The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-14
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME or
CURRENT EVENTS.
Barre.


engaged for Memorial Day orator al Barre.
The special Sunday mail service bet ween
Barre and Montpelier will begin next Sum
day
The check list will he revised by the
board of civil authority on Thursday Feb
ruary %.
The ladies of the Eastern Star held a So
cial with Mrs b. p Wiley last Saturday
evening.
The Universalst ladies held largely at
tended social with Mrs. Il. l.. Smith last
Thursday afternoon.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Hall will visit the mis-
sion of the Good Shepherd next Sunday
and preach morning and evening.
The singing school, this evening. taught
by Professor w. f. Corliss, will be held in
Worthen, instead of Bolster, block.
The meat business OF j. h. Chamberlin,
on Granite street. has been purchased by
Eugene Gould, formerly of Hayden & Gould.
Hayden & Gould have dissolved partner
ship, and the fruit and grocery business will
be continued in Gordon block by Mr. Hay
den.
Crandall Post, G. A. R., and Crandall Re-
lief Corps attended in body the funeral of
Andrew j. Dudley at South Barre last Sun
day afternoon.
Rev Howard f. Hill of Concord, n. H.,
received warm welcome at the Mission of
the Good Shepherd, where he conducted
services last Sunday.
The granite manufacturers left for Bos-
ton last Sunday evening on a special train
over the Montpelier & Wells River railroad.
Over fifty from Barre and Montpelier went
| along.
A valentine party will be given in the
| Universalst vestry this evening, which
| promises to be decidedly out Of the rut Of or
dinary church socables. An abundance Of
fun is assured.
The Avenue House was raided last Satur-
day evening by the police, and quantity of
Intoxicating liquors was confscated. This
is the second successful search at this place
within three months.
Rev. j. E. Farrow of Plainfield will lee
ture in the Methodist church, next week FRI
day evening, on Christianity and Heathen-
ism" The proceeds are TO 60 to the organ
fund for the Epworth League.
The polishing plant of whitcomb Broth
ers, valued at $4,000 has been purcha ased
by Grierson & Beckett of Williamstown.
The works are to be thoroughly overhauled
and put in shape for the summer business.
The funeral of Mrs. William Brown, who
died last week Tuesday at her home on
Hooker Hill, was held last Thursday, con-
Quoted by Rev. c. w. Longren. She
leaves husband and two young children.
The Universalst ladies scored a first
class success in their chicken-pie supper,
held last Friday evening in their vestry.
Music was furnished by the mandolin, banjo
were made.
James George was quite seriously injured,
last Thur sdsy, by being thrown from his
sleigh an d striking on his head The horse
ran until the sleigh had been reduced to
kindlipg- ood, when it finally stopped on
Main street.
At the six o'clock tea and whist party,
given last Wednesday evening by Mrs.
Agnes Bradford and Mrs. Joseph Taft, Mrs.
B. w. Hooker and F. w. Jackson made
the highest scores, with James Ingram and
Mrs. S. H. Forsyth at the other end Of the
string.
H, X. Bush has gone to Lima, Ohio, to
investigate the recent failure of the Ver-
mont Granite Company of that city. Sew
eral dealers in Barre are interested in this
failure, they having done work for the firm.
1t is said their liabilities in Barre are about
$4,000.
1t is said that an organization, to be
known as "The Ladies of the Grand
Army" is soon to be started in Barre. 1t
can hardly be seen where there is place
for such society. as the Ladies Relief
Corps is the only organization that is recog-
nized by the Grand Army as body.
The body of Rev. DR.. William C. Clark,
who died last Thursday at Marlboro, Mass,
t was brought here for burial last Monday.
DR.. Clark was born in Barre June d, 1919.
He was at one time United States consul at
Milan, Italy, and has been an extensive
/ traveller in Europe and Asia. Several years
ago he was at the head of the Institute oi
Fine Arts in Florence, Italy.
The granite manufacturers were met on
their arrival in Boston by committee OF
the local association and taken in carriages
' to various points of interest in the city.
I Monday evening they attended joint meet
. ing of the two associations at Faxon hall
Q where matters of interest to the trade were
discussed, and on Tuesday attended the an
n nual meeting of the New England Granite
Manufacturers Association.
The play to be given in the opera house
next week for the benefit of Crandall Post
. G. A. R., will be elaborately staged, witt
!, special scenery for each one. Every detail
will be given the personal attention OF the
manager, and the entire production will be
: of such perfect character as to meet the cor
. dial and unqualified approval of the play
:. goers of Barre. Mr.. Madison of Boston
who has charge of the stage, is an actor Of
the old school, and has been associated with
= many of the leading companies of Boston
!. and other cities. He has secured the ser
vices of some OF the brightest and most
talented ladies' and gentlemen in Barre, and
; will also be assisted by professionals,
among them New England's young and ac
: complished soprano Miss Frances Mer rite
a The question as to who is TO be the sue
. cessor of Postmaster Wells has been fruit
J. full theme OF conversation in Barre during
!, the past few days. Mr.. Wells commission
y does not expire until next November, bu
\ March meeting, his friends seem u
n think he will be, it is probable that he will
3 resign the office of postmaster at once
/ There are several candidates in the field
i whose claims were presented al meeting
v OF the democratic county committee, held
I last Saturday at Montpelier 1t is nnder
a stood that Clark Holden, one of the le eadinl
a candidates, is debarred for the same reason
q that Henry L. Kenyon was ruled out of the
r Northtield contest-namely, that he ha,
Z held the office once Editor j. W, Ramsay
q of the Leader Druggist Charles A. Smitl
r and Henry Premier are the prominent can
. didates at present, with one or two darl
: horses in the stable ready 10 be brought ou
J., at short notice.
l. NJ. G. Nichols went TO Bristol. last Sstur
. day, on business for Gould \ Nichols
a - David Edwards, a stone cntter who
h went to his home in Scotland last fall, il
: said to be very low with consumption
I. James Frasier has returned from
J. four weeks trip to Boston and Quincy
.. Mass. == william Anderson and Miss
n Esther Ryan were married last Wednesday
s and left for Montreal that evening on
a hrief wedding trim Mills X Co. ar.