The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-07

once OF Town CLERK Perry on Thursday,
March /, for the purpose of revising the
check list, preparatory to the annual March
meeting.
Eight framed steel engravings of the
chief justices of the United States have re-
Gently been hung in the Office of e. w. Bis
bee, making an attractive ornament to the
"squires" headquarters.
Rev. w. b. Jones of Waterloo, Ia has
been engaged to succeed Rev. c. S. Nicker-
son as pastor Of the Universalist church.
and is to begin his labors March l. Mrs
Jones is also an ordained minister.
There are no indications of dull times
around the sheds of the Vermont Granite
| Company. This corporation has work
enough on hand to keep the sheds running
to full capacity for several weeks.
At the six o'clock tea and whist party,
given last Wednesday evening by Mrs
Fayette Cutler, Mrs. George Mcfarland
and DIR. G.. b. Nichols made the highest
scores, with Nat Bond and Mrs. c. w. II all
the lowest.
Over 100 people attended the meeting of
the Ladies' Whist Club, held last Thursday
evening. Dancing followed drive whist, at
which Mrs. n. j. Taplinland r. S. Currier
took first prize with Mrs. F. g. Howland
and viii Reynolds bringing up the rear
| The granite manufacturers held a meeting
last Monday evening and voted to go to
| Boston on an excursion, in place of the an
nual banquet They will go via the Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad, and the
! party will be limited TO members OF the AS
sOCiaton.
e. NJ Tayntor, the newly-elected secre-
tary of the Barre Manufacturers Associa-
! ton, has opened an Office in the rooms form
erly occupied by DIR. w. f Mann. The
large hall on the upper floor of this block
will be used for the monthly meetings of
the association
A forty.hours' devotion began Tuesday
evening in St. Monica's church, and will
close Thursday morning Rev. Father
Brelivet is assisted by Rev. ID. j. O'Sul-
livan Of st. Albans Rev. j. d. Shannon of
Underhill, Rev. j. Pacquet of Lyndonville,
| Rev. l.. Clermont of Richmond, Rev. p.
Matthew of Milton, and Rev. E. Campeau of
Essex Junction.
S. X. Davis, of Tufts Medical School, is a
candidate for pitcher of the Tufts College
nine for the coming season. He is now in
training under Tim Keefe, the celebrated
pitcher of the New York team. While in
Barre, Mr.. Davis displayed special aptitude
for a pitcher, and, should he be elected to
the position, would bring no discredit to the
college team.
Crandall Post G. A. r., will produce, for
the benefit of it's relief fund, the spectacu-
lar drama entitled Crawfords Claim" on
Monday and Tuesday evenings, February
10 and 20. On Thursday evening. February
%, the western border drama, " The Noun
tain Waif," will be brought out, and on
Friday and Saturday evenings of the same
week the patriotic military drama written
by General Judson Fitzpatrick, entitled,
Foes in Ambush will be produced. All
these plays will be equipped with appropri-
ate scenic effects, costumes, etc. and will
be under the direction of Marcus Farrell of
Boston, gentleman of long experience in
such work. From the active preparations
now in progress, these performances bid
fair to be the dramatic events of the season
in Barre.
Tha tattnt Of ha
taineers " at the opera house, last Friday
and Saturday evenings, under the auspices
of Page Camp of Sons of Veterans and
Crandall Relief Corps, added another to
successes. The principal parts were taken
by w. w. Lapoint, j. t. Calligan, c. New
hall, DR.. w. f. Mann, l.. n. Gauthier, w.
Campbell George McCallum and Misses
Lillian Kenerson, Hattie Holt, Cora Jones,
and May Harris, Their work was excellent,
and was intelligently directed by Lieutenant
c. NJ. Hunter, who took the part of the
Union Spy. The marches, by the members
of the Spencer Rifles, added a realism to the
play, and the tableaux were effectively
presented. The boys are deserving of the
success which crowned their efforts. They
presented the play at Williamstown on Mon
day evening to full house.
Charles Cook of Barton was the guest of
o. b. Dodge last week. - FL. K. Bal
lard of Burlington visited S. S. Ballard his
his mother in Burlington last week -
Miss Myrtle Parker is i'll with the grip.
- Eugene Mccarthy Of Waitsfeld and
Miss Maud Dunsmore of Northtield were
visitors in Barre last week. - Miss
Mary Flanagan is visiting in Montreal and
Quebec. - Cechini Angelo sailed from
New York, last Saturday, for Milan, Italy.
-. A. Graham and wife were in
Bethel over last Sunday. =" NJ. W.
Jones of Hardwick, formerly of Barre Wis.,
tied in town last week. - Miss Lena
Evans is visiting at her home in Moretown.
- II. X. Bush was in Boston last week
on business, returning Thursday evening
Berlin.
Mrs. William Davenport is very sick with
grip and dropsy.
, The gospel workers, Lawrence and High
lands, held their closing meeting Friday
evening. Their labors were not without
fruit, and the interest was all that could
have been wished.
West Berlin.
, George Ayers was home from Windsor
last week, nursing an injured hand.
w. f. Merrill is at work for ID. b. Celey
for month getting out wood and lumber
The railroad bridge hands are at work re-
pairing bridge No. 3, just north of the : ta-
tion.
The Contra Vermont Pomona will hold
its first quart erly meeting here Wednesday
HtbluhlN IL
; The Loyal Legion is to give a dramatic
entertainment AT the Methodist church ne Xt
Friday evening,
George f. Parsons has the care Of l.. A.
2 Ellis. Mr.. Parsons wife is still at the home
} Of her father, IL b. Ayers.
Ii is expected that Rev. j. Edward Wright
will deliver an address al the meeting OF
= the Loyal Legion next Friday night.
, The funeral OF IL. d., Mason was held on
Tuesday of last eek at one o'clock Rev.
II. X. Grain of the Baptist church ofdciated.
G.. S. Emerson has spent several days
visiting the farmers, trying to work up a
little enthusiasm in regard TO having a
separator at this place Gill says it has got
TO come,
w. f. Colty has an exceedingly fine
three year-old colt. half blother 10 the cell
ebrated Patchy. 1t is being trained by NJ.
d. Drew and promises to develop a high
rate of speed.
Undoubtedly, IL w. Strong has some
very fine COWS, His dairy test at the Mont
pelier creamery for the month Of January,
with the surplus added, was 500, a point
sOmeti lines reached bV a SINGLE cow but very