The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-05-18


The annual meeting of the Ladies' Guild
OF the Church Of the Good Shepherd was
held at the church last Friday evening
| Mrs. ID. V. Stone was elected president;
Mrs. William j. Ross, vice-president; Miss
Nellie Marley, secretary; Miss Louisa
Rckert, treasurer. The Guild now has
thirty-one members. The net proceeds Of
the sale held recently was $4,000.
| The premises Of James Good on Railroad
| street were raided last Friday evening by
Chief of Police Rowland, Constable W. II.
Buchanan and Deputy Sheriff G. W. Smith.
| A half barrel of ale and a small quantity of
whiskey was seized. Justice II. w. Scott
ordered the whiskey returned Saturday
morning, but the ale was condemned and
| spilled. Good was arrested and fined for
keeping nuisance and for keeping liquor
| with intent to SELL
The watering trough at the Tilden farm
| at North Barre was wrecked by dynamite
| Wednesday night. John Drumgould, who
| lives on that farm, had notified teamsters
| that they must pay five cents per week for
| the privilege OF watering their horses there,
and 1t is supposed that the trough was
blown up through spite. Although such
proceedings are not countenanced by law
| the general opinion is that the owner Of the
| trough got no more than he deserved.
Frank Morgan has challenged L. j. Grit
| fin for a contest for the badge and title OF
| the champion wing shot Of the State, now
| uoiu ny MI lub Cudll6nR6 udb
been accepted. and the date of the contest
| will be announced later. The match will
| be one hundred birds, fifty at known and
| and fifty at unknown angles. No money
| will be wagered by the principals, but the
gold medal now held by Mr.. Griffin, will
go to Mr.. Morgan If he wins.
A joint meeting of the city council and
| the school commissioners was held last
| Friday evening for the purpose Of locating
| the site OF the new school building. 1t was
decided to erect the building at the corner
| OF Brook and Seminary streets, as originally
| recommended by the commissioners. Mrs.
Ann r. Bsnnister Of Potsdam, N. Y, owns
this lot. She holds it at $4,000, which the
joint board considers just $500 too much
| The school commissioners were instructed
to offer Mrs. Bannister $1,000 for the land
| and II she still refused to sell at that price
to notify the council. They will then take
the land by condemnation for school pur-
| poses.
W. Il. Scott, the long time editor OF the
| Enterprise, has sold his interest in that pa
per to Henry G. Whitaker and George Ross
who have had charge OF the daily Enterprise
| since 1t was started. For the past seven
teen years Editor and Mrs. Scott have is
| sued the weekly Enterprise, and they pro-
| pose to take an indefinite and much need
| ed respite from active labor. The new pro-
| prietors are wide awake young men, and
very much in earnest in their determine
understood that the name Of the daily will
| be changed and that the Enterprise will be
| made semi-weekly. The best wishes OF
the newspaper fraternity of the state go
with Editor Scott in his retirement.
Rev. and Mrs. A. e. Atwater were given
a reception last Wednesday evening in the
parlors of Hedding church. The affair was
in charge OF Judge W. e. Barney, and Rev.
| and Mrs. j. A. Sherburne assisted Mr.. and
Mrs. Atwood in receiving. A musical pro-
gramme was rendered and refreshments
were served. The attendance was large,
all denominations in the city being repre-
sented by pastor and people. In behalf OF
Hedding church Rev. j. A. Sherburne ex-
tended cordial greeting to the new pastor
and his wife, and Rev. Effie K. M. Jones
extended the greetings of the other churches
Of the city. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Atwater
were evidently touched by the cordially
Of the greeting, and especially by the SEN
| timents expressed by Mrs. Jones. They
| enter upon their work in Barre under very
favorable auspices.
Two twenty-ivepound kegs OF powder
exploded in the blacksmith shop Of j.
W. Mcdonald & Company at Webster
Vile last Wednesday completely wrecking
the building, fatally injuring Norman
Mcdonald and inflicting dangerous in
juries upon Angus A. McIver, and Neil
McIver who were in the shop when the ex-
ploson took place. Angus McIver's nose
was blown off, one eye was destroyed, and
he was terribly burned about the head.
He died at five o'clock that evening with
out regaining consciousness. Funeral SER
vices were held at his home on Friday, Rev.
| j. o. Sherburne OF Williamstown officiat-
ing and the burial was at Williamstown.
He leaves widow and two children. The
| other injured ones are considered out OF
danger although their injuries are very
painful. The cause OF the accident is I'M
known.
| East Rarra
P. II. Marion and family have moved to
Barre city.
Rodney Carnes has been quite i'll for 9
few days but is now recovering.
Arthur McAllister has moved into the
tenement owned by P. 81. Marion.
Miss Jennie Colby OF East Barre is work
ing at II. q. sargent's for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Wheatley went tc
Brookfeld last Saturday to visit friends
there.
w. M. Carnes went to Waits River las,
Friday to look after his granite business al
that place.
The New England Telegraph and Tele
phone Company has been setting new poles
through the village the past week.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold 30
ciable at M. e. Cutters on Thursday even
ing. Cake and Ice cream will be served.
|
stage driver, John Bixby, w. A. Cutler
came near having q serious runaway las
Monday evening.
The cases of Edwin Emery v. r. d
Moore and o. V. Downing v. Frank Pag,
were heard before Justice A. O. Dickey las
week Tuesday. In the case Of Emery v
Moore Judgment was rendered for the de
PENDANT. Chester Dickey of Washington
appeared as counsel for Emery and H. w
, Scott of Barre city for Moore. In the cas-,
Of Downing " Page judgment was rendered
against Page by default. On Friday thu
case of j. L. Dix v. Henry W. Camp o
, Plainfield was heard in which defendan
confessed judgment and took an appeal t.
county court.
: South Barre.
, Several attended the excursion to For
! Ethan Allen on Sunday. - Arthur El
> lenwood remains very low. - Mr.. Da
Wis has moved his family into G. T. Town
tenement. Mr.. Pierce is very low
His daughter is with him.
West Berlin.
Quite number from this place took ad
vantage Of the excursion to Camp Olympi
on Sunday. Miss Grace Cooper @
: Sunapee, N. H., who is attending school a
Mortified, was the guest Of Maude Cline
| Last Saturday. AyariI1 Golhu ON