The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-13
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME OF
CURRENT Events.
Barre.

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day.
Efforts are making to hold a celebration
in Barre, July A.
Mary Howe appears at the opera house
next Monday evening
The married and single men expect to
play game of ball to-day.
The new schoo-house on Summer street
is rapidly approaching completion.
The Sons of Temperance will hold So
cal this evening in their hall in Jackman's
block.
The Barre Rushers were defeated by the
Montpeliers on Saturday, to the tune OF
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The Granite City Band made its first
appearance for the season last Saturday
evening.
b. w. Abbey, pitcher for the Chicago
league team, spent last Sunday with his
parents at Barre.
Rev. w. j. Harris oficated at the Mis-
sion of the Good Shepherd and at Granite
vile last Sunday.
The laugh is on one of the would-be
dudes Of Barre, who recently asked for
carpet tax at music store.
Vernon Lindsey was thrown from car
riage one day last week, receiving what
were at first thought to be fatal injuries
Fred II. Rogers and Miss Ola Johnson of
East Hardwick are to be married at the
home of the bride next Tuesday, June 10.
That the young people of Barre do not
consider marriage failure is evidenced by
the fact that four weddings are announced.
Theodore l. Snow was chosen grand sem
tinel of the grand chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, at the annual meeting held
last week at Montpelier.
Mrs George Morris died last Wednesday
of pneumonia, aged thirty-fve years. Her
funeral was held from her late home on
Hooker Hill last Saturday afternoon.
Barre cyclers are cordially invited to ac-
company the Montpelier wheelmen on
trip to South Royalton on Sunday, June II.
Start to be made from common at g. 40 A. NJ.
new organization in Barre, known as
the "24 Club" is attracting considerable
amusement from certain young lady, as
every member of the club was at one time
her " best fellow"
The Presbyterian Sunday.school observed
Children's Day by an exercise in the even
ing, entitled "The Dixie Builders" Rev.
e. w. Cummings preached sermon in the
morning appropriate to the day.
Professor A. w. PIERCE, George E. Allen,
Mrs S. A. Mower, w. H. Gladding, Mrs.
G. n. Kenyon, E. A. Glidden, Will Drew
and George Bates were delegates to the
Uniyersalist gatherings at Montpelier last
week.
The ushers at the high school reception,
able amusement by the acts of a well-known
individual, who, after being introduced to
few of those present, suddenly paused and
asked for comb to arrange his hair.
John Define was arrested last Thursday
night by Officer Rowland for intoxicaton.
He disclosed on Mrs. Scarrissi, who is well
known as a vendor of intoxicants. She
was fined the usual amount, and she hur-
ried back to her domicile TO make up the
amount she had been amerced.
The First Congregational society of Frank
lin, Mass, has unanimously voted to ex-
tend cali to Rev. c. w. Longren to be its
pastor at a salary of 81 500, including par
sonage. Mr. Longren has not yet made any
decision in the matter, but his departure
from Barre at this time would be univer-
sally deplored.
Rev. w. R. Davenport preached to the
children last Sunday morning on Chris
tan Education" A baptism of children
followed, and in the evening concert was
held, At the Congregational church, Rev.
G. w. Longrer preached in the morning to
the children on "Sailing." A concert was
held in the evening.
The disclosure cases against A. u, Bur-
CESS, proprietor of the Avenue House, were
given hearing last Friday morning before
o. B. Boyce, justice. Burgess was found
guilty, fined $3.50, and sentenced to thirty
days in the house of correction at Rutland.
He appealed his case to county court and
furnished bail in the sum of $500.
General f. S. Nickerson of Boston has
been visiting j. F. Nickerson, his son, for
the past week. During portion OF the
civil war General Nickerson was in COM
mand of the second brigade of the Nine
teenth Army Corps, in which was the gal
liant Eighth Vermont, commanded by Gen
eral Stephen Thomas, then colonel.
j. P. Nickerson received serious injury
to one knee last week by falling from BIZ
pvpIa a talrpp In Mary Elatphar
Hospital, Burlington, last Friday to have
an operation performed, and it is hoped that
he will get out of it with good knee, al
though it will be necessary for him to re.
main perfectly quiet for few weeks.
The adoption of a joint resolution by the
Granite Manufacturers Association and
the Granite Cutters Union is talked of that
will secure solid and permanent compact
between these organizations. The proposed
terms of the contract are that no manufac.
turer shall employ nOn-union men, and that
union men shall not work for a firm that is
not a member of the Manufacturers Asso
citation.
The graduating exercises of the Spauld
ing Graded School were held last week
The prize speaking occurred in the opera
house on Wednesday evening, with the fol
lowing programme: "Sparrows' Twitter.
May Turner; Roderick Lee" Flora Ma.
Batchelder; "The New South" Georg,
Herbert Page; vocal solo, " The Reproof,
Miss Holden; " The Two Pictures," Maggi,
Fyfe Clark "The Song of Home" Pau
Leslie Stafford 1.-THE Old Actors Story,
Edith Frances Davis; vocal duet, EVEN
ing Song" Misses Holden and Clark
"Speech Of Vindication," James Arthu
Howe; The Felon's Wife," Hattie Eleano
Holt; Mary, Queen of Scots" Eta Bur
nice Darling; "Blue Bells of Scotland, ;
double quartette. The annual class day ex
ercises were held Thursday afternoon
when the following programme was carried
out: Glass history, Myrtle b. Parker; proph
ecies Lillian M. Kenerson; chorus, oh
Hail Us, Ye Free" high school, address t.
class of '95, George M. Gates; response
Paul Leslie Stafford; chorus, "Hark
Apollo Strikes the Lyre," high school; pre-
sensations.
Following is the commencement pro
gramme at Goddard Seminary, beginnin
on Sunday, June "a, with sermon befor
the graduating class at the Universalis
church at 1:15 p. NJ, by Rev. j. Edwar
Wright of Montpelier Monday AT
o'clock, class-day exercises; at 8, commence
ment concert in the seminary chapel by tn
musical department. Tuesday-At o: 8
A. M, annual meeting of the alumni assc
citation. At 10 A. NJ, literary exercises i
the seminary chapel, consisting of an ad
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