The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-01-25
public will heartily respond and give The
ladies the financial assistance they need

Hale, the auctioneer, has disposed Of them
at lively rate.
Committees from the Baptist Metbodiat
Congregational and Presbyterian Cbristiar
Endesvor societies met Tuesday evening az
the home Of W. g. Nye, to make preilm.
mary arrangements for the meeting OF the
state convention in Barre next October.
Rev. DIR. W. j. Harris, state diocesan mis-
sionary, conducted services at the Mission
OF the Good Shepherd last Sunday morning.
and administered the holy communion.
Rev. s. Il. Blunt OBLIGATED AZ Christ church
Montpelier, in the absence Of the rector.
The following officers Of the local lodSs
OF the New England Order Of Protecti9p
were installed last Wednesday evening.
f.. A. Bugbee, warden; G. b. Mudgett, yics.-
warden j. III. Cook, recording aud tinan.
cial secretary; John Robinson, treasurer:
Mrs. Kidder, chaplain; A. II. Morgbousa
sentinel; f. b. Mudgett, trustee.
The annual meeting Of the Retail Mer-
chants Association was held last Wednes.
day evening, Homer Fits was elected
president Tor the year ensuing: X. s, Cur
rier, vice-president; r. w. Jackson, score
tary and Perley Chandler treasurer. A
committee consisting OF II A. Skinner, w.
IL. Eastman and II. p. Keudrick was an
pointed to make arrangements for the an
nual banquet which is to be held Febru-
AIRY %.
Considerable excitement was caused here
Saturday afternoon by the anpearanco NJ a
team loaded with sand and containing sew.
eral young ladies, who had assumed thu
role OF street commissioner and were sand
ing the icy sidewalks Many people Thought
this was joke on the new bailjffs: but the
yonng ladies had no such intention. for
they were only earning dollar for the Ex.
perience " sOciable TO be held at the Uni
versalist church next Friday night.
The associated press dispatches from
y ls,rs 81. I,.at 4 L..
the town was in imminent danger of a wa
ter famine. While affairs have hardly
reached that crisis, it is an unpleasant fact
that very many people in Barre who obtain
their supply OF water from springs or frors
the Barre water works are either forced to
economic rigidly in its use, or are cut oH
entirely. Tuere is no danger, however. Of
shortage at the reservoir, as the water
has run over the dam during all tue cold
est weather Of the past week, and there IA
not the slightest danger of a scarcity in case
of fire.
John Snow, whose serious illness was
mentioned last week, died last Thursday of
acute bronchitis at the home Of Mrs. e. w.
Bisbee, bis daughter, aged eighty five
years. Mr.. Snow was a relic OF old New
England bye-gones, having for many years
been one of the best known stage-drivers
on the road from Boston to Montreal Hs
was always noted for the fund of entertain
aud which he was fond Of relating to the
passengers OF his stage coach. Possessed OF
a clear brain, warm heart and independent
Judgment, the circle of his friends was az
wide as the distance between the terminal
points of his route. Since his retirement
from active life he has resided in Barre, aud
with his daughter, since the death of his
wife. He was born in Royalton. His fu.
neral occurred last Saturday afternoon from
the residence Of Mr.. Bsbee, Rev. C. S
Nickerson officiating, and his body was
taken to Montpelier for burial beside his
wife, who died three years ago Mrs. Bis
bee is his only surviving child.
I he committee appointed some time ago
to solicit subscriptions for the fund with
which TO make an exhibit of Barre granite
at the Worlds Fair started out last Thurs
day to see what they could do. The com
mittee is composed of j. d. Smith, s. w.
Jones, Thomas Ingram, and {. II. More and
in two days they had obtained pledges Of
over $4,000 At the meeting of the Retail
Business Mems Association. held last Fri.
day evening, $1,000 additional was pledged,
and it is thought that it will be easy to raise
total amount of 1000 There has been
some doubt expressed whether at this late
day it will be possible TO obtain space for
for the exhibit, but Major j. ID. Smith re-
celVed telegram last Friday evening from
DIR. Ill. H. McIntyre, the Worlds Fair COM
missioner from Vermont, stating that space
Moulu oe reserved, ana III is hOpeu that
Barre will make an exhibit worthy OF the
great industry that has made her famous.
Ten thousand dollars has been pledged for
the exhibit of Quincy granite, and there Ia
no reason why, with the funds at the dis
posal OF the committee the Barre ex-
hibit should not be head and shoulders
above anything that will be seen at Chicago
next summer.
GranitevilIe.
The boiler and engine for Gazely's light
quarry arrived Saturday.
Bunzo" and his Broncho had another
runaway Friday night.
A welcome visitor IN the form of twelve
pound boy made his appearance at tho
home Of Mr. aud Mrs. d. A. Fraser.
Wednesday.
Owing to the extreme cold weather, most
OF the quarries have been running Int
small gangs. All have plenty of orders
ahead, and the outlook is good for busy
spring.
Frank Riley has opened boxing school
oyer Fraser's hall and has several pupils.
Mr. Riley is considered "away up" on all
the points, and thoroughly competent to i'm
part to the embryo Corbetts and Sulliyans
the science of the manly art.
Standing room only" and not much of
that, was the order at the school house hall
last week Tuesday evening, the occasion DO.
ing bue lOurtu OF series OF revival meet
ings held there. Rev. Mr.. Taylor do
livered very interesting discourse, taking
his text from Jeremiah vi; 8. Remarks
were also made by Mr.. Cole, Mr.. George
Mann and several others.
Murdoch McIver is driving the stage be-
tween here and Barre for a few days, Calvin
Holt being detained at home by the illness
Of his wife. - Annabella McAuay has
gone to Northtield to work. - Miss Jen-
ME Conway is visiting friends in North
field.
West Berlin.
Mrs. NJ. ID. Drew died Sunday morning OF
aged twenty-nine years She
had for several years been in poor health,
but all that loving husband and kind
friends could do could not stay the dread
disease. The. husband and three little
boys-the eldest but five years Of age-have
the heartfelt sympathy of all.
A little over one year ago Mrs. X ate Fos-
ter, widow OF the late Nathan Foster of this
place, moved to Iowa and afterwards to
North Dakota, On the 3lst OF
last month she was married TO Lafayette
former resident of this town.
W no went to Florida for his health but AT.
forwards drfted into the great Northwest
and is now on a cattle ranch near Dickin-
son, where several other former residents
NJ This niapa are now living amonn xpbor,