The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-21
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUHE or
CURRENT Events.


Ni'ho ~ w yie was completed last week
Robert Terry of woodsvile, n. H., il
running the barber shop in the basement of
the Central House.
Rev. Mr.. Longren will deliver the address
at the union temperance service at the
opera house next Sunday evening
A valuable COW belonging to e. T. Rice
was so badly injured in the pasture last
Friday that it was necessary to kill her.
Rev; w. s. Smthers of St. Johnsbury
visited in town last week aud received a
hearty welcome from his old Practitioners.
William Il. Durham took the first prize
among the sophomores at the prize speak
ing held last week at Tufts College, Med.
ford, Mass.
Wayne Burnham had one hand badly
lacerated last week by its coming in contact
with circular saw at the shops of Burn
ham x Mills.
Purses aggregating SG2j are offered by the
Green Mountain Trotting Park Association
at the races to be held in Barre next Friday
and Saturday.
f. G. Rowland received a letter last week
which stated that although l.. f. Aldrich is
still very sick man, he is making slow hut
sure progress toward recovery.
l.. j. Bolster is to erect a large carriage
and sleigh store-house for Jackson Il
Townshend near the depot square. The
contract calls for its completion before
September /.
f. A. Fisk of Waitsfield visited in Barre
last week, the first time he has been here
since the railroads ran into the Granite
City. No wonder he felt lost " shortly
after his arrival.
A great crowd was present at the Child
ren's Day concert at the Methodist church
last Sunday evening. The auditorium was
beautifully decorated, and the exercises
were very interesting.
Justin Ketchum was badly gored in the
right side last Thursday evening by an in
furated cow. While his injuries are ex-
ceedingly painful, they are not considered
dangerous by his physician.
William Lafayette, polisher in the EN-.
ploy of the National Granite Company was
badly bruised and narrowly escaped death
last ednesday by his clothing getting
caught in revolving shaft
The case of State V. Hugh Mcdonald for
using threatening language against Rod
erick McLeay, which was to have been
heard last Wednesday, was again post
poned because of the absence of witnesses.
Franc. Baker, the Chaplain McCabe of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, will
speak at the Methodist church next Sunday
morning. Miss Baker is an eloquent
speaker and draws large crowds where she
is best known.
j. w. Shanks, roadmaster of the Central
Vermont railroad, was in Barre last week
other changes that will facilitate handling
the immense business in the yards of the
company.
The house of B. Thomas on Summer
street, one of the most notorious kitchen
bars in Barre, was raided last week by
officers Rowland and Mason, and enough
intoxicants were found to stock a good
sized saloon.
Crandall Grand Army post held public
campfire and reception at Bolster's hall,
Monday evening The speakers included
Department Commander G. w. Doty, Nor
risville; Quartermaster A. A. Niles, j. w.
Gordon, w. A Boyce, Rev. Simon B. Blunt,
Hon. o. B. Boyce, R. A. Hoar and E. L.
Smith.
DR.. j. FL. Hamilton of Richford, member
of the state board of health, visited Granite
vile last week in company with the select
men and Mr.. Camp, health officer, to look
into the sanitary conditions there which are
said to be typhoid fever breeders. DR..
Hamilton advised condemning as nuisances
several of the worst places in that locality,
and thorough purging of many others.
William A. Smith and Miss Helen NJ.
Stafford were married last Wednesday
evening at the home of w. l.. Stafford,
father of the bride. Rev. C. w Longren
was the officiating clergyman, and, follow
ing the ceremony, which was strictly pri-
vate, largely attended reception was
held. The newly-wedded couple will re-
side in Barre after brief wedding trip to
New York and Boston.
A large crowd of citizens boarded the
suburban train last Thursday afternoon to
witness the tifteen-mile bicycle race. The
starting point was in front of the Nichols
block on Main street, where another large
crowd gathered and INDUCED in specula-
tons and wagers during the tifty-four min
utes the contestants wer: absent. The boys
came in on the home stretch in the follow
ing order and time: j. e. Walsh, fifty-one
minutes ten seconds; G. ID. French, 500;
w. G. French, 80 81; F. G. Seguin, SO 40.
The wheels of Clarence Kendrick and W.
S. Thurston collided at North Barre and
Mr.. Kendrick received severe bruises.
Isabella Beattie arrived from Scotland
last week to visit John Beattie, her brother.
last week. - Mrs. c. NJ. Libby of South
Ryegate visited c. J. Bailey, her brother,
vast wsek n T Sanes store TO- of
Hooker. - Bertha Estabrook OF West
Lebanon. n. H., and Winifred Rowell
and Alice Hall of st. Johnsbury visited
last week at the home of o. H. Hale, -
Charles Minard and Mrs. Frank Minard
visited last week in st. Adams. - Mrs.
@. j. Bailey is visiting in Chelsea, Mass,
her former home. - DR.. G. W. Steele
spent last Sunday in Gaysville with Dr.
Fred Steele, his brother. - Mrs. G. II.
Newton and son of Glens Falls, n Y, are
G. f. Camp, Nelson Latham, Norman Nc
Leod, DR.. j. Henry Jackson and others at
tended the festivities of Masonic week at
Burlington. - Cadet Carpenter of Rock
Point Institute visited Buel Lamb last
week, IS. c. White, president of the
Vermont Granite Company, was in Rutland
on business last week.
GODDARD SEMINARY,
The twenty-fourth annual commencement
at Goddard Seminary opened Sunday after
noon at the Universalist church, where the
class sermon was delivered. The church
was trimmed in a tasty style, plants and
flowers Astounding on every hand.
After several well.rendered selections by
the choir-consisting of Ada Smith, soprano:
Mrs George Mackerracher, alto; f. W
Bancroft, tenor; Professor o. X. HOLSTER,
bass-the class sermon was delivered by
Rev j. Smith Dodge, ID, of Stamford,
Conn, who took for his text Matthew xiii
80, 1.-THE kingdom of heaven is like unto
the leaven which woman took and hid in
three measures OF meal till it was eavened."
The fact that Mr.. Dodge had acted as
speaker at former class Sunday was an
assurance that the sermon to the class of
i03 would be an able one. and IL certainly