The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04
East Barre.

| East Barre.
| W. e. Parsons is plastering his house.
Estelle Cheney has been in New York
and Boston the past week purchasing mil
linery.
M. S, Sterling of Warren visited his
| daughter Mrs. A. G.. Dickey, last Saturday
and Sunday.
| last Monday morning, extending it over to
| the stone sheds of Bianchi Brothers and I.
| w. Bates & Co.
About thirty-fve went from this station
on the excursion to the White Mountains.
The weather was perfect, and all report a
delightful trip.
Warren Church has moved into the lower
| tenement of w. A. McConnell's house, G..
f. Cooney into l. w. Bates house, and w.
| w. Lathrop is to move into the house
vacated by Mr. Cooney.
Pipes are nearly all laid and the larger
| part of the village is now supplied with
water from the reservoir. Several hydrants
| have been set, aud an effort is being put
| forth to raise money to buy about three
| hundred feet of hose to be used in case of
| fire.
Mr.. Smith was assisted last Sunday even
ing by Miss Hartig, one of the missionaries
| sent out by the state missionary society.
| The meeting was well attended, and much
| interest was manifested by those present.
She is to be present at the meeting this
evening.
Berlin.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet with
Mrs. e. II. House on Thursday of this
week.
Mr.. Amidou, whose wife was taken sick
while on a visit to Northfeld some weeks
ago, has rented his house and will make his
home for the present with his daughter,
Mrs. Ed. Andrews
The Loyal Temperance Legion gave an
| enjoyable concert at the church last Thurs
day evening. After the concert, Rev. j.
| Edward Wright of Montpelier gave tenn
| perauce talk of half an hour, full of good
advice and instruction for the youth
West Berlin.
The cider mill of Wilbur Brown was
| started up last week Tuesday.
The social meeting at the Baptist church
| Sunday evening was well attended.
Rev. William Spencer of Seminary Hill
| preached at the Methodist church last Sun
| day morning.
M. d. Drew has a fine yearling colt which
was awarded first premium at the Dog River
| Valley fair. 1t is a dark bay stallion, weigh
| ing no pounds. 1t is beauty, and Milton
| knows how to train it.
Rev. |. p. Chase, president of the st.
ohnsbury district Epworth League, called
on friends here last week on his way to at
tend the first general district meeting held
at Plymouth, Mass, this week.
Several from this place attended the
teachers institute at Barre last week. The
| teacher in district No. 4, thinking the inn
mediate welfare of his school demanded
first attention, aud believing that cleanli-
ness is next to godiness, spent one day in
| painting the school-house.
Bethel.
Arc hos 81,
Moody place of her son, E. g. Brown, fol
| 700.
Miss Lena Rowe gave pleasant party to
her young friends Monday evening, that day
being her birthday.
o. ID. Wood was visited this week by 8
brother from Barre and an uncle from Ohio
the latter over ninety years of age.
Renie Longevn was called to Newbury
port, Mass, to attend the funeral of his
brother Zachary, who was drowned there
lately
We know of a very mean act of a certain
man in this village done few nights ago,
| but out of consideration to his family, we
do not print his name
George H. Whitcomb, former law stu
dent with Hunton & Stickney, but now a
successful lawyer in Kansas, has been WIS.,
iting Bethel lately.
Addie Mckinney who has been spending
the summer with her father, William Nc
| Givney started for Denver, COLI on Tues
day. She will visit the fair at Chicago.
DIR. and Mrs. L. M. Greene Mr.. and Mrs.
| G. III. Upper, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. Stafford,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Martin and Mrs. S. Il.
Day went to Boston on Monday for week s
vacation.
| DIR. II. nj. Chase has been appointed town
| grand juror by the selectmen. AT the last
town meeting five grand jurors were elected,
and it would seem that that was enough
| but, as the matter stood until the appoint
ment of DR.. Chase, there was no grand ju-
ror within nearer reach of the village than
four miles. 1t is now proposed To put a
| stop to some of the disgusting and hideous
performances that have marked the streets
of Bethel village many nights of the past
year,
AT a meeting of the library association
| last Saturday evening, 1t was decided to
hold an entertainment Wednesday evening
of next week. The library is in very pros
| porous condition every way, except that IL
is in need of some funds with which to pur-
| chase new books and finish paying the bills
incident upon the first stages of its career
| 1t has been exceedingly well patronized,
and, although there were at first some
"doubting Thomases " who based Their
| doubts upon the results of prior like enter.
| prises, yet it would seem that, with years
successful test like the past, the Bethel
ment for good.
The marriage of Charles A. Davis o.
Tavares, Fla, to Nettie, daughter of G. w
| Curtis of this town, at Christ church on
| Wednesday evening, September 20, was at
tended by large number of friends and
relatives. Rev. q. A. wilkins of1iciated
and the ceremony was one of the best APP
| pointed that ever was held in town. Miss
| Cornelia Stckney of Royalton at the organ
and Miss Lucia Skinner, of the same place
with a violin, pleasantly entertained the
| gathering company during the interval pre-
ceding the arrival of the wedding party
The stirring tones of Memberships We'd
ding March accompanied the party TO and
| from the altar. The bride was prettily at
tired in a cream colored satin dress, with a
bridal veil gracefully draped from the head
The maid of honor, Miss Mary Wilson,
wearing beautiful dress of white silk, en-
train, and carrying the bridal bouquet OF
white roses preceded the bride, leaning on
the arm of her father. Miss Mamie Buck
man of Bethel and Miss Leyle DuGrovier
of Lancaster, n. H., acted as bridesmaids
Both wore white silk dresses and wreaths
of daisies upon their heads, carrying bas
kets of flowers. Miss Carrie Curtis, sister
of the bride, wore very handsome dress OF
| lavender silk. The ushers were Messrs
| Franz Daraona Rnllin Gilann Lao Cad u