The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-01
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre,

Onarles H. Dennlng VISITED last week at
his old home In Maine.
w. III, Pitkin OF Fairhaven is working In
the store of Phelps Brothers.
Peter Marion has sold his place on Gran.
tie street to William Douglass for 5000.
The Spencer Rifles held the first outdoor
drill Of the season last Thursday evening.
The Goddards easily defeated the Barre
Rushers last Saturday afternoon by a score
| of 20 to 8.
The pupils of the Spaulding Graded
| School contemplate issuing a school paper
| at an early day.
The Spaulding Graded School and God
dard baseball teams will struggle for SUI
| premacy this afternoon.
Major j d. Smith went to Albany, N. Y,
last Thursday on business trip, expecting
| to be absent about month.
The city OF Schenectady, n. Y, has con.
tracted with parties at the quarries to get
out 4OO, 900 paving blocks this summer.
I Mrs. Charles Campbell Mrs. Gordon Pat
terson, Mrs John Davidson aud Mrs. An
drew Gordon sailed for Scotland last week.
Rev. B. W. Jones was the principal
| speaker at the union temperance meeting
held last Sunday evening in the opera
| house.
Marion Manola Mason as "Suzel " in
Friend Fritz, on Thursday evening, May
| 8. This is sure to be the musical event OF
season.
The rooms over DIR. McSweeney's office
have been leased by the Barre branch Of
the National Association of Stationary En-
gineers
Post office Inspector Willis Of Warren,
| n. H., visited Barre last Thursday on bust
ness connected with the bids for post office
quarters in Barre.
Frank Smith was fined S1701 in city
court last week for a second offence of in
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nipresent stranger.
Department Commander Cannon of Bel
lows Falls was in the city last week in CONSUL
tation with the commander and other Off
GERS of Crandall Post.
The next meeting of the Owl Debating
Club, Thursday evening, May 9, will tackle
the question whether tax on incomes of
"a 900 and over is equitable.
Rev. Samuel n. Jackson returned from
Kingston and Montreal, P. O., last Th 1rs-
day, bringing his family with him. They
are to reside on Currier Park.
G. p. Curtis of Chicago, a graduate OF
Barre Academy in 1875 visited in the city
last week. He has been teaching in the
Windy City for several years.
John Trow has sold his hand some bay
horse to w. P. Stafford of st. Johnsbury for
$500. Mr. Stafford was in the city las Wed.
nesday and took the animal home.
II has now been discovered that H. w.
Scott was appointed second constable be-
fore the Office was declared vacant, hence
his appointing ut could not be confirmed.
The third floor in the Quinlan block on
Main street, has been leased by Vinctia
Lodge, knights of Pythias. They will oc.
cupy these rooms after the middle of May.
The verdict in the case of j. d. Smith,
assignee, against Cook & Watkins, tried last
week in county court, is pleasing to the
creditors of that firm, as it means 5000 more
to them.
Miss Nettie M. Chase, one OF the faculty
at Green Mountain Seminary, Waterbury
Center, delivered an entertaining address
on female suffrage at the Universalist
church last Friday evening.
John Allan will lecture in Barre, Friday
and Saturday evenings, May 10 and II, on
1.-THE Highlands and Lowlands of Scot.
land " and 1.-The Home of Burns" Clan
Gordon will give this lecturer very warm
reception
The young lady students at Goddard
Seminary have organized circle of Kings
Daughters, and have elected Miss Nancy
Darling president, Mrs. @. r. Hollstor vice
president Miss Nina Brown secretary, and
Miss Clara Houghton treasurer
Thomas Nelson died last week in Denver,
Colo of consumption. He went to Colo
RADIO last fall, hoping that the change Of
climate would be beneficial, but has failed
steadily all winter. The body was brought
to st Johnsbury, his former home, fol
burial.
THE shebaug of John Scampani was
raided last Wednesday evening by Officers
Nichols, Rowland and Shepard. Two gal
Ions of whiskey, barrel of ale, and forty.
three bottles of lager were secured. Scam
PAM is held in the sum OF $500 for tria
May 10,
A syndicate composed of II. A. Phelps
George j. Towne, n. ID. Phelps, III. G
Leonard and John Trow of Barre, and
James NJ. Boutwell, of Montpelier, has
leased of Levi j. Bolster the Green Noun
tain Trotting Park for the present season
and a series of frst.class races in Barre
may confidently be expected
At the last meeting of the city council
the bids for the construction of the Batch
, elder bridge were opened and discussed. |
, was finally voted to refer the matter to tn,
committee on streets, with power to act
The petition, signed by Judge Barney an(
, | twenty-seven others, asking that an cleo
trio light be placed at the corner Of Eastern
and Maple Grove avenues, vas referred Il
, the committee on lights. A petition re
questing the city council to appropriate
, $500 for the support of the Barre Corne
! Band, signed by sixty. eight citizens, wa
a received and laid over until the next meet
, ing
In every town or city large enough to sup
) port several dealers in dry goods, there Il
; always one who is recognized as a leader
8 and whose store Is acknowledged 10 D
l headquarters for anything in that line. Ii
) Barre this distinction rigbtfully belongs Il
' r. s. Currier & Co. A business experience
. extending over many years has given Mr.
. Currier expert knowledge Of the wants o
. the people of Barre and vicinity in his lin
. of trade, and the close watch he keeps Q
the markets enables him to buy at the loves
i cash figures and to give his customers tn
= benefit of the low prices. His store wa
= never more completely stocked with every
: thing pertaining to first-class dry good
!. establishment than at the present time.
WATCHMAN reporter called at Mr.. Currier'
: store last week, on what he supposed woul'
- be an 'off' day, but found the proprieto
l. and his corps of clerks busily engaged in al
II tending to the wants of the crowd OF custom
{ ers, and was obliged 10 wait some tim
y until Mr. Currier had fitted jackets TO som
o Montpelier ladies', who had been attracted
to his store by his advertisement in tn
l. WATERMAN, before he could have cha
d with tbs proprietor. Mr.. Currier makes
d specially of capes and jackets for ladies an
it ready-made suits. He carries an exten
r sve line OF fancy and plain silks for waist
II and trimmings, and all kinds of wash goods