The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-09
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME on
CURRENT Events,
barre.

James Ross is now the tenor of the Uni-
versallst choir in place Of George Wheeler.
resigned
George e. Rogers have moved their pranito
plant to the sheds of e. l. Smith on Burn.
ham meadow.
rev. T.; G. Abbey preached from the
theme That Coffin in Egypt" at the Ban.
list church last Sunday afternoon.
party of young people attended the
Epworth League social aud supper at Trim
lty church, Montpelier, last Friday evening.
The store OF Q; II. Campbell was raided
last week by Officers Camp and Buchanan,
and two cases of hop beer were taken
away.
The annual missionary tea given last
wednesday evening by the Congregational
Ladies Missionary Society was one of the
notable successes of the season.
-, The old Barre Springs House property, on
the road to East Barre, has been purchased
by M. e. Rice 1t includes forty acres Of
land, stone sheds, polishing mill, etc.
, The pay rolls for May in Barre will be
the largest in the history of the granite in
dustry, very gratifying indication of bet
ter times, which gives healthy stimulus to
all classes of trade.
The officers of the newly-orgauized Barre
POULTRY, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association
are as follows: President, David Dawson:
yyIi,G;e9,,president, Charles Young; secretary,
william Scott; treasurer, John Morgan.
An exploding kerosene lamp started a
lively blaze in the tenement house on West
street last Thursday evening, which was
courageously squelched by a younp man
named Williams before it had gained head
way.
Barre IS making determined bid as the
place where the county republican conven-
ton shall be held. Hotel accommodations
are guaranteed for all who may be present,
and there seems to be no good reason VIII
! the claims of the Grapita (litv obo,11 =.
recognized. ~
Hon. Seneca HaseltOn of Burlington. who
has been appointed minister to Venezuela,
is graduate of Barre Academy, and has al
| ways retained warm place in his heart for
! Colonel Jacob Spauldng, who was at the
head of the institution during the wears he
was fitting for college.
. The horses attached to w. f. Colby's de-
livery team became frightened by a loco
motive last week. near the fork shop cross
ing, and started to run at lively pace.
Inc driver was thrown to the ground and
dragged some distance before he Succeeded
in stopping the frightened animals.
Thrice welcomed home again by her
many friends was Mrs. c. X. Davis when
she arrived last week in Montpelier For
the last six years she has been in Colorado,
constantly caring for her only son, c. C.
Davis. lately deceased. She has proved
herself faithful nurse, and a most devoted
mother.
The newly-elected officers of the Granite
CITY Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Asso-
citation are much pleased at the interest
that has already been manifested in the
new organization Meetings will be held
during the summer, and the association will
doubtless be in shape to be heard from by
next fall.
George Towne, fish warden, has set an
excellent example to other wardens by pub
lcly announcing that he proposes to put in
ms time on Sunday watching for Sabbath
breaking individuals who attempt to hunt
or fish on that day, and that he proposes to
arrest and cause to be fined any persons de-
tected in thus desecrating the Lords day.
1t was Woman's Relief Corps night last
evening at the Sons of Veterans fair Rev
Ette Il. Jones made an admirable address,
and the Crescent Banjo Club gave several
selections. The baby show comes tonight,
with an entertainment by children. Thurs
day night will be Scotch night, and Friday
evening Division Commander Sargent and
Inspector Monahan will be present and
make addresses. The success of the under
taking is now fully assured, and the boys
are to be congratulated on their success.
Sunday was a notable day for Barre
Methodsts. 1t being the bi-monthly COM
munion service, the fruits of the recent re-
vlval meetings were gathered in. Twenty
three were baptized and thirty publicly re-
ceived on probation. Ten Others had been
ltbClNcu Oh pIODdllOu sluC6 March ~, maxi
ing forty in all, the largest accession at one
time for the last fifty years. Four were
also received by letter and one in full MEM
bership from probation. In the evening
several new members were taken into the
Epworth League.
Barre had planned to give Governor
Fuller cordial reception on his first visit
to the town in his official capacity, as he
was expected Monday evening to assist in
opening the fair now in progress at the
opera house under the auspices of Page
Camp, Sons of Veterans Sickness in his
FAMILY prevented the governors attendance,
but he was represented by Colonel j. III.
Goulding, secretary of civil and military
affairs, who made felicitous address A
varied programme of unusual excellence
was rendered, and the fair opened most
auspicously in spite of the disappointment
at the absence of the governor.
The community was shocked last Satur-
day afternoon to learn of the sudden death
of Rice Davenport, father of Rev. w. r.
Davenport of the Methodist church. Mr..
Davenport was slowly recovering from his
severe illness of last winter, and had been
out on the streets the day he died. walking
a couple OF miles. The walk and heat pros
trated him, bringing on heart failure. He
was in his eighty-third year, and had been
an active Christian and an enthusiastic
for seventy years The greater
part of his life was spent in Williamstown,
though he was living with his son at the
time of his death The funeral was held at
on Tuesday, Rev j. A Sher-
burne officiating, assisted by Rev. j. o.
Sherburne. good man has gone to his
rest.
NJ. g. Nichols, of Gould & Nichols, has
returned from Bristol, where he has been
III for several weeks. - Mrs c.. X. Da-
Wis of Colorado Springs visited Mrs. Mason
l. Page, her daughter last week. -
Rev. Walter Dole of Bristol, former Uni
Versanst pastor, was in town last week.
- Fred Davis of Dartmouth College
visited in town last week. - Edwin
Bruce sailed from New York for Scotland last
on the "Furnessia " of the Anchor
Line. - Miss Ella A, Averill visited Mrs.
Or. Templeton, her aunt, at Manchester,
\. H., last week. - Mrs, H. NJ. Cheney
IF Claremont, Cal, is the guest of Mrs. H.
I. Gale, her daughter, - Mr.. and Mrs.
D, l.. Scott were in Walden last week to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Lemuel Shaw,
mother OF Mrs, Scott. 60 daughter
vas born last week TO Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
- Mrs. George Macker-
acher was called to New London, Conn,
asst week by the death of her aged mother.
- Lee Hall had two fingers of his left
land badly crushed last Thursday by get