The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17

public schools.
Miss Kate Mathieson was given a surprise
party last Wednesday evening at her home
on Grant Avenue, on the occasion OF her
| nineteenth birthday. Miss Mathieson was
the recipient OF handsome copy OF Long
fellows works.
W. A. Drew, teller in the Granite Saw
ings Bank, and Miss Cherry Austin were
| married on Tuesday at the home OF the
bride in Hyannis Mass. The newly welded
couple are expected in Barre about Septem-
| Der 1. They will reside at No. ~ East
| street.
The contract for building the new school
| house, corner Of Silver and Brook street,
has been let to Edwards q Colburn for
| $685.. This price does not include heating
and plumbing. BY the terms Of the con-
| tract the building is to be completed on or
before February next.
| Herbert Tasey and Benjamin Blay were
| acquitted last Wednesday afternoon in city
court of a charge of assaulting Mrs. Eliza
| beth lacey on August 4, last. Justice IL.
W. Scott presided at the trial which was by
| Jury of six men. These lads were &C.
| cused of throwing stones at Mrs. lacey.
Hannah s. Morse, maiden lady eighty
| two years old has been visiting her brother,
| James Morse of SO Spaulding street, who
has been confined to his bed for the last
| eight weeks with bad lung trouble, with
but little improvement. She started for her
| home in Cabot to stop in Marshfield to visit
| friends for few days.
The commissioners on the David French
estate gave a final hearing last Wednesday
| in the city court room. 1t was finally de-
| cded to report to Judge Start at the Sep
TENDER term of Washington county court
that all the property should be sold at
| private sale, or at auction, and that the
money should be divided equally between
| the nine heirs.
mi A.. - Do,
| to be crystalizing on w. q. Nye as repre-
| sentative in the coming legislature. Mr..
| Nye for many years has been prominently
identified with the business interests OF
Barre and in selecting him for its represent
| tative the town will honor itself and will
send to the general assembly man who
will command the respect and confidence
of his associates, and who will take no
minor part in shaping legislation.
After sessions, lasting nearly week, the
board of civil authority completed its hear
ing last Wednesday of persons who felt ag-
grieved by the work of the assessors at the
Quadrennial appraisal of real estate. All
except nineteen of the eighty-four appeals
were dismissed. The reductions made were
as follows A. NJ Jackman, block reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000 l.. A. Gale, River
street house, from $4,000 to $4,000; l.. j.
| Bolster's trotting park buildings from
$4,000 to $1,000; his blacksmith shop on
South Main street from $500 to 5000; his
house at the corner OF Camp and Hill
streets was reduced to $1,000 and his No. 20
Elm street property reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000. His property at No 81 Granite
street was reduced to 81 600 and his store
house near the Central Vermont turntable
put in at 500. His store in depot square
was reduced from $4,000 to $4,000 w. Y.
Quinlan's block was cut down from Sl5,OOU
to $14 900. B. o. Woods farm property was
reduced from $4,000 to $1,000. G. L. John
sons property was reduced to $500. Alex
ander Connor's Merchant street house was
reduced from 81 800 to 81 300, which is the
old appraisal. Louis Boyce's property was
reduced from $1,000 to $1,000. AFRO Morse't
home place was reduced from 81, 500 tC
$1,000 The Stafford & Holden Manufac
turing Company was reduced from $4,000
to $4,000. George W. Bassett's farm prop
erty was cut down from S3,7O0 to $500
George Mann's property on Blackwell
street was reduced from $500 to 800. l.. M
Averill's barns on Kirk street were reduced
to 800. Building lots owned by the l.. w
Whitcomb estate were reduced to 5000
Building lots, owned by Smith Brothers
were reduced $4,000 to $780, Phoebe w
Gales house was reduced from $4,000 tt
$4,000
| Harry Renfrew was in st. Johnsbury OF
Thursday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Woods are visiting
relatives at Beecher Falls.
Miss Mabel Richardson is assisting a
Miss A. It. Rowell's millinery store.
George A. Low of Brooklyn, N. Y. arrive
at the Low mansion on Sunday morning.
Charles P. Dimick Of Groveton, N. III.
) spending a few weeks with relatives here.
Henry e. Emerson has moved from room
in the Bliss building to Il. u. Libby's house
, The work on the new parsonage is bein
pushed rapidly, the roof being about read
for stating.
Prescott A. Chase has been taking shol
vacation, spending several days with friend
, in Troy and Jay
q Mrs. Fl. T. Emerson, who has been visi
ing her sister here, returned to her home 6
Lyndonville on Monday.
Walter F. Davis left for Keene, N. II. o
Monday where he has secured employmer
in drug store. His many friends wis
, him success in his new position.
Kirk J. Coffrin and Henry Kemp were
Boston last week purchasing their ia
), stock of goods Mr.. Coffrin returned O
= Sunday morning but Mr.. Kemp will renal
. with other interests in view.
: Henry A. Winship, who has been on
@ ployed as travelling agent for the Fowlt
:. Nail Co., of Seymour, Conn, through I'll
state Of Pennsylvania, has finished woI
= for them and expects to remain for the pre-
y ent with his family here.
\ A little son OF W. e. Brooks was qui
badly injured on Monday afternoon last b
falling from dray loaded with stone c
!, which he was riding. One Of the whee
y passed over his right leg near the knee Il
juring it badly but very fortunately esca
ing without broken limb
y, Union services were held at the Congr
20 20 gational church on Sunday morning. tt
20 sermon was preceded by few eloquent az
feeling remarks by the pastor, Rev Fl.
70 Barnard on the war which has been
70 progress with Spain for the past one hu
o. dred and seven days and which we trust
now ended. He said although there hi
70 been no proclamation issued for such sc
" vice yet he felt it the duty Of the people
ID thank and praise God for the peace whit
He had bestowed upon them. The lar
at audience arose and joined in praise al
re- prayer with the pastor after which they
Ia joined in singing the patriotic hymn, Amt
a. lea, followed by the usual morning sermo
- DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has Il
W largest sale OF any Salve in.the world. I'll
q, 9. fact and its merit has led dishonest peoI
ar to attempt to counterfeit 1t. Look out I
- the man who attempts to deceive you VIII
you call for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Sal
Q, the great pile cure. W. K. Terrill & Co.
20 Bradford Center.
In N. A. Clark of Brockton, Mass, was