The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-25
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
INTERESTING RESUME or
CURRENT Events.
Barre.

and Mrs. Edward Burke.
" Humpty Dumpty " appears at the opera
house next Saturday evening.
There was no morning service at the
Methodist church last Sunday
Mrs. Merton Town entertained the Young
Ladies Social Club last Monday evening
Mrs. Mary Wells OF Morristown N. j.,
spoke at the Universalist church last Sun.
day evening.
Rev. Mrs. Ehie X. Jones will preach at
the Unlversaist church on Sunday, NAV
6, morning and evening.
The officers searched the premises of Jo-
seph Police last Wednesday night and con-
fiscated barrel of beer.
The Spaulding Graded School and Mont
pelier High School baseball teams will
cross bats here next Saturday.
Edward Murphy was put through the
legal mill for intoxcatiOn last week. He
pleaded guilty and paid the usual fine
The Goddard and Vermont Methodist
Seminary ball teams will play their first
game of the season here next Monday.
The body of Mrs. Clara Corliss was
brought to Barre from Corinth last Wednes-
day and inferred in the village cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Barnes, Rev. w. r.
Davenport and Rev. j. A. Sherburne at
tended the conference at Bradford last week.
Rev. Simon b. Blunt Of Middlebury was
greeted by very large congregation at the
Mission of the Good Shepherd last Sunday
morning.
Mari & Gordon have purchased the pol
lshlng plant at South Barre, known as the
Stafford polishing mill, which was sold last
year to the Boutwell, Polishing Company.
Smith Brothers have sold to Benjamin
| Green Of Morrisville, for S45S, four acres of
land situated on Beckley street. Mr.. Green
| intends to build a residence thereon at
once.
Frank Cameron for the past three years
| foreman of the Stafford & Holden Manu-
featuring Company, has severed his con
nection with that firm and has gone to Hart
ford, Vt.
The citizens of Barre were given glad
surprise on Saturday, when Street Com
missioner Webster caused the street pave
ment to be cleaned. This delay has been
a disgrace to the place.
Rev DR.. W. j. Harris will speak on
Confirmation " at the Mission of the Good
Shepherd this evening and Thursday even
ing. Quite large class will be confirmed
by Bishop Hall when he visits Barre next
Sunday.
The following officers of Canton Vinton
We're elected last week for the ensuing year:
Captain, George Barnard Lieutenant, Eu-
gene Glidden; ensign, Adelbert Stone
clerk, E. F. Smith; accountant, William
Miers; standard bearer, Patrick Kelly.
The Tufts College boys were greeted by
one of the largest audiences of the season
last Thursday evening when the comedy
" Me an OTIS" written by Charles II.
Wells, was presented in a most creditable
manner A large delegation from Mont
pelier was present.
The Goddard baseball team met their third
defeat of the season last Friday, when they
were taken into camp by the Northfields
to the tune of s to Z. The students would
have won the game had the hits been
punched at the proper time and had more
skill been shown in base running.
Grand Master Farrar of Rutland visited
Hiawatha lodge of Odd Fellows last Thurs
day evening and witnessed the working of
the initiatory degree. By request of the
officers of the lodge, he presented Past Grand
William Miers with silver ice pitcher from
his brethren of the lodge, which was indeed
a surprise to the recipient.
The annual election of officers of Granite
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, occurred last
week. when the following were elected
II. P, John P. Scott; K, John Cornell; s.,
George Mulch; treasurer, Frank McWhor-
ter; secretary, Joe w. Jackson c. H.,
Frank F. Cave; p s., George Wheeler; R.
A. c., Alexander Bird; NJ of the Sd ",
Charles w. Laing; NJ. of the I'd v, Gilbert
Small NJ. of the LIST ", Clarence A.
Wheaton.
The special town meeting held last Thurs
day evening was very lively affair. 1t
was called to see if the meeting will apply
to the legislature for an act authorizing the
district to issue bonds for the purpose of
paying Indebtedness already incurred and
now due, or to be incurred, in building
school houses and If so what amount"
After a heated discussion of the subject and
of many matters that had no connection
with it, the voters refused to bond.
Page Camp of Sons of Veterans and
Crandall Woman's Relief Corps are max
ing extensive preparations for grand fair,
to be held at the opera house from May
to H. Special attention will be given to
the entertainments, and many novelties will
be presented. The business men are joining
with these organizations, to the end that the
fair may meet with the success which it
deserves. Nearly every business man has
contributed some useful article. The di-
vision officers of the Sons of Veterans will
be present on the evening of Friday, May
IL" Sons of Veterans night" grand
baby show will be held Wednesday even
ing, May o. Thursday evening, May 10,
will be known as " Scotch night"
The class of 80 at the Spaulding Graded
School gave an exhibition last Friday even
ing, at which the following programme was
successfully carried out: Z" The Story of
Vermont" Neven A. Whitehead; Home
RULE Henry w. Kendrick; Music in the
Home" Edna D: Perry; The Popularity
Art, Oratory and Philosophy" John II.
Georges " Heroism, "Maude X NJ Garlic
ton; Higher Education of Women"
Edith A. Boyce; debate, Resolved that
the United States should annex Canada"
affirmative, George II. Pope; negative,
James A. Howe; mot in Our Stars, but
in Ourselves" Maggie f. Clark Civil Ser
vice Reform" Paul l.. Stafford; "Epi-
taphs," Lucy f. Cummings.
The Historical Souvenir of Barre is well
under way, and is being completed as fast
as the printers can work. The outside
work is nearly done, and its every depart
ment is full and complete a rough out
line of the work by Departments is as fol-
lows Early History, by j, W. Ramsay
Churches, by the different societies; Schools,
by r. S. Currier; Railroads, by j. w. Ram
say Medical Profession, by j. Henry
Jackson, NJ. D.; Bench and Bar, by John
w. Gordon; an extensive and most COM
plete history of the old families, by the pub
fishers; Early Manufactures and Retail
Trade, by G. A. Smith; and most com
plete history OF the granite industry from the
pen of j. Henry jackson, M. ID. These an
ferent articles make the most complete
history of the town ever published, and as
the population of Barre is last changing
on account of the granite industry and the
descendants of the old families OF Barre