The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
INTERESTTNG RESUME or
CURRENT Events.
Barre.

NudAltN ~ W dIl OF New YORK ViaitpH
Joseph Ward, his brother, last week.
Robert Mcknight has nearly recovered
from his serious Illness with pneumonia.
Arthur and Everett Campbell visited last
week at their former home in Hyde Park.
The baiiilf1 have organized bv the election
OF Judge A. NJ Jackmau az chairman and
e. NJ. Tayntor as clerk.
Ruth Chapter, order of the Eastern Star.
held social last Saturday evening at the
home OF Mrs. A. f. Dodge.
The young people of the Congregational
church held a magazine social In their
yestry on Tuesday evening.
Brennan's Star Theater Companv will
open two weeks engagement in the opera
house on Monday evening" February ..
The Barre railroad hauled 4 OPT carloads
OF granite from the quarres 10 Barre in
1873, OF which 7Sl cars were paving stones.
Mrs, Victor Richardson gave six-o'clock
tea last evening Mrs. w f. Shepherd
had similar gathering last Thursday even
ing.
Sergeant f. j. Badger of the Spencer
Rifles has been appointed adiutant of the
third battalion Of the First Regiment Yer
mont National Guard.
William Tilden of Northfeld takes the
place of Frank Eaton in the drug store of
Charles A. Smith during Mr.. Eaton's alb
sence because of illness.
There will he a special convocation of
kuth chapter, Eastern Star, at the Masonic
nan next Monday evening The grand lee
turer is expected to be present.
w. f. Colby has purchased Mr.. Slayton's
interest in the Art Wall Paper Company,
and the business is now conducted i'm Mr.,
Colby's furniture establishment.
Rev. 9. w. Longren ofiiciated at the we'd
ding of Miss Nina F Bahcock and Frank
Day, at the home of j. V. Babcock in Mont
pelier, last Wednesday morning
Miss Vida Billings of Goddard Seminary
has gone TO Rutland to accept the position
OF instructor in vocal music at the English
and Classical Institute in that city.
At the whist party given last Wednesday
evening by Mrs. j. NJ Bond, Miss Eta
Drew and DR., c. f. Camp took first prizes.
Miss Fannie Gale and ID. r. Bisbee were at
the foot of the class.
The lawsuit of j. X. Darling, adminis-
traitor of the estate of Jacob Mills, against
Charles Mills has been settled by the de-
fendant refunding 5000 to the estate, and
each party paying its own costs.
At the annual meeting of the Retail Mer-
chants Association, held last week, the
following officers were elected for the year
ensuing: President, r. S. Currier; vice
president, Ii. A. Skinner: secretary Frank
McWhorter; treasurer, Perley Chandler.
Rev. b. Wallace Jones of Waterloo. Iowa.
will preach for the Universalists next Sun
dav. Mr. Jones comes TO Barre az 2 candi-
date for the pastorate of that church, which
is at present vacant. Rev. f. G. Priest of
Marblehesd, Mass, occupied the pulpit last
Sunday
In its Barre news last week, the Argts
spoke in one item of Justice G.. n. Barker
and Barry & Hoar. The intimate friends
of these parties were perhaps able to reCog-
nize the remains in these badly mutilated
cOgnomens, but to the average reader they
were unintelligible.
The class in gymnastics, organized last
week with B. w. Abbey for instructor, was
a success from the start. The young men
of Barre appear to realize that not another
town in the state has such a competent
teacher as is Mr.. Abbey, and a large class
was formed the first evening.
Rehearsals for the production of L" The
Loyal Mountaineers," which will occur at
the opera-hOuse February and 3, are
progressing satisfactorily. The best local
talent of Barre is included in the cast, and
a most successful presentation of this war
drama is confidently predicted.
The WATcHMAN representative was, last
Saturday, shown a letter written to promi-
nent citizen of Barre by well-known busi-
ness man who has been absent from Barre
for some time in which he warmly COM
mends the action of Charles A. Smith in
taking up the cudgel in defense of Barre
and its business interests, in answer
to an article that recently appeared in
the Northfeld NetCs. The editor of the
Nel0S had been pumping citizen of
Barre, and published the result of the in
terview. So many glaring inaccuracies ap-
peared that Mr. Smith answered it through
the columns of the Leddsr. The comments
on Mr.. Smiths reply in the letter referred
to were very pungent, and would make most
interesting reading in cold type. Mr.. Smith
is receiving congratulations on every hand
for his manly and truthful defence of the
Granite City and her business interests.
j. w. Ramsay, of the Leader, has been i'll
for the past week with measles - Mr..
and Mrs. E. O. Kent and children spent last
Sunday in Northtield. - Miss Mary
West attended the funeral of a relative in
Thetford last Thursday. - William
Mari has gone west on business trip, eX-
pecting to be absent about six weeks. -
John Gould is working for Cross Broth~T",
at Northheld.
East Barre.
Mabel Hutchins is quite i'll, caused 10y an
abscess in the head.
Warren Church is moving into George
Hutchins' clearinghouse.
Rev. A. A. Smith has moved into w. A.
McConnell's house on Washington street.
A. c. Dckey goes every Wednesday night
to Orange to meet singing class which has
been organized there.
The granite industry is beginning to i'm
prove somewhat, although none report
many orders on hand.
H. e. Sargent has purchased what is
known as the Winch pasture, and is now
occupied in collecting wood-pile.
h. ID. Moore and family were called to
Washington on Tuesday TO attend the
funeral of Mrs, T. h. Tillotson of that place.
George IL. Hutchins has exchanged his
house with W. w. Nye for his farm on the
road toward Washington. Possession given
February l.
A church sociable was held in Carnes'
hall last week Thursday evening, at which
about SO was realized. Another is 10 be
held in two weeks from that date.
A concert, promenade and dance was
given in aid OF the hose company by some
of its members last week Tuesday evening.
Quite a company were present and reported
pleasant time.
About sixty-hve couples were present
at the Foresters ball az the opera house
last Friday night. Supper was served in
one of tn e rooms below Houses orchestra
of WilliamstOwn furnished music.
Berlin.
Frank Barney lost a horse while plcing
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