The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-16
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RES UME OF
CURRENT EVENTS.
Barre.


Avenue House until Saturday.
Twenty-six persons were baptized at the
Baptist church last Sunday morning
The Gazeley quarry at Graniteville has
been leased, for five years, by K. L. Smith
& Co.
Buel Lamb of Concord, N. H., visited Dr.
and Mrs. NJ. d. Lamb, his parents, last
week.
Rev. Leonard Tenney of Waterbury
preached for the Congregationalists last
Sunday.
The Universalist Ladies' Union held So
cial last Thursday evening with Mrs. Vic
tor Curtis.
Five carloads of lumber for the new
Methodist church arrived from Bath, n. H.,
last Saturday.
The Granite City Leader came out last
week for H. o. Camp for sheriff at the COM
ing county election
Allen McPhee, a lad fourteen years old,
was drowned in Stevens branch last Sun
day afternoon while fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. 9. johnson of New
Orleans are visiting Miss l.. j. Hall and
Mrs. G. Q. Reed, sisters of Mrs. Johnson.
The Goddard baseball team went to st.
Johnsbury last Monday and was defeated
by the st. Johnsbury boys by score of Is
to g.
Mrs L. j. Doolittle, missionary to China,
spoke at Presbyterian hall last Sunday
morning and at Graniteville in the after
noon.
Rev. DIR. w. j. Harris preached at the
Mission of the Good Shepherd last Sunday.
The services had especial reference to Whit
suntide.
Wells, Lamson & Co. are manufacturing
large monument weighing sixty tons,
that is to be set in Rose Hill Cemetery,
Chicago.
The Barre Bicycle Club held its first
meet last evening, when a run to Mont
pelier was made About seventy-five
wheels were in line.
William Suitor died last Thursday night
from injuries received by being thrown un-
der carload of refuse granite at the quarry
of the Vermont Granite Company.
Richard A. Hoar, Esq, observed both the
letter and the spirit of Governor Fuller's
Arbor Day proclamation by setting out a
wagon-load of trees around his home.
A special meeting of Ruth Chapter, Order
OF the Eastern Star, was held last Monday
evening to practice on work for the grand
lodge that meets at Montpelier in June.
The Spaulding Graded School baseball
nine went to Montpelier last Thursday
afternoon and cleaned out the second nine
at the Vermont Methodist Seminary by a
score of 16 to II.
Will Buchanan, e. f. Smith, G. P. Jones
week attending the meetings of the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows. The last two named
are delegates from Hiawatha lodge.
Ellis Hughes has been released from the
county jail, where he has been confined for
several weeks charged with stealing a
mileage book from c. II. Campbell. The
matter has been satisfactorily settled.
The funeral of Sandy Cook was held from
st. Monica's church last Wednesday morn
ing, Rev. W. j. O'Sullivan of Montpelier
officiating. Crandall Post, of which de-
ceased was member, attended in body.
Alma Crockett died last Sunday night
after several determined attempts to COM
init suicide. During the past three weeks
she has taken pulverized glass, paris green
and bedbug poison. She was about forty
years of age
Cutler & Burnham have put in thirty
five horsepower air compressor, which will
furnish power for several adjoining sheds
1t is run by steam from the boiler and is
one of the largest in the country. The COM
pressor was put in by the Clayton Electric
Company of Brooklyn, N. Y,
The base ball players OF the village organ.
lied last week, and the playing of the team
last Saturday afternoon, when they faced
the Northfields, demonstrated that Manager
d. r. Bisbee has a nine that he can safely
bank on. Some interesting work may be
expected of the boys in the coming months.
A young lad named Charlie Spencer was
run over by stone-team last Friday after
noon on South Main street, receiving what
will probably be fatal injuries. The hind
wheels OF the heavy wagon passed squarely
over the lads body, and had the vehicle
been loaded the life Of the little fellow
would have been instantly crushed out.
He was attempting to jump on the moving
wagon and was thrown under the wheels.
The Sons of Veterans fair, held last week
and Monday evening of this week in the
opera house, was the largest kind of a sue
cess, and the treasury of Page Camp is
many dollars richer thereby. Governor
Fuller and Colonel j. III. Goulding were
present Wednesday evening and made brief
addresses. AT the baby show that evening
the judges awarded first prize to Beatrice,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Callahan.
Scotch night came Thursday evening.
Among the local celebrities who took part
were Mrs. G. w. Laing, the Milne brothers,
Miss Matthewson, William Troup and j.
W. Anderson. The Crescent City Banjo
| Club played several selections on Saturday
evening. Miss Edith Richardson gave
whistling solos, Mrs. e. X. Ellis piano
selections, and Messrs. McCullom and
Gauthier appeared in 60 Wanted Trainer"
The programmes each evening were varied
and pleasing and reflected high credit upon
those having them in charge.
G. S. Currier was at White6eld, N. H.,
last week surveying for a sewer system.
- ". y. Sneplee was In town last week
from Salem, Mass, and was warmly greeted
by his many friends in Barre. -F. w.
Stanyan was in Boston last week -
William Wyllie was in New York state last
week, setting monumental work cut by
Milne & Wyllie. - Dana Dimond of
Omaha, Neb,, and Mrs. Dean Cross, his
twin sister, visited last week at the home of
Mrs. Dean Cross, their aunt, - Miss G.
Q. Bloomey was able to ride out last Sun
day after her prolonged illness. - Mrs.
Charles Aver is visiting relatives in st.
Johnsbury. - Henry Premier is able to
be on the street after long and severe ILL
ness with pneumonia, - Mrs. John
Parks had her left arm painfully bruised
last Wednesday by being thrown from
carriage
Graniteville.
Rev. j. Brelivet announced to his congre-
CATION last Sunday that mission was to be
given by two Redemptorist priests from Bos-
ton, beginning next Sunday, the Goth, and
continuing several days. The unused pol
ishng mill belonging to James Gazeley has
been procured for the occasion.
Michael Carey and Annie Sheridan were
married on Monday morning, May T. Rev.
Mr., Brelivet of Barre OBLIGATED. A recep-
ton was held in the evening at the home of
the brides parents, where the young couple