The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18


question to be ext discussed is whether
bimetallic standard, with ratio of 16 to 1,
would be the best financial policy for the
United States.
There are two cases on the docket OF
Washington county court which excite
great amount of interest among the tax
payers of Barre. Ono Is that OF w. H. Blu
chanan, tax collector, against b. b. Cook
for taxes against the town OF Barre, which
defendant refused to pay because the listers
doubled his tax and the case OF school dis
trict No. 2 against B. B. Cook, as treas
urer, to recover funds held by him at the
time the town system went into effect.
Both of these cases are in the nature OF test
cases and will be stubbornly contested.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held its annual meeting last Wednes-
day afternoon and elected the following Of
ficers: President Mrs. G. b. Nichols; vice.
presidents, Mrs. Effie X. M. Jones, Mrs.
tary, Miss Mabel A. Gale; treasurer, Mrs.
George p. Boyce assistant treasurer, Mrs.
j. II. George superintendent OF flower de-
partment, Mrs. Sarah A. Jones; visiting
committee, Mrs Evelina Allen, Mrs. w. G.
Goodwin; superintendent Of legal work, Mrs.
j. r. George; assistants, Mrs. A. H. Rich
ards, Mrs Carrie Mosher; superintendents OF
hygiene and heredity, Mrs. d. G. Bickford,
Mrs G. B. Nichols; superintendents of So
cial purity Mrs. Martha Dryer, Mrs. Carrie
Mosher; superintendent OF evangelistic
work, Mrs. Mary Burnham; superintendent
of juvenile work, Miss Mabel A. Gale; su-
perintendent Of parlor work, Mrs. G. B.
Nichols.
East Barre.
Mabel Marion is attending Spaulding
Graded School in Barre.
About fifty couples attended the dance
last Friday night. All enjoyed good time.
Carrie Emory, who is attending school at
Goddard Seminary, spent Sunday at home.
Granite manufacturers report that bust
ness is good, and they have orders enough
to last far into the future.
Edward Eastman has purchased Fair.
banks hay scale, and is going to have it
put in at once in front of the opera house.
Mr.. Gould will give an illustrated lecture
in the school house hall on Friday evening,
September 20, for the benefit of the Good
Templars.
South Barre.
Mrs. Holt spoke at the Unity (Spiritualist)
Temple on Sunday morning.
The ladies OF the Universalist society
held very pleasant and successful social
at the home OF Mrs. Fleetwood, last week
Tuesday, and are to hold another with Mrs.
George III. Martin next Tuesday.
Mrs. f. L. Eaton, who has been spending
few weeks with her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gale, left on Saturday
for her home in Sioux City, soon after at
tending the funeral Of her cousin Cora,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin Gale.
Mrs. Rosina Claflin is sick in bed with
rheumatic trouble. - Carrie Beal COM
menced her third term in the graded school
at Graniteville last Monday week. -
Mrs. Scott Blossom and child Of Bethel
was the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Walter
LeBarron, few days last week. - Mr..
and Mrs. Chauncy Carpenter of St. Johns
bury are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Emma
Blanchard. - Mrs. Elvira Scott and
grandson of Brandon are visiting Mrs.
Scott's brother, Nathan Harrington. -
Martha Morrison and Mrs Maxfield were
at Montpelier on Friday, guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Johonnott.
Graniteville.
Extensive improvements are soon to be
made at the stone.sheds.
John Marden, of the Langdon Hotel, has
new boarder. 1t is a boy.
Road Commissioner Jones has a gang Of
men at work on the new road to Foxville.
He expects to have it finished by October l.
A floor is being placed in the basement of
the Catholic church, 80 that it can be used
for entertainments. A fair is soon to be
held there for the benefit Of the church.
Will Felix sold his house and furniture at
public auction last Friday. Henry Cough
lin bought the house and land. Mr.. Felix
is to move to Colorado for the benefit OF his
wfe's health.
The heavy rain of Wednesday filled most
of the quarries with water and did consid-
cradle damage to the roads. An apple tree
near the stone-sheds was struck by light
ming during the storm Wednesday night.
Several men were seen drunk on the street
last week Sunday. On Monday, L. Fair
brother and wife were arrested and taken
before Justice Scott at East Barre to an
swer to the charge Of supplying the intox-
icating fluid. Several witnesses were sum.
moned to testify against them, but only one
of the witnesses could remember ever hav-
ing drank anything intoxicating at their
place, and that was glass of gin year
ago. The case was adjourned to September
16, when they pleaded guilty to two Of
fences. Fine and cost, $76.13.
Bradford.
s. A. Morse has purchased of George w.
Merrill the brick house on Back street.
party consisting of G. e. Clark W. II.
Henly, Frank Phillips and G. w. Ste yens
went over to Wentworth to visit Camp
Flanders last week Friday.
Eaton d. Sargent is at home from Nashua
stopping with his brother, John A. Sargent.
When Mr.. Sargent left Bradford, few
engaged in business there, but, his friends
all being east, concluded he could do as
we'll here as there
Last week Wednesday morning, Asa T.
Shaw, while trying to start fire in the
boiler at the paper mill, was severely
burned about the head, also his hands,
there being some live Goals in the fire. pot.
He put shavings in, then turned kerosene
on. Waiting minute, thinking it was not
going to start, he stopped down to look at
it when it pulled up quickly, and the result
was that he was burned before he could get
out of the way. 1t is thought that he will
get out all right without very badly
Scared face.
Roswell Farnham was in Montpelier last
| week on business connected with the city
and town of Barre. g Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Phillips OF Boston are spending a
few days at H, B. Stevens Mr.. Phillips
was formerly railroad man, but is now in
| the coal business. 60 May Renfrew, who
has been sick at the home Of her aunt, Mrs
j. N. Warden, is improving. - George
A. Dickey is making his home more con.
venient by adding bay window to the
north side Of the house. - X. G. Libbey
and wife were at home over Sunday from
! Laconia, N. H., where Mr.. Libbey is EN-
| ployed in a hardware store. They returned
Monday morning. - Cora B. Nye and
Lucy Frances Clark, little daughter of c. e
| haxy haan atn nrin Mo- pnrt