The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre


Tonight.
The bazaar at the Universaist vestry
opens TO night.
The various Sunday-schools are arranging
Tor Christman concerts.
The Scribner property has bsen conveyed
to the Episcopal society.
The Ladies' Whist Club met at Bolsters'
hall on Tuesday evening.
w. #. Shepard and G. j. Towne are men.
toned for city liquor agent.
A box )ciable was held at the @ Jngrega-
tional church, Tuesday night.
The change of postmasters will probably
not take place until January 1.
w. F. Shepard and II. o. Camp have
been reappointed deputy sheriffs
The Clan Gordon held successful dance
at the armory, Wednesday evening.
The public library concert will be held at
the opera house next Tuesday evening.
The business men are advocating the talk
ing OF census OF the new city next spring.
Jones Brothers expect to erect large new
sheds at the opening OF the spring season.
1t is reported here that Rev. Samuel
Jackson has resigned his position at Kings
ton, Ont.
Frank Wine was last Wednesday SEN
fenced to ninety four days at the house of
correctio q for larceny.
s. s. Ballard is to move his insurance
agency to rooms recently vaca ed by Ward
Il Douglas in Gordon's block
Rev. Walter Dole of Bethel preached at
the Universalist church on Sunday in ex.
change with Rev B. w. Jones.
The appointmsn t of Professor o. d. Mat
thewson to the position of county examiner
OF schools is considered wise selection.
Hiram L lis has donated tract of land
at South Barre for the use of the Spirtuslst
society," and hall is to be erected at once.
For the benefit of the anxious office
seeker, it should be remembered that the
| city charter does not Jake effect until the
first Tuesday in March.
The Congregational pulpit was occupied
on Sun lay by Rev f. f. Lewis who sp Ike
on the subject of Prayer" and in the
evening used the blackboard to show the
normal method of Sunday-sc lool teaching.
There seems to be an interesting discus
sion between the county papers over the
merits of our respective hotels, but as yet
| the readers have failed to discover the value
of the " war of words"
Now that Barre is to have a city Judge it
is suggested that at present there is no
proper place in which to hold courts except
the various law offices, and that when the
city government comes into power no time
should be lost in the erection of a building
beyond the opera house on Bridge street, to
be used for Jail and court room.
j. A. Graham and wife were at Bethel a
portion of last week. - K. L. Smith left
for Buffalo, N. Y, Friday, where he has
b:anch office - Allen Martin spent
Thanksgiving with his parents at Williams
town. - Hon. r. E. Harvey of West
Topsham is contemplating m tking his home
at East Barre. - David Cilley broke
one leg while wrestling last Thursday.
week at Middlesex. - Fred X. Jackson
was at home from the University of Yer
mont over Thanksgiving. - Mrs. o. NJ.
Fisher OF Montpelier sp mt Thanksgiving at
A. G. Lapoint's - Lawyer F. j. Mar
tin has finished his dnties at the state Ii
brary. - E. o. Curtis has been on the
sick list several days. - Miss Matte
Price was at Middlesex over Sunday. -
f. L. Eaton and wife OF Montpelier were
the guests of Lewis Gale on Thursday.
- Mrs. j. G. Peck is ILL., - Con-
stable Buchanan was at Elmors on Tues
day. - l.. n. Gauthier is at home from
Bolton. - 7. j. MCGOWAN is at home
from Boston. u. d. Smith has re-
turned from Maine, where he has been
looking after his granite interests.
Bradford.
sacred concert was held at the Congre-
gational church Sunday evening.
The Sunday.school at Fairlee has Sc
cured the sum of S1S1 for the purchase of
books for its library
Rev. Fl. T. Barnard attended the meet
: ing of the Orange and Grafton Congrega-
tional Minister'S Club at Wells River on
t Tuesday and read paper on " Minis lerial
l Unrest in New England"
/, Union Thanksgiving ser vices were held
at Grace Church in the evening on Thanks
giving Day. There was an address by Rev.
L. P. Tucker on "Local Reasons for
Thanksgiving and by Rev. H. 7. Bar
nard on "National Reasons for Thanks
giving"
Ernest B. McDuffee of Boston; Warren
Prichard of Pueblo. Colo; Will Farnha n
80 pntf 10 md ia
!. of Bellows Falls; Principal f. E. Prichsrd
of Newbury; John w. Rowell of Orange,
Mass. and Asa l.. Pickett of Boston, were
+, few of the young people who came back
to the old nest for Thanksgiving turkey.
!, Mrs. Elizabeth Walker, an aged lady who
had lived at the home OF Cyrus Stearns,
died November 81, after an illness of a
week. She was a Christian Of estimable
character, member of the Baptist church
in her native town. Prayers were con-
: Quoted at her home Thursday IN >rning by
[ Rev. l.. p. Tucker and the body was taken
/ to Manchester. n. H., for interment.
l Mrs. Alice z. (Pillsbury) Wilson died al
= her home Wednesday, November 2S Her
age was tive uty-six years. She was born in
!, Bradford, and this town has always been
u her LONE except for brief absence OF a
J. year when she lived in Baldwinsville
Mass. She attended Bradford Academy
i until the death of her mother compelled hei
Il to assume the care of the household of hel
, father, Is. L. PlllSDury. september IL ,ilop
d she was married to DIR. Clarence b. Wilson
g Two daughters have been born to them, Una
n and Alice Beryl. Last March Mrs Wilson was
q stricken wi IN pneumonia, which developed
s into consumption. Through all her illness
y of months she had been patient and hope
full sufferer. She was a member of Grace
Church and of the Kings Daughters, a
woman of pure, quiet, spoiless life, whose
worth and character had won her the
r friendship of the community Many hearts
i are moved for the bereaved husband and
r little ones. The funeral was held at her
n late home ON NJ ain street, Friday afternoon
: her pastor, Rev. L. p. Tucker, officiating.
!, Cyrus Stearns and Samuel Ha nmond,
) both venerable men, are seriously SICK.
j., - Rev. A. w. Ford is conducting TO,
u vival meetings at Evansville. - Several
% members of II. p Worthen's family are re-
: covering from scarlet fever
l. Bradford Center.
j. Glass meeting at II. Porter's next Friday
!, evening.
4 Ella Silloway is visiting in MiddIesex.
n No change in the condition OF w A.