Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-24
BARRE.

Ned @. Roberts, for three and a half
years in the office Of Thomas H. Cane, will
go about May to accept position In a
Job printing establishment at Duluth, Mimi.
Mr.. Sprague, for several terms tencher of
the gospel village school, and Annie Tenn
pletou were on April Is married at East
Montpelier.
AS Frank O. Hall, the junior parter Of
the granite firm of c. II. Kenerson ~ Co.,
was on Thursday afternoon working around
their derrick, the large chain broke, letting
Il block of granite fall, breaking both bones
in his left leg below the knee.
f. l.. Smith 81 Co. have received con-
tract from the West to make large SOL
dier's monument with spire over 80 feet
long. They have shipped 1881 monument
to New Haven, Conn, and u Sll75 monu-
mont to St. Louis. Work has opened with
n boom at their light and dark quarries,
snd already over 40 men are employed
there.
The Barre Granite Manufacturers asso-
cintion comprises o. different concerns, the
quarry owners and polishing mill proprie-
tors now being united with them. The
officers recently elected are John Mcdonald,
president; William Barclay, fret vice-presi-
dent; William Dunbar, secretary; George
Mackie, financial secretary; William Kel-
first annual banquet Friday evening at the
City restaurant About rs were present.
Among the few invited guests was Col. e.
a. Chittenden of st. Adams, who last sum
mer escorted u party of the association to
Ogdeps burg, y. ", TO show them the rail-
road facilities there for handling granite.
H. X. Bush was tOastmaster for the asso
citation.
he right arm of George b. Bigelow was
crushed while coupling cars on the Barre
railroad last Friday, necessitating amputa-
ton above the elbow. This was his first
trip as brakeman.
The Goddard seminary students cleared
over 500 from their "Our Boys" enter tain
nent at the opera house.
Tho Vermont Granite company are now
operating five quarries, and shipping most
OF their stock in the rough. The company
are getting up the finest monument for its
size ever made in town. 1t is for some
prominent railroad man in Pennsylvania.
On it il section of full sized rails and ties
with regular suago flower bed, and y
inch deep lllus,r ration of large blast fur
mace in operation.
Angus ". McAuley died on Sunday at
Graniteville. He was married February 4
to Miss Ellen Smith, who had gone to Can
ada to bury her father and was not pres
ent at the death of her husband, who was
taken sick last week Wednesday.
Bart FitchZerald, late bagsagemaster on
the Montpelier and Wells River railroad is
now conductor on the Barre branch of the
same road.
Rev T. W. Cummings started on Tues
day tor Newburyport Mass, to attend the
meeting Of the Fresbytery.
II is said that large machine shop build
Ing viii he erected at North Barre, by
Whitcomb Brothers.
The May-dAy breakfast by the Universe
list Ladies union, has been postponed.
John W. Reason and Kate g. McLeary.
both Of Granitevilie, were married on Mon
day by Rev. L. W, Cummings.
Goddard Seminary. The lawn has been
cleared, a part Of tho tennis courts are
ready for use, and tie fountain is I'M
covered. 1.-The new piano has arrived and is
placed IN the parlor.-George Willis Cooke
lecturel on Tuesday evening in the chapel.
An enjoyable reception was held Satur-
day evening in the upper chapel, with music
by the seminary orchestra.