The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-01-11

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temperature OF the room more comfortable,
even In the coolest OF weather.
Mrs. George Buchanan died last Monday,
aged thirty nine years. Her body was
taken to East Topsham Tuesday, where the
funeral IS to be held this morning, and
where the burial will take place.
w. r. Shepard has been appointed col
%lector Of the town and village taxes in place
If s. b. Bemis, and will be at the Office Of
Town Clerk Perry every Saturday after
noon and evening to receive the same.
Thomas Good was arrested last week by
Officer Buchanan upon a warrant charging
him with a breach OF the peace the closing
night Of the Spencer Rifles fair. He WAS
taken before Justice A. NJ. Jackman, and
fined $3.50 for his little amusement.
The annual village meeting Is to be held
next Tuesday, aud the tickets already in
the field are thick AZ autumn leaves The
board Of civil authority will have a tremen-
dous job on their hands to %straighteu out
the tangled mess mex Tuesday evening.
b. w. Abbey, son of the Baptist minister,
and the crack pitcher for the Pittsburgs, Is
in town coaching the Goddard Seminary
baseball nine. With such instruction that
club ought to be able to yet away with the
baggage of anything in the state the coming
season.
Misses Belle Breno aud Lena Bracket
were thrown from their sleigh, last Wedues-
day afternoon, at the corner at the north
end of the park, but were not severely In
jured. Tue horse ran a short distance,
but was caught before any serious damage
was done.
The parts were assigned, last Friday
evening, for the game of living whist to be
brought out under the auspices Of the Spen-
Ger Rifles the last of this month. The cos
TUNES will be brought from Providence, II.
l., and the game will be played on the stage
in Bolster's hall,
, Ellen J. Mclaughlin was seized with a
violent fit of coughing, last Friday, which
ruptured a blood vessel, causing her death
in a few minutes. Her funeral was held
last Saturday from st. Monica's church, and
the body was taken to Boston for inter-
ment. She was thirty years of age.
/ Preparations are completed for the dance
to be given next Friday evening by the
Scotch boys of Barre, aud the affair prom
Uses to he most enjoyable. The Impression
! that has prevailed hat no American would
be invited is erroneous, but the invita-
tions nave been issued only to unmarried
people.
The officers OF Green Mountain council,
Royal Arcinum, Installed last Friday even
ing. are: Oliver Martin, r.; r. II. Hopkins,
v. r.; A. G Rich, orator; Homer Fits, Sec
Rotary; e. L Tracy, collector; j. b. Cham
berlin, T.; Y. T T K A"nnSsn. 6; & e F F
, Thwing, p, r. w. F., Scott, d. d. $. r.,
D.. was the installing officer.
The entertainment given at the opera.
| house, last Thursday evening. by Rossi's
orchestra, assisted by Mrs; Jessie South
wick OF the Emerson College of Oratory,
Boston, attracted an audience. as it de-
/ served, that filed every seat in the house.
Mrs. SouthwiCk is a prime favorite in Barre,
where she has appeared several tunes in
> the past few years, aud the organic ttion
U over which Mr.. Rossi yields the baton is an
organic Ation in which the Granite city takes
pardonable pride.
Graniteville.
The Barre r iilroad Company is erecting
/ a new depot at Shepard's crossing.
The continued cold weather renders quarry
work difficult and uncomfortable.
n Rev. j. Brelivet has leased Frasier's hall
and it will be hereafter used exclusively fol
Catholic services.
b John waycotte, who was SC severely in
jured a short time ago at Gazely's p~olishin,
mill as to necessitate amputation of an arm
q Is rapidly improving and is now able to bt
about.
n Officer McLeay took Henry Poore dow
q to Barre, Friday night, to answer to charges
of drunkenness and disorderly conduct
Fred Reed went down Saturday morning tC
y pay Poore's fine. aud ran up against a war
rant for his own arrest, he having been on 6
good-sized 4" bat " for some days previously
Cabot.
Miss Hattie A. Fisher closed her thirt
term of school last week in the West hill
district, completing the school year. Sh'
now enters the st. Johnsbury Academy 70
a course of study.
The Odd Fellows are to hold a public in
stallation and oyster supper, next weel
Thursday evening. The following are tn
- officers for the year ensuing: George O
10 Kimball, N. G.; L. j. Walbridge, .. G.
j. b. Knight, treasurer; NJ. ID, Wells, sec
le Rotary; Hiram Wells, p. G..
III Lewis n. Hopkins died very suddenly
last Saturday morning. He had been sic
st less than a week with peritonitis. He leave
$. a widow with six small children, who hav
the sympathy Of tbs entire community. Mr.
in Hopkins enjoyed the confidence and re
10 spect of all who knew him.
At the annual village meeting, Januar
IS 2, the following officers were elected; Mod
ID orator, T. H. Lance; clerk and treasurer
George W. Hoyt; attorney, 7. II. Lance
m collector, b. G. Rogers; trustees, j. SheI
burn, E. W. Haines, George w. Hoyt, Or
Wis Fits, L.. c. Lance chief of fire depart
ment, III. II. Morse.
The reunion of the member OF the Con
gregational church, held on Monday, Jan
uary 2, was very successfully carried out
>, The members assembled in the forenoon
Is and at noon sat down to a plentiful dinner
after which they adjourned TO the audience
II room for the r~oll-call. In addition to tn,
responses by those present, letters werr
read from these absent ones: Mrs. Juli
y Steele, Worcester, Mass Mrs. Flora Fisher
If Chicago, H.; Mrs. Milton Fisher, Barton
Vt; Mrs. Deacon Hoyt, Missouri; Mrs
Kimball, I Washington, ID. c.; Eleazr
g. Marsh, Leominster, Mass. A beautiful
" memorial was read by Mrs. Russell il
: memory of those who had died during tn,
last two years. They are: Miss Clara Will
. ley, Miss Julia Haines, Miss Abbie Hatch
Susan Walbridge, Solomon OSgood, Milton
81 Fisher, Rev. aud Mrs. b. s. Adams. Reso
%lntions were passed sympathizing will
N Mrs. Milton Fisher in the recent loss OF he
husband, who was one of the oldest mem
bers of this church. His remains wer,
brought here for interment. Much credi
d is due to the clerk, pastor, and deacons 70
Il the successful occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Drew visited in Soutl
Ryegate last week. - Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
RI ID. Wells attended the reading by Mrs
Southwick in Barre last week.
u Calais.
An adjourned meeting Of the Calais cir
81 c~ulating library will be held at the vestry a
= Maple Corner next Saturday afternoon a
o two o'clock.