The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-29

vi many tACtlltnCt5 VI COdTaCIeT anu ulS-
position, which attracted to her large cir
Gle of friends. Her funeral was held from
her late home last Saturday afternoon, Rev.
@. w. Longren officiating.
Doctors Smith (of Barre) and Wakefield
Of Montpelier inspected the premises of
George Lamson and @. N. Barber last Fri
day and Guaranteed both places because
of the presence of hog cholera. The pens
of William Mears, Fred Perrin and Ken
dali Il Griswold are also under quarantine
for the same reason
The friends of George Burroughs gathered
at his home on Church street, Thursday
evening, to give him house-warming.
Cake and coffee were served and large
number OF valuable presents given, the pre-
senation speech being made by W. W.
Lapont The success of the event is due to
Mrs. Clarence Carr.
The Goddard Seminary students held the
first reception of the term on Saturday
evening, at which time the following lyceum
officers were elected President, Marc Calef;
vice-president, Stanley Spear; secretary,
Bell Pelton; literary committee, Nina
Brown, Claude Campbell, e. j. Whitney,
Florence Sturtevant, r. r. Sears.
AT the first quarterly meeting of " Golden
Rule" division of Sons oil Temperance, held
on Monday evening, officers we're elected.
Next Monday night the division will begin
holding regular meetings in the Episcopal
Mission. On Friday evening, from seven to
ten, 1t will have sugar party in the Con-
gregational parlors, to which everybody Is
invited.
The Office Of Martin g. Slack was crowded
with an interested audience Saturday af
ternooD to see the fun in the case of State
v. Frank Desnoyes, who was charged with
breaking the peace by writing threatening
letters to the notorious Mrs. p. Young,
keeper of a ranch on Granite street. The
trial was not finished, but an appeal was
faEap IN Martin ~ Slack for
state; X. A. Hoar for respondent.
The other day backw oodsmaD entered
one OF the Granite City leading mercantile
establishments with pail of what he called
new maple sugar. He succeeded in dspos-
ing Of 1t at an exorbitant price, and was
about to leave the store, when some one
else asked him when he could bring down
another pail. He replied, "By golly, you
will have to wait until we tap" and the
second Jay Gould left the store.
o. E. Blanchard Of South Barre has sent
us evidence that he can make "qW edge"
maple sugar The sample is the same as his
regular production and would be pro-
nounced by those unacquainted with Mr..
Blanchard at least half graduated sugar.
1t is, however, the pure product of freshly
gathered maple sap, with the skill and hnoU
hotc necessary to produce the best possible
result, for which he is amply rewarded with
gilt.edge price.
Wnen tDe 1rlenuS OF MISS hate vest en-
tered her name as one of the contestants in
the Boston Globe voting contest, they did it
with a determination to win. Her most
formidable opponent in the postal service in
Vermont has been Carrier Thomas A. Aus
tin of Brattleboro. They have kept close
together from the first, which has made the
contest all the more exciting. A package
containing 10000 votes was sent from Barre
last Wednesday, which was too much for
Mr.. Austin to overcome, and Miss West
went under the wire nearly $4,000 votes
ahead. She will have the distinction Of
being the only lady representative of the
postal service in New England. Her friends
in Barre are naturally elated at her success,
and she is in every way deserving of her
good fortune and hosts of friends.
When Postmaster Wells announced that
he had received instructions from Washing
ton to increase the rental of the boxes in
the post-ofce there was grand kick
against such a move, but the circumstances
that led to such an order from the first
assistant postmaster-general were not gen.
orally understood. The rates that have
been in force for several years were adopted
when the Barre Office was raised from a
fourth to a third class Office, and were not
changed to second class rates when the
Office was raised to that class. The fact is
that the rates in Barre for several years have
been lower than in other towns with post
offices of the second class. This has evil
IDENTIFY escaped the attention of the depart
ment until quite recently, when an advance
was promptly ordered. Those who blame
Captain Wells for the change, or think that
they are being imposed upon, know nothing
of the situation and precious little OF how q
post-ofiice is conducted.
Mrs. C, Nj. Libby of South Ryegate visited
@. j. Bailey, her brother, last week. -
e, A, B. Bishop spent last Sunday at his
home in Brandon. - DR.. McSweeney
and DR.. Camp were in New York last week
- Miss Vina Richardson was i'll las
week with throat trouble. =G. W
Sampson, soliciting freight agent for the
Chicago & Alton railroad, was in town las
Friday. - Rev.. Father Charbonnear
was guest of DR.. Charbonneau, his brother
last week. - Buel Lamb is spending hi
vacation from Rock Point Institute, Bur
lngton, at his home in Barre. - Rev
Fathers Shannon of Underhill and Paque
of Lyndonville were guests OF Father Breli
vet last week. - Frank Eaton has en-
tirely recovered from his serious Hines
from pneumonia and Is again at work in tn
drugstore of Charles A. Smith. - JOIN
Rossi has gone to Boston to reside. -
II. A. Gould, of the firm of Gould q Nichols
has gone to Philadelphia for a month t.
take course of instruction in piano tuning
- Miss Mary K. Persons returned t
her home in Newbury last Thursday. Sh
came to Barre to visit Mrs. q. f. Stevens
her sister, and has been quite i'll with tn
grip during her stay. - Fred Freeman
of Morrisville begins work next week 10
Curtis & Keith. - Mrs. II. w Jackso
was in Boston last week. - Walter N
Emerson is slowly convalescing from hi
long illness. - Mr.. and Mrs. Lin
Averill have moved from the East hill to
house ON Chubbs meadow. - j.
Smith has returned from his Western triI
- Frank Riley is to serve on til
Chicago police force during the World
Fair. - Miss Nellie Keith is bool
keeper for S. ID. Allen and Davis & ski
ner. - Miss Eunice Smith led the Youn
Peoples promise meeting at the Congreg
tonal church, Sunday evening. - Mr.
George Matchmaker is acting as alto
the Universalist choir. - Overill Ric
srdson of Potsdam, N. Y. has been visitir
at j. II. Georges for several days
East Barre.
Frank Doyle is TO commence work on d
cellar for his house at once.
The dance last Saturday night at Hutc
ms hall was quite well attended.
William Carnes has purchased thr
acres OF quarry land Of fl. |. Cheney and
to open quarry in the spring.
George Grigware and Charles Hunt ha
been at work finishing the depot for t
= will ha for