The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-09
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

The Granite City Band now meets in
Jackman's hall.
Several residents of New York state have
returned home to vote.
G. d. Wheeler assisted the Universaist
church, Sunday.
Miss Albertine Soule of Fairfield has
been visiting friends in town
Ernest Bailey of Northdeld has been
visiting at Oliver Blanchard's.
The Kelley League has sent several cit
zens to the Montpelier institute.
An oyster-supper is to be given at the
Congregational vestry, Friday evening.
A large number of young people attended
the dance at Plainfeld, Saturday evening.
BY vote of the students, the Goddard
Seminary colors are to be crimson and
white.
Torrent hose company. No /, announce a
grand ball, to be held at Miles hall, Novem-
Der II.
Several granite-cutters have gone to New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New York
to vote.
An entertaining and well-attended social
was lately held at the mission of the Good
Shepard
Augusta Soule of Fairfield is studying
painting in water colors with Miss Helen
Stafford.
The National Bank has recently placed
a large safe, weighing eight tons, in the bank
building.
Colonel j. p. Bane Of Kentucky is to lee
ture in the Barre entertainment course,
November 10.
There was large attendance at the
donkey sociable," in Odd Fellows hall,
Saturday night.
Nearly sixty couples attended the dance
OF the Tiger hose company at Miles hall on
Wednesday evening.
The Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion meets with Mrs. G. S. Nickerson,
Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. c. S, Nickerson preached on " How
to Become Rich" at the Universalist
church, Sunday evening.
1t is stated that the wly-incorporated
Barre Savings Bank will have its headquar-
ters at the National Bank.
Joseph Kdder and bride are on we'd
ding tour through New York state. They
will reside at 3l3 Main street.
Allen Bates has sued the town of Barre
for damages, in depriving him of his right
to vote at the annual meeting.
James Smith, of the Wells River freight
depot, has damaged hand, caused by COM
ing in contact with car door.
Mrs. o. b Boyce is delegate to the
Daughters of Rebekah convention at Brat
tleboro, to be held next week.
The Girls in Blue" are to give the
dairy maids drill " at the Universalist
vestry next Wednesday evening.
An "Uncle Toms Cabin " combination
played to a small number of people at the
opera-house, Wednesday evening.
The Goddard Seminary football eleven
will meet the Vermont Methodist Seminary
team at Montpelier, next Saturday.
Giles B. Durkee returned from Boston on
Thursday, where he went to attend the
funeral of his uncle Gordon Durkee
The Barre Entertainment Association
held an important business meeting at the
town clerks Office on Monday evening.
Colonel j. P. Bane of Kentucky is to lee
ture here, November Is, on Boys and
Girls, Nice and Naughty; or the Pendulum
of Life"
The following water companies are doing
business here: Barre; East Barre; Barre
Aqueduct; Barre Pure Spring; Spring and
Fountain.
The communion of the Lords Supper was
observed at the Congregational church,
Sunday, when twenty new members united
with the church.
| The Barre orchestra are soliciting sub
scriptions for tickets to a concert TO be given
| by the orchestra, assisted by Mrs. Jesse
Southwick, reader.
Mr.. and Mrs B p Elmer are to spend
the winter in Savannah, Ga, where Mrs.
Elmer has position in the Haven Home
for Colored Children.
Hattie Foster was the leader of the
Young Peoples meeting at Goddard Semi
nary, Sunday afternoon. Her subject was
Ways of Doing Good"
Augusta Soule of Fairfield is studying
! painting with Miss Helen Stafford and her
sister, Albertine, also of Fairfield is taking
music lessons of Kate NJ Healey.
Wells, Lamson & Co. expect to move to
! their new granite works in few weeks.
| The main shed is 106x40, and the ell 5Ox1S.
The plant is equipped with a travelling
derrick.
The vote for presidential electors was a
surprise to both parties, it being the largest
ever polled here. 1t was as follows: Re-
publican, 507; democratic 4l3; prohibit
tion, 20
Laymens meeting at the Universalist
church next Sunday evening. Professor A.
! W. Pierce O. b. Boyce j. w. Gordon,
| Frank Rowland and Q. Cook are TO deliver
addresses
The afternoon trains over the Central
Vermont road were many hours late on Sat
! urday, owing TO the locomotive being de-
rallied near the Pioneer mills. The Will
! Jamestown train brought the evening mail
| to town.
! All-Souls day was observed with appro-
| pirate eAtTClSeS dt Jue CnlNtISdIlSJ CuuICu
! Sunday morning, and in the evening Rev.
! c. S. Nickerson told large audience How
| to Become Rich"
Two graduates of Goddard Seminary are
editors-in- chief of college publications
Ralph Stewart, 'SS, of the University of
Vermont "Cynic," and A. w. DeGoerle,
80 of the Tufts College Tuftonian.
w. w. Lapoint has purchased the sub
scription list OF the atlantic Vidette, a Sons
of Veterans paper published at Rockand,
| Me-, and is to consolidate it with the Sharp
shooter. The Vidette list numbers nearly
two thousand names.
The Spencer Rifles are preparing several
novel features for their fair, among them a
special manual-of-arms drill under COM
mand of Lieutenant Bisbee. The drill will
be by Kent, Docherty, Reynolds, Gibson,
Meeker, Bishop and Griffin.
Rev. j. Brelvet has purchased large
pipe organ for st. Monica Catholic church
1t is being placed in position by II. p. Seaver
of Springfield, Mass. tits one of the largest
organs in this section-twenty-two feet high
thirteen feet deep, and sixteen feet wide
The Barre Entertainment Association