The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
TETERESTING RESUME or
CURRENT Events.
Barre.

Carl Benedict has opened blacksmith
shop at North Barre.
II. g. Kotton, the architect, has opened
an Office in Granite block.
II. X. Bush has moved to the Charles
, Campbell house, Keith avenue
Wells Relief Corps OF williamstown is to
visit Crandall Corps this evening.
Page and McIver have put an arc light
! into their new store at North Barre.
! Rev. George w Hooker of Medical Lake.
| Wash, preached at the Congregational
church last Sunday.
Rev. J. Edward Wright OF Montpelier
will exchange with Rev. G.. s. Nickerson
next Sunday morning
An unusually large number were present
at the session of the Law and Order League
last week Monday evening.
! The local Epworth League will take up
the study Of American authors a, their lit
erary meetings this winter
| a concert will be given this evening in
the chapel of the Spaulding Graded School
for the benefit Of the school library.
| Fire last week destroyed two barns near
| Graniteville belonging to Mary E. Magoon.
Insured with ID. r.. Bisbee for S450
The Ladies Social Whist Club gave
largely attended social and whist party in
Bolster's hall last Thursday evening.
Nearly 900 connections with the pipes Of
the Barre Water Company have been cut
off, owing to non-payment OF water tax.
Henry G. Ellis and George Barnard have
recently purchased building lots in the
| Sortwell Il Morse addition at North Barre.
Golden Rule division Of Sons of Temper
ance gave social on Monday evening at
| the home OF Charles Burrett on Washington
street.
Professor d. Clinton Gardner will give a
reading at Goddard Seminary next Monday
evening, to which friends of the school are
invited.
! Rev. q. H. Shinn, "A Universalst mission
ary, was in town last week. He spoke to
| the students at Goddard Seminary one
| evening.
! Seventy We from Barre attended the
| presentation of " The Honeymooners at
Blanchard opera house, Montpelier, last
Wednesday evening.
| High-water mark was reached in the
Methodist Sunday-school last Sunday, 211
having been present. The attendance is
increasing at all the services.
| II. A. Duffy and wife were called to Syr-
acuse, n. Y, last week to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. George Wilkinson of Harri-
man, Tenn, mother of Mr.. Duffy.
The Surday-school board of the Meth
odist church will meet at the close OF the
Thursday evening meeting TO consult re-
| garding the observance OF Christmas.
A box social will be held this evening ct
|
auspices OF the Mission of the Holy Cross,
| founded in Barre by Rev. s. B. Blunt.
The ladies who assisted Granite City
| court of Foresters in making their recent
dance success were given a reception at
Grand Army hall last Friday evening.
An agent of the Casualty and Fidelity
| Insurance Companies was in Barre last
and inspected all the boilers in town ON
week which these companies carry risks
The ladies having in charge the art and
loan exhibition, to be given the first week
in December, are receiving much encourage
ment and the affair is sure to be a pleasant
| success.
E. L. Smith suffered bad sprain of ons
ankle last week while visiting at Utica, n.
| Y. He is now able to hobble around on
crutches, but will probably not be able to
| walk for some time.
Rev. Simon B. Blunt preached to the sew
eral Masonic bodies in town last Sunday
evening. Granite chapter Royal Arch Ma
sons, and the officers OF Granite lodge at
tended in full regalia.
A load of wood, drawn by three horses
driven by George Neddo, went over the
bank on the hill at the lower end of Granite
street last Friday afternoon, wrecking the
wagon and badly injuring one of the horses.
The reception service for the new Univer-
salist bell, held in that church last Wednes-
day evening, was pleasant and interesting
| affair. In addition to fine musical pro-
gramme, there were readings by Rev. G. S.
| Nickerson, Professor Hollister and Miss
Billings.
The decision OF Judge Rowell, OF the
! supreme court, sustains the injunction of II.
o. Camp against the town of Barre, re-
straining the town from using a lot adjoiu-
ing the village cemetery for burial purposes,
because OF it's proximity to the residence of
Mr.. Camp. ,
All the expenses of the recent stats
Nhrsof Esala s..N.~
paid, and small balance is left to be re-
mitted to the state treasurer. This is in
pleasing contrast TO the state of affairs at
Bennington last year, when they came out
over 800 in arrears.
A branch of the " Stationary Engineers "
has been organized in Barre. The officers
elected are w. +. Campbell, president;
Fred Flint, vice-president; Arthur Cave,
secretary; A. Il. Glidden, treasurer; A. j.
Houghton, conductors A. B. Collins, door
keeper George Colt, w f. Scott, and A.
b. Collins, trustees
1t was strange coincidence that Clark
Freeman, whose death was noticed last
week. and William o. Walker, whose obit-
uary notice appears elsewhere in this col
umn, were right and left hand supporters OF
William Miers Noble Grand of Hiawatha
lodge Of Odd Fellows. They died within
ten days of each other.
Morris Lazelle died last week of neuralgia
of the heart at the home of Mrs. Charles
Wood, his daughter. he was sixty-fve
years old. His funeral was held Thursday
afternoon from the home of Mrs. Wood, and
the body was taken to Wlliamstown for
burial. lie leaves one other daughter, Mrs
George Wood Of Barre.
Attention is called to the fact that the
regular monthly union temperance meeting
will be held at the opera house next Sunday
evening, with an address upon Detec-
tion " by Rev. w Il. Davenport the Meth.
odist pastor. Inasmuch as these meetings
may be prominent factor in moulding
public sentiment and sustaining officials in
their efforts to enforce the law, they should
be attended by every person Interested in
the cause,
William O. Walker, clerk in the store OF
Phelps Brothers, died last week at his home
on Central street, after an illness of foue
weeks with typhoid fever. He was native
of Phillips, Me, and, during his residence
in Barre, had won many friends. He leaves
a wife, TO whom he was married about two
years ago His funeral was held from the
Universalist church, Friday afternoon, Rev.
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