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

Gould, violinist, and by Misses Ina Har-
ringtou and Edith Richardson, pianis,s.
officer Buchanan arrested Fred Cheney
OF Webster avenue, last Thursday evening,
on warrant signed by Grand Juror w. E.
Barney, charging him with selling intoxi-
eating liquor. A hearing in his case has
not been held, and in the mean time Cheney
Is out on 500 bail furnished by w. A.
Lane.
Rev. George E. Hooker, recently of Wash.
iugton, will preach at the Methodist church
next Sunday evening. MIR. Hooker is a
brilliant scholar an able preacher, aud a
courteous gentleman, and his myTiad friends
in Barre will he glad Of another opportunity
TO hear his voice in public. He soon leaves
for two years course Of study in the IA
nous Oxford University, England,
Numerous and varied are the attractions
for each evening at the fair to he held in
the opera house under the auspices OF st.
Monica's church. This evening is the open-
ing night, and it will continue every even-
ing until Saturday night Of next week;
Father Brelivet has lahored diligently to
make The fair the trsf-cl4ss success which
it bids fair to be. Among tue attractions
Mozart's Gloria " by chorus composed OF
the best local talent in Barre. On Friday
evening, Miss Agues NJ. Dooley, the rising
young soprano of Norrhfeld, will sing sew.
eral selections, and Saturday night the
Montpelier Military Band will be present.
A special train will be run to Montpelier
that night at the close Of the fair.
Miss Eta Clark visited at her home in
Groton last week. - o. b. Dodge is
sick with typhoid fever: - A son was
born last Thursday to Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
Drew. - Mrs. n. L Phillips is seriously
i'll with lung trouble. - II L. Averill
aud wife, Mr.. and Mrs. John Beckley, Mrs.
David Bow les, and Mrs L. M. Averill. went
to Chicago last week. - Frank Nichols
and wife returned last week from Sham
nj RnaNvnrth has an.
tered the employ of Boyle Brothers, whole-
sale jewellers, at White River Junction.
- Leslie Cooper sailed for Scotland
! last Thursday. - Rev, E. w Cummings
James Thompson of Graniteville, at his
residence, last Thursday - Rev George
o. Hooker of Medicine Lake, Wash, is
visiting in town. - Charles A. Smith
was in Boston last week. - Buel
Lamb of Concord, N. H., was ia town over
last Sunday
Wednesday being All Saints Day, appro-
! pirate services were held at Christ church
! in the morning.
Quite a party Of young people from this
| town attended a dance at Randolph Center
| last Friday evening, returning home by
daybreak.
The Bethel Dramatic Association are re.
hearsing a play, "Milie the Qladroon,"
which will be played in the towD hall,
Thanksgiving night.
Elbridge Pierce was out driving last Sum
day when his horse ran away He and his
wife and girl who were in the carriage wer0
thrown out, and the girl was quite seriously
cut about the head. Fred Ray caught tho
| horse near the lumber sheds.
The many friends of Rev. John kimbalf,
formerly pastor OF the Universalist church
here, will svmpathize with him and Mrs.
| Kmball in the loss OF their SOL John
Langlon, who died at Mardin, Pa, October
90 aged nine months and twenty days.
LYMAN Child is failing fast, but has so far
| withstood his sickness with power that
only constitution of iron could give. At
present he is unable to take anv solid nour-
| ishment. His sister, Mrs. Charles Lille Oh
Independence, Iowa, arrived last week.
The following is the standing OF the first
! ten in the grammar department OF tho
Whitcomb High School; Hugh Wilson,
9S.2; Lizzie Kimhall 96 2; Julia Miller, 93.7;
Roy Garland, 92 7; Eva Hoisington, 9l.7;
Netiie Stevens. 81; George Chase. 90; Mary
Kimball SO 2; Gratia wilkins, SO Q; Martha
Williams, SO I.
j. NJ. Shaw, aged ninety-two years, iS
still one of the youngest men in town when
It comes TO work. The other day his SON
Dennis brought him TO P. Shaw's and
left him for about eight hours, during which
time the old gentleman husked fifteen
bushels of corn and put it mp over his head
| in the corn barn.
1t was an error last week that led us to
say that fears were had by pa1ple that
George Marsh was in the Battle Creek acci-
dent. We were miSinformed that time, and
will give less credence next time TO news
that comes from that quarter. Mr.. Marsh
is now at home safe and unhurt, to the joy
of his many friends
Eighty tickets we're sold at this station for
the excursion to Boston last week. Among
those who went from this town were A A.
Brooks &. e Graham, George Clark Mrs.
Clark and Miss Stella, Mrs +. IL. Bascom
and Miss Nellie Bascom, Mrs. Edwin
Fisher. Clinton Reed, Mrs. Frank Carroll,
Mrs. Frank Bailey, f. A. Maxham, Mrs.
w. r.. Adams, Wynn Savage, Mrs. Fred
Chapman.
Owners of farm property will be inter-
ested TO learn that the insurance companies
in this stare and out have raised the rates
on this class of risks to one per cent pee
annum one and one-half per cent for two
years and two per cent for three years, no
policy TO be issued for a term exceeding
three years. This action is the unavoidable
result of the disastrous losses on mortgaged
farm property
Harlan p. Paige OF Mattapan, a part Of
Boston has been the guest OF his brother.
| Willis Paige, on the Barnard road. -
Roscoe Morse has been sick and unable TO
run his truck-ream. - Levi III tz'n OF
West Hartford was in town on Friday.
60 Miss Lucy, young daughter Of S, NJ.
Washburn, has been seriously i'll with ca
tarrhal pneumonia. - Closson Gilbert
Of Cambridge Theological School WAS in
town last week
West Berlin.
Work at the stone sheds is suspended.
The new iron bridge at No. is nearly
completed.
Eugene Keith has leased the Daniel
! Brown farm.
The village school taught by Miss Belle
closed last Friday.
There was meeting OF the Epworth
League on Saturday evening
Margery Colby, who has been spending
the summer at the Weirs, has returned to
her home.
The carpenters have finished work on the
new store of II. b. Ayers, and it is now in
the hands of the painters
Rev. w. b. Worthing and family we're at
Mont pelier last week Tuesday evening to
attend the public installation given by Ivy
lodge, No. 2l, Daughters of Rebekab.
Braintree.
The selrctmen have staked out ceme-
terV near tha old hOuSe of j. q, LOOmiS.