The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-03

of Boston. The lecture was highly instruc.
tive to the large audience.
Charles Sawyer returned from Boston on
Friday and reports that he has j. H. Kim
ball lodged in Jail at Concord, Mass, and
that Nellie MOulton, who became wife No.
2, is now in the White Mountains with her
brother.
Rev. f. l.. Goodspeed son of Captain
Hiram Goodspeed of Barre, is to become
pastor of the Congregational church at
Springfield, Mass, at a salary of "a 800.
MIR. Goodspeed delivered the Memorial
Day address here in 1898.
Two women undertook to beat their fare
to Barre one day last week by way of the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad, but
on arrival here Conductor Markham called
Constable Buchanan, who convinced the
women that it was poor policy, and the
money was paid
Hiram Goodspeed fell into cistern at
his home on Saturday, where the water
came up TO his chin. The depth of the els.
tern is ten feet. He made use of his voice
which was heard by his small dog, who at
once gave the alarm and assistance was
soon on deck to save the Captain"
The programme at the Goddard Sem.
mary lyceum, Saturday evening, was as
follows: Piano solo, Miss White; vocal solo ;
Florence Sturtevant; debate, Resolved,
that quarryng will be the future industry
tive were McKellow, Foster, Williams and
Calef; negative, NJ Small, H. Williams, H.
Small, Pierce and Lapont The board de-
cided for the negative two to one, while the
house stood Is to Is for the affirmative.
Piano and violin duet, Miss Sturtevant
and Mr.. Burroughs.
The Granite City is once more at the
front in the way of sensations, this time
with a neigh borhood row over land
boundary. The principal actors in the
drama were N. Chamberlin and Hiram
Martin, two Of the oldest and best-known
residents OF Barre, For many weeks they
have been conducting war of words re-
garding the location of the correct boundary
line between their homes ON South Main
street. The matter reached climax last
Wednesday, when Officer Nichols arrested
Chamberlin for an assault committed on
Martin. The trial was held at the office of
j. w. Gordon on Wednesday evening be-
fore Justice Barber. The state was repre-
scented by g. w. Bassett town grand Juror
and j. w. Gordon. Martin & Slack APP.
peared for the respondent A fine of SIS
and costs was imposed and an appeal taken.
Mrs. William Sanborn fell from the steps
at Ler residence on Sunday evening, and
fractured a wrist j. f. Walsh has
captured eight first prizes in bicycle races
this season. - Rev. Effie X. Jones oc.
cupied the Universalist pulpit on Sunday
morning. - j. @. Dodge and A. Marani
have closed their labors with the Newport
baseball team. - Ira G. Blake of
Worcester, Mass, the celebrated expert on
bank locks, has been visiting ID g. Bick-
ford. - M. L.. Cheney assisted at the
town clerks Office last week. - Fred
Rogers has moved to the house of Fred
Page on French street. - Fred Eaton
has an attack of fever 60 Mrs. " W.
Curtis is seriously i'll. - @. j. Bailey
has returned from South Ryegate. -
Mrs. S. s. Ballard was in Cambridge last
week. - John Magner of Chicago was
in town last Thursday. Eliza Isham
has finished her work at Goddard Seminary
and returned TO st. George. - Charles
Haines assisted at the Central Vermont
freight station last week - Mrs. +. A.
Blackmer of Boston is the guest of Mrs, w,
III. Eastman. - George Dickinson is
now a motorman ON an electric car in Bos-
ton, - II. L. Rogers aud wife were at
Walden and Hardwick last week. Mrs. j.
b. Rogers returned to Barre with them.
- Charles A. Smith and wife spent
Sunday at Waterbury. - j. A. Graham
has recovered from HIS recent illness. -
George Pitkin has returned to Boston,
| - b. w. Hooker and w. Il. Barney