The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-22
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING RESUME OF
CURRENT Events.
Barre.

Barre.
George j. Towne is at the seashore.
Buel Lamb Is at home from Concord n.
H.. for vacation Of two weeks
The new Baptist church will be dedicated
the second week in September
The republican caucus to nominate town
representative will he held this evening.
Rev. d. Marvin Of Saratoga, n y, will
preach at the Congregational church next
Sunday.
Mrs. Wilbur Cutler, formerly Miss Nora
Camp of Barre, died last week at her home
in Orange.
Professor II. p. Woodruff of Bowdoin
College preached for the Congregationalists
last Sunday.
The A. ID. Batchelder road case was on
trial several days at the county clerks
office last week.
DIR. Arthur Kimball, who died recently at
Battle Creek, Mich, was graduate of Barre
Academy in 1869
Mr.. and Mrs G. Fl. Kenerson gave re-
ception last week in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. III. French Of Boston.
Rev. w. r. Davenport has returned from
three-weeks vacation in Rhode Island,
much improved in health.
1t is an assured fact that an application
will be made to the next legislature for
city charter for Barre village
The democratic caucus to nominate can
didate for town representative will be held
next Friday evening in Miles hall.
Dennis Donovan and Robert Chatteny
each contributed S1051 to the state finances
last week because of arrests for ntoxication.
Colonel N. P. Boutwell, and family of
Boston are guests Of G. N. Benedict. Col
onel Boutwell, is in the customs service in
Boston.
The Presbyterian Sunday y-school had a
picnic at Benjamin Falls last Wednesday.
The Catholic Sunday-school went to the
quarries the same day.
F. G. Eaton, of the Granite City Clothing
Company, has returned from his home in
Calais, Me. His vacation was prolonged
by a serious illness while at Calais.
Private Thomas Caswell of the Spencer
Rifles brought home the individual prize
medal from muster. He won it with score
of twenty-three out of possible twenty
| five.
Either R. S. Currier or w. C. Nye will
undoubtedly be the republican caucus
nominee for representative, and j. w. Cor
don appears to have no opposition among
| the democrats
| The decision of the committee appointed
by the county court that the road from
Aver street to Batchelder's meadow be
made permanent gives universal satisfac-
| tion to residents in that locality.
W. M. Edison, agent in Barre of the
American Express Company for the past
| two years, has resigned to enter the employ
of the Masonic Life Insurance Company.
He will be stationed at st. Johnsbury.
Horace A. Richardson and Miss Edith A.
| Whtcomb were married last week by Rev.
B. w Jones at the home of the bride. The
newlywedded couple are at present in
Northport, Me-, and will return to Barre
September 10.
N. A. White and wife of Des Moines, a..
are guests of Mrs B. w. Hooker and Mrs.
F. w Jackson, sisters of Mr.. White. Mr.
White is member OF the large real estate
firm of White & White of Des Moines, and
is a son of B. P. White of Calais.
Frank Steele and DR.. A. r. Nicholson of
Binghamton, n. Y, were guests Of DR.. G.
NJ. Scribner over last Sunday They repre-
sent the Empine Hernia Cure Company of
| Binghamton and have established a branch
in Barre, with DR.. Scribner in charge.
The flower show in Miles hall last Friday
and Saturday was gratifying success, and
far exceeded the expectations of those hav-
ing it in charge. The premium list is too
long to publish, but over one hundred pre-
miums were awarded. The exhibit of Cap
tain T. Percival of Montpelier was greatly
admired and was continually surrounded
by crowds.
The Barre correspondent of the Boston
Sunday Globe evidently forgets that Wash
ington county is republican stronghold,
and is pledged to support the nominees of
its republican county convention, when he
says that W. II. Buchanan of Barre, the
nominee for sheriff of the democratic
county convention, has good prospects of
success" o. R. Collins of Cabot will be
the next sheriff OF Washington county, Mr.
Globe.
for the next term Of the Spaulding Graded
School: Professor o. Mathewson, Alice
Wheeler and Edith Barnes, Mrs. o. ID.
Mathewson and W. H. Gale of Barre, Kate
1lz III
tie Ingalls, and Della Kmball of Northtield,
Alice Kendall of St. Johnsbury, Ida
Thompson of Fayston, S. Prince Hall of
Buxfeld, Me-, Kate Ryan of Waterbury,
Alice Drew of Plymouth, Mass, Inez Wins.
low of Barton, Mary Burbank of Chelsea,
Eva Sprague of Wallingford and Hattie
Burbank of South Royalton.
'The Historical Souvenir of Barre, pub
lished by Nickerson & Cox, has made its
appearance and is fully up to what the pub
fishers have promised. II is divided into
departments as follows: Early History;
Extracts from Town Records; Religious
Societies; Educational Institutions; Medical
Profession; Legal Profession; Family His
tory: Commercial and Industrial Barre,
and Granite Industry This is the first his
tory of Barre in one volume ever published,
and therefore Messrs Nickerson & Cox
labored under disadvantages which future
historians of the Granite City will not
have to contend with. The book is
credit DOtn TO tne puDllSuerS anu 10 IHe
town of Barre. IL is artistically illustrated
with engravngs of points OF interest and
the photographs of many of the prominent
men of the past and present. The family
history is most complete one, and this
alone will undoubtedly induce every person
interested in the town to purchase one. G.
A. Smiths drug store has been selected as
the headquarters for the display of this pub
lication.
w. H. Eastman and wife and Miss Wini-
fred Wagner are camping at Fairlee pond.
- Misses Ella and Laura Bassett of
Chicago are visiting Charles Bassett tn cir
uncle. - Frank McWhorter and Fred
Hyde are in Boston this week. - Rev.
Simon b. Blunt and wife of Middlebury
were guests of George Wheaton last week.
- j. S. Harvey and wife of Milwaukee,
Wis, are guests of w. l.. Stafford. =-
Bernice Darling is visiting in South Royal
ton, and Cora Mann in East Charlotte
Barnet.
Hands at the bottling works had a little
respite one day last week on account of the