The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-15
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME OF CUR
RENT Events.
Barre.

Saturday morning.
=. A. Skeels is to erect a meat-market on
North Main street.
Some of Barrels solid business men have
no taste for jury trials
A special police could do good work in
she opera house gallery.
The young people Of the Congregational
society hold sociable at the vestry tonight.
The electric light dynamo at whitcomb
Brothers was started last Monday evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society of East Barre held
successful fair last week.
Miss l.. A. Goodrich OF Burlington will
soon open millinery shop in town.
A new market has been opened in the
building on the Aldrich lot in the depot
square.
Barrels legal fraternity attended the
opening Of county court at Montpelier on
Tuesday.
Rev. W. S. Smithers spoke on "Other
Questionable Amusements " last Sunday
evening.
The first meeting of "The Brownies "
was held last Friday evening with Miss
Flosse Holden.
Stanford Mitchell, the renowned gospel
singer, commences his labors in Barre next
Tuesday evening
Father Brelivet is planning pilgrimage
to st. Ann de Beaupre, which will leave
Barre June IL next.
s. w. Miles has gone to Chicago, where
he has position as porter in the Raymond
& Whitcomb hotel.
The barber shop over the store of Perry &
Camp has been purchased by l.. w. Wat
son and o. N. Granger
e. A. Nichols and A. e. Batchelder have
| purchased Of W. A. Boyce eight acres OF
land near the trotting park.
Rev. G. S. Nickerson preached on "Glad-
stone and Home Rule at the Universalist
church last Sunday evening.
Miss Emma Benjamin gave a party to
twenty-five of her young friends at her home
on Silver street last Friday evening.
G. M. Winch has purchased OF Erastus
Keith one-half of the Jefferson Bradford
place, situated on the Washington road.
The new Sons of Veterans camp is to be
mustered April 6. A public installation
and campfire will be held in the evening.
w. q. Nye was at Burlington last Friday,
| to accompany his daughter to Bishop Hop
kins Hall, where she is attending school.
Preparations are in progress for fair to
be held the first week in April by the ladies'
guild Of the Mission Of the Good Shepherd.
Edward Duthie was arrested last Thurs
day by Officer Bruce for intoxication, and
was fined $10.01 by Justice A. M. Jackman.
The hoodlums who have no better bust
ness than to insult ladies on the street
| corners will soon be given q taste of the
| law.
Kingston Brothers have purchased OF d.
| M. Miles lot Of land on Smith meadow,
on which they are TO erect stone-sheds this
spring.
G. H. Townshend had two fingers of his
right hand badly crushed last Wednesday
by getting them caught under heavy block
| OF granite.
W. w. Lapoint has sold his subscription
list and all title of The Shdrpshooter to E.
A. Dodge of Fair Haven for a very hatter-
ing consideration.
The body Of the mother OF Daniel and
Henry Averill, who died last Thursday at
East Montpelier was taken to Barre for
burial last Saturday.
DIR. G. w. Steele is to read a paper on
" Elements Of Success in Dentistry at the
meeting of the State Dental Society, to be
held to-day at st. Albans.
Philip Young was arrested last Friday
morning by Officer Bruce for a breach OF
the peace, and was fined five dollars and
costs by Justice Jackman.
The Universalist Ladies' Union held an
oyster supper in their vestry last Friday
evening, followed by lecture ON " Bar
num-" by Rev. G. S. Nickerson.
Street Commissioner Parker, with the
aid of a Barre railroad locomotive, vainly
endeavered to thaw out the sewer pipe near
Depot Square, Monday afternoon.
The free Methodists are holding special
services at Websterville and Graniteville.
Rev. j. A. Wright of New Hampshire is
soon to move to town as pastor of the local
society.
A large number of interested parties gath
cred at the store of l.. j, Griffin & Co.. Mon
day evening, to witness an exhibition of an
electric fire alarm system. 1t worked in a
satisfactory manner.
The Spencer Rifles are to give a mas
querade ball the evening of March %.
They have secured the services of city
costumer, who will be in Barre the day be-
fore the event takes place.
Pitcher B. w. Abbey, who played last
year with the Washington league team, left
last Saturday for Charleston, s. c., to join
the Pittsburgs, with whom he has signed as
pitcher for the coming season.
The selectmen have appointed Frank G.
Bancroft school director, and the directors
have organized with A. G. Shepard as
chairman, f. G. Bancroft as clerk and d. S.
Waterman as superintendent.
A. w. DeGoosh and W. s. Martin, grad
yates of Goddard Seminary, class of 49, are
among the eleven Seniors at Tufts College
who have been sued by the publishers OF
the " Broom and Blue for debt of 1888.
The trial OF the case State v. John Cash
man of Graniteville, for intoxication was
Wednesday afternoon and evening, result
ing in the disagreement of the jury and the
release of eastman on bail.
An enjoyable whist party was given in
Gordon's hall last Thursday evening by
Frank l.. Place There were twelve tables
in the drive, and the prizes were won by
Miss Louise Houghton and Bert Sargent
the boobies by Miss Rose Foy and Bert Sta.
pies.
Not 80 much as flag flying or torpedo
exploded gave evidence that last Saturday
at noon Barre slipped cog and started in
on the second century Of its existence as a
town. The most vivid imagination fails to
conceive what the Granite City will be al
the close of its second century of corporate
life.
The organization of the Green Mountain
Trotting Park Association for the coming
season has been completed by the election
of John Trow as president; II. G. Leonard
vice-president; e. w. Bisbee, secretary
and N. ID. Phelps treasurer. A bicycle
track will be built at the park, and the first
meeting will be held May 81
The election of one selectman, two listers
one school director and one cemetery com
missioner at the town meeting last weel