The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-06
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME OF
CURRENT Events.
Barre.

An athletic association is to be organized
at Goddard Seminary.
E. L. Smith e. Co. have closed their gran
ite works until January.
X. Il. Crandall Grand Army post will
elect officers this evening.
William Clark Is building an addition TO
his Fairview greenhouse.
a baked bean supper was held at Grand
Army hall Saturday evening.
Local granite dealers do not appear 10
relish the idea OF free granite.
H. o. Camp and w. f. Shepard have
been reappointed deputy sherlfs.
Miss Della NJ. Thurston OF La Grange,
Ill, is visiting her parents in town.
Rev. e T. Hutchins OF Plainfipld preached
for the Free Methodists on Sunday.
The Young Ladies Whist Club held .
party at Bolster's hall on Tuesday evening.
The Congregational Missionary Society
meets with Mrs e. w. Longren this after.
noon.
VIII Carleton the famous poet and leo
turer, appears ut the opera house Thursday
evening.
CS. Page Camp, Sons OF Veterans, have
changed their meeting night from Thursday
to Monday.
The severe snowstorm Of Sunday tended
to make the attendance at the various
churches small.
ing prayer-ineeting AT the Methodist church
Thursday morning.
Rev. l.. NJ. Hardy, OF Bishop Hopkins
| Hall preached at the Mission OF the Good
Shepherd on Sunday.
The Kings Daughters hold sale Of
fancy articles at the Congregational vestry
| Wednesday evening.
| The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union meets with Mrs. j. K. George on
| Elm street this afternoon.
The Congregational Young Peoples So
cietv OF Christian EudeavUr is holding lit
erary meetings Tuesday evenings.
Rev. c. w. Longren closed his lectures on
the Book of Daniel at the Congrega.
tional church on Sunday evening
A dancing school will be started at Boil.
sters hall Thursday evening. Professor
| w. l.. Paul will be the instructor.
| Granite City Court, Ancient Order OF
| FOresters, will dedicate their new hall in
Worthen's block on Wednesday evening.
Goddard Seminary was closed from Well
nesdsy night until Friday noon, and nearly
twenty. Ave students took Thanksgiving
| dinner az home.
The Ladies Union OF the Universaiiss
church opened loan and art exhibit at the
vestry, Tuesday evening, which is to con.
| tinue one week.
There is considerable diss abstraction among
the citizens OF this village that the mail
which formerly arrived here Sunday morns
ing is now kept at Montpelier until y )nday.
Craudall Womau's Relief Corps is to have
a" ball, wi thout dance" at Grand Army
hall, Friday evening. A literary programme
will be pres ented, and refreshments served.
The rumor that the granite industry lore
was to receive another magnificent boou-
baciuSe OF the decision TO build the Chicago
postotfice of Barre granite, seems to have
no definite foundation.
Tho tnarriaua ~ Clinton EialI traouursr
of the Granite Savings Bank, aud Miss
Kate Brush OF Wiliamstowu, the popular
soprano Of the Barre Congregational choir,
takes place at Williamstown to-day.
The " bald. heads were out in full force
at the performance OF Sam Jacks Lilly
Clay company at the opera house on
Wednesday evening. This company was
far ahead of the usual run of such coInbina-
tions.
The newspaper fraternity sent several
delegates out Of town for Thanksgiving.
Editor Ramsey Of the Ledder was at West
Concord, O. j, Kinsley at Rutland, while
w. +. Scott and wife spent the day at
Montpelier.
The Barre Rangers aud Victoria United
team played an Association game OF foot ball
on the Seminary campus, Thursday morn
ing. 1t was the.fnest exhibition OF Associa-
tiUn football ever seen in Vermont, ths
Rangers winning by score OF tot
Carroll s. Page Camp, No. l, Sons OF
Veterans, has elected the following officers:
Captain, W. w. Llpoint; first lieu enans
+. y. Eaton; second lieutenant, John Gau.
thier; camp council, w. A. Bishop, q q.
Garry, Joe Gauther; delegates to division
eucampmenr, F. A. Eatoni alternate,
George Gauthier.
Lyman Gale, eighty-fve years old, was
coming up the basement stars at II. u.
Mills store, Wednesday. with a pal Of
sugar in his hand, and, becoming faint FROM
| fell hack warla iDwu thu
stairs. He was taken home and DR.. Chsnd-
Ter summoned. Mr.. Gale has partially re-
covered from his injuries.
A dastardly attempt was made to wreck
the special train To the quarries on Wednes-
day evening. The locomotive Noun ain
King, Jack McHugo engineer and Charles
Llnuehau fireman, left Shepard's" at 6:20,
pulling a passenger and baggage car, and,
when near Calvin Bonds, tue baggage car
came in contact with a car OF granite, caused
by IA misplaced switch, damaging the loco
motive aud car and iutiicting slight injuries
upon few Of the passengers. The lock on the
switch was broken, proving the act 10 have
been preneditated.
The local police court was busy on
, Wednesday with the trial of State v Min
ME Eastman, wife Of Darling Il lstman, the
notorious moonshiner. Mrs. Eastman WAS
arrested by Constable Buchanan, several
days ago, charged with selling liquor; but
the case was mol pressed for lack OF evil
a | ututbs nt oldto having Obtdlucu Auo
necessary evidence, the trial opened at
Barney & Hoar's before Justice Barber and
the following jury: b. b. Hawrs, g. II.
Campbell, Charles Johnson, o. ID Shurt-
I Left Frank Hopkins. The state was repre-
: seuted by Grand Juror Barney and H. w,
/ Scott, while the respondent was defended
, by j. W. Gordon and w. w. Lapoint.
/ Messrs, Scott and L1poiut made their
maiden arguments, and the result was u
( verdict Of not guilty.
r Clan Gordon held its annual concere
Y and ball at the Music Hall on Wednesday
/ evening. The hall was tastily decorated,
( and as Chief Clansman Q. w. Mcmillan
( called the meeting To order nearly 800 lads
: and lasses Of Bonnie Scotland occupied
: seats in the hall. The programme was az
I follows: Glee The Storm" Choral Union
D comic song "What Difference in the
3 Morning." John Anderson; recitation,
8 Thanksgiving at Sugar Hollow" w. W.
+ Lapoint; song Jennie Hilton; duet Forbes
A and jenkins of the Barre Mandolin Club;
t song, Duncan Mcmillan; clog dancing
!, Milne Brothers; comic song John Ander-
= son; bagpipe selection, George Patterson
!. glee, "rhe Fishers Daughter" Choral