The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-01-04
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre.

chief of police.
TIL winter term Of the kindergarten is to
open next Monday.
w. ID. Kidder is visiting his mother and
sister in Montreal.
James Mckenzie of South Ryegate WIS.,
tied In town last week.
Mrs. II. Blacklar of Milford, Mass, is
the guest of William Cole.
Mrs. A. G.. Wheelock aud daughter Car
RE visited in Boston last week.
Miss Maud Brush gave a largely attended
whist party last Thursday evening.
Miss Nina Carpenter of Brookfeld, is the
guest of Mrs. Will Wheatley, her aunt.
Frank Farwell, a student at Goddard
Seminary, is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
The jeweler' stores will be closed Tuesday
and Thursdiy evenings until further notice.
Mrs. Ralph Rowland died quite suddenly
last Friday, at the early age Of nineteen
years.
The meat market Of Henry j., and Will
ID. Smith has been connected with the tele-
phone exchange.
Seven persons joined the Congregational
church, last Sunday-ive on confession of
faith and two Ivy letter.
III. A. Clay, travelling passenger agent for
the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad.
was In town last Friday.
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class a pleasant entertainment at his home
last Wednesday evening.
The Baptist church received thirteen adj
ditions to it's membership last Sunday, ten
of whom were heads of families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gillespie returned
last week from New York, where they have
been for the past three months.
The Week of Prayer is being observed by
the evangelical denominations in town with
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The Scotch residents of Barre are making
preparations for a social and dance, to be
held next week Friday evening in Music
hall.
Mrs. II. G. Kotton returned to her home
in Philadelphia, las Wednesday, after a
visit of several weeks with Mrs. e.. l..
Smith.
George Hall, a stonecutter, had the fin
gers of one hand badly jammed, last Fri
day, by getting them caught under a block
Of granite.
Captain +. b. Mndgett, First Lieutenant
ID. H.. Bisbee, and Second Lieutenant b.. j.
Hoadley are attending the officers school
at Rutland this week.
MIR. and Mrs. Edwin N. Prescott we're
summoned TO Portland, Me-, last Saturday
by a telegram announcing the death of the
mother OF Mrs. Prescott.
The Methodist church was fragrant, last
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Southern flowers which had been sent from
Savannah by Mrs. b. p. Elmer.
Charles f. Stevens was married on Tues
day, at Newbury to Miss LinnieM NJ. Pearsons.
The remOu was performed at the home
Of Mrs. Margaret Pearsons, mother of the
bride.
Mrs. Mary e. Mclean received, last week,
through DR.. q. Il. Nichols, the treasurer, a
check for $1,000 from the United Friends,
OF which order her deceased husband was a
member
A New Years reception was held at God
dard Seminary last Saturday evening, Sew
eral students FROM this institution attended
the concert by the Tufts College Glee Club
at Montpelier last Monday evening.
A largely-attended watch-night service
WAS held at the Methodist church, last Sat-
urday evening, and communion services
were held at the Methodist, Baptist and
Congregational churches last Sunday.
n. n. Carr was tried last week on the
charge of selling liquor TO Henry l.. Coffrin
Of Montpelier, before Justice A. NJ. jack
man, AID the evidence being fragineutary
and confusing the respondent was dis
charged.
The students at Goddard Seminary cele-
brated the new year by a gathering, Mon
day evening, in the Darlors where the
Christmas Carols by Dickens were read and
a Punch and Judy show furnished no end
of amusement.
James Cusick died, last week Tuesday,
at the advanced age Of eighty years. His
funeral was held from S.. Monica's church
last Thursday morning, Rev. j. Brelivet Of
floating, and tho burial was iu the new
Catholic cemetery.
The oficers-elrct for the ensuing wear for
the Knights of Pythias are, b. w. Hooker,
P. c. w. e. Barney, c. c.; Eugene Gid.
den, V. o.; w. A. Cummings, p: A. h.
Curtis, NJ. at A; NJ G. Nichols, X. of II.
and S.; c. N. Field, NJ. of f.
A petition is n circulation, asking that
all the grocery stores in town be closed
Thursday evening until April l next. The
proprietors of nearly all of them have
signed an agreement so to do, and it is
probable that the others will.
A largely attended New Years gathering
of the friends and members of the Meth.
odist church was held in their vestry, yes
terday afternoon and evening. Dinner and
supper were served, and the roll of the
members was called iu the evening.
Rev. Father Brelivet is still busy on the
hook he is Writing, entitled Pictorial
Church for Children" It. will be hand
somely illustrated, and ready for distribu-
button about March l. Father Brelivet al
ready has orders for over 600 copies.
George W. Lowell died last Wednesday.
after a painful illness, aged thirtv-four
years. His funeral was held last Friday
from the home Of Chauncey Harris, Rev.
NJ. II. Ryan of Worcester officiating, and
the interment was at Worcester, his former
home.
Minnehaha encampment OF Odd Fellows
held its annual meeting, last Thursday.
and elected as officers for the ensuing year:
James Campbell, G. p; e. j. Soudeh, III.
P; Eugene Glidden. S. w E. q. Souden,
j. W; win George, scribe, and E. f.
smith, treasurer.
Mrs w. f. Scott received, last week.
from f. w. Bradley OF Denver, Col, a box
filed with handsome specimens of Rocky
Mountain ores aud minerals, including gold
quartz, iron pyrite, moss jasper, gold ore,
Iceland spar and moss agate, all of which
are mined in Colorado.
At the annual meeting for ihe election of
officers, held last Thursday evening by Hia.
watha lodge of Odd Fellows, William Mrars
was elected N. e.; w. l., Fdrrer, V. G e.
l.. Smith, secretary, aud w. e.. Nve, treas
urer. These with the appointed officers are
TO be Installed tomorrow evening.
Several financial mourners OF the dapper
Frenchman, named B'Auctot, who Formerly
worked in the store OF Brown x Dewey,
will not be surprised TO learn that he was
arrested last week in Montreal for stealing
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