The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre.
Mrs. Fred King is visiting in Boston.
g. d. Wheeler is visiting at North Hero.

Richard A. Hoar and family are in camp
at Greensboro Pond.
The Baptist State Convention will be held
in Barre In September.
Arthur L. George OF Lebanon, N. H., Wis
tied in the city last week.
The trover case Of MCGOWAN v. MCGOWAN
will be tried to-day in city court
John Morgan, G. w. Lang and @. e.
Harris are in camp at Groton Pond.
Mrs. III. X. Bush and two daughters are
sojourning on the shore Of Fairlee Pond.
Arthur L. George, recent graduate Of
Tufts College, visited in the city last week.
Mrs. Thomas Nichols and Mrs. ANGELA
French are sojourning at Saratoga Springs.
HOLSTER Jackson, son of Rev. Dr. 8. N.
Jackson, Is organist at the Congregational
church.
Mayor Smith is in Buffalo, N. ", on bust
ness, and will not return to Barre before
August
The annual session OF the grand lodge,
knights Of Pythias, will be held in Barre in
October.
Mrs. G. N. Twitchell OF Kingston, Ont,
10 visiting in the family OF Rev. Dr. s. N.
jackson.
East Barre has new court OF Foresters,
which starts off with ffty-seven charter
members
The local lodge, Knights of Honor, has
elected j. M. Perry treasurer in place OF o.
b. Boyce deceased.
W. A. Drew, Rene Davis DR.. r. Bisbee
Flynn Austin and Bert Anchor are in camp
at Highgate Springs.
j. s. Mercer is getting the material on the
ground for a granite residence to be built
by him on Cliff street.
Stephen George was arrested last Friday
for intoxication. In city court, Saturday,
he was fined 50 and costs.
Permission has been given the Mission of
the Good Shepherd to erect granite church
building on Washington street.
A. F. Sortwell of Cambridgeport, Mass,
president Of the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad, was in the city last week.
The beer that was seized at the ranch OF
Maggie Butler has been condemned by
Judge Barney and ordered spilled.
The Congregational Christian Endesvor
Society will hold lawn party at the home
Of Rev. DR.. 8. N. Jackson this evening.
w. G. Jones has resigned as superintend-
ent of Streets because Of the small com.
pensation voted him by the city council.
Thomas Mcclure of Graniteville was
acquitted before Justice Holden, last Sat-
urday, Of the charge of beating his wife.
j. p. Nickerson, who was one OF the COM
pliers of the Barre Souvenir, is reporter
on the staff of a daily in Portsmouth, n. H.
An excursion to Barre by the marble and
granite dealers of Michigan has been ar
ranged for date near the middle of August
DIR. II. e. Packer has decided not leave
Barre for the present, but may go to Gard
ner, Mass, to live, by the first of January
next.
Frank Kinney and W. f. Rowland are at
Westerly, r. l., setting up derrick that
was manufactured by Smith, Whitcomb &
| Cook.
Rev. Father Furlong of Gloucester, Mass.
and Rev. Father Burke OF Manchester, N
H., visited Rev. Father McKenna last
| week.
| The Spencer Rifles are holding outdoor
| drills two and three nights each week. pre-
paratory to the annual muster at Fairlee
| next month.
s. H. Forsyth has entered protest
against the erry.go-round, located near
| his residence, which has been referred to
Mayor Smith.
| Chauncey Wiley of Buffalo, N. Y, a
| draughtsman in the office of E. l.. Smith &
| Company in that city, is spending his vaca-
| ton in Barre.
The Bemis tax-bill of 1892 has been referred
to the finance committee of the city council,
| they to make such settlement as in their
| judgment is best.
The entries will close on August for the
| next meeting OF the Barre Breeders Asso-
citation, to be held Friday and Saturday,
| August 10 and II.
| The senior class of the High School, Of
which Miss Kate Caswell was a member,
has passed resolutions on her death by
| by drowning, July 6.
! The Universalist Sunday-school held a
| picnic in Chamberlain's grove last Friday,
and the Congregational Junior Society at
Benjamin's Falls the same afternoon.
The daily excursions to the quarries are
largely patronized, and the efforts of the
Barre Railroad Company to afford cheap
trips around the mountain are appreciated.
! The post-office has been equipped with
new combination lock boxes, and the clos
ing Of the Bridge street entrance gives the
working force of the Office more needed
room.
Rev. H. A. Spencer financial agent of the
Montpelier Seminary, preached at the
Methodist church last Sunday. Rev. W.
r. Davenport and family are camping on
the shore of Fairlee Pond.
Several athletic events have been added
to the programme for the trot to be held at
Green Mountain Trotting Park, the third
| week in August, under the auspices OF the
Barre Breeders Association.
The trial Of the case against L. A. Streeter
| for rumselling, which has been dragging
along in city court for the past week, re-
suited in disagreement of the Jury. The
case will be tried again August /.
Orders for two soldiets monuments were
placed in Barre last week by +. l.. Badger
of the firm of Badger Brothers, Quincy,
Mass, ON with the Vermont Granite
Company and one with the Eclat Granite
Company.
The members of the Michigan Granite and
Marble Dealers Association will be in Barre
Friday and Saturday, August 90 and "a
Elaborate preparations are in progress for
their reception, among them banquet, to
probably be served at the Pavilion in Mont
pelier.
Michael Doran was arrested last Thurs.
day evening by officer Gauthier for assault
ing and beating his wife. One of the I'M
fortunate woman's legs was broken and
she was otherwise terribly bruised. Her
condition is considered critical by Drs.
! Camp and Reid.
Two young girls, who have been disgracing
themselves in a public manner OF late
by drunken and disorderly performances,
have been warned by the police to stay at
their homes. II this "chance" is not i'm.
proved. they will be taken into custody and
proceeded against.
R. 8. Currier, the well-known dry goods