The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-26
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
md GENERAL.
Barre,

You have until September TO save the
discount on your taxes.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Dennng are visiting
at Mechanics Falls, Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs Clayton Perry OF St. Johns
bury visited w. A. Perry last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pratt left last week
for carriage drive to Colebrook N. H.
Nearly one hundred new names have
been added to the checklist in the city of
Barre.
Mrs. r. G.. Dckie and son Wesley of
Maiden, Mass, are guests OF Frank Nc.
Whorter.
Andrew j. Phillips of Chicago visited
Professor N l.. Phillips, his venerable
father, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. w. L, Huntington returned
last week from Old Orchard, Maine, where
they went by carriage
A large number OF the horses that were
entered in the races here last week were
taken to Rutland by special train last Sat
urday.
Mayor Gordon is one of the delegates
from Vermont to the national convention Of
gold democrats, to be held September at
Indianapolis, Ind.
w. w. Lapoint spoke at republican rally
at East Corinth last Monday afternoon. He
spoke at Richmond last Thursday with W.
A. Lord of Montpelier.
Professor Howard of Middlebury and ex-
Governor Dillingham; Of Waterbury adj
dressed the republican rally held in the
park last Thursday evening
A slight blaze in partition at the Amer
lean House caused an alarm to be sounded
last Friday morning. The department raj
lied promptly, but their services were not
required.
General Cyrus Bussey of Washington, c.,
ex-assistant secretary of the interior, will
be one of the speakers at the republican
rally at the opera house next Friday even
ing.
Mayor Gordon delivered the address of
welcome at the opening session of the Uni
versalist convention on Tuesday evening,
to which A. L. Foster, president OF the con-
vention, responded.
The annual session Of the Vermont Uni
versalist Convention opened on Tuesday
with good attendance. Further reference
to the programme for the week may be
found in the Montpelier items.
Bert Royce had bicycle stolen last
week. He went into the store OF Sowden
& Lyon for moment, one evening, and
when he came out his wheel was missing.
The thief has not been apprehended.
D. NJ. Miles has been nominated for city
representative by the democrats in place of
Dr. j. Henry Jackson, who refuses to have
his name used. W. +. Morse, the we'll
known shoe. dealer, is the republican NOM
inee.
The last meeting of the board of civil au-
thority before election will be held on
Thursday evening. Every republican
should be sure his name is on the checklist.
1t will be too late to attend to it on election
day
A two-tenement house and two barns on
the Emery Smith place, Cobbe Hill, were
burned last Friday forenoon. Ten tons of
hay and some farm machinery were de-
stroyed. The property was ownedby r y.
Wheaton. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $500.
The republican rally on Friday even
ing will be addressed by Curtis Guild of
Boston and Others 1t is to be the closing
| rally of the campaign in Barre and will I'M
doubleday be very largely attended II the
| weather is unfavorable the speaking will be
| in the Opera House.
Without consulting DR.. j. Henry
| Jackson in any way, the democrats OF
Barre nominated him for city representa-
tive at the democratic caucus held last
week. DR.. Jackson, very properly, pos
| itively refuses to accept the nomination
and will not sanction the use of his name.
| The situation was expressed by one demo-
crat in these words: I'VE knew we could
never elect DR.. Jackson for governor, but
we thought possibly we might elect demo-
cratic representative from Barre If we NOM
mated him" True enough that the genial
| Doctor can never be governor OF Vermont
until he changes his politics, but no one
can blame him for his strenuous objection
| to the cheapening and complicating of his
nomination for that office by an attempt to
send him to the general assembly.
The fair held four days last week on the
Granite City Trotting Park, eclipsed. so fal
as first-class, honest horse-racing was con
cerned, ything ever seen in this part o.
Vermont. A larger number OF fast horses
were stabbed al the track during the weel
than was ever seen at one time in Vermont
or horne
veteran horsemen. The trick dog sport
and the daily balloon ascensions Furnished
amusement for hundreds OF people WHIT
were not particularly Interested in thu
races. The races were 80 numerous that M
attempt will be made to give summary o
them. The lowering of the track record b.
"Grace Ii astings" in the 2:21 trotting elias
, for a purse Of $500 was the feature OF tn
! second days races. In the second heat thi
/. mare broke and threw her driver, but, not
withstandDg this accident, she won tn
race against eleven horses, and made
, record OF 2:20. On Thursday, the 2:4O pac
, ing race, for a purse of $500, was won b
, "Kate F.. with odds heavy on "Winni
, Baron " against her. The track record wa
!, again broken that day in the 2;20 pacin
, the wire in 2lS4, amid applause that mad
. her driver blush like school girl. Full
2 5000 people were on the ground trlda,
. The free-for-all race, for purse OF 81 ,00'
= | was won In the laSJ tnree MEATS Dy MOOT
. stone," although in the first heat Barney
= lowered the track record from 2;184 to 2:14
u "Grace Hastings again won, taking fri
y money in the 2:24 class for a purse of 500
. in three straight heats Much local intere
y conferred in the 2:29 pacing race, for a purs
u OF $500, inasmuch as Graphic" was 81
y tered. This horse started in twelfth pos
u ton and forged to the front until, in IL
~ fifth heat, he was beaten out of first pla(
, by less than a neck. This was the fir
{, meet of the Vermont and Northern Ne
u York Trotting and Pacing Circuit, and Il
. success that crowned it is very gratifying
i all concerned. No little credit is due to the i
defatigable secretary, ii. A. Rugg to whor
y more than any one man, is due the satisfa
10 tory outcome of the venture. The Flol
!, cultural Hall on the two upper floors of III.
~ Cutters new livery stable was avery attraC
!. i've place. The exhibition OF fancy needl
10 work was varied and extensive, and u
p other departments found in well regulat,
~ floral hall were fully up the standar
l' Chauncey Wiley was the efficient superi
!, tendent of this department.
m LYE rots clothes. Use less I've by usil
o. less soap. Do both by using /" Harmless
soap.
q East Barre.
ut w e. Morrison is visiting friends