The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-22
bWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME OF CUR
RENT Events.
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o. W. Potter has put new oven into his
bakery.
Phelps Brothers have sold to l.. A. Gale
for $500 the house owned by them on Cur
rier park
The lawsuit between w. A. Smith and
J. II. Ward to recover horse has been dis.
continued.
The Granite City whist club met last
evening with the East Montpelier club at
tho hall Of the latter.
The house opposite the fork shop formerly
owned by Clark Holden has been sold to
Mr. Hamel for 80 400
A large delegation from Barre lodge via
SSed the Montpelier lodge Of Good Templars
last Wednesday evening.
w. A. Perry has been drawn for jury duty
for the United States court which meets
February % at Burlington.
Uenten services are held every Wednes.
day evening in ST. Moncas church during
lent, conducted by Rev j. Brelivet
w. II Eastman has leased the store in
the south side OF the Aldrich house and will
aeon move his stock of goods there.
A special train will be run from Mont
peler to Barre this evening after the Kelley
league entertainment ut the opers-house,
Rev. j. o. Peck Of New York gave the
last lecture In the course last Thursday
evening, His subject was "Pluck v. Luck"
A stock company il in process of organ
izatiOn by Charles Daniels to erect stone
sheds and polishing-mill at Jockey Hol.
low.
Rev. Costello Weston of st. Johnsbury
will preach the sermon at the lenten SER
vices this evening at the Uuiversalist
church.
Jack Lafayette had his left eye badly
burned with muriatic acid last Wednesday,
but it is thought that the sight will not be
permanently impaired.
The division of Sons Of Temperance in
stituted in Barre last week starts in with
twenty-six charter members. The meetings
are held Monday evenings.
new engine house has recently been
erected at the Langdon quarres, and 1t Is
stated that the large engine from the West
Berlin quarry will be moved there.
The annual banquet OF the Merchants
Retail Association, to be held tomorrow
evening at the city restaurant, promises to
be as enjoyable and successful as have been
its predecessors.
February 10 is q national holiday in Italy,
and the resident Italians in Barre celebrated
the day last Saturday in much the same
manner as they we're accustomed TO do
under the sunny skies.
Donald Smith went to Buffalo, N. Y, last
Wednesday, where K. l.. Smith, his BUSH
ness partner is at present. The firm of e.
Il. Smith Il Co. is contemplating opening
branch Office in that city this spring.
Ruth chapter of the order of the Eastern
Star was successfully instituted Tuesday
afternoon in the hall of Granite lodge by
District Deputy J. e. Curran assisted nv
members of Rob Morris chapter of MOutpe =
lier.
Leon Cady has been released on bail from
the county Jail, and has returned to Barre.
Bail in the sum Of $3.50 was furnished by
his wife, who raised the money by crculat-
ing paper and by the sale of her house.
hold effects.
Special lenteu services are to be held in
the Universalist church during ten days,
beginning March 81, at which Stamford
Mitchell, the well-kuOwn singer at temper
ance meetings, Chautauqua gatherings and
grove meetings, is to sing,
Murdo MoAuley was badly injured at the
quarries last week by being struck in the
head with the iron handle of swiftly
revolving derrick crank. He was at first
thought to be fatally injured, but his physi-
clan is OF the opinion that he will recover.
large number from Barre are intending
to be present this evening at the entertain
ment TO be given in the Blanchard opera
mouse, Montpelier, under the auspices of the
Heeley league. A special train will be run
20 Barre at the close of the ENTERTAINMENT
Tor their accommodation.
s, S. Ballard has resigned az Joint freight
agent at Barre for the Montpelier & Wells
River and Barre railroads, to accept the posi-
NlOu VI BSu6Ial lldudB6r IN JDe granite ONCE
OF q. Ii. More ~ Co. His resignation takes
effect next Saturday. @. j. Bailey, for sew
eral years station agent at South Ryegate,
is to be his successor
Rev. G. S. NickersOn spoke on g The I'm
luenchable Fire +" in the UniYersalist church
last Sunday evening, one of the series of
Sunday evening lectures he is delivering on
passages of Scripture which are supposed
by many people to he contrary to the Uni.
yersaist doctrine, His subject last Sunday
morning was Being Born Again"
Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. jackson of Montreal,
2. @, the venerable parents Of DR.. j. Henry
Jackson, are visiting at the home of their
SON. Judge Jackson is now eighty-tive
years of age, is hale and hearty, and is de-
lightful example of a young old gentleman,
For the past fifty years and more he has
been justice of the peace in Montreal.
Frank Desnoyess, a nomadic pocket ped
der, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Camp
last Thursday afternoon while attempting
70 dispose of his tangle foot at the Wells
River passenger depot. He was tried be
fore Justice o. B. Boyce on the charge o.
furnishing, found guilty, and fined S27 70
He had no collateral but A. j. Stevens be
came surety for him and he was allowed Il
depart.
The WATCHmAN representative interro
gated Miss Kate West last Saturday as Il
whether she had already secured quarters
in Chicago while there at the expense o
the Boston Globe as she bids fair to be
Miss West is not 80 sanguine of success a.
are her hosts of friends in Barre, who ar
determined that the Granite city shall b.
represented among the fortunate ones in tn
Globe voting contest.
The turkey supper given by the Univer
saiist ladies in their vestry last Frida
evening was pleasant success. A larg
delegation was present from Montpelier
and enough money was realized to purchas
all except one of the unsightly horseshed
near the church, for which purpose the sur
per was given. The ladies who worked 8
hard for the success Of the undertaking wi
take genuine delight in watching the process
Of tearing down the sheds which have 8
long been an eye-sore.
The seventh district of Odd Fellows /
Vermont held district meeting in the ha
Of Hiawatha lodge last week, which wa
most successful ia point Of attendance an
in work accomplished. Delegations wei
present from Montpelier lodge of Mon
Delier; Valley, OF Waitsfeld NorthtielC
of North6eld West Randolph of We
Randolph; and Cabot, OF Cabot I'll
afternoon session was called to ord'