The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-16
Barre.

UNION services we're held at the Methodist
church on Fast day.
SEVERAL persons we're received into full
membership at the Methodist church last Sun
day.
REV. p MERRILL OF Enosburg Falls was in
town over Sunday, and occupied the desk at
the Methodist house, giving very instructive
discourse to his many old friends here.
THE closing lectures of the Barre lecture as
ISOLATION were given at the town hall, last FRI
day and Saturday evenings, by Mr.. III. II. Ra-
gan, in his illustrated tours OF Rome and Scot
land. All seemed very much pleased with the
lectures, and the views were especially fine.
EASTER was more especially observed here
by the Congregational society, two services be-
ing held. The church was very tastefully dec
Grated with plants and flowers from the con-
servatory of William Clark. At the other
churches there was quite pretty display of
flowers.
REV. J. X. BARTLETT closed his three years
pastorate here last Sunday. He did not give a
farewell sermon, as many expected, Rev. p.
Merrill preaching in his stead We understand
Mr. Bartlett will remain here, not taking an
appointment this year, and will thus be en-
abled to give his whole time to the Christian
Messenger
MRS J. R. BARTLETT was made the surprised
and grateful recipient OF about $40 for the pur-
chase of n new spring suit. This sum was pre-
sented a Sunday or two ago by Mrs. Burnham,
at the close of the Sunday-school, in behalf OF
the ladies who had contributed to the same,
and was pleasantly and feelingly responded to
by Mrs, Bartlett.
MRS |. d. RICE died at her residence, early
Sunday morning, passing away peacefully,
with husband and children all gathered around
her. Her death was quite sudden at the last,
as she had been able to be around the house,
and even out OF doors, the morning before.
The funeral occurred from the Methodist church
last Monday afternoon.
S. c. Ross died very suddenly, of heart dis.
ease, last Friday morning. He got up appar-
emily in usual health, made some remarks in
regard to the weather, and was suddenly at
tackled by the trouble and passed away in a
very few minutes. He was living at W. c.
Barnes, from which place his funeral was at
tended Sunday afternoon.
LAST Sunday was the annual election of off
GERS at the Methodist Sunday-school. W. A
Boyce was chosen superintendent; o. b. Boyce
secretary; 0. H. Reed, librarian; J. K. Clapp
treasurer; Miss Myrtle Cults, treasurer of the
missionary society. The school is large and
prosperous. The monthly collections amounted
to nearly 800 for the year just closed.
A NOTICE is up for a school-meeting in the
village district tomorrow Thursday night
to see il the district will rescind the vote taker
at the annual meeting in regard to sending
scholars to Barre academy or Goddard sem
mary; also to see If the district will raise thu
school-house one story, build an addition to tn,
same, or sell the present one and build else
where; also to see If the district will hire
room and have a third teacher this summer
We hope there may be a full turnout, and tina
what is best for the district will be done
which, we believe, is to add another story t
the house already built, and thus give room fo
all the scholars.
MRS ISAAC d. RICE should have been tn
name of the lady mentioned in Barre item.
last week as being very sick, instead of Mrs
Eli Rice, who. we are happy to state, is in yer,
good health. :. %. B. Boyce, Esq, grand dicta
past grand dictator, w. G. Nye, O. II. Reet
and c. A. Wheaton, left here yesterday Tues
day. to attend the meeting of the grand lodge
Knights of Honor at Middlebury this week. :.
J. NJ Perry is putting in a bay window on tn
northerly side of his house.