The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-31
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE
INTERESTING RESUME or
CURRENT EVENTS.
Barre.

~, Monday morning.
Granite City Court OF Foresters has an ex-
cursion to Missisquoi park next Saturday.
The Children's Day services at the Meth
odlst church Will be held Sunday June IS.
DIR. H. l.. Gale and wife visited in Boston
last week. They went from there to Chi
cago.
Alonzo Slayton has purchased the resi-
dence and granite shop of Henry G. Nye, on
Granite street.
| Rev j. Brelivet preached on Emusic in
Catholic Worship" at st. Monica's church
last Sunday morning.
John Morrison, formerly OF the firm of
Morrison & Fits, is visiting in town. He
| is accompanied by his wife and child.
The funeral of the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Page was held last Wednesday
afternoon at their home on Granite street.
The horse sheds near the Congregational
| church were torn down last week. The old
Methodist church is to be moved to the
ground they occupied.
In his memorial sermon at the opera
house last Sunday, Rev. G. w Longren Sc
verely denounced the opening OF the
Worlds Fair on Sunday
Rev. w. j. Harris, state Episcopal mis-
sionary, conducted services last Sunday at
the Mission of the Good Shepherd, in the
absence of Rev S. B. Blunt.
Later reports from L. f. Aldrich are not
be able to return to Barre. His physicians
give little hope of his recovery.
Commencement at Goddard Seminary
will occur the week beginning June IS.
The exercises of the graduating class will
take place Wednesday, June 81.
The Vermont Granite Company is en-
gagged in manufacturing a large granite
spre for Carrick Brothers of St. Johnsbury.
1t is to be set in western New York
Miss Anna Jackson is visiting a sister in
Somerville, Mass She expects to go from
there to Denver, Col, about July 1, in the
hope that change of climate will be bene-
fetal
Littlejohn g. Milne are getting out the
stock for large vault to be built by the
Hinsdale Granite Company of indianapolis,
Ind. 1t is to be placed in cemetery at
New Orleans, La.
Hayden & Gould blossomed out with
lunch cart last Thursday that is decided
innovation in Barre. 1t is fitted up with
, counters, a popcorn stand, etc,-is in fact
lunch room on wheels.
, Conductor Baker of the Barre railroad
was in st. Adams last week, where he at
| tended the meeting of the Vermont Con
ductors' League. E. o. Tracy took his
t place on the sky route"
Mrs. Susan Britain died last Thursday at
the home of Mrs. %. III. Hatch on South
Main street, aged lightweight years. Her
funeral was held Saturday afternoon, Rev.
l l.. Warren of East Montpelier officiating.
= Fourteen barrels of beer were seized at
the railroad freight depots Tuesday morn
: ing. Several thirsty individuals who had
7 intended making day of it wore very long
, faces as they saw the booze carted to the
lookup.
Y Judges T. H. Lance of Cabot and c. e.
D Jones of Waitsfeld, with John Fl. Senter
e of Montpelier, the commissioner to
q appraise the damage in the South Barre
Robinson road case. met last Friday for that
purpose.
Warren Lawrence, for some time past
fireman on the Williamstown branch, be-
q gins work to-day as engineer for Burnham
* Mills. He takes the place of Charles
Campbell who is now in the employ of the
: Producers Granite Company.
: The sheds for the Producers Granite
Company on the Smith meadow are to be
1 erected at once. The foundation was com
= peted last week. The plant is to be
: equipped with one of Lanes steam travel
d ing derricks, and the sheds will be ready
g to do business by July |.
Charles F. Durrell died last week Tues
u day from a shock of paralysis aged sixty
u one years. About nine years ago he re-
It ceived a similar shock, from which he never
1t fully recovered. The funeral was held
:. Thursday afternoon from his late home,
IS Rev A. NJ. Smith of Williamstown offciat-
ing.
e Mrs. Ambrose B. Averill died las week
n Tuesday evening from the effects of a SHOCK
!. of paralysis received few days previously
h She was sixty years DID, and leaves hus
IS band and four children. Her funeral was
n held last Thursday afternoon from her late
r home, Rev. J. A. Sherburne officiating
II The burial was in Barre cemetery.
y The Protestant churches of Barre unitec
= in union memorial service at the opera
=. house last Sunday morning, when the ser
u mon was preached by Rev. G. w. Longren
| 10 Ia nd Aann
u rating the graves of dead soldiers, was fol
= lowed by an address in the opera house by
u Rev. j. Frank Goodspeed of Amherst
= Mass. Music was furnished by the banC
= and glee club.
q The annual meeting of the stakeholder
q of the Barre railroad was held last Thurs
3 day. W. A. Stowell, A. d. Morse A. l.
il Smith, John Trow and f. w. Stanyan were
|. reelected directors. AT subsequent meet
v ing of the directors, A. D. Morse was elected
j. president w A. Stowell vice-president,
J. and f. W. Stanyan secretary and treasurer
- The dedication of the new organ at st.
# Monica's church is to occur Thursday even
g ing. The services of blessing the instru.
l. ment will be conducted by Father Brelivet
y A musical programme under the direction
i of Prof j. f. Donahue will be rendered
), with Rev. John Fitzgerald of Norwood, n
1t Y, and Miss Kate Delany of Winoosk as
- soloists, assisted by large chorus choir.
II One of the Italians who was stabbed in
o the row on Brooks street died in Montreal
/ last Monday from the effects of his wounds
;, making two murders in Barre within yer!
few weeks. The fellow who did the stab
y bling got wind of the death of his victim
o and skipped yesterday before he could bt
/ found by an officer. Another of the Ital
!, ians who was slashed in the same row II
d very low and not expected to live.
} Albert Jones' who was arrested b.
Sheriff Reeves of Burlington, and who gave
n his name as Perley Preston, has been sent t.
IL states prison for five years by the city cour
1t of Burlington. The particular crime TO
j. which he was sentenced, which he con
TT fessed was stealing a watch and chain anC
a. $40 from Edwin Strait of Fairfax, although
J. there is long catalogue of crimes charged
TT against him. He worked for Bert SlaytoI
A of South Barre at the time of his arrest.
l, The tenth anniversary of the marriage o.
y, ~ Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Mudgett was pleasantly
Is observed at the armory of the Spence
:, Rifles last Wednesday. A large number o
y. the friends of Captain and Mrs. Midget
v, were present. In behalf of the members o
y Company K, Dan II. Bisbee presented tn,
3 bride and groom of a decade ago a beautiful
- silver SarVice and II q HOwlan1 for TIL