The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre


special policeman by Mayor Smith.
Preparations are in progress for mock
court, to be held at the opera house.
Miss Sue McCaffrey, trimmer for Mrs. j.
M. Bond, has returned to her home in Bur
lington.
Misses Gertrude and Marion Sullivan of
Hardwick visited Mr.. and Mrs. ID. M. Miles
last week.
Mrs. Henry G. Freeman Of Claremout.
n. H., visited @. N. Kenyon, her nephew,
last week.
T. 4. Mills, book keeper for Barclay
Brothers, visited last week at his home in
Troy, N. Y.
B. +. West and A. j. Gale of st. Johns.
bury visited in the city last week and took
in the races
Nearly all the granite works in Barre shut
down from last Wednesday night to Mon
day morning,
j. w. Ramsey of Richford, one of the edi-
tors of the Granite CITY Leader, was in town
last Saturday.
II. l. Stoughton OF Norwood, N. Y, is at
present in charge OF the Central Vernon t
railroad station.
John w. Gordon and family are at
| Greensboro Pond, where Mr.. Gordon has
rented cottage
In city court, last Saturday, Fred Kemp
was fined $25 for keeping Intoxicating
liquors with intent to SELL
Miss Alice Wheeler, teacher in the Spauld
ing Graded School, has resigned to accept a
position in Methuen, Mass.
G. N. Simpson OF Lebanon, n II has the
contract for building the new block to be
erected by Eastman Brothers
Barre now has a monthly paper, La Seal
pellino, edited by Salvatore PallAviani, and
printed in the italian language.
Samuel Cults died last Friday, aged sixty
six years. His funeral was held from his
late home on Sunday afternoon
George Townshend went to Hardwck
last week as superintendent of the works of
the Columbian Granite Company.
Samuel Suitor and Miss Maggie Johnston
were married. last Wednesday evening, by
Rev. K. W. Cummings, at his residence.
Ora Gale won two first prizes, and r. W.
Sherburne two second prizes, in the bicycle
races at Litteton, N H e, last Thursday.
w. w Lapont is to give the address at
Williamstown on Memorial Day, 1896. He
already has invitations from several other
places.
DR.. j. Henry Jackson and wife, with Harry
| and Fred, their sons, and Dr. and Mrs. II.
o. Worthen leave this week for trip
abroad.
The premises of Fred Kemp on River
street were searched last Thursday by Dep
uty Sheriff Camp. A barrel Of beer was
secured
Thomas Williams is serving ten days
sentence for intoxication in the county Jail
at Montpelier in lieu Of fine imposed by
Judge Barney.
James Ross was fined 500 and costs last
week, in city court, for keeping intoxicating
liquor with intent to sell. He appealed his
case to county court.
Charles Rowell, a bootleg whiskey ped
dler, was run in, Thursday, by Officer Bu-
chanan. 1t cost him $40 to settle with
Justice Fl. w. Scott.
The Masons closed a contract last Satur-
day with Levi J. Bolster for the use of the
hall in his block, and hereafter Masonic
meetings will be held there.
Rev. w. r. Davenport otficiated at the
funeral of Mrs. Ellen f. Smith, which was
held from her late residence last Wednes-
day. Her age was fifty years
Bart Stacey was arrested last Thursday
by Officer Camp for intoxication. He set
tied with Judge Barney the next morning
for S11, as it was first offense.
Harry Hardy of Morrisville and Fred
Rogers OF Hardwick, both of whom formerly
worked in the store of McWhorter & HYDE
visited in the city over the Fourth.
j. T. Dodge of Madison, Wis. is visiting
relativ ss in the city. Mr.. Dodge was civil
engineer for the Old Vermont Central rail-
road during the period Of its construction.
1t is rumored in Barre that syndicate OF
| CdplJhllbUs, WulCu luCluucS lno ObduudIu VII
Company, have had agents in Barre Of late
looking over the quarres, with view to in
vesting in them.
The Barre Rangers football team de-
feated the Scottish Athletic Club at Mont
real, P. O., last Thursday, by score Of
three goals to two. The latter team is one
OF the crack elevens OF Montreal
Box 81 was turned in last Friday after.
noon for a fire in the back kitchen of z. H.
Holmes, caused by explosion Of an oil stove
| The damage was small, and the services OF
the department were not required.
s. s. Ballard, general agent Of the Ma.
tional Life Insurance Company, has been
elected delegate, from the Vermont Life
Underwriters TO the meeting OF the Ma
tonal Association of Life Underwriters that
meets next October in Philadelphia.
The decision of the commissioners APP
| pointed to decide on the value of the prop
erty held in the city belonging to the town
Of Barre is awaited with much interest
| The opera house block cost $4,000 about
ten years ago, and it is understood that the
commissioners consider it now worth S26, 900.
An adjournment to Saturday. August 81 has
been made.
The ramon that Eastman Brothers were
to erect block on South Main street is cor
rect They have purchased of the Aldrich
| estate forty-eight feet front by one hundred
feet deep, on which they are to at once COM
mence the erection of three-story block.
The first floor will be occupied by stores,
the second for offices, and on the third will
be large hall.
The following are the newly elected off
GERS of the Glover Club for the year ensu-
ing: President, Mrs. B. r. Robinson; vice.
president, Mrs. Fl. o. Worthen secretary,
Miss Mary West; treasurer, Mrs. Oliver
Martin; executive committee, Mrs. e. w.
Bisbee, Mrs. H. e. Packer and Mrs. L. M.
Averill. No more meetings will be held
| until October l.
| The double attraction of horse. trot and
a circus both Thursday and Friday attracted
great crowds to the trotting park last week.
Following is the summary OF the races ON
Thursday:
2:40 CLAss-PURsE 1900
Mamie o., b. m. by Jesuit, @. Moalton. .......
Harry H., CHI. g.. Sunderland. 223
Molhe W., br. m Lane ........................4 "a
kitte Campbell, b. M, Slayton. .............3
Brenda H. b. m, j. Moulton. .................. dis
Time. ........................2 80, 2: IS, 2:37.
2;T CLAss-PURsK $50.
Rear Guard, b. g., by westmount, Dickey..... an
Lyndon Boy, biz. g, by Black Morrill,. J.
osievh .......''','...