The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-08
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME OF
CURRENT EVENTS.
Barre.

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Miss Jennie Lowell went to Boston last
Thursday.
w. F. Shepard is assignee for the insol-
vent state of F. w. Jackson.
The infant daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alex.
ander Richie died last Saturday.
Miss Josephine Coombs Of Concord. N H.,
is the guest Of DR.. and Mrs. NJ ID. Lamb.
The Juvenile Social Club will meet next
Monday evening with Clarence Worthen.
The Mission of the Good Shepherd net:ed
S26 from their box social last Thursday
evening.
Upwards of thirty went from the Ep-
worth League to the social at Montpelier,
/ Friday svening.
Charles L4PAge captured the first prize
| for the best sample Of maple honey al the
! Worlds Fair exhibit.
Editor and Mrs Scott are in Rutland this
week attending the annual meeting of the
Daughters OF Rebekah.
Frauk p. Merrill OF Boston was in town
last week. Mr. Merrill is past commander
in-chief Of the Sons of Veterans.
Crandall Relief Corps will be inspected
this evening by Mrs. j. r. S-aver Of Mont
pelier division inspecting officer.
Justice Boyce adjndged forfeited the
| thirty y-seven long neckers of wniskey
! recently seized at the Avenue House.
Mrs A L Skinner gave a report of the
state Sunday school convention at Rutland,
al the Methodist chu! ch, last Sunday.
! Rev. George E. Hooker preached very
| interesting and practical sermon at the
Methodist church last Sunday evening.
The Foresrers' ball held last Friday
| night was a tirst-class success. A fine mu.
sical programme preceded the dancing.
The Uuiversalist Ladies' Union will hold
an art exhibition and sale in their vestry
during the week commencing December t.
Rev. G. S. Nlckerson will lecture on
| " From the Farm to the Prime Ministry" at
the Universalist church next Sunday even
ing.
j.. W Connell has entirely recovered
| from his late serious Illness and again took
charge OF the Central Vermont station last
Thursday.
George E. Tiff and Miss Bertha Foster,
both OF Barre, were married last Saturday
! bv Rev. w. Il Davenport at the residence
of ID. + Foster.
Mrs Cheever died last Wednesday, after
long and painful illness from consump-
tion, aged fify.-ight years. The burial was
at Walden on Friday.
A large monument was shipped to Hol-
liston, Mass. last week by f. ID Sartelle,
To be placed in the lot OF Or'in Thompson,
president OF the First National Bank Of
! Hollston.
A grass fire OF large proportions near the
switchback on the Barre railroad. last
Wednesr ay, caused some lively hustling
among the EMPLOYEES OF the road to prevent
it spreading to AL dj4cent wood lots.
S ID. Allen, Charles Churchill, Fred
Braley and DR.. b. w. Bralty have a-so-
ciated themselves together for the purpose
of supplying w bsterville with water. The
construction Of reservoir has already
begun.
Herbert E. Arnold, the genial New Eng
linz, f,Nrt tha
town and Og,iensburg railroad ,aud Ziba Ben
nett, of the Boston, New York and Savannah
fast freight line, were guests OF 5. S. Bal
| lard last week.
w. S, George and family will spend tho
| winter on the Pacific coast. the state OF
| Mr.. Georges health uecessitating such
change. Alexander Mathieson will occupy
Mr.. Georges house on Maple Avenue dur
ing his absence.
The new grocery store OF Page & McIver
at Thwingvile was opened for business
this week. Norman A McIver and A, III.
Page, the proprietors, are both well and IA
vorably known, and are bound to secure
their share Of patronage.
Seventeen persons were received into fun
membership at the Methodist chul ell last
Sunday, thirteen of them on profession OF
faith. Three were brprized aud one re-
ceived on probation. Six joined the Ep.
worth League in the evening.
Rev. A. IL. Webb OF Montpelier will
preach for the Melhodists next Sunday
morning and evening. Mr. Webb is con-
sidered one OF the most interesting speak
ers In the state, ami The people OF Barre are
fortunate in having an opportunity to hear
him.
The wager between j. II. Ward and
Thomas Suitor, that tho PAGER owned by
the former could do a mile in 2: 80, or bet
ter, without break, attracted a large
tcosriNUxD ON g0uRTH PAsRS.