The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-02-13
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
Barre


The road laid out az an extension of
Pleasant street has been discontinued.
The next meeting Of the Ladies' Whist
Club will be held on Thursday evening.
The Hedding Methodist church is to be
lighted by sixty incandescent electric lights.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne OF Williamstown
exchanged with Rev w. II. Davenport last
Sunday.
Page Camp, Sons of Veterans is perfect
Gently issued.
Dr. G. NJ, scribner has moved to the
house on Spaulding street recently pur-
chased by him.
The new store Of Gould & Nichols, in the
QuinlAn block, is to be equipped with the
automatic light.
Granite cutting was generally suspended
last week Tuesday and Wednesday because
OF the intense cold.
Encouraging reports of the improved
health OF G. l. Jackson come from Talla-
poosa, Fla, where he is spending the winter.
Rev. III. A. Spencer, financial agent Of the
Montpelier Seminary, Is to preach at the
Methodist church next Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Smith returned last
week from Harvard, Mass, where they
were called by the death OF Mrs Smiths
father.
Valentine social will be given this
evening in the Universalist church by the
Yong Peoples Union connected with that
society.
The blacksmith shop at Mari & Gordon's
quarry narrowly escaped destruction by
fire last Wednesday evening. The building
was not insu ed.
There is scarcely family in Barre that
has not some member suffering with a cold
or the grip. Very few fatal cases are re-
ported, however.
e. j. Sowden and z. M. LYON of Peru.
N. Y. ha hnu
OF Howe Brothers. They will take DOS
session about March /.
Mrs Rev Samuel n. Jackson arrived in
Barre last Thursday and was given cor
dial greeting by the members of the Con.
gregational society
special train was run to East Barre
last Monday night to accommodate those
who attended the whist party at the farm
house OF Warren c. Nye.
Mrs. G. N. Field went to Boston last
Thursday, where she is taking private les
sons in voice culture. She was accompa-
MED by Miss Eta Drew.
Hon. Frank Plumley OF Mortified Is to
speak on The Duties of Citizenship" at
the union temperance meeting to be h I'D in
the opera house on Sunday evening, Febru-
airy "a.
Leon ard Bugbee, one of Barrels oldest
citizens, died last Thursday evening OF gen.
eral debility. His funeral was held Satur-
day afternoon from the home of B. ID,
Minard.
DR.. Nelson Jackson, assistant surgeon at
the asylum at Brattleboro, visited Rev. 8.
N. Jackson, his father, last week, and at
tended the reception given that gentleman
Wednesday evening.
The street laid out by the bailiffs through
the land Of Addison Whitcomb has been
discontinued for the present beca use of the
question raised whether the board had le-
gal right to lay such road.
The next meeting of the Owl Debating
Club will be held on Thursday evening,
when the question, " r solved that the
signs of the times indicate the downfall of
the republic" will be discussed.
The baliffs will hold meeting in the
town clerks Office next Saturday evening
to revise the check list. All who desire to
vote at the coming city election should see
to 1t that their names are on the new check
list.
Judge Barney and Charles A. Smith have
opened an Office in Gordon's block, the
former for law purposes and the latter for
headquarters for the Granite State Provi-
dent Association, of which he is local man
ager.
| Among those from Barre who attended
the state meeting of the Young Peoples
Union, held last week at st, Adams, were
Rev. B. W. Jones, Mrs. Clark Freeman,
Frank Williams, Richard Kent and Hugh
Ralph
Rev. J. A. sherburn oficiated at the
funeral of Captain Hiram Goodspeed, instead
OF Rev. Frank L. Goodspeed as noted last
week. He died at the home of Mrs. D. L.
Scott, his daughter, where he had lived for
several years.
James Frazier is still missing, although
his anxious family has made strenuous
efforts to ascertain his whereabouts. Some
people are uncharitable enough to affirm
their belief that he is on a protracted spree,
and that he is in hiding in Barre.
The agreement between the granite cut
ters and dealers expires by limitation May
l next but there are no indications that the
present pleasant relations between en-
ployees and employers will cease to exist.
few minor changes may be made, but no
trouble Is anticipated.
Eastman & Morey's orchestra Of Man
chester, N H., will furnish music for the
Hall next Monday evening for the benefit
OF the library catalogue fund. Parties from
Montpelier, Williamstown, North and East
Montpelier and Plainfeld are expected.
Those who have read Mrs. Clusters
charming story entitled Boots and Sad
chosen for the subject Of her lecture in
Barre, Tuesday evening, March 10, March
ing on the Plains" This is one OF the best
OF several that she delivers, and, unless all
signs fail, opera house seats will be at pre-
MUM that evening.
road from Hill to Spsuding streets, held
last week before Judges Lance and Jones
and X. l.. Laird. was concluded Satu rday.
The commissioners decided to lay the
street. The village of Barre was repre-
sented by George W. Wing, the petitioners
by r. A. Hoar, and the landowners by
Martin & Slack, r. NJ. Harvey and o. b.
Boyce. This new street will shorten the
distance several rods from the long bridge
to the Spaulding graded school building.
The reception rendered Rev. s. N. jack
son at the Congregational church last
Wednesday evening was a very enjoyable
occasion, and was attended by several hun
dred people despite the inclement weather.
1t was much regretted that Mrs. Jackson
was on snow-bound train and did not ar.
rive in Barre until the next day. DR.. and
Mrs. j. Henry jackson, Mrs @. 8. Wallace,
Misses Lucy Wells and Geneva Miles, G.
T. Common, Allen Smith, j. W. Jackson
and j. Holmes Jackson performed the
duties of reception committee.
A representative of the WATERMAN
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