The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06
NUMBER 36.
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME or
CURRENT Events.
Barre.

The Austin Peck farm has been purchased
by George j. Beynolds.
Nelson Jackson of Burlington is visiting
DIR. Holmes Jackson, his brother.
A telephone line has been constructed be-
tween Barre and East Montpelier.
George w. Bassett is very reticent on the
subject of salted coffee at the Advent camp
meeting.
A petition is in circulation asking that ex-
Policeman John Mason be appointed to his
old position.
Evening services were resumed at the
| Universalist and Episcopal churches last
Sunday evening.
Rev. Simon B. Blunt and Homer Flint
attended the diocesan convention held last
week at Burlington.
j. G. Briggs of Somervile, Mass was in
| town last week and received warm well
come from old friends
Quite large party from Barre left for
| Chicago last Saturday afternoon, going via
Canadian Pacific railroad.
Rev. II. A. Hart of Boston is in charge of
| the camp-meeting that opened at North
| Barre last Friday evening.
The Union Clothing Company is soon to
move to the store in Nichols block, formerly
occupied by f. w. Nichols.
Roy f. and Phil w, two of Barre's fleet
est trotters, are entered for the races at the
state fair at Burlington this week.
The Green Mountain Trottng Park As
| sociaton will probably hold another meet
ing in October after the fairs are over.
The crowded condition of the Spaulding
! Graded School has necessitated opening
branch school in the Methodist vestry.
Twenty-three members Of Vincitia lodge,
Knights of Pythias, visited Union lodge at
Hardwick last Friday and were royalty en-
tertained.
G. f. Tayntor was in town from New
| Vnr lac raak tn Qhinnin0
of the large vault and monument mentioned
! elsewhere.
VIII. Gladding and Miss Carrie,Wheelock
were delegates from the Uuiversalist church
to the state convention held last week at
Northfeld.
The extension to Spaulding street has
been completed to point where 1t connects
with Washington street, and is now an open
thoroughfare.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. George, A. ID. Morse
and wife, II. c. Kotten and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. E. w. Bisbee and Mrs f. L. Smith
have gone to Chicago
Orange Graves of California is visiting
Mrs Ellen E. Smith, his niece. Mr.. Graves
is proprietor of large rancho in the south
ern part of that state
C. A. Heath and William McKellon were
delegates from the Congregational Christian
Endeavor Society to the county convention
held at Cabot last Friday.
The Spaulding Graded School opened last
Monday, and Goddard Seminary on Tues
day morning. The latter commences the
twenty-ffth year of its existence.
Several of the leading granite firms paid
their help in currency last week and Others
, will do so this week. The outlook is de-
, cdedly encouraging for the future.
r Teams driven by Karl Scott and Andrew
Main street last Wednesday: One OF the
horses driven by Scott was thrown to the
\ ground, but was not seriously injured.
' The large vault and monument for Green
I land Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio manufac,
n tured by G. e. Tayntor & Co., went iorwaId war,
last Friday. The total weight OF the snip
ment was 100000 pounds, and it required
six flat cars to transport 1T.
a A meeting of the Granite Manufacturers
q Association was held in Gordon's block las !
Al Saturday evening TO consider the SUBJECT OF
/. the strike at the sheds of the Bianchi Broth
"a ers, East Barre. A committee was ap-
AZ pointed to further investigate the matter
d tits reported that several hoodlums and
" loafers attended the camp-meeting last sun,
T. day afternoon and evening, and conducted
IL themselves in manner unDecomfnB any
one who claims the least shadow of respect
ability. So long as the camp-meeting people
conduct their services in quiet and orderly
er manner, they should at least be let alone,
u Suit for damages has been brought agains
u u G. A Heath, Jr., the fourteen -years-old sor
o. o. of G.. A. Heath said to have been inflicted
y by running into Eugene Miller with bicy
10 Gle Heath was riding on the sidewalk a
~ the time, and IL is claimed that the injur,
~ ~ to Mller's knee will be permanent. Tn,
AZ AZ case will be tried at the September term o
a., Washington county court.
n. The Empire Granite Company took pos
a. session of its new sheds below Granite
r, street last Friday. The sheds are 2l6x50 fee
n. in dimensions, to which sidetrack has
been built by the Montpelier x Wells Rivel
railroad. A neat and commodious Office
has been built at the west end of the sheds
a and power is supplied by seventy five
- horsepower engine. The sheds are among
~ the finest in Barre.
1t Another conspiracy case is developing il
r Barre. A young Swede has brought sui
At against the Granite Manufacturers Asso-
ia citation and attached the works of p. III
20 Dunbar. He was formerly polisher fol
re Cutler & Burnham, but left their employ
nt and he now claims that that firm, through
u the association, deprived him of work un
ar less he returned to his old job, and an at
lt tempt will be made to establish a con
I'd spiracy.
A Mrs l.. A Dwinell OF Glover is the CUES
of OF Mrs. D. S. Waterman. - A. j. Daley
IN is taking a short vacation from his dutie,
ly in the store of Houghton & Dutton, Boston
ST which he is spending in Barre and vicinity
90 - Edward Whitehead is slowly conva
lescing from his dangerous illness will
typhoid fever. - Mr.. and Mrs. viii
,v Putnam of Norfolk, Mass, are visiting Mr.
~ and Mrs: w. =. Barnes, parents of the latter
a., ss - f. c. Townshend of Bozeman, Mon,
es as tana, is visiting Q. II. Townshend, his
% m father. - Leighton p. Slack was al
"a Wells River last Friday, engaged in the
~ ~ trial of civil case there. - II. p. Ken
" " bricks has been suffering from blood poison
Z; ing in one hand, the result of a slight
10 scratch, but is improving. - States
i. Attorney j. r. Cushman of Burlington was
,y in Barre last Thursday on business. -
- Fred McWhorter of Melrose Mass, is the
guest of Frank, his brother. - Mrs. Hat
tie Williams is visiting at Ryegate. -
Mrs. b. w Braley and Mrs. n w. Braley
III have gone TO Chicago. 80 Mrs. III, c. Leon
y ard and Mrs j. M Bond are taking a car
II, riage drive through the White Mountains
y - DIR. o. W. Lane of Great harrington
GU Mass, was the guest of A. w. Lane las
10 week. - Miss May Clarke entered
Bakersfield Academy last week - III
B. Brooks of Waltham, Mass, is working
in III Kug's jewelry store. - f. NJ Wood
d. of Los Vegas, New Mexico, is visiting il
a town. - Charles A. Smith was in Man