The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-12
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
Barre.

w. s. Davis has purchased the w. i.
Stafford snoe store.
There is to he grand ball at Bolster's
hall on New Years night.
The Barre Cornet Band gave concert at
the armory Saturday evening.
The Barre orchestra will give a dance at
the armory next Saturday evening.
The local chapter of Royal Arch Masons
held special meeting Tuesday evening.
M. L. Towne has purchased the interest
of j. l.. Dix in the grocery firm of Towne
& Co.
Business men have purchased the William
Farwell horseshed aud caused its re-
| moval
| The fall term of Goddard Seminary closes
next Saturday, and the winter term opens
January /.
The Unversalist Young People had "The
| U aiversalism of Whittier for a subject
Sunday evening.
The funeral of Mrs J. j. Peck was held
at the residence of W. n. Burnham last
! Wednesday afternoon.
The baliffs have placed hydrant on the
river bank in the rear of the French block.
This should have been done long ago.
A. M. Keith is again he owner of very
! stable, he having assumed the management
of the well-known stable of e. j. Gale
& Co.
Cards have been received here announc-
ing the marriage of NJ. l.. Hinchman, God
dard '88. and Helen II. jackson, at Brook
Ign, N. Y.
The Universaist bazaar, last Wednesday
and Thursday, was financial success. A
large number of Mon peier people attended
Thursday evening.
Principals Mathewson of the High School
and PIERCE Of Goddard Seminary were
among the speakers at the Rutland meeting
of the Vermont Teachers Association.
A large company attended the box socia-
BILE at the G congregational vestry last week
Tuesday evening The literary entertain
ment was furnished by Rev. w. r. Daven-
port, Miss Bessie Jones, William Gilbert
son, f. Il. Dyer, and w. w. Lapoint.
The Royal Arcanum has elected G. H.
Kenerson, regent; o. s. Cheever, vice re-
gent; o. w. Martin. orator; Homer Fits,
secretary; G. f. Ball, collector; M. l.. La
tham treasurer; W T. Kenerson, chaplain
j. G. Dyer, guide; f. P Kenerson, warden.
The officers for Crandall Post, G. A. R.,
during the next year will be as follows:
Eli Holden, commander George Clark,
senior vice commander W. w. Dodge,
junior vice commander; l.. II. TnurstOn
adjutant; G. T. Conner, quartermaster; G
w. Smith chaplain;lA f. Dodge, officer OF
the day.
Officers Camp and Buchanan assumed
the role of grocery merchants at North
Barre, last week, the former closing the
store of Page & Drew in the interests o.
Spaulding, Kimball & Co. of Burlington
while Buchanan placed an attachment or
the Boston Branch Grocery in the interests
of M. j. MCGOWAN, former owner. This
store was closed but few hours.
Governor G. S. Page Camp, Sons of Vet
erans elected officers last week. Captain
Lapoint declined reelection, and the fol
lowing officers were elected: l.. n. Gau
. ID .Nat. Enta tn.,N
John Gauthier, second lieutenant; A. j
Cole, A A. Boyce, and F. A. Duffy CAM
council; w. W. Lapoint, first sergeant A
A. Boyce, chaplain; A. j. Cole, sergeant Of
the guard; Joseph Gauthier, quartermaster
Fred Burgess, camp guard.
At freq lent intervals during the past two
years. the granite dealers of this city hav,
become alar med over the dastardly work
done at various sheds in the running o.
partly-tinished monuments in the nigh
; time by unknown parties The latest ar
rest for this cowardly work was made b,
Constable Buchanan on Wednesday, wheI
Natoli Fontani was arraigned on the charg,
OF destroying property in Kingston Broth
ers shed on the previous night. The pris
oner was recently employed by Kingston
Brothers and set to work on the base of
| large colu N die monument valued at $500
He made mistake in cutting the band TO
the letters, and, as he was working by thu
piece, was discharged without pay. Lastweel
Tuesday night some one familiar with tina
monument entered the shed and ruined fl Y,
of the stones that constituted the monu
ment A corner was gone from the carve,
polished cap, piece had been taken from
the cross to surmount the monument. Nea
; the grindsto 1e were two small carveC
columns which were to have been place.
on each corner of the die. These were broker
square in two, probably across the grind
stone, as that was also broken. Fontan
will be given a trial to day. 1t is to b.
hoped that whoever is guilty will be founC
and punished.
/, 1t is with regret that we announce tn
death OF Alonzo G. Fisher, which occurre,
at his residence, 343 Ashland Boulevard
Chicago, Friday morning. Mr.. Fisher wa
an old Barre boy, being the son of Samue
, G. and Catharine Fisher, and broth r o
/, Mrs. A. G. Lapoint He spent his earl,
life here, having formerly resided at tn
house now occupied by B. w. Bradley, /
having been built by Mr.. Fisher. He wa
educated at Barre Academy, and in 1861 be
gan life as the driver Of a cart for d. Dewey
a Montpelier hardware merch ant, an,
seven years later engaged with n. X
Brown OF Burlin Ston as travelling sales
mao for his patent medicines, goin
throughout New England and the middl
states. In 1876 Mr.. Fisher located in Chi
cago, establishing himself in the wholesal
patent medicine business. This man ha
few business en- smies during his successful
CtTttT. ne ltfNtS WHO, luItt SOuh, al
aged mother, Mrs G. p. Fisher of this place
a sister. Mrs. A G. Lapoint, and a brother
, o. M Fisher of Montpelier. A funeral wa
J held in Chicago on Sunday, and on Tues
day the remains reached Barre, where
funeral was held at the Congr ,gationa
church in the afternoon, Rev. l.. Tenney off
; ciatipg, with j. Henry Jacksonas conductor
The bearers we're j. NJ Perry, W. II. Glad
! ding, o III. Reed, ii y. Mills, L. j Bolste
and George Richardson. 10 interme
: was in the beautiful lot OF tn deceased /
the Barre CO uetery. Mr.. Fisher had
wide circle of friends in every portion {
Q the country aud will be missed by the pee
f: pie of every town where he was known.
. Peter Smith of Sherbrooke, p. O.. ha
: been visiting here. - Lena Spau ding
; teaching at Chelsea. - E. g. French wa
d.. in New York last week. - W. II Hadle
= is spe lding his vacation at Mddlese1
= - George n. Tilden of Mortified spen
Sunday in town. - Professor o. X. 10
: lister of Goddard Seminary is 10 assist tn
North Montpelier Dramatic Club in til
production of :" The Trustee" - Clar
. Houghton assisted the Montpelier Units
rian choir on Sunday Mary Ten
pleton is i'll with pneumonia. - W. W
Lapoint has been assisting Officer Camp /