The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME OF
CURRENT EVENTS.
Barre,

a.
night.
The annual village meeting will occur
January 10.
The. winter term of the Spaulding Graded
school opened last Monday.
Crandall Relief Corps held a social in
Grand Army hall last Friday evening
new derrick and hosting machine has
lately been erected at II. A. Duffy's quarry.
The theme of Rev. G. w. Longrens SER
mon last Sunday evening was "The Seek
ers."
S. S. Ballard has purchased of James
Field, for 81, 800, his new house on Carleton
street.
A son was born, last Friday, to Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Edison, formerly of Barre. now
of Wiliamstown.
j. w. Gordon and r. A. Hoar were in
Chelsea last week in attendance upon
Orange county court.
b. w. Abbey, pitcher of the Chicago base
ball team, is to begin training the Goddard
team some time this week.
Rev. G. S. Nickerson lectured on "Mod
ern Causes of Infideity," at the Universalist
church last Sunday evening.
Miss Clara Houghton acted as soprano at
the Congregational church on Sunday, and
Mrs. o. X. HOLSTER as organist.
The famous and stirring war drama "The
Loyal Mountainous " is soon to be pre-.
sented at the opera house by local talent.
Johnnie Moore, the stone-cutter who was
recently burned to death in q hotel at Calais
Maine, had many friends and acquaintances
in Barre.
Professor Paul gave the first of a series of
dancing schools at Bolsters hall last Thurs
day evening. The attendance was unex-
pectedly large.
weight sociable" was held at the Pres
byterian vestry on Tuesday evening. Re.
freshments were served and fine musical
programme was rendered.
The Kings Daughters held successful
sale OF fancy articles at the Congregational
vestry last Thursday evening. A fine mu-
steal programme was rendered.
The new hall of Granite City Court of
Foresters, in Worthen block, was dedicated
last Wednesday evening. Music was fur
nished by the Mandolin and Guitar Club.
Rev. DR.. w. j. Harris, state diocesan
missionary, officiated at the Mission of the
Good Shepherd, last Sunday morning and
evening, and at Granitevlle in the after
noon.
j. Albert Young is having sore trouble
with his nose, which was bitten off by
pet horse, as noted last week. The healing
process has not been highly satisfactory
thus far.
Father Brelivet has moved from worthen
block to the rooms formerly occupied by
oOuu w GOruOu III Tue mousse on Maple
street owned by Mrs. l.. B. Burnham. Miss
Mary Hurley is his housekeeper.
Rev. g. S. Nickerson resigned as pastor
OF the Universalist church, Sunday morn
ing. The resignation takes effect as soon
after January l as possible. The action of
Mr.. Nickerson is a surprise to his church
The Goddard Seminary Athletic Assoca-
ton has been formed with Professor Ii. A.
futile, president; Edith Kenney, vice.
president; Emma Foster, secretary; Alfred
McKellow, treasurer; baseball manager d.
Ball; captain, K. Hardness; football man
ager, h. Kent; captain, l.. l.. Leonard
Miss Sophia Wood died last Sunday in
Milford, Mass, where she was visiting
The body was brought to Barre on Tues
day, and funeral services will be held to-
day from her late home She was daugh- |
ter of the late Mrs. Lucy Wood, who died
at the advanced age of one hundred seven |
years.
The following officers of U. A. Woodbury.
camp, Sons of Veterans, have been elected
herd; first lieutenant, K. b. Conner; second
lieutenant, III. S. Drown; camp council, G.
w. Robbins, p. L. Gates, John Bassett
delegate to state encampment, r B. Connor
alternate, G. w. Robbins.
The Congregational Christian Endeavor
Society. will have a Whittier evening in the |
vestry of the church next Tuesday evening. |
W
view Of the poets works, Mrs. DR.. o. G. |
Stickney will present biographical sketch, |
and there will be musical selections and |
readings from Whittier's poems.
The students at Goddard Seminary are
indignant at the article in the ReUeiAe, of |
Norwich University, in which it claims the |
game of football, played here October IA,
between Goddard and Norwich University, |
was a tie. This is dsputedby the seminary |
students, who claim that there is no ques-
ton but that the Goddards were victors.
The following officers of Governor G. S. |
Page camp, Sons of Veterans, have been |
elected for the year ensuing: Captain, w. |
w. Lapoint; first lieutenant, +. A. Eaton;
second lieutenant, John Gautier; camp |
council. w. Bishop, G. G. Cory, Joseph |
Gauthier delegate to division encampment,
#. A. Eaton; alternate, George Gauthier.
The following board of officers for the
local lodge of the New England Order of
Protection has been nominated, and will be
elected next week: Mrs. Fred Mudgett,
warden; NJ. l.. Cheney and James Cook,
secretaries; John Robbins, treasurer; Ed.
French, sentinel; Ralph Holden, guardian.
These officers will be publicly installed
January 8, next.
Clinton Field, cashier of the Granite Saw
ings Bank, and Miss Katherine Brush were
last Wednesday morning, at the
home of the bride in Williamstown. Rev.
G. w. Longren was the officiating clergy
man. Mr.. anu MIS-. Field went TO Boston
on the noon train that day, and were given
a great send-off by band of hoodlums,
with tin horns that had been provided by
some of the groom's fun-loving friends.
The last lyceum of the term was held at
Goddard Seminary, Saturday evening. An
excellent piano solo was finely rendered by
Miss Alice Wyman. The question dis
cussed was Resolved that the West offers
better inducements to young men than the
East" Disputants - affirmative, Paine,
Martin; negative, Ball and Greene; volun-
teers, Sias, Calef, Bannister, Lapoint. The
question was decided in favor of the affirm
alive.
The officers-elect of Crandall Post, G. A.
R., for the year ensuing are as follows
Commander, Eli Holden; senior vice COM
mander, G.. w. Drown; junior vice-com-
mander, George Clark; quartermaster,
George L. Conner; chaplain, John Collins
surgeon, Nathan Harrington; adjutant, l..
II. Thurston; officer of the day, Albert
Dodge first delegate to state encampment
b. p. Wiley; first alternate, p. l.. Brown;
second delegate, III. n. Parkhurst; second
alternate, George d. Conner.
Crandall Woman's Relief Corps held
" ball without a dance" at Grand Army
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