The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre.

A lyceum will be held at the Spaulding
Graded School tonight.
W. L. Stafford has moved his boot and
shoe business to Sortwell block.
The schools at Thwingville and Gospel
Village will begin Monday, April ..
Levi j. Bolster is to erect large granite
tool mandatory this season near Granite
street.
George W. Bassett has been appointed by
the selectmen to the vacancy on the board
of listers.
Mrs. j. l.. Parker will entertain the
Ladies' Home Missionary Society oniThurs-
day afternoon.
j. d. Smith, manager of the Empire
Granite Company, has returned from an ex-
tended business trip.
The interiors of the stores of d. NJ. Miles
and M. Marion, in Miles block, have been
improved by the laying of hardwood floors.
W. II. Harrison of Adrian, Mich, was in
town last week Mr.. Harrison is president
of the American Granite Company of
Adrian.
Robert Swanson, the erratic individual
who attempted suicide, as noted last week,
has been taken to the insane asylum at
Waterbury,
Charles FL. Wells, a Barre boy, now in
Tufts College, is author of play entitled
"Me and Otis" which is soon to be brought
out by the college juniors.
A reward Of 500 has been offered for the
Italian, Scarsi, the murderer of Angelo
Belotti, but no traces of him have been
found and probably never will be.
A religious meeting for the business and
professional men under the direction OF
Rev. 4. A. Whittier will be held at Pres
byterian Hall on Wednesday morning.
The presentation of " Mother Goose" at
the opera house, last Friday evening, by
the Universalist Ladies' Union was a
marked success and attracted good house.
The widow of the late Will Walker has
received check for $1,000 from the North
western Masonic Aid Association, in which
her husband carried a policy for the above
named amo MT.
latest is would-be society belle who, it is
said, has performed the feat of " bouncing i"
fifteen young men in one year, and still
there are more to follow.
The supreme court will be called upon to
decide whether the money that was on hand
at the time the four largest school districts
in Barre went into the town system shall
go to the taxpayers or into the town treasury.
A. G.. Shepard has been elected chairman
of the board Of school directors, and F. G.
Bancroft clerk. By vote of the board,
thirty-two weeks OF school will be supported
throughout the town for the ensuing school
| year.
Mark NJ Farrell. the absconding actor,
failed to put in an appearance last Monday,
when his case was TO have been heard. w.
A. Lord appeared for him, confessed judg-
ment, and the case was appealed to county
| court.
A daft Italian peddler, named Augusta
| Neddi, was arrested in Corinth last Friday
by Constable Buchanan on suspicion that
he might be Scarsi, the murderer of Angelo
Belotti. A short examination secured his
release.
Sixty stores in Barre were closed last
Thursday afternoon, and great crowd at
| tended the meeting in the Congregational
church conducted by Rev. Il. A. Whittier.
| The day was specially observed for fasting
and prayer.
A special convocation OF Ruth Chapter,
! Eastern Star, for work will be held on
Thursday evening. The officers OF Rob
Morris Chapter Of Montpelier will be pres
emit TO witness the exemplitication of the
work of the new ritual.
Josiah Ouimby died last Friday at the
home of his step-daughter on North Main
| street, aged sixty seven years. He never
rallied from a shock Of paralysis received
about two weeks ago. The body was taken
to Whitefield, N. H., for burial.
On warrant issued by States Attorney
Stanton, the Avenue House was raided
again last Thursday and small quantity
OF Intoxicating liquor was secured. Land
| lOTu n. ~. DulScSs was hiIbSuou anu bdhbl
to county court at Montpelier, where bal
in the sum OF $500 was furnished.
Bright Star Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah
gave sugar party at Odd Fellows hall or
Saturday evening. The literary entertain
ment included songs by Minnie Miers snt
j. X. Anderson; violin solo by II. A
Gould; banjo duet by Mrs. Gould and Ed
wards; recitation by W. A. Drew.
John Park, formerly of the firm of Park
& Dunbar, died of consumption last Wed
nesday, aged forty-three years. He was ar
ex.chief of the Scottish Clans, and had
large circle of friends. His funeral wa
held Saturday afternoon, Rev. G. w. Lon
gren officiating.
The union evangelistc services in charg,
of Rev. Mr.. Whittier have been we'll at
tended during the past week. and excellen
results are already shown. The unioI