The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-14
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre.

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Private whist parties are in fashion,
l.. N. Gauthier is visiting at Boston.
A public court room is needed here.
w. H. Smith has sailed for Scotland.
The streets are being greatly improved.
Fred Rurgin is with Alonzo Page as clerk.
s. E. Emerson has moved to East Orange.
Mrs. Lucius Nye of Coventry is visiting
here.
Barre is to have the long distance tee.
phone.
Funds are being raised for an Episcopal
church
G. j. Reynolds is to spend the winter in
the South.
The granite plants are soon to close for a
few weeks.
The local option school law has few
friends here.
The post-office candidates are on the
anxious seat.
G. j. Reynolds leaves for Tallapoosa, Ga,
next Monday.
John Wallace is to act as bookkeeper for
G. j. Reynolds
Rev. J. Brelivet left for his New York po-
Sition last week.
Mrs William Burnham is at home from
Worcester Mass.
Mrs Ellen Smith has returned from Mary
Fletcher Hospital.
The concert for the public library will be
held December IL.
S. r. Davis has resumed his position at
the Smith drug store.
There is much talk here of organizing
Young Republican Club.
Scotland will be the home of many Barre
people during the winter.
The Barre railroad stockholders hold
meeting here November 16.
Many granite cutters are leaving for
Canada to spend the winter.
The dance of the Spencer Rifles last Fri
day night was we'll attended.
A reception will be held at Goddard Sem
mary next Saturday evening.
The Young Mems Debating Club will be
organized early in December.
Corn and potato thi sves are reported to
be doing an excellent business.
"The Girl Spy of the Chickamauga will
soon appear at the opera house.
The prominent post-office candidates are
Frank McWhortec and G. A. Smith.
The local branch of the A. P A. is re-
ported to have a large membership
The Ladies' Whist Club held party at
Bolsters hall on Thursday evening.
A. D. Burgess has pleaded guilty in
county court to violating the liquor law.
A d. Burgess has been fined $3.50 in
county court for violating the liquor law.
The contest for the postmastership is be-
tween G. A. Smith and Frank McWhorter.
George f. Waters has returned to Cam
bridge, where he expects to open law Of
fee.
Rev. e. W. Cummings preached at South
Ryegate on Sunday in exchange with Rev.
j. j. ii Ill.
Rev. j. E. Goodrich preached two inter.
esting ser mons at the Congreg ational church
on Sunday
1t is reported that the Boutwell, polishing
mill case is not to be heard at the present
term of court.
The next question at le Goddard lyceum
will be, "Should Barre village be incorpor-
ated as city?"
The Goddard Seminary students contem.
plate organizing new 3rmont High School
baseball league
G. II. Sawyer and G. S. Currier have
taken the rooms vacated by j. A. Graham
in Gordon's block.
The Barre News Company is the successor
of q. A. Smith and FL. l.. Averill. Lewis
Robbins is proprietor.
: j. p. McWilliams, the new manager of the
Central House, announces that he will
keep temperance hotel
Rev. Efie X. Jones will deliver lecture
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church next Thursday afternoon.
The marriage of Miss Lucy Cave and E.
j, Sowden took place at the brides home
on Eastern Avenue last Wednesday.
The Congreg atonal society will hold a
business meeting on Thursday evening to
consult as to the selection of pastor.
John I. Rich, who has just been reelected
governor of Michigan by large majority,
was once student at Barre Academy.
The Congregational Young People nave
chosen Lillian Brown vice president, Alice
Kendall secretary, and VERNE Bowen treas
urer.
Rev. W. r. Davenport will give an adj
dress on A Successful Fisherman " at the
Methodist church at seven o'clock next
Sunday night.
w. II. Eastman and wi e and John John
son were in West Fairlee on Saturday,
call I'D there by the death of the mother of
Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Eastman.
j. r. Cole, one of the Granite City's "all-
WOOL republicans, has been wearing his
resurrected Harrison hat with the label on
it, Chairman Wilson, land agent, Buzz
Yards Bay"
Rev. G. f. Arms, AM, president of the
American College in Conception, Chile,
gave very interesting address on South
America" at the Methodist church last
Sunday evening"
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Friday evening was an enjoyable affair.
The programme was furnished by Kate
Mathewson, Josie JONES' William Gilbert
son, l.. p. Austin and H. A Gould
The lyceum of Goddard Seminary on Sat
urday evening was an " Evening with
Holmes" The exercises were as follows
Cornet solo, Mr.. Leonard; sketch of Holmes
life, Miss Rich; recitation, Mr.. Kent; piano
solo, Miss Burgess A debate followed on
the topic, " Was Holmes the Greatest
American Humorist?" The affirmative
was taken by Miss Florence Sturtevant and
Miss Kinsley, the negative by Messrs
Kent and Stockwell, and by Mr.. Small and
Mr.. Newman Hughman as volunteers for
the negative, and w w. Lapoint for the
affirmative. The board of decision were
Misses Knight and Allen and Mr. Ralph,
who decided in the affirmative two to one
The house decided in the same way
twenty eight to eighteen. The exercises
concluded with piano solos by Miss Sturte.
want and Mr.. Williamson, and tableaux
from Holmes works. The critic was Mr.
HOLSTER.
Bennington.
Michael O'Neil late of Co. A, Thirteenth
Vermont died at the Soldiers Home No
vember TO- at the age Of sixty-five. He wal
fl,a nv.