The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-13

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At the regular monthly meeting of the
city council, held last week the bond OF
Warren Richardson, superintendent OF
streets was accepted Building permits
were granted to G. j. Reynolds, l.. II.
Thurston, Smith, Whitcomb & Cook, A. E.
Bruce, l.. A, Gale, ID. M. Miles, @. W. Hall,
L j. Bolster, Batiste Thomas, A. ID. Morse.
@, Thomas, b. Il. White, Mrs. Julia Morse
and II. A. Phelps. The resolution estab-
fishing the grade for the electric railway at
North Barre was adopted, as was the reso-
luton requesting Mayor Gordon to call
city meeting to fix the compensation for the
city clerk and treasurer, and to consider
the proposition for sewers on the west side.
The street commissioners were instructed
to establish Beckley street as a three-rod
thoroughfare. The school commissioners
sent in a communication stating that tax
of fifty-seven cents would be required for
school purposes The petition for side
walk from residents of Church street was
referred o the street commissioners. The
committee on salaries recommended that
the city engineer be paid forty-hve cents
per hour for actual service and that he pay
$12 month for Office rent This recon-
mendation was endorsed by the board. The
salary committee also recommended the fol-
lowing compensation for city officials ana
the board so voted; Assessors, twenty-five
cents per hour; auditors, same; chief of
police $50 per month; regular policemen,
$50 per month; special police, twenty cents
per hour; overseer of poor, $3.50 per year;
liquor agent, $3.50 per year; ward officers,
| twenty-five cents per hour; superintendent
of streets, twenty-five cents per hour and
$50 per year for use of team. Adjourned
Cabot.
Easter was very pleasantly celebrated at
the Congregational church. The large dis
play of plants and flowers was tastefully ar
ranged in front and around the chancel,
| he w tri m p1 a fine
! of Easter eggs suspended across it, the top
being surrounded with a large plant giving
| it fine appearance. The Congregational
! Easter services were finely rendered by the
pastor and the congregation. The address
by the pastor was pronounced by all to be
one of his best efforts. The singing was ex-
cellent All combined, Easter services
were a most enjoyable occasion. Union
| Fast Day services were held at the
Methodist church in the evening. The SER
mon was by Rev. A. j. Dixon. In the
opening he spoke in high terms of the
proclamation Of General Grant as he pro-
Ceeded he put up a strong argument against
the abolition of Fast Day. arguing that the
time-honored institution should still be re-
tanned and observed and handed down to
our children and our children's children.
The Lower Cabot Reading Club is soon to
bring out the popular and interesting play,
Aunt Hannahs Quilting Party" Ar
rangements are completed and rehearsals
are frequent.
T.. V. Spencer of Marshfeld assisted in
the singing at the Congregational church at
Easter which was very highly appreciated
by the congregation and added much to the
interest of the occasion. In the absence OF
the regular organist, Mr. M. ID. Wells, Miss
Linton l.. Wells presided at the organ.
Peacham.
Louis Blanchard was visiting in town
several days last week. - E. G. Blanch-
ard has called DR.. Adams, the Veterinary
surgeon, to see if he can adjust the lameness
in his horse - S. Il. Clarks little child
has returned from Woburn. Mass, where
she has been visiting her sister since last
November. Charley Morgan will now
smile again occasionally. - e. M.
Wheeler commences to run his meat cart
again this week. - George Rowe has
engaged to work on the highway the COM
ing summer. - Burt Bigelow has been
ill the past week being confined to his
room. DR.. Warren of Cabot was called
Saturday. - Frank Cook at the north
part of town is i'll. We hope to soon see
him about again. - George Smart has
looked at TAG wagons the past week and
succeeded in finding one at last. This one
did not quite fill the bill 80 he took it to
wheelright Morgan and gave him the tip
as to how he wanted it. We are looking
for five wheeler W hen it comes out of the
shop. George surprises every body OCCASION
ally and says one live man is worth six
dead ones - Will JennisOn's Quad
rangular weather. was here again last
week and stopped five days. He sent it
to Walden from here
Waterbury Center.
Mrs. f. n. Marshall is in Boston where
she will visit friends for two or three
weeks
Mr.. and Mrs L. W. Buzzell of Stowe
spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. p.
e. Smith.
Mrs. A. G. Morse of Burke, N. Y. is vis-
iting her aunt, Mrs. Susan Dimick, and her
cousin, James I. Thurston.
Arthur l.. Walker, OF the firm of Walker
Brothers Company of Burlington. spent
Fast Day with relatives here.
Mr. l.. A. Lyon came over from Platts-
burgh, N. Y, last Wednesday, and will
spend few days with friends here.
There will be special meeting Of the
Grange ON Tuesday evening, April 49, A
full attendance of the members is desired
Mrs. G. H. Stone, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence, in Worces-
! ter, for a few days, returned home last Sat
urday.
Miss Flora Shepherd is to teach the sum.
mer term of school in Dux bury at the depot
village, and Miss Clara will teach at Dur
keeville.
FaystoD.
John Stewart has sold his farm and sugar
apparatus TO l.. M. Chandler for 81, 325, Mr..
Chandler to take possession May l.
G. r. Miller of Boston, who with r. j.
Browne OF this town, has purchased the l..
h. Joslyn farm in Waitsteld made short
visit to friends in town last week.
News has been received of the death,
March 16, of Lucius S. Grggs in Tomah,
Wis, at the advanced age of eighty-sx
years. He was born in this town soon after
its settlement and will be remembered by
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