The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-24
der has been spilled. The time for claim
ing this liquor expired last Thursday.

Ing this liquor expired last thursday.
The agreement OF the New England Tel.
ephone company not to raise rates in Barre
for FIVE years has been rejected az too
vague. Mayor Phelps sent veto of the
proposition to the city council last Wednes-
day night, basing his rejection on the
grounds stated The veto was unanimous
ly sustained by the city council md the
matter Is now In the hands OF the finance
committee.
The school commissioners have voted to
locate the new school-house In ward on
"Woodchuck Knoll" This location Is at
present owned by the granite firm Of Comoi
" Co., who have offered it to the city for
$500. The city has accepted that PROPOSE
| ton. 1t will cost about $400 additional to
| grade the lot after the building Is erected.
Hiawsths Lodge OF Odd Fellows is maxi
| ing preparations to celebrate, April 25, til o
| eighty third anniversary OF the establish
ment Of the United States. An elaborate
programme will be prepared.
Nelson Downing shipped last week d ne
chestnut mare to Hon. Whitelaw Reid's
farm at White Plains, N. Y This mare is
very fast and Is handsome animal Mr..
Downing also has orders for two matched
pairs for this farm II he can secure them.
The Barre Quarrymen's Association has
notified all It's customers that after May
the quarrymen will make fixed charge OF
htty cents per ton for granite waste loaded
oh Carsi VI JWenuy-uVe Genus per ton taken
by teams at the quarries. This action is ia
ken because 1t is alleged grout has been
brought to this city and sold to small; gran
lite manufacturers to go into monumental
work, thus damaging the reputation OF Bar
| re granite.
Angus Mcclellan who has recently re-
turned from service in the British army in
South Africa, is visiting M 8. George Muir
ply, his aunt Mr.. Mcclellan has lived for
the past seventeen years in he western
part OF Canada. Early In 1900 he enlisted
IN Lord Strathooma's regiment of Csnadi N
horse for service in South Africa. The reg
iment returned to Montreal about two
weeks ago where the men were mustered
out. The regiment of 600 men lost all to.
gether only fifty and only seventeen were
killed in action.
@. A. Smith and Mrs. Annette Arey have
been elected delegates from Barre Lodge
Ne England Order OF Protec ion, to the
State convention to be held at Burlington
April %.
II. G. Fleetwood Of Worthwhile will be the
Memorial Day orator at Barre this year
81. K Bush was last Thursday appointed
by Judge John FL Watson in county court
at Montpelier, receiver of the Vermont
Granite Company. This is one OF the lead
ing granite concerns in Barre and has ex-
tensive sheds near the Central Vermont
station with sixty acres of quarry land.
This company is not placed in the hands Of
a receiver because 1t has failed but because
OF disagreement among the stockholders
and desire OF some of them to withdraw.
The company is doing large business and
employs twenty-five quarrymen and about
fifty cutters.
Waterbury.
Mrs. T. r. Foster has returned from
spending the winter with relatives in Wis
consin. The was accompanied BY DIR. e. j.
Hnatar w N formnrlu Had har
Mrs. Darwin Cooley has been engag as
orgsnist at the Methodist church in place OF
Mrs. Torrey, resigned.
Frank Battles, who has been confined to
his home for some weeks because OF cutting
his foot, is able to be about town again.
Orman Way, aged about eighty years,
died suddenly Friday forenoon at the home
Of Mrs. Permelia Watts, his sister, with
whom he had resided for several years.
He had been in i'll health for about a year
and when death overlook him he was en-
gagged in throwing wood into the shed. 1t
is supposed apoplexy was the final cause Of
death. He was man OF retiring DISPOSE
| ton and esteemed by those who knew him
Miss Palmer, sister OF William Palmer,
| sustained a serious accident this week
riding her bicycle. She in some way lost
| control Of the wheel, it colided with an
other wheel and she was thrown to the
ground. She was picked up in an uncon'
scious condition and taken to her home.
| Examination as to the extent OF her injur-
les showed that several teeth had been dis
| located, her upper jaw injured and that her
face was cut in several places. Her teeth
| were reset and she is rapidly recovering
from the effects Of her accident.
Miss Hattie Ferge has been summoned to
Gloucester, Mass, to care for her father
who recently broke an arm.
L. j. Kingston Of Redlsnds, Cal, is visit
ing relatives in town.
Moses LABEL is improving his residence
by the addition Of a piazza.
William Stone and family have moved
from Waterbury Center to the G. e. Moody
farm.
Miss Mary Mcmahon has returned to st
Adams after two weeks visit with hel
parents.
Rev. G. e. Ladd gave the High schoo
pupils an interesting talk on London
Thursday afternoon at the school house.
j. E. McCaffrey left last week for Spring
field, to form a partnership with 0. l.
Densmore in the plumbing and steamfttinI
| business.
George Moody OF Burlington was in towl
last week, visiting Elisha Moody, his father
Willie Sullivan is employed on the farm
Of Michael o. Brien on Scrabble hill.
The boys of the High school have organ
|
captain. They propose to play hot ball an(
II they do not take the pennant from SOM
OF the teams in this vicinity this season
will not be because they do not make tn
attempt. Already they have their eye OF
the Montpelier High school team as
shining mark and a warm game may follow
in the near future.
Henry II, Elliot came home from Bul
lington Friday evening to remain over Sur
day with his parents.
Prof. e. NJ Roscoe entertained the Jun
ior Fortnightly club last Wednesday even
ing. After the literary program the follow
ing officers were elected: President, Mis-
Henry; vice-president, Miss Joslyn; secrt
tary, Roy Batchelder, reporter, E. M. Ro'
coe.
f. W. Powers Is improving the exterio
OF his residence by repainting.
Mrs. Lewis Boodry and son, Bert, al
: visiting relatives in Berlin for a short time
The sugar season is closed. The Gro
was small and the quality poor as a rul,
In fact, the quality of the sugar has been 8
, poor this season that the first class article
> now almost impossible to obtain. 1t
/ claimed that had the sugar makers nc
opened their orchards this year they woul
| have saved money,