The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
From Town Correspondents.
barre.

last Thursday evening.
William G. Quinlan is working in East
Barre for |. w. Bates & Co.
John w. Gordon has discarded his crutch,
and walks now without limp
Will Marsh played the organ at the Con-
gregational church, last Sunday
G. L. Bugbee has the foundations in for
two houses on Richardson street.
Miss Della Keller, the well known trained
nurse, is convalescing from fever.
New Years ball Of the Foresters the even.
ing of December 81, at Music hall.
A daughter of Frank Burke is recovering
from a severe attack of bronchitis.
A daughter was born last Saturday MORN
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. William Reaside.
Miss Flora Corlss of Chelsea spent Sun
day in town with Miss Anna Taplin.
Frank )urley is working in the finish
ing-room Of the Colby furniture store
Gould & Nichols last week placed a fine
piano in the residence of DR.. NJ. ID. Lamb.
Mr.. and Mrs E l.. Smith were registered
at Young's hotel in Boston, last Thursday.
NJ. w. Jones, who went to New York
city, recently, to study, has returned home.
Miss Kate Healey came home from Bos-
ton last week ill with the grip, but is better
now.
Mrs. Nathaniel Davis was called to Low
ell, Mass, last Thursday, by the illness of
sister,
Fred N Braley has clerkship in the Ma
tiona Bank of Barre, and began work last
Friday.
The work of putting in the steam-heating
apparatus at the new school building is COM
pleted.
Rev. w. F. Potter of South birmingham,
Mass, preached for the Universalists last
Sunday.
The family driving horse of II. A. Duffy
1rnnna1 Loot xuaar frnr oh tn
fantum.
The village schools began the winter
term on Monday, there being no change in
teachers.
w. A. Bradford was confined to his house,
last week, threatened with inflammatory
rheumatism.
E. G. French was confined to his house
the greater part of last week, tussling with
severe cold.
A small but select company attended the
bivalve sociable in the Congregational YES
try last Friday evening.
Mrs. f. w. Jackson has closed her branch
store at Chelsea, but intends to open
another there in the spring.
The case of State V. Dombruiskie of Barre,
for keeping liquor with intent to sell, was
continued by county court.
r. p. Camp has begun repairs on the
Mnard house and barn, which were dam
aged by fire fortnight ago.
E. A. Wilkinson is at home again, having
resigned his portion as inspector in granite
mandatory in Sing Sing, n. Y.
George j. Towne has been appointed
liquor agent. He also takes large part in
managing theatrical attractions.
Adj Batchelder is awaiting the arrival of
ten carloads of horses, which bave been
shipped him from Washington state.
w. M. Emerson has opened his fruit and
cigar store in the Gordon block, and has one
OF the most attractive stores in Barre.
The Enterprise this week copies almost
bodily our report of the Odd Fellows dedi-
cation, without word of credit. Help
yourself.
Hamilton Webster has opened a black
smith shop near G. E. Tayntor & Co.'s
stone-shed, and intends to down the COM
bination."
James Burley, with five other Scotchmen,
left Monday night by train for New York
city, whittier they sail for the " old
country"
The Barre Club of the Granite State Prov
ldent Association has completed its seven
teenth loan since last January, comprising,
all told, $4,000.
The Granite City Clothing Company, com
prising Brown of Boston and H. III. Dewey
of Barre, is to occupy the south store in the
new Bolster block.
The skating rink on Summer street is
enclosed by board fence, and the propri-
etor, Will Barnhart, is waiting for a cold
snap to overflow it,
Landlord Jeffords of the Central house
began last Saturday to move into the new
hotel erected by j. NJ and w. A. Perry,
which is called the Vendome.
Mrs. Ruby Wood, mother of Israel Wood,
was buried last Wednesday from her late
residence, Rev. G. w. Longren officiating.
Her age was seventy-two years.
Thirty-fve couples attended the second
assembly OF the Spencer Rifles at their club
room, last Wednesday night. The Mont
pelier orchestra furnished music.
The Barre Library Association have
elected as officers for the year ensuing:
President, b. W. Braley treasurer, Mrs. o.
b. Boyce; librarian, Mrs. j. G. Nichols.
Alexander Gordon expects to move into
his new house on Perry hill about Christ
mas, and e. g. French wants to move into
his on French street about the same time.
Nat Whittier is keeping books for the
wholesale granite firm of Charles III. Moore
~ Co., the former bookkeeper, Miss Page
having returned to her home in Woodsville
n. III.
A pleasant gathering was that last Friday
evening at the Methodist parsonage, over
which Rev. w. S. Smithers and his worthy
vile preside. 1t was reception to the con-
gregation.
d. ID. Smith of the Empire Granite Com
pany left, Monday night for Albany. N
y, and will probably consume fortnight
or more visiting other places in that state
on business.
The next entertainment in the lecture
course is to be December IL, when Rev. Il.
5, Macarthur of Calvary Baptist church.
New York, will deliver discourse on "The
age in which we live"
Voters in school district No are to hold
a meeting tomorrow evening at Academy
nan, to see If they will authorize the treas
m dc fnr ft,p1
the present indebtedness.
Another elderly individual, it is rumored,
has been initiating G. l. Cady, and it was
rumored last Saturday that he had left town.
The rumor proved incorrect and as no
definite proof has been broughtup, his name
is not mentioned at present.
Citizens living near the new cemetery adj
dition have served an injunction on the
town, cemetery commissioners and lot own
ers, in an attempt to prevent further burias
near their houses. The land was bought for
the addition before the houses were built.
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