The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-04
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME or
CURRENT Events.
Barre.

The recently-organized Barre Band will
have place in the procession to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Clark left last Sat
urday for their future home in Concord,
N. II.
Mrs. A. Schilling of Albany, N. Y, is vis-
iting at the home of d. G. Bick ford her
father.
Rev. A. d. Brown of Brattleboro preached
at the Mission of the Good Shepherd last
Sunday.
1. P. Lamson of Lawrence, Mass, was the
guest of Mrs. o. II. Thompson, his sister,
last week.
The local Epworth League was well rep
resented at the district meeting held last
week at Lyndonville.
Five persons were received by letter and
one on profession of faith at the Methodist
church last Sunday morning.
Mrs W. H. Eastman returned last Friday
from Boston, accompanied by Miss Wini-
fred Wagner Of Ottawa, Kan.
Harry w. Whtcomb was married last
week TO Miss Harriet E. Wells of Marsh
field. The ceremony was performed at the
home of the bride.
Mrs. B. w. Hooker and daughter will
spend the month of July at her fathers
cottage on Caspian Lake, Greensboro, Mr..
Hooker also going for short stop
Young Swantoon was arrested by Officer
Nichols last Sunday night while in an in
toxicated condition. Judge Jackman fined
him S10.51, Monday morning, which he paid.
DR.. M. D. Lamb had a dangerous attack
of vertigo shortly before noon last Sunday.
Doctors Camp and Worthen attended him,
and he was reported much better on Tues
day.
The Montpelier and Wells River railroad
has leased for ten years that portion of the
Barre railroad lying between North Barre
and the trestle above Aver street, thus en-
abling the former road to run its trains to
the trotting park.
A large delegation from Barre attended
the annual meeting of the state lodge of
Knights of Honor, held last week at Brat
tleboro, among them w. G. Nye, o. FL.
Reed, G. A. Wheaton, o. J. Howes, 7. II.
Cave and o. B. Boyce.
Cutler & Burnham shipped last week a
handsome sarcophagus monument to Mr..
Aldrich, president of the National Bank of
Gouverneur, n. Y. They have nearly ready
for shipment the 50, 500 monument for John
Tyler, Claremont Junction, n. Fl.
Rowland E. Robinson of Ferrisburgh, the
gifted blind author of Uncle 'Lishs's
Shop" Sam Lovell's Camp" and other
| Turf, Field and Farm, is the guest of
Charles F. Stevens, his brother-in-law.
Commencing last Monday, the Barre rail-
| road runs daily excursion to the quarries.
Thetrain leaves Barre at l: 50 P. M, daily,
arriving at Barre on the return trip at 3: 45.
|
1: 30 P. M. Returning, arrive at Mont
| pelier at 4. 20.
A kerosene stove exploded last Wednes-
| day afternoon in the summer kitchen of
John Tierney on Merchant street. The
house caught fire, but the flames were ex-
tinguished by some workmen near by with
| out sounding an alarm. A considerable
amount OF clothing was ruined
An event of more than ordinary interest
will occur to-day at the Granite City Trot-
ting Park, where the celebrated Vermont
horse Factory Boy " will attempt to beat
his own record and the state track record
| of 2: :20f If he succeeds in doing it, his
owner will win $500. This is only one of the
many strong attractions of the Fourth in
Barre.
With favorable weather, the success of
the celebration to-day at Barre is assured.
The programme as published last week
will be carried out, and in addition to this,
the Barre fire department has voted to take
part in the celebration. Several exciting
and interesting contests will be witnessed,
and the programme of the day and evening
is diversified enough to suit all classes and
conditions of men. The management of
the trotting park is to be congratulated on
securing the attendance of " Factory Boy"
In addition to the other events to take
place at the park, this celebrated horse will
attempt to beat his own and the state track
record.
f. H. Rogers and bride returned last
week and are at present living with Mrs.
McWhorter. - DR.. Fl. l.. Gale is in
town from Orange Park Fla. Mrs Gale is
at present visiting her mother in Berlin.
- George Bixby, editor of the Platts-
burgh Republican, was recent visitor in
Barre. - William Clark expects to move
TO Concord n. H., in few days, where he
has m position as landscape gardener T -.
w. W. Lapoint, Richard Connor, Louis
Gauthier, j. f. Nckerson, Fl. A. Duffy and
John Shepard attended the state encamp-
ment of Sons Of Veterans at Morrisville last
week. - Leslie Carpenter of Boston is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carpenter,
his parents. - Rev G. w Longren at
tended the centennial celebration at Bow
doin College last week. - A. ID. Morse
has returned from his trip to the Pacific
Coast - Rev j. Brelivet attended a
diocesan conference at Swanton last week.
- The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Bertrand died last Wednesday of
cholera infantum and was buried on Fri
day.
COMMENCEMENT AT GODDARD.
The chapel at Goddard Seminary was
filled to its utmost capacity last Wednes-
day morning when the graduating exercises
were held. The stage was prettily trimmed
with roses maiden. hair ferns and white
pond lilies, and at the rear of the stage was
suspended the class motto Fac ct Spers,"
Work and Hope. Music was furnished by
Eastman & Moreys orchestra of Manches-
ter, n. III. Professor w. R. Shipman OF
Tufts College, the president OF the board of
trustees OF Goddard Seminary, offered
prayer. The salutatory was delivered by
Frank II. Bennett of Williamstown. He
referred in fitting words to the close OF the
first quarter OF century OF the schools ex-
istence, and to the laying Of the corner
stone of Thompson memorial cottage the
day previous, in memory Of her whose
strong mind and guiding hand had done so
much for the institute. Mr.. Benedict's adj
| dress was brief and TO the point Preston
A. Paine of Antonito, Colo, then gave an
, Grafton on Colorado Undaunted." He
first spoke of the erroneous ideas in exis-
tence regarding the future Of Colorado, and
referred to the many natural advantages
this section OF our country possesses. Ad-
mitted into the Union in 1876, this state
has gone steadily on improving and de-
? veloping The fall of silver made things
} look dark in Colorado for while; but
other states suffered as we'll, and through
It all Colorado has been staunch and
; true to the Union. In its undeveloped
t resources of lead, copper, iron and coal
. she has enough to supply many gener,.
) ations A land of constant sunshine and