The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-22
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME or CUR
RENT Events.
Barre.

w. A. Smith visited in st. Johnsbury last
week.
e j.. Badger has been on the sick list for
a few days.
e. e. Blanchard is to enter the employ of
III. n. Mills as clerk.
Kitchen bar-rooms appear to be doing a
fourishing business.
The new camp of Sons of Veterans will
be instituted April 6.
The spring term at Goddard Seminary
opened on Wednesday.
Frank s. -Cass was seriously i'll last week
with threatened pneumonia.
The temperature was eighteen degrees be-
low zero last Sunday morning.
Miss Julia Blanchard returned to Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, last Wednesday.
Mrs. David Edwards is recovering from
dangerous illness from pneumonia.
The spring term of the Spauldng graded
school opened last Monday morning
A dance was held at the fremen's hall
last Friday evening in honor of St Patrick's
day.
Frank Eaton will return to his duties in
the drug store of Charles A. Smith this
week
Rockwells Peoples Theater Company is
holding the boards at the opera house this
week.
j. T. Callaghan went to Manchester, N.
H., luCSudy, W dlIeUu JDb funeral Oh his
niece.
Rev. ]. j. Lewis of Boston delivered two
lectures in the opera-house last Saturday
afternoon and evening.
Mrs. G. f. Camp and Mrs. G. W. Steele
gave large whist party at Bolster's hall
last Thursday evening.
Rev. C. w. Longren is to preach the SER
mon for CGandall Grand Army Post on Me-
mortal Sunday, May 2S.
H. % -
Episcopal mission rooms for hall in which
to hold their meetings.
The warning is posted for the annual
meeting of the Spaulding graded school dis
trict on Tuesday, March %.
Miss Ethel Whitcomb and Everett Camp
bell of Hyde Park were the guests OF Mrs.
Charles Campbell last week.
Crandall Relief Corps has been invited to
attend the meeting of Brooks Corps at
Montpelier, Friday evening.
G. w. Jones has been chosen quarter
master of Crandall Post, Grand Army, in
place of G. t. Corners, resigned.
| The Avenue House has been leased by
A. d. Burgess & Son. who have taken pos
session. Ben Poole remains as clerk.
The date of the fair to be held by the la
dies guild of the Mission of the Good Shop
herd has been fixed for April and D.
Invitations are out for the grand masquer-
ade ball to be given at Boster's hall, March
| %, for the benefit of the Spencer Rifles.
Mrs. Kate McAuley died last week Tues
day night at her home in Granitevile. The
body was taken to Milan, P. O., for burial.
DIR. j. Holmes Jackson and DR.. c. F.
Camp attended the meetings OF the State
| Dental Association in st. Adams last week.
The patrons of the local post-office were
| informed on Monday that the postal depart
ment had ordered the box-rents to be raised.
DR.. an' Mrs. Fl. L. Gale are at present in
| Savannah, Ga, where they will probably
remain until their return to Vermont in
May
The greater portion of the italian inhab-
itants here is attending county court, being
| interested in the spicy case Of Fraterni v.
Caslini.
The voters of school district No 10 are to
vote next Saturday on the question of an.
nexation to the Spaulding graded school
district.
F. W. Jackson has been appointed orderly
sergeant of the Spencer Rifles, and Will
Morse has been promoted from corporal
to sergeant
to give an entertainment early in the spring
term for thebenefit of the Thompson memo
rial building.
The suit of George Buchanan against the
village of Barre will be tried in the county
court at the conclusion of the Fratini case
now on trial
Indications are that large number of
buildings, including dwelling-houses, gran
lite sheds and business blocks, will be erected
in town this summer.
Miss Clara Houghton is to be trimmer in
a millinery establishment in Burlington this
season. She is now in Boston getting the
latest wrinkles in the art
A special train was run from GRANTEE
vile last Friday evening to accommodate
those wishing to attend the st. Patrick day
celebration at the opera house
The engine house, with the blacksmith
shop and contents. at the quarry of Milne 81
Wylie, were destroyed by fire last week
Tuesday night. Insured for $4,000.
j. W. Flint has been appointed station
agent at WILLIAMSBURG, and he took charge
of the station last Wednesday. Fred Lu-
Their went with him as his assistant,
quiet wedding occurred at the Meth
odist parsonage, last Wednesday, when
Rev. W. S. Smithers united in marriage
Frank w. George and Miss S. M. Silver.
Rev. c. S. Nickerson spoke on 1.-THE
Cross " at the Universalist church on Sun
day morning, and in the evening lectured
on The Panama Scheme and Scandal"
The two hustling reporters who were in
terested in the fate of the Brownies " have
learned that green goods are not for sale
at a well-known dressmaking establish
ment.
reception was given last Wednesday in
the Methodist vestry by the Junior Ep-
worth League to the Seniors. Refreshments
were served and general good time re-
suited.
Owing to i'll health, Colonel H. M. Mansur
of Island Pond will be unable to deliver the
Memorial day address here, and Crandall
Post is now endeavoring to obtain sub
stitute
Rev. II. S. Fisk of Rutland and Rev. j M.
n 81 Vnrk aasiatinO
at the revival meetings now being held in
Barre under the direction of Sanford Mitch
ell, the gospel singer.
The Granite City Whist Club gave a party
in Bolster's hall last evening. Supper was
served at the City restaurant and after
wards dancing was the order, with music by
the Montpelier orchestra.
The board of civil authority met at the
town clerks office on Saturday evening and
recounted the ballots cast for listers at the
annual town meeting, and decided that the
entire board of listers was elected by ma
iOrity vote.