The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-19
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTfNG RESUME or
CURRENT Events.
Barre.
s. c. Forsyth is at home from Chicago.

"a SUITES Vi cOUllllOn partes IS being ar
ranged.
A debating club is to be organized among
the young men.
Burnham & Ayers will start their grist-
mill this week.
Trow g. Holden have located in their new
tool mandatory.
The Rival Club met with Mrs. e. J.. Smith
on Saturday evening.
Bell Stafford gave a card party at her
home Wednesday evening.
The Ladies' Union meets with Mrs. W.
II. Gladding on Thursday.
The Mortified fair will be an attraction
for Barre people this week.
W. G. Jones is repairing the streets under
the direction of the bailiffs.
reception will be held at Goddard Sem
mary next Saturday evening.
The service at the new Baptist church on
Sundays will be at 10: 40 A. NJ.
T.. l.. Smith & Co. have received several
large derricks from Puget Sound.
Abraham Page has opened a room for
teaching music in Boster's block
The granite business is reported to be
excellent for this season of the year.
Some of the Barre horsemen are fast
learning the color of a distance flag.
The seniors of the high school gave a re-
cepton to the students Friday evening.
l.. B. Cheever has the contract for the
erection of w. @. Quinlan & Co.'s block.
A Wonderland Socable" was held at
the Universalist vestry Thursday evening.
The South Barre Dramatic Club is ar
ranging for drama, to be presented next
month.
Rev. j. j. Lewis of Boston opens his
course OF lectures at the opera house Sep
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performance at the opera house on Wednes-
day evening.
w. II. Buchanan has purchased the resi-
dence of w. NJ. Badger on South Main
street for $500.
Frank McWhorter is to move from Cur
rier Park to the house OF Fred Page on
| Spaulding street.
Frank j. Martin is to be one of the assist
ants at the state library during the session
of the legislature
A large audience witnessed the Old Jed
Prouty" entertainment at the opera house
on Thursday evening
The Spencer Rifles are arranging for a
| grand opening of their new armory in Miles
hall early in October.
1t is reported that the burning Of the
horse-sheds here, July 8, is to be investi-
gated by the grand jury.
B. w. Abbey has been pitching excellent
ball for the Omahas, to which club he was
loaned by the Chcagos.
A communion service was held at the
new Baptist church at the close of the
morning service last Sunday.
The case of II. d. Seigel against Gibson,
Pratt and Moore of the Spencer Rifles will
probably be heard on Friday.
A tennis club has been organized among
the players of the high school, and efforts
are making to hold tournament
And now the Enterprise has baby born
in Barre weighing liz pounds. Wonders
will never cease in the Granite City.
The next lyceum question at Goddard
Seminary will be, Is quarrying to be the
| future principal industry of Vermont"
Rev. Father Brevilet is making extensive
arrangements for the Catholic fair, to be
held at st. Monica's hall the first week in
| October
What was the most important event of
the summer" was the subject of discussion
at the Goddard Seminary lyceum Satur-
day evening.
"Yankee Luck" the former Barre trot-
ter, captured third money in race at Mys-
tic Park on Wednesday, where the fastest
| time was 2:1S.
The Young Peoples societies of the vari-
Gus churches are discussing the plan Of
changing the night of holding their weekly
prayer-meeting,
The present term of county court is an i'm
portant one for the granite dealers, as
many questions of Importance to the trade
are to be decided.
The common and streets in the vicinity
were crowded with people Saturday even
ing, listening to high-class concert by the
Barre CorDet Band.
The Congregational church was crowded
on Sunday morning to listen to an excel
lent sermon by Rev. P. Mcmillan of Wood
stock, former pastor.
Barre Academy is once more in the public
eye, as former student, H. NJ. Start, has
been nominated for chief Justice by the re-
publicans Of Minnesota.
The Episcopal society has leased the
building now used as an armory by the
Spencer Rifles. 1t will be remodeled and
used for church purposes.
At the prayer-meeting on Thursday even
ing, the Baptist society will consider the
policy of inviting the Baptist State Conven-
ton to meet in Barre in 1895.
The officers of the Spaulding High School
lyceum are John George, president; Edith
Boyce, vice president; Dean Perry, secre-
tary Albert Smith, treasurer.
Sam Stacy, well-known police court
character, was arrested for intoxication,
Friday night, and on Monday went over the
hill to the house of correction.
A well-known Barre merchant is paying
tne cigars, as ne learned from personal 6X-
| perience that the fire alarm box near King 5
| jewelry store is not a letter box.
Rev. II. M. Morey is to preach at the Con
| gregational church the next two Sundays.
Mr.. Morey is from Michigan, and comes as
a candidate for the permanent pastorate.
The sub-junior class at the graded school
has chosen Clarence Worthen president,
Meriden Bradford vice-p president, Lewis
Robbins secretary, Fred Kenyon treasurer,
There is considerable excitement among
the alleged owners of unlicensed CANNES,
who have been served with notice that
they will be prosecuted by the authorities.
Elsie Powers gave dramatic readings to a
small audience at the Congregational
church last Friday evening, The Barre
Mandolin Club rendered several selections.
l.. n. Gauthier, night Waterman of the
works Of the Producers Granite Company
will go to Buffalo as Waterman OF the
costly statue now being completed by the
company.
Justice G. n. Barber fined Mary Cuba S15
and costs last Saturday for one first offence
of selling liquor to Sam Stacy. w. L. Bar
ney for the state; l.. P. Slack for the re-
spondent.
The annual report of State Superintend-
| ent of Education Stone will contain engrav-