The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

Rebeka lodge hold box sociable on Sat-
urday evening
The winter term OF Goddard Seminary
opens Thursday.
The electric lights took another vacation,
Monday evening.
ID. Il. Bisbee enjoyed the scenery about
Moretown last week.
Miss Florence Holden is acting librarian
at the public library.
The London Gaiety Girls appear at the
opera-house Knight
Misses Augusta and Albertine Soule spent
last week at Fairfield.
John Wallace of Montpelier is salesman
for K. A. Prindle & Co.
Simon Blount has resigned as assistant
principal of the high school.
w. II. Miles is mentioned for the next
postmaster at Graniteville.
Robert Coates has returned from Beebe
Plain and is on the sick list
Revival meetings open at the Congrega-
tional church next Monday.
Sneak thieves are helping themselves to
tools at several granite sheds.
Fred NJ Scott and wife of Salem, Mass,
are visiting at l.. w. SCOTS.
w. G.. Parker is laying the foundation for
a house on Washington street.
The Burns club hold a masquerade ball
at Miles hall, Friday evening.
Miss Lou Holt has finished work as
stenographer for c. II. Moore & Co.
NJ w. Jones OF Hardwiek was in town,
last week, renewing old acquaintances.
Buel Lamb was home from Rock Point
Institute to enjoy Thanksgiving turkey.
Wells Lamson & Co. move to their new
granite works at North Barre next week.
Preaching service was held at the North
Barre school-house on Sunday afternoon.
One hundred fifty couples attended the
Clan Gordon dance on Wednesday night
The union service at the opera house,
Thanksgiving day, drew large audience.
Colonel U. A. Woodbury. camp, Sons of
Veterans, elect officers next Monday night.
The flag at Goddard Seminary is at half
staff out of respect to the late G.. w. Tilden.
The new pipe organ at st. Moncas
church is to be dedicated at Christmas mass.
Miss Hattie Godfrey led the Congrega-
tional young peoples meeting Sunday even
ing.
William Smith spent Thanksgiving at st.
Johnsbury and j. w. Ramsey was at Waits
field.
The Congregational missionary society
meets with Mrs. G. s. Wallace this after
noon.
Lillian Kelley is no longer bookkeeper
for the New Brunswick Wall Paper Com
pany.
b. A. Thomas is to erect large fruit
store at the corner of Main and Depot
streets.
Mrs Elmer Williams is receiving treat
ment at the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Bur-
lington.
The Epworth League held a successful
socisble at the Methodist vestry on Friday
evening.
Miss Marion Miller of st. Charles, ILL.,,
| Goddard '9l, is the guest of Mrs. w. l..
Stafford.
Rev. L. P. Booth of Mortified preached
at the Universalist church on Sunday
morning.
Rev. q. w. Longren delivers his second
lecture on the Life of Joseph" next Sum
day evening.
! Lester L. Tilden is in town from Atlantic,
Iowa, called here by the death of his father,
G. w. Tilden.
DIR. d. J. Smith has moved from Gordon's
| block to the residence of r. j. Gale on
| Church street
The Law and Order League is endeavor-
| ing to found permanent scholarship at the
Keeley Institute.
Crandall Relief Corps mustered two mem
bers, last Wednesday night, and received
two applications
The New Brunswick Wall Paper Com
pany has moved from the Wheelock build
ing to Bolster's block.
A leap-year dance is to be held at Boster's
hall, Thursday evening. The Montpelier
orchestra will furnish music.
Bert w Abbey, pitcher of the Washing
ton league ball team, spent Thanksgiving
with his father, Rev. p. G. Abbey,
Conductor Frank Place of the Barre rail
road was on the sick list last week, and
George Baker punched the tickets.
Nat Whittier has severed his connection
with c. II. Moore & Co., and is to enter the
employ of G. j. Reynolds as bookkeeper.
Gould & Nichols have received a costly
tenor trombone from the Boston Musical
Company, made for Antoine Rossi of this
city.
and wife and b. w. Hooker attended the
funeral of Mrs. NJ. Hooker at Plainfeld on
Friday.
A. N. Tilden and wife of Roxbury, John
Edgarton of Shirley, Mass, and Mamie
Policy of Boston were in attendance at the
funeral of G.. w. Tilden.
Lucier's minstrels gave an excellent en-
| tertainment at the opera house on WedneS-
day evening. and small audience enjoyed
" A New England Home " the following
night.
The many friends of John Ingram re-
membered him on Thanksgiving day with
groceries and cash Mr.. Ingram has been
| unable TO perform any Work LOT several
months.
The dwelling-house Of Manuel Torcla, a
Jew peddler, was entirely consumed BY
fire on Tuesday morning. The household
goods and $500 worth of merchandise were
destroyed,
The bill to incorporate the Spaulding
graded school district, which passed the
legislature, must be Endorsed by the town
at the March meeting and it is expected to
meet opposition.
The Spencer Rifles fair at the opera-house,
December 8, g. 10, II, promises to be the
grandest event of the kind ever held in
Barre The company appears for the first
time in new white suits, The female mill
tary company, farmer girls" Granite City
Band, Rossi's orchestra, and Montpelier
Military band are to assist the Rifles.
The opera-house was we'll filed, Sunday
evening, at the monthly temperance meet
ing. Rev. g. w. Longren conducted the
singing; Rev. W. s. Smithers read por-
ton OF Scripture; Rev. L. p Booth of North
field offered prayer, and Rev. e. W. Cum
ings delivered an address ON " The Pro-
hibitory Law" Rev. q. S. Nickerson pro-
nounced the benediction.