The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-07
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME OF
CURRENT Events.
Barre.

A son was born last week to Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Cheney.
j. H. Ward is erecting double-tenement
house on Highland Avenue.
The bailiffs have been pettioned to re-
appoint j. M. Mason on the police force.
Jackman's hall has been leased for five
years by Woodbury. Camp, Sons Of Veterans.
The newly elected bailiffs held their first
meeting, and organized, last Monday even
ing.
The Percy Barnes house. off Washington
street, has been purchased by S. D. Water
man.
Editor and Mrs. Scott attended the conse
Grafton of Bishop Hall at Burlington las t
week.
Arthur Campbell will open fruit store
in the basement of Bolster's block about
March l.
Merton Town occupies the rooms in
Worthen block recently vacated by Father
Brelivet.
The Sunday mail service between Barre
and Montpelier will 60 into effect Feb
ruary Is.
A special convocation of Granite Chapter,
for work, will be held this evening in the
Masonic hall.
Father Brelivet sold over 1000 copies of
his hook, "The Pictorial Church" during
the month of December.
DIR. w. f. Mann has moved from Bolster
block to the house owned by DR.. NJ. ID.
Lamb on Summer street.
| Albert Cayhue and Ed. Curtis have
opened a barber shop in the rooms formerly
occupied by Clinton Peak.
The Central Vermont railroad has made
a round-trip rate to Boston of So 80 for the
meeting of the granite manufacturers.
A fine of So has been imposed upon George
Jerry for keeping his daughter out of school.
He has appealed the case to county court.
The school at Gospel Village, taught by
George Bates, was temporarily closed last
week, because of the illness of the teacher.
The sheds, derricks, chains aud some
rough stock, belonging TO Forsyth & In
gram, are to be sold at auction next Satur-
day.
The gymnasium at Goddard Seminary is
| now illuminated with an arc light. A new
floor has also been laid in the seminary
chapel.
Brennan's Star Theater Company. the
| old-tlme faVOrites in Barre, opened a two
weeks engagement in the opera house last
| Monday evening.
Several of our singers are attending the
musical convention at East Montpelier,
which closes tonight with a concert, oyster
supper and promenade
Alexander Reid has returned from Mont
/ real where he went 10 nave an injured
eye treated. The eye was removed, as il
was impossible to save it.
The Universalist Ladies' Union held an
old. folks social, last Thursday, at the home
Of Mrs, DIR, Packer A valentine party will
| he held next Wednesday.
Rev. w. S. Mckenzie of Boston preached
for the Universalists last Sunday afternoon.
Rev. b. w. Jones of Waterloo Ia, occupied
! the pulpit in the morning.
DR.. IL. E. Packer carries his left arm in
| sling these days, because of a ruptured lg-
ament, received by being thrown from his
sleigh in Orange last week.
Joseph Wilson was arrested last Thurs
| day evening by Officer Rowland, and set
/ tied with Judge Jackman, Friday morning,
for plain drunk at the usual rates.
A daughter was born recently to Mr.. and
| Mrs. h. l.. Angler OF Fitzwilliam, n. IL.
! Mrs. Angler il pleasantly remembered as
Miss Laura Thompson, formerly of Barre
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jarvis, an aged
couple living in Thwingville, are reported
in destitute circumstances. Several charit-
able ladies have interested themselves in
behalf of these old people, and are circulat-
ing paper asking aid for them, in which it