The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-26
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f. f. Cave has moved to the house he re-
Gently purchased of Clinton Bugbee on
French street.
The Universalist Ladies' Union will meet
! with Mrs. Mason Page on Elm street, Thurs
day afternoon.
Quartermaster General Gilmore has
| added 800 to the rent allow ance of the
! Spencer Rifles.
Several Barre girls are learning that boys
who attend dances do not, as a rule, play
second fiddle"
The horse deal between Fred Downing
and John Kelley has at last resulted in
replevin lawsuit.
Barre will send large delegation to the
convention of the Christian Endeavor Soci-
cites at Newport.
An improved sanitary system is being
| placed in the Congregational church by the
Ladies' Aid Society.
A. j. Markham and Ethelyn Gould will
give a dramatic entertainment at the Uni
versalst vestry tonight.
The granite dealers elected delegates to
the meeting of the New England Associa-
ton last Friday night
The case of seigel against Pratt, Moore
and Gibson will be heard at the Office of
Boyce & Boyce to-day.
Misses Kate and Mary Kingston spent
last week at Northfeld, as did Mrs. Allen
Cults and daughter Ida.
Rev. o. f. Davis, formerly of this place,
has become pastor of Congregational
church at Plymouth, Mass.
A leading democrat on Monday predicted
that Tom Reed would be the next presi-
dent of the United States.
The Epworth League is to send delegates
to the New England convention, soon to be
held at Manchester, N. II.
A. L. Thurston has sold his residence to
A. j. Stevens for $1,000. Mr.. Thurston is
to move to Brockton, Mass.
A business meeting of the Congregational
society is called for October 4, to consider
the engagement of a pastor.
The children of the late Mrs. Everett
Colby have received check for $1,000 from
the Order of United Friends
Rev. j. j. Lewis will address a union
meeting at the opera house, Sunday even
ing, on The Passion Play"
The Ladies of the Grand Army will ten
der reception to Crandall Post at Grand
Army hall on Friday evening.
u. H. Griswold and wife of Montpelier
have been at the City restaurant during the
illness of Mrs. Henry Kendall.
f. w. Jackson is receiving the congratu-
lations of host of friends over the arrival
of ten-pound boy at his house.
There were more free fights and drunken
brawls on certain streets Sunday night, but
none of the actors was arrested.
"Quarrying is to be Vermont's future
industry" will be discussed at Goddard
Seminary next Saturday evening.
Peck's Bad Boy" which appears here
Friday night, plays at Woodsvlle under
the management of FL. l.. Averill.
o. E. Richardson, proprietor of the City
bakery, was married to Miss M. B. Northrup
at Rochester, n. Y, last Tuesday.
On Sunday, 176 people went to the works
OF the Producers Granite Company to view
the costly statue, nearly completed.
Rev. j. j. Lewis opened his series of lee
lures on Through Brightest Europe" at
the opera house last Monday evening.
The firm of Houghton & Strong, Of the
Barre steam laundry, has been dissolved.
Mr.. Strong has returned to Burlington.
Rev. P. G. Abbey, j. M. Perry and wife,
w. A. Perry and wife, are attending the
Baptist state convention at Bennington.
The trial of H. D. Seigel against Alex.
Pratt, Richard Gibson, and Henry Moore,
will be heard at the office Of Boyce & Boyce
to-day.
Eli Sawyer, employed at Calder's harness
shop, has invented an improved trace
punch and will begin manufacturing them
at once.
session, the trains between. Barre and Mont
pelier will be crowded during the next two
months.
Wilbur Bishop while riding bicycle on
Sunday, took header into the basement
stairs at Gordons block. The wheel was
damaged.
National Bank Examiner May Of St.
Johnsbury made his official call on Cashier
Rowland at the Barre National Bank on
Thursday.
w. W. Lapoint goes to Montpelier on
Monday to become a reporter on the Daily
Journal, to be issued during the session OF
the legislature.
"The world is broad was the motto
which a certain local granite dealer adopted
last week after becoming the defendant in
various lawsuits.
There is much comment that the street
commissioner neglects to clean the cross
ings after rain storm. Why do people
pay a highway tax?
The Barre trotter yankee Luck" cap
tured fourth money in the 2:23 class at the
Providence, h. l., fair last Friday, the
fastest heat being 2:16.
1t is reported that the farmers Of this vi
cinity will make move toward having the
school law changed back to the district sys-
tenn by the legislature
The following promotions have been made
in the Spencer Rifles: w. A. Maule to first
sergeant; Corporal Dodge to sergeant Pri-
vate Meaker to corporal.
The Baptist society has voted TO ask the
Vermont Baptist State Convention to meet
in Barre in 1895. 1t is expected that the in
vitation will be accepted
The cases of NJ Marion and NJ Nc
Gowan against Della Bassett were heard at
the office of j. w. Gordon on Monday.
Judgment for the plaintiffs.
Among those who go to New York this
week are H. A. Holt, c. f. Camp, G. w.
Steele and Frank Sawtelle. They will be
accompanied by their wives.
special train was run from Montpelier
to Barre over the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad at the close OF the Spiritualist
meeting on Sunday evening.
Sneak thieves broke into the hen.house OF
Charles Norris on the East Montpelier road
last Friday night, stealing two chickens,
and also the lock on the barn door.
A young student of Blackstone ar
rived at the home of II. A. Hoar, in the
person of an infant son, on Sunday. Rich
ard says the youngster is republican.
Rev. II. NJ. Morey of Michigan preached
at the Congregational church on Sunday
} and will occupy the same pulpit next Sun
day. He is a candidate for the permanent
pastorate.