The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-07


season, and it is thought that the stone
for this massive mausoleum will be taken
from It,
The Goddard Seminary football team
beat the St. Johnsbury Academy eleven at
St. Johnsbury last Monday by score of
Sto4 The Goddards got both touchdowns
in the first half and shut the home team out
until near the close of the game.
Thursday evening, October % is the date
fixed for the annual assembly given under
the auspices of the Spencer Rifles, and the
event is already looked forward to with
pleasurable expectations. These annual
balls are prominent feature OF social life
in the Granite City.
The Leader office and the job-printing
plant of Rev. e. W. Cummings have been
consolidated under the name Of the Granite
City Leader Company. The office OF the
Leader will be moved from Gordon block to
the rooms now occupied by Mr.. Cummings
in the old town-hall building.
Rev. George Peck, son of the late Rev. j.
Oramel Peck, ID. D., will preach at Hedding
(Methodist) church next Sunday evening at
seven o'clock. Mr.. Peck is rapidly rising
clergyman and bids fair to 10 rival in elo-
quence his distinguished father, whose
fame was known all over the country.
The ladies of Hedding church are sparing
no pains to make very much of success of
the annual harvest supper, social and bazaar
to be given this evening in the dining-room
and chapel of the church. Supper will be
served from half-past five to half-past seven.
The proceeds are to be devoted to helping
pay the church debt.
A squad Of men from the Spencer Rifles
ACCOMPANIED the selectmen of the town of
Barre to the rifle range Of Company e, last
Saturday afternoon, to demonstrate to the
town officials the impossbility of glancing
bullets from the range reaching the high
way at right angles. Complaint has been
made to the selectmen to that effect, but
the thing is out of the range of possibility,
as was shown Saturday afternoon.
The first appearance of Charles f. Under
hill in Barre last Thursday evening. at
tracted very large audience to the Uni
versalist church. He interpreted the leg
end of rip Van Wrinkle " in such way as
to invest this well known story of the Cats,
kills with new charm. Witho ut the aid
of scenery or cues, he reproduced wildly all
the scenes and incidents Of the story and
took the seven characters in the play in
mastery manner. This week 1.-THE Riv-
ais " will be given.
A man who gave his name as Charles
Clark, and afterwards as Roscoe Wood
ward, of Newport was arrested at Mont
pelier last Friday by Officers Smith and
Shepard for sneak thieving from several
clio thing merchants OF Barre. 1t was found
that the missing goods were being sold at
the auction rooms of o. II. Hale, who said
not kno wing they had been stolen. From
the description given of this man by Mr..
Hale, the officers were able to locate him at
Montpelier, where he was playing the same
game. In city court he was fined $40 and
costs, which he was unable to pay, and was
taken to the house of correction at Rutland
for ninety-six days. At the expiration of
this sentence he is wanted " by Mont
pelier merchants.
| The Phlomathean Club, the Glover Club,
and the Over-the. Tea-Cups Club will en-
terrain the delegates and guests to the first
annual meeting of the Vermont Federation
| of Women's Clubs, to be held in Barre on
Monday and Tuesday, October II and 10
| The business sessions on Tuesday will be
! held in Armory Hall, Miles block, and al
the reception, to be held Monday evening
Mrs. Alice 1. Breed of Lynn, Mass, vice
president of the national federation, and
| Miss Belle Stevens, Vermont chairman Of
the corresponding committee of the national
federation, will deliver addresses. Follow
| ing is the programme for Tuesday, October
10: Address of welcome, Mrs. b. w. Jones
response, Mrs. Anne l.. May, st. Johns
| bury; paper, " Famous Societies of Women,
Mrs. A. L. Finney of Lyndonville; noon re
cess 200 P. M.-address, Mrs. e. Anne l.
| NAV, ST. Johnsbury; "What Can Clul
Women Do for Vermont Schools?' Mrs
Elizabeth II. Winslow, Brandon; A Thou
sand Year-How to Get Rich on It," Mrs
|
Mrs. P. Charlotte Morrill,, Brooklyn, n. Y.
election of officers s: Up. M.-address, Mrs
Alice Ives Breed, Lynn, Mass; poem, Mis-
Mabel Carpenter; address, Mrs. Fredericl
G. Fleetwood.
East Barre.
An interesting write-up of recent i'm
provements in East Barre may be found o.
page two.
South Barre.
The ladies' of the Universalist church he'll
a sociable at the home of Mrs. Ellenwoo
on Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Mrs A. W. Lane has returned from Eas
Cabot. Miss Ardelia Harrington ha
returned from Brandon. - Lee Salte
has moved from the George Town house
Chelsea on to the farm with Mr.. Anni'
Mrs Salter's father. - Elmer Ford ha
moved to the George Town house -
Howard Arbuckle is repairing his house
making two tenements into one. - Mr.
Davis Of the Exchange Hotel, Montpeiie
and Mrs L. d. Mute of Marshfeld viste
Mrs H. j. Quimby at the home OF A. "
Lane, her father, last week. - M
Bancroft and daughter OF East Montpelit
visited at II. B. Arbuckle's and Fred an
John Worcester's last week.
You'll use less of it-Harmless Soap.
The Ladies' Aid Society met last Thur
day with Mrs. George Perrin.
Mr.. land Mrs. ID. G. Pearson went la
week on the excursion to New York. -
Mrs. f. A. Davis and sister OF Philadelph
visited at George III. Crandall's last wee
- Mrs. Sarah Hubbard, who has bee
i'll for several weeks, is gaining. - Mr.
James Buck is again very sick. DR.. Jan
was called in counsel with DR.. johnson la
week. - Mrs. Hiram Perkins, who h
been at Williamstown caring for Rev. j.
PERKINS, little son, returned home last Ri
day. Miss Alice Loomis is bell
treated by DIR. Helmer at Montpelier. -
70 Charles Werner, a former butter-mak
o, here, but now with the regular army
Plattsburg, is visiting friends in tow
is - Mr.. and Mrs. M. W. Bailey visit
Of friends in Hardwick last week.
,e You'll use less of it-Harmless Soap.
~ Bradford.
Mrs. w. M. Brown started for a trip
- Maine last week Tuesday.
I'd There will be an organ contest at the &c
~ gregational church October 10.
Miss Katherine l.. Parker has gone to CC
eegE cord, N. H., where she is to attend school
DIR. M. j. Bixby of West Fairlee was I
'a guest of his brother Benjamin last Sunda