The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03

| At the annual meeting OF the local Wom-
| ans Christian Temperance Union, held last
/ week the following officers were elected Tor
| the year ensuing: President, Mrs. y. r.
Rarnesi vice presidents, Rev. Efhe Il; M.
Jones, Mrs. O,G. Stickpey, Mrs j. Darling;
superintendent OF departments, .evangelis'
| tic, Mrs. 9. NJ. Kenerson; social purity,
Mrs. James Darling; mothers meetings,
Mrs. Broadwell; railroad work, Mrs. f. N.
Whitoomb; social, Mrs. P: Lsxon; flower
Mrs. II. d. Beckleyi system OF finance,
Mrs. G.. e. Earle. Mrs. Barnes, who was
reelected president was the recipient OF
handsome shopping bag, as token OF appre'
citation OF the work done by her during the
past year.
At the regular meeting OF the city council
held last week the resignation OF o. w.
Melcher as a member OF the board OF health
was received and accepted. The property
committee was authorized to confer with E.
F. Moore regarding concreting the walk at
the front and side Of the new city building.
The board voted $500 to W. A. Morton &
Co. OF Haverhill, Mass, for decorating the
walls and ceiling of the new opera house.
The salary committee reported adversely to
paying Mrs. Boyce So per week for her SER
granted sewer permit. Building permits
were granted to U. 8. Cheever, Mrs G. b.
Durkee, Mrs. q. A. Kinney, B. g. Durkee,
]. L. Beckley, o. W. Dix. Jerry Mccarthy,
| d. ". camp, timothy Cleary, a. ~
Batchelder, James Res and A. A. Smith.
The street committee recommended extend
ing the sewer main to Carleton street. Adj
journed.
j. A. Mcleod, the registered shoeing
smith who has been located at Graniteville
| for some years past, owing to increasing
business has found it necessary to move to
more commodious quarters and has erected
a new shop on Seminary street Barre, and
| is now prepared to do scientific horseshoe
ing and blacksmithing in all its branches.
The shop which is eighty feet in length is
equipped with three FORCES and the largest
stick of horse shoes ever shown in Barre.
Mr.. Mcleod will be assisted by two first
| class horse shoers, and is himself a gradu-
ate of the Hayes Dental Farrier School OF
Birmingham. Eng and the Dix D1ntal
member of the Master Horse Shoers Ma
tional Protection Association OF America
| and is probably the only registered shoeinR
smith in Vermont. His hand made shoes
have won many premiums at state and ma
| tional exhibitions. He has on exhibition
at his shop sixty-two different styles of
shoes for interfering, overreaching knee
cutting, ETC., keeps supply OF medicines
on hand, and treats lameness and diseased
feet with great success. He will be pleased
to meet all his old friends and make the
acquaintance of many new ones at his new
stand in the Granite City.
South Barre.
Miss Eta Bancroft OF East Montpelier is
| stopping in town. - Heman Maxfeld
| will move into the Jackson tenement at
Tattle street this week. - E. II. Hyzer
has returned from Brookfield - Karle
| Lane Henry Hill and r. Rexford are paint
ing Harley Cutters stable at Barre. -
A May day ball was held at Unity Temple
| Monday night.
Bradford Center.
Mrs. George silloway is very poorly this
spring.
The renting of Hiram Porter's mill was
failure, the parties failing to complete the
trade.
The farmers feel pretty blue over the ma
| pie sugar season, as there was but very lit
tie sugar made, the least for several years.
| Captain Clark of the Oregon will be in
Bradford June 10 to attend the Sons of Vet
| Grams encampment which will be held June
10, IA and 10.
Mrs. N. F. Kelley met with an accident
last week Friday. She stepped on board
| running rusty nail in her foot. She Is
| having serious time.
MarshfieId.
Bert Jameson was at home from Hard
will meet at the church Saturday afternoon.
- Ira Edison has rented part Of his
house on Main street to Mrs. Eta Shepard.
| Fred Ellis has rented the remaining part
- Miss Emma l.. Moses of Randolph
and Miss Hattie Fisher OF Cabot teachers
in the village school, are boarding at A E.
Lamberton's. A teacher for the Ennis
district has not yet been secured, and the
commencing of the school has been post
poned week. - Ed and Ellis Preston,
Frank Brown and Ralph Ide 60 to North
Montpelier next Monday to build barn
- The special town meeting to see
about the location Of the library is warned
for Saturday, May Is, at ten o'clock A. M.
Putnamsville.
A daughter was born to Ralph II. Alden
and wife Sunday morning. - John j.
Dillon has finished work for G. G. Putnam
& Son. His place in the saw-mill is taken
by Clifford Cove. Frank Seymour Of Ber-
lin began work for the firm Monday. -
Mrs. Arthur G. Jones is i'll with German
measles. - G. L. Heath is sick with the
Emma Stone Of Randolph as teacher
- G. L. Hunt has moved to Montpelier
East Warren.
Miss Mary Gleason is quite sick.
f. G. Lamb is soon to build new horse
barn.
Henry Campbell who has been sick 9
long time is now able to be out OF doors 6
little.
| MISS jennie 1lllOpbOu uHb T6UuTn6u IrOu
Boston and is now prepared to do dress
making.
The patrons Of the Warren creamery re
ceived nineteen and one-fourth cents fol-
J March butter.
The roads have been nearly impossible
for the snow and mud over the mountains
! but now teams 60 through.
The much longed for spring weather ha
come with extreme heat. The deep snow
from the mountains have melted and tn,
brooks and rivers are bountiful.
The farmers have gathered their suga
things the past week. There has been bu
very little sugar made in town this spring
There is quite good deal of snow on tn
} mountains now.
The poorest sugar season on record TO
fifty years and the farmers greatly feel tn
loss. Usually large amount of syrup ant
sugar goes out OF this valley and good price
) are received for the same.
Schools commence this week with teach
4 ers as follows District No. l, Miss Mabe
I Lamb; district No. 2, Mrs. Mary Freeman