The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-23
From Town Correspondents.
Barrn.

| dissolved.
Crandall Grand Army Post has been in
corporated.
The pipe for the East Barre water.works
is being laid.
The granite firm of Rock g. Libersant has
been dissolved.
The next term Of the girls sewing school
opens January T.
Miss Belle Stafford has position with Il.
3. Currier Il Co.
The winter term OF Goddard Seminary
opens December 3.
The East Barre post-office is to be made a
money order office.
Officer Bemis has recovered from his re.
cent severe Illness.
Miss Jennie Templeton is now captain of
the "Girls in Blue"
William Robinson is to accent a position
with Curtis & Keith.
The East Barre school closes with an ex-
hibition this evening.
b. S. Webster is erecting a store-house in
the rear of his residence.
The residence of E. j. Gale has been sup
piled with the telephone.
Deputy-sherff Frank Cook is on the street,
after sickness of eleven weeks.
The Burns Club will hold masquerade
ball at Miles hall on December 3
A New England Home appears at the
opera-house on Thursday evening.
Milne & Wyllie have placed new and i'm
proved machinery on their quarry.
The democratic banner and flag were rele-
gated to winter quarters on Friday.
Pocket peddlers and kitchen bar.rooms
appear to be doing good business
The defeat of the weekly payment bill is
appreciated by the granite firms here.
Indications are that there will be large
amount of building here next summer.
Bert Humphrey has purchased an inter-
est in G. e. MacFarland's ice business.
T.. G. Briggs left on Monday for Milbury,
Mass, where he is to open a restaurant.
Rev. Robert Collyer of New York will
lecture at the opera-hJuse December Z
A successful sociabe was held at the
Methodist vestry last Wednesday night.
Rev. p. G.. Abbey has purchased Rev
George kaymond's residence for $3.50.
Mrs. Sam Huse was called to Barton, Fri
day, to attend the funeral of her brother.
The next union temperance meeting will
be held at the opera-house, November d.
The Congregational choir will furnish
music at the union Thanksgiving service.
The Empire Granite Company is shipping
10000 paving blocks to West Troy, n. Y.
Spiritualsts have been holding meetings
at several private residences the past week.
John Simons, clerk of Hotel Brandon,
Brandon, VT, has been visiting f. j. Bishop.
The local granite dealers report business
very good, and are predictinga busy winter.
A large number of citizens attended the
session of the legislature on Friday even
ing.
Sixty-one members have Joined the Con-
gregational society during the present
year.
Rev. G. S. Nckerson and wife are to
spend Thanksgiving in western Massachu-
sets.
The Congregational choir will soon give a
concert for the benefit of the ladies' aid So
ciety.
A delegation of Free Masous met with
their Montpelier brethren last Wednesday
night.
Rev. C. w Longren has decided to sus-
pend the publication of the Church Mes
Senger.
Gould & Nichols have placed a Decker
Bros grand piano in the Spaulding graded
school.
A large party attended the leap year
dance at Williamstown, last Wednesday
evening.
Miss Mary Bosworth gave a whist party
at her home on High street, Wednesday
evening.
The piazza roof at Mrs. w E. Peabody s
residence was demolished by the wind, Fri
day night
K. e. Nye is the newly-elscted president
Of the Congregational society of Christian
Endeavor.
w. w. La Point has been engaged to de.
liver the next Memorial day address at
Richmond.
The Presbyterian Sunday-school is to
| give concert on the evening of Thanks
giving day.
| Harry Morse has returned from New
| Hampshire, and is ill at the residence OF
James Morse.
The ministers of Montpelier district are
to hold meetings here during the first week
in December.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Seaver of Montpelier in.
spected Crandall Relief Corps last Wednes-
| day afternoon.
A portion of the Methodist church steeple
was blown down by the heavy wind on Fri
day afternoon.
The dancing school this week occurs
Tuesday evening, Thanksgiving falling on
the regular night.
The Barre Hook and Ladder Company
held a pleasant entertainment at firemen )
hall on Thursday evening
The large number of secret societies here
are now preparing for the most important
event OF the year-elections.
Manager j. ID. Smith of the Empire Gran.
lite Company, with his wife, spend Thanks
giving day in Harvard, Mass.
Five hundred local democrats and the
Granite City Band attended the celebration
at Montpelier, Monday evening.
j. w. Morecroft is to remove to New.
market, n. II. he is to be baggage-master
for the Boston & Maine railroad.
Mrs. o. b. Boyce and Mrs A. D, Burgis
attended the Daughters of Rebekah con-
vention at Rratteboro, last week.
The Barre Cricket Club, not to be sur.
passed by other organizations, announces a
dance at Miles hall on December 8.
John Campani was injured about the
head at Wetmore & MOrse's quarry, Satur-
Jay. He was attended by DIR. Camp.
The members of Company E are actively
engaged in making preparations for their
coming fair, December 5, 9, 10 and II.
DIR. G. b. Nichols is moving from Church
| street to the house he recently purchased
at the corner of Main and High streets.
Rev l. p. Booth of Mortified will occupy
the Universalist pulpit on Sunday, in the
| absence of the pastor, Rev Mr.. Nickerson.