The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-18
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
INTERESTING RESUME OF
CURRENT Events.
Barre.

More than $500 has been subscribed for
the support of the Barre Cornet Band.
The residence of Rev G. w. Lonpren has
been purchased by f. II. Dyer for 81 700.
Alexander Robinson was fined S9.51 by
Justice Boyce last week for being intoxi-
Gated July 4.
movement is on foot for the improve
ment of Currer Park. The work will be
done by property. in that vicinity.
Rev. DR.. w. w. Belden of Pleasant Plains
n. Y, occupied the Presbyterian pulpit last
Sunday in the absence of Rev. L. w. Cum
ings.
W. w. Lapoint has cane made from
wood taken from the famous Craddock
house at Medford, Mass, that is a most in
teresting and valuable relic.
The bay gelding " Rodney j. formerly
owned in Barre by Thomas Suitor, won
second money in 2; 81 class, for purse of
5000, at Mystic Park last week.
A soldiers memorial building, to be built
of Barre granite, is one Of the probabilities of
the immediate future. A meeting will soon
be called to talk over the project.
The hose companies of Barre have voted
not to attend the fireman's tournament at
Bennington. DR.. w. f. Mann goes as a
delegate from the Barre department.
The Congregational society is very 10th
to accept the resignation of Rev. @. w. Lon
gren, and council has been called for next
The Granite City Poultry, Pigeon and
Pet Stock Association will hold flower
show in Miles Hall, August II and 1S.
William Scott, the secretary, will give all
information as to details.
There will be an excursion to The Weirs,
N. H., this week Thursday from Barre and
Montpelier under the auspices of the local
Epworth League. The train will leave
Barre at seven O'Clock A. NJ.
Charles A. Corliss and Miss Abbie e.
Perry were married last Wednesday by
Rev. p. @. Abbey at the home of p. II.
Camp. They are now in Montreal and are
expected to return to Barre this week.
Mrs. F. w. Sherburne and three other
ladies rode from Barre to Burlington on
Tuesday, arriving there in time for dinner,
They were two hours and ten minutes COW
ering the distance from Barre to Water
bury.
No anxiety in regard to local strikes has
been felt in Barre during the past week.
lnasmuch as the Granite Cutters Union is
not amalgamated with the knights of La
Dor or the Federation of Labor, any strikes
among these organizations would not af-
feet the granite industry in Barre.
Another sentence of 500 fine and sixty
days in the house of correction at Rutland
has been given A ID. Burgess, proprietor of
the Avenue House, for keeping intoXicat-
ing liquor with intent TO sell. The Jury was
out just one minute and brought in YER
dict OF guilty Burgess appealed this case
to county court. A. A. Smith entered as
surety for his appearance there.
AS will be noticed by referring to the SUI
preme court decisions published on this
page, two cases in which Barre people
were interested were settled. II. o. Camp
wins his case against the town of Barre,
and the town can bury no more dead in the
addition to Barre cemetery within a certain
distance of Mr.. Camps house. The village
of Barre is the winner in the case of =. o.
Camp against the corporation which grew
out of alleged faulty sewer connections.
Notwithstanding the rain last Friday that
necessitated the postponement of the races
scheduled for that day to Saturday, and
putting those for Saturday over to Monday,
the two days meet was tirst-class success,
and some fine exhibitions of speed were
Witnessed The field of horses was the
largest in the state this season and of the
very best of Vermont. The programme for
each day was complete in quantity and
quality. The crowds were large and there
were many notables present from different
parts of New England. " Factory Boy"
proved a drawing card and showed his
grand abilities in everything except beating
the record he was attempting, owing to
rather bad leg forward which would have
made it cruel to have forced him; but he
pleased his many admirers, who cheered
him and his wonderful and aged driver,
Mr.. Charles Taylor, as he appeared before
the grand stand. The starting and judging
was of the best, and all decisions satisfac-
tory. The track record was broken twice
on Saturday. "Peter Cooper" made 2:21t
and " Factory Boy" 2:21. On Monday,
&C. II. X. "equaled the record, POI, in the
fourth and last heat. Three horses were
placed in the 2:3O list Leon j. Counter
made successful balloon ascensions on
Saturday and Monday, with parachute de-
scent from height Of 100 feet. Follow
ing is summary of the races on Saturday: