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


side of Mr.. Rich,
s. S. Ballard has been appointed sugar
wegher for Barre
Perrin Bancroft was married at Mont
pelier, last Wednesday, to Mrs. Lorinda b.
Winter Of Marshfield.
Professor Cooke, Mrs. Cooke and Miss
Cooke of Burlington we're guests of Rev. p
G. Abbey last Thursday.
II. X. Bush was at Burlin gton last week
as iuryman in the United States court and
leaves for there again to-day
| l.. G. Howe of jericho takes the position
| of telegraph operator al the Central YER
| mont station, vacated by Thomas Holloway.
| Rev. Mr.. Nickerson, the new Universalist
| pastor, arrived last Friday, and reception
was held that evening in the vestry, with
a candy sale and good time generally.
| The local democrats are to meet Friday
evening in Good Templars hall, Miles
| block, for the purpose of forming a perma-
| nent organization and formulate plans for
for the humiliation of the republican party.
The masquerade ball by the Spencer
| rifles, last Thursday evening, at Miles hall,
was q big success; some seventy-tive couples
were present, with big crowd of spectators.
The costumes were elaborate and happily
| chosen.
There will be an important auction sale
of young, kind horses tomorrow. 1t starts
| the " ball a-rolling' on the big lot of A. b.
| Batchelder's horses, and will be held at his
horse mart, No. 1863 North Main, corner
Seminary street. There will be sale of
every horse put up
The republicans OF Barre held meeting
| last Wednesday evening and voted to sup
| port j. Dunlop Smith as delegate to the ma
| tional convention. 1t was also voted to hire
| the A. NJ. Jackman hall as headquarters
| for the Republican League Club and the
Young Mems Republican Club
The cases of Priest. Page & Co., ID. l..
Stone and Heriher v. Ranney & Magoon,
and Magoon " Ranney, were heard before
| Special Master s. G. Shurtleff, last Satur-
day. The four cases brought in about all
the lawyers in Barre and Montpelier. The
| question at issue is whether Magoon can be
| held liable as partner of Ranney. Con-
tinued.
The selectmen made an error In the dis
| tribution OF the five per cent state tax school
fund. They distributed it equally among
| the districts of the town, when, on account
| Of there being graded school district, they
should have divided the money as other
school funds are divided-one-balf equally
among the districts, and the other half ac-
cording to school attendance. An article
| to correct the error was inserted in the
| warning for town meeting.
There was a hearing, last Monday after
noon, in the case of William Buchanan, the
officer suspended upon complaint of Fred
| Slayton, as reported in last weeks WATCH
MAN and unsupported in the argus. The
hearing was before the board of baliffs, in
the office of John w. Gordon. The charges
against Mr.. Buchanan were withdrawn,
and he was reinstated in his position as
night police. This action of the baliffs
answers better than can Mr.. Buchanan S
friends the absurd and untrue account of
the affair which the ArguS gave publicity to,
The county meeting of Good Templars
was held with the local lodge last Wednes-
day. Almost 100 delegates were present
An increase in membership of forty-tive
was reported. Mrs. j. A. Il. Glidden read
the address of welcome, which was re.
sponded to by Mrs. w. A. Jones. 1t was
voted to pay the expenses of Mrs. Forsyth
the county superintendent, to visit temples
and institute new ones. resolution was
passed endorsing the movement to prohibit
the opening of saloons at the Worlds Fair
| The hall was packed at the afternoon SEES.
sion, when an excellent literary and must.
cal programme was rendered.
West Berlin.
Mrs. Mary Davenport aunt of Mrs. Will
bur Brown, where she resides, fell down a
flight of stairs, one day last week, sustain
ing severe injuries.
R. G. Bean and wife of Franconia N. H.
who have been spending the winter in this
vicinity, returned Saturday from Brookfield
and intend to return to New Hampshire
soon.
Wilbur Brown has procured several very
large logs which he will use to construct &
boom, his object being to prevent the logs
working under the boom, as they are in
clined to do if smaller sticks are used.
Rev. III X. Crane and wife attended the
mid winter holiness convention at Montpe
lier. Edward Stone of Cabot has
rented the Kimball farm, and Mr.. Kimbal
is to go to Northtield. - Several wen
from this place to Montpelier. last Friday
evening, and were entertained by Professor
Libben with his wonderful monograph.
Braintree.
Many farmers are short of hay, and will
feed considerable grain to make out.
E. o. Mann, who has been feeding Is,
sheep for market, this winter, sold them thu
other day for over 81 900. Il. V. whippl,
is the purchaser
c. Brigham g. Co.'s creamery in this plac,
is doing a good business, receiving littl,
more than two thousand pounds of mill
daily. 1t starts up only every other day
The patrons are considerably better salts
fed than two years ago, getting more thar
they would to make the butter themselves
Brookfield.
Emery Smith rents the Ahira Griswol,
place in Randolph the coming year.
John Rumrill died at Charles Bannister'
| L
Thursday, Rev. G. II. Morse officiating
Quite large number of members of tn
First church and society visited Rev. an,
Mrs. G. III. Morse, last Friday afternoon an,
evening at which time they presented Mr.
and Mrs. Morse with purse of thiyty-fou
dollars.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Adams was at
tended az her late residence, last Wednes
day afternoon, Rev. c. III. Morse officiating
OF her descendants she leaves two children
six grandchildren and twenty-one great
grandchildren. Her age was ninety. 81,
years and five months
! Rev. c. Ii. Morse preached at Williams
= town last Sunday morning and at Eas
: Brookfield in the afternoon, in exchang
with Rev. j. Newton Perrin of Williams
town. - Mr. and Mrs. j. G. Gallup, fol
. merly of Mortified but recently of Mich
gan, have been visiting at j w Parmenter'
the past week. - James Whitney G
: Lincoln spent last week in town.
Cabot.
The village schools closed last Friday.
/, William A. Baker has been quite sick TO
a week past with bronchial trouble.