The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-26
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE
INTERESTING RESUME or
CURRENT EVENTS.
Barre.

viii Flanders visited in Tunbridge last
week.
Miss Lima M. Mason is book-keeper for
I'll. u. Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. #. Bradford were in Bos-
ton last week.
E. o. Wheeler was very sick last week
with pneumonia.
Mrs. E. l.. Smith gave whist party last
Wednesday evening.
Miss Lena Evans was at her home in
horetown last week.
A son was born last Wednesday to Mr..
and Mrs. W. W. Calder.
Mrs. Angus Smith of Sherbrooke p O.,
visited in town last week.
The Vermont Granite Company will soon
open a new quarry on the hill.
Q. ID. Persons was confined to the house
last week with an injured knee.
Mrs. N. b. Boutwell, OF Boston was the
guest OF Carl Benedict last week.
Father Matthew of Richmond was the
guest OF Father Brelivet last week.
8. G. White has returned from his ex-
tended Western and Southern trip
Major j. D. Smith has taken rooms at the
residence OF DR.. j. Henry Jackson.
III. A. Rugg has moved his auction rooms
TO the basement in the Nichols block.
James Allen has rented the Gerward
house on Currier hill for another year.
Mrs. j. s. Smith has sold a building lotion
Elm street to Charles Campbell for 5000
A. f. Clark was called to Brattleboro last
week by the illness and death of his father.
James Frasier, Jr., went last week to
Erie, Penn, to work at 1.-THE stone-cutter's
trade.
Mrs. M. d. Lamb spent last Sunday at
Rock Point Institute, Burlington, with Buel,
her son.
The salary Of Rev. c. S. Nickerson has
been increased $500 per year, dating from
April /.
Frank Place resumed his position on the
Barre railroad last Monday after pro-
tracted illness.
Thomas III. Cave and w. A Perry visited
In St. Johnsbury last week, and Henry
Premier in Burlington.
The Congregational choir has been en-
gagged by Crandall Post to furnish vocal
music for Memorial day.
Miss Josie Wheeler is employed in the
dress-making establishment of Mrs. w. e.
Stoddard on Blidge street.
Rev. G. w. Longren lectured on "The
Pilgrims Progress at the Congregational
church last Sunday evening.
Rev. G. s, Nickerson preached on the
theme of The Narrow Way" at the Uni
versalist church last Sunday.
Rev. S, b. Blunt contemplates publishing
a monthly paper in the interests of the
Mission of the Good Shepherd.
There was no preaching at the Methodist
church last Sunday, Rev. w. S. Smithers,
the pastor, being at conference.
Sylvester Mahony is acting as yard master
Ior the Barre railroad during the absence,
because of illness, of E. o. Tracy.
l.. p. Howe was employed in the Central
Vermont telegraph Office last week during
the continued illness of Miss Hogan.
Mrs. Alice Joslin was the guest last week
OF DR.. and Mrs. M. d. Lamb. She returned
10 her home last Saturday afternoon.
f. p. Kenerson has bought building lot
on Highland avenue of j. H. Ward, on
which he is to build a house this summer
The house of Will Jondro was raided last
Saturday night by Officers Mason and Nye.
A quantity OF rum and alcohol was seized.
DIR. j. Henry Jackson is delivering a
course of lectures before the medical STU
dents at the University of Vermont, Burling-
ton.
Nd. G. Nichols, of Gould & Nichols, has
sold seventeen Warwick bicycles within
the past two weeks, and the demand still
continues.
Mrs. James Trail died last week Tuesday
OF pneumonia Her funeral was held from
her late home Wednesday, Rev. S. B. Blunt
officiating.
The Praneau Brothers have leased for
three years the quarry of James Brown at
East Barre, paying ten cents per foot for all
stone quarried.
The WATCHMAN was msinformed last
week as to the dissolution of the firm of
Ward q Douglass. They have not dis.
solved partnership.
A special train was run to Barre from
Montpelier over the Central Vermont rail
road last Thursday evening after the
knights Templar banquet.
Warren Nye is putting up three.story
building, to be used as wheelwright and
paint-shop, on the site of his burned black
smith shop at Thwingville.
H. A. Gould of Gould & Nichols returned
from Philadelphia on Tuesday, where he
has been for the past six weeks taking a
special course in piano tuning
Over $4,000 have been raised by the Meth
odists toward the erection of a new church.
and it is expected that the edifice will be
bnilt during tile coming summer.
W. III. Harrison of the American Granite
Company was in town all of last week, look
ing for desirable place to put in granite
works for the company he represents.
The question of whether the bond of Con-
stable Buchanan is legal has been referred
to j. W. Gordon, the town agent, for de-
cision, which will be final in the matter.
The large maple trees in front of the Aid
rich place in depot square were cut down
Sortwell, who owns the property contem-
plates putting up large block on that cor
ner the coming summer.
The officers elected last week by Granite
Chapter Royal Arch Masons are e. w. Bis
bee, II. p; j. p. Scott, X; j. W. Connell,
S.; George G. Mackie, treasurer; II. r.
Cave, secretary; N. o. Mcleod, G. of H.;
+. McWhorter, p. s.; j. ID. Reed, h. A. G.
AS the time for the first spring meeting OF
the Green Mountain Trotting Park Associa-
ton draws near considerable activity is no.
ticed among the local horsemen, and al
ready some heet-footed animals are in train
ing. The date of the first meeting is May 81.
The hook and ladder company, last Thurs
day evening, tested the new extension lad
ders which have just arrived from Burlipg-
ton. They worked in a satisfactory man
ner. The Gamewell fre-alarm system will
be put in within a few weeks, the order
having already been placed for the same.
The Barre cornet band has hired Jack
mans hall for the coming summer, and is
to meet for practice three evenings of each
week. Leslie Austin has volunteered to act
as leader for three months without pay, and
the prospects are that the defunct band will
soon be very much alive. A subscription
paper for the benefit of this organization
ought to be smilingly met.