The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-22

knowledge that he is an expert in his pro-
fession, Il is nevertheless, hard to make
the average citizen of Barre believe that the
water from the Barre Water Company is
pure and safe to use for drinking"
The business men who have signed an
agreement to pay the 500 excess chargeu
by the owners of the quarters IN wnlch tne
eminent will pay, held meeting lest
Thursday evening in the Office OF Dr. ~ ~. ~ 4,
Scribner. The signers, according 10 tne
agreement drawn up last year, PROMISE lis'u W
nav certain sum for five consecutive years,
on condition that the post-office shall not De
moved within that time Some OF THESE
signers are already sick OF their bargain, as
thew believe, with good reason IL wouiu
seem, that the city, the owner OF TINS plock,
is better able to make up this dehciency
than are few individuals. A commItte e.
made up of DR.. j. Henry jackson, U. H.
Campbell and DR.. Q. M. Scribner was ap,,
pointed to present the case to the poaru Oh
aldermen, and ask for relief'
Arrangements are nearly completed ior
the seventh annual tournament OF the YER
mont State Firemen's Association, TO DO
held in Barre on Thursday. The state con
vention will be held to-day at MontpeIler'
1t is expected that at least l,OOO nfenne s
and a half dozen bands OF music Will De III
the parade on Thursday morning, whlcn
will form in front OF the opera mousse az Cen
o'clock. Places OF business ana private
houses will be decorated, anu tne itne y,
march will be through the principal streets
10 the trotting park. The hand engine con
tests will be held at eleven O'Clock, the nose
races of one o'clock, and the hook and lad
der contests at three o'clock. Inc Barnes
Hose Company the Boxers and the stars o o
burlington. Torrent Hose Company, NO.
of Northfieid, and scores of others from TN
fftv.fiye companies in the association, VII
be in the parade, and will compete Tor I'M
prizes. According to the rules OF the as
sociation, the fire departments OF Barre ant
Montpelier are barred this year from takln
mart in the contests, but they will be Il
evidence, with full ranks, in the parade.
PASS the good word along the line. Pile
can he quickly cured without any operation
by simply applying DeWitt's Witch Haze
Salve. w. e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, VI
East Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Pool are occupyin
w, G. Nye's new cottage on School stree
Mrs. John Barry is very sick. -
William Carnes is in Whitehall, n. Y, Sc
ting up stone work - w. f. Blanchar
is at work in II. 1. Cheney's meat-marke
- Mrs. Warren Church spent fey
DAYS with her family in Vershire last weel
j. e. Davis of Warren, n. H.. wa
in this place on Saturday, - ii.
Cheney has his new meat-market up an
covered. g. John Begg has moved h
family to Barre city.
South Barre.
The sugar social given by the Good Ten
plars was we'll attended, ffty-eight belr
present.
Mr.. Wark has purchased the house T
Gently vacated by Mr.. Burnett, he havll
moved to Barre.
Mr.. Salter is slowly gaining after his loi
illness. - Mr.. Lindsey has been III q
Mr
Worcester visited in Plainfeld last wee
80 Mrs. Olive Beal is boarding, wi
Mrs Emma Dudley. - Mr.. ana MI
Trombley of Montpelier visited at n
Alden's last week. - Mrs. ArbucKle
returned from Calais. Mr. Arbuckle is
work in East Montpelier.
Berlin.
Mrs. &. N Nelson of Revere, Mass, is V
ting friends in town.
The Lynde family is now camping To-
few weeks at their cottage.
Mrs. w. B. Mayo was called home frt
camp by the death of DR.. John Mayo
Mortified.
Mvrtie Loomis, who has been attendi
school in Massachusetts the past year
spending the summer with her moth
Mrs. Dora LOOMS.
Rev, j.. j. Goodacre returned on Sat
day from his vacation. de IS accompan
by his brother. Mrs. Goodacre will rem
with friends in Connecticut for some wet
yet.
George H. Almon, of the electrical fl
of Almon & Sargent of Boston, with
wife and friends from New York, is Ioc
plying one of G. H. Stewards cottages
the summer.
G. A. Edgerton and family, who hi
been in camp at Stewards for the past tn
weeks, returned to their home In Northh
On Monday. and the cottage is now occur