The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-08
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| A reception will be rendered the new pas
tor, Rev. g. W. sharp and family, by. the
! ladies OF the Methodist church on Wednes-
day evening, MI members and friends Of
the church are cordially invited to be
| present.
The preliminary meeting OF the associa.
| ton who have in charge the matter of ar
] rangements for the celebration OF Old Home
| Week was held at village hall on Friday
evening COMMITTEES were appointed, q
| list of officers will be nominated, and a
| meeting will b. held at Howe's hall on
| Thursday evening. Every one Is invited
to attend this meeting.
Company will hold It's regular Saturday
evening drill this week at the armory.
James Csmbell, Grand Master Of the M =
sonic Grand Lodge Of Florida, las issued
| an appeal to the Masonic fraternity for re-
lief for the destitute people in Jacksonville
Contributions may be sent to W. 2. Web
ster, Grand Secretary, Jacksonville,
Syracuse University and Norwich Uni.
| versity are playing game OF base ball this
Wednesday afternoon.
On Saturday afternoon there will be q
game of base ball between Norwich Univer-
sity and Tufts OIL the campus
Past Master s r. Colby Of Montpelier
will install the officers of Dewitt Clinton
| lodge OF Masons on Wednesday evening
After the installation Past Grand Master
| g. W. Wing will deliver an address and
| the ladies OF the Eastern Star Chapter will
entertain and furnish refreshments during
| the evening. All Masons and members of
the Eastern Star are invited to attend.
A slate quarry is being opened on the
| Peter Gilbert farm. Quite a gang OF men
| is at work and some slate has already been
removed. An expert from Poultney has in
| spected the slate and the location, and after
| hearing his report, the owners are convinced
| that they have as good slate as there is to
| be found. There is slate enough in this vi
cnity. What we need Is the necessary
| capital to develop the quarres and market
| the output. There Is a bright future ahead
| for those who are at present engaged In the
| business, and the day is not far distant
when all the available quarrying rights will
| be taken up and the hills will be alive with
workers This may seem to be a visionary
| statement, but with the up-to-date methods
| for quarrying and working the slate there
| nee1 be no such waste as there once was,
and IL was this waste aud the expense OF
| getting the slate out of the pit which ate up
| the capital 80 rapidly. With these features
| eliminated to a great extent, 1t does not
| take prophet or a son OF prophet to see
| with one eye what will eventually happen.
This Is not paid advertisement, neither do
| any of those Interested directly in the slate
| business know that this was ever thought OF
| by your corr spondent, but it is his humble
| opinion and you will take 1t for what it is
| worth, and then wait few years and see
| what the outcome will be.
| John l.. Moseley is at home from New
York for few days vacation.
What has become Of the guard rail which
| W is formerly at the northwest end Of the
| | ron bridge? There have been some mar
row escapes from accident at this point and
/ one serious accident would cost more than
/ carload OF rails. III q horse should happen
to be frightened just as it reached the end
of the bridge, there is nothing to prevent
Il
| thrown into the river. Attention has pre-
viously been called to he fact that there is
at present no guard rail at this place.
| May cotton undermusins as pretty as
| you please at Homer Fits, Barre.
| Cadet John Byrd leaves this week for
| Highland Falls, N. Y. From there he will
| go to West Point to take his entrance exam
| ination.
Misses Alice Winch and Florence Loomis
are teaching at Roxbury.
The concert and dance held by the ca
| diets for the benefit OF the Athletic associa.
| ton was success from social standpoint
| but the amount of money realized was not
so great that there will be need OF hiring a
| man to carry the money bags. The music
was furnished by Wilder's orchestra and
every one had most enjoyable time.
Arbor Day was to have been celebrated
or observed at the High and graded school,
fered with the plans for out-of-door work
and the grounds will remain as they now
are until the first pleasant day. The base
ball team went to Montpelier expecting to
play the High school team there in the
| early part of the afternoon, but, owing to
some misunderstanding, the Montpelier
boys were not allowed to leave school I'M
til after four o'clock, 30 the Northfield team
had long day OF waiting and were pretty
we'll Disguised with this turn of affairs
| 81, tI,nx, Law thn
bers Of the Montpelier team. Some men,
bers Of the team came home on the evening
mail and did not wait to see the game fin
ished.
Remember the special village meeting or
Tuesday evening next. Be sure to be pres
emit, and, II yon have any plans or sugges
tions to give, make them early.
Hal @. Richmond has obtained position
with the Berlin Bridge Company OF Eas
Berlin, Conn.,, and will remain with this
company during his vacation.
John l.. Collins. @. E.. OF Charlestown
Mass. was in town on Thursday on his
way from Barre to Charlestown.
DR.. e. w. Gaynor of Boston is visiting IL
town.
Ernest Downing has returned from Brock
ton, Mass, where he has been at work 70
some time past.
! The Norwich boys and the base ball team
representing GODDARD Seminary cr0s6e'
| bats last Wednesday afternoon. The gam
in itself was an interesting one and for
> time was close enough to be exciting. bu
, after few innings it was clear to the OF
, server that the Norwich University min
outclassed their opponents In nearly ever
8 point. The general good feeling which pre-
vailed throughout the game and the entir
8 absence OF "kicking" were noticeabl
b points. The Goddard boys are gentleme
( and have a frst-class nine 30 are the CT
j diets gentlemen and have still better Mint
b The score was, Norwich University, 1!
Goddard, 3.
s. Lsfrana and family have moved int
!, their house on Union street.
y Orange.
@ Mrs. Edna Heard is recovering,
T. Henry Day has moved his family fro
" the r. P. Camp place.
Miss Nellie Tillotson Is laid up wit
muscular rheumatism and unable to retur
q to her school in Groton.
The part of the Raymond Camp farm J.
4 ing east OF the road from the Center to Il
mountain has been sold to Samuel Thorn