The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-29
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME or CUR
RENT Events.
Barre.

~ 'iO hluliCu OlOCh bnlS week.
w. f. Shepard has been apnointed a
deputy sheriff by Sheriff Howe.
Byron Phelps has been appointed spe-
cal policeman for the opera-house.
Over fifty hogs have died OF hog cholera
in town during the past four weeks.
Fred Beckley has sold thirty acres of land
near Prospect street to Joseph Ward.
The interior of the store of Campbell
Brothers shows many improvements.
Professor A. B. Mathewson has moved to
the Elgin Gale house on Church street.
Angus A. Smith will open his new boot
and shoe store in the depot square this week.
Crandall Relief Corps attended meeting
of Brooks Corps at Montpelier last Friday
night.
The tool mandatory of James Ahearn
has been connected with the telephone ex-
change.
1t is probable that state bicycle tourna-
ment will be held here during the coming
summer.
Granite city court of Foresters is to give
a grand concert and dance at Music Hall.
April 6.
w. F. Rowland has been appointed spe-
cial police officer, and was on duty Satiir-
day evening.
A meeting Of the law and order league
was held in the Methodist vestry last Mon
10Y ONOhihb'
Editor j. w Ramsay was called to Waits
field last Monday by the dangerous illness
of his mother.
There were 1872 births in town in 1892 and
116 deaths, while seventy-nine marriage
licenses were issued.
Rebekah lodge held the first maple.suga
sociable Of the season in Odd Fellows hall
last Saturday evening.
The union mass meeting held last Sunday
evening at the Universaist church was
very largely attended.
Prof. Stanford Mitchell of Boston is to
continue his services at the Universalist
church the present week.
The rumors that there are likely to be
labor troubles at the granite quarries ap-
pear to be without founda ton.
Eli Chamberlain has purchased of Hiram
Dickinson his boarding house, and will
take possession about April l.
Center Houghton is preparing to let the
state deal with the boys who are stealing
the sap in the Chamberlin woods.
The Goddard Seminary baseball team is
endeavoring to secure a frst-class pitcher,
this being the only position not filled. o
w. W. Lapoint has received his fourth
invitation to act as Memorial day speaker,
the last one being from Carroll. N. H.
Rev. G. w. Longren preached forcible
sermon on " What Books to Read" at the
Congregational church, Sunday morning.
j. R. Lowe, secretary and treasurer OF the
N. G. Hinsdale's Sons Granite Company Of
Indianapolis, Ind, is the guest of Frank
Duffy.
A large delegation from Hiawatha lodge
OF Odd Fellows went to Waterbury on Tues.
day to assist in instituting the new lodge
| there.
DR.. I. NJ. Atwood of Canton, n. Y,
preached at the revival services at the
Universalst church last Saturday evening
and Sunday.
Forsyth & ingram will ship the Mime
sofa battle monument to Gettysburg next
month. 1t will require eight large fiat cars
| to transport it.
| The Edith Ross Concert Company at the
opera house, Tuesday evening, were greeted
with large attendance, and rendered an
excellent concert.
James Ahearn is making preparations to
erect large tool shop near the plant OF
| Wbitcomb Brothers, and is to equip it with
modern machinery.
Miss Conlan of Williston takes the place
of Miss Wells this term in the Spaulding
graded school. The latter is bookkeeper in
the office of Whitcomb Brothers.
Fred Perrin has been appointed third Sc
lectman in place of G. M. Winch, resigned,
| and Fred Bruce has been substituted for r.
p. Carleton as justice of the peace.
w. H. Waite, who represents the firm OF
L. p. Waite & Co., is meeting with excel
lent success in soliciting orGers and adver-
Using for a new directory of Barre.
The premises of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Delisi
were searched last week and quantity OF
| Intoxicating liquor was carted away. The
stuff was spilled, as no one appeared TO
claim it.
At the special meeting of school district
No. TO- held last Saturday evening, 1t was
| ,,y,tf > flan mo II al m u
graded school district because OF the heavy
taxation.
The masquerade ball given last evening by
the Spencer Rifles was frst-class success,
and was fitting close to the series OF en-
/ tertainnents given by the company during
the past winter
The many friends Of Hon. o. B. Boyce
gave him a hearty greeting on Monday as
| he appeared on the street for the first time
in five weeks, having been confined to the
house with rheumatism.
Kimball Waugh died OF pneumonia at
| East Barre last Thursday, aged forty five
years. Funeral services were held from his
| late home last Sunday, and the body was
taken to Corinth for burial
Milne & Wylie have sold to Henry
Carrick of Brooklyn, n. Y, lot OF land
near the granite sheds of G. E. Tayntor
& Co., on which he is to erect extensive
sheds as soon spring opens.
Rev. j. Brelivet delivered an eloquent
sermon in st. Monica's church last Sunday
morning at the conclusion of the ceremony
of blessing the palms. A very large con-
| gregation was in attendance.
Fayette Cutler is to go to Chicago about
April 10 as the representative of the Barre
Manufacturing Company to have charge OF
its exhibit at the Worlds Fair. He will be
accompanied by Mrs. Cutler
AS will be seen by reference to the North
field items in this paper, Rev. Simon b.
Blunt has received unanimous call to the
pastorate OF st. Mary's church in that vii
iage, and will undoubtedly accept.
The young peoples meeting at Goddard
Seminary, Sunday afternoon, was led by
George Kent. Rev. j. M. Atwood made an
address, and Professor Stanford Mitchell
gave one of his favorite sacred solos.
A. Delisi was on Monday fined $751; "A for
keeping liquor with intent to sell, The
trial was at the office of Barney Il Hoar
j. w. Gordon appeared for Deisi, with the
wel-known lie gal adviser, Angelo Scampini
as interpreter.
The Senior class at Goddard Seminary
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