The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-20


Your Mothers Apron Strings" at He'd.
ding Church last Saturday night, and also
preached at the same place the following
night.
Walter Dusharm and Michael Sexton OF
Graniteville we're before Justice II w.
Scott last Wednesday morning, charged
with intoxication the night before. They
each paid fine of S10.61 for their little di-
version.
@. E. Tayntor & Co., who have persist
emily refused to go into the granite quarry
syndicate, have procured a huge rooster
weather vane and three large flags which
they are to hoist on the top Of their three
derrick masts on Milestone Hill.
The plans for the proposed city water
system have been completed by City Engi-
neer Currier and have been submitted to
the city council, as have estimates for the
necessary construction OF the works, made
| by Joel Foster, superintendent Of the Mont
pelier water works.
| Beginning to-day, additional mail facilities
will be given the people OF Barre for points
between White River junction and st. AL
bans, as postal car will be put on the day
trains between these points. The mails going
north for this car will close at 9: 20 A. NJ
and going south at 4: 40 P. NJ.
Samuel Carswell was thrown from his
buggy on Main street on Monday morning
and was seriously injured. One of the
wheels OF Mr.. Carswell's buggy caught in
the electric railway track, the wheel was
torn off, and Mr.. Carswell was thrown to
the pavement, striking on his head.
The directors OF the Barre Quarry Syndi-
cate were in session at Montpelier all day
last Saturday. The leases that have already
been signed were carefully examined and it
has been found that many of them are in
such shape that the syndicate will not be
able to go into operation as soon as was ex-
pected.
The tank in the engine room at the sheds
Of Mackie, Hussey & Co., exploded last
Thursday afternoon. Allen Moore the en-
gineer, and Mr.. Mackie were both badly
bruised and shaken by the explosion.
Several workmen were knocked down by
the force of the explosion, but not seriously
injured.
The funeral of g. G. Humphrey was held
last Wednesday afternoon from his late
home at North Barre, Rev. w. r. Dav-
export officiating Mr.. Humphrey was
twenty eight years old and died from
pneumonia after brief illness He was
buried with Masonic honors.
e. A. Drown of Barre was married last
week to Miss Grace Maud Lowell of New
at the home of the bride by Rev. j. E.
Wildey OF New Boston. Mr.. and Mrs.
Drown will be at home to their friends af-
ter November at No. SO Washington street.
Andrew Whitehead died last Friday after
noon OF consumption, at his home on Aver
i'll street, aged fifty-nine years His funeral
was held from his late home on Monday
Clan Gordon and Crandall Post G. A. R.,
OF which deceased was member, attended
in body.
The petroleum well at Whittier, Cal, in
which W. f. Shepard and N. d. Phelps are
=, financially interested, is now bored nine
hundred feet and yields large flow OF oil
and gas. The oil is in a crude state and is
used for fuel. W. L. Stafford, formerly Of
Barre, Is also interested in this we'll from
which such waves Of wealth are now flow
ing.
Rev. W. r. Davenport spoke on 1.-THE
final coming of Christ and the General
, Judgment at Hedding church last Sunday
morning. At the Universalist church, Rev.
B. w. Jones took for his theme " The life
Jesus rejected and Rev. Mr.; Fuller. spoke
at the Baptist church upon 1.-THE active and
/. the contemplative in religion
Among those from Barre who attended
? the annual meeting OF the Vermont Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs, held last week at
Brandon were Mrs. j. FL. Jackson. Mrs. n.
D. Phelps, Mrs. Q. E. Hale, Mrs. r. J.
Gordon, Mrs. R. e. Kelley, Mrs. E. B.
Whitaker, Mrs. Victor Richardson, Mrs. G..
;, e. Mcfarland and Mrs. G. B. Nichols.
Rev. Adna B. Leonard, D. D., of New
a York City, one OF the leading clergymen Of
q the country, and the general secretary OF
: the Missionary Society OF the Methodist
church. will preach at Hedding Church
r next Sunday night. DR.. Leonard is a
'' preacher in the prime OF life, possessing a
magnificent presence a rich voice, and is
'. forcible and eloquent in his delivery.
u Among those coming from out OF town to
attend the Methodist centennial at Hedding
u Church next week, are Rev. w. Fl. Wight
ster and wife of Swanton. Also Rev. L. L.
n Beeman and wife of Montpelier. Besides
;, these former pastors there will be several
other clergymen who will participate in the
n exercises, and the occasion promises to be
. one Of much interest
The case of Homer Young against Daniel
b Chase for Imprisonment was heard before
Q Judge Barney in city court last Monday
morning. W. w. Lapoint and r. A. HoaI
q appeared for the plaintiff, and Tarbell &
Withem for the defendant who is deputy
. sheriff of Windsor county and who arrested
Young at Tunbridge fair, September 20,
. while he was attempting to collect bill in
u favor of Royalton party. The court rem
dered judgment OF $500 and costs in favor Of
l. the plaintiff, from which the defendant ap
n pealed to county court.
The sale of Montpelier Star Course re
= served seats will be held at Gladding's
q drug store on Thursday evening from Z: sc
to 9: 90 o'clock. Those holding checks sold
by canvassers can obtain good reserved
10 seats for the entire course Of ten entertain
q ments for Sl,6O and anv not having check
y can buy them with reserved seats at that tim,
for 81 90 for the entire course. The commit
r tee has sold about ninety checks to Barre
n people and good seats have been reserved fol
a sale to people in Barre who desire to Obtain
them for the course sThose mot desiring re
II served seats should exchange checks fol
% unreserved seat tickets at that time.
l. The one hundredth anniversary of the es
Enlistment of the organization of Metho
4 dism in Central Vermont will be celebrated
n at Hedding church, October IS, %, 80 and
v 81. The full programme for the four days
: session is as follows Thursday, October %
= 7: cor. M, Moral condition OF New England
q at the introduction Of Methodism, Rev. j. o
u Sherburn, A. NJ, Willismstowu; Jesse Lee
~ the Apostle of New England Methodism
Rev. w. M. Newton, A. B., Waterbury
k Elii,h Hedding, the Patron Saint OF He'd
g ding church, Rev, A. L, Cooper, d. d..
" Plainfield; Methodism Then and Now,
Rev. L. L. Beeman, A. NJ. Montpelier
d Friday, October 90 7:00P. M. Beginnings
y of Vermont Methodism, Rev. L. P. Tucker
Q Mortified; Early Methodism in Barre
Rev. j. A. Sherburn, Barre The Spirit Of
A. Methodism, Rev. Joseph Hamilton, ST.
~ Johnsbury. Saturday, October 80, 2: 30 p NJ,