The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
Washington.

The Leander Bennett farm has been sold
to Charles Smith of Royalton.
Harold Fish, son of Dr. Fish Of South
Royalton, is visiting at G. Fl, Smiths.
Charles II. Darling has finished work for
George Lynde of Williamstown and return
ed to town.
Herbert Taylor and wife came over from
South Ryegate last week and visited Mr..
and Mrs. Clark Richardson.
Postmaster Huntington went to Barre
last Tuesday and was snow bound in that
lonesome town until Thursday.
Five couples went from this village to
Chelsea last Friday evening in double
team to see "The Old Homestead"
The village schools close their terms this
week, and the primary department will
have rhetorical exhibition on Friday even
ing; cssS
The worst storm of the season ragged here
last Tuesday and Wednesday, and no mails
were received from Barre on either Of the
days named.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Downing gave re-
ception to their friends and neighbors last
Friday evening, and their daughter Tia was
given surprise party on Monday evening
last.
Frank Nourse gave another of his popu-
lar dancing parties last Friday evening"
which was largely attended, and Messrs
Cecil and Clayton Tucker distinguished
thCHhnclNCo ny tuO WnlCn Iucy
rendered in an inimitable style.
Our citizens should bear in mind that
new town clerk is to be elected next Tues
day, and, as it is about the first business of
the meeting, they should be on hand early
so that no snap Judgment be passed upon so
important an office.
Perley White has been looking for the
right kind of a mouse-trap ever since he
came to town, Bee'Keeper Huntington
gave him some honey the other day. more
than he could eat, and liberal supply was
laid away for future reference. The next
time Perley interviewed the honey it had
become veritable mouse-trap, with three
mice caught fast in its embrace. Patent APP
piled for,
A double team containing what was sup
posed to be ladies and gentlemen passed
through the village about nine o'clock Fri
day evening and aroused the people along
their route by crying fire at the top of their
voices and by blowing horns. They came
from Barre and returned about daylight,
yelling, hooting and singing through our
streets. On their next trip they will do
horns at home, or they will be detained
peaceably If possible, forcibly II necessary
until they cool off and pay for breaking the
peace. Barre should be proud of such hood
1ums.
The Washington correspondent of the
Brad1ord Oplnt0n says; 'Ihe barre COrre-
spondent OF the Burlington Free Press Is
evidently very much disturbed because the
subject Of using Washington marble for the
Barre opera house is being discussed. He
says they may use Barre granite, they may
use brick, but rather than use Washington
marble the people of Barre would put up a
frame building. II the people OF Barre are
fond of big fires and litigation about insur-
ance this would be good plan for them to
follow and we would suggest that they heat
and light the building with natural gas (ot
which they seem to have an abundance
rather than go out of town for kerosene,
electricity or coal. II they want genuine,
fire proof building made Of the handsomest
building material the earth affords they
will be obliged to come TO the obscure town
OF Washington where the valuable stone IL
to be found, which was undoubtedly form
ed by the same Great Being who formed the
Barre granite and the Barre correspondent
of the Burlington Free Press"