The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-12-07
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

A. ~ Morse mas returned from Boston,
Allen Bates has recovered from his ill
ness.
Miss Rosy Webster is on her way to Cali
fornia.
H. o. Camp has been reappointed deputy
sheriff.
The Spaulding Graded school opens on
Monday.
Crandall Grand Army post elects officers
tonight.
j NJ. Perry returned from Boston on
Saturday.
The annual village meeting will occur
January II.
M. G. Nichols viewed the sights in Chel-
sea on Friday.
w. A. Perry assisted the Universalist
choir on Sunday.
Mrs. George l.. Bates has been on the sick
list the past week.
A drive whist party was held at Bolster's
hall, Tuesday evening.
Seymour Blondin and wife of Waterbury
visited in town on Saturday.
Skating was the principal attraction for
the young people on Monday.
Rev. Robert Collyer of New York, lee
lures at the opera-house tonight.
Edward Ward is in the employ of the
New Brunswick Paper Company.
A. NJ. Jackman is repairing the small
storehouse in the rear of his block.
Mrs. Phoebe Gale and daughter Amy
started for New Mexico on Friday.
Clarence Kendrick has returned from an
extended vacation at Lebanon, N. II.
Very few new granite cutters are being
engaged, owing to scarcity OF work.
Miss Hattie Chandler is slowly recovering
from a severe attack of typhoid fever.
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secretary of the Daughters of Rebekah
Misses Maggie Douglas and Maggie King
left on Friday for Aberdeen, Scotland
Mrs. T. Mills of the Cascade house is re-
covering from long and severe illness.
John Murphy was called to Sherbrooke,
p. O., Thursday, by the death of his father.
II. A. Rugg has opened the "city auction
rooms " in the basement of Bolster's block.
The winter term of Goddard Seminary
opened on Thursday with a large attend
ance.
Mrs. W. +. Densmore and daughter Min
ME were the guests of Dr. G. w. Steele on
Friday.
The Burns Club gave large and success
full masquerade ball at Miles hall last Fri
day night.
George Wheeler was in Worcester, last
week, to attend the wedding anniversary
A missionary meeting is to be held at the
Congregational church, Sunday afternoon
and evening.
The ladies auxiliary of the Barre Library
has voted to consolidate with the Library
Association.
Miss Agnes L. Towers of Richmond,
Goddard Seminary, class of 81, visited in
town Sunday.
Professor II. Austin futile has been
elected manager of the Goddard Seminary
baseball team.
The sidewalks were in a slippery condi-
ton Sunday and pedestrians travelled at
their own risk.
Sd. Blunt attended convention of the
Brotherhood of st. Andrew at Providence,
r.. l., Sunday.
Postmaster Wells received an official call
from Postmaster j. K. Goodenough of Mont
pelier on Friday.
John Gleason and Arthur Ellis of Rich
mond were among the visitors in the Gran
lite city on Friday.
The brick tomb at the Barre cemetery,
which has been an eye-sore to the citizens,
is TO be completed for use.
Walden Farrar has returned from six
weeks visit in Connecticut, and is again
cerking for l.. M. Averill,
Bright Star lodge, Daughters of Rebekah,
lows hall, Saturday evening.
The London Gaiety Girls appeared at the
opera-house Wednesday evening, to fair
sized audience of " bald heads"
Lester l.. Tilden, son of the late g. w.
Tilden, expects to remain in town several
weeks settling his fathers estate.
The Good Templars have changed their
quarters from Miles block to rooms over
the law-office of Barney & Hoar.
Rev. j. A. Weeks preached at the Uni
versalist church on Sunday morning, in
exchange with Rev. Mr.. Nickerson.
Ralph Stewart, the famous catcher of the
champion Goddards, now captain OF the
U. V. NJ. baseball team, was in town Friday.
1.-THE Negro and Indian was the subject
of an interesting lecture by Rev. G. s. Nick
erson, at the Universalist church, Sunday
evening.
W. w. Calder has purchased an elegant
$500 Blasius piano of Gould x Nichols, and
John Doris also bought piano of the
same firm.
The new officers of the Goddard Seminary
lyceum are: President, E. Hewett; vice
president, W. Ransom; secretary, Miss
Edna Clark
Rev. C. w. Longren delivered the second
in series of lectures on the 81 Life of Jo-
seph /" at the Congregational church, Sun
day evening
The young man who is engaging his spare
moments destroying the dressing-rooms of
the opera-house should be given dose of
tar and feathers.
A series of revival meetings opened at the
Congregational church, Monday evening.
Rev. G. w. Gallagher of Montpelier is assist
ing in the services.
A. A. Wheelock, the popular telegraph
operator at the Central Vermont station,
has become manager of the Western Union
office at Burlington
The services at the Mission of the Good
Shepherd, Sunday, were conducted by the
members of the local branch of st. An
drew's Brotherhood.
The gentlemen connected with the L nj
versalist church are preparing TO serve an
other annual supper, similar TO the one so
successfully conducted last year.
w. w. Lapoint has been appointed a
member of the committee having charge of
the New England convention of the Sons of
Veterans to be held in Boston February %.
The Spencer Rifles fair opens at the opera
house Thursday evening, closing Monday
| night. The company promise the best en-
tertainment of the kind ever held in Barre.
Forty-seven couples attended the leap
| year dance at Bolster's hail. Thursday even