The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10

MAN. Other races will be held on Saturday,
July u, and on Saturday August 10. A
gold medal has been presented to the club
by Ed. Walsh, to be given to the member
Of the club who makes half mile in the
quickest time this season.
The many friends in Barre of Rev. Peter
Mcmillan of Woodstock will deeply sym.
patbize with him in the death OF Mrs. Nc
MILAN, which occurred last week at Wood
stock. The peculiarly sad feature of her
death is that Mr.. Mcmillan was on the ocean,
bound for Genoa, Italy, at the time she died.
When he left her, June %, for brief vaca
ton abroad, she was in her usual health,
and she was sick only three days with
acute gastritis. A cablegram at Genoa
apprised Mr.. Mcmillan OF the sad event.
Hon. A. G. Scott died recently at Hold.
redge, Mass He was born in Barre, June
IL, 1926 He was educated in the common
schools and at Newbury, and in 1861 moved
to La Sale, ILL.,, where he engaged in gen.
eral merchandise business. He was elected
member Of the state delegation to the
national republican convention, held at
Cincinnati in 1876, and carried with him in
structions 70 support j. G.. Blaine as candi-
date for president. He was elected a repre-
sentative to the thirty first general assem-
bly,, which convened January, 1879, and was
enthusiastic in support of Hon. John A.
Logan, who was reelected United States
senator at that session. He moved to
Kearney, Neb., in the fall OF 1879 and en-
gageu IN the grain business.
East Barre
Bianchi Brothers are erecting a black.
smith shop back of their polishing mill
George Nimskern has moved into Philip
Bisseu's house. Their little girl is i'll with
scarlet fever.
A large number from this place attended
the circus at Barre on the 9TH inst Nearly
all report 1t the best they ever attended.
Tho avta of 10 1
Chelsea railroad to Bianchi Brothers and
Bates stone sheds will be completed this
week.
Rev. and Mrs. A. A Smith started for
Boston last Monday morning to attend the
Christian Endeavor convention there. They
are to be absent about two weeks.
d. W. Lathrop and family and George
Gauthier are camping at Woodbury. pond.
- Mr. and Mrs. A.. G. Dickey, e. G.
Taplin and M. A. Moore visited at G. II.
Dickey's at Calais on the 4th. u. P
Woodland is clerking for II. e. Sargent, and
O.. w. Waterman is once more humble
tiller of the soil. Mrs. John Forbes
has moved to Morrisville, R. D. Moore car.
rying her goods thther last week Thurs
day. - George Penn is moving into w.
M. Carnes' tenement on Main street.
South Barre.
Mrs. G. w. Smith picked ripe tomato
from vines of her own raising, last Friday.
Mrs. Mary McLane and son and Miss
Carrie Beal attend the convention OF the
Young Peoples Christian Union of the Uni
versalist church in Boston this week -
l.. W. Scott has been laid up for few days
with boil on his knee - Mrs. Grant
Lane is visiting a sister in the state of New
York. - Mrs. John Shores celebrated
the Fourth by giving birth to daughter.
- DIN and Lottie, children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry King, are visiting relatives in
ters OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hill, are visit
ing, their grandfather in Calais. - Mr.
and Mrs. j. G. Brunette celebrated the
Fourth by visiting in Middlesex, returning
Saturday evening, with Mrs. Brunette quite
IL. - Mr.: and Mrs. Henry Hill and
Nellie and Ida Adams went to Calais fish
ing last Friday, returning Saturday. -
Fred O'Brien and George Porter went to
Shelburn on Thursday to try their luck at
fishing, returning on Saturday.
Graniteville.
James R. Langdon and e. j. Woodbury.
are soon to open up some of their land near
the school-house for building lots.
A horse belonging to the stage. driver,
McFarlane, broke out of the stable last
week, ran away, and became entangled in
barbed wire fence, cutting his fore feet Sc
verely.
On the Sd inst, the families OF f. Abbott
and Gordon Smith went to Orange for
picnic. During the afternoon the youngest
son OF Mr.. Smith, aged four strayed from
the party and was lost. A number of men
went from this place to join in the search
for him. He was finally found about three
miles from the picnic grove, at a farm.
house, where the kind people had taken the
little tot in as he was passing by. He
reached home about eight o'clock, appar-
entity none the worse for his long tramp.
The Fourth passed off quietly here, most
of the residents going to the circus at Barre.
The Barre railroad ran special trains for the
occasion. Two OF the trains, however, were
made up OF coal cars with boards nailed
across for seats. The people have be-
come 80 Disguised with the railroad officials
in regard to it that they have decided that
the next time train Of that description is
run to the mountain for passengers, it will
go down empty.
James Gazeley of Albany, N. Y, the
millionaire quarry-owner and the largest
taxpayer in the new town of Barre has been
spending a few days here looking over the
quarries, guest OF our selectman, Charles
F. w. Gazeley. Mr.. Gazeley has recently
been travelling around the world and taking
particular notice OF the granite quarries in
old countries and in the United States. He
says he has not seen anything in the granite
line that will compare with the granite in
this vicinity. He predicts brilliant future
in store for our Barre granite. He has been
connected WIN tne granite anu MdrDlc
business for the past fifty years, He knows
whereof he speaks
Berlin.
School in district No 4, taught by Ellen
e. Badger closed Wednesday, July Sd,
with ride and picnic at the home OF the
teacher in Mortified, through the kindness
OF Charles Celley and his matched span Of
greys. The school was in session forty.
eight days. Number of pupils, thirty-three;
average attendance per day thirty and
twenty-five forty .eighths. There was only
one tardy mark during the term. Name OF
pupils having neither absent nor tardy marks
were Willie Berry, George Brown, Norman
Colby, Roy Colby, Ray Sawyer, Lewis
Drew, Eddie Ryan, Harry stckney, Mabel
Brown, Ida Celley, Bertha Dewey, Gertie
Currier, May Freshette, Lora Johnston,
Clara Johnston, Hattie stickney. Edith
Freshette was absent one-half day. Maude
Glines, Leon Chase Alice Colby, Deborah
Celley were absent one day each. The
teacher and pupils extend a vote Of thanks
to Mr.. Celley for giving them the ride and
hope to enjoy another one behind the dap
pie greys in the near future.