Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-02-28
BARRE.

ASSOCIATION WIS nelu fcDTuuTI ~ az
the town clerks office. Dr. George B.
Nichols was elected PRESIDENT A. d. Morse
and Homer Fits, vice presidents; w F.
Scott, recording secretary; c. A. Smith,
corresponding secretary, and C.. n Field,
treasurer. The old committees were re-
elected, w. F. Scott, T.. II. Glidden, S. d.
Allen, election inspectors; j. W. Gordon,
A. d. Morse, j. II. jackson, d. NJ Miles
and J. NJ. Perry, general committee; f. &.
Rowland, r. s. Currier, II. o. Worthing,
Alex Milne and H. +. Packer, finance com
mttee II. A. Phelps, L. NJ. Avorill and A.
c. Blanchard membership committee
The Retail Merchants association met
February Is aud found they had alto.
gether about 300 undesirable names on their
books, which they decided to divide into
three classes-slow, very slow and dead
beats.
Miss Susan Walker, aged 81, died at the
home of Perley Chandler February Is
and the body was taken on Thursday TO
Strafford for burial. She was an aunt of
Mrs. Chandler, who with her husband and
daughter, Hattie, accompanied the body to
Stanford
The Methodist parsonage has been sold to
DR.. Scribner, formerly of Washington, Vt,
lately of the West, who will soon begin al
terations and repairs.
William Glynn has just completed his
latest invented candy machine and its trial
at Boston last week, was perfect success
1t makes both caramels and bar candy.
Permanent officers were elected by the
Burns club February IS and are: George c.
Mackie, president; Alex NJ. Smith, vice
president; I. p Bryce, secretary; David
Edwards, treasurer; &. c. Mackie, T. T.
Bryce, George Mulch, Charles Young and
Charles w. Laing executive committee.
There are now 40 members, besides several
applications, and their reading room is open
every night at the globe block
The case of +. +. Aver VS.. c. n. Bene-
dict is continued to March 5, Plaintiff al
leges that he hired defendant to care for n
colt which was booked by cattle and died
from the results, and brings action for
damages. Barney and Hoar for plaintiff,
Boyce & Boyce for defendant
The village school children celebrated
Washingtons birthday Friday afternoon
by speaking, singing and other exercises, to
which their parents were invited.
The seventh anniversary of the Royal
Arcanum will be observed by literary en-
tertainment next Friday night.
Snow drifts caused the Chelsea and Wash
ington stage to DO three hours late Friday.
The postoffice room Is being frightened
up with a new coat of kalsomine and paint.
The annual report of the town of Barre
for the year ending February 2l, shows
| the whole number of orders drawn to
amount TO %2S J16.1S, of which So, l26. !
was used for the support of poor; 50, 1856
| 10 for state tax; S2OI GO for damage by
dogs; s.. 900. II for liquors. $1,0lS.25 for
new roads, 1922. % salaries of town Off
= nt IL. tNy,.
clerks Office The liabilities as reported
| by the treasurer are S23 100. 90; out
standing orders, $4,000; amount due town
officers past year, S6l3. 52; amount of assets,
Sc, 203 80: liabilities over assets, sl7, $40. p.
1t must not be supposed that Barre uses all
the 81, 800 II worth of liquor mentioned
above, as several small agencies in neigh
boring towns are supplied therefrom
Over So 600 has been subscribed by Union
men toward a cooperative store, and as
soon as $1,000 more is guaranteed it is
said a stock of goods will be ordered ana q
beginning made toward "a general store.
\ child of Wallace Packer is i'll with
carker rash. %. b. Boyce and wife went tc
Boston, Monday. The Congregational Sun
day school scholars gave a temperance con
cert Sunday evening. The last meeting ol
the board of civil authority for revising tn,
check list will be held Saturday evening -
There were Il, births, ia deaths, and 81
marriage licenses issued in Barre during
1889. The singing ut the Congregations
church will he under the direction of W. f
Moore during the coming year.-The pas
senger car running ON the Montpelier anC
Wells River line between this station anC
Montpelier, has been newly upholstered
painted, and new steam heater PLACED
inside
\ young daughter of Frank w. Georg
died Sunday of diphthera. This is tn
fourth death from that disease in this famil,
within four weeks, the father and one sol
remain.
Personals-George Lamson and Jane
Ingram started for Boston, Tuesday, to at
tend the assembly of the New England
granite manufacturers %. II. Hale wen
to St Johnsbury, Saturday.-Rev. l.. b
Tenney of Waterbury is expected to suppl
the Congregational pulpit next sunday
The Choral Union will meet Friday evening
at the Uuiversalst vestry.