The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-17


evening. j, II. Shaw was elected deacon
and trustee for three years. Robert KY
noch was elected elder, James Walker and
Thomas Gable precentors, and Mrs. III. II.
Ray organist. Cash on hand and pledged
for the building fund amounting to 81 102
was reported. A committee was appointed
to see about leasing the old Methodist
church when the Hedding Church is dedi
Gated. During the past year five members
have been added to the church on confess
sion of faith and five by letter Two have
deceased and three have been dismissed
Present membership, 100.
BY noon last Saturday every granite shed
on the low ground was flooded with water
and the Easements on the streets running
parallel with the river were flooded. Fears
were entertained Sunday that the two
trestle bridges of the Wells River and Barre
rair ,ads would go out, and they were
weighted with carloads of granite The
sidetracks of the Central Vermont and
Montpelier and Wells River railroads were
badly submerged. The branch overlooked
the trotting park, and residences in that
vicinity were surrounded by swift torrents
of water Sunday night the city was in
darkness because of The flooding of the cleo
trio light station, and few people went to
their beds to sleep. There was no loss of
life and tue property damage is compare
lively small The granite sheds were idle
Monday, but work was resumed in most Of
Graniteville.
The wife Of Arthur Heeney gave birth to
a son last week.
At the recent census of the school district
it was foun TO contain TIC inhabtants--the
largest in town
A number of quarrymen have returned
here the past week to work on the quarries
during tne summer.
Dan McFarlane has bought a pair of
horses and the stage of NJ. McIver, and will
hereafter run the stage from Granitevlle to
Barre.
Ethelynd Gould, a graduate of Emerson
College OF Oratory, gave a dramatic recital
at the Fo testers hall last Friday evening
under the auspices of the Good TEN plars.
1t was deligh full entertainment and well
appreciated by the audience. The selections
were well chosen and gracefully rendered
A new boiler and hosting engine has
been placed in position at the Wetmore
quarres, also a MACH 1e for turning the
derrick. While working it last week, the
bull wheel broke, causing considerable
damage to derrick. 1t is expected it will be
repaired and in working order again in
about week. There are fifty men employed
at this quarry.
The notorious dive known as the Bowery
is closed, the cupants having fed, not
however, through the exertions of the Off.
GERS. One Of the officers has held warrants
to raid the place and arrest the parties for
three weeks, but, owing to lack of nerve or
something else, failed to serve them, al
though knowing there was good supply of
liquor in the place and being sold all the
time. 1t is to be regretted the officers can
not be relied upon to do tn sir duty in such
cases.
A good opportunity is offered here for
any one wishing to start in the granite cut
ting business. AT the town meeting it was
voted to exempt new manufacturing firms
from taxes for term of five years. There
is an excellent shed already built, contain
ing sixty sections Of fifty feet each-total,
three hundred feet; also polishing mill
one hundred feet in length, which can be
rented cheap by responsible party. The
Barre railroad has track to the sheds.
With low rent and no taxes, besides being
close to the quarries and not having to wait
for stock, live man ought to make money.
Any inquiries regarding the sheds addressed
to Charles r. w. Gazeley would be promptly
answered.
j. A. Mcleod, who has opened fully
equipped blacksmith shop in this village, is
graduate of farrier school in England.
His diploma, and gold medal awarded him
at that time, can be seen at his house. He
has also several other gold medals awarded
at fairs where his shoes have been on exhi-
bition. He served ten years in the English
army as master farrier. He has one hun
dred different styles of handmade shoes
now on exhibition at his shop and at the
Reynolds hardware store in Barre. He
guarantees to cure the worst cases OF inter-
fering, and disc sed feet are treated with
success. He makes steel type for marking
tools, and is a first-class general blacksmith;
but in horse-shoeiIg (Which is his speciality
he is an expert and is the only registered
shoeingsinith in this vicinity. We bespeak
for him liberal patronage.
Berlin,
A friend has sent ten doll Ars with the re.
quest that it be dropped into the fund for
repairing the church. Now will some
| friend, to use a western phrase, tell us
"where the fund is at?
| Frank Barney has bought OF ALDER,
House four and one-eighth acres of land
bounded on south by land owned by N. p
Nye, on the west by Lewis Chatfield, on the
north by the highway, and on the east with
blue sky-at times
One Of Rev L. p. fuckers congregation
sent us the following too late for insertion
last week: Rev. L. p. Tucker closed 6
very successful pastOrate of four years al
the Methodist church last Sunday. He tolt
| the congregation at the close of his shOr
discourse that he had preached 475 sermons
attended 45O prayer meetings, lad made
| 1858 calls and had attended eighty funerals
and forty.fve weddings; had rect ived int
the church lob members, dismissed by Letter
TWENTY-FIVE and that there had been twenty
deaths in the church during the tine, leav
ing net increase to the church of 113 mem
bers. During the services there was an ap
peal made to the congregation by the pas to-
and the financial agent, which was re
sponded to with about 1925 to help pay III
the indebtedness of the church, and thu
pastor leaves the church in better tinancia
condition than it has been in for a lonI
time"
Brookfield.
Edward Stowe has secured the position O
janitor at the University of Vermont, Bur
lington
The overflow of the will age pond, swolle
by the late heavy rains, was the cause O
considerable inconvenience and some anx
ety. Several cellars were inundated. Lad
& Blodgett we're obliged 10 remove article
that were stored in he cellar of their stor
and to move their -four from the first t
the second floor of the building in which
is kept.
The heavy rain and bad travelling las
Sunday necessitated the postponement c
the Easter exercises for which pre- paratio
had been made by the Sunday-school at til