The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-07
TOWN CORRESPOND ENCE.
barre.
G. A. Rich and family are in Florida.

| here.
Mrs. j. A. Graham visited in Bethel last
week.
K. l.. Smith and wife have returned from
| Boston.
The high school seniors read their essays
on Z iday.
Fred Blu CESS has closed his labors with
! II u. Mills.
A ycrum was held at tie high school on
| Friday night.
Postmaster Wells term of Office expires
| December 10.
Work il progressing rapidly on the
Quinan block
The war against the violators of the liquor
law still goes on.
A recep ion was held at the seminary on
| Saturday evening
A large number OF granite cutters are
being discharged.
Two hundred attended the Bishop Hall
sermon at Montpelier Sunday.
Charles \. Smith has sold his drug store
to parties from Maine.
Frank A. T. atom will open his new drug
| store here THIS month.
A whist party is to be held at Bolsters
| hall Thursday evening.
Mrs. William HAdey was In town from
| Middlesex over Sunday.
e lward Whiteh al is assisting at tn,
Depot square fruit store.
II ,rry 90 dwin Of East Montpelier has a
position W til H. Y Mills.
The bailiffs are using the NJ )ntpelier
steam :Oller on the streets.
The Ladies' Social met with Mrs H. E.
Packer on Friday afternoon.
Twenty three persons united with the
Methodist church last Sunday
The Young Mems Lyceum Club promises
to be an excellent organic itiou.
+ X. Jackson was at hons from the Uni
versity vi Vermont over Sunday.
The Spencer Rih-s are to hold dance at
the armory next Friday evening.
A large granite plant is to be built at
South Barre by Concord, N H., parties.
The Ladies' Union will have supper at
the Universalist vestry Friday evening.
Rev. Lucien Colburn preached for the
SpirItuaist- al ,ulh Barre GU Sunday.
The funeral OF Mrs. David Phelps oc-
Cured at Waitsield on Friday afternoon.
The Phila Nav Concert Company will AID.
p9ar at the high school on Saturday even
ing.
A letter from VI. j Taplin states that
the southern climate is curing ais rheuma-
tism.
The Swiss Rifle Club enjoyed a shooting
contest at the range last Saturday after
noon.
Tho Granite City Poultry Association is
arranging Tor an exhibition in the near
future,
The next lecture in the Barre entertain
ment course will be November 10, by II II
Reagan.
The Congregational young people have
elected new officers for the coming six
mouths.
1t is reported that j A. Graham and d.
r Bisbee are to consolid ite their insurance
business.
The Goddard football eleven will prob
ably meet the Nor sich University team here
this week.
There il much complaint by ladies' owe,
too much corner loa ing, which impedes foo
passengers.
Rev. Elite X. Jones speaks to the ladies
next Thursday afternoon on woman IL
the Hon-."
G. A Smith has been reelected treasure
and Frank New horter auditor Of Vernon
Bible Society.
r. Stowe was at North Calais last week
called there by the death OF his faith IT
AlonZO Stowe.
A few of the Granite Cty's famous cit
izens are 10 be placed on trial at count,
! court this week.
Several indictments against Barre cti
z-ns were found by the United States gram
jury at Rutland.
The Godd lrd Seminary alumni have con
tributrd nearly 50 OOO toward the Thompson
Memorial ,ottags.
Rev. j. + Goodrich of the University O
Vermont preached at the CUngrega tiOnal
church last Sunday
The Woman's Chris ian Temperate,
Union meets with Mrs. ID. G.. BiCkfOru mex
: Saturday afternoon.
R.llor1 ant ~ n Sa~yar attapJa,
the underwriters banquet at MOntpeie
GU Thursday night.
A WON IN suffrage petition is in circula
, ton and is being freely signed by bushes
, and professional men.
The boundaries of the proposed city ar,
not he same az the present village, bat in
clude u larger territory.
!. The voters ara asking where the | .rg
fire bell Is that the village voted, at the las
, annual meeu g. to purchase.
Mrs. NJ. 'tman, of the Ameri al
III msa, Burlington, VIII take charge Of tn
CITY Restaurant mex Monday.
G. j. HAYES is developing into an anima
trainer, and has a large collection Of SPUR
rels. which give daily exhibitions.
: TIL" entertainment for the Presbyterian
building fund, held at the opera house OF
Friday evening, was grand success.
Thirty mtmb rs OF the loca! lodge o
4 ! u
the Mon pei -r lodge Friday evening.
REV. FATHER MCKENNA of Norwich
Conn, il 10 succeed Rev. j. Brrlivet al
pastor of ST. MUnica's Church At Barre.
Twenty.four persons jIined the Methods
church in fnll cunurcti IN last Sunday, ant
three Others we're rec lived on probation.
, The mar iage Of Miss Lucy Cave TO E j
SOwden will Ia "a place TO day "wednesday
, the home Of the bride on Eastern Avenue.
The average attendance at the meetings
OF the EpworIh league since August il tht
largest in its history, the nu aber being ITO
, A fair crowd li'teued 10 a pleasing con
cert Ivy the New Orleans jubilee ngers al
III, Methodist church last Saturday even
, ing.
Rev. Father Brelivet preached his last
! sermon al 81. MOncas G lurch on Sunday
aud will be given farewell reception to
night.
q. j. Bailey. agent at the Wells River sta
} ton, will probably lose an eye by Reason o.
a cinder lodging in it and causing al
abscsss.
c. A. Smith and H. L. Averll have sold
their entire news business To Lewis Robbins
The young man will open a news depot a
Gordon's block