gale of South Barre to cele-
brate the ittieth anniversary of their mar
riage. A pleasant feature of the occasion
was the presence OF all of their children and
most of the grandchildren, some of whom
came from distant homes to gather again at
the old homestead. All had not been to-
gether before in twenty-five years The
house was prettily decorated and the wants
OF the inner man abundantly supplied, Mr..
Gale is the only man between Montpelier
and Williamstown living on the place
where he was born. There has been but
one death in the family, that of Cortlandt
Gale OF Chicago, who died some four years
ago. The guests found hale old couple,
and several who witnessed their marriage
again stood with them to celebrate their
tittieth anniversary. Numerous were the
golden gifts left to remind them of their
many friends. Remarks were made by Mr..
Nickerson of Barre, and commemoration
poem, written by Mrs. j. M. Bailey, form
erly Ellen o. Peck of East Montpelier, was
read by Mrs. Burton Gale.
West Berlin.
Richard Bean was here from Franconia.
n. H., on business last week. - Walter
Brown Is having a two-story addition built
to his mill. G. A. Stickney has charge of
the work. Mrs H. B. Ayers has re-
turned from New Hampshire, where she
was called by the illness and death of her
mother - Mrs. Julia Paine of Boston,
Mrs. Nellie Arnold of Florida, and Mrs.
Lydia Olmstead of Hardwick are visiting
their mother, Mrs. Hannah Fisher -
Joseph Chase, who sustained a fracture of
several ribs few weeks ago, is so far re-
covered as to be able to ride out. - A
carload of western horses holds possession
of the hills north of William Hornbroolx's.
Braintree.
Snowsville grange, at its last meeting.
conferred the third and fourth degrees upon
two candidates.
Brigham & Co. g creamery in this place is
doing good business, receiving from 900
to 5000 pounds of milk daily.
Potatoes are almost a failure. Only occa
sionally farmer has enough for his own
use. Corn is excellent. Grain is not turn
ing out very well. Pasture feed is very
good for the season.
G. A. Clough started for Montana, last
Friday, with a carload of sheep for V. L.
Spear. - The Good Templars are fin
ishing off room in the vestry in which to
hold their meetings. - E. /. Clafin has
bought of A. X. McIntire his dwelling
house, store and blacksmith shop, and
taken possession. Mr.. McIntire is to re-
side in Brookfeld, near his daughter.
- Mrs. Salmon Williams and son are
BrookfieId.
News has been received of the illness of
Royal Abbott, in Chicago, which is causing
his friends much anxiety.
At the republican flag-raisng at the vii
lage, on Tuesday evening of last week,
brief speeches were made by Representa-
tive Z. III. Bigelow, A. S. Allis, NJ. G. La
zelle and Rev. C. H. Morse. The occasion
was enlivened with music by the Brookfield
Cornet Band.
Mrs. Betsey Fisk. widow of ARENAS Fisk,
died on Tuesday of last week, at the ad-
vanced age Of eighty-six years and eight
months. She retained her faculties to the
last, and was highly esteemed by all who
knew her. Her funeral was attended on
Thursday at her late residence, Rev. C. H.
Morse officiating.
Mrs. G. M. Winch of Corinth is visiting
relatives in town. - Fred Durkee and
family visited friends in Plainfeld, N. H.,
last week
Calais.
The regular meeting Of Wyman Burnap
camp, Sons OF Veterans, and Stowe Relief
Corps will be held on Saturday evening, Oc-
tober s.
Professor C. N. Thomas of Boston, Mass.
gives one of his illustrated lecture enter
tainments, Heroes and Battle Fields of the
Clvil war, at the school-house vestry, Ma
pie Corner, on Tuesday evening, October IL.
u, Ill. Burnap, our representative is
brother OF Wyman II. Burnap, for whom
our camp was named. G. H. Burnap is a
veteran who was fortunate enough to return
aIlve TO his home in the Green Mountain
state, but his brother Wyman gave his life
to his country.
y. IL. Foster was the only Grand Army
man from this town to attend the national
encampment at Washington. His daughter.
Miss Nervie l.. Foster, president of the Re.
lief Corps. went with him, and they were
Joined on the way by Mr. Fosters son, Cap
tain H. s. Foster of Burlington.
The Home Mission society met with Mrs.
L. A. Kent Thursday afternoon of last week.
There was good attendance. &c. V.
Kent and wife are away ON trip to Boston
and vicinity. - There was a corn husk-
ing at Herbert Browns, Wednesday even
ing, September 2S. - Howard o. Kent
OF Boston, Mass, was at home last week for
a short stop - Charles Martin from the
far West arrived in town on September 20.
de was former resident of Calais. -
Van Hall went on Monday to Troy, N. Y,
where he is to make his home for a while,
" Rev. J. c. Wright preached at Ma
pie Corner, Sunday evening. He will hold
service there again October 10. at the